Patrick Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Hello,Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. After a month of nominations and votes, the 2016 edition of the KarateForums.com have come to an end. It is now time for us to announce the winners.Before I do so, I wanted to once again congratulate everyone who was nominated. Regardless of whether or not you won the award, the fact that you were nominated means that, when asked to identify a member who really stood out in the past year, your fellow community members thought of you. That's pretty cool, and you should be proud. If you did not win or were not nominated, please don't take it badly. These awards do have meaning, but they are also for fun and not everyone can win or be nominated. Please join me in congratulating our winners. I would like to specifically thank everyone who participated in the process by nominating and voting. It is the community that selected the nominees and decided the winners. There are no KarateForums.com Awards without you. Several nominees took the time to vote in categories where they were nominated. Since you can't vote for yourself, your choice is to vote for someone else or not vote at all. Though I can't reveal who voted for whom, please know that I appreciate everyone who thoughtfully voted in the categories where they were nominated. It says a lot about you, and I love to see it.Without further ado, here are our winners:1. Member of the Year: Spartacus Maximus2. New Member of the Year: LLLEARNER3. Community Spirit Award: sensei8 (for the 4th consecutive year)4. Staff Member of the Year: bushido_man96 (for the 4th time)5. Funniest Member of the Year: MasterPain (for the 4th time)6. Karate Contributor of the Year: Wastelander7. Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling Martial Arts Contributor of the Year: tallgeese (for the 4th consecutive year)Note: tallgeese won by unanimous nomination. There were several nominations in this category, but they were all for him. For the sake of suspense, I did not include this nomination in our overall nominations tally on our awards page when the ballots were announced. I have now added it.8. Equipment Contributor of the Year: JR 1379. Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year: Nidan Melbourne10. Instructor Central Contributor of the Year: sensei8 (for the 4th consecutive year)11. Article of the Year: Using YouTube for Your Martial Arts School's Marketing by tallgeese (for the 3rd time)Congratulations to Spartacus Maximus, LLLEARNER, sensei8, bushido_man96, MasterPain, Wastelander, tallgeese, JR 137 and Nidan Melbourne! LLLEARNER was our only first time honoree.I would also like to congratulate MasterPain on reaching 5 total award wins, which puts him as 5th all-time. For past winners and all of the awards historical data, please check out: http://www.karateforums.com/awards.phpThank you for reading and for supporting the KarateForums.com Awards.Sincerely,Patrick Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidan Melbourne Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Congratulations all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 By all means, congratulations to everyone!! In that, I'm always blown away by that I've been blessed to earn any votes, and extremely grateful to earn your respect. Thank you, all!! **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wastelander Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Congratulations to everyone who won, and thank you to everyone who voted! I'm honored to be mentioned among so many great contributors here! Kishimoto-Di | 2014-Present | Sensei: Ulf KarlssonShorin-Ryu/Shinkoten Karate | 2010-Present: Yondan, Renshi | Sensei: Richard Poage (RIP), Jeff Allred (RIP)Shuri-Ryu | 2006-2010: Sankyu | Sensei: Joey Johnston, Joe Walker (RIP)Judo | 2007-2010: Gokyu | Sensei: Joe Walker (RIP), Ramon Rivera (RIP), Adrian RiveraIllinois Practical Karate | International Neoclassical Karate Kobudo Society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safroot Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Congratulations everyone and thanks for the staff team for creating this forum. I really missed it so much "The Martial Arts begin with a point and end in a circle." Sosai Mas Oyama founder of Kyokushin Karate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazzybear Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Congratulations to all the winners, each one is thoroughly deserved!Mo. Be water, my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Congratulations everyone and thanks for the staff team for creating this forum. I really missed it so muchAnd we missed you, Safroot! Welcome back.Patrick Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safroot Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 And we missed you, Safroot! Welcome back.PatrickThanks so much Patrick "The Martial Arts begin with a point and end in a circle." Sosai Mas Oyama founder of Kyokushin Karate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWx Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Congratulations to everyone who was nominated and who won. So many great members on the forums. "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterPain Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Hey wow, I've been obnoxiously busy trying to get work done before winter for about a month and haven't been on, I stop by and I won an award. Sweet. Congrats to everyone else. My fists bleed death. -Akuma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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