9th ANNUAL
UNITED STATES MARTIAL ARTS HALL OF FAME
The 9th annual United States Martial Arts Hall Of Fame and National Training Camp will be held on July 31st – August 2nd, 2008 at the beautiful Downtown Sheraton Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Be sure to visit the hotel's site for rates and reservation information.
Each year the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame brings together some of the world's greatest Masters, Grandmasters and Practitioners to celebrate and acknowledge their hard work and dedication to the arts.
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National Training Camp Along with the Hall Of Fame is our annual National Training Camp. This is a three day camp and seminars taught by some of the worlds most sought after martial arts and self defense instructors to date. Also included is our Defense Tactics Instructors Course with Fred Mastison Sensei. This is one of the nations top instructor course available. For more information on the National Training Camp, please visit the IMAC site. |
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We are excited this year to announce that Grand Master Thomas Mitose of the Kosho-Ryu will be joining us not only as an inductee into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame, but also as an instructor at the 2008 IMAC National Training Camp held the same weekend. GM Mitose is a legend in the martial arts community and we are excited to have him join us. For more information on GM Mitose, please click 
Additionally we will have in attendance Victor Moore. Master Moore is one of the most celebrated professional martial artists of our time. He has fought almost every world class fighter in the world. He has victories over the like of Bill Wallace, Mike Stone and Joe Lewis. He was the demonstration partner to Bruce Lee at the now famous Long Beach tournament. For more information click 
And finally, this year will see a major martial arts reunion of the Black Dragon Fighting Society. The BDFS has been active for decades and is home to some of the worlds greatest martial artists. The 2008 event has been designated as a rendezvous point for all BDFS senior members. Many of these professionals have not been together in one location in over 30 years. For more information click Grandmasters Council
Our Grandmasters Council meets on Friday evening hosting a testing and promotions panel. The GM Council is made up of 8th, 9th and 10th degree Masters willing to test anyone of any style whom feels they are ready and deserve to be promoted to the next level.
Hall Of Fame Awards Banquet
The Hall Of Fame Awards Banquet is held on Saturday evening. It includes a 1st class dinner along with a variety of exciting Martial Arts demonstrations, followed by special awards and promotions. At the conclusion of the evening Inductees are formally honored with beautiful awards officially acknowledging their induction into the prestigious United States Martial Arts Hall Of Fame. The event is family oriented and open to the public, family and friends.
Inductees
The United States Martial Arts Hall Of Fame is the original and most prestigious martial arts hall of fame to date. Inducting more than 1000 martial artists from the United States and abroad, including great martial artist like, Master Fumio Demura, Bill "Superfoot" Wallace, Frank Shamrock, Masaaki Hatsumi, Richard Bustillo, "Judo" Gene Lebell, Wally Jay, Fusei Kise, Pan Qing Fu, John Pellegrini, Jeong Seong Kim, Carlos Machado, Paul Vunak, Mark Shuey, Sr. Guiness World Record Holders GM Russell McCartney, Dr. Dan Netherland, and Master Chad Netherland as well as many other hard working martial artists like yourself who have dedicated their lives to the Martial Arts. If you know of or have worked with someone who you feel should be inducted into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame, please visit our Nominations form.
If you are interested in receiving more information and a packet on the event, please e-mail me, profcale@aol.com. The website is being updated with this years information, but you may view previous events and learn more about one of the BEST associations in the world.
Sincerely,
Prof. Marty Cale,
Exec. Director