I've been inducted into a few Hall of Fame organizations. Two were a surprise. One came in the mail, a large certificate from the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame and another was a nice statue from a group, the International Black Belt Hall of Fame.
I was surprised because as a school owner I would regularly get soliciations from Hall of Fame organizers to come to a dinner and get my award. All for the low cost of $250 or so, whether I showed up or wanted it mailed. No, thanks.
I was inducted into the Illinois State Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2015. I could not make the dinner but the organizers, Pete Hoffman and Mike McNamara, took the time to show up at a seminar I was doing in Chicago and made the presentation there. Class acts, those guys.
I was inducted into the Illinois State Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2015. I could not make the dinner but the organizers, Pete Hoffman and Mike McNamara, took the time to show up at a seminar I was doing in Chicago and made the presentation there. Class acts, those guys.
The counter-point to this was my induction into the Kenpo Karate Hall of Fame some time ago. Apparently I was actually inducted. I'm not sure because I could not make that event either but the hosts did not send the award or the patch that goes with it. So it goes.
I laughed when my shift Sergeant, who sees my Facebook page and saw I posted the Master's pics asked me "You get another award. Get one every week?"
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