Sensei Doug Butcher (Santa Fe), Sensei Jim Butcher (Santa Fe), Sensei Creed Potter (Almeda), Hanshi André Price (Texas City), and Grand Master Eric Loveless are our wonderful instructors that were invited to such a prestigious event and all traveled together as an AFMA family to attend the celebratory banquet and induction in the DFW area.
Sensei D. Butcher, Grand Master Loveless, Pat Burleson (Grand Master's childhood instructor), Sensei J. Butcher, Sensei Potter, Hanshi Price, and Mr. Whitaker stand together to celebrate the induction of our Senseis
The USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame began in the 1970's as "a service to Karate practitioners with the USKA, under co-creators Grand Master Robert Trias and Jim Thomas." This was the first hall of fame other than that of Black Belt magazine's. This Hall of Fame recognizes instructors for their diverse responsibilities as role models, and sometimes even as brother/sister and parent figures in a child's life. They dedicate much of their spare time to the Martial Arts and they share their knowledge with students of all ages, even if their personal lives are in mishap. The sacrifices that an instructor makes are important to students everywhere, whether they realize it or not, and the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame is meant to recognize the hard work and dedication these instructors have.
Alumni are invited to many of the events and new awards go out to inductees and alumni every year. Sensei Jim Butcher received one of these awards, 2013 Breaking Master of the Year!
Everyone at AFMA wants to congratulate these great men in our family on this achievement in their Martial Arts careers. We hope that one day our students will follow in your footsteps and get to put the Hall of Fame Inductee's plaque, among many others, on the walls in their own dojos.
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