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HALL OF FAME consists of those individuals In 2015 he was the FIRST United States Grand
who have made historic and iconic impacts Master to be inducted into the Argentina Mar-
upon the martial arts community as a whole. tial Arts Hall of Fame.
A Hall of Fame should be the hardest thing to
get into, not the easiest.” In 2016 he was once again honored by the Ar-
gentina Martial Arts Hall of Fame as “Grand
In 2013 he was inducted into the Internation- Master of the Year – USA.”
al Martial Arts Hall of Fame and named “Soke
of the Year.” In 2017 he was the FIRST and ONLY United
States Grand Master to be inducted into the
In 2013 he was once again honored by the USA Uruguay Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
Martial Arts Hall of Fame for “Multi-System

Grand Master of the Year.”

In 2014 he was inducted
into the Munich Hall of
Honors and named “USA
Grand Master of the Year.”

In 2014 the Mayor of Fres-
no, CA. named October
13th “Grand Master Dave
Johnson Day” in the city of
Fresno. The proclamation was read and pre- On October 7, 2017 the Martial Arts History
sented by Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer. Museum in Burbank, California will presented
“Dave Johnson Day” and honored Johnson for
In 2015 the Government Leaders of Uruguay his many and continuous contributions to the
presented Johnson with the equivalence of world of Martial Arts.
the United States’ “Medal of Freedom” for “an
especially meritorious contribution to the se- With his vast experience in attending Halls of
curity or national interests of the country of Fame, lol, Johnson decided to develop a Hall of
Uruguay, world peace, cultural and other sig- Fame event that would be considered the “Pin-
nificant public and private endeavors.” nacle” of Hall of Fames. A Hall of Fame that
would ONLY recognize legitimate, thoroughly
In 2016 he was named “Ambassador of the vetted Masters and Grandmasters. Not simply
Year” by the Greater Fresno Chamber of Com- celebrities, but true martial artists that have
merce. trained more than a minimum of 30 years,

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