ELITE MEMBERS OF THE
PIONEERS AND LEGENDS MARTIAL ARTS SOCIETY HALL OF FAME

Thanks for visiting our website on the PLIMSHOF. This site is dedicated to some of the most respected and well known martial artists in the world!

This is Truly a Hall of Fame where you know that if your name is here,YOU ARE SPECIAL AND A TRUE PIONEER AND LEGEND IN THE MARTIAL ARTS! You will not see anyone inducted into this Hall of Fame who is not at least 50 years young and has a minimum of 35 years in the martial arts with at least a 7th dan ranking.

There are many halls of fame in the arts today that have let just about anyone become a member. NOT HERE. We know that we will not be liked by all and that some will hold this against us. BUT, THE FACT IS WE THE PLIMSHOF KNOW THAT EVERYONE WILL EVENTUALLY RESPECT US , AND WE WILL BE THE HOF THAT EVERY TRUE MARTIAL ARTIST WILL LONG AND HOPE TO BE INDCUCTED INTO!

BELOW ARE THE NAMES OF THE INDUCTEES
Biographies are supplied by the individual Inductee. Some of the Inductees are considered
automatic due to the fact that their name is recognized around the World in Martial Arts.

Click on the member's name to link to their bio or website

1 Professor Walt Lenoir
2 Professor Gene Roos
3 Professor Fleming (Bo) Hardy
4 Professor Merlin (Bud) Estes - Deceased
5 Professor Larry D. Hilton - Founding Father
6 O'Sensei Harold (Hal) Brosious - Founding Father
7 Soke Dave Shelton - Founding Father
8
9 Professor Bill Salano
10 Professor Bill Rankin
11 Professor Wally Jay - Automatic Induction
12 Professor Remy Presas - Deceased - Automatic Induction
13 Professor Florendo Visitacion - Deceased - Automatic Induction
14 Bill Wallace - Automatic Induction
15 Soke Thomas Burdine
16 Helio Gracie - Automatic Induction
17 Judo Gene LeBell - Automatic Induction
18 Professor Ron Reed
19 Master Larry Tatum - Automatic Induction
20 Dr. T. R. Crimi
21 Great Grandmaster Ralph Castro
22 Shihan Renshi Tony Annesi
23 Professor George Kirby
24 Professor C.G. (Pat) Burke - Deceased
25 Soke Felix Revette
26 GM Mark Shuey Sr.
27 Grandmaster Richard Van Donk
28 Professor Robert F. Edwards
29 Grandmaster Skipper Mullins - Automatic Induction
30 Professor Rod Sacharnoski - Automatic Induction
31 Menkyo Hanshi Nimr R. Hassan
32 Kyoshi Robert Kucera
33 Grandmaster Dr. David M. Grago
34 Dr. Francisco Javier Galan Vasquez
35 Dr. Pablo Pereda Gonzalez - Meijin
36 Prof. Jedan O. Figueroa / Soke
37 Dennis G. Palumbo
38 Robert Harvey