Black Belt Awards 2023

Nomination Period February 1st - June 10th 2023

Please write - who should make it into the final elections ?
(The 5 with the most votes are nominated in : Martial Artist/Coach/Event/Referee)
(The 3 with the most votes are nominated in : Pro-Event/Media)


Final Election Period  starts June 19th- September 15th 2023


Official Award Ceremony : 

At the Opening Ceremony of the

World Martial Arts Games in Schwabmünchen/Germany

Black Belt Awards BBL German Open Simmern 2023 WMAC

The 2023 Categories for Nominations are :

Martial Artist of the Year
Coach of the Year
Tournament of the Year
Pro-Event of the Year (NEW)
Referee of the Year (NEW)
Media of the Year (NEW)


What is to do ???

  1. Go on page and nominate whoever you think deserves an award
  2. This preliminary round ends on June 10th, 2023
  3. After : All nominees (unless rejected) will be announced on June 17th ,2023
  4. The final election of the 5 nominees from each category begins on June 19th and ends on September 15th, 2023
  5. As part of the opening ceremonies of the World Games 2023, the winners will be announced on September 22nd.

MARTIAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

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  • Achievements from the year 2022 should be honored
  • All ages and genders can be nominated
  • Athletes of all martial arts and styles can be nominated
  • Athletes from all associations are allowed
  • 5 Martial Artists will be nominated

COACH OF THE YEAR

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  • Achievements from 2022 should be recognized
  • All ages and genders can be nominated
  • Trainers of all martial arts and styles can be nominated
  • Coaches from all associations are allowed
  • 5 Coaches will be nominated

TOURNAMENT OF THE YEAR

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  • Achievements from 2022 should be recognized.
  • A minimum of 250 starts should have been
  • It had to be an amateur event 
  • All tournaments from all associations are permitted.
  • 5 Tournaments will be nominated




PRO EVENT OF THE YEAR

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  • Achievements from 2022 should be recognized.
  • All types of martial arts events are permitted(Boxing, Kickboxing, Wrestling, MMA, etc.) 
  • It had to be a PRO EVENT 
  • All Events from all associations are permitted.
  • 3 Pro Events will be nominated




REFEREE OF THE YEAR

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  • Achievements from 2022 should be recognized.
  • Referees of all martial arts / associations and styles can be nominated
  • The referee should have been on duty at at least 1 tournament/event in 2022 
  • 5 Referees will be nominated


MEDIA OF THE YEAR

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  • Achievements from 2022 should be recognized.
  • Media of all martial arts / associations and styles can be nominated
  • Social media, TV, podcast, print, etc - all media can be nominated.
  • 3 Media plattforms will be nominated


General

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The BBL AWARD is an People's Choice award.
The result is not determined by the BBL or by any other body or association.
All finalists will be informed.
The final Nominies can decline their nomination from
June 11th-13th
In the event of rejection, the next nominee moves up

The voting is managed externally, we cannot give any information about intermediate results.

The organizer assumes no liability for the voting

All information and results are provided without warranty

 

The class of 2022

(18435 votes)



Tournament of the Year

THE BREGENZ OPEN 2021
BREGENZ/AUSTRIA
WMAC

BBL AWARD MARTIAL ARTS AWARD IDM FRankfurt Eschborn WKUWORLD

Martial Artist of the Year 

FELICE KARGER
TOMBURG BOXING RHEINBACH

BBL AWARD MARTIAL ARTS AWARD IDM FRankfurt Eschborn WKUWORLD

Martial Artist of the Year

DARIAN SMARANDA
KARATE TEAM HEGAU

BBL AWARD MARTIAL ARTS AWARD IDM FRankfurt Eschborn WKUWORLD Harald Rögner

Coach
of the Year

KSS RÖGNER/EBERN
NATIONALCOACH WKUWORLD GERMANY