Sensei Kushner has been inducted into many Martial Arts Hall of Fames. These inductions are presented to martial arts masters by martial arts magazines and organizations to honor their achievements and lifelong dedication to the sport.
Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Fame Spirits Award Continued Excellence in Preservation of Martial Arts
USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Grandmaster of the Year Alumni and State Representative
The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Certificate of Recognition for Promoting Presidential Sports Award Program – 1995
Certificate of Appreciation Pops On The River 1980-1994 – June 24, 1995
St. Jude Children’s Hospital 1995-1996, 1996-1997
Volunteer Appreciation Certificate Boys and Girls Club – June 2, 1998
World Karate Union Federation of Martial Arts Certificate of Growth of the Martial Arts – June 27, 1998
World Karate Union Hall of Fame Master of the Year – June 27, 1998
Cosmopolitan Florida Hall of Fame Martial Arts Brotherhood Master of the Year – December 9, 2000
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Grandmaster of the Year – June 16, 2000
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Appointed to Board of Directors 2000
Gary Alexander’s International Association Martial Arts Hall of Fame IAMA Grandmaster of the Year – September 14, 2001
Cosmopolitan Florida Hall of Fame Martial Arts Brotherhood Silver Life Achievement Award – December 8, 2001
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Silver Life Achievement Award in Shotokan Ryu – June 9, 2001
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Board of Directors 2001-2002 – June 9, 2001
Action Martial Arts Magazine’s first Hall of Fame Grandmaster of the Year, – 2001
Gary Alexander’s International Association Martial Arts Hall of Fame IAMA Martial Arts School of the Year – October 12, 2002
Cosmopolitan Florida Hall of Fame Martial Arts Brotherhood Man of the Year – December 7, 2002
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame School of the Year – June 1, 2002
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Board of Directors 2002-2003 – June 1, 2002
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Silver Life Achievement – June 7, 2002
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Grandmaster of the Year – June 16, 2002
Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Fame and Spirit, 2002 Recognizes Grandmaster Frank Kushner for continuance of excellence in the preservation of the Martial Arts
World Karate Union Hall of Fame School of the Year – June 29, 2002
World Karate Union Hall of Fame names FMK Karate School, School of the Year and has been inducted into the Hall of Fame, 2002
Grandmaster Gary Alexander’s International Association of Martial Arts has inducted Sensei Kushner into the 2002 Hall of Fame and presents FMK Karate School of the Year Award.
Cosmopolitan Florida Hall of Fame Martial Arts Brotherhood Martial Arts Spirits Award Continued Excellence in Martial Arts – December 6, 2003
Cosmopolitan Florida Brotherhood of Martial Arts World Hall of Fame Grandmaster of the Year, 2003
World Karate Hall of Fame 2003
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Board of Directors 2003-2004 – June 7, 2003
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Silver Life Achievement
Cosmopolitan Florida Hall of Fame Martial Arts Spirits Award, Continued Excellence in the Martial Arts – 2003
Cosmopolitan Florida Hall of Fame Martial Arts Brotherhood Grandmaster of the Year December 3, 2004
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Outstanding Contribution to the Martial Arts – 2004
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Board of Directors – June 16, 2004
USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Grandmaster of the Year – 2005
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Man of the Year – June 4, 2005
Budo International Hall of Fame Budo Magazine Goodwill Ambassador to the Martial Arts June 4, 2005
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Man of the Year – 2005
World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Board of Directors – 2005
USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Grandmaster of the Year – 2006
USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Alumni – 2006
Budo International Hall of Fame Legend Grandmaster
World Karate Union Appointed to the Board of Directors, and selected as Most Distinguished Board Member of the Year – 2006
USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Martial Arts Master of the Year – 2006
As well as hundreds of Certificates of Appreciation from volunteer efforts and fundraisers, as well as donations, all going to worthy causes with non-profit to FMK Karate itself.
