The Masami Tsuruoka Life Time Achievement


The recipient of this award must have spent a lifetime dedicated to the development of martial arts and they must also have a good, strong moral background that makes them a leader of martial artists in Canada.


They must also be a Canadian citizen and have a valid up to date Canadian passport.



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Prix Hommage Masami Tsuruoka


Le récipiendaire de ce prix doit s’être dédié pendant toute sa vie au développement des arts martiaux. Il doit aussi démontrer des qualités morales fortes et bonnes qui font de lui un leader des arts martiaux au Canada.

Les candidats doivent aussi être citoyens canadiens et avoir un passeport canadien valide.


Mrs. K. Tsuruoka                                           Wally Slocki                                            Fern Cleroux                                        Monty Guest

          2011                                                          2012                                                         2013                                                    2014

   Chong Lee                                             Shane Higashi                                               Frank Baehr                                     André Gilbert

        2015                                                         2016                                                             2017                                                  2018

  Cezar Borkowski                                      Rudy Timmerman

          2022                                                          2023