Eleven prestigious awards will be distributed for the following categories:

• Best School Overall—for a school that teaches any martial art or combination of arts (for example, a tai chi chuan studio or a gym that mixes taekwondo with Brazilian jujutsu)

• Best Traditional School—for a school devoted to a single style (for example, a shotokan dojo or a wing chun kung fu club)

• Best Eclectic School—for a facility that focuses on the mixed martial arts, submission grappling, kickboxing, reality-based martial arts and so on

• Best Women’s Program—for a program, taught at a dojo, school, club, YMCA or any similar organization, that serves the self-defense needs of women

• Best Children’s Program—for a program, taught anywhere, that serves the self-defense needs of kids

• Best Tournament—for a traditional martial arts tournament or sport-karate competition

• Best Humanitarian Act/Event—for a martial arts event organized to help the underprivileged or a post-tournament donation to charity

• Best Televised Production—for a martial arts event shown on television (for example, pay-per-view shows such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE or K-1; a reality series such as The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV; or a documentary such as Fight Science on the National Geographic Channel)

• Best Martial Arts Service Provider—for your favorite billing company, insurance company, business consultant and so on

• Best New Product—for your favorite piece of martial arts gear or clothing released within the past 12 months

• Best Seminar/Training Camp—for the best instructional event held within the past 12 months (for example, a George Dillman pressure-point seminar or the Paradise Warrior Retreat training camp)