This event took place at the Anaheim Plaza Hilton, across the street from Disneyland on June 19th, 2010. The Master of Ceremonies was Bo Svenson, star of the original Walking Tall film and there were plenty of guests on hand, including James Hong, martial arts film director/writer/producer and actor. His credits include the classic Seinfeld episode, The Chinese Restaurant and his voice as Ping in Kung Fu Panda (father to Jack Black's Panda).
Gordon was the ONLY nomination this year by famed martial arts family member, Alfred Urquidez who is also an Ambassador for the Masters Hall of Fame organization. Gordon received the additional honor of the Lifetime Achievement Award, a beautiful crystal trophy with a perfectly fitted globe at the top. Gordon was accompanied by his wife, Barbara and supported by Darlene Marcos, the cover artist for his upcoming novel, SHIDOSHI. Darlene counts herself as a former student of Gordon's as well as Alfred Urquidez.
About Me
- Gordon Richiusa
- The owner and director of Five Birds Industries, has been a martial arts student for almost 50 years. He has also been a teacher of English Composition,Film as Literature, Creative Writing, Scriptwriting and Martial Arts for 2/3 of that time. Like any good journalist, he never made himself the story. On June 19th, 2010, Gordon was inducted into the Martial Arts Masters Hall of Fame. The next year he published his first novel, SHIDOSHI:The Four Ways of the Corpse and was then inducted into the U.S.A. Martial Arts Hall of Fame and the Legends Hall of Fame, both with Book of the Year awards. Barbara Rich, his wife and Gordon have been working and writing together for 10 years. She is the author of The Gradual Diet and is known as Ageless1der to family and friends. She is also one of 15 contributors to The Five Principles of Everything.
