List of karateka
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List of karateka includes notable practitioners of karate, listed in alphabetical order by surname. Note that Japanese name order might not be consistent in this list, due to differing conventions. Individual entries list each person's name, years of birth and death (as appropriate), and main karate style(s).
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[edit] A
- Keigo Abe (born 1938), Shotokan
- Rafael Aghayev (born 1985), style unspecified
- Seishō Arakaki (1840–1918), Tode
- Steve Arneil (born 1934), Kyokushin
- Tetsuhiko Asai (1935–2006), Shotokan
- Ankō Asato (1827–1906), Shuri-te
- Hideyuki Ashihara (1944–1995), Kyokushin and Ashihara
[edit] B
- Vitor Belfort (born 1977), Shotokan
- Steven Bellamy (born 1950), Wadō-ryū and Gōjū-ryū
- Billy Blanks (born 1955), style unspecified
- Jon Bluming (born 1933), Kyokushin
- Frank Brennan (born 1960), Shotokan
- Steve Blackman (born 1963), Shotokan
[edit] C
- Thomas Carroll (1938–1999), Shotokan
- Antonio Carvalho (born 1979), Shotokan
- Tino Ceberano (born c. 1942), Gōjū Kai
- Sonny Chiba (born 1939), Kyokushin
- Chōshin Chibana (1885–1969), Shōrin-ryū
- Teruo Chinen (born 1941), Gōjū-ryū
- Peter Chong (born 1941), Kyokushin
- Howard Collins (born 1949), Kyokushin
- Harry Cook (born 1949), Shotokan and Gōjū-ryū
[edit] D
- Raymond Daniels (born 1980), Kenpō Karate, Shotokan
- Fumio Demura (born 1938), Shitō-ryū
- Nick Denis (born 1983), Kyokushin
- Ticky Donovan (born 1947), Shotokan, Wadō-ryū, and Kyokushin
- Igor Dyachenko (born 1981), Shotokan
[edit] E
- Shigeru Egami (1912–1981), Shōtōkai
- Keinosuke Enoeda (1935–2003), Shotokan
[edit] F
- Glaube Feitosa (born 1973), Kyokushin
- Francisco Filho (born 1971), Kyokushin
- Jason David Frank (born 1973), style unspecified
- Gichin Funakoshi (1869–1957), Shotokan
- Gigō Funakoshi (1906–1945), Shotokan
[edit] G
- Alexander Gerunov (born 1979), Shitō-ryū
- Maciej Górski (born 1983), Shotokan
- Peter Graham (born 1975), Kyokushin
- Sam Greco (born 1967), Kyokushin
- Neil Grove (born 1971), Gōjū-ryū
- Shinpan Gusukuma (1890–1954), Shitō-ryū
[edit] H
- Mitsusuke Harada (born 1928), Shotokan
- Sherman Harrill (1941–2002), Isshin-ryū
- Randall Hassell (born c. 1940), Shotokan
- Dave Hazard (born 1952), Shotokan
- Sekō Higa (1898–1966), Gōjū-ryū
- Yuchoku Higa (1910–1994), Shōrin-ryū and Gōjū-ryū
- Kanryō Higaonna (1853–1915), Gōjū-ryū
- Kanryu Higaonna (1849–1922), Okinawan martial arts
- Morio Higaonna (born 1938), Gōjū-ryū
- Kori Hisataka (1907-1988), Shorinjiryu Kenkokan
- Masayuki Hisataka (born 1940), Shorinjiryu Kenkokan
- Loek Hollander (born c. 1940), Kyokushin
- Mark Holst (born 1984), Shotokan
- Andy Hug (1964–2000), Kyokushin and Seido
[edit] I
- Seikichi Iha (born 1932), Shōrin-ryū Shidōkan
- Kazuyoshi Ishii (born 1953), Seido
- Ankō Itosu (1832–1916), Shuri-te
[edit] J
- John Jarvis (born 1940), Kyokushin and Gōjū-ryū
[edit] K
- Nobuaki Kakuda (born 1961), Seido
- Hirokazu Kanazawa (born 1931), Shotokan
- Taiji Kase (1929–2004), Shotokan
- Hajime Kazumi (born 1971), Kyokushin
- Ömer Kemaloğlu (born 1987), style unspecified
- Katsunori Kikuno (born 1981), Kyokushin
- Richard Kim (1917–2001), Shōrinji-ryū
- Taishin Kohiruimaki (born 1977), Kyokushin
- Yuki Kondo (born 1975), Shorinji Kempo
- Takayuki Kubota (born 1934), Te and Gosoku-ryu
- Shōgō Kuniba (1935–1992), Shitō-ryū
- Yasuaki Kurata (born 1946), Shito-ryu
- Chōtoku Kyan (1870–1945), Shōrin-ryū
[edit] L
- Joe Lewis (born 1944), Shōrin-ryū
- Chuck Liddell (born 1969), American Kenpo and Koei-Kan
- Bobby Lowe (1929–2011), Kyokushin
- Dolph Lundgren (born 1957), Kyokushin and Gōjū-ryū
[edit] M
- Kenwa Mabuni (1889–1952), Shitō-ryū
- Lyoto Machida (born 1978), Shotokan
- Shinzo Machida, Shotokan
- Akira Masuda (born 1962), Kyokushin
- Shokei Matsui (born 1963), Kyokushin
- Sōkon Matsumura (c. 1800–c. 1890), Shuri-te
- Chuck Merriman (born c. 1940), Gōjū-ryū
- Takayuki Mikami (born 1933), Shotokan
- Miyuki Miura (born 1949), Shotokan and Kyokushin
- Frank Mir (born 1979), Kenpō
- Chōjun Miyagi (1888–1953), Gōjū-ryū
- Katsuya Miyahira (born 1918), Shōrin-ryū Shidōkan
- Ei'ichi Miyazato (1922–1999), Gōjū-ryū
- Minoru Mochizuki (1907–2003), Shotokan and Yoseikan
- Vic Moore (born 1943), Shuri-ryū
- Chōki Motobu (1871–1944), Shuri-te
- Chōyū Motobu (1857–1938), Shuri-te
- Musashi (Akio Mori, born 1972), Seido
[edit] N
- Shōshin Nagamine (1907–1997), Shōrin-ryū and Matsubayashi-ryū
- Tatsuya Naka (born 1964), Shotokan
- Andrews Nakahara (born 1983), Kyokushin
- Tadashi Nakamura (born 1942), Seidō juku
- Masatoshi Nakayama (1913–1987), Shotokan
- Shūgorō Nakazato (born 1921), Shōrin-ryū Shōrinkan
- Jadamba Narantungalag (born (1975), Kyokushin
- Gunnar Nelson (born 1988), Gōjū-ryū
- Alain Ngalani (born 1975), Kyokushin
- Jōkō Ninomiya (born 1954), Enshin
- Hidetaka Nishiyama (1928–2008), Shotokan
- Chuck Norris (born 1940), style unspecified
[edit] O
- Hideo Ochi (born 1940), Shotokan
- Tsutomu Ohshima (born 1930), Shotokan
- Teruyuki Okazaki (born 1931), Shotokan
- Terry O'Neill (born 1948), Shotokan
- Hironori Ōtsuka (1892–1982), Wadō-ryū
- Masutatsu Ōyama (1923–1994), Kyokushin
[edit] P
- Ed Parker (1931–1990), American Kenpo
- Cecil Patterson (1930–2002), Wadō-ryū
- Seth Petruzelli (born 1979), Shitō-ryū
- Malcolm Phipps (born 1942), Shotokan
- Henry Plée (born 1923)
[edit] Q
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[edit] R
- Samuel Roberts (born 1956), Shotokan
- Bas Rutten (born 1965), Kyokushin
[edit] S
- Tarec Saffiedine (born 1986), Shihaishinkai
- Georges St-Pierre (born 1981), Kyokushin
- Kanga Sakukawa (1733–1815), Te
- Masaaki Satake (born 1965), Seido
- Katsuaki Satō (born 1946), Satojuku
- Semmy Schilt (born 1973), Ashihara
- Arash Sharifi (born 1976), Kyokushin
- Andy Sherry (born 1943), Shotokan
- Tatsuo Shimabuku (1908–1975), Gōjū-ryū and Isshin-ryū
- Zenryō Shimabukuro (1908–1969), Shōrin-ryū Seibukan
- Hiroshi Shirai (born 1937), Shotokan
- Assuerio Silva (born 1974), Shotokan
- Wesley Snipes (born 1962), Shotokan
- Paul Starling (born 1948), Gōjū-ryū
- Shojiro Sugiyama (born 1929), Shotokan
[edit] T
- Kazumi Tabata (born 1943), Shotokan
- Seigo Tada (1922–1997), Gōjū-ryū and Seigokan
- Masaji Taira (born 1952), Gōjū-ryū
- Peichin Takahara (1683–c. 1765), Te
- Rina Takeda (born 1991), Ryukyu Shorin-ryu
- Chōjirō Tani (1921–1998), Shūkōkai
- Ewerton Teixeira (born 1982), Kyokushin
- Geoff Thompson (born 1960), Shotokan
- Seikichi Toguchi (1917–1998), Gōjū-ryū
- Kenji Tokitsu (born 1947), Shotokan
- Kanken Tōyama (1888–1966), Shūdōkan
- Robert Trias (1923–1989), Shuri-ryū
- Masami Tsuruoka (born 1929), Chitō-ryū
[edit] U
- Kanbun Uechi (1877–1948), Uechi-ryū
- Sadamu Uriu (born 1929), Shotokan
[edit] V
- Luca Valdesi (born 1976), Shotokan
- Jean-Claude Van Damme (born 1960), Shotokan
- Will Vanders (born 1963), Kyokushin and Shotokan
[edit] W
- Atsuko Wakai (born 1971), Seigokan Gōjū-ryū
- Bill Wallace (born 1945), Shōrin-ryū
- John van Weenen (born 1941), Shotokan
- Michael Jai White (born 1967), Shotokan
- Arturo Worrell (born 1950), Shotokan
[edit] Y
- James Yabe (born 1941), Shotokan
- Kentsū Yabu (1866–1937), Shōrin-ryū
- Meitoku Yagi (1912–2003), Gōjū-ryū
- Yutaka Yaguchi (born 1932), Shotokan
- Gōgen Yamaguchi (1909–1989), Gōjū Kai
- Terutomo Yamazaki (born 1947), Kyokushin
- Tony Young (born 1962), Gōjū-ryū
[edit] Z
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