|
Family Name |
Forename |
Era |
Notes |
|
Seisho |
1840 - 1918 |
Teacher to Higashionna Kanryo | |
|
Steve |
1934 - |
Founder of BKK and IFK | |
|
Shiro |
1939 - |
Chief Instructor/Chairman SKIEF | |
|
Yasutsune |
1826 - 1906 |
Teacher to Funakoshi Gichin | |
| Chibana | Choshin | 1885 - 1969 | Founder of Shorin-ryu (NB: not the Matsuura Shorin-ryu) |
|
Shigeru |
1906 - 1981 |
Funakoshi Gichin's Successor | |
|
Keinosuke |
1935 - 2003 |
President KUGB (ESKA) | |
|
Gichin |
1868 - 1957 |
Founder & Supreme Grand Master of Shotokan Karate | |
|
Yoshitaka (Gigo) |
1906 - 1945 |
Son of Funakoshi Gichin | |
|
Mitsusuke |
1928 - |
Founder KDS | |
|
Higashionna (Higaonna) |
Kanryo |
1851 - 1915 |
Master of Naha-te |
|
Genshin (Motonobu) |
1913 - 1999 |
Egami Shigeru's Successor. | |
|
Anko (Yasutsune) |
1830 - 1915 |
Teacher to Funakoshi Gichin. Father of modern Karate. | |
|
Hirokazu |
1931 - |
Founder & President SKIF. | |
|
Jigoro |
1860 - 1938 |
Founding father of Judo & the Kodokan. | |
|
Taiji |
1929 - |
Founder of WKSA. |
|
|
Shang |
1700(?) - 1762 |
Teacher to Sakugawa | |
|
Chotoku |
1870 - 1945 |
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|
Kenwa |
1889 - 1952 |
Founder of Shito-Ryu. | |
|
Kosaku |
1829 - 1898 |
Teacher to Choki Motobu | |
|
Sokon "Bushi" |
1798 - 1890 |
Teacher to Azato, Itosu, Funakoshi. Forefather of many styles of modern day karate.Founder of Shorin-ryu. | |
|
Chojun |
1888 - 1953 |
Founder of Goju-Ryu | |
| Motobu | Chōki |
1870 - 1944 |
Founder of Motobu-ryu |
| Munenori | Yagyu |
1571 to 1646 |
Great Japanese Swordsman & Samurai |
| Musashi | Miyamoto |
1584 to 1645 |
Great Japanese Swordsman & Samurai |
|
Shoshin |
1907 - 1997 |
Founder of Matsubayashi Ryu | |
|
Masatoshi |
1913 - 1987 |
Founder & Grand Master of the JKA | |
|
Hidetaka |
1928 - 2008 |
Founder JKA, AAKF, PAKU, IAKF | |
|
Hironori |
1892 - 1982 |
Founder of Wado-Ryu | |
|
Tsutomu |
1930 - |
Founder SCKA, SKA | |
|
Masutatsu |
1923 - 1994 |
Founder of Kyokushinkai | |
|
Satunuku "Tode" |
1733 - 1815 |
First Okinawan teacher of 'Tode' | |
| Sherry | Andy | 1943 - |
KUGB's first Kata champion in 1967 |
|
Takeshi |
1901 - 1934 |
Student of Funakoshi Gichin. One of Funakoshi's senior instructors in his Dojo |
|
| Sōhō | Takuan |
1573 - 1645 |
Famous Zen Buddhist Teacher & Philosopher |
| Takahara | Peichin |
1683 - 1760 |
Father of Okinawan Karate |
| Uechi | Kanbun |
1877 - 1948 |
Founder of Uechi Ryu |
| Ueshiba | Morihei |
1883 - 1969 |
Founder of Aikido |
| Chung-Yoh | Wong |
around 1630 |
Teacher to Chatan Yara |
| Yara | Chatan |
1668 - 1756 |
Teacher to Shang Kushanku & Peichin Takahara |
|page last updated on Thursday 16 September 2010
