Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

male, deceased (1973)
Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973) was a martial artist, philosopher, instructor, and martial arts actor widely regarded as the most...
Wong Kiew Kit

Wong Kiew Kit

male
Wong Kiew Kit Wong Kiew Kit claims to be the fourth generation successor from the Shaolin Monastery of China, and a grandmaster of Shaolin Kung Fu...
Morihei Ueshiba

Morihei Ueshiba

male, deceased (1969)
Morihei Ueshiba was a famous martial artist and founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido. He is often referred to as, meaning "founder", or...
Gichin Funakoshi

Gichin Funakoshi

male, deceased (1957)
Gichin Funakoshi was one of Okinawan karate masters who introduced karate to the Japanese mainland in 1921. His student, Hironori Ohtsuka and his...
Myung Jae Nam

Myung Jae Nam

male, deceased (1999)
Myung Jae Nam (1938-August 3 1999) was a Korean hapkido practitioner who founded two martial art styles; hankido and hankumdo.
Kenwa Mabuni

Kenwa Mabuni

male, deceased (1952)
was one of the first karateka to teach karate on mainland Japan and is creditied as developing the style known as Shito-ryu
Chan Sau Chung

Chan Sau Chung

male, 77 years old
Chan Sau Chung (born in Hong Kong in 1932) is the current Head of the Tai Shing Pek Kwar Kung Fu. He is the protege and sole surviving student of...
William Kwai Sun Chow

William Kwai Sun Chow

male, deceased (1987)
William Kwai Sun Chow was instrumental in the development of the martial arts in the United States, specifically the family of styles referred to...
Masutatsu Oyama

Masutatsu Oyama

male, deceased (1994)
Masutatsu Oyama, also known as Mas Oyama was a karate master who founded Kyokushinkai, a major style of full contact karate. He was born Choi...
Motobu Choki

Motobu Choki

male, deceased (1944)
The Okinawan karate practitioner was born in Akahira village of Shuri, Okinawa. His father, Lord Motobu Choshin ("Motobu Aji Chōsin") was a des...