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).
A
- Keigo Abe (born 1938), Shotokan
- Rafael Aghayev (born 1985), Shotokan
- Gary Alexander, Isshin Ryu
- SeishÃ
 Arakaki (1840âÂÂ1918), Tode
- Steve Arneil (born 1934), Kyokushin
- Mark Arnott (born 1950), American Kenpo
- Tetsuhiko Asai (1935âÂÂ2006), Shotokan
- AnkÃ
 Asato (1827âÂÂ1906), Shuri-te
- Linden Ashby (born 1960), style unspecified
- Hideyuki Ashihara (1944âÂÂ1995), Kyokushin and Ashihara
- Elisa Au (born 1981), ShitÃ
Â-ryÃ
«
- Akshay Kumar (born 1967), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
B
- Xhavit Bajrami (born 1975), Seido
- Shaun Baker, Shotokan
- Christine Bannon-Rodrigues (born 1966) Oki-ryu
- Vitor Belfort (born 1977), Shotokan
- Steven Bellamy (born 1950), WadÃ
Â-ryÃ
« and GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- Randy Blake (born 1986), style unspecified
- Billy Blanks (born 1955), style unspecified
- Jon Bluming (1933âÂÂ2018), Kyokushin
- Mitchell Bobrow (born 1950), ShÃ
«dÃ
Âkan, Tang Soo Do
- Robert Bowles, Shuri-ryÃ
«
- Frank Brennan (born 1960), Shotokan
- Steve Blackman (born 1963), Shotokan
- Jerry Bell (born 1953), Shotokan
C
- Jose Canseco (born 1964), style unspecified
- Thomas Carroll (1938âÂÂ1999), Shotokan
- Shonie Carter (born 1971), ShidÃ
Âkan
- Antonio Carvalho (born 1979), Shotokan
- Graciela Casillas, American Kenpo
- Juan Eduardo Castro dos Santos (born 1954), Okinawa-ken Ryu
- Tino Ceberano (born c. 1942), GÃ
ÂjÃ
« Kai
- Nicholas Raymond Cerio (1936âÂÂ1998), American Kenpo
- Sonny Chiba (born 1939), Kyokushin
- ChÃ
Âshin Chibana (1885âÂÂ1969), ShÃ
Ârin-ryÃ
«
- Teruo Chinen (born 1941), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- Peter Chong (born 1941), Kyokushin
- William Kwai Sun Chow (1914âÂÂ1987), American Kenpo
- Randall "Tex" Cobb (born 1950), style unspecified
- Howard Collins (born 1949), Kyokushin
- Dale Cook (born 1958), style unspecified
- Harry Cook (born 1949), Shotokan and GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- John Corcoran, ShÃ
Ârin-ryÃ
«
- Joe Corley (born 1947), style unspecified
- John Critzos II, style unspecified
- Sean Connery (1930âÂÂ2020), Kyokushin
D
- Raymond Daniels (born 1980), KenpÃ
 Karate, Shotokan
- Count Dante (1939âÂÂ1975), style unspecified
- Fumio Demura (born 1938), ShitÃ
Â-ryÃ
«
- Nick Denis (born 1983), Kyokushin
- George Dillman, Ryukyu Kempo
- Richard K. Diran (born 1949), style unspecified
- Ticky Donovan (born 1947), Shotokan, WadÃ
Â-ryÃ
«, and Kyokushin
- Troy Dorsey (born 1962), style unspecified
E
F
G
- Manny Gamburyan (born 1981), Kyokushin
- Alexander Gerunov (born 1979), ShitÃ
Â-ryÃ
«
- John Giordano (martial artist), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- Glacier (born 1964), style unspecified
- Lyman Good (born 1985), style unspecified
- Peter Graham (born 1975), Kyokushin
- Thomas Ian Griffith (born 1962), American Kenpo
- Sam Greco (born 1967), Kyokushin
- Neil Grove (born 1971), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- Shinpan Gusukuma (1890âÂÂ1954), ShitÃ
Â-ryÃ
«
- Bear Grylls (born 1974), Shotokan
- Johnny Gyro, style unspecified
H
- Keith Hackney (born 1958), American Kenpo
- Mitsusuke Harada (born 1928), Shotokan
- Randall Hassell (born c. 1940), Shotokan
- Demetrius Havanas (1950âÂÂ1981), style unspecified
- Dave Hazard (born 1952), Shotokan
- Dana Hee (born 1961), Shotokan
- SekÃ
 Higa (1898âÂÂ1966), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- Yuchoku Higa (1910âÂÂ1994), ShÃ
Ârin-ryÃ
« and GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- KanryÃ
 Higaonna (1853âÂÂ1915), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- Kanryu Higaonna (1849âÂÂ1922), Okinawan martial arts
- Morio Higaonna (born 1938), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- Kori Hisataka (1907âÂÂ1988), Shorinjiryu Kenkokan
- Masayuki Hisataka (born 1940), Shorinjiryu Kenkokan
- Steven Ho (born 1973), style unspecified
- Sam Hoger (born 1980), style unspecified
- Russ Hogue (born 1974), style unspecified
- Loek Hollander (born c. 1940), Kyokushin
- Kyoji Horiguchi (born 1990), Shotokan
- Andy Hug (1964âÂÂ2000), Kyokushin and Seido
I
K
- Nobuaki Kakuda (born 1961), Seido
- Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931âÂÂ2019), Shotokan
- Taiji Kase (1929âÂÂ2004), Shotokan
- Hajime Kazumi (born 1971), Kyokushin
- ÃÂmer KemaloÃÂlu (born 1987), style unspecified
- Katsunori Kikuno (born 1981), Kyokushin
- Richard Kim (1917âÂÂ2001), ShÃ
Ârinji-ryÃ
«
- Davit Kiria (born 1988), Ashihara
- Kishi Nobuyuki (1948âÂÂ2018), Kyokushin and Kishi Karate
- Taishin Kohiruimaki (born 1977), Kyokushin
- Yuki Kondo (born 1975), Shorinji Kempo
- Takayuki Kubota (1934âÂÂ2024), Te and Gosoku-ryu
- ShÃ
ÂgÃ
 Kuniba (1935âÂÂ1992), ShitÃ
Â-ryÃ
«
- Yasuaki Kurata (born 1946), Shito-ryu
- ChÃ
Âtoku Kyan (1870âÂÂ1945), ShÃ
Ârin-ryÃ
«
L
M
- Kenwa Mabuni (1889âÂÂ1952), ShitÃ
Â-ryÃ
«
- Lyoto Machida (born 1978), Shotokan
- John Makdessi (born 1985), Shotokan
- Akira Masuda (born 1962), Kyokushin
- Shokei Matsui (born 1963), Kyokushin
- SÃ
Âkon Matsumura (), Shuri-te
- Kenji Midori (born 1962), Kyokushin
- Takayuki Mikami (born 1933), Shotokan
- Miyuki Miura (born 1949), Shotokan and Kyokushin
- Frank Mir (born 1979), KenpÃ
Â
- ChÃ
Âjun Miyagi (1888âÂÂ1953), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- Katsuya Miyahira (born 1918), ShÃ
Ârin-ryÃ
« ShidÃ
Âkan
- Ei'ichi Miyazato (1922âÂÂ1999), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- Minoru Mochizuki (1907âÂÂ2003), Shotokan and Yoseikan
- Vic Moore (born 1943), Shuri-ryÃ
«
- ChÃ
Âki Motobu (1871âÂÂ1944), Shuri-te
- ChÃ
ÂyÃ
« Motobu (1857âÂÂ1938), Shuri-te
- Matt Mullins (born 1980), ShÃ
Ârei-ryÃ
«
- Musashi (Akio Mori, born 1972), Seido
- Glen Murphy (Born 1957) Kyokushin
N
- ShÃ
Âshin Nagamine (1907âÂÂ1997), ShÃ
Ârin-ryÃ
« and Matsubayashi-ryÃ
«
- Don Nagle (1938âÂÂ1999), Isshin-ryu
- Tatsuya Naka (born 1964), Shotokan
- Masatoshi Nakayama (1913âÂÂ1987), Shotokan
- ShÃ
«gorÃ
 Nakazato (born 1921), ShÃ
Ârin-ryÃ
« ShÃ
Ârinkan
- Jadamba Narantungalag (born (1975), Kyokushin
- Gunnar Nelson (born 1988), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- Alain Ngalani (born 1975), Kyokushin
- JÃ
ÂkÃ
 Ninomiya (born 1954), Enshin
- Hidetaka Nishiyama (1928âÂÂ2008), Shotokan
- Masaaki Noiri (born 1993), Shin
- Chuck Norris (born 1940), Tang Soo Do
O
P
R
S
- Tarec Saffiedine (born 1986), Shihaishinkai
- Georges St-Pierre (born 1981), Kyokushin
- Kanga Sakukawa (1733âÂÂ1815), Te
- Masaaki Satake (born 1965), Seido
- Katsuaki SatÃ
 (born 1946), Satojuku
- Semmy Schilt (born 1973), Ashihara
- Andy Sherry (born 1943), Shotokan
- Tatsuo Shimabuku (1908âÂÂ1975), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
« and Isshin-ryÃ
«
- ZenryÃ
 Shimabukuro (1908âÂÂ1969), ShÃ
Ârin-ryÃ
« Seibukan
- Hiroshi Shirai (born 1937), Shotokan
- Assuério Silva (born 1974), Shotokan
- Wesley Snipes (born 1962), Shotokan
- Tiffany van Soest (born 1989), ShÃ
Ârin-ryÃ
«
- Paul Starling (born 1948), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- Shojiro Sugiyama (born 1929), Shotokan
T
- Kazumi Tabata (born 1943), Shotokan
- Seigo Tada (1922âÂÂ1997), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
« and Seigokan
- Masaji Taira (born 1952), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- Peichin Takahara (1683âÂÂc. 1765), Te
- Rina Takeda (born 1991), Ryukyu Shorin-ryu
- ChÃ
ÂjirÃ
 Tani (1921âÂÂ1998), ShÃ
«kÃ
Âkai
- Ewerton Teixeira (born 1982), Kyokushin
- George Spiro Thanos (born 1952), Taekwondo
- Geoff Thompson (born 1960), Shotokan
- Stephen Thompson (born 1983), American Kenpo
- Seikichi Toguchi (1917âÂÂ1998), GÃ
ÂjÃ
«-ryÃ
«
- Kenji Tokitsu (born 1947), Shotokan
- Kanken TÃ
Âyama (1888âÂÂ1966), ShÃ
«dÃ
Âkan
- Robert Trias (1923âÂÂ1989), Shuri-ryÃ
«
- Masami Tsuruoka (born 1929), ChitÃ
Â-ryÃ
«
- Ashraf Tai, (career 1974âÂÂ1985) Shotokan
U
V
W
Y