Overview of Karate Masters

A history of karate can be found here.
An overview of karate styles can be found here.

Major karate masters:

• Fang Qīniáng (mid-1600s)
• Wang Ji (1621–1689)
• Chatan Yara (1668–1756)
• Peichin Takahara (1683–1760)
• Kūsankū (mid-18th century)
• Annan (mid-1800s)
• Kanga Sakugawa (1786–1867)
• Kishin Teruya (1804–1864)
• Sōkon Matsumura (1809–1899)
• Kokan Oyadomari (1827–1905)
• Ankō Azato (1827–1906)
• Kōsaku Matsumora (1829–1898)
• Itosu Ankō (1831–1915)
• Aragaki Seishō (1840–1918)
• Higaonna Kanryō (1853–1915)
• Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957)
• Motobu Chōki (1870–1944)
• Chōtoku Kyan (1870–1945)
• Kanbun Uechi (1877–1948)
• Chōshin Chibana (1885–1969)
• Go Kenki (1886 – 1940)
• Kyoda Juhatsu (1887–1968)
• Chōjun Miyagi (1888–1953)
• Kenwa Mabuni (1889–1952)
• Hironori Ōtsuka (1892–1982)
• Yasuhiro Konishi (1893–1983)
• Tsuyoshi Chitose (1898–1984)
• Funakoshi (Gigō) Yoshitaka (1906–1945)
• Tatsuo Shimabuku (1908–1975)
• Gōgen Yamaguchi (1909–1989)
• Masutatsu Ōyama (1923-1994)

NOTE: These histories and overviews are derived from many sources. They are not meant to be comprehensive and may have inconsistencies due to inconsistencies in the sources. It is strongly recommended that those wishing to know more about karate history purchase and read the excellent recommended sources. A list of all sources used to support the above can be found here.