Big names in karate..

[Neddo]

I don't know much about champions in karate...

So if you might tell me some names...And have you heard for any karatist from Bosnia,or Balkans...

[Karate-addict]

I don't do sport karate so I don't really know anybody except some of the older bunch .

Hirokazu Kanazawa - winner of the first JKA tournament back in the late 50-ies.

[Mith]

Aziz Kheder ~ 17 time world champion and one of the coaches for the US National Team.

[Mr. Mike]

Joe Lewis, Bill Wallace, Bob Wall, Chuck Norris, Mike Stone, and the list goes on...

[italian_guy]

For present names look here:

This is the results of the lWKF karate world championships:

http://www.wkf.net/html/world.html

There are some balcanians.

[Mith]

Norris practiced Tang Soo Do & then made his own Chun Kuk Do which is based off both Korean and Japanese/Okinawan teachings.

[Jiyn]

Frank Brennan, andy sherry, bob poynton, bob rhodes, terry o neill, billy higgins, matt price, chris cray, jj bruce....i do shotokan:) lol

[Karate-addict]

Back in the 80-ies Frank Brennan of UK was the best in Europe but the one everyone feared the most (from the UK team) was Elwyn Hall.

[lucifersdad]

kumite, id have to go for alfie lewis, kevin brewerton, nathan lewis, shaun viera, but those aare mainly sport karate/freestyle

and kata, jon frenette and my all time favorite paul law

[AnonymousOne]

How does one determine what "great" means in martial arts?

Only winning tournaments?