isshinryu5toforever Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 My sensei, of course.Jet Li: I met him, and he seems like a wonderful person. He was very friendly and willing to take time to talk. Pretty down to earth.Park Dong Geun: He was the all-Korea champion in Taekwondo for like 7 years in the 1960s, became the first coach of the US Olympic Taekwondo Team in 1988, and is probably the sole reason why I found an interest in Taekwondo while I was at university. He's a very intelligent, thoughtful man who would do anything for his students, but would tear you in half if you attacked him. I spent a lot of time hearing stories about him from my coach, and of course, met him a few times. He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.- Tao Te Ching"Move as swift as a wind, stay as silent as forest, attack as fierce as fire, undefeatable defense like a mountain."- Sun Tzu, the Art of War Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Bruce lee - for the obvious reason that he is awesomeand Pat Morita - though I don't think he really knew/knows karate XD still, mr. Miyagi is awesome and was one of my early inspirations to try out martial arts.no offence to jet Li and jackie chan, who are also awesome, but these two are the ones that I think of first ....oh... *went back to read previous posts* ...i already posted..dang it's been so long i don't even remember where it was that I posted in XD so if anyone has the power to delete posts, you may do so to this one. thank you Strike first. 'Til then i will not fight you. Everytime someone calls JKD a style, Bruce turns over.Why do I love Bruce Lee? Not because he was an awesome martial artist- but because his train of thought overlapped with mine even before I knew about him. Thank you karate forums, for introducing me to Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuma Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 In no particular order:(1) Mas Oyama(2) Morio Higaonna (3) Masahiko Kimura(4) Bas Rutten(5) Jon Bluming(6) Andy Hug(7) Joko Ninomiya( Hajime Kazumi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarateGeorge Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 1) Bruce Lee2) Chuck Norris3) Tony Jaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElShaft Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Bruce Li was an inspiration when i was younger however recently ive been reading the teaching of Egami and other Japanese masters attempting to get a better grasp on the philosophy of karate "The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community , against his will, is to prevent harm to others" (J.S Mill, On Liberty; 135) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderingbudoka Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Gichin FunakoshiBruce LeeGozo ShiodaJigoro KanoAldo NadiWally JayMas OyamaWilliam FairbairnCol. Rex Applegate Not the "Y"!! A good school!!! I gotta learn Karate!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Aldo NadiWilliam FairbairnCol. Rex ApplegateSome nice Western additions here, and some that are underappreciated in my mind. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarateOx Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Miyamoto Musashi and Choki Motobu. Two misunderstood warriors who thoroughly followed the Bushi way of life. https://www.isshinryukarate.freeforums.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjachamp8 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I would say Bruce Lee is my hero of Martial Arts. I was only in my teens when I saw the movie "Enter the Dragon" and I was totally in awe of what I saw. Bruce Lee always considered himself a martial artist first and an actor second. As a martial artist, he was way ahead of his time in developing his own style of martial arts he called jeet kune do. His martial arts incorporated the most practical techniques from various combative disciplines as he moved away from the traditional and classical techniques.Of course Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme came in later but Bruce Lee was by far a class of his own. http://www.theninjacamp.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinteros1963 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Yip manSeiko Higa - The forgotten Master of Goju Ryu! The past is no more; the future is yet to come. Nothing exist except for the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what's clearly is clearly at hand...Lets continue to train! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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