• Michael Thompson (born 23 June 1962) is an English former karateka and kickboxer who competed in the cruiserweight and heavyweight division. After a long...
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  • tackle Michael Thompson (golfer) (born 1985), American golfer Michael Thompson (lacrosse) (born 1976), box lacrosse player Michael Thompson (karateka) (born...
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    (Rolling Thunder kick) from Kyokushin. Semmy Schilt Peter Smit Michael Thompson (karateka) Jan Soukup Nicholas Pettas Marek Piotrowski Peter Graham Masahiro...
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    higher dan grades. Kyū-grade karateka are referred to as "color belt" or mudansha ("ones without dan/rank"). Dan-grade karateka are referred to as yudansha...
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  • List of karateka includes notable practitioners of karate, listed in alphabetical order by surname. Note that Japanese name order might not be consistent...
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  • karate style with a similar name established in 1976 by former Kyokushin karateka Tadashi Nakamura and also with Seidokan Karate Kobudo, a traditional karate...
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  • Sam Greco (category Australian male karateka)
    Salvatore "Sam" Greco (born 3 May 1967) is an Australian retired full contact karateka, heavyweight K-1 kickboxer, and mixed martial artist. He was the 1994 Karate...
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  • championship in which the winner is awarded a golden belt. They consist of karateka from various styles of karate like Kyokushin, Shotokan, Shito Ryu, and...
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    that through karate practice and observation of these 20 principles, the karateka would improve their person. The dōjō kun lists five philosophical rules...
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    Nobuaki Kakuda (category Japanese male karateka)
    Nobuaki, born April 11, 1961, in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture) is a retired karateka and kickboxer and former K-1 Head referee. After attending university,...
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  • Andy Hug (category Swiss male karateka)
    Andreas "Andy" Hug (7 September 1964 – 24 August 2000) was a Swiss karateka and kickboxer who competed in the heavyweight division. Considered to be one...
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    Natasha Liu Bordizzo (category Australian female karateka)
    'Grease' to 'La La Land' (Photos)". The Wrap. Retrieved 31 August 2023. Thompson, Courtenay. "Natasha Liu Bordizzo Steps Into Her Light". InStyle Australia...
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    Robert Whittaker (fighter) (category Australian male karateka)
    a result, Whittaker was removed from the card. Whittaker faced Stephen Thompson on 22 February 2014 at UFC 170. He lost the fight via TKO in the first...
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  • British-born painter and art critic (b. 1945) Takayuki Kubota, 89, Japanese-born karateka, founder of Gosoku-ryu (b. 1934) John Lansing, 67, journalist, CEO of NPR...
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  • year in Japan picking up several victories as well as losing to legendary karateka Andy Hug at the karate world cup. At the end of the year he fought in the...
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    Jason Statham (category English male karateka)
    Statham undersold as cut-price Bond". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2024. Thompson, Simon (26 August 2016). "Mechanic: Resurrection Review". IGN. Retrieved...
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    Jean-Claude Van Damme (category Belgian male karateka)
    Warner Home Video. 1 October 2002. ISBN 0-7907-6540-3. 0 85393 77442 4. Thompson, Anne (27 August 1989). "Punch Lineage". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved...
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    Gal Gadot (category Israeli female karateka)
    had Hebraized their surname from "Greenstein" to "Gadot". Her father is Michael Gadot, an engineer, and her mother is Irit (née Weiss), a physical education...
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  • Musashi (kickboxer) (category Japanese male karateka)
    better known by the name Musashi (武蔵), is a Japanese former professional karateka and kickboxer. He is a four-time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former...
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    William Shatner (category Canadian male karateka)
    August 31, 2011. "William Shatner blows $20K for a contestant" on YouTube Thompson, J. Craig (2018). "Game Changers". IMDb. Archived from the original on...
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  • political scientist and jurist. Takayuki Kubota, 89, Japanese-American karateka, founder of Gosoku-ryu. John Lansing, 67, American journalist and broadcaster...
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    Masaaki Satake (category Japanese male karateka)
    Satake Masaaki, born August 17, 1965) is a Japanese former heavyweight karateka, kickboxer, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is one of...
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    Elvis Presley (category American male karateka)
    been an overstatement. Five months later, Presley's new girlfriend, Linda Thompson, a songwriter and one-time Memphis beauty queen, moved in with him. Presley...
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  • Brandon Thatch (category American male karateka)
    Brandon Michael Mathew Thatch (born July 11, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division...
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  • Score Gail Kim - professional wrestler Monika Klisara - karateka and professional wrestler Michael Landsberg - Host of TSN's Off The Record Steve McAllister...
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    Chuck Norris (category American male karateka)
    Kommandos. Marvel made a comic book adaptation. On November 21, J. Lee Thompson's action-adventure comedy film Firewalker premiered, where Norris co-lead...
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  • Mike Bernardo (category South African male karateka)
    Michael Shawn Bernardo (28 July 1969 – 14 February 2012) was a South African kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. Bernardo was known as Beru-chan in Japan...
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    finishing him. The final saw Sapp being pitted against Tatsufumi Tomihira, a karateka famous for his own fouls. The American methodically dismantled Tomihira...
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  • Xhavit Bajrami (category Swiss male karateka)
    karate to kickboxing under the tutelage of fellow karateka-turned-kickboxers Andy Hug and Michael Thompson, and amassed an undefeated record fighting domestically...
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    Nick Moran (category British male karateka)
    Christie Malry The Proposal (2001) – Terry Martin Another Life (2001) – Percy Thompson The Musketeer (2001) – Aramis White Bits (2002) – Dave Ant Muzak (2002)...
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