List of martial arts developers
This is a list of notable Martial Arts Developers from all over the world.
Asia
Bruce Lee Developer of Jeet Kune Do
Jonathan Makiling Developer of Jendo
Remy Presas Developer of Modern Arnis
Ernesto Presas Developer of Kombatan
Napoleon Fernandez Developer of Yaw-Yan
Guru Hargobind Developer of Gatka
Syed Abdul Mueed Developer of Hosinshu
Morihei Ueshiba Developer of Aikido
Masaaki Hatsumi Developer of Bujinkan
Takeda Sōkaku Developer of Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu
Shoto Tanemura Developer of Genbukan
Okuyama Ryuho Developer of Hakko Ryu
Nakayama Hakudo Developer of Iaido
Kano Jigoro Developer of Judo
Naganuma Sirōzaemon Kunisato Developer of Kendo
Masutatsu Oyama Developer of Kyokushin kaikan
Nakamura Taizaburo Developer of Nakamura-ryū
Yoshinao Nanbu Developer of Nanbudo
Muneomi Sawayama Developer of Nippon Kempo
Katsunosuke Matsuoka Developer of Shindō Yōshin-ryū
Yoshiji Soeno Developer of Shidokan
Hiroyuki Aoki Developer of Shintaido
Caesar Takeshi Developer of Shoot Boxing
Doshin So Developer of Shorinji kempo
Chojiro Tani Developer of Shukokai
Seiken Shukumine Developer of Taido
Iizasa Chōisai Ienao Developer of Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū
Takenaga Hayato Developer of Yagyū Shingan-ryū
Hironori Ōtsuka Developer of Wadō-ryū
Jung Do-Mo Developer of Gwon-gyokdo
Dr. He-Young Kimm Developer of Han Mu Do
Myung Jae Nam Developer of Hankido & Hankumdo
Choi Yong Sul Developer of Hapkido
Myung Jae Ok Developer of Hoi Jeon Moo Sool
Lim Ching Sing Developer of Hup Kwon Do
In Hyuk Suh Developer of Kuk Sool Won
Ok Hyung Kim Developer of Kyuki Do
Bong-Ki Han Developer of WonHwaDo
Europe
Edward William Barton-Wright Developer of Bartitsu
William E. Fairbairn Developer of Defendu
Ian Zeff Co-Developer of Jieishudan
Brian Dosset Developer of Spirit Combat
Masamichi Noro Developer of Kinomichi
Major Arkadiusz Kups Developer of Combat 56
Alexander Retuinskih Developer of ROSS
Alexander Popov Developer of Spetsnaz GRU hand-to-hand combat style
Ljubomir Vračarević Developer of Real Aikido
Middle Eastern and Central Asia
Imi Lichtenfeld Developer of Krav Maga
America
Mitsuyo Maeda Developer of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Carlos Gracie Developer of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Helio Gracie Developer of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Paulo Albuquerque Developer of Komkato
Bill Underwood Developer of Defendo
Ned Developer of Wendo
Anne Paige Developer of Wendo
Ed Parker Developer of American Kenpo
John Pellegrini Developer of Combat Hapkido
Seishiro "Henry" Okazaki Developer of Danzan-ryū
Glenn J. Morris Developer of Hoshin Roshi Ryu