Martial Arts People Trivia Quiz

Answer: Morihei Ueshiba

Aikido (which could be translated "the way of the harmonious spirit) was created by Morihei Ueshiba, mainly based on Daito-ryu Ju-jutsu. Kisshomaru was his son, Jigoro Kano was the creator of Judo and Shuji Maruyama is the founder of Kokikai style of Aikido.

Answer: Koichi Tohei

Ki-Aikido, also called Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido, was created as tension was building after Morihei Ueshiba's death in 1969 between Morihei's son Kisshomaru Ueshiba and the head instructor of Aikikai Hombu Dojo, Koichi Tohei. Shizuo Imazumi and Kazuo Igarashi are also Aikido teachers.

Answer: True

Elvis started training in Kenpo while he was in the army in Germany. He was later awarded a black belt by Ed Parker (no relation to Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' manager).

Answer: Jeet Kune Do

Bruce Lee started with Wing Chun Kung Fu, trained by Master Yip Man, but later trained in many other styles and created his own art which he called Jeet Kune Do ("Way of the Intercepting Fist").

Answer: Masaaki Hatsumi

Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi is the 34th soke of Togakure-ryu ninpo, and many other traditional schools as well. The Bujinkan organization doesn't use the name ninjutsu or ninpo for the art anymore. Soke Hatsumi changed it to Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu because of all the ninja films and comics that made ninjutsu (which is a real martial art) look ridiculous. Stephen K.Hayes was the first American to bring ninjutsu to the US. Kunoichi is a female ninja. Daisuke Togakure was the legendary founder of Togakure-ryu school of ninjutsu.

Answer: Choi Hong Hi

General Choi Hong Hi combined several Korean and Japanese martial arts (Taek Kyon, Subak, Hwa-Rang, Shotokan karate) together in 1955 and called this new system Tae Kwon Do. General Choi was later forbidden by the South Korean government from teaching Tae Kwon Do (because he had taught it in North Korea), and he moved to Toronto, Canada and founded the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF). ITF is one of the two major Taekwondo organizations, the other is World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). WTF Taekwondo is an Olympic sport, ITF is not. Choi Yong Sul was the inventor of Hapkido, Young Suk the inventor of Han Moo Do, Jhoon Rhee was the first Korean to introduce and teach Taekwondo in the USA.

Answer: Masutatsu Oyama

Masutatsu "Mas" Oyama (aka Choi Bae-Dal 1923-1994) created the full contact Kyokushin style of Karate in 1964 that has become very popular worldwide.
Hironori Ohtsuka was the founder of Wado-ryu Karate, and Gogen Yamaguchi was a master of Goju-ryu Karate. Hiroyuki Aoki invented the martial art called Shintaido.

Answer: Seiken Shukumine

Taido ("the way of the body") was created in 1965 by Seiken Shukumine (1925-2001). He had studied traditional Okinawa-te, but wasn't happy with traditional martial arts. Therefore, he first developed his own Karate style called Gensei-ryu, and later a completely new martial art Taido. Jukka Kirsi is a Finnish World Champion and teacher of Taido. Shimabuku Tatsuo is the founder of Isshin-ryu (translated "one heart method") style of Karate. Auvo Niiniketo is the founder of Hokuto-ryu (translated "Northern star school") style of Ju-jutsu.

Answer: Count Pierre Baruzy

Count Pierre Baruzy was an 11-time champion of France and its colonies. Michel Casseux, Charles Lecour and James Shortt were also famous savateurs. James Shortt introduced the sport to the UK and Ireland.

Answer: Mestre Bimba

Mestre Bimba (aka Manuel dos Reis Machado) created the "Capoeira Regional" style. Mestre Pastinha was the master of "Capoeira Angola" style. Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca was the president of Brazil who signed an act to prohibit the practice of Capoeira nationwide in 1890. Vicente Ferreira Pastinha was the founder of the first organized "Capoeira Angola" academy, and was actually Mestre (Master) Pastinha.