Karate Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

Karate is an ancient martial art developed in Japan, in the Ryukyu Kingdom. Karate was brought to Jaan when the Ryukyuans migrated from Okinawa and started teaching karate to the Japanese, establishing the karate clubs, and getting more popular each day. In the 1960s and 1970s, movies about martial arts became increasingly popular and thus made karate even more well-known, since everybody wanted to be like Bruce Lee and other stars. The legendary Chief Instructor of Shotokan Dojo, Shigeru Egami argued that karate is not just a fantastic show, but that it is a constant marathon with oneself which can only be won through self-discipline, creativity, and hard training.

Karate Inspired Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with a Karate Inspired Name

Bruce

Another day, another story that will infuriate you and make you wonder why people can be so cruel, heartless, and undeserving of dogs. Dogs are such pure creatures, so cute and cuddly, and most of the time they would not hurt a fly, so it is sometimes hard to understand why certain people feel the need to hurt them in any way. This is a story about Bruce, a brave dog who went through hell and back, and much like the human with whom he shares his name, Bruce Lee, this dog is all about survival, faith in the humanity, and kindness.

Bruce is an adorable bull lurcher who, unfortunately, had to suffer through some pretty horrible stuff. He was found in Little Orton, in the outskirts of Carlisle, abused and severely mistreated. The emaciated doggo was saved by RSPCA and quickly taken by a kind veterinarian who decided to help him as much as possible. The team of vets worked hard; they fought with everything they had to save Bruce and give him a chance to have a normal life after the torture he’d been through. They had to remove his eye as it was so infected it could not be saved, and fix his broken jaw, heal his deep wounds, and most importantly, deal with the emotional damage.

Luckily, the vets did manage to help the poor doggo. Even though his recovery is supposed to be long and hard, he soon began eating, going outside to pee, and drink water. He showed his brave spirit, his friendly nature, and his utmost belief in humans. He accepted the vets, the rescuers, the people around him and was grateful for all the help he got. He fought throughout his recovery and accepted all the love and care people gave him.

In a fantastic turn of events, Bruce also got adopted! Four months after he was found, he was adopted by his vet nurse, Marie Coleman. Marie looked after Bruce for full 48 hours the first time he was found and she says that she fell in love with him then and there. Marie loved Bruce because he was so calm, selfless, and sweet, and she decided to make him a permanent member of her family, and provide him with the happy, healthy, and long life he deserves.

Karate Inspired Dog Name Considerations

If you are a fan of traditional karate, you may consider naming your doggo after one of the masters that, first off, created it, and secondly, helped popularize karate all over Okinawa and then the world. Old masters deserve all the fame we can give them, and the world needs to know that karate did not come from cheesy movies from the 1970s, even though they are pretty cool. So, the first name you can consider is the name of the “father of karate” Gichin Funakoshi, a martial artist and the founder of Shotokan Karate-Do, the most popular style of karate.

Another name you can choose is Anko, after Anko Asato, one of Gichin Funakoshi’s teachers. A Ryūkyūan karate master, Anko is known as one of the greatest experts in karate from Okinawa. He was taught by Matsumura Sōkon, one of the original karate masters from this island, and a man who was considered an expert in the martial arts as a very young man. Finally, we cannot forget Kanga Sakugawa, who, apart from having a cool name, was one of the largest contributors to Te, the predecessor of modern karate. How cool would it be to name your doggo after one of these iconic people? They will surely be the most respected doggo in the park!

Male Karate Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Chōmo After Chōmo Hanashiro, a martial artist from Okinawa who helped develop karate
0	Gichin After Gichin Funakoshi, a martial artist, the founder of Shotokan Karate-Do, also known as the “father of modern karate”
0	Ankō After Ankō Itosu, also known as the father of modern karate before Gichin Funakoshi
0	Asato After Ankō Asato, a Ryūkyūan master of karate, Gichin Funakoshi’s master
0	Matsumura After Matsumura Sōkon, one of the original Okinawan karate masters, teacher of Anko Asato and Anko Itosu
0	Shōshin After Shōshin Nagamine, a Japanese author, soldier, and karate master from Okinawa
0	Shigeru After Shigeru Egami, a master of Shotokan karate and the founder of Shotokai style
0	Ryo After Ryo Kiyuna, a Japanese karate master who specializes in the kata discipline
0	Ali After Ali Sofuoğlu, a Turkish karateka, specializing in the kata
0	Francisco After Francisco Salazar, a Spanish karate athlete, specializing in the kata
0	Gianluca After Gianluca Gallo, an Italian karate athlete, specializing in team kata
0	Dragutin After Dragutin Simovic, a Serbian karate athlete who specializes in team kata
0	Naoto After Naoto Sago, a Japanese karate athlete specializing in the Kumite
0	Bahman After Bahman Askari, an Itanian karateka, winner of the 2018 World Karate Championship gold medal
0	Rafael After Rafael Aghayev, an Azerbaijani karate competitor, five times world champion
0	Valerii After Valerii Chobotar, a Ukrainian karate competitor, specialized in kumite
0	Zabihollah After Zabihollah Poursheib, an Iranian karate competitor, a gold medalist
0	Uğur After Uğur Aktaş, a Turkish karate competitor, specialized in kumite
0	Jonathan After Jonathan Horne, a German karateka competing in kumite +84 kg
0	Sajjad After Sajjad Ganjzadeh, an Itanian karateka and a gold medalist
0	Erman After Erman Eltemur, a Turkish karateka who competes in kumite
0	Burak After Burak Uygur, a Turkish karateka who competes in kumite
0	Bruce After Bruce Lee, a Hong Kong-American actor, director, and martial artist who could do karate
0	Jackie After Jackie Chan, a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, and stuntman who did karate
0	Stephen After Stephen Chow, a Chinese director, actor, and martial artist star
0	Takeshi After Takeshi Kaneshiro, a Taiwanese-Japanese actor, singer, and martial artist
0	Luca After Luca Maresca, an Italian karateka who specializes in team kumite
0	Daiki After Daiki Ando, a Japanese karate competitor who specializes in team kumite
0	Luigi After Luigi Busà, an Italian karate competitor
0	Vava After Vladimir Jorga, also known as Vava, a Serbian professor and the founder of the Karate Association of Yugoslavia

Female Karate Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Sandra After Sandra Sanchez, a Spanish karate athlete competing in individual kata
0	Kiyou After Kiyou Shimizu, a Japanese karateka competing in individual kata
0	Grace After Grace Lau, a karate competitor from Hong Kong who competes in individual kata
0	Viviana After Viviana Bottaro, an Italian karateka competing in individual kata
0	Mai After Mai Mugiyama, a Japanese karateka competing in team kata
0	Marta After Marta Garcia, a karate competitor from Spain
0	Sara After Sara Battaglia, an Italian karate athlete competing in team kata
0	Serap After Serap Özçelik, a Turkish karateka and a gold medalist
0	Dorota After Dorota Banaszczyk, a Polish karateka competing in -55 kg kumite
0	Jovana After Jovana Prekovic, a Serbian karateka and a gold medalist
0	Viktoria After Viktoria Isaeva, a Russian karateka competing in -68kg kumite
0	Eleni After Eleni Chatziliadou, a Greek karateka and a gold medalist
0	Ayumi After Ayumi Uekusa, a Japanese karate athlete competing in +68kg kumite
0	Hana After Hana Antunovic, a Swedish karateka
0	Lea After Lea Avazeri, a French karate competitor
0	Natsumi After Natsumi Kawamura, a Japanese karateka competing in team kumite
0	Leila After Leila Hertault, a French karateka competing in team kumite
0	Christina After Christina Ferrer, a Spanish karate competitor
0	Laura After Laura Palacio, a Spanish karateka competing in team kumite
0	Maria After Maria Torres, a Spanish karateka who competes in team kumite
0	Aisha After Aisha Abdelrahman, a karate competitor from Egypt
0	Feryal After Feryal Ashraf, a karate competitor from Egypt
0	Margarita After Margarita Morata, a Spanish karateka competing in team kata
0	Miho After Miho Miyahara, a Japanese karateka competing in kumite
0	Alexandra After Alexandra Recchia, a French karate competitor
0	Lucie After Lucie Ignace, a French karateka competing in kumite
0	Anita After Anita Serogina, a Ukrainian karateka competing in kumite
0	Marina After Marina Rakovic, a karate competitor from Montenegro
0	Ivona After Ivona Cavar, a karate competitor from Bosnia
0	Brandi After Brandi Robinson, a karate competitor from the USA