Martialis Index
A per-person influence ranking computed from the sourced teacher-student lineage graph. See the methodology below for exactly how, and why. menu_book Full methodology
Overall top 25
| # | Name | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ueshiba Morihei
Aikidō
| 100.0 | military_tech Foundational |
| 2 |
Kanō Jigorō
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 94.7 | military_tech Foundational |
| 3 |
Matsumura Sōkon
Shuri-te
| 82.8 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 4 |
Funakoshi Gichin
Karate, Shotokan
| 82.4 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 5 |
Yokoyama Sakujiro
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 78.7 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 6 |
Itosu Ankō
Karate, Shuri-te
| 76.7 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 7 |
Hélio Gracie
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
| 72.8 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 8 |
Mifune Kyūzō
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 71.9 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 9 |
Georges Stobbaerts
Aikidō, Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 66.4 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 10 |
Carlos Gracie
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 63.5 | starNotable |
| 11 |
Kobayashi Kiyoshi
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 62.4 | starNotable |
| 12 |
Abe Ichirō
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 62.2 | starNotable |
| 13 |
Iso Masatari Mataemon
Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū
| 60.9 | starNotable |
| 14 |
Iso Masatomo
Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū
| 59.3 | starNotable |
| 15 |
Carlos Gracie Jr.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
| 57.3 | starNotable |
| 16 |
Maeda Mitsuyo
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 51.1 | starNotable |
| 17 |
Miyagi Chōjun
Goju-ryu
| 50.5 | starNotable |
| 18 |
Kyan Chōtoku
Shorin-ryu
| 49.4 | starNotable |
| 19 |
Nagamine Shōshin
Matsubayashi-ryu
| 49.0 | starNotable |
| 20 |
Rolls Gracie
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
| 47.5 | starNotable |
| 21 |
Dave Camarillo
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu
| 47.0 | starNotable |
| 22 |
Saitō Morihiro
Aikidō, Iwama Ryu
| 45.9 | starNotable |
| 23 |
Bruce Lee
Jeet Kune Do
| 44.5 | starNotable |
| 24 |
Motobu Chōki
Karate, Shorin-ryu, Shuri-te
| 43.0 | starNotable |
| 25 |
Handa Yatarō
Daitō-ryū Jūjutsu
| 42.8 | starNotable |
By era
expand_moreBefore 1800
| # | Name | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |
Iso Masatari Mataemon
Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū
| 60.9 | starNotable |
| 75 |
Takenaka Motonoshin
Kitō-ryū
| 22.0 | history_eduRecorded |
| 82 |
Takino Yūken
Kitō-ryū
| 20.6 | history_eduRecorded |
expand_more1800-1849
| # | Name | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
Matsumura Sōkon
Shuri-te
| 82.8 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 6 |
Itosu Ankō
Karate, Shuri-te
| 76.7 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 14 |
Iso Masatomo
Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū
| 59.3 | starNotable |
| 25 |
Handa Yatarō
Daitō-ryū Jūjutsu
| 42.8 | starNotable |
| 42 |
Leung Jan
Wing Chun
| 31.8 | history_eduRecorded |
| 44 |
Arakaki Seishō
Naha-te
| 31.5 | history_eduRecorded |
| 50 |
Inoue Keitaro
Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū
| 29.0 | history_eduRecorded |
| 51 |
Iikubo Tsunetoshi
Kitō-ryū
| 29.0 | history_eduRecorded |
| 52 |
Fukuda Hachinosuke
Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū
| 29.0 | history_eduRecorded |
| 57 |
Asato Ankō
Shuri-te
| 27.0 | history_eduRecorded |
expand_more1850-1899
| # | Name | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ueshiba Morihei
Aikidō
| 100.0 | military_tech Foundational |
| 2 |
Kanō Jigorō
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 94.7 | military_tech Foundational |
| 4 |
Funakoshi Gichin
Karate, Shotokan
| 82.4 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 5 |
Yokoyama Sakujiro
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 78.7 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 8 |
Mifune Kyūzō
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 71.9 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 16 |
Maeda Mitsuyo
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 51.1 | starNotable |
| 17 |
Miyagi Chōjun
Goju-ryu
| 50.5 | starNotable |
| 18 |
Kyan Chōtoku
Shorin-ryu
| 49.4 | starNotable |
| 24 |
Motobu Chōki
Karate, Shorin-ryu, Shuri-te
| 43.0 | starNotable |
| 26 |
Takeda Sōkaku
Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu
| 42.0 | starNotable |
expand_more1900-1949
| # | Name | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
Hélio Gracie
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
| 72.8 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 9 |
Georges Stobbaerts
Aikidō, Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 66.4 | workspace_premiumMajor |
| 10 |
Carlos Gracie
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 63.5 | starNotable |
| 11 |
Kobayashi Kiyoshi
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 62.4 | starNotable |
| 12 |
Abe Ichirō
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 62.2 | starNotable |
| 19 |
Nagamine Shōshin
Matsubayashi-ryu
| 49.0 | starNotable |
| 22 |
Saitō Morihiro
Aikidō, Iwama Ryu
| 45.9 | starNotable |
| 23 |
Bruce Lee
Jeet Kune Do
| 44.5 | starNotable |
| 27 |
Kobayashi Hirokazu
Aikidō
| 40.6 | starNotable |
| 29 |
Ushijima Tatsukuma
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 37.3 | history_eduRecorded |
expand_more1950-present
| # | Name | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |
Carlos Gracie Jr.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
| 57.3 | starNotable |
| 20 |
Rolls Gracie
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
| 47.5 | starNotable |
| 21 |
Dave Camarillo
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu
| 47.0 | starNotable |
| 54 |
Relson Gracie
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
| 28.1 | history_eduRecorded |
| 55 |
Renzo Gracie
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
| 27.8 | history_eduRecorded |
| 64 |
Ralph Gracie
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
| 25.3 | history_eduRecorded |
| 71 |
John Danaher
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
| 23.7 | history_eduRecorded |
| 76 |
Jean Jacques Machado
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
| 21.8 | history_eduRecorded |
| 121 |
Romero Cavalcanti
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
| 13.4 | history_eduRecorded |
| 147 |
AnnMaria De Mars
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 11.2 | history_eduRecorded |
expand_moreUndated
| # | Name | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 |
Iizasa Shuri-no-suke Morisada
Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū
| 31.6 | history_eduRecorded |
| 45 |
Masakatsu Naka
Yagyū Shingan-ryū
| 31.2 | history_eduRecorded |
| 48 |
Antony Striker
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 30.4 | history_eduRecorded |
| 90 |
Carlos Pereira
Aikidō
| 18.4 | history_eduRecorded |
| 93 |
Kumajiro Yamaguchi
Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū
| 18.0 | history_eduRecorded |
| 98 |
Jae Hun Kim
ITF Taekwondo
| 17.4 | history_eduRecorded |
| 101 |
Hayashi Sakuichiro
Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū
| 16.7 | history_eduRecorded |
| 105 |
Edmund Mede
Kōdōkan Jūdō
| 16.2 | history_eduRecorded |
| 109 |
Oshima Masateru
Yagyū Shingan-ryū
| 15.3 | history_eduRecorded |
| 117 |
Leung Yee-tai
Wing Chun
| 13.5 | history_eduRecorded |
Computed from 390 persons and 560 lineage edges (γ=0.5, branch exponent=0.5). Stability (top-20 retention under 10% random edge removal) = 0.89. Generated 2026-08-22T21:14:18.465890+00:00.