Karate Influencers Sharing Techniques, Motivation With the World

Karate is a popular sport across the world. In the United States, more than 3 million people practice karate, and karate debuted as an Olympic sport in 2020. Unfortunately, it was dropped from the 2024 Olympics, but athletes hope it will come back in the next games. The following karate influencers share what it takes to compete with some of the best in the world, lessons about karate as an ancient form of self-defense, or relatable content that resonates with martial artists worldwide. Whether you’d like to find an influencer for a campaign or need inspiration to get started in the sport, check out what these karate experts share on social media.

Karate influencers sharing their discipline

Anshan Khosravi

Anshan is a Swedish karate champion. His Instagram feed provides some training motivation, showing off the competitions he’s in. He also posts his latest outfits and photos from his travels. Anshan has more than 19.5 followers on Instagram.

Jesus Larroche

Jesus is a karate teacher and has even taken part in the Senior Team Trials. He also does the photography for the Pan American Games.

Jesse Enkamp

With 161K followers on Instagram, Jesse is the Karate Nerd™ and is the founder of Seishin International. This karate athlete shares his training and love for karate on Instagram frequently. 

Sandra Sánchez

Sandra became an Olympic Champion when she won the gold medal in the women’s kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She has over 341K followers on Instagram where she shares her love for karate.

Sakura Kokumai

Sakura is a Tokyo 2020 Olympian, world bronze medalist and eight-time Pan American Champion who is part of Team USA. Sakura, who is from Honolulu, shares her karate training as she prepares for competition, along with her workouts, speaking engagements, performances and photos of everyday moments. She has almost 54K followers on Instagram.

Nat Hearn

Nat is a martial artist who shares techniques on TikTok. His videos are instructional but also funny and engaging. Nat has built a following of more than 750K followers. His videos typically help athletes bring their training to another level, with new kicks or other techniques to practice.

Danyaal Butt

Danyaal, or @fitnesstiger924 on TikTok, practices a few different martial arts, including karate and taekwondo. His posts help anyone interested in martial arts learn the different belts and expand their skillset in engaging ways. Danyaal has more than 169K followers on TikTok. Along with taekwondo and karate, he’s mastered the art of meme-making in the martial arts space.

Daria Tulyakova

Daria is a Russian athlete who is an ambassador for Adidas in her home country. Her Instagram, with 176K followers, shows off her outfits, karate training, vacations and other adventures. Daria, known as the “karate Barbie” in some media reports, has been practicing martial arts since she was 8 years old. She represents Russia while competing in World Karate Federation competitions.

Kevin Kowalczik

Kevin is an 11-time world champion in the sport and runs his own dojo in Littleton, Colorado. Kevin goes beyond sharing techniques and highlights by sharing tips on how to run or improve a dojo. His posts feature his kids often, and it’s clear that his role as a father is just as important. Kevin’s mix of motivation, humor, lifestyle, entrepreneur and technical content has garnered him a following of 40K on TikTok.

Sara Bahmanyar

Sara is a highly successful Iranian athlete who has won two gold medals in the World League and competed in the World Senior Championship, Islamic Games and Asian Games. She motivates through the messages in her captions and includes many aspects of her life in her posts, including photos of her pets and her travels throughout the world. Sara has more than 99K Instagram followers. She represented Iran in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Tom Scott

Tom is on Team USA and competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, placing seventh. He’s quite the decorated karate athlete as a six-time6x Pan American Champion, 15-time National Champion and 10-time USA Open Champion.  He shares his latest competitions, training, community events and family life. He has just under 19K followers on Instagram.

Trinity Allen

Trinity is a karate athlete on Team USA. She has competed in the World Games and won third place at the Pan American Championships. The 23-year-old karate influencer shares her training, competitions, favorite products, and more on her social media.