Hoshu Ikeda
The Japanese refer to Gichin Funikoshi as the Father of Karate. He created Shotokan karate in Japan. He was from Okinawa and brought Shorin Ryu karate over to them.
You would find the listings in many of the karate histories. The book Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles and Secret Techniques by Mark Bishop provides hundreds of senior practitioners and their lineage.
A teacher of karate is called Sensei. A really high ranked instructor who has earned the respect of their students may be referred to as Hanshi. A traditional martial artist is humble and will never ask to be called by their title, it is up to the other students to teach them the proper terminology. We call our Grandmaster (10th Dan) Sensei when talking with him, but refer to him as Hanshi or Grandmaster when we are talking to others.
It will depend on the school or style of karate. In some styles, red belt is one of the levels on the way to black belt. In the Okinawan styles, a red belt indicates someone at the 9th or 10th Dan level, a Grandmaster.
Burendo is the Japanese pronunciation of the word for Blended. Burendo Karate is a system founded by Robert Yount and backed by Grandmaster Raymond McCallum, five time World Champion, that incorporates techniques form Tae Kwon Do and Shotokan Karate systems. This system has enjoyed tremendous success in competition in three major tournament organizations in Texas.
Pagoda Ryu is a martial arts system founded by Grandmaster Dr. Shorty Mills. The system is comprised of four styles: Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, Karate, and Kenpo Jujutsu.
Grandmaster Ratte' was born in 1970.
Grandmaster Slice was born in 1967.
Grandmaster Flash was born on January 1, 1958.
Grandmaster Flash was born on January 1, 1958.
Grandmaster Caz was born on 1961-04-17.