Black Belt Magazine - Honoring Chuck Norris: A Legacy Told by His Peers

[Same Trick48]

No need for quote marks, IMO. TSD in those days was just considered another karate style as practiced in Korea. Chuck's fighting/kata looked much like everyone else's, only a bit better.

Would have been interesting to see his kata performance

 

[Same Trick48]

No need for quote marks, IMO. TSD in those days was just considered another karate style as practiced in Korea. Chuck's fighting/kata looked much like everyone else's, only a bit better.

Actually TSD is 唐手道 the old way of writing karate-do, as the Okinawans named it ”Tode(te) - Tang Hand - Chinese hand

 

[isshinryuronin]

Would have been interesting to see his kata performance

Nothing unusually spectacular - just good, crisp, controlled movement. It was common in those days to compete in both sparring and kata - something not seen for a long time as competitors began to specialize in one or the other.

 

[philwhite33]

Actually TSD is 唐手道 the old way of writing karate-do, as the Okinawans named it ”Tode(te) - Tang Hand - Chinese hand

Around the time Norris was in Korea the striking arts being taught were very much karate due to the previous Japanese occupation. A lot of history was rewritten due to nationalism on the parts of both Japan and Korea.

I'm rewatching Walker Texas Ranger now. I loved watching Chuck growing up and still love his acting. Its cheesy but perfect. I agree with others on the slowing down for the camera stuff being lame but they did it to most everyone back in the day which is sad.

Reading his books is refreshing too since he writes the same way he talks on camera. It feels real. I just read Benny Urquidez's The Jet and Chucks Autobiography and its cool to see each of their perspectives on early karate in the US.

 

[Tony Dismukes102]

I agree with others on the slowing down for the camera stuff being lame but they did it to most everyone back in the day which is sad.

My problem with his fight scenes isn't that they slowed him down. It's the choreography, camera angles, and editing never allowed his skill to show through on the screen.

Come to think of it, the question of what makes a good martial arts fight scene in movies or tv isn't something I've seen discussed here for a long time. I think when I get back from teaching class tonight I'll start a thread on that topic.

 

[philwhite33]

I’ve been teaching turn side kicks and spin wheel kicks as a tribute.

 

[Same Trick48]

Around the time Norris was in Korea the striking arts being taught were very much karate due to the previous Japanese occupation. A lot of history was rewritten due to nationalism on the parts of both Japan and Korea.

I'm rewatching Walker Texas Ranger now. I loved watching Chuck growing up and still love his acting. Its cheesy but perfect. I agree with others on the slowing down for the camera stuff being lame but they did it to most everyone back in the day which is sad.

Reading his books is refreshing too since he writes the same way he talks on camera. It feels real. I just read Benny Urquidez's The Jet and Chucks Autobiography and it’s cool to see each of their perspectives on early karate in the US.

A Force of One and The Octagon were inspiring , his acting performance is good and the fight scenes great……. It’s several decades ago I watched them , but I think I remember accurately about them, great Ma”s movies.

 

[HighKick1]

Lone Wolf McQuade, The Octagon, Delta Force, Logan's War, and the Missing in Action Franchise were my favorites. I vaguely remember Sidekicks being a good movie but have not seen it in a while.

 

[Xue Sheng96]

I use to enjoy going to the theater to watch his movies. But since his death I’ve kind of been binging on his films on streaming services