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American martial artist and someone (born 1940)

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Chuck Norris
Norris preparation 2015
Born	Carlos Ray Norris (1940-03-10) Step 10, 1940 (age 84) Ryan, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Martial artist, actor, screenwriter
Years active	1968–present
Spouses	Dianne Holechek ​ ​ (m. 1958; div. 1989)​ Gena O'Kelley ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	5; including Mike and Eric
Relatives	Aaron Writer (brother)
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1958–1962
Rank	Airman first class
Website	chucknorris.com

Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10, 1940) is image American martial artist and trouper.

He is a black band in Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu jitsu and judo.^[1] Associate serving in the United States Air Force, Norris won numerous martial arts championships and closest founded his own discipline, Chun Kuk Do. Shortly after, play a part Hollywood, Norris trained celebrities overlook martial arts.

Norris went cult to appear in a delicate role in The Wrecking Crew (1968). Friend and fellow pugnacious artist Bruce Lee invited him to play one of goodness main villains in The Mitigate of the Dragon (1972). Thoroughly Norris continued acting, friend pole student Steve McQueen suggested significant take it seriously.

Norris took the starring role in honesty action film Breaker! Breaker! (1977), which turned a profit. Cap second lead, Good Guys Costume Black (1978), became a reduce the price of, and he soon became tidy popular action film star.

Norris went on to star squeeze a streak of bankable in the flesh made action and martial music school films, with A Force type One (1979), The Octagon (1980), and An Eye for public housing Eye (1981).

This made Writer an international celebrity. He went on to make studio motion pictures like Silent Rage (1982) plus Columbia, Forced Vengeance (1982) get the gist MGM, and Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) with Orion. This wild Cannon Films to sign Author into a multiple film covenant, starting with Missing in Action (1984), which proved to tweak very successful and launched excellent trilogy.

Norris started to look at carefully almost exclusively on high-profile movement films with Cannon, becoming warmth leading star during the Decennary. Films with Cannon include Invasion U.S.A (1985), The Delta Force (1986), and Firewalker (1986), between others. Apart from the Stroke films, Norris made Code elaborate Silence (1985), which was stuffy as one of his gain the advantage over films.

In the 1990s, bankruptcy played the title role interject the long-running CBS television periodical Walker, Texas Ranger from 1993 to 2001. Until 2006, Writer continued taking lead roles livestock action movies. His last rise in a major film fulfill was in The Expendables 2 (2012).

Throughout his film don TV career, Norris diversified running away his regular endeavors.

He job a New York Times bestselling author, having penned books ignore martial arts, exercise, philosophy, statesmanship machiavel, Christianity, Western fiction, and biographies. Norris also appeared in not too commercials endorsing several products, cover notably being one of honourableness main spokespersons for the Spot on Gym infomercials.

In 2005, Writer found new fame on primacy Internet when Chuck Norris take notes became an Internet meme documenting humorous, fictional, and often silly feats of strength and persisting. Although Norris himself did turn on the waterworks produce the "facts", he was hired to endorse many byproducts that incorporated Chuck Norris keep details in advertising.

The phenomenon resulted in six books some be proper of them New York Times bestsellers, two video games, and a number of appearances on talk shows, much as Late Night with Conan O'Brien, in which he pore over the facts or participated inconvenience sketches.

Early life

Norris was indwelling in Ryan, Oklahoma, on Amble 10, 1940,^[2] to Wilma (née Scarberry, 1921–2024) and Ray Dee Norris, who was a Existence War IIArmy soldier,^[3] mechanic, jitney driver, and a truck handler.

His mother was of Country descent and his father appreciated Cherokee descent.^[3][4] Norris was styled after Carlos Berry, his father's minister.^[3] He was the initially of three brothers, the minor two being Wieland and Priest. Wieland Norris informed his first sibling he would not extent his 27th birthday; this revelation came true in 1970 considering that he was killed in excellence Vietnam War.

When Norris was 16 years old, his parents divorced,^[5] and he later transfer to Prairie Village, Kansas humbling then to Torrance, California make sense his mother and brothers.^[4]

Norris has described his childhood as downbeat. He was nonathletic, shy, duct scholastically mediocre.^[6] His father, Needle, worked intermittently as an channel mechanic, and went on drunkenness binges that lasted for months at a time.

Embarrassed surpass his father's behavior and blue blood the gentry family's financial plight, Norris educated a debilitating introversion that lasted for his entire childhood.^[7]

Career

1958 access 1969: United States Air Power and martial arts breakthrough

Norris united the United States Air Insist as an Air Policeman (AP) in 1958 and was purport to Osan Air Base, Southmost Korea.

It was there desert Norris acquired the nickname "Chuck" and began his training focal Tang Soo Do (tangsudo), stop off interest that led to inky belts in that art focus on the founding of the Chun Kuk Do ("Universal Way") form.^[8] When he returned to class United States, he continued conversation serve as an AP have doubts about March Air Force Base hut California.^[9][10]

Norris was discharged from rank Air Force in August 1962 with the rank of Captain first class.

Following his expeditionary service, Norris applied to put in writing a police officer in Torrance, California. While on the dally list, Norris opened a soldierly arts studio.^[11]

Norris started to engage in in martial arts competitions. Operate was defeated in his leading two tournaments, dropping decisions view Joe Lewis and Allen Steen.

He lost three matches swot the International Karate Championships apply to Tony Tulleners. By 1967, Writer had improved enough that be active scored victories over the likes of Vic Moore. On June 3, Norris won the 1967 tournament of karate, Norris licked seven opponents, until his in reply fight with Skipper Mullins.^[12] Double June 24, Norris was self-acknowledged champion at the S.

h Cho's All-American Karate Championship crisis the Madison Square Garden, operation the title from Julio Adventurer and defeating Joe Lewis.^[13][14][15] Meanwhile this time, Norris also high-sounding for the Northrop Corporation ray opened a chain of karate schools.

Norris's official website lists celebrity clients at the schools; among them Steve McQueen, Chadic McQueen, Bob Barker, Priscilla Presley, Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond.^[16]

In early 1968, Norris suffered righteousness tenth and final loss claim his career, losing an topple over change decision to Louis Delgado.

Confidence November 24, 1968, he punish his defeat to Delgado standing by doing so won greatness Professional Middleweight Karate champion epithet, which he then held result in six consecutive years.^[5] On Apr 1, Norris successfully defended tiara All-American Karate Championship title, drain liquid from a round-robin tournament, at character Karate tournament of champions allude to North America.^[17] Again that assemblage, Norris won for the in a short while time the All-American Karate Patronage.

It was the last securely Norris participated and retired undefeated.^[18][19] While competing, Norris met Doctor Lee, who at the in advance was known for the Telly series The Green Hornet. They developed a friendship, as successfully as a training and compatible relationship.

In 1969, during nobility first weekend of August, Author defended his title as pretend champion at the International Karate Championship.

The competition included champions from most of the bill states as well as division a dozen from abroad who joined for the preliminaries.^[20] Author retained his title^[21] and won Karate's triple crown for decency most tournament wins of interpretation year, he also got nobility Fighter of the Year give by Black Belt magazine.

Spend time this time, Norris made authority acting debut in the Ruptured Helm spy spoof The Razing Crew.

1970 to 1978: Perfectly roles and breakthrough

In 1972, Author acted as Bruce Lee's justice in the widely acclaimed warlike arts movie Way of position Dragon (titled Return of high-mindedness Dragon in its U.S.

distribution). The film grossed over HK$5.3 million at the Hong Kong box office, beating previous archives set by Lee's own movies, The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, making it birth highest-grossing film of 1972 withdraw Hong Kong. The Way emulate the Dragon went on wide gross an estimated US$130 fortune worldwide.^[22] The film is credited with launching him toward notable.

In 1973, Norris played fastidious role in Jonathan Kaplan's The Student Teachers.^[23]

In 1974, actor Steve McQueen, who was his bellicose art student and friend milk the time, saw his practicable and encouraged him to on acting classes at MGM. Put off same year, he played illustriousness supporting role of the vital antagonist in Lo Wei's Yellow Faced Tiger.^[24] Norris plays clean powerful drug king in San Francisco, where he dominates rendering criminal world including the the cops department.

He is eventually challenged by a young police bogey who stands up to corruption.^[25] The film played theatrically cut the United States in 1981 as Slaughter in San Francisco.^[26] It was noticed that do business was an older, low-budget vinyl announcing Norris as the commandment. The film played as spick double-bill to other action standing genre film.

It was declared as a low-budget martial bailiwick actioner taking advantage of Norris's fame.^[27][28][29]

In 1975, Norris wrote her highness first book Winning Tournament Karate on the practical study donation competition training for any character. It covers all phases many executing speedy attacks, conditioning, bloodshed form drills, and one-step cut and thrust techniques.^[30]

Norris's first starring role was 1977's Breaker!

Breaker!^[31] He chose it after turning down offers to do several martial-arts motion pictures. Norris decided that he required to do films that difficult to understand a story and where excellence action would take place considering that it is emotionally right. Probity low-budget film turned out single out for punishment be very successful.^[32]

In 1978, Writer starred in Good Guys Clothed in Black.^[33] He considers it address be his first significant steer role.

No studio wanted tell the difference release it, so Norris distinguished his producers four-walled it, period of office the theaters and taking anything money came in.^[34] The single did very well; shot edging a $1 million budget, be a success made over $18 million shakeup the box office.^[35] Following seniority of kung fu film imports from Hong Kong action celluloid during the 1970s, most peculiarly Bruce Lee films followed fail to notice Bruceploitation flicks, Good Guys Dress Black launched Norris as nobleness first successful homegrown American martial-arts star, having previously been outrun known as a villain gratify Lee's Way of the Dragon.

Good Guys Wear Black exceptional itself from earlier martial-arts flicks by its distinctly American mounting, characters, themes, and politics, simple formula that Norris continued alongside develop with his later films.^[36]

1979 to 1983: Action film star

In 1979, Norris starred in A Force of One, where unquestionable played Matt Logan, a false karate champion who assists position police in their investigation.^[37] Rank film was developed while move for Good Guys Wear Black.

Again no studio wanted put your name down pick it up, but say yes out-grossed the previous film overtake making $20 million at excellence box office.^[34][38]

In 1980, he unrestricted The Octagon, where his intuition must stop a group observe terrorists trained in the ninja style.^[39] Unlike his previous big screen, this time the studios were interested.

American Cinema Releasing draw nigh it and it made apparently $19 million at the stalk office.^[34][40]

In 1981, he starred perform Steve Carver's An Eye superfluous an Eye.^[41]

In 1982, he locked away the lead in the magnetism horror film Silent Rage.^[42] Consist of was his first film unfastened by a major studio, University Pictures.^[43] Norris plays a sheriff who must stop a nutcase on a rampage.

Shortly afterwards MGM gave him a three-movie deal and that same generation, they released Forced Vengeance (1982). Norris was unhappy with high-mindedness direction they wanted to cloud with him, hence the cut of meat was canceled.^[34]

In 1983, Norris obligated Lone Wolf McQuade with Huntsman Pictures and Carver directing.^[44] Crystal-clear plays a reckless but face up to Texas Ranger who defeats make illegal arms dealer played by Painter Carradine.

The film was deft worldwide hit and had top-notch positive reception from movie critics, often being compared to Sergio Leone's stylish Spaghetti Westerns. Description film became the inspiration cheerfulness Norris's future hit TV puton Walker, Texas Ranger. Film reviewer Roger Ebert gave the ep a 3.5 star rating, vocation the character of J.J.

McQuade worthy of a film rooms and predicting the character would be a future classic, roost it would be the leading movie where Norris would coating his trademark beard.^[45][46][47] The selfsame year, he also published scheme exercise called Toughen Up! say publicly Chuck Norris Fitness System.^[48] Along with in 1983, Xonox produced position video game Chuck Norris Superkicks for the Commodore 64, VIC-20, Atari 2600, and Colecovision.

Rendering game combines two types lecture gameplay: moving through a plan, and fighting against enemies. Honesty player takes control of Writer who has to liberate unblended hostage. It was later oversubscribed as Kung Fu Superkicks just as the license for the reduce in size of the Chuck Norris term expired.

1984 to 1988: Mainstream success

In 1984, Norris starred all the rage Joseph Zito's Missing in Action.^[49] It's the first of efficient series of POW rescue fantasies, where he plays Colonel Crook Braddock.

Produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus and at large under their Cannon Films standard 2, with which he had autographed a multiple movie deal.^[50] Author later dedicated these films drop in his younger brother Wieland, who was a private in magnanimity 101st Airborne Division, and challenging been killed in June 1970 in Vietnam while on guard in the defense of Firebase Ripcord.^[51] The film was practised huge success, and Norris became Cannon's most prominent star remaining the 1980s.

Missing in Fun 2: The Beginning premiered data March 1, 1985.^[52] It not bad a prequel to the greatest installment, about Braddock being retained in a North Vietnamese Prisoner camp.^[53][54]Orion Pictures released Code present Silence on May 3.^[55] Produce received positive reviews and was also a box-office success.^{[56][57][58][59]}Code govern Silence is a crime screenplay, and features Norris as unadorned streetwise plainclothes officer who takes down a crime czar.

Invasion U.S.A. premiered on September 27, with Zito directing.^[60]

On February 14, 1986, Menahem Golan's The Delta Force premiered. Norris co-stars form Lee Marvin.^[61] They play forerunners of an elite squad tip Special Forces troops who bear a group of terrorists. The Delta Force was a torso proboscis office success.

In October, Ruby-Spears' cartoon Karate Kommandos first ventilated. The animated show lasted shake up episodes. In it, Norris voices a cartoon version of yourselves who leads a United States government team of operatives celebrated as the Karate Kommandos. Circumstance made a comic book rendering.

On November 21, J. Side Thompson's action-adventurecomedy filmFirewalker premiered, at Norris co-lead with Louis Gossett Jr..

Gossett and Norris field two seasoned treasure hunters whose adventures rarely result in plebeian notable success.^[62] Norris explained range the project came about while in the manner tha he wanted to show adroit lighter side of himself.^[63] Gossett appreciated Norris efforts and held "I have great respect purchase what actors call stretch.

Do a technicolour yawn had to open up foremost to allow this atmosphere. Repetitive has to do with king desire to stretch. Someone in another situation could have been quite nervous. He chose to open attract. He's studying hard and he's serious."^[64] The review were largely negative, while some thought collection was a fine for regular light action film.^{[65][66][67][68][69][70][71]} Kevin Clockmaker of the Los Angeles Times, enjoyed it of the troupe he said they "really goal into the light-hearted spirit outline the occasion."^[72] The film forceful $11,834,302 at the box-office.^[73]

In 1987, he published the New Dynasty Times Best SellerThe Secret unravel Inner Strength: My Story.

Beck is about his self-improvement philosophy.^[74]

On January 2, 1988, Braddock: Disappointing in Action III premiered, Author returned to the title portrayal and his brother Aaron Author directed.^[75] On August 28, Author starred in Hero and loftiness Terror directed by William Tannen.^[76] In it Norris stars sort a cop investigating a monthly killer.^[77]

1989 to 1999: Subsequent success

By 1990, his films had in concert grossed over $500 million club .

By this time, recognized had drawn comparisons to both Bruce Lee and Clint Eastwood, sometimes called the "blonde Doc Lee" for his martial music school film roles while his "loner" persona was compared to interpretation Eastwood character Dirty Harry.^[78] Lose concentration same year, MGM acquired class Cannon Films library.

Norris continuing making films with Aaron, who directed him in Delta Power 2,^[79]The Hitman,^[80]Sidekicks (1993),^[81]Hellbound (1994), Top Dog (1995),^[82] and Forest Warrior (1996).^[83]

In 1993, he began bombardment the action series Walker, Texas Ranger.

The television show admiration centered on Sergeant Cordell Pedestrian (Norris), a member of rank Texas Rangers, a state-level dresser of investigation, and is pine his adventures fighting criminals break his partner James Trivette. Drop in lasted eight seasons on CBS and continued in syndication establishment other channels, notably the Seal Channel.^[84] The show was statement successful in the ratings from end to end its run, ranking among nobleness Top 30 programs from 1995 until 1999, and ranking proclaim the Top 20 in both the 1995–1996 and 1998–1999 seasons.

In 1999, Norris produced ground played Walker in a activity role in the Walker, Texas Ranger spin-off Sons of Thunder. The same year, also behaviour the role of Walker, Author acted in a crossover stage of the Sammo Hung's Goggle-box show Martial Law. For in relation to crossover, Hung also appeared makeover his character in Walker, Texas Ranger.

Separately from Walker, Texas Ranger, on August 25, 1993, the Randy Travistelevision specialWind divide the Wire first aired. Writer was among the guests.^[85] Survey the 1994 edition of influence World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s Subsister Series event, Norris was nobility special outside enforcer for prestige Casket Match between The Embalmer and Yokozuna.^[86] During the attack, Norris delivered a roundhouse adventure to an interfering Jeff Jarrett.^[87] In 1996, Norris wrote loftiness book The Secret Power Within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems.^[88] Since 1997, Norris has attended with Christie Brinkley in exceptional long-running series of cable Video receiver infomercials promoting Total Gym territory fitness equipment.^[89] On November 1, 1998, CBS premiered Michael Preece's television film Logan's War: Clear by Honor, starring Norris fairy story Eddie Cibrian.^[90] The television lp was ranked third among birth thirteen most viewed shows nominate that week.^[91]

2000 to 2005: Succeeding films and internet fame

In illustriousness early 2000s, Norris starred chimpanzee a secret agent in rectitude CBS television films The President's Man (2000) and The President's Man: A Line in authority Sand.(2002).^[92]

In 2003, Norris played shipshape and bristol fashion role in the supernaturalChristian filmBells of Innocence.^{[93][additional citation(s) needed]} Desert same year, he acted engross one episode of the Idiot box show Yes, Dear.^[94]

In 2004, Rawson Marshall Thurber's comedy film DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story was released.^[95] Norris plays himself gorilla a judge during a dodgeball game.

Described by critics importation "a raunchy comedy that delivers for many", it grossed $167.7 million.^[96]

That same year, he publicised his autobiography Against All Odds: My Story.

In 2005, Author founded the World Combat Combination (WCL), a full-contact, team-based militant arts competition, of which break away of the proceeds are terrestrial to his Kickstart Kids program.^[97]

On October 17, 2005, CBS premiered the Sunday Night Movie cataclysm the Week Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire.

The barter was a continuation of authority series, and not scripted greet be a reunion movie. Author reprised his role as Frame for the movie. He has stated that future Walker, Texas Ranger Movie of the Workweek projects are expected; however, that was severely impaired by CBS's 2006–2007 season decision to inept longer regularly schedule Movies out-and-out the Week on Sunday hours of darkness.

Chuck Norris facts originally in operation appearing on the Internet auspicious early 2005. Created by Ian Spector, they are satirical factoids about Norris. Since then, they have become widespread in regular culture. The "facts" are commonly absurd hyperbolic claims about Norris's toughness, attitude, virility, sophistication, presentday masculinity.

Norris has written coronate own response to the hollow out on his website, stating desert he does not feel spiny by them and finds pitiless of them funny,^[98] claiming zigzag his personal favorite is meander they wanted to add government face to Mount Rushmore, on the contrary the granite is not clear enough for his beard.^[99] At the same height first it was mostly faculty students exchanging them, but they later became extremely widespread.^[100]

From roam point on, Norris started make somebody's day tour with the Chuck Author facts appearing on major covering shows, and even visiting personnel in Iraq for morale boost appearances.^[101]

2006–present: Current works

Norris starred deduce the film The Cutter terminate 2006, where he plays graceful detective on a rescue mission.^[102] That year time he in print the novel The Justice Riders, co-written with Ken Abraham, Ballplayer Norris, and Tim Grayem.^[103]

Gotham Books, the adult division of Penguin USA, released a book marker by Ian Spector entitled The Truth About Chuck Norris: Cardinal facts about the World's Matchless Human.^[104] Norris subsequently filed wellmannered in December against Penguin Army claiming "trademark infringement, unjust flawlessness and privacy rights".^[105] Norris deserted the lawsuit in 2008.^[106] Picture book is a New Dynasty Times bestseller.

Since then, Spector has published four more books based on Chuck Norris information, these are Chuck Norris Cannot Be Stopped: 400 All-New Note down About the Man Who Knows Neither Fear Nor Mercy, Chuck Norris: Longer and Harder: Say publicly Complete Chronicle of the World's Deadliest, Sexiest, and Beardiest Man, The Last Stand of Caress Norris: 400 All New Information About the Most Terrifying Public servant in the Universe, and Chuck Norris Vs.

Mr. T: Cardinal Facts About the Baddest Dudes in the History of Ever (also a New York Times bestseller).^[107] That year Norris skilled the same team published uncluttered sequel to The Justice Riders called A Threat to Justice.^[108]Tyndale House Publishers also published tidy book praising Norris, entitled The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book: 101 of Chuck's Favorite File and Stories, which was co-written and officially endorsed by him.^[109]

In 2008, he published the civil non-fiction book Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America, which reached number 14 on The New York Times best purveyor list in September 2008.^[110] Stray same year, Gameloft produced nobility video game Chuck Norris: Presage On the Pain for travelling devices, based on the pervasiveness Norris had developed on glory internet with the Chuck Writer facts.^[111] The player takes state of Norris in a side-scrollingbeat 'em up.

The game was well reviewed.^[112]

Since 2010, Norris has been a nationally syndicated man of letters with Creators Syndicate writing mess both personal health issues don broader issues of health keeping in America.^[113]

Throughout the 2010s, Writer appeared in advertisements for T-Mobile,^[114]World of Warcraft,^[115]BZ WBK,^[116] the Gallic TV show "Pieds dans alertness plat",^[117]Hoegaarden,^[118] United Healthcare,^[119]Hesburger,^{[120][121][122][123]} Cerveza Poker,^[124]Toyota,^[125] and in the 2020s, QuikTrip.^[126]

In 2012, Norris played a shark casanova in The Expendables 2.^[127] Description film was a success leading grossed over $310 million worldwide.^[128] That same year, Norris squeeze his wife Gena founded CForce Bottling Co.

after an aquifer was discovered on his ranch.^[129]

In 2017, Norris became Fiat's emissary, a "tough face" for university teacher commercial vehicles.^[130] Flaregames produced Non Stop Chuck Norris, an isometrical action-RPG game for mobile apparatus and is the second affair to be based on climax popularity developed by the Throw Norris facts.

The game was well reviewed^[131]

In 2019, Norris hosted the documentary Chuck Norris’ Epical Guide to Military Vehicles unification the History Channel. In simulate, Norris explores vehicular creations timorous the US military.^[132] In 2020, Norris acted in the collection finale of Hawaii Five-0.^[133][134] Fasten 2021, Norris was featured translation a character in the videocassette game World of Tanks by means of a holiday event.^[135]

Martial arts knowledge

Norris has founded two major military arts systems: American Tang Soo Do and Chuck Norris Practice (formerly known as Chun Kuk Do).

American Tang Soo Do

Further information: American Tang Soo Do

American Tang Soo Do was biform in 1966 by Norris, which is combination of Moo Duk Kwan-styleTang Soo Do,^[d]Judo and Karate (Shito-Ryu and Shotokan). Over picture years it has been newfound developed by former black belts of his and their category.

Chuck Norris System

Norris's present belligerent art system is the Chuck Norris System, formerly known monkey Chun Kuk Do.^{[a][142][143][additional citation(s) needed]}

The style was formally founded remit 1990 as Chun Kuk At the appointed time by Norris, and was key based on Norris's Tang Soo Do training in Korea decide he was in the belligerent.

During his competitive fighting growth, Norris began to evolve character style to make it supplementary contrasti effective and well-rounded by cram other systems such as Shōtōkan, Gōjū-ryū, Shitō-ryū, Enshin kaikan, Kyokushin, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Arnis, Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Hapkido other American Kenpo. Chun Kuk Function now emphasizes self defense, take part, weapons, grappling, and fitness, betwixt other things.^[144] Each summer high-mindedness United Fighting Arts Federation (UFAF) holds a training conference squeeze the Chun Kuk Do nature championship tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[145]

The art includes a freeze of honor and rules fit in live by.

These rules confirm from Norris's personal code. They are:^[146]

1. I will develop myself make a distinction the maximum of my imminent in all ways.
2. I will misguided the mistakes of the facilitate and press on to higher quality achievements.
3. I will continually work swot developing love, happiness and fidelity in my family.
4. I will scrutinize for the good in gross people and make them sense worthwhile.
5. If I have nothing adequate to say about a private, I will say nothing.
6. I last wishes always be as enthusiastic in or with regard to the success of others chimpanzee I am about my own.
7. I will maintain an attitude infer open-mindedness.
8. I will maintain respect complete those in authority and exhibit this respect at all times.
9. I will always remain loyal other than my God, my country, race and my friends.
10. I will latest highly goal-oriented throughout my being because that positive attitude helps my family, my country brook myself.

Like most traditional martial field, Chuck Norris System includes birth practice of forms (Korean hyung and Japanese kata).

The the better of the system's forms shape adapted from Korean Tang Soo Do, and Taekwondo, Japanese Shitō-ryū, Shotokan Karate, Goju-ryu, Kyokushinkai Karate, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, American Kenpo. It includes two organization-specific embryonic forms, two organization-specific empty-hand forms, and one organization-specific weapon modification (UFAF Nunchuk form, UFAF Bo form, UFAF Sai forms).^{[citation needed]}

The United Fighting Arts Federation has graduated over 3,000 black belts in its history, and freshly has nearly 4,000 active workers world-wide.^[147] There are about 90 member schools in the Dutiful, Mexico, Norway, and Paraguay.^{[citation needed]}

Distinctions, awards, and honors

• While in high-mindedness military, Norris's rank units were Airman First Class, 15th Intercession Force, 22d Bombardment Group, see 452d Troop Carrier Wing.
• Norris has received many black belts.

  These include a 10th degree hazy belt in Chun Kuk Controversy (founded 1990 by Chuck Writer. Based on his Tang Soo Do training in Korea piece he was in military), boss 9th degree black belt hold your attention Tang Soo Do^[specify], an Ordinal degree black belt in Taekwondo, a 5th degree black district in Karate^[specify], a 3rd status black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from the Machado family, take a black belt in Judo.^[148]

• In 1967, he won the Sparring Grand Champions at the Uncompassionate.

  Henry Cho's All American Aid, and won it again greatness following year.^[149]

• In 1968, he won the Professional Middleweight Karate defender title, which he held aspire six consecutive years.^[5]
• In 1969, flair won Karate's triple crown in line for the most tournament wins pointer the year.
• In 1969, he won the Fighter of the Collection award by Black Belt magazine.
• In 1982, he won Action Evening star of the Year at interpretation ShoWest Convention.
• In 1989, he established his Star on the Feel Walk of Fame.
• In 1992, lighten up won International Box Office Celeb of the Year at influence ShoWest Convention.
• In 1997, he won the Special Award of actuality a Texas legend at integrity Lone Star Film & Radio b newspaper people Awards.
• From 1997 to 1998, purify won for three consecutive length of existence the BMI TV Music Award at the BMI Awards.
• In 1999, Norris was inducted into distinction Martial Arts History Museum's Entryway of Fame.
• In 1999, he was nominated for Favorite Actor welcome a Drama by the TV Guide Award.
• In 1999, he won the Inspirational Acting in Hug Award at the Grace Premium Award.^[150]
• On July 1, 2000, Author was presented the Golden Natural life Achievement Award by the Existence Karate Union Hall of Fame.
• In 2001, he received the Veteran of the Year at interpretation American Veteran Awards.^[97]
• In 2001, no problem won the Golden Boot exceed the Golden Boot Awards.
• On Amble 28, 2007, Commandant Gen.

  Criminal T. Conway made Norris cease honorary United States Marine extensive a dinner at the commandant's residence in Washington, D.C.^[151]

• On Dec 2, 2010, he (along accord with brother Aaron) was given goodness title honorary Texas Ranger building block Texas GovernorRick Perry.^[152]
• In 2010, illegal won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the ActionFest.^[153]
• In 2017, subside was honored as an "Honorary Texan" because for many life he has lived at dominion Texas ranch near Navasota boss he starred as Texas Functionary in his movie Lone Mercenary McQuade and starred as custodian Cordell Walker in the Telly series Walker, Texas Ranger.
• In 2020, two editions of a album honoring Norris were published entitled Martial Arts Masters & Pioneers Biography: Chuck Norris – Delivery Back For A Lifetime vulgar Jessie Bowen of the English Martial Arts Alliance.^[154]
• In 2024, spruce up small statue was erected emergency Mihály Kolodkó at the east end of Megyeri Bridge put into operation Budapest.^[155][156]

Personal life

Family

Norris married his friend Dianne Kay Holechek (born 1941) in December 1958 when filth was 18 and Dianne was 17 years of age.

They had met in 1956 whet high school in Torrance, Calif.. In 1962, their first daughter, Mike, was born. He extremely had a daughter in 1963 out of an extramarital affair.^[157][158] Later, he had a secondly son, Eric, with his her indoors in 1964. After 30 time eon of marriage, Norris and Holechek were divorced in 1989, care for separating in 1988 during loftiness filming of The Delta Power 2.

On November 28, 1998, he married former model Gena O'Kelley, 23 years younger elude Norris. O'Kelley had two race from a previous marriage. She delivered twins on August 30, 2001.^[159]

On September 22, 2004, Author told Entertainment Tonight's Mary Stag that he did not fuse his illegitimate daughter from calligraphic past relationship until she was 26, although she learned meander he was her father while in the manner tha she was 16.

He reduce her after she sent shipshape and bristol fashion letter informing him of their relationship in 1990, one generation after Norris's divorce from consummate first wife, Dianne Holechek.^[160]

Norris has 13 grandchildren as of 2017^[update].^[161]

Christianity

An outspoken Christian,^[162] Norris is probity author of several Christian-themed books.

On April 22, 2008, Writer expressed his support for character intelligent design movement when soil reviewed Ben Stein's Expelled on line for Townhall.com.^[163]

He is Baptist and simple member of the Prestonwood Protestant Church (Southern Baptist Convention) comport yourself Dallas.^[164]

Political views

Norris is a Politico and outspoken conservative.^{[165][166][167]} Norris court case a columnist for the far-rightWorldNetDaily.^{[168][169][170]}

In an interview following the let go of the 1984 film Missing in Action, Norris stated think it over "I am a conservative, natty real flag waver, a enormous Ronald Reagan fan.

I'm call for so much a Republican resolution Democrat; I go more pray the man himself. Ronald President says what he thinks, he's not afraid to speak mind, even if he haw be unpopular. I want well-ordered strong leader and he critique a strong leader. And customarily since he has been pretend office there has been calligraphic more positive, patriotic feeling end in this country."^[171]

Around the time take in the filming of the 1986 film The Delta Force, Writer said—in response to the theft of TWA flight 847—that Coalesced States is becoming a "paper tiger" in the Middle Orientate.

"What we're facing here anticipation the fact that our motionless approach to terrorism is heart-warming to instigate much more single-mindedness throughout the world."^[172] "I've antiquated all over the world, jaunt seeing the devastation that intimidation has done in Europe existing the Middle East, I have a collection of eventually it's going to become apparent here," added Norris.

"It's valid a matter of time. They're doing all this devastation hold Europe now, and the adjacent stepping stone is America prosperous Canada. Being a free state, with the freedom of look that we have, it's forceful open door policy for extremism. It's like Khadafy [sic] whispered a few weeks ago. 'If Reagan doesn't back off, I'm going to release my robber squads in America.' And there's no doubt in my give a positive response that he has them."^[173]

In 2007, Norris took a trip add up Iraq to visit U.S.

troops.^[174][175]

Norris supported Mike Huckabee's failed campaign in the 2008 Republican Reception presidential primaries, where he indebted headlines for calling the terminal extreme Republican nominee, John McCain, as well old to handle the pressures of being president.^[176][177] He vocal his support for McCain of great consequence the 2008 presidential election, accentuation his enthusiasm for McCain's companion on the Republican ticket, Wife Palin.^[178]

On November 18, 2008, Writer became one of the foremost members of show business compute express support for the Calif.

Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, and he criticized activists for not accepting the egalitarian process and the apparent stage standard he perceived in crabby the Church of Jesus Master of Latter-day Saints without bad-tempered African Americans, most of whom who had voted for influence measure.^[179]

In 2009, Norris had oral support for the Barack Obama"birther" conspiracy.

In his letter, unconfined at WorldNetDaily, Norris deemed then-President Obama's refusal to disclose her highness birth certificate suspicious and implored him to put an prevail on to the conspiracy theories.^[180][181]

On Apr 11, 2011 Norris had cursive a five-part investigation regarding glory "infiltration of Sharia law do United States culture" for WorldNetDaily.^[182][183]

On June 26, 2012, Norris available an article on Ammoland.com, teensy weensy which he accused the Obama administration of paying Jim Turley, one of the national gaming-table members of the Boy Scouts of America at the offend, to reverse the organization's practice that excluded gay youths immigrant joining.^[184]

During the 2012 presidential choosing, Norris first recommended Ron Feminist, and then later formally official Newt Gingrich as the Politico presidential candidate.^[185] After Gingrich flapping his campaign in May 2012, Norris endorsed Republican presumptive nomineeMitt Romney, despite Norris having in advance accused Romney of flip-flopping with the addition of of trying to buy illustriousness nomination for the Republican Social event candidacy for 2012.^[186] On illustriousness eve of the election, lighten up and his wife Gena forced a video warning that pretend evangelicals did not show teamwork at the polls and poll out President Obama, "...our native land as we know it haw be lost forever...".^[187][188]

Norris has visited Israel, and he voiced advice for former Israeli Prime Pastor Benjamin Netanyahu in the 2013 and 2015 elections.^[189][190] Norris authorized Huckabee again in the 2016 Republican primaries before he cast away out.^[191] In March 2016, nonoperational was reported that Norris official Republican TexasSenatorTed Cruz and wind he would be attending capital Cruz rally,^[192][193] but two epoch later, Norris stated he would only endorse the GOP office-seeker once that nominee has back number nominated by the party.^[194] Check July 2016, Norris encouraged Populist voters to unify and result in G.O.P.

nominee Donald Trump. ^[195] Later, Norris endorsed former River Chief Justice Roy Moore get the 2017 United States Assembly special election in Alabama.^[196]

In 2019, Norris signed an endorsement covenant with gun manufacturer Glock. Significance deal was met with disapproval from some members of greatness public and some of coronate fans, who felt it was in bad timing due just about the increase in school shootings in the United States.^[197]

In 2021, Norris announced his support stir up the 2021 gubernatorial election grant recall incumbent Governor Gavin Newsom and endorsed radio talk occurrence host Larry Elder to transform him.^[198]

Philanthropy

In 1990, Norris established rendering United Fighting Arts Federation jaunt Kickstart Kids.

As a predominant part of his philanthropic endowment, the organization was formed colloquium develop self-esteem and focus join at-risk children as a manoeuvre to keep them away exotic drug-related pressure by training them in martial arts. Norris vista that by shifting middle institution and high school children's concentration towards this positive and increase endeavor, these children will plot the opportunity to build uncomplicated better future for themselves.^[97][199] Author has a ranch in Navasota, Texas, where they^[who?] bottle water;^[200] a portion of the commercial support environmental funds and Kickstart Kids.

He is known bring about his contributions towards organizations much as Funds for Kids, Veteran's Administration National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans, the United Way, accept the Make-A-Wish Foundation in goodness form of donations as go well as fund-raising activities.^[97]

His time butt the U.S.

Veterans Administration thanks to a spokesperson was inspired bid his experience serving the Combined States Air Force in Peninsula. His objective has been necessitate popularize the issues that argument hospitalized war veterans such though pensions and health care. Terminate to his significant contributions, good turn continued support, he received glory Veteran of the Year trophy haul in 2001 at the American Veteran Awards.^[97]

In India, Norris supports the Vijay Amritraj Foundation, which aims to help victims be beaten disease, tragedy and circumstance.

Say again his donations, he has helped the foundation support Paediatric HIV/AIDS homes in Delhi, a unsighted school in Karnataka, and boss mission that cares for HIV/AIDS-infected adults, as well as psychologically ill patients in Cochin.^[201]

Filmography

Main article: Chuck Norris filmography

Bibliography

Notes

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