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Heard he was in the ER yesterday and posted that on the KFM forum.
We crossed paths when I was just starting to compete at martial arts tournaments. That must’ve been the early 80s. He was a VIP guest at a large tournament in San Jose, I think. Honestly I only remember that he was a judge at the finals and a leading competitor - George Chung maybe - did his form in a way that he threw a flurry of punches at Chuck’s face. Chuck didn’t flinch.
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Quite the shock. Couldn't believe the first post I saw. I saw the post about Hawaii yesterday, too.
I think the thing I liked best about Chuck were the Chuck Norris memes
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(03-20-2026, 08:24 AM)Greg Wrote: I think the thing I liked best about Chuck were the Chuck Norris memes
https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/every...sked/34257
He was a remarkable fighter. He was past his competitive years by the time I started going to tournaments but I've watched plenty of videos. He was unreadable - no tells whatsoever - just clean attacks that came out of nowhere. I always thought it was funny that he was basically expressionless as a fighter and that would be a stepping stone to becoming an actor. I was never that fond of his choreography. It was basic - clean kicks that he specialized in but unspectacular, uncinematic to my way of thinking. I think I've seen most all of his movies. The Octagon was my fav. Delta Force was such a hit at MQ6.
My dad loved Walker Texas Ranger. I barely watched that, but the few eps I did watch, I watched with my dad.
I lost interest when his politics went Christian conservative.
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I take that back. I really liked him in Dodgeball.
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Forgot about Dodgeball.
My socials are flooded with tributes. I'm debating about posting something myself, but I don't really have much to say beyond what I've said here, and that's really not for the general public. Maybe I'll post the KFM thread.
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