Chun Kuk Do is an American hybrid martial arts style based on Traditional Taekwondo styles such as Tang Soo Do/Moo Duk Kwan Taekwondo. Chun Kuk Do was established in 1990 by celebrity martial artist Chuck Norris. The phrase “Chun Kuk Do” is Korean and is loosely translated as “The Universal Way.”
Chun Kuk Do is regarded as an offshoot of the Korean martial arts Tang Soo Do, to which Mr Chuck Norris added the American flavor and claimed it as his own. However, this effective combative style does not carry the genes of Tang Soo Do alone; this sport, in fact, is a compact bundle of various fighting styles of the world including Karate of Japan, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
PRESENT DAY-
At present times the flame of Chun Kuk Do is kept alive by the United Fighting Arts Federation (UFAF), which annually holds a summer training seminar, and Chun Kuk Do World Championship Tournaments in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are basically two prevalent forms of combative styles: one with bare hands, and the other with weapons like stick, and nunchaku. The influence of Chun Kuk Do and UFAF can be seen in various countries around the globe. There are close to 100 member schools scattered across USA, Mexico, Paraguay, Norway, and South Korea. The popularity graph of this sport is continuously soaring and it appears to stay so for times to come.
