Martialis

Description

Martial arts governing body founded by Chuck Norris in 1979 to succeed his National Tang Soo Do Congress as the organizational home of American Tang Soo Do (today it governs the Chuck Norris System). Pat E. Johnson served as executive vice president from 1979 until he left in 1986 over philosophical differences with Norris and reformed the NTC.

Also known as

UFAF

Founded

1979

Chuck Norris

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Pat E. Johnson (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

Origins (1)

account_balanceDerived fromNational Tang Soo Do Congress 3

Confirmed

Documented identically by two independent sources (Wikipedia EN biography and the Hollywood Reporter obituary), both naming Norris as NTC's dismantler and UFAF's founder with Johnson continuing across the transition; no contradicting account found.

Founded by Chuck Norris in 1979 after he disbanded his earlier National Tang Soo Do Congress; Pat E. Johnson carried over as executive vice president. The mechanism is the founder's own decision to wind down one body and start another, not a schism or absorption, so derived_from rather than replaces/split_from.

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Frederico Muñoz

Researcher, Martialis
1 source

fact_check

Documented identically by two independent sources (Wikipedia EN biography and the Hollywood Reporter obituary), both naming Norris as NTC's dismantler and UFAF's founder with Johnson continuing across the transition; no contradicting account found.

assessed by FSMverified

Frederico Muñoz

Researcher, Martialis

"In 1979, Norris disbanded the NTC and formed the United Fighting Arts Federation (UFAF), again naming Johnson as executive vice president."

— Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Pat E. Johnson. Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

Officers (1)

Pat E. Johnson

Executive Vice President

1979 - 1986

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"In 1979, Norris disbanded the NTC and formed the United Fighting Arts Federation (UFAF), again naming Johnson as executive vice president."

— Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Pat E. Johnson. Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

"Due to philosophical reasons left UFAF, and reformed the National Tang Soo Do Congress."

— Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Pat E. Johnson. Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

Sources

Pat E. Johnson (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

Pat E. Johnson, 'Karate Kid' Choreographer, Trainer and Referee, Dies at 84 (Hollywood Reporter)linkinfo

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https://martial.is/entity/01M0TFB9H0D30S7WFAECGY4Y39