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United Fighting Arts Federation
categoryFederation
calendar_month1979
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
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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
    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
Tags
american-tang-soo-dochuck-norris-system federation
Sources
Pat E. Johnson (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo
Pat E. Johnson, 'Karate Kid' Choreographer, Trainer and Referee, Dies at 84 (Hollywood Reporter)linkinfo
Linked data
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https://martial.is/entity/01M0TFB9H0D30S7WFAECGY4Y39
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