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National Tang Soo Do Congress
categoryGoverning body
calendar_month1973
Description

Governing body Chuck Norris created in 1973 for his American Tang Soo Do, with Pat E. Johnson as executive vice president and chief of instruction. Norris disbanded it in 1979 to form the United Fighting Arts Federation; after leaving UFAF in 1986, Johnson reformed the NTC and led it for the rest of his life. Sources conflict on whether Johnson's pre-1979 title was executive vice president (Wikipedia) or president (Hollywood Reporter obituary); his title atop the reformed congress is not stated by available sources, so no officers entry records it. Its status after Johnson's death in 2023 is unclear.

Also known as
NTC
Founded
1973
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Pat E. Johnson (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo
Officers (1)
  • Pat E. Johnson
    Pat E. Johnson
    Executive Vice President and Chief of Instruction
    1973 - 1979
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    "In 1973, Norris founded the National Tang Soo Do Congress (NTC), and named Johnson as executive vice president and chief of instruction."
    — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Pat E. Johnson. Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
Succeeded by (1)
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american-tang-soo-dotang-soo-do governing-body
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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