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Chuck was his nickname.
March 10th of 1940.
He was born in Ryan, Oklahoma.
He's a renowned martial artist, actor, author, famous for action films and television series.
Walker, Texas Ranger also founded his own martial arts system called
Chunkukdo or Chunkukdo.
I guess that's Chunkukdo.
I don't know.
Sort of the way it's spelled.
Early life, he served in World War II.
Oh, his father served in World War II.
He served in World War II.
His father, Raynor, served in World War II, worked various jobs.
His mother, Wilma, had an Irish ancestry.
Aged 12, Chuck moved to Torrance, California, where he later joined the Air Force in 1958.
In martial arts, he started training in martial arts while stationed in South Korea, where he learned Tang Soo Do.
He became successful in martial arts, won numerous championships, including the World Professional Middleweight Karate title.
Seven consecutive years, in 1990, he made history as the first American to achieve the rank of 8th degree black
Black Belt Grandmaster in Taekwondo.