Happy Birthday Chuck Norris

[Spartacus Maximus]

It would have been shocking if someone like Sensei8 wasn’t familiar with the “Chuck Norris” catalogue. Practically anybody teaching martial arts or running a store had piles of these. They would hand them out to new students when they joined and then whenever a new issue came out. Always looked forward to going through it, even when not specially ordering anything.

[sensei8]

I passed out the Century MA catalog, every single type, like candy to everyone, even non-students; I had a wholesale account for as long as I can remember!! 

[KarateKen]

Some sad news this morning. Chuck Norris has passed away at the age of 86.  Details are not known to the public, but he was hospitalized on March 19 with a medical emergency and died later that day.  The family posted a statement on Instagram March 20, noting that his death was sudden and he spent his final moments with family.  Just nine days earlier he celebrated his birthday by sparring with his training partner where he posted a video saying, "I don't age, I level up," kind of a play on the old Chuck Norris jokes that have been around for decades.  Perfect last words. 

He died in Hawaii on the island of Kauai.