Chuck Norris on the Greatest Martial Arts Champion

Chuck Norris gives an opinion on this subject which may surprise you. Some may not have know that he now writes a blog, and his perspective, spanning decades in the martial arts, is always interesting reading. Check it out.

Update: Bob at Striking Thoughts has posted his interesting perspective on this, including an interesting segue into the subject of "Christian Karate" organizations. Once again, Bob strikes a chord (intended!):

I do know that the dojang is one of the FEW places where I can forget all my problems and focus on one thing: Martial arts. In fact, we even have a tradition of leaving our shoes outside of our studio’s door. Part to signify that we are leaving all our troubles “out there” while we focus on one thing in the studio. If you want to bring Jesus, Zeus, Allah, or any other deity in you can but you need to keep it on the inside.

While a private studio or church certainly has the right to Christianize the martial arts and even exclude non-Christians that’s not what bothers me. When certain schools take it to the extreme they stifle learning, tolerance, and growth.