Master John Natividad: I Fought Chuck Norris

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4 жыл бұрын

Master John Natividad talks about his sparring sessions with Chuck Norris, and his training methods back in the day. He also talks about his relationship with him.
edit: Grand Master Natividad has now passed away, and I made this video because I was always one of his greatest fans in Karate history. Because of him I wanted to become an amazing teacher and Iw as very fortunate to do this interview with him. his group, with Rob Mancini and Mr. Staples, and his family would always help me with my Journey. I am very glad I got to know them and help me throughout my martial arts career. He also help me produce Team USA and when he was still healthy and young helped me with my classes to help improve our school.
I never knew he lived in my town, when I found out I couldn't believe he actually had a small group in my city. What were the chances? The first time I met him was an AppleBees in Warm Springs in Las Vegas. The one was a walking legend. I am very honored and happy I got to be his photographer and videographer before his passing, and this man contributed so much to my life and the world rather.
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@buckroo8424 3 жыл бұрын

Met Chuck Norris one night in Los Angeles when he pulled into my Dad’s gas station. I recognized him as I remember from his Karate commercials. I said “hey, your Chuck Norris the Karate guy”! He said yes and shook my greasy hand. I noticed his gas credit card read Carlos Norris. When he came back to his car I asked him about this and he said “”yes, that’s my real name “! Later I went to his Karate Dojo on Wilshire Blvd where I met one of his younger brothers. Chuck Norris came in and I saw him again. This was in the 70’s. Chuck Norris was a gentleman to me. He was famous at the time for teaching several movie stars Karate. Later I took Karate as I remember near where I lived. Chuck Norris was the real deal! A kind hearted person and a great Karate expert.

@christopherblade5984 2 жыл бұрын

This is an awesome story. Thank you for sharing.

@Gencturk92 2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherblade5984 the bermuda triangle used to be called the bermuda square then chuck norris roundhouse kicked one of the corners off

@mikevaldez7684 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Chuck had a studio on Wilshire Blvd., Between La Cienega & San Vicente in the 70s, it later became Jun Chong's Taekwondo....Bill Wallace would come in and train there...

@fluffylittlebear 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikevaldez7684 Tae Kwon Do is about as useless as it gets. It's more akin to yoga or gymnastics than a fighting style.

@garyspring5981 2 жыл бұрын

Chuck Norris is a outstanding martial artist. And nice man

@Joseywales414 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Master Nativdad, you and Mr. Norris have given us such great advice, honor, and knowledge and wisdom .

@greencraig8570 Жыл бұрын

I used to see Natividad in the martial arts magazines and his style always looked so impeccable.

@richardlewis7054 4 жыл бұрын

Greatest mentor and instructor I could have ever had and respectfully I trained with Chuck Norris too. Chuck had a studio on Wilshire & La Jolla when John Natividad's studio was in Culver City. John is the best for me without question.

@robmangeri777 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! This was a different time. I hope we can get more of this back!

@jonathanjimenez8033 Жыл бұрын

He was your mentor!? Wow that's amazing!.

@Docinaplane 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thank you! I learned karate back in those days. Still train. Much respect!

@ryguyiskindofaflyguy 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't heard anyone have a bad story of chuch norris and his authenticity of a martial artist

@JohnPretto 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video....Mr. Natividad was and is my Mentor...

@agelesskarate Жыл бұрын

Same. We all loved him. I was very lucky to train with him. And his group.

@paulashford4155 4 жыл бұрын

As an outsider it is good to hear stories from back then. One imagines from reading magazines we know something. Chuck sounded technically good...Joe Lewis sounded the toughest..Tulluners etc. Hard to know if I was not there. Thanks for sharing your memories Mr Natividad.

@donelmore2540 2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Norris came to Special Training with the SCKA by invitation from Mr. Ohshima in 1965 or ‘66. He became friends with Mr. Ohshima’s senior Black Belt, Caylor Adkins, and Mr. Adkins would take young Black Belts to one of Mr. Norris’ schools (probably Torrance) to spar. I first saw Mr. Norris in 1967 at Jhoon Rhee’s Internationals at Madison Square Garden (he won). And I met him after Ed Parker’s Internationals in Long Beach, CA. I spoke with him briefly and he seemed to me very friendly and polite. He asked if I trained and I told him that I did under Mr. Ohshima. He said that he knew Mr. Ohshima and was complimentary.

@rnkmode1876 2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching all of Chuck's movies as a little Kid and I loved them. Him and Bruce Lee are etched into my Childhood forever. 🙏🔊❤️🥋

@nathannelson6843 2 жыл бұрын

Chuck Norris is my martial arts inspiration and idol. I can only hope to be as great of a man as he is. I think we all hope to find that clear direction and mindful awareness in our lives to help make choices that will change the world in beautiful ways. That's the true imprint Chuck Norris has left on us all. Everyone has a purpose and something to give.

@Gencturk92 2 жыл бұрын

two faced people, i thought it was bruce lee

@nathannelson6843 2 жыл бұрын

@@Gencturk92 He could possibly be too. I like Bruce Lee, but I think Chuck Norris is slightly better.

@fluffylittlebear 2 жыл бұрын

Chuck Norris was a competitive martial artist. Bruce Lee, while skilled, was an actor. Bruce's legend grew to superhuman proportions because he died young. If Chuck died and Bruce lived, it would be the opposite. Chuck would be seen as the legendary master who was untouchable. That's just how it goes.

@nathannelson6843 2 жыл бұрын

@@fluffylittlebear Bruce Lee is an actor, but he does have a deep understanding for the martial arts. Bruce Lee learned Kung Fu from Ip Man and he was taught by Chuck Norris when they met each other in the United States. Chuck Norris had just won the world karate championship and Bruce Lee was there supporting him. Chuck Norris is a better fighter all in all, but nobody had Bruce Lee's lightning speed and powerful counter attacks. There's no faking what Bruce can do with those nunchucks.

@colbraddock9913 2 жыл бұрын

@@fluffylittlebear what's great about our country is we all can have opinions we live in the greatest country of the world

@richardbarrow4620 3 жыл бұрын

In the early 70's John was the chief instructor at Artesia where Darnell Garcia just a little behind John in rank.

@dougtrvl888 2 жыл бұрын

I trained at the Artesia Blvd Redondo beach school about 1967-1968 every Saturday Morning children’s class & it was 90% taught by Chuck Norris himself .

@deebee9751 2 жыл бұрын

I used to see John and his family at Carsons Hawaiin party at the park every year back in the old school days. Its been a long time since I seen him. Lookin good John.

@richardbarrow4620 3 жыл бұрын

By Oklahoma do you mean Cherokee?

@roberttyzzer9310 2 жыл бұрын

Cool to hear the recounting of the old days, and then he mentioned training my first Tang Soo Do instructor, Bob Burbidge.

@agelesskarate 2 жыл бұрын

I will be his photographer for his funeral. I’m glad I did this project before he passed.

@martinluckhurst9808 2 жыл бұрын

I trained under Bobby and taught for him in Monterey California in 1980-81 love and miss him. Mr. Natividad was a great martial artist and nice man. I met him in Vegas back in the mid 80s

@chrisford7822 4 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent video. I really enjoyed the story. I laughed. You fight or you signup. I thought you were going to fight because I wanted to hear a sad story, but instead I imagined that you looked at those 19 guys and and decided where do I sign up. I loved that show he was in. I love Chuck Norris because he was entertaining and the story line was very good. I loved this story. Another thing, I love what he had to say about being positive and of course the training and not giving up. Chuck hitting too hard, that was funny! I never knew about the schools? Am in California? Excellent video and I enjoyed the message. Its all good! Can't say enough about this video.

@agelesskarate Жыл бұрын

Imagine hearing it in person. Lol you can’t forget it. He was one of my greatest heroes.

@robmangeri777 2 жыл бұрын

Wow what an awesome story! I always liked Chuck Norris! God bless you all :)

@garycleveland6410 Жыл бұрын

I haven't had the honor of meeting him

@agelesskarate Жыл бұрын

It really was an honor.

@sirbrad4 3 жыл бұрын

"CB radio thing," "Breaker Breaker" lol.

@agelesskarate 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand?

@sirbrad4 3 жыл бұрын

@@agelesskarate He was talking about one of Chuck's first movies "Breaker Breaker" when he said "CB radio thing." Chuck Norris played a truck driver.

@TRANSPORTKING1988 2 жыл бұрын

@@sirbrad4 That was a great movie early in his career 👍😎

@AGC828 2 жыл бұрын

I think it was a good idea to interview Master John Navi Natividad. Guys that many of us might not have heard of but were still key people in the MA world during the "golden age of MA". Time passes us by so fast many are just forgotten. Even the "legends" are eventually forgotten. by the next generation of students. I wonder how many kids studying Karate today know who Chuck Norris is/was. JOe Lewis. ...etc. We live in an odd time ....in MA, Film and music....in that most of the greats have retired or have passed away. And magzines like Black Belt are hard to find on the newstands (at least htey are in Toronto, Canada). 10 years ro so ago you could count on seeing 4 or 5 MA magzines on every newsstand that sold magazines. Supermarkets and book stores. Today not one. So how to todays general get reminded of those guys who made MA what it is today? Accidentally coming across theier KZfaq interviews?? They might even see Chuck & Gina's exercise machine commercial....not knowing that was "Chuck Norris 3x 6x Karate Champion/MA film star"...Just this older looking bearded uy with a beautiful blonde next to him. Not knowing she's his wife. Were in the "dark ages" of MA/film/music IMHO...

@agelesskarate 2 жыл бұрын

I only knew who he was because of I did a sociology report for the generation. Professor gave me a C+ because she had no clue what I was talking about. The report was when the split happen between tournaments between Japanese karate, taekwondo, and American karate. Then I found Natividad. I had no clue he lived in Vegas. Over the years he helped me produced the Olympic karate team I got a gold that year at nationals and my athlete ending up making the team. Whenever he had events I supported him. I asked him for an interview I could tell he was getting weaker I think he knew his time was less and less and I could see it on his face. So I asked as many questions as I could so I could educate the world about his accomplishments.

@ronaldquinn7879 2 жыл бұрын

Trained with Chuck Norris and Robert Burris - Korean Style Tang Soo Do- Torrance Ca.

@sagacioussage899 2 жыл бұрын

I remember Master in 1975 he was in Black belt magazine.

@edsanjenis9416 2 жыл бұрын

I met Chuck Norris when I was fifteen in karate tournament, he is super nice man.

@nathannelson6843 2 жыл бұрын

You're incredibly lucky, I hope you know that! I dream of meeting Chuck Norris.

@edsanjenis9416 2 жыл бұрын

@@nathannelson6843 I hope you meet Chuck someday, I was too shy to ask him a few questions, he is everything in his movies, considered and kind person.

@nathannelson6843 2 жыл бұрын

@@edsanjenis9416 Thank you, I really appreciate that! I'd like to interview Chuck Norris on my KZfaq channel. A friend and my parents are looking for a way that they can hopefully help it happen. It's a team effort. There's no way I'd pull it off by myself.

@edsanjenis9416 2 жыл бұрын

@@nathannelson6843 I am not star struck kind of person but someone like Chuck he is very genuine person and you have a lot great memories once you meet him, you can ask the questions I was too nervous to ask Chuck.

@nathannelson6843 2 жыл бұрын

@@edsanjenis9416 The questions I want to ask Chuck are, " What was life like when you were in highschool? " Did you enjoy the military? " What was the hardest kick for you to learn in Tang Soo Do? " We're you scared at your first few karate and fighting tournaments? " How hard of work was it to become the world champion? " How close were you with Bruce Lee? " What do you think would happen if you were competing in UFC and you had to fight Bruce in real life? " Would he be a tough opponent for you? " Can you please teach me your favorite Judo move, and two of your most dangerous Brazilian Jiu Jitsu moves? " What is the fastest way to improve both flexibility and accurate targeting in my kicks and punches. " How long did it take you to reach all your ranks in all of your styles? What's the secret to accessing my third eye and what is the third eye used for?

@stonehand49 Жыл бұрын

My father in law Mr. Tip Potter 9th dan. Legends

@dougguard1 3 жыл бұрын

Sad to see these champions old and in apparent bad shape. Some are fit and vital like the Jet and Chuck Norris but too many have left us too early. Howard Jackson, Joe Lewis, Steve Fisher just a few to name. I hope John gets better.

@agelesskarate 3 жыл бұрын

Master John had a good life. He had an amazing family a good wife and his daughters are very successful. Few years ago he even help me get a few students on the USA karate team. They all get old. I remember when I did this interview how lucky I felt being part of karate history inside my dojo. I’ve heard about Master John since I was a kid. He was one of my hero’s growing up. Even though, I was Shotokan. He still welcomed me into his school. He ended up doing insurance and teaching at night. We all will get old. It’s what’s you fo with your time is what counts. I know that’s what I’m doing.

@thecircumcisedheartofricha7344 2 жыл бұрын

Respect. Martial Arts isn't all about UFC and MMA. Don't get me wrong, those dudes are badass and, along with pro wrestlers, are as tough as nails but there is more to martial arts than cage fighting.

@agelesskarate 2 жыл бұрын

YOU DARE QUESTION UFC AND MMA FANS!!!! No tap out shirt for you !!!

@gragrn 2 жыл бұрын

The thing with the Chuck Norris jokes is, they are funny because we know they are half true. There was a scene in Walker when his partner, Trivette, in a bar, talking about Chuck Norris says; " wasn't he 4 times World Champion? " and Walker says through gritted teeth, " 5 times! " LOL.....it's true!

@mr.sensible5134 9 ай бұрын

No, a 6 World Champion!!!

@Katzenhase 4 жыл бұрын

I think that John Natividad beat Benny Urquidez in a fight.

@terryv3885 4 жыл бұрын

I went to high school with John in Germany. Great friend and person

@richardlewis7054 4 жыл бұрын

And yes he defeated Benny in the 1970s.

@agelesskarate 3 жыл бұрын

@@richardlewis7054 he defeated him with point karate. Just to clarify. Benny has great respect for him.

@richardlewis7054 3 жыл бұрын

@@agelesskarateagreed. Benny is in incredibly innovative and one of the greatest fighters of all time. I was with Benny in his gym while he was training WBA champion Mike Weaver in the early 1980s. Benny changed the game.

@nathannelson6843 2 жыл бұрын

Chuck Norris would beat Benny Urquidez in seconds. Chuck is a whole nother level of skill, he's mastered six different martial arts styles and the fighting techniques. He's a multi grandmaster.

@raygsbrelcik5578 2 жыл бұрын

I heard Norris actually beat Joe Lewis a couple times.

@barrettokarate Жыл бұрын

Norris was 3-1 against Lewis. The only fighter that Norris never defeated was Tony Tullerners (3-0). I often wondered how Lewis beat out Norris for "greatest karate fighter" when Norris has more victories over Lewis and went undefeated two years in a row and was the first BB HOF fighter of the year. But I guess people of that era consudered Lewis the superior karateka.

@daweilee1986 Жыл бұрын

He beat Joe Lewis too

@agelesskarate Жыл бұрын

REALLY? Point sparring though right?

@daweilee1986 Жыл бұрын

@@agelesskarate Yeah in Point fighting in Oct 1972.

@chrissymonds1845 2 жыл бұрын

speaking of Chuck Norris memes and jokes... In the beginning, Chuck Norris created the world Because Mike Tyson let him.

@agelesskarate 2 жыл бұрын

LOL

@michellebrooks3512 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, in a real fight, time aproximate. Chuck Norris ain't even top ten best. Go watch another movie.

@agelesskarate 2 жыл бұрын

I agree that maybe there were better. But for thier time and being the first generation to do it literally changed American martial arts history.

@barrettokarate Жыл бұрын

Listen darlin', Chuck may not have been the greatest, but I guarantee he'd spank that ass of yours. Just sayin'... Even before he met Bruce Lee, Norris was already cross training in multiple arts. In addition to Tang Soo Do-Moo Duk Kwan and judo, he trained with Japanese legends Fumio Demura (shito-ryu), Tsutomu Oshima (shotokan) and Hidetake Nishiyama (shotokan). The Norris schools produced more champions than any other group of that era. Even legends like Bill Wallace have said that if Norris had opted to compete full-contact he would have done well (depending on his chin). Top 10 of all time, perhaps not, but definitely of his era.

@agelesskarate Жыл бұрын

@@barrettokarate I agree. Just cause Chuck didn’t fight full contact or was known as a point fighter. He still helped martial arts become popular.