'Karate Kid' star Ralph Macchio is honoring Pat E. Johnson, the film's fight choreographer, trainer and referee who passed away this week. 'So very saddened to hear the news of the passing of my friend and martial arts master, Pat E Johnson. Pat was the driving force in all of the martial arts choreography and stunts we have come to know and love from the projects we worked on together,' Macchio said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
'd been in martial arts since 1963. I was sent to Korea with the U.S. Army and I learned Tang Soo Do, a Korean form of karate. I trained with Chuck Norris and became the captain of his fighting team,' he told the outlet. The martial artist went on to work at Norris’ chain of karate schools, teaching in Sherman Oaks, California.
According to Variety, he is survived by his wife Sue of over 50 years; his sons Brett, Garth, Larry and Erik; and his siblings Richard and Cindy.
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