Chuck Norris was a legit tough guy in his day, he was a feared competitor.
Chuck Norris was the Chuck Liddell of his era. He then got into movies like Bruce Lee. At that time he was one of the pioneers to bring martial arts to the screen in America.
Granted to watch his movies you can’t compare them to todays.
Chuck has aged, like we all will, but he is in great shape and continues to be involved with martial arts. He works with law enforcement and kids; he has remained a gentleman and an all around good person, to mention his name along with Van Damme is an insult.
Van Damme on the other hand, is not a true martial artist; he lied about his so called kickboxing career. He was in fact involved in dance, ballet, which is why he is so limber.
Although his movies are entertaining, they are far from his actual ability.
He is not a big person, (in more ways than one) if we all dieted down to a whopping 170 or less, we’d be ripped too.
As far as a person, he is an egotistical asshole. He does nothing for anyone unless there’s something in it for him. I hope that time has taught him something, anything.