How he became the coach of Chuck Norris

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Jean-Claude Van Damme explains how he became the coach of Chuck Norris 
Monday 28th June 2021 01:19 PM

Jean-Claude Van Damme recounted his very first meeting with Chuck Norris during an interview broadcast on Saturday, June 26 in the show 50’inside sure TF1. Faced with Nikos Aliagas, the Belgian martial arts champion returned to this defining moment in his life, which occurred in 1982 when he was trying to break into Hollywood, reports the HuffPost.



“When I arrived in Los Angeles, I had received the contact from Bob Wall [un acteur du film Opération Dragon] », said Jean-Claude Van Damme facing Nikos Aliagas. “I come to his house to do a demonstration and he phones Chuck Norris saying, ‘I have a guy, his legs are crazy, I’ve never seen that!’ “, he added.



“I prick him in the liver, he can no longer breathe”

Only 22 years old at the time, the Belgian wanted to try his luck in Hollywood. He then made an appointment with Chuck Norris to meet him.



“I arrive at Chuck Norris, knock on his door, and there I see Chuck with a guy called Bob Jackson. I didn’t know he was a champion ”, he explained. Chuck Norris then asked him to train with this man, full-contact world champion.



“The guy attacks me, I do a return kick […], I take it to the liver. But it’s so well done technically [que] I prick him in the liver, and then he falls, he no longer knows how to breathe “, remembered Jean-Claude Van Damme. This technical mastery impressed Chuck Norris, thus binding the two men in friendship. “I went on tour with him, I became his trainer”, concluded the Belgian.



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