| Pat E. Johnson | |
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| Born | December 31, 1939 Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 2023 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Style | American Tang Soo Do |
| Teacher(s) | Chuck Norris, Kang Do Hee |
| Rank | 9th degree black belt |
| Notable students | Steve McQueen, Bob Barker, Osmond family, William Zabka[1][2][3] |
Patrick E. Johnson (December 31, 1939 – November 5, 2023) was an American martial artist and actor. He was a 9th degree black belt in American Tang Soo Do and was the president of the National Tang Soo Do Congress, which was originally created by Chuck Norris in 1973.
Johnson was famous for the martial arts choreography in The Karate Kid series, in which he also starred as the All Valley Karate Tournament head referee, and was involved in many films, as choreographer and actor, including Enter the Dragon (as a Mafia collection-agent who gets coldcocked by John Saxon), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,[4] Mortal Kombat, Green Street Hooligans, and Punisher: War Zone.[5] He was the 1995 Black Belt magazine Instructor of the Year.
- ^ "Pat e. Johnson from 'The Karate Kid' Wasn't Just a Referee". February 2021.
- ^ "Sweep the Leg! Interview with the real Johnny, William Zabka". Kung Fu Magazine. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ^ O'Neal, Sean (June 8, 2010). "William Zabka". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Pat E. "Paradise Lost: Can Arts Recapture the Tradition?" M. A. Training. November 1997. P. 37.
- ^ Pat E. Johnson at IMDb