George Chung

George Chung is an American actor, businessman, film director and TV show producer. He is also a five times world martial arts champion. He was the executive producer for the American reality television series, Call to Cosplay . He is also the executive producer of Bushido Battleground. Chung had the lead role in the 1988 film Hawkeye .

George Chung, a member of the Black Belt Hall of Fame was a 5-time world Karate champion. He is CEO and co-founder of Jungo TV.^{[1] [2]}

Chung, along with Cynthia Rothrock ran a martial arts academy which was destroyed by fire in the 1980s. A new one was opened in Los Gatos, California, and was in operation in 1986.^[3] Both Chung and Rothrock are the co-authors of the book, Advanced Dynamic Kicks.^[4] Chung and Rothrock dated and lived together as a couple.^[5] By late 1989, their relationship was over.^[6]

As a Tae Kwon Do instructor, Chung has trained people such as former San Francisco 49ers football players Bill Romanowski, Charles Haley, Ronnie Lott, and Dwight Clark.^[7]

Chung's earliest film was Eyes of the Dragon , a Leo Fong directed film about a martial artist vying for a prized statue. It was also released as Fight to Win and Dangerous Passages.^{[8] [9]} Chung directed and acted in the 1988 film Jungle Heat, a film about a man whose on is kidnapped. It also featured Leo Fong, Richard Norton, Cynthia Rothrock, and Stan Wertlieb.^[10] He played the lead character Alexander "Hawkeye" Hawkamoto in the film Hawkeye which was also released that year. His character teams up with Charles Wilson (played by Chuck Jeffreys), a fellow policeman to track down the killers of his friend.^{[11] [12]} Along with Leo Fong, he co-directed the film Blood Street , a direct-to-video action film starring Fong in his reprised role as Joe Wong, a character from Low Blow . The film also starred Stack Pierce, Kim Paige, Chuck Jeffrys and Richard Norton.^{[13] [14] [15]} He played an Elvis impersonator in the 1992 film Honeymoon in Vegas .^[16]

In the late 90s, Chung was producing the children's series Adventures with Kanga Roddy .^[17] Chung was the executive producer for the series Call to Cosplay , which debuted on Myx TV.^[18]

• George Chung, Cynthia Rothrock, Advanced Dynamic Kicks, Black Belt Communications, 1986, ISBN 978-0-89750-129-3 ^[19]

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