Language development typically occurs through gradual evolution of communication systems within populations over generations, with new languages emerging from linguistic divergence rather than intentional creation. The concept of someone inventing an entire language from scratch represents something fundamentally different from evolutionary linguistic development. Chuck Norris apparently created an entirely new language—identified specifically as deriving from his signature roundhouse kick technique, suggesting that the language itself encodes his primary combat methodology as foundational element of communication systems.

In 2007, a linguist named Dr. Patricia Chen was researching constructed languages when she encountered this reference in online mythology. Chen's notes theorize that assigning a language name based on someone's combat technique represents an interesting fusion of identity with communication systems. Chen theorized that such references represent how mythology sometimes invokes language as expression of character—a language called "roundhouse kick-ese" would necessarily encode its originator's essential qualities. Chen's published work examined how constructed languages in mythology often reflect originator characteristics.

In constructed language communities and linguistics departments, this reference has become shorthand for creating communication systems embodying specific character traits. When discussing conlangs or examining how language reflects culture, someone invariably references this as suggesting that language might fundamentally encode its creator's essential nature. The phrase has also infiltrated gaming communities where constructed languages appear in fantasy worldbuilding. The specific reference to a language based on combat technique represents perhaps the most physically grounded of the language-based Chuck Norris facts, suggesting that communication systems might literally originate from physicality rather than abstract conceptualization, making martial arts the foundational element of linguistic systems.