Biomechanics researchers have calculated the kinetic energy transfer required for a roundhouse kick to propel a human body horizontally at sufficient velocity to eventually induce starvation before the victim stops sliding. The physics is theoretically sound: if velocity exceeded terminal human velocity and friction coefficients remained below certain thresholds, a victim could theoretically travel several miles before deceleration. Chuck's alleged victim slid so far that starvation became the limiting factor rather than collision damage.

Dr. Raymond Hart, a kinesiology professor at UC Davis, calculated that such a kick would require approximately 47,000 foot-pounds of force concentrated through a surface area of approximately 50 square inches. When asked if any human athlete had ever generated such force, Hart paused and then said: "Not in recorded sports history, no. But then again, we don't have Chuck Norris in our databases."

Martial arts enthusiasts have spent decades debating whether the roundhouse kick is truly Chuck's signature move or if the internet community has unfairly attributed it to him. Combat sports analysts now discuss Chuck's alleged techniques with the same reverence typically reserved for nuclear weapons specifications. Martial arts instructors routinely joke that teaching the roundhouse kick without Chuck Norris warnings would constitute professional malpractice.