West Texas Shorin Ryu Karate

03/31/2024

My you tube channel showing karate and arnis

Shorin Ryu OkinawanKarate and Arnis de Mano Filipino Martial Arts. These videos are here to help people in practice or in remembering techniques.

03/31/2024

We are located in San Angelo Texas. Teaching Shorin-Ryu Karate.

08/10/2018

Great self defense info

08/06/2018

Sensei Chad W. Freeze has with 43 years’ experience with a 5th degree black belt in Shorin-Ryu Okinawan Karate-Do. Guru Freeze also has 38 years of experience in Filipino martial arts with a 4th degree black belt in Arnis de Mano, a 1st degree black belt in Modern Arnis under the teachings of Grand Master Remy Presas, and he is a full Instructor in Escrima (there is no belt rank in this style of martial arts).

EXPERIENCE:
• Trained in Shodokan Karate from 1980 to 1982 at the Collage of Dupage, Dupage County, IL.
• Trained in Shorin-Ryu Karate from Jan 1985 to Jun 1988 at Clark AB RP.
• Trained in Arnis from Jul 1985 to Sep 1988 at Clark AB RP.
• Trained in Shalin 5 Animal System Kung-FU from Dec 1988 to Nov 1989.
• Trained in Shorin-Ryu Karate from Dec 1989 to Aug 1993 at Colorado Springs CO.
• Trained in Hsing-I Kung Fu from 1994 to 1995 at Sumpter, SC at the base recreation center.
• Trained in Pau-Ka Kung Fu from 1994 to 1995 at Sumpter, SC at the base recreation center.
• Trained in American Kenpo Karate and Arnis from 1994 to 1996 at Sumpter, SC at Martin’s Karate.
• Trained in Wing Chung Kung Fu for 3 months in SC.
• Trained in Kali from 1995 to 1997 at Columbia SC, at the CMAC.
• Trained in Modern Arnis from 1995 to 2000 at Siminars.
• Trained in Tai Kick Boxing in 2 Seminars.
• Trained in Shorin Ryu 2017 // additional training under 8th Dan

RANK EARNED:
• Shorin-Ryu Karate // Black Belt 1st Dan // Date earned 11 Jan 1988
• Arnis, Black Belt 1st Degree // Date earned 10 Feb 1988
• Shorin-Ryu Karate // Black Belt 2nd Dan // Date earned 1989
• Shorin-Ryu Karate // Black Belt 3rd Dan // Date earned 26 Jan 1992
• Shorin-Ryu Karate // Black Belt 4th Dan // Date earned 8 Aug 1996
• Shorin-Ryu Karate // Black Belt 5th Dan // Date earned 20 Oct 2007
• Arnis // Black Belt 2nd Degree // Date earned 6 Nov 1996
• Modern Arnis // Black Belt 1st Degree (Lakan Isa) // Date earned 10 Aug 1997
• American Kenpo Karate // Brown Belt // Date earned 8 Jun 1996
• Arnis de Mano // Black Belt 4th Dan // Date earned 2 Feb 2002

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
• Instructed Shorin-Ryu Karate at Robins AFB, GA from 1988 to 1989.
• Instructed Shorin-Ryu Karate at Peterson AFB, CO GYM from 1991 to 1993.
• Instructed Arnis at Martin’s Karate School, and at Shaw AFB, SC GYM from 1995 to 1997.
• Instructed Shorin-Ryu Karate at the Sumpter School of Karate in SC from 1994 to 1996.
• Owned my own school in 1998, Nashville GA. Freeze’s Martial Arts Academy.
• Instructed Arnis at Moody AFB, GA in the Fitness Center from 1999 to Dec 2000.
• Instructed Arnis at the Holloman AFB, NM Recreation Center and at the Sun World Gym in Alamogordo from Jan 2001 to 2002.
• Instructed Arnis at the Holloman AFB Fitness Center 2002 to 2004.
• Instructed Shorin-Ryu Karate at the Goodfellow Youth Center in 2006.
• Instructing Arnis at The Dojo San Angelo TX 2004-2007.
• Instructing Arnis at the Goodfellow AFB Gym 2007-2012
• Instructing Arniss at South west TKD present

04/13/2018

I have slots available for traditional Shorin Ryu Karate at my home DoJo every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. ((((PM ME FIRST))) Students need to be committed to show up 2 times a week. Students need to be 12 and up and able to follow instructions. For Minors parents have to stay for the time they are at my home DoJo, I am not a baby sitter. PM me if interested no TROLLING please
Sensei Chad Freeze has with 38 years’ experience, Black Belt 5th degree in Shorin-Ryu Okinawan Karate and 4th degree black belt in Arnis de Mano (Filipino Martial Arts). Also I am US Air Force Retired.
Shorin-Ryu Karate when translated Shorin (Pine forest style) Ryu (Okinawan ryu kyu ryu Islands of Japan) Karate (empty hand) stresses use of techniques for striking, rather than wrestling an opponent. Karate uses empty hands and various types of impact and bladed weapons for self-preservation and protection.
Shorin-Ryu Karate has four major and many minor styles or systems. Some are the hard systems stressing hard blocks and hand and foot techniques, which most people see in the movies. Some are a combination of hard and soft.
History;
Karate, as we know it today, originated on the Ryukyu Archipelago, more commonly known as the Island of Okinawa, (Birthplace of Karate), Japan. The major sites were the villages of Naha, Shuri and Tomari.
The traditional Kata (forms) have been handed down from instructor to student. To quote Chibana Sensei, "Karate is teaching Kata (form) we have taken from forefathers without changing it at all."There are 15 traditional Katas and in Kobudo (Okinawan Art of Weaponry) there are 5 weapons with individual Katas for each weapon.
Okinawan Karate dates to the sixth century when Bodhidharma's (Daruma), born in India, travels took him to China where he settled at a Shao-lin (Shorin in Japanese) Monastery. The introduction of ch-uan-fa ("fist way") occurred in the late 1300's with the expansion of trade and cultural exchanges between Okinawa and China. Evidence suggests that te ("hands"), in fact, was indigenous to Okinawa, (the birthplace of Karate), developing in the villages of Shuri, Naha and Tomari. Thus begins the lineage of Shorin-Ryu Karate from the Shuri-te system.