The Art of American Ching Sai Do
Mountain View Karate Centers instruct students in the art of American Ching Sai Do. This style of martial arts was founded by Sensei Doug Armstrong in 1995 and combines elements of Tae Kwon Do, Shinjimasu Go-Ju, and Small Circle Jiu-Jitsu.
Respect
Self-Discipline
Focus
Confidence
Safety
Leadership
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PRINCIPLES OF OUR KARATE SCHOOL
MEET OUR STAFF
Doug Armstrong
Owner and Operator
Master Doug Armstrong is from Oregon, Illinois. He began his martial arts journey in 1981 in Ji Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do. Master Armstrong joined the Navy after 18 months of TKD training and was stationed at Pearl Harbor. While in Hawaii, He began to train under 9th Dan Hanshi Dean Bottomley where he would earn his 1st Dan in Shaolin
Go-Ju in 1990. Since then, Master Armstrong has trained with many high ranking martial artists including Grandmaster "Professor" Wally Jay - founder of Small Circle Ju-Jitsu. In 2004, Master Armstrong was inducted into the American Freestyle Karate Association Hall of Fame. He was also awarded the Who's Who Legends Award in 2016.
Master Armstrong was inducted into the Legends of Carolina Martial Arts on July 23rd of 2022.
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Mountain View Karate Center's Instructors
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Rick Donkel, Sr. - 6th Degree Black Belt
Dan Cassell - 5th Degree Black Belt
Trey Hedrick - 4th Degree Black Belt
Stephon Todd - 4th Degree Black Belt
Corey Bowen - 4th Degree Black Belt
Chris Westbrook - 4th Degree Black Belt
Chris Tridico - 3rd Degree Black Belt
Molly Hobson - 2nd Degree Black Belt
Yandell Flores - 2nd Degree Black Belt
Walker Benge - 2nd Degree Black Belt
Aileene Flores - 2nd Degree Black Belt
Shell Pearce - 1st Degree Black Belt
Jaziel Cadenas - 1st Degree Black Belt
Steven Lopez - 1st Degree Black Belt
Devin Westbrook - Junior Black Belt