Oyama Karate Juku-USA

Founder of World Kyokushinken Karate Union & Oyama Karate Juku-USA

Sensei Benaldo "Leo" Padron

Started his Martial Arts training in 1974 in the discipline of Kyokushinkaikan Karate, while living in New York under full-contact karate champion; the late Shuseki-Shihan William Oliver and Sempai Chucho "Santo" Fraganzia. Sensei Padron attained Shodan Ranking in 1982 and received his Nidan rank in ’84 and began experimenting with other styles of martial. Sensei Padron had spent a short time in kickboxing and had done very well, becoming the South Florida Amateur Kickboxing Champion in 1988. 

In 1990 Sensei Padron relocated to Ohio and began training with a local Shotokan Karate club. Sensei Padron would visit with family in New York and would train with the old dojo's with Oliver, Nakamura, and World Oyama to maintain his knowledge and skills.

  In 1994 Sensei Padron practiced Judo with a Dr. Beard, who was an Olympic Bronze medalist in the 60's. Sensei Padron achieved the rank of yonkyu. In 1995, Sensei Padron opened his first Karate Club in a local Community Center and later that year he opened a second club. In 2001, Sensei Padron organized his first tournament with knock-down rules and at the end of that year, he opened his own commercial dojo. It was the first commecial dojo in Columbus that offered Kyokushin karate.

 Contact Sensei;

oyamajuku66@gmail.com

1.) Sarge training Mawashi-geri con  Su Asere Bien. 

Sempai Mujahed "Sarge" Badruddeen Co-founder of OKJ;

A retired US Army Sergent, started on his first journey in martial arts while stationed in Korea, studying Tae Kwon Do.

Sempai Badruddeen's martial arts experience also includes Shotokan Karate where he has achieved the level of  sankyu brown belt and the wrestling coach of his Army Unit.

In 1998, Sempai Badruddeen joined our Dojo, where we were then, teaching in a Southside Recreation Center.

Even though he has had some setbacks due to his health, He still finds that spirit that keeps him fired up and pushing on.

Sarge's dedication to Karate and, our Dojo has not been matched by any other.

He has participated in many tournaments and has won many awards and his age of over 50 has never been a factor in his training or his competitive spirit. Sarge is notorious for challenging himself in the young men’s divisions at local tournaments!  

Sempai Sarge went on to receive his Shodan Black Belt in Kyokushin Karate in 2006 and has been designated as Senior Sempai (O-Sempai), taking on the responsibility of Head Coach of the Oyama Kenka Karate Juku.

Always ready to learn new techniques and strategies and willing to test himself and his new found techniques on some unexpecting assailant. Being a 20 year Veteran of our nations' military, and surviving 2 wars, is a great accomplishment within itself.

The great spirit that he has shines through him in the spirit of Kyokushin                          

                                                 2.) Sempai Sarge and Sensei Leo on Kumite

Sempai Armondo Washington - Nidan; Has been training with Sensei

Padron since 1995 and he is the last of the original students since

Sensei Padron has been teaching in Ohio. inn Ohio. Sempai Armondo has

received more training then any other student of WKKO/Oyama

Juku-USA. His confidence in his skills show through when ever he hits

the dojo floor, never backing down to any opponent no matter what

their size or skill level. Sempai Armondo's fighting skill has won

him many awards in the kumite divisions of many open tournaments

and his martial skills has been tested on the untamed streets. When

teaching a class, Sempai Armondo reminds one of a Drill Sergeant in

the military. Sempai Armondo also holds a shodan rank in Shotokan

Karate and he also wrestles for his High School.

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Sempai Lucas Hitch - Nidan: Has been concidered the most disciplined

student of all WKKO/Oyama Juku-USA. Sempai Lucas has been with

the dojo since 2001. Sempai Lucas has received high honors in sports

and also in academics. Receiving awards in science fairs as well as

many awards in karate tournaments in kata and in kumite. Sempai

Lucas also has a Shodan rank in the Shotokan Karate style. Sempai

Lucas and his family live in the Grand Turks Islands and has assisted

in teaching Karate in one of the local Island dojos. He and his family

travel back and forth to the US and Grand Turks and when in the US,

Sempai Lucas assumes his duties as Jr Sempai here at Oyama Kenka

Karate Juku-USA

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   Sempai Eric Fox - Shodan;

Sempai Jeannette Magdaleno - Shodan;

Sempai Rafael Magdaleno - Shodan;

New Sempai - 05/15/2009 

Victoria Farhat - Shodan;

Vashti Tatman - Shodan;