Premier Kids Karate School in Denver.

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Okinawa Dojo by Karatebros is a result-oriented Denver and Aurora Martial Arts institution owned and operated by two brothers Sensei Vitaly Padalka and Sensei Alex Padalka.

We are proud to represent USA Karate as an affiliated karate club in Denver, Colorado. At Okinawa Dojo by KarateBros you and your child will learn Olympic Karate - Shotokan style. Do not get confused - you won't be learning MMA (mixed martial arts), Taekwondo, Jiu-Jitsu, Krav Maga or Kung Fu at this Dojo. We teach true Shotokan (松濤館). Shotokan was founded by a great master Gichin Funakoshi in the early XX century and is the most widely practiced style of karate in the World nowadays. Our approach to teaching is a mix of traditional japanese and modern competitive. Our students learn basics (Kihon), forms (Kata) and sparrings (Kumite). If you think that karate is an individual sport - you are mistaken - we are a big karate family #DreamTeamOkinawa, we train as a team and we rise together as a team! Our goal is to be the best karate school Denver can offer!

Karate brothers Alex and Vitaly are USA National Karate Federation Certified Coaches and Referees. Senseis are World, Continental and National Champions with over 50 years of combined karate teaching experience.

Karate classes available to everyone regardless of age or skill level:

- Kids 4-6 years old (Pre-Karate)

- Kids 7-13 years old (groups: Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced)

- Teenagers and Adults 14 years and older

Grinding with the boys tonight at the Dojo😅🥊
@eduard_sagilyan_
@martin_gissa
@danskhi18
Missing our ladies 💃🏻👊🏻on the picture @maria_glad29 and @lauraj_hansen
Great practice, karate fam!
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#Motivation #KarateFamily
#BlackBelt
#DreamTeamOkinawa #KarateBros
#Karate #KarateDo #Samurai
#Arawaza #AllThePowerYouNeed
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#Shodan #FSKA #WKF #readyforthis #mouthpeace ...

Here we go - Okinawa Dojo is on the news:) Now back to training... the goal is to make even bigger news next week! #roadtopanams #teamusa #usakarate #okinawadojo #dreamteamokinawa ...

Remembering the fun we had over the weekend and smiling. My littlest turned 7 and my two oldest passed their karate belt test. #preciousmoments #familytime #happybirthdayIzak #karatekids #karatemoms #okinawadojo #karatebrothers #weekendfun ...

Words can’t describe how proud we are as Senseis!
Our students Eduard Sagilyan @eduard_sagilyan_ , Daniel Skhisov @danskhi18 and Maria Gladkih @maria_glad29 successfully passed their Black Belt test yesterday and reached the level of Shodan [1st DAN] in Shotokan Karate-Do.
We remember the time when each of these kids came to the Dojo for the first time many years ago… and look at them now! Mature, knowledgeable, strong, loyal, respectful individuals - true black belts. We are grateful that you chose us as your Senseis and happy to continue sharing our knowledge with you. It is just the beginning of a great life-long journey.

Sensei John Bolosan was head of the examination group and the test was under the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association.

We’d like to thank the members of our examination board who were present at the test. Our good friend and mentor Sensei Tony Maccioli who is always there for us, supporting our events, sharing his wisdom and encouraging us and our students! Alberto Pereda one of the senior instructors under Sensei Bolosan who recently joined our dojo as well. Martin Gissa @martin_gissa our senior student who has been training side by side with our new black belts while helping them to prepare for the test by his own example.
Parents of our fresh Shodans - you must be very proud of your kids, but also you must be very proud of yourself for growing your kids the way you have.

To all the friends and families who came to cheer and support for Masha, Eddie and Danik, you guys are great friends:). This is what makes the karate journey so special - the karate family that we find while learning martial arts.
Thanks for your support guys:
@robert_yegikyan03
@dan_meshkov_
@o11605
@alivits2018
@alan.okinawa
@valeriakormaz 🙌🏻 #BlackBelt #Shodan #FSKA
#DreamTeamOkinawa #KarateBros
#Karate #KarateDo #Samurai
#Arawaza #AllThePowerYouNeed
#USAkarate #Shotokan
#KarateKids #KarateFamily
#BlackBeltTest #Yudansha
#Budo #Kihon #kata #Kumite #Tamashiwari #Dojo #KarateLife #SenseisLife #OlympicKarate #karate2020 #TraditionalKarate #legacy
#JapaneseKarate #Denver ...

Success does not come overnight, it’s hours and weeks and years of hard, detailed work. And then they will be looking at you and saying - Wow you are so natural at it:) ...

Special day today. Proud to be a sensei and a father to this guy ➡️ #LucasAlexandr who tested for his GREEN 💚 ✅ Pre-Karate belt today. #smallperson = #bigmind #okinawadojo #karatebros #okinawakarate #usakarate #wkf #arawazausa #arawaza #allthepoweryouneed #karate2024 #tsukiforkarate2024 #karate #usakarate #dreamteamokinawa #karatebros #karatedenver #denverkarate #karatelife #karatekid #karategirl #karatedo #karateshotokan #karatewkf #karate2024 #🥋 ...

Congratulations to my dear Julia on beating one of the top competitors. First place ! 🥇 love you 💝💕 “Wa no Kizuna" tournament❤️💙 #dreamteamokinawa OSS! #karate #tournament #karatekid #karategirl #lovekarate #competition #os #team #karate_do #karatekids #karatekicks @ Jefferson High School (Edgewater, Colorado) arawazausa #Arawaza #AllThePowerYouNeed #TeamArawaza ...

Finally!!
A few best shots from Karate Masters Seminar that took place in Denver on July 27th, 2019.
Thanks to all Senseis who shared their knowledge and wisdom:

Shihan Kevin Funakoshi @funakoshishotokan
Para-athlete Sergei Burlakov @burlakovsv
Shihan John Bolosan
Sensei Vitaly Okinawa
Sensei Alex Okinawa @alexokinawa
Thanks again to everyone who came to support this event!
We all had a great experience and left inspired and motivated!
Oss!

Stay tuned for more awesome photos. The video is coming soon too!
#KarateMastersSeminar
#Arawaza #AllThePowerYouNeed
#FunakoshiWorldTour
#KarateBros
#OkinawaDojo
#Karate #KarateDo #Shotokan
Thanks @arawazausa for your support! ...

Words can’t describe how proud we are as Senseis!
Our students Eduard Sagilyan, Daniel Skhisov and Maria Gladkih successfully passed their Black Belt test yesterday and reached the level of Shodan [1st DAN] in Shotokan Karate-Do.
We remember the time when each of these kids came to the Dojo for the first time many years ago… and look at them now! Mature, knowledgeable, strong, loyal, respectful individuals - true black belts. We are grateful that you chose us as your Senseis and happy to continue sharing our knowledge with you. It is just the beginning of a great life-long journey.

Sensei John Bolosan was head of the examination group and the test was under the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association.

We’d like to thank the members of our examination board who were present at the test. Our good friend and mentor Sensei Tony Maccioli who is always there for us, supporting our events, sharing his wisdom and encouraging us and our students! Alberto Pereda one of the senior instructors under Sensei Bolosan who recently joined our dojo as well. Martin Gissa our senior student who has been training side by side with our new black belts while helping them to prepare for the test by his own example.
Parents of our fresh Shodans - you must be very proud of your kids, but also you must be very proud of yourself for growing your kids the way you have.

To all the friends and families who came to cheer and support for Masha, Eddie and Danik, you guys are great friends:). This is what makes the karate journey so special - the karate family that we find while learning martial arts.

#karate #usakarate #dreamteamokinawa #karatebros #karatedenver #denverkarate #denverkids #karatelife #karatekid #karategirl #karatedo #karateshotokan #karatewkf #karate2024 #🥋 ...

Karate 🥋 Family
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#KarateBros
#BeltTest
#Shotokan #Karate
#USAkarate #OkinawaDojo
#Arawaza #AllThePowerYouNeed ...

Good morning 💙 Wish me luck today at the “Wa no Kizuna" tournament❤️💙 #dreamteamokinawa OSS! #karate #tournament #karatekid #karategirl #lovekarate #competition #os #team #karate_do #karatekids #karatekicks ...

What a weekend with the Team!
#DreamTeamOkinawa made a trip to Colorado Springs to USA Sr. Team Trials to watch the best of the best in the country competing for their spot on US Karate Team 🇺🇸. We enjoyed spectacular fights and kata performances. What a high level demonstrated by many athletes! Congratulations to everyone who made the team, especially too our friends and for those of our friends who narrowly missed it - you are still awesome, keep training and never stop!
Okinawa Team got to visit the Olympic Training Center and took a tour inside its facilities. This the historic year for Karate - this year we will be in Olympics! Ushaaa!
It is so cool that we will see some of the athletes who competed on Saturday to compete in Tokyo, Japan at 2020 Olympic Games very soon.
The journey continues... 🥋
#BestTeam
#OlympicSpirit
#KarateBros
#OkinawaDojo
#TeamTrials2020 #USAkarate
#Shotokan #KarateDo
#OlympicGames
#Karate #Warriors #OTC
#OlympicTrainingCenter ...

Karate-do is a journey that never ends!
This past weekend Sensei @alexokinawa and Sensei @vitalyokinawa successfully tested for their Yondan - 4th Degree Black Belt. The test was conducted under FSKA program and Sensei John Bolosan as a head examiner. “We are very satisfied with our performance and happy to reach a new milestone on the way of karate! We tested among our great friends Sensei Tony Maccioli and David Elmer, and the rest of our friends and fellow Yudansha - it made the experience even more powerful. But the most significant part of this exam for me was testing together my brother. It is something we started together as kids and continued as we grew up. Exactly 6 years ago on the same day together we took a test for our Sandan, 3rd degree Black Belt and I wish for this tradition to go on for many more years.” - Sensei Vitaly.
First of all congratulations to our Sensei John Bolosan who has been our mentor, friend and teacher since we moved to the United States. Of course the words of gratitude go to our first Sensei from Russia - Anatoly Romanoff @romanov_a.d , who’s input in our karate education and success was tremendous. We are proud to carry on the traditions and knowledge that we inherited from both of our Senseis!✨ We are so grateful to our loving wives @lusya_li , @cmapp and kids who were there to support us! and to the most important people in our lives - our parents! @padalka9 and @dr_padalka thank you very much for putting us on this road of amazing karate journey and being there for us from the first step we made on this path. 🙏🏻 Congratulations to all Yudansha who successfully tested with us on December 21st, 2019:

Sensei Dave Elmer - ROKUDAN (5th degree)
Sensei Ben Cadez - YONDAN (4th degree)
Sensei Tony Maccioli - YONDAN (4th degree)
Sensei Vitaly Padalka - YONDAN (4th degree)
Sensei Alex Padalka - YONDAN (4th degree)
Alberto Pereda - SANDAN (3rd degree)
James Watt - NIDAN (2nd degree)
Sensei Randall Kokkinen - YONDAN (4th degree) - tested a week earlier due to the upcoming surgery. Wishing you fast recovery, Sensei!

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Can never get enough of exploring Colorado! #gankaku #greatsanddunes #shotokan #karateoutdoors #karateoutside #tsukiforkarate2024 #karate #wkf #usakarate #OkinawaDojo by #KarateBros #DreamTeamOkinawa #karate2024 ...

First group of #DreamTeamOkinawa has arrived to Vegas. 🛬🎰🎲🥋🥇 #USOpenKarate
#KarateBros
#OkinawaDojo ...

Awesome story on FOX31 KDVR.com/Channel2 News about our students @martin_gissa Martin Gissa and @maria_glad29 Maria Gladkih who are going to Ecuador in 2 days to compete at Pan American Karate Championships to represent @teamusa and @usakarate 🇺🇸🥇 Angel Andres Rosado done a fantastic job filming, editing and writing this piece! Very professional!
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