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Gashuku Camp 2014

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We just finished one of our most exciting events of the year. Gashuku 2014 by KarateBros was an unforgettable adventure for 25 of our students! 4 days of camping in tents with friends, with 6 am wake ups (that was everybodyโ€™s โ€œfavoriteโ€ part for sure) runs to the lake, beach and in-water trainings, boating, water gun fights, camp fires with marshmallows, games, contests, talent show and of course tons of laughter, fun and great memories!

We would like to thank all the students for participating! You guys are awesome! You filled every moment of this camp with the positive energy! Because of you we want to continue improving our yearly Gashuku and make it unforgettable every time!

We would like to thank our special guest Danny Mendoza who came from Key Biscayne, Florida. He camped and trained with us and also taught a great Kid-to-kid training for our students. Special thank you to our chefs!!! Our food was very delicious and so different all the time. We doubt there is a restaurant that offers as big of a variety of international meals as we had over 4 days of camping!

Our instructors! Thank you guys, you showed so much of care and professionalism! We are proud and lucky to have you! And of course we would like to thank all of our friends and families who helped us organizing this great event! Our Gashuku would never be so great without your help and support! We can surely say it felt like the best Gashuku Okinawa Dojo had yet! We hope to have all of the participants next year again!

Keep training hard! Never give up!

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Nice work today, Team!

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A few words from our guest athlete Mateo Nacu about his experience at the High Caliber Denver.
Mateo finished 1st in Kata and 1st in Kumite at this karate event in Denver, Colorado.
Congratulations, champ!๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐จ ๐๐š๐œ๐ฎ
World Ranking #4 ๐ŸŒŽ
PKF ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰
Youth League ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰Thank you ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ข ๐‰๐š๐ฒ ๐๐š๐œ๐ฎ @jaynacu from @ensokarate for bringing your team and supporting our tournament! ๐Ÿค
Your guidance shines through in the success of your students. Best of luck!๐ŸŽฅ @jrlarroche#usakarate #dreamteamokinawa #karatebros #highcaliberdenver #karatedenver #ensokarate #athleteinterview

A few words from our guest athlete Mateo Nacu about his experience at the High Caliber Denver.
Mateo finished 1st in Kata and 1st in Kumite at this karate event in Denver, Colorado.
Congratulations, champ!

๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐จ ๐๐š๐œ๐ฎ
World Ranking #4 ๐ŸŒŽ
PKF ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰
Youth League ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰

Thank you ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ข ๐‰๐š๐ฒ ๐๐š๐œ๐ฎ @jaynacu from @ensokarate for bringing your team and supporting our tournament! ๐Ÿค
Your guidance shines through in the success of your students. Best of luck!

๐ŸŽฅ @jrlarroche

#usakarate #dreamteamokinawa #karatebros #highcaliberdenver #karatedenver #ensokarate #athleteinterview
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Sensei Noรซl Nkuranyabahizi @coachnoel250 traveled all the way from Rwanda to support the High Caliber Denver tournament!We appreciate your help with officiating and the positive energy you brought. Looking forward to welcoming you and your team back in 2026! @thechampionssportsacademy#highcaliberdenver #okinawadojo #usakarate #senseilife #karatebros #karateunites

Sensei Noรซl Nkuranyabahizi @coachnoel250 traveled all the way from Rwanda to support the High Caliber Denver tournament!

We appreciate your help with officiating and the positive energy you brought. Looking forward to welcoming you and your team back in 2026! @thechampionssportsacademy

#highcaliberdenver #okinawadojo #usakarate #senseilife #karatebros #karateunites
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๐Ÿ†‚๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ…ด ๐Ÿ†ˆ๐Ÿ…พ๐Ÿ†„ ๐Ÿ…ฝ๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ†‡๐Ÿ†ƒ ๐Ÿ†ˆ๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ…ฐ๐Ÿ†! ๐Ÿ‘Š
๐Ÿ’ฅ High Caliber Denver sends a huge THANK YOU for making this yearโ€™s event the best one yet!๐ŸŽฅ Relive the action with this incredible video by Ricardo Larroche with JRL - a true highlight of the tournament! @jrlarroche๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ History in the making! This was the first USA Karate-sanctioned event of 2025, and weโ€™re beyond grateful for the National Karate Federationโ€™s support @usakarate . Your backing helped us take this event to the next level. #LevelUp๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿผ Team Okinawa - you are simply the best! This wouldnโ€™t have been possible without you.๐Ÿ•บ Referees & Judges - your exceptional performance kept the competition at the highest standard. Domo Arigato Gozaimashita!๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธโ›‘๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ To our dedicated medical team - Mile High Internal Medicine, thank you for ensuring every athlete received top-notch care. @ermin.kreso๐ŸŒบ A touch of beauty! The stunning floral arrangements at the podium and VIP table were hard to miss. Huge shoutout to Amanda & Marchello @amanda_theflorist @marchellosfloral did you know those flowers were real? ๐ŸซถWe extend our gratitude to all Coaches, Senseis, Athletes, and club owners who supported our tournament this year!This year was nothing short of phenomenal! A special shoutout to our amazing Karate Brothers, Vitaly and Alex Padalka, our diligent team manager Laura Hansen @lauraj_hansen , and our operations manager Arturo Fuentes @the_fuga_studio . To all the volunteers, staff, and supportersโ€”your invaluable efforts made this celebration of karate possible. Weโ€™re deeply grateful, and your hard work hasnโ€™t gone unnoticed!๐ŸŽจShoutout to our amazing designer, Andrew Moroz @maroscreative His eye-catching designs truly elevated the event.
๐Ÿฅ‡ A special thank you to Sensei Paco Gomez @pacogomez21 the master of production, who helped bring it all to life!๐Ÿ”’ Commitment to excellence! We upheld the highest standards by ensuring all officials, coaches, 18+ athletes, and even medics completed SafeSport training.๐Ÿ”ฅ Weโ€™ll see you again next year!#dreamteamokinawa #karatebros #highcaliberdenver #usakarate #okinawadojo #senseilife #karatedenver

๐Ÿ†‚๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ…ด ๐Ÿ†ˆ๐Ÿ…พ๐Ÿ†„ ๐Ÿ…ฝ๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ†‡๐Ÿ†ƒ ๐Ÿ†ˆ๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ…ฐ๐Ÿ†! ๐Ÿ‘Š
๐Ÿ’ฅ High Caliber Denver sends a huge THANK YOU for making this yearโ€™s event the best one yet!

๐ŸŽฅ Relive the action with this incredible video by Ricardo Larroche with JRL - a true highlight of the tournament! @jrlarroche

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ History in the making! This was the first USA Karate-sanctioned event of 2025, and weโ€™re beyond grateful for the National Karate Federationโ€™s support @usakarate . Your backing helped us take this event to the next level. #LevelUp

๐Ÿ‘ซ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿผ Team Okinawa - you are simply the best! This wouldnโ€™t have been possible without you.

๐Ÿ•บ Referees & Judges - your exceptional performance kept the competition at the highest standard. Domo Arigato Gozaimashita!

๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธโ›‘๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ To our dedicated medical team - Mile High Internal Medicine, thank you for ensuring every athlete received top-notch care. @ermin.kreso

๐ŸŒบ A touch of beauty! The stunning floral arrangements at the podium and VIP table were hard to miss. Huge shoutout to Amanda & Marchello @amanda_theflorist @marchellosfloral did you know those flowers were real? ๐Ÿซถ

We extend our gratitude to all Coaches, Senseis, Athletes, and club owners who supported our tournament this year!

This year was nothing short of phenomenal! A special shoutout to our amazing Karate Brothers, Vitaly and Alex Padalka, our diligent team manager Laura Hansen @lauraj_hansen , and our operations manager Arturo Fuentes @the_fuga_studio . To all the volunteers, staff, and supportersโ€”your invaluable efforts made this celebration of karate possible. Weโ€™re deeply grateful, and your hard work hasnโ€™t gone unnoticed!

๐ŸŽจShoutout to our amazing designer, Andrew Moroz @maroscreative His eye-catching designs truly elevated the event.
๐Ÿฅ‡ A special thank you to Sensei Paco Gomez @pacogomez21 the master of production, who helped bring it all to life!

๐Ÿ”’ Commitment to excellence! We upheld the highest standards by ensuring all officials, coaches, 18+ athletes, and even medics completed SafeSport training.

๐Ÿ”ฅ Weโ€™ll see you again next year!

#dreamteamokinawa #karatebros #highcaliberdenver #usakarate #okinawadojo #senseilife #karatedenver
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Happy birthday Sensei Alex, happy birthday Brother!
You are a great man, a talented teacher, an amazing father and husband, a remarkable son, an exceptional friend, and the best brother I could possibly imagine!
I love you and wish you to be happy ๐Ÿซถ
Enjoy every day of life, achieve new heights, and continue making a difference!
Proud to be your brother โค๏ธ
Have a magical birthday!!!#HappyBirthday #SenseiLife #KarateBros

Happy birthday Sensei Alex, happy birthday Brother!
You are a great man, a talented teacher, an amazing father and husband, a remarkable son, an exceptional friend, and the best brother I could possibly imagine!
I love you and wish you to be happy ๐Ÿซถ
Enjoy every day of life, achieve new heights, and continue making a difference!
Proud to be your brother โค๏ธ
Have a magical birthday!!!

#HappyBirthday #SenseiLife #KarateBros
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๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™—๐™š๐™ง ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง 2๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃWe had a pleasure of having USA Karate athlete of the year and a Double Pan American champion - Isabela Sanchez @isa.karate at the High Caliber Denver karate championships.This young lady is a great example of true karateka and an awesome person overall.
Congratulations on your strong performance, Isa! ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Btw, next year we will have weight divisions ๐Ÿ˜‰Of course, congratulations to a proud father Sensei Luis Sanchez @luisblackbelt and @floridakarateclubs#karatebros #dreamteamokinawa #highcaliberdenver #senseilife #usakarate #denverhighcaliber #karatedenver #interview๐ŸŽฅ @jrlarroche

๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™—๐™š๐™ง ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง 2๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ

We had a pleasure of having USA Karate athlete of the year and a Double Pan American champion - Isabela Sanchez @isa.karate at the High Caliber Denver karate championships.

This young lady is a great example of true karateka and an awesome person overall.
Congratulations on your strong performance, Isa! ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Btw, next year we will have weight divisions ๐Ÿ˜‰

Of course, congratulations to a proud father Sensei Luis Sanchez @luisblackbelt and @floridakarateclubs

#karatebros #dreamteamokinawa #highcaliberdenver #senseilife #usakarate #denverhighcaliber #karatedenver #interview

๐ŸŽฅ @jrlarroche
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๐‘๐„๐†๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
๐”๐’๐€ ๐Š๐€๐‘๐€๐“๐„ ๐“๐‘๐€๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‚๐€๐Œ๐ &
๐˜๐Ž๐”๐“๐‡ ๐ƒ๐„๐•๐„๐‹๐Ž๐๐Œ๐„๐๐“ ๐‚๐€๐Œ๐ ๐Ÿ‘ŠA huge thank you to the incredible instructorsโ€”Luis Sanchez @luisblackbelt , Kamran Madani @coach._kam , and Eduard Sagilyan @eduard_sagilyan_  for sharing their expertise and passion!Both studios were buzzing with energy, determination, and a deep love for karate. So many talented athletes came together, eager to learn, grow, and take their skills to the next level. You all are truly inspiring!There are no shortcuts to successโ€”only discipline, commitment, and dedication will take you to the top!Okinawa Dojo was proud to welcome High Caliber Denver participants, Region 2 karateka, and guests from across the country.HOSTS:
Vitaly Padalka @vitalyokinawa
Alex Padalka @alexokinawaLetโ€™s keep pushing forward! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฅ‹๐Ÿ”ฅ#karate #USAkarate #noshortcuts #discipline #commitment #dedication
#HighCaliberDenver #dreamteamokinawa #karatebros #senseilife #karatedenver

๐‘๐„๐†๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
๐”๐’๐€ ๐Š๐€๐‘๐€๐“๐„ ๐“๐‘๐€๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‚๐€๐Œ๐ &
๐˜๐Ž๐”๐“๐‡ ๐ƒ๐„๐•๐„๐‹๐Ž๐๐Œ๐„๐๐“ ๐‚๐€๐Œ๐ ๐Ÿ‘Š

A huge thank you to the incredible instructorsโ€”Luis Sanchez @luisblackbelt , Kamran Madani @coach._kam , and Eduard Sagilyan @eduard_sagilyan_ for sharing their expertise and passion!

Both studios were buzzing with energy, determination, and a deep love for karate. So many talented athletes came together, eager to learn, grow, and take their skills to the next level. You all are truly inspiring!

There are no shortcuts to successโ€”only discipline, commitment, and dedication will take you to the top!

Okinawa Dojo was proud to welcome High Caliber Denver participants, Region 2 karateka, and guests from across the country.

HOSTS:
Vitaly Padalka @vitalyokinawa
Alex Padalka @alexokinawa

Letโ€™s keep pushing forward! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฅ‹๐Ÿ”ฅ

#karate #USAkarate #noshortcuts #discipline #commitment #dedication
#HighCaliberDenver #dreamteamokinawa #karatebros #senseilife #karatedenver
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๐Ÿ•ด๏ธ๐Ÿ‘
Huge thank you to the team of professional Referees and Judges, whose dedication and passion for the sport elevated this yearโ€™s event!
The High Caliber Denver 2025 was a success thanks to all of you.๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ:
6 WKF, 8 PKF, 2 International, 27 USA karate licensed officials๐–๐Š๐… ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:
Chief Referee Fariba Madani
Cyrus Madani
Jay Farrell
Jorge Caro
Dejan Miloshevski
Vincent Garcia๐๐Š๐… ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:
Jony Martinez
Julius Parniczky
Mark Lingl
Francisco Gomez
Henry Barnabei
Brandie Robinson
Jordan Fox
Sergey Kushnir๐‘๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐๐š ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:
Noรซl Nkuranyabahizi๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐š ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:
Rony Rodriguez๐”๐’๐€ ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:
John Bolosan
Candice Tsutsui
Marius Gilca
David Munden
Kamran Madani
Alberto Pereda
Robert Yegikyan
Daniel Meshkov
Anton Livits
Martin Gissa
Kerstin Harring
Daniel Skhisov
Kieu Vu
Yusupov Ali
Andrew Chu
Michelle Miska
Sam Robinson
Helen Cartwright
Tyson House
Eric Ohm
Gino Moraga
Kevin Thomas
Ade Lau
Philippe Lepercq
Ashton Levine
Gonzalo Cubillos
Sokhibdzhon Salimdzhanov@usakarate
#usakarate #officials #referees #judges
#highcaliberdenver #Karatebros

๐Ÿ•ด๏ธ๐Ÿ‘
Huge thank you to the team of professional Referees and Judges, whose dedication and passion for the sport elevated this yearโ€™s event!
The High Caliber Denver 2025 was a success thanks to all of you.

๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ:
6 WKF, 8 PKF, 2 International, 27 USA karate licensed officials

๐–๐Š๐… ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:
Chief Referee Fariba Madani
Cyrus Madani
Jay Farrell
Jorge Caro
Dejan Miloshevski
Vincent Garcia

๐๐Š๐… ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:
Jony Martinez
Julius Parniczky
Mark Lingl
Francisco Gomez
Henry Barnabei
Brandie Robinson
Jordan Fox
Sergey Kushnir

๐‘๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐๐š ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:
Noรซl Nkuranyabahizi

๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐š ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:
Rony Rodriguez

๐”๐’๐€ ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:
John Bolosan
Candice Tsutsui
Marius Gilca
David Munden
Kamran Madani
Alberto Pereda
Robert Yegikyan
Daniel Meshkov
Anton Livits
Martin Gissa
Kerstin Harring
Daniel Skhisov
Kieu Vu
Yusupov Ali
Andrew Chu
Michelle Miska
Sam Robinson
Helen Cartwright
Tyson House
Eric Ohm
Gino Moraga
Kevin Thomas
Ade Lau
Philippe Lepercq
Ashton Levine
Gonzalo Cubillos
Sokhibdzhon Salimdzhanov

@usakarate
#usakarate #officials #referees #judges
#highcaliberdenver #Karatebros
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