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Okinawa Karate at Pepsi Center – right before the NBA game Denver Nuggets vs. Chicago Bulls

We had a blast on the NBA court of Pepsi Center on January 17th!
… and Denver Nuggets destroyed Chicago Bulls with the score 135:105

Thank you to all students, parents, families and friends who participated with us and came to support us!

Kids and adults loved being on the court demonstrating their karate skills, breaking boards and having fun.

4th performance is in the books, on to the new Karate adventures!

Our team would like to say thank you to 
Lexie, Austin and Lynette and to the rest of Pepsi Center staff for inviting our Karate Dojo and for your professionalism.

#DreamTeamOkinawa #KarateBros #DenverNuggets

On January 24, 2019   /   Latest News  

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- Who are we?
- OKINAWA

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- Who are we? - OKINAWANice work today, Team!#karatebros #dreamteamokinawa #senseilife #okinawadojo #karatekid

- Who are we?
- OKINAWA

Nice work today, Team!

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A few words from our guest athlete Mateo Nacu ...

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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

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Sensei Noรซl Nkuranyabahizi @coachnoel250 traveled...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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!!!

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๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™—๐™š๐™ง ...

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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
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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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Huge thank you to the team of ...

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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
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