Great Lakes Kyokushin

押忍！よろしくお願いします！
Osu

Congratulations to Sensei Mac and his family on the Shojin-Do dojo opening in Dayton OH on August 15th, 2026. We were honored to be there to support the event. Wishing sensei and his family many years of growth and achievement!

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盧山会長のご冥福を謹んでお祈り申し上げます。

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On behalf Of AVK we send condolences to all kyokushin families and to the family Kaicho Hatsuo Royoma. We loss a true legend of Kyokushin. We will honor your memory and legacy through kyokushin-kan.
OSU.

GLK attended an amazing seminar and belt promotion hosted by Shihan Callahan and Shihan Poe with 極真館-Kyokushinkan in Harrod OH on July 18th and 19th, 2026.
We appreciate Shihan Callahan, Shihan Poe, AVK dojo and everyone who supported and attended the event.

Congratulations to the following GLK students for successfully passing the higher grades after the 3-hour long testing:

Emily (2nd Kyu)
Kaycee (2nd Kyu)
Volodymyr (7th Kyu)
Koji (9th Kyu)
Stephen (9th Kyu)

皆さんおめでとうございます！
引き続き稽古に励んで下さい。

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We honor the legacy of Sosai Mas Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin Karate, training with an unbreakable spirit and unrelenting passion. (June 4th, 1923 - April 26th, 1994.) OSU! Sosai.

Great Lakes Kyokushin participated the 3rd Annual USA IFK-AVK Open Karate Championships in Lima, OH on March 28, 2026. Congratulations to Shihan Poe and team AVK for the success of the event!

The team GLK achieved the following results:

Senpai DongYu - Kumite 2nd
Emily - Kumite 3rd
Kaycee - Kata 3rd, Kumite 1st
Kaito - Kata 1st, Kumite 1st
Jo - Kumite 1st
Asahi - Kata 2nd
Dan - Kata 3rd, Kumite 2nd
Volodymyr - Kumite 2nd

Congratulations!
おめでとう㊗️

押忍　Osu