Great Lakes Kyokushin

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㊗️

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Shihan Monaco’s regional Kyokushin seminar at Shihan Poe’s AVK dojo. Thank you for the great learning opportunity!

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Belt promotion/testing at Shihan Poe’s AVK dojo. Congratulations to-

Emily 3rd Kyu
Kaycee 3rd Kyu
Kaito 5th Kyu
Jo 6th Kyu
Asahi 7th Kyu
Dan 7th Kyu
Volodymyr 8th Kyu
Koji 10th Kyu

おめでとうございます!

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Congratulations to Kaito for achieving following results at 8th United States International Kyokushin Championships in Albany, NY on January 17, 2026!

Kata 1st
Kumite 1st

本当に良く頑張りました。
かいと君おめでとう‼️

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