SHIHAN, B. LEO PADRON - 7th Dan                                              Founder of  USA Seireikaikan Karatedo Organization                 Padron Dojo -Est 1994.

Hello, I am Shihan Padron Chief Instructor of the USA. Seireikaikan Karate-do Organization. A former full-contact Kyokushin Karate competitor and kickboxer, and have been training in the martial arts for more than 45+ years and teaching for 25+ years.  I began learning karate in 1973 at one of the original Kyokushin Karate schools in Brooklyn NY and later at US Oyama Karate. I am a former student of notable karate masters such as Shihan Oliver, Kancho Nakamura, and Shihan Kanamura, and the great Soshu Shigeru Oyama. Moving to Ohio where there was no Oyama karate styles, I began training in Shotokan from Hanshi Ron Burgess (Grandmaster Yamashita) achieving black belt and Judo from Dr. John Beard. 

In 1994 I opened Ohio's very first Kyokushin Karate club for the Columbus City Parks & Recreation and by 1999 I was operating in three recreation center karate clubs. In 2001 we opened our first commercial school on West Broad Street called Oyama Juku. In 2006 at the age of 40, I completed the kyokushin 30-man fight challenge (Sanju-nin kumite) in NYC against 30 black belts in full-contact matches giving me a renewed karate spirit and self accomplishment.

2015 was a turning point for me as a martial artist, a need to search for my own path through karate, a deeper understanding of my karate training and decided to form my own organization and teach my ideology of karate, my view of karate based on all of my learning and experiences, so the USA Seireikaikan Karate-do Organization was formed and the Padron Dojo US Seireiaki Karate was established.

With all of my experience and knowledge, I look forward to sharing and teaching you our martial art and to continue to learn along with you. Osu!

7th Dan - Seireikai Karate                                                                                                                        5th Dan - Kyokushin Karate                                                                                                                     3rd Dan - Oyama Karate                                                                                                                       4th Dan - Shotokan Karate                                                                                                                 1st Dan - Iaido/Kenjutsu  /  5th Kyu - Judo

Shihan Padron is available for teaching seminars and clinics for  full-contact & semi-contact competition as well as Street Defensive Tactics.

EMAIL: 513TORO@padrondojo.com

Sensei, Armondo Washington: 4th Dan - Seireikai Karate; Chief Instructor of Southland Dojo-Seireikai and Driving Park - Seireikai. He is one of the main coaches of Kentou training and competition for USA-SKO. He has been training with Kancho Padron since 1995. 

At age 14, he was the youngest student to be promoted to the rank of Black Belt and is the longest active student of Kancho Padron. Sensei Armondo's fighting prowess has won him many awards in the open tournament circuit. When teaching a class he reminds one of an military Drill Sargent. During his high school years, he has also assisted with coaching the HS wrestling team.

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*Southland Dojo-Seireikai                                                                                                    Location: Scioto Southland Community Center                                                                             3901 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43207