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Train Anywhere!
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to get more creative with karate training. Chef & Sempai Johnny Caluda improvises 50 lb sacks of...
Dojo News: July 2019
Subscribe here! Newsletter links: Lafayette Camp Information LKA Youth Earn Rank "Books: They're still out there!" Women of Shotokan All...
Women of Shotokan: Kellan Lyman
Originally published July 17, 2019 on The Shotokan Times. Wisdom does not emerge with age. It emerges with experience. Although, Kellan...
LKA's karate kids work hard to earn rank
Karate students across the New Orleans area arrived at the LKA Karate Club on Sunday to present their best, hard-practiced technique in...
Dojo News - September 2018
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Leilani Heno - Meditation in motion
Leilani Heno fell in love with the mindfulness and physical aspects of karate when she began training at LKA in 2009, and recently earned...
Daryl Rappold - 100% Effort
Daryl Rappold was only 10 years old when he started training in Johnny Caluda’s youth class at the original LKA dojo on Metairie Road. As...
Jimmy Juno - "Kumite was always it"
Jimmy Juno has had a lot of memorable moments in his long career. Beginning as a white belt in 1987, he has the distinction of being...
Lisa Croft - Exercise with meaning
I had studied ballet and dance as a young girl, but I was always interested in martial arts and did not know which martial arts club to...
Vey Laplace - Conquering Intimidation
Vey was interested in karate from a very young age, but she thought that the idea of training and competing with fighters was simply too...
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