Instructors & Black Belts:
Sensei Lusk Penn
Sensei Jamie Ellerbe
Sensei Leslie Cauthern
Sensei
Alphfonzo Pearsall
Sensei
Michael DJangali
Sensei LaRon Bradford
Sensei Jerome McDade
Sempai Jarin Penn
Sempai Darryl Artis
Contact: Lusk
Penn
Kingdom Square
9171 Central Avenue
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
(301) 499-2665
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Sempai Jarin Delante Penn began his martial arts training in 1989 at age four. He said martial Arts has always been in his blood. Yes, always! He is the son of Sensei Lusk Penn, Founder of Kazoku Marital Arts. In 1997, after lots of dedication and hard work, Sempai Penn received his first-degree black belt in Japanese Shotokan Karate.
Sempai Penn has learned many teaching and leadership skills, and techniques. He has been in numerous competitions during his martial arts training--competing in tournaments from 1992 – 2000. After continued hard work, in 2007, Sempai Penn was promoted to his second-degree black belt in Japanese Shotokan Karate. Currently, he works with the After-School Program, Summer Camp Program, as well as the evening Karate programs.
Sempai Darryl Artis Sempai Darryl Artis is currently 19 years old. At an early age, he began training in martial arts because his friends were doing it and his parents wanted him to lose weight. However, as his friends stopped training, he continued because he realized that he really enjoyed martial arts training. After about 8 years of training, he received his first-degree black belt in Japanese Shotokan Karate.
Sempai Artis said that being at Kazoku helped him, not only physically, but it has also taught him many life skills. For example, being homeschooled he had a very limited social life; but his training at Kazoku helped him to interact with other people. It has also helped him to assist customers as they call or come in to inquire about the school. He has learned many teaching/leadership skills. He works with the After-School Program, Summer Camp Program, and evening programs. He has begun to study some of the other arts Kazoku offers, such as Sanuces Jiu-Jitsu and Aikido.