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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Sensei Leslie Cauthern
started studying martial arts in 1991 while at Delaware State University. The first style he studied was Vin Jujitsu. After that class ended, the following year he studied a new style of martial arts called Chinese Kempo under a new instructor until December 1993. When he graduated from Delaware State, he looked for another school to continue his martial arts studies. In 1994, he found Champion Martial Arts School, which taught both Aikido and Shotokan. He began to study the art of Aikido. While at this school, he met his current instructor, Sensei Lusk Penn and under him studied Shotokan. In 1996, he earn the rank of first-degree black belt.
When Champion school was about to closed down, it was under the leadership and guidance of Sensei Penn to keep the school open so that the students could continue their martial arts training. In 1996, Sensei Leslie was exposed to the Philippine Martial Arts by various instructors through his training. In 1997, while continuing his training in martial arts, he earned the rank of second- degree black belt from Sensei Lusk Penn and Sensei Kevin McMurtry. In the same year, in Denver Colorado, Sensei Leslie competed in a full-contact (no pads, no gloves) tournament known as the Sabaki Challenge. While training for the tournament, he also studied the art of Go Ju Ryu Karate and earned a black belt. In 1999 as he continued to train under Sensei Penn, he earned the rank of a third-degree belt in Shotokan Karate. He was dedicated to his training and in 2007 he earned the rank of fourth-degree black belt in Shotokan Karate.
During his martial arts training he came in contact with many influential instructors. Other than his teacher, Sensei Penn, he met a legend in the martial arts world, Dr. Moses Powell. He learned a lot from him and earned the rank of first-degree black in the art of Sanuces Ryu Jiu-Jitsu, and in 2009 he was promoted to the rank of second-degree. In the process of giving back, he has taught a wide range of ages and children with disabilities. One of his goals is to pass on the knowledge that he receive from instructors to all of the students at Kazoku and to the general public in hopes to make society more tolerant of others. He currently is continuing his martial arts studies at Kazoku by actively studying Shotokan, Aikido, and Aiki Jujitsu.