High Impact Martial Arts in West New York, NJ

Sensei Lester Martell

Kickboxing, Judo, MMA & BJJ Instructor

Sensei Lester Martell, born 1979 in Cuba, began his Martial Arts/combat sports training at the age of four years old. His father, Jose Luis “El Suave” Martell, a very notable wrestling instructor in his province of Cuba, began to teach him the art of wrestling. At the age of eleven, his father, who greatly respected the martial art and combat sport of Judo, took him to his first Judo School. Lester quickly fell in love with Judo and decided to make it part of his life. Two years later, Lester and his father went to visit the Kobukan Judo Club of Julio Rodriguez, one of the greatest master Judo instructors in the state of NJ and the US. This is where Lester grew from a boy to a man under the instruction of Sensei Julio and his father.

Forged in the fires of Judo, Sensi Lester has won numerous championships. Sensi Lester has also trained under the world famous Clyde Worthen at Tech Judo Club. It didn’t stop with Judo. Sensei Lester also holds a black belt in Karate-Do Joshinmon under Shihan Jorge Gonzalez, one of the finest instructors in the Joshinmon organization. Sensei Lester also holds numerous Karate championships. Today, Sensei Lester is a Sandan – third degree black belt – and invites you to learn and grow under his instruction.

Accomplishments:  NJ State Champion, East Coast Champion, New England Champion, Eastern Jr Judo Invitational Champion

High Impact Martial Arts was founded by Sensei Lester Martell in order to bring state of the art martial arts training to Hudson County, NJ and all neighboring areas. We are not just a martial arts academy but also a new way of thinking and training. High Impact Martial Arts brings you state of the art training in: Adult Judo, Kids Judo, Kickboxing, Submission Grappling, and Mixed Martial Arts. Programs for men, women and children of all levels.

Sensei Andys Ojeda Aguilar

Competition Judo Coach

Sensei Andys has studied Martial Arts for 28 years. He began practicing Judo at the age of 7 and obtained great results in the youth categories. He attended sports education centered schools all the way through university level thus graduating with a degree in kinesiology with a specialty in Judo. He was a medal athlete in national events winning many gold medals in adaptive sports Judo while training and teaching at the high performance sports center close to the city of Havana.

Sensei Andy’s was also chosen for the national pre-selection of Judo in Cuba. He helds the following belts in different disciplines of martial arts. 2 dan Judo, 3 dan Sambo fighting discipline, 2 dan Kem Jujutsu, 2 dan Takeda Ryu Maroto Ha, 3 dan Cuban mixed martial arts, created and developed by the master Leonel Pompa Caballero. His teachers throughout the years in the martial arts are as follows. Miguel Besil Ayala, Mario Serrano, Alexis de la Paz, Roberto Torres Pompa, Luis Alberto Lao, Leonel Pompa Caballero, Damian Miranda, Leonardo Serrano, Edilberto, Cenen Ramos, and Lester Martell.