Isshin Ryu Karate, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai Kickboxing, Boxing, Ashtanga Yoga

Mr. Mark

Assistant Isshin Ryu Karate Instructor, Member of Leadership Team & Black Belt Club

Mr. Mark

Mr. Mark is in his sixth year of training at LVIRK Training Center. He has instructed the beginner and more advanced students for over two years and enjoys every minute of it. He is a member of the Black Belt Club and Leadership Team. Mr. Mark enjoys helping younger students with their karate. The kids love him and respect him as a leader. They are always willing to take advice from him.

Becoming a leader, has helped Mr. Mark take responsibilities for himself and others. Practicing karate, he found a deep interest in the martial arts and someday hopes to achieve his black belt. He is currently a Jr. Black belt/brown stripe and working for his next rank before 1st degree black belt.

Mr. Mark was invited to try karate class with his best friend. After a month went by, he loved it. With Sensei Becky, Sensei Guignet, and the students, it felt just like home! Karate was a good way for Mr. Mark to exercise and learn self-defense. He has improved tremendously with his self confidence and self control. Mr. Mark went from being a shy little kid to a well-rounded teen. He feels that karate has truly changed his life in so many different ways.

Mr. Mark doesn’t just do karate. He played soccer and basketball. He plays trumpet for over 5 years and now proudly plays in the Bethlehem Catholic Band. He loves theatre and has participated in school and community theatre. Mark is a freshman at Bethlehem Catholic High School, where he strives to always "do his best" and continues in the honors program.

Mr. Mark's goal is to excel in karate as well as all other aspects of his life. He wants to share what karate taught him with others and help everyone understand that with the proper training and skill anything in life is possible.

Karate, MMA, Kickboxing, Boxing, Yoga

Lehigh Valley Isshin Ryu Karate, Inc. offers Martial Arts Classes in Isshin Ryu Karate, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai Kickboxing, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Ashtanga Yoga, and Self-Defense at Hammer Training & Fitness in Allentown, PA (formerly LVIRK Training Center in Catasauqua, PA). Hammer Training & Fitness (formerly LVIRK Training Center) also has Martial Arts Instructors who offer Martial Arts Private Lessons in Isshin Ryu Karate, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai Kickboxing, Boxing, Ashtanga Yoga, Okinawan Karate Weapons, Submission Wrestling, Grappling, Self-Defense, and Pre-Natal Yoga. Hammer Training & Fitness (LVIRK Training Center) also offers Personal Training and Massage Therapy. Hammer Training & Fitness (LVIRK Training Center) is a unique Martial Arts Center that draws Martial Artists from all over the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey including the following locations: Alburtis, Allen Township, Allentown, Alpha, Bangor, Bath, Beaver Meadows, Belvidere, Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township, Blairstown Township, Bloomsbury, Bowmanstown, Bushkill Township, Catasauqua, Chapman, Chestnut Hill Township, College Hill, Coopersburg, Coplay, East Allen Township, East Bangor, East Side, Easton, Emmaus, Forks Township, Fountain Hill, Freemansburg, Frelinghuysen Township, Glendon, Hackettstown, Hanover Township, Hardwick Township, Harmony Township, Heidelberg Township, Hellertown, Hope Township, Jim Thorpe, Knowlton Township, Lansford, Lehigh County, Lehigh Township, Lehigh Valley, Lehighton, Lower Macungie Township, Lower Milford Township, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Lower Nazareth, Lower Nazareth Township, Lower Saucon, Lower Saucon Township, Lowhill Township, Lynn Township, Macungie, Moore Township, Nazareth, Nesquehoning, New Tripoli, North Catasauqua, North Whitehall, North Whitehall Township, Northampton, Northampton County, Palmer, Palmer Township, Palmerton, Parryville, Pen Argyl, Philadelphia, Phillipsburg, Plainfield Township, Portland, Roseto, Salisbury, Saucon Valley, Slatington, South Whitehall Township, Stewartsville, Stockertown, Summit Hill, Tamaqua, Tatamy, Trexlertown, Upper Macungie Township, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Upper Milford Township, Upper Nazareth, Upper Nazareth Township, Upper Saucon Township, Walnutport, Warren County, Washington, Washington Township, Weatherly, Weisenberg Township, West Easton, Whitehall, Whitehall Township, Williams Township, Wilson Borough, Wilson, Wind Gap, White Township, and surrounding areas!