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

Christian Corley

Muay Thai Kickboxing Instructor, Boxing Instructor

Christian Corley

Christian "Gypsy" Corley has been involved in Martial Arts for over 25 years and a teacher for the last 16 years. He dedicates as much time as he can to learn as much as he can from whoever he can. Christian has had the chance to study in Texas and Germany with the USA army boxing team. He has traveled all throughout the Caribbean while living on St Croix, stopping in at any school or gym to train and learn whatever he could.

Christian has had the chance to take lessons from many of the lengendary greats, such as 7 time Muay Thai World Champion "Cruncher" Coban Lookchaomaesaitong, 3 time Muay Thai World Champion Sakasem "The Punisher" Kanthawong, Phil Nurse, Melchor Menor, Chuck Norris, Bill "Superfoot" Wallace, and Larry Holmes. Christian has also had the opportunity to train alongside Amateur International Muay Thai Federation Middleweight Champion Eric Utsch. Christian currently trains the fighters for Team Second Nature, including Keystone Heavyweight High Kick Champion & USKA Low Kick Champion & K-1 prospect Al-Karriem Ali.

Christian has competed in many forms of fighting, bare knuckle boxing, full contact karate, boxing, free style, judo, kickboxing and Muay Thai. During the 1980's, he was nationally ranked in the PKL tournament circuit in breaking, fighting, kata, and weapons forms. He has a record of 30 wins and 3 losses in amateur open-full-contact fighting. In addition, he has studied several other Martial Arts: Malaysian stick and knife fighting, combat weapons, Aikido, Jujitsu, and Kendo. Now retired he wishes to dedicate whatever he can to his students.

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 LVIRK Training Center in Catasauqua, PA. 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. The One You located in the lower level of LVIRK Training Center also offers Personal Training and Massage Therapy. 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!