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

Welcome to the LVIRK Training Center!

Lehigh Valley Isshin Ryu Karate, Inc. (LVIRK) opened the LVIRK Training Center in May 2003. Our facility offers various types of classes, such as Isshin Ryu Karate, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai Kickboxing, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Ashtanga Yoga, and Self-Defense. We offer classes for students of all ages and ability levels. We offer Private Lessons and Personal Training catered toward your interests and goals. Private lessons are available for all of the programs offered, Karate Weapons, Pre-Natal Yoga, and some other specialties. We also offer an Open Gym package to train in our bag room, weight room, and boxing ring.

Our facility is located in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania (just minutes from the Lehigh Valley Mall) in a historic building that once housed the financial department for Phoenix Forge. Our facility consists of four matted workout rooms that contain a wide variety of training equipment, such as Body Opponent Bags (BOBs), Bobby Bullies, Heavy bags, Thai bags, speed bags, shields, and target mitts. The LVIRK Training Center also contains a weight room for working out on your own or with a personal trainer. To help you relax after a hard day's work or a hard workout, a Massage Therapist awaits at The One You, located in the lower level of our facility. And when you just need a break, we have a couch to relax on with cable TV and a monitor to watch the classes in progress.

Our Master Instructor Renshi Rodney Guignet has put forth a goal to be able to meet the needs of all students no matter what their age or ability level. We have Isshin Ryu Karate Classes for children in kindergarten and above. We offer Youth Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Classes for children between the ages of 10 and 14. We offer teen and adult programs in Isshin Ryu Karate, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai Kickboxing, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Ashtanga Yoga, and Self-Defense for any skill level. For Seniors that are interested in our programs, we even offer a substantial Senior discount.

Schedule a free, no obligation, introductory class online or call (610) 443-5107.

Are You Excited About the Karate Kid remake?

The staff and students at LVIRK Training Center are all very excited about the Karate Kid remake! LVIRK Training Center and The Morning Call hosted a special advanced screening on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 7:30 pm at Rave Motion Pictures in Allentown, PA.

On Friday, June 11, 2010, LVIRK Training Center owner and Karate instructor, Sensei Becky Pizzolatto, and her "Karate Kids" performed a Karate demonstration at Becky's Drive-In in Walnutport, PA before the double feature - the Karate Kid and Shrek Forever After.

On Saturday, June 12, 2010, Karate instructors and some Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, and Self-Defense students from LVIRK Training Center performed a Martial Arts demonstration at Becky's Drive-In in Walnutport, PA. After the demonstration, Sensei Becky invited the audience to try some basic Isshin Ryu Karate moves and to run through an obstacle course.

Schedule a free, no obligation, introductory class online or call (610) 443-5107.

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!