School History 

                          1900's                                                                      1960's                                                                             2010
School History

Red Lion Karate is a retired bank. It was constructed in the late 1800's (finished in 1899). Story has it that the "cigar barrons" of Red Lion needed a bank worthy of storing their funds. The bank was of magnificent construction; a grand lobby with "taller than a giant" ceilings, hand-crafted trimmings, a second-floor balcony, plenty of office space, and an expansive basement for storage. The building remained a bank for over 100 years.

During the "war scares" of the middle and late 1900's, the building was designated as a "fallout shelter". The old radioactive caution signs are still on the building (one by the front entrance and another near our main office). When we moved into the building, we found rations in the basement dating back to the 1960's. Among the rations were crackers, toiletries, and medicines.

One of the biggest standouts in the dojo is the vault. The old bank vault is on the main floor. The door to the vault is massive, easily weighing several tons. With such an awesome building for a training dojo, it is our goal to bring the best. Martial Arts we can find in the world into this space. We have quickly achieved our goal and welcome any persons interested in the depth of Martial Arts.

Red Lion Karate has a secondary training area that is called the Dragon Room. This room is surrounded with mirrors and allows us to individually train our students or split classes. The children seem to love this training area. The students and parents are encourage to make the dojo their home. All of the red Lion Karate instructors are approachable and egos are unacceptable. The dojo has a store, plenty of seating area for parents and students, a second-floor balcony, and a movie room with a big-screen digital television. On the lower floors, there is a men's and women's locker rooms and bathrooms. Red Lion Karate opens their doors for anyone wishing to preview a class anytime.