The Mission Statement of Old Lion Ryu is to offer a safe and educational environment, where a student can experience the reality of physical altercation. And, through the study of such adversity, develop the ability to meld mind, body, and spirit for a holistic approach to health and well being.

      We are not a school whose only veneration is to those athletically inclined. We strive to create individuals, even in the uniformity of a para-military environment. We believe that we are all unique, and to train someone to react only as they have seen others react is a disservice. We feel that a qualified instructor helps to develop the students individual talents. And by doing so, creates an individual fully capable, and comfortable with dealing with all of life's adversities.

      Old Lion Karate Academy truly offers Traditional Martial Arts for a Modern World. We are lucky to have strong lineage to Great Masters, and founders of the Martial Arts, and at the same time understand that times change, and so do people.

      The term, Traditional Martial Arts for a Modern World is not just a Marketing slogan--it's a promise. Students who bless us with their presence, learn our style with technique and form traced back to days since past, and inherit the wisdom of theory in its founding. Once a theory has been absorbed, it can be applied to plethora of environments