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Red Dragon Karate

Red Dragon Karate

18564 Outer Hwy 18 S #206, Apple Valley, CA 92307, Apple Valley, California

+1 760-946-1590
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Karate

Classes & Programs

Class Types

  • Karate

Age Groups

  • Adults
  • Kids
  • Teens

Skill Levels

  • All Levels

Highlights & Considerations

Highlights

  • Excellent and intuitive educators
  • Friendly and patient instructors
  • Large competitive events, shows, and graduations
  • Fun weapons katas
  • Teachers work with individual needs
  • Improved facility space
  • Better parking
  • Clean facility
  • Great instructor-student communication
  • Strong core values
  • Noticeable student improvement
  • Enjoyable and interesting classes
  • Safe physical contact with sparring gear

Considerations

  • Lack of support for neurodivergent students
  • Students with disabilities turned away
  • Overcrowded classes
  • Noisy and undisciplined parents
  • Unprofessional behavior by staff
  • Parents area too small
  • Insensitive instructor remarks

Testimonials

Rating Distribution

14 reviews

5 stars

12

4 stars

0

3 stars

0

2 stars

0

1 star

2

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Excellent

"The new owner, Sensei Alissa, is an excellent and intuitive educator and very kind and patient. Red Dragon is a local franchise that organizes excellent opportunities to compete regularly and gain recognition for mastery. RDK forward stances are not traditional, but the weapons Katas are a blast. ..." Read more

- J L

via Google

6/19/2024

Excellent

"Sensei Alyssa is an amazing teacher, very patient and knowledgeable. She's very friendly and her classes are enjoyable and interesting. Her karate form is nearly immaculate and she knows how to best teach according to each student's needs. Sensei Allistair is also respectful and considerate, patient..." Read more

- Electric Spectre

via Google

6/5/2024

Excellent

"My kiddos loves this place, and their Sensei. Since the stared the classes, they have being improve in all their aspect. The values at this place are the best"

- Carolina Navarro

via Google

3/6/2024

4.4

(30 reviews)

Business Hours

  • Monday: 3-9PM
  • Tuesday: 3-9PM
  • Wednesday: 3-9PM
  • Thursday: 3-9PM
  • Friday: 4-8PM
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed

Instructors

S

Sensei Alissa

Owner, Sensei

Excellent and intuitive educator; very kind and patient

S

Sensei Alyssa

Sensei

Very patient, knowledgeable, friendly; tailors teaching to each student

S

Sensei Allistair

Sensei

Respectful and considerate; patient in his teaching; genuinely happy

A

Alister

Student Teacher

Excellent and kind student teacher

S

Sensei Matt

Sensei

Understanding and patient; develops students according to RDK code

Location

Amenities

  • Clean facility
  • Parking
  • Spacious facility

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