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Gabby Viola “3rd Generation” Black Belt

August 30, 2021by Bill Viola Jr.

Gabby Viola Joins the Viola Karate Legacy On August 17th 2021, Pittsburgh area karate champion Gabby Viola celebrated her 11th birthday and simultaneously became the youngest Black Belt at Allegheny Shotokan, a dojo that dates back to the 1960s. Gabby joins a Pittsburgh karate legacy that includes three generations of Viola black belts including...

Gabby Viola – Fighting in 🥋 and out ⚕️ of the Ring

March 5, 2020by test

Let me share. Life isn’t fair, the sooner you accept that the better. In 2018, completely out of the blue, my daughter Gabby was diagnosed with bowel disease, an incurable inflammatory form of colitis 😥. Without too much detail you’d never know she is sick on the outside, but on the inside, it is killing...

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WAKO – IOC Olympic Membership Kickboxing / Sport Karate

November 30, 2018by Bill Viola Jr.

WAKO Kickboxing / Karate joins the IOC (International Olympic Committee) I am proud to announce that WAKO has officially joined the Olympic Family! As director of WAKO Region 10 for the Untited States of America (which oversees Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virgina, and Washington, DC) we are dedicated to helping train and field athletes...

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Ultimate Teen

April 21, 2015by test0

Sign up for The Ultimate Teen Challenge www.theultimateteenchallenge.com Saturday May 23th 2015. Active Teens from around the country are invited to come out and participate in this fun and exciting challenge. Teen Men and Women can compete in our Individual Strength, Agility and Speed Competitions to WIN achievement awards and possible scholarships to help support their...

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16 years strong

April 1, 2015by test0

The Pittsburgh Fitness Expo is celebrating it’s 16 year anniversary in 2015! Come out and visit the region’s only expo dedicated to action sports, health, wellness, fitness and martial arts. It’s non-stop action all weekend! The Kumite Classic is Pittsburgh’s most established and largest fitness, sports, and martial arts expo. The media has dubbed The Kumite...

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Talent Search

March 1, 2015by test0

Pittsburgh Talent Search Over $1000 in cash and prizes to winner’s of the Pittsburgh Talent Search. Free to enter and limited spots available. Singers, dancers, martial artists, b-boys, feats of strength, jugglers, etc. Anything goes in a 4 minute time limit. (30×30 stage) If you have talent, its time to prove it.

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Media Coverage

January 8, 2015by Bill Viola Jr.0

Kumite Classic Media Coverage. Our champions featured in Muscle and Body Magazine reaching 1.2 million people nationally in print and 8 million digitally.

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Active Lifestyles

December 24, 2014by test

Memorial Day Weekend May 22-23rd 2015 Monroeville Convention Center. Kumite Classic presents the Pittsburgh’s most established fitness expo. The media has dubbed The Kumite Classic fitness expo as a “One stop shop for everything fitness.” The expo showcases the latest fitness products, exercise equipment, sports gear, clothing, nutritional supplements, health foods, and cutting edge cosmetic...

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Max Reps 60 Seconds

April 1, 2014by test0

Do you have what it takes to set a new record… prove it. Free competition (male / female seperate divisions) [Elementary] 9 years old & under [Middle School] 10-13 years old [High School] 14+ years old SIGN UP CLICK HERE Friday May 22nd 2015 5pm-7pm. This is an open invitation for youth to participate in...

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Quarter Century Club

March 1, 2014by test0

Dr. Victor Prisk’s Quarter Century Club Challenge is now here: The Century Club Challenge and Workout was developed by Dr. Victor Prisk. It’s based on core exercises that in summary give a whole body workout. The exercises are mostly body weight exercises requiring very little equipment and were developed from gymnastics conditioning. It can be done...