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Kicking Parkinson’s Disease to the tune of 1 million dollars

Fighting Parkinson’s disease One “Kick” at a Time 1 Million Dollars Rasied! The “KICK” kickathon concept was developed Irwin native Bill Viola Jr., founder of Kumite Classic Entertainment, and former Monroeville Mayor and Pennsylvania State Senator Sean Logan.   Logan was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease in his mid-forties and Viola spent years caring for...

Finding a Cure for Parkinson’s Disease One “Kick” at a Time

Finding a Cure for Parkinson’s Disease One “Kick” at a Time An inspiring group of martial artists have made it their mission to KICK Parkinson’s disease—literally.  On September 3rd 2018 the Viola Karate Dojo and their sister program Norwin Ninjas assembled over 100 students to make a bold statement and kick non-stop for one mile...

Kick Parkinsons

Norwin student leads fundraising efforts to “Kick Parkinson’s Disease” TRIBUNE-REVIEW | Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, 9:00 p.m.   Rayden Galley, 8, a Sheridan Terrance Elementary School student, was the top fundraiser at the recent Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases 5K walk/run/kick, which attracted 600 participants at Boyce Park in Plum Borough. Galley led the group of 50 kickers by...

*This race is now rescheduled for 2015.  Due to unforeseen circumstance with local government and road approvals, the race will be launched at the 16th Annual Kumite Classic Memorial Day Weekend next year. The Kick 5K walk / run is new race coming to Pittsburgh @ the Monroeville Convention Center.  Help us “Kick Cancer” The 1st Annual Kick...