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A new documentary about the history of mixed martial arts has begun filming in the Greater Pittsburgh area. MinusL, a production company based out of New York, NY has secured the rights to produce the new feature. http://www.toughguysdoc.com/ Ten years before the debut of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, two local martial arts promoters and their...

CV (Caliguri and Viola) Productions Inc. just launched a new website dedicated to the first MMA competition and league in the United States (1979-1983). It has photos, videos, posters and information on the world’s first “Tough Guy Contest.” The Tough Guy contest was established in Pittsburgh, PA and is now documented at the Heinz History...

Pre-Register for Sport Karate: KARATE REGISTRATION PRE-REGISTRATION for all other events. 2016 Kumite Classic is set for May 27-28th 2016. Sport karate, martial arts, grappling, BJJ, wrestling, power lifting, cross fit, talent, fitness, figure, body building, strongman and more!

GGP Global Glorious Productions, and extension of the Western PA Police Athletic League, grand opening today at the Monroeville Mall. Sensei Bill Viola, Luke Lokay, Lucy Lokay, Bill Viola Jr., and Cameron Klos at the Pittsburgh based Global Glorious Productions Office. Kumite Classic Entertainment is a proud partner of the initiative.

The Pittsburgh Fitness Expo: Promoting healthy active lifestyles since 1999. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13kARsVmeMA Video highlights from Kumite Classic’s Pittsburgh Fitness Expo May 22-23rd 2015 at Monroeville Convention Center.

Pittsburgh sport karate is creating an online resource for news and media articles for Western PA sport martial arts. Stay connected. www.pittsburghsportkarate.com Pittsburgh’s largest sport karate tournament is the Kumite Classic Memorial Day Weekend. Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Tribune Review Photo courtesy of Team Kumite

Who’s Your Daddy? Who is the real father of MMA… Courtesy of Pittsburgh MMA: https://pittsburghmma.com/2015/02/the-real-father-of-mma/ Alexander Cartwright, James Naismith and Walter Camp all share a similar rite of passage, each has been honored as the “father” of their respective sports: Baseball, Basketball and Football. For all intents and purposes history credits them with invention, although...

Reserve your copy today of Godfathers of MMA. The new mixed martial arts inspired book written by Bill Viola Jr. and Dr. Fred Adams. It is available at www.godfathersofmma.com More info on the history of MMA visit https://mmahistory.org/mma-history-book/