Kick-a-thon Sponsorship - Kumite Classic

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🇺🇸 TEAM USA Kick-a-thon Sponsors

Community Sponsorship Levels Kick-a-thon

Level	Contribution	Recognition
🥉 Bronze Sponsor	$100	Business name listing on event shirt
🥈 Silver Sponsor	$200	Medium logo recognition on event shirt. medium logo on event banner
🥇 Gold Sponsor	$500	Large logo recognition on event shirt, social media posts. Logo on banners and website
🏆 Platinum Sponsor	$1,000	Featured logo placement and premium recognition, social media campaign. Logo on banners and website *optional onsite marketing

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Sponsor National & International Karate & Kickboxing Athletes

Kumite International

501.c3 non-profit team

TAX EXEMPT: 75621468
EIN: 46-5120017

“Kick 5k” Kick-A-Thon is a unique martial arts-themed charity event created to engage the community and promote health, wellness and exercise.

🥋 What the Kick-A-Thon Is

It’s part of the Kumite International fundraising initiative, but with a twist: instead of—or in addition to—walking or running, martial artists literally kick for distance — A first of its kind!
Participants from NORWIN NINJAS, the sister program of Viola’s Allegheny Shotokan Karate) perform a continuous 3 mile Kick-A-Thon, throwing hundreds to thousands of kicks along the way.
The idea is symbolic—each kick represents a physical demonstration of discipline, endurance, and solidarity.
The Kick-A-Thon concept was developed by Bill Viola Jr. (martial artist, author, and founder of Kumite Classic Entertainment) alongside former Pennsylvania State Senator Sean Logan, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in his forties.
Viola has personal ties to the mission, having cared for his grandmother during her struggle with neurodegenerative complications, which motivated him to find a way for martial artists to “kick for a cure.”

🎗️ Purpose and Impact

Over the years the event has raised funds and awareness for PIND, a Pittsburgh-based institute dedicated to research on Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, ALS, and in 2026 will support Norwin area athletes compete abroad a world karate championships.

Kick-a-thon

3-miles of non stop kicks

The “KICK” Kick-A-Thon concept was developed by Irwin native Bill Viola Jr., founder of Kumite Classic Entertainment, alongside former Monroeville Mayor and Pennsylvania State Senator Sean Logan. Logan was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease in his mid-forties, while Viola had spent years caring for his grandmother, who ultimately passed away from neurodegenerative complications.

Logan created a 5K event to support his “Do Something” campaign, encouraging people to take action through exercise. Physical activity has been widely recognized as an effective way to help combat the progression and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. In 2017, Viola partnered with Logan to introduce a martial arts-inspired “Kick-A-Thon” component to the 5K — and since then, its growth and community impact have been exponential. PIND offers a unique twist to the traditional 5K by incorporating Viola’s “Kick-a-thon” concept. Viola explains, “There are a lot of in-house kick-a-thons that take place at schools, but none that actually kick for distance in the heat. This is the first of its kind.” The estimated amount of kicks thrown by each participant was 1500 and with over 100 students, the total number was approximately 150,000 kicks.

The Kick 5K tradition continues now supporting Norwin area athletes with funds to represent Team USA abroad at world competitions.

Kumite International

TAX EXEMPT: 75621468
EIN: 46-5120017

Team Kumite athletes proudly represent the United States on the world stage, capturing world titles and major international medals across Ireland, Portugal, Canada, England, Hungary, and most recently Wales in the United Kingdom. At the 2025 World Championships in Wales, Team Kumite competitors rose above the international field, delivering some of the event’s most decorated performances and earning recognition among the tournament’s top athletes.