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Masters Keith R. McKinley and Gregory Slaughter invite you and your friends and family to attend the 2025 Philadelphia Pro/Am Sport Martial Arts Championships. 2025 marks our 22nd year. Known as 'The Philly Pro/Am,” our event is one of the most
competitive sport karate tournaments in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Our last two events hosted over four hundred competitors and hundreds of spectators. We continue our association with the World Karate Commission America
Regional Qualifier (visit: www.wkcamerica.com). The top four Black belt winners in each professional division qualify to compete in the U.S. Nationals in Michigan in June 2025. Those winners will represent the United States in the WKC World Championships held in October 2025.
Location:
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
100 Station Avenue
Oaks, PA 19456
The competition will be in Hall E of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center.
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center is convenient to major highways and public transit access, and there is a wide variety of restaurants, entertainment, shopping, hotels, and culture within minutes.
Free Parking: There is free onsite parking at the tournament location. The site contains over 5,000 free parking spaces.
Hotels:
Hilton Garden Inn (Official Philly Pro-Am Hotel)
500 Cresson Boulevard
Phoenixville, PA 19460
PH: 610-650-0880
* A special room rate of $139 per night is available. The rooms will be available at the discount room rate until the “cut- off” date of 3/9/2025.
Hampton Inn & suites Valley Forge/Oaks
100 Cresson Boulevard
Phoenixville, PA 19460
PH:610-676-0900
The Hilton Garden Inn and the Hampton Inn & suites Valley Forge/Oaks
are less than 1mile away from the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center (a three-minute car ride).
Schedule of Events:
7:00 AM – Registration for Competitors
8:30 AM – Weapons forms (all divisions)
10:00 AM All Forms Divisions
* All Sparring Divisions will begin in assigned rings following
the completion of forms divisions in each
assigned ring.
** All tournament divisions and grand championships are usually completed between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm (children and under belt divisions are usually completed between 2pm and 3 pm).
* There are 4 Youth Forms/Weapons Grand Champions. Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Junior Black Belt. These run-offs will be announced by mic call after the completion of the divisions.
* There will also be an adult under belt Forms/Weapon Grand Championship. --- This run-off will be announced by mic call after the completion of the divisions.
* All Adult Black Belt Weapons, Forms and Sparring (at designated rings). * These run-offs will be announced by mic call after the completion of the divisions.
Black Belt Prize Money:
Men’s 18-29 - Fighting Grand Champion ----------------- $ 700.
Women’s 18-29- Fighting Grand Champion --------------$ 700.
Men’s 30-39- Fighting Grand Champion ----------------- $ 200.
Women’s 30-39- Fighting Grand Champion --------------$ 200.
Men’s 40-49- Fighting Grand Champion ----------------- $ 200.
Women’s 40-49 -Fighting Grand Champion --------------$ 200.
Men’s 50-59- Fighting Grand Champion ----------------- $ 200.
Women’s 50-59-Fighting Grand Champion -------------- $ 200.
Men’s Forms Grand Champion (all adult ages) -----------$ 250.
Women’s Forms Grand Champion (all adult ages) -------$ 250.
Weapons Forms Grand Champion (Men & Women) ---- $ 250.
Competitor Rules:
We will be using the Virtual Fight Tour (VFT) Sport Karate Rules for our weapons, forms, and sparring divisions. Please visit https://virtualfighttour.com where you can read and download the rules.
Keynote: *Adult Black Belt sparring will be two rounds 2 min. ---/ Under belt sparring will be one round 7-point spread.
Tournament Fees:
Spectator Admission: $ 25.00 All Spectators
Competitor Registration: Online Competitor Registration is now open at: https://phillyproam.myuventex.com
Type in event name: Philadelphia Pro/Am 2025
Competitor Pre-Registration before March 9, 2025:
- $75.00 for three divisions if utilized as follows: one weapons forms division, one forms division, and one sparring division).
- Adult Black Belt Sparring competitors older than 29 years of age may also pay the $75.00 pre-registration fee to fight in two sparring divisions by fighting in their age group and another lower age group.
Competitor Pre-Registration after March 9, 2025: $75.00 Per event, $15 each additional event
Competitor Registration (day of event) $75.00, $20 each additional event
For more information visit us: www.phillyproam.com.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 2410 West Dr, Oaks, PA 19456, United States,Oaks, Pennsylvania
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