User:Mrkarateusa/Paul Mormando

Paul Mormando "Mr Karate USA" (born January 25, 1970) is an American martial artist, actor and media personality.

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* 1 Early life * 2 Rise to fame * 3 Personal life * 13 External links

Early life

Mormando was born in Brooklyn, New York to parents Toby and Paul Mormando. He attended St. Edmunds Grammer school and later attended Bishop Ford High School. Mormando was a small boy in stature, and daydreamed of oneday becoming a great martial artists like his idol Bruce Lee.

Rise to Fame

Mormando's passion of the martial arts had grown. By the time he was sixteen, he already knew that this is what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. So he started to teach students out of his home in Sheepshead bay area of Brooklyn. After gaining a steady following he decided to find a commercial location, so he could teach his methods to the general public.

Oneday after a public demonstration he was featured on the cover of his local hometown paper, and this sparked the interest of noted talent agent Ruben malaret. Malaret suggested that he try his hand in the acting field and that gave him a taste of the showbiz bug.

He later went on to appear in a few independent films and some guest spots on the television, but his real passion lied within the martial arts field. Like his idol Bruce Lee, he created his own style of martial arts, and started to spread it to the world.

by the age of eighteen mormando had his own martial arts school and was teaching fulltime. He was also chalking up many victories at local and national tournaments, both he and his students would consistantly win first place in many martial arts tournaments.

Personal Life

In 2000 mormando's son was born Paul Michael Mormando to a women he was not married to. He later went on to marry his current wife Anna Mormando and together they had his daughter Alexis Nicole Mormando. Mormando also has a step son named Jason.

External Links

www.mormandomartialarts.com www.wpmao.com www.mrkarateusa.com