HIGH POINT, N.C., July 21, 2009 – Dr. Tony Kemerly, chair of the Department of Exercise and Sports Science at High Point University, recently published a book, titled “Taekwondo Grappling Techniques: Hone Your Competitive Edge for Mixed Martial Arts.”
The book, published by Tuttle Publishing, details taekwondo tips – beyond kicking and punching – by discovering powerful grappling moves that build on the patterns taekwondo students may already know. The publication also includes an instructional DVD.
“‘Taekwondo Grappling Techniques’ presents the most effective grappling maneuvers ever developed for taekwondo,” Kemerly says. “With these step-by-step instructions and your guide, you’ll confidently defend yourself against attacks and apply your own devastating grappling techniques to bring assailants into submission.”
Kemerly, who co-authored the book with Steve Snyder, has a wide range of experience in taekwondo, including the rank of black sash in Blue Dragon Kung Fu, and black belts in taekwondo with the World Taekwondo Federation, the International Taekwondo Federation and Living Defense Martial Arts. Snyder owns and operates a full-time martial arts studio in High Point, and has many taekwondo achievements, including a black belt.
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 50 countries and more than 40 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” The university offers 66 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at www.highpoint.edu.
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