This Staten Islander turned his bullied childhood into a martial art that’s trained thousands

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Graniteville resident Paul Mormando, 56, was bullied mercilessly as a child.

“I was small, introverted, and shy, so I was a perfect target for bullies,” he said.

When he was 12, he took matters into his own hands (and legs and feet), by studying taekwondo…

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