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Laura Kamienski holds
a third degree black belts in the Korean art of Tae Kwon Do. Ms.
Kamienski
was named 2001 Instructor of the Year and 2002 Woman of the Year by the
International Tae Kwon Do Union
(ITU).
She was also awarded the Outstanding Contribution to the Arts award by
the North American Black Belt Hall of Fame and
2002 Instructor of the Year by the World Karate Union. Her other awards
include three exemplary achievement medallions, which she earned for
forms presentation and sparring.
Sabum
Nim
Laura is a certified instructor with the National Women's Martial Arts Federation,
International Tae Kwon Do Union and the Association of Women Martial Arts
Instructors.
As ITU Pennsylvania State Director she is responsible for overseeing
ITU rank
testings and seminars.. Laura has also trained in other styles of
martial
arts including Krav Maga, Modern Arnis, American Wrestling, Shotokan
Karate,
JuJitsu and Kickboxing.
Ms.
Kamienski
has recently finished co-authoring book with Sabum Nim Jennifer Lawler. Her book
entitled, Training
Women in
the Martial Arts: A Special Journey ,
published by Wish Publishing is now available.
Laura
has
been a professional group fitness and aerobics instructor for over a
decade
and has been certified by the National Association of Professional
Martial Artists to teach fitness kickboxing classes. Her experience
makes CardioKicks!
the area's premier fitness program combining practical martial arts
techniques with the excitement and fun of traditional aerobic classes.
Laura
has
been teaching women's self defense seminars, workshops and courses for
the
past ten years. She is a certified self-defense instructor with the
National
Women's Martial Arts Federation. She has successfully trained in
several
women's self defense systems including: R.A.D.-Rape Aggression Defense
Systems,
ASAP Women's Street Defense Intensive, IMPACT Personal Safety, and
S.D.I.O.-Self Defense From the Inside Out. She is the founder and
creator of Empower!
Self-defense for Women.
Ms.
Kamienski's
articles on women's self-defense have been published in several martial
arts news and web magazines including ATA Magazine,Women in the Martial
Arts, The Stand, Va-Voom and New Traditions,
The Catalyst, Martial Arts Professional Magazine, Feminista.com and The Sunbury Daily Item.
She
has been featured in several publications including Central
PA Magazine. Along
with pursuing a graduate degree in philosophy at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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