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| colspan="2" | [[Image:AMRV061402-at Kukkiwon Stone.jpg|thumb|center|200px| June 14, 2002 Visting the [[Kukkiwon]] in [[Seoul, Korea]].]]
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[[Image:Summer 2006 CD Label.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Deluxe ([[Lightscribe]]) version of Summer 2006 Highlight CD production.]]
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'''Antonio Miguel Rafael Vernón''', a.k.a. "Tony The Tiger" (born [[June 24]], [[1965]] in [[New Orleans, LA]]) is a prominent [[Chicago, IL|Chicago]] [[martial artist]]. He is a [[Kukkiwon]] certified [[Tae Kwon Do]] [[Black Belt]]. He is known for practicing several non-projectile weapons including [[nunchucks]], [[sais]], [[bo staff]], [[escrima]], [[butterfly knife]], short and long [[chains]], [[manriki]]/[[Surujin]], [[cane]], [[Poi (juggling)|poi balls]], [[Jo (weapon)|jo staff]], [[sword]], and [[knives]]. He has also studied [[Uechi Ryu]] [[Karate]]. He has trained with [[West Side Tae Kwon Do]] and [[New York City Uechi Ryu]] in [[New York, NY|New York City]], [[World Martial Arts Academy]] in [[St. Louis, MO]] and [[U.S Tae Kwon Do College]] in [[Washington, DC]]. Tony has instructed at [[East Sea Martial Arts]] in [[Chicago, IL]]. Tony has been seen performing formally at the [[Taste of Chicago]] and the [[Wilmette, Illinois|Wilmette]] Parks District [[Independence Day]] celebration. You can often see Tony performing informally in the summer along the beaches of the [[Milwaukee, WI|Milwaukee]]-[[Chicago, IL|Chicago]]-[[Gary, IN|Gary]] corridor on the weekend. Most summer days Tony performs in the [[Chicago Park District]].
'''Antonio Miguel Rafael Vernón''', a.k.a. "Tony The Tiger" or "El Tigre" (born [[June 24]], [[1965]] in [[New Orleans, LA]]) is a prominent [[Chicago]] [[martial artist]] and was a standout collegiate [[powerlifter]]. He is a [[Kukkiwon]] certified [[Tae Kwon Do]] [[Black Belt]]. He is known for his proficiency with several non-projectile implements, that are commonly classified as weapons. As a result of his proficency with these implements and proclivity for public practice he has become a low-stakes [[freedom fighter]] who fights for the freedom of expression when and where the audience exists. Low-stakes in this case refers to the fact that he has never felt his life was in danger in his confrontations about his freedoms. Tony's court date with the University of Chicago regarding his "Freedom of Inquiry" (The freedom to inquire without penalty or retribution in the academic community) is set to begin the week of September 15, 2008.


==Summer 2006==
Antonio Vernon was raised in suburban [[Buffalo, NY]]. He graduated from SUNY-Buffalo with a [[B.A.]] in [[Economics]].
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At Princeton, Tony became a standout powerlifter in the 75kg. (middleweight) and 67.5kg weight classes. He recorded personal bests of 600lbs [[deadlift]], 310lbs. [[bench press]], and 470lbs. [[Squat (exercise)|squat]]. He was the first collegiate middleweight to deadlift 600lbs without using [[steroids]]. At the time the national collegiate record was 585lbs, but national collegiate records must be set at the national collegiate championship meet.


[[Image:Autograph Large T.jpg|thumb|left|75px|"T" from Tony The Tiger autograph on promo of standard version.]]
Tony went on to receive an [[M.B.A.]] from the [[Ross School of Business]] and a [[M.A.]] in [[Statistics]] from [[Washington University]]. He is currently in court with the [[University of Chicago]] over a breach of contract with respect to his scholarship and related matters.[http://www.tonythetiger.frih.net/VernonVsUofC.html]
[[Image:LT in Autograph.jpg|thumb|left|75px|"T" from El Tigre autograph.]]
The Summer 2006 highlight video CD is available in deluxe (pictured left) and standard CD format has a production length of about 12.5 minutes. The CD includes approximately 75 clips from [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Indiana]], [[New York]], [[New Jersey]], and [[Ontario]] beaches and parks, including his solo debut performance on [[July 3]], [[2006]].


==Academics==
In addition to being known for his non-projectile weapons exhibitions, Tony is known for his catchphrase "Have nunchucks. Will travel," which is a take off on the old gunslinger motto "Have gun. Will travel." Additionally, Tony is known for performing using the nickname "Tony The Tiger".


Antonio Vernon was raised in suburban [[Buffalo, NY]]. He attended the public schools in [[Amherst, NY]], including [[Amherst High School (New York)|Amherst Central High School]] (mascot Tigers), after brief residences in [[Norman, OK]], [[Fredonia, New York|Fredonia, NY]], and [[Orchard Park (town), New York|Orchard Park, NY]].
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Tony is also involved in ongoing litigation with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources regarding the use and display of martial arts devices in public places.[http://www.tonythetiger.frih.net/ILDepNatResVsVernon.html] On June 8, 2006, the [[Illinois Appellate Court]], 2nd District, reversed and remanded the case in Tony's favor. Unfortunately, the decision was non-precedential. Tony is fighting for the right to use martial arts devices in public.

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Tony Vernon was a scholar as a youth. He excelled in the [[sciences]] and [[mathematics]]. As a junior and a senior he earned scholarships from the [[NAACP]] [[ACTSO]] Olympics in both [[Physics]] and [[Mathematics]]. He received admissions offers from [[MIT]] (early action), [[Harvard]], [[Yale]], [[Brown]], [[University of Texas-Austin]], and [[SUNY-Buffalo]] as well as [[Princeton University]] (mascot Tigers). Oddly, Tony matriculated to Princeton because of personal relationships with students there. He had no close friends at any of the other out of town schools. At Princeton, Tony became a standout powerlifter in the 75kg. (middleweight) and 67.5kg weight classes. He recorded personal bests of 600lbs [[deadlift]], 310lbs. [[bench press]], and 470lbs. [[Squat (exercise)|squat]]. He was the first collegiate middleweight to deadlift 600lbs without using [[steroids]]. At the time the national collegiate record was 585lbs, but national collegiate records must be set at the national collegiate championship meet.

After spending most of his [[undergraduate]] career at Princeton, Tony graduated from SUNY-Buffalo with a [[B.A.]] in [[Economics]]. He went on to receive an [[M.B.A.]], with distinction, from the [[Ross School of Business]] (then named the Michigan Business School), and a [[Master's degree|M.A.]] in [[Statistics]] from [[Washington University]]. He was attempting to become the first [[Afro-American]] to obtain a [[Finance]] [[Ph.D.]] from one of the top 5 Finance Ph.D. Programs ([[MIT Sloan School]], [[Stanford Graduate School of Business]], [[University of Chicago Graduate School of Business]], [[Harvard Business School]], and [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania]]). However, he is currently in court with the [[University of Chicago]] over a breach of contract with respect to his scholarship and related matters.[http://www.tonythetiger.frih.net/VernonVsUofC.html]

==Family==

Tony's father Carlos Vernón, a former world class sprinter from the City of [[Colón, Panama]], in the [[Colón Province]], was 1957 Athlete of the Year of the [[Republic of Panama]]. Tony's mother was born and raised in uptown [[New Orleans, LA]].

==Martial Arts==
[[Image:20081103 TonyTheTiger and Nate Parker just after close of early voting.JPG|thumb|TonyTheTiger with [[Nate Parker]] at [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga County]] Board of Elections, the county's only early voting location at 7:03 PM after the 7PM close of the last night of early voting on November 3, 2008]]
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Tony's weapons proficiency includes including [[nunchucks]], [[sais]], [[bo staff]], [[escrima]], [[butterfly knife]], short and long [[chains]], [[manriki]]/[[Surujin]], [[cane]], [[Poi (juggling)|poi balls]], [[Jo (weapon)|jo staff]], [[sword]], and [[knives]]. He has also studied [[Uechi Ryu]] [[Karate]]. He has trained with [[West Side Tae Kwon Do]] and [[New York City Uechi Ryu]] in [[New York, NY|New York City]], [[World Martial Arts Academy]] in [[St. Louis, MO]] and [[U.S Tae Kwon Do College]] in [[Washington, DC]]. Tony has instructed at [[East Sea Martial Arts]] in [[Chicago]]. Tony has been seen performing formally at the [[Taste of Chicago]] and the [[Wilmette, Illinois|Wilmette]] Parks District [[Independence Day]] celebration. You can often see Tony performing informally in the summer along the beaches of the [[Milwaukee, WI|Milwaukee]]-[[Chicago]]-[[Gary, IN|Gary]] corridor on the weekend. Most summer days Tony practices or performs in the [[Chicago Park District]]. In addition to being known for his non-projectile weapons exhibitions, Tony is known for his catchphrase "Have nunchucks. Will travel," which is a take off on the old gunslinger motto "Have gun. Will travel." Additionally, Tony is known for performing using the nickname "Tony The Tiger". Tony's Junior and Senior High School Mascots were the Tigers. Princeton University's mascot was the Tigers. The [[Tiger]] is an important animal representing stealth, grace, cunning and power to martial arts and eastern cultures. Additionally, Tony's [[Business school]] [[alma mater]], the [[University of Michigan]] in [[Ann Arbor, MI]], is just down the road from the home of the most prominent [[Tony The Tiger]], the cartoon mascot for [[Kellogg Company|Kellogg]]'s [[Frosted Flakes]] in [[Battle Creek, MI]].

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Tony is also involved in ongoing litigation with the [[Illinois Department of Natural Resources]] regarding the use and display of martial arts devices in public places. You can follow along with the case at [http://www.tonythetiger.frih.net/ILDepNatResVsVernon.html his press release page].


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[http://www.tonythetiger.frih.net/ Official Site]
*[http://www.tonythetiger.frih.net/ Official Site]
*[http://www.myspace.com/tonythetiger007 Tony] @ [http://www.myspace.com Myspace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/tonythetiger007 Tony] @ [http://www.myspace.com Myspace]


[[Category:1965 births|Vernón, Antonio]]
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Antonio "Tony The Tiger" Vernón
@ the Kukkiwon Stone
June 14, 2002 Visting the Kukkiwon in Seoul, Korea.
Deluxe (Lightscribe) version of Summer 2006 Highlight CD production.

Antonio Miguel Rafael Vernón, a.k.a. "Tony The Tiger" or "El Tigre" (born June 24, 1965 in New Orleans, LA) is a prominent Chicago martial artist and was a standout collegiate powerlifter. He is a Kukkiwon certified Tae Kwon Do Black Belt. He is known for his proficiency with several non-projectile implements, that are commonly classified as weapons. As a result of his proficency with these implements and proclivity for public practice he has become a low-stakes freedom fighter who fights for the freedom of expression when and where the audience exists. Low-stakes in this case refers to the fact that he has never felt his life was in danger in his confrontations about his freedoms. Tony's court date with the University of Chicago regarding his "Freedom of Inquiry" (The freedom to inquire without penalty or retribution in the academic community) is set to begin the week of September 15, 2008.

Summer 2006

"T" from Tony The Tiger autograph on promo of standard version.
"T" from El Tigre autograph.

The Summer 2006 highlight video CD is available in deluxe (pictured left) and standard CD format has a production length of about 12.5 minutes. The CD includes approximately 75 clips from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, New York, New Jersey, and Ontario beaches and parks, including his solo debut performance on July 3, 2006.

Academics

Antonio Vernon was raised in suburban Buffalo, NY. He attended the public schools in Amherst, NY, including Amherst Central High School (mascot Tigers), after brief residences in Norman, OK, Fredonia, NY, and Orchard Park, NY.

Tony Vernon was a scholar as a youth. He excelled in the sciences and mathematics. As a junior and a senior he earned scholarships from the NAACP ACTSO Olympics in both Physics and Mathematics. He received admissions offers from MIT (early action), Harvard, Yale, Brown, University of Texas-Austin, and SUNY-Buffalo as well as Princeton University (mascot Tigers). Oddly, Tony matriculated to Princeton because of personal relationships with students there. He had no close friends at any of the other out of town schools. At Princeton, Tony became a standout powerlifter in the 75kg. (middleweight) and 67.5kg weight classes. He recorded personal bests of 600lbs deadlift, 310lbs. bench press, and 470lbs. squat. He was the first collegiate middleweight to deadlift 600lbs without using steroids. At the time the national collegiate record was 585lbs, but national collegiate records must be set at the national collegiate championship meet.

After spending most of his undergraduate career at Princeton, Tony graduated from SUNY-Buffalo with a B.A. in Economics. He went on to receive an M.B.A., with distinction, from the Ross School of Business (then named the Michigan Business School), and a M.A. in Statistics from Washington University. He was attempting to become the first Afro-American to obtain a Finance Ph.D. from one of the top 5 Finance Ph.D. Programs (MIT Sloan School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School, and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania). However, he is currently in court with the University of Chicago over a breach of contract with respect to his scholarship and related matters.[1]

Family

Tony's father Carlos Vernón, a former world class sprinter from the City of Colón, Panama, in the Colón Province, was 1957 Athlete of the Year of the Republic of Panama. Tony's mother was born and raised in uptown New Orleans, LA.

Martial Arts

TonyTheTiger with Nate Parker at Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, the county's only early voting location at 7:03 PM after the 7PM close of the last night of early voting on November 3, 2008

Tony's weapons proficiency includes including nunchucks, sais, bo staff, escrima, butterfly knife, short and long chains, manriki/Surujin, cane, poi balls, jo staff, sword, and knives. He has also studied Uechi Ryu Karate. He has trained with West Side Tae Kwon Do and New York City Uechi Ryu in New York City, World Martial Arts Academy in St. Louis, MO and U.S Tae Kwon Do College in Washington, DC. Tony has instructed at East Sea Martial Arts in Chicago. Tony has been seen performing formally at the Taste of Chicago and the Wilmette Parks District Independence Day celebration. You can often see Tony performing informally in the summer along the beaches of the Milwaukee-Chicago-Gary corridor on the weekend. Most summer days Tony practices or performs in the Chicago Park District. In addition to being known for his non-projectile weapons exhibitions, Tony is known for his catchphrase "Have nunchucks. Will travel," which is a take off on the old gunslinger motto "Have gun. Will travel." Additionally, Tony is known for performing using the nickname "Tony The Tiger". Tony's Junior and Senior High School Mascots were the Tigers. Princeton University's mascot was the Tigers. The Tiger is an important animal representing stealth, grace, cunning and power to martial arts and eastern cultures. Additionally, Tony's Business school alma mater, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, is just down the road from the home of the most prominent Tony The Tiger, the cartoon mascot for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes in Battle Creek, MI.

Tony is also involved in ongoing litigation with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources regarding the use and display of martial arts devices in public places. You can follow along with the case at his press release page.

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