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#71 Georgia Verry, Penny McKay and Meesha Hall: A warm hug in conversation form to end the 16 days of activism
***Content warning: Gender Based Violence
Today, December 10th, is Human Rights Day and marks day 16/16 of the 16 days of activism. Georgia (she/her), Meesh (she/her) and Penny (she/they) have a fireside chat about...
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#70: Become an ally to trans and gender diverse martial artists
Leading up to International Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, people and organizations around the world participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise awareness of trans and gender diverse...
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#69: Pharrell Shaymar:"I will never become biologically male, but I am a gentleman"
Pharrell Shaymar (he/they) AKA "The Pad Technician" Pharrell is a professional boxing coach with over 10 years' experience coaching athletes, amateur boxers, women's self defence programs, and group fitness. Pharrell...
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#68: Bobbie Lewallen: A Life of Muay Thai
*TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ABUSE*
Bobbie Lewallen (she/her) has been practicing Muay Thai for 10 years. She is a survivor of sexual abuse from childhood to early adulthood
Georgia and Bobbie discuss:
· Starting Muay...
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#67: Martina Hildegard Gray Bear: Her Commitment to Women, Children, the Oppressed, All Beings and Our Planet
Martina is a queer intercultural / international martial artist living in the US. Martina is a queer teacher, storyteller, & communication consultant. Martina is a commitment to women, children, the oppressed, all...
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#66: Sammy-Jo Lawler : Returning to BJJ after Sexual Assault
**Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault**
Sammy was a victim of rape and sexual assault, and she made the journey back into Jiu Jitsu
Georgia and Sammy-Jo discuss:
Close contact training problems and how to deal with...
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#65: Nicholas Hoekstra: Inclusive Martial Arts for Folks with Disabilities
Nick Hoekstra is a doctoral student at the University of Kansas studying special education. He lost his sight at the age of eight and started wrestling in high school and practicing martial arts in college. Nick's...
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#64: Mint Licata: Muay Thai, The Outlet That Saved Mint from a Life of Street Violence
Muay Thai was the outlet that saved Mint from a life of street violence and rage. In this episode you'll hear how her stepfather introduced her to Muay Thai to help her deal with racist bullying.
Mint and Georgia...
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#63 : Anna Drews: The Polyvagal Theory and Martial Arts
Dr Annette Drews is a Professor for Social Medicine who currently does research on the contribution of Martial Arts in trauma therapy.
Due to an accident at 2 years of age, she continued to be accident prone...
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#62: Alex Ueda: Grounded Grit in Jiu-Jitsu
Software developer by day, a vessel of life lessons and first-degree black belt jiu-jitsu instructor by night, Alex Ueda made his first foray into jiu-jitsu after attending UCLA, where he majored in physics. A...
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#61: Les Bubka: Karate for Mental Health
Les is the founder of Karate for Mental Health, a disability karate coach and author of Anxious Black Belt and The Dark Side of Karate.
Les and Georgia discuss:
How karate helped Les
Inclusivity in karate
Karate as...
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#60: Alex & Laurien Zurhake: The Many Ways Trauma Informed BJJ can Widen your Window of Tolerance
Alex and Laurien are two BJJ purple belts, active competitors and own a trauma informed martial arts and yoga school in Munich, Germany as well as Off The Zone, an online interactive platform where they help fellow...
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