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#3: Danielle Salber: Boxing therapy
Danielle Salber (she/her) is a passionate trauma specialist who merges boxing and psychotherapy to empower individuals, foster hope after trauma, and promote personal growth through empirical therapies. She is...
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Fight Science #2: Boxing, myths and reality building in sport for development programmes.
Fight Science is a new episode format in which you'll get to hear the authors of peer reviewed papers related to martial arts and combat sports explain their papers in a way that you will be able to understand. Each...
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Fight Science #1: Communicating consent in sport: A typological model of athletes’ consent practices within combat sports.
Fight Science is a new episode format in which you'll get to hear the authors of peer reviewed papers related to martial arts and combat sports explain their papers in a way that you will be able to understand. Each...
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#2: Nicole Sawin: The intersection of social work and martial arts
Nicole Sawin (she/they) is a nonbinary and autistic 29-year-old living in Prince George, BC, where they work in child and youth mental health. They grew up in rural, northern Canada, completed their undergrad in...
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#1 - Conscious Combat Club
Welcome to the first episode of the Conscious Combat Club podcast. Why have we changed our name and updated our branding? What is the Conscious Combat Club? What are our plans for the future? How can you be part of...
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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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#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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