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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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#59: Erik Hein: How to Be a Great Martial Arts Teacher
Erik Hein has made a career out of teaching. He has taught martial arts, martial arts coaches, elite police teams, emergency services workers and more. Erik is incredibly knowledgeable in the world of motor learning...
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#58: Rew Mitchell: Awakening Female Fighters
Rew Mitchell is the owner of Awakening Fighters. He supports and promotes female fighters around the world with the online database of athletes he created and maintains.
Rew and Georgia discuss:
The sexualization of...
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#57: Kristina Nikolaj: From Anxiety to Breathwork to BJJ
Kristina Nikolaj is a retired debilitating anxiety sufferer turned breathwork facilitator focused on using the breath to take control of your life. Then she discovered more of her power through jiu jitsu.
Georgia...
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#56: Amber Tucker : Women of Colour in Martial Arts
Dr Amber Tucker is an assistant professor of sociology, researcher, mixed martial artist, athlete, and coach. Her research explores the trauma that results from the intersection of gender, race and class.
Amber was...
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#55: Dr. Jamie Marich and Anna Pirkl: Transforming Trauma with Jiu-Jitsu
Jamie Marich, Ph.D. and Anna Pirkl, MFT both speak internationally on topics related to addiction, trauma, mindfulness, or recovery. They each hold belts from Gracie University of Jiu-Jitsu and have personal...
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