Beyond The Label Podcast Adaptive Martial Arts Association

"Teaching with "Third Eye Insight" & Changing Lives"Charlie and JD sit down with Devin Fernandez, founder and program director of Third Eye Insight, a martials academy for the blind and visually impaired on Long Island. Devin has been a practitioner of the Martial Arts specifically Ninpo Ninjutsu for many years, long before he himself was stricken with Retinitis Pigmentosa in 2000. Retinitis Pigmentosa a degenerative eye disease that results in blindness, but that hasn't stopped him from ...

"The Real Life Definition of An Adaptive Martial Artist"JD and Charlie sit down with Philly native, Kenn Perry to learn more about Polio and it lead him to martial arts. Kenn talks about how Kenpo can be modified to fit any practitioners needs and how an Adaptive Martial Artist can, in some ways be more dangerous than their abled body peers.A video version of this episode and others is also available on Youtube.https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO0CYqImXT5Ewha-4qD-X6pKjDhaJjD4PNote: Music el...

"Workin' 9 To 5", With A Disability JD and Charlie are joined by follow broadcaster and member of "Camp CP", Tom Leypoldt. In this episode Tom sheds light on joining the workforce and climbing "The Corporate Ladder" with a disability to become Executive Direct of PEG-TV, a local public access TV station in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Tom also talks about how comedy has been an icebreaker for him, the positives and negatives of social security disability benefits and he also gi...

Inclusion's A Two Way StreetIn this episode JD and Charlie Murphy sits down with Paul Graber for a follow up to his original episode. Paul is an adaptive martial artist, martial arts instructor, fitness trainer/kettle bell enthusiast and fellow Cerebral Palsy warrior.This time around they all share their thoughts on inclusion, raising children with and without disabilities. They also talk about the Americans With Disabilities Act, it's original purpose, what it is and what it is not and the d...

"Martial Arts, The Perfect Prescription For Down Syndrome?" JD and Charlie sit down with Adaptive Martial Arts Association Executive Director Johnny Bakane and his wife Misty to give a first hand look at raising a daughter with Down Syndrome, being martial arts school owners and joys, fears and challenges they've faced incorporating adaptive program in their martial arts academy.A video version of this episode and others is also available on Youtube.https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO0CYqIm...

"You've Got Mail" (and it's from Cupid)In this episode JD and his wife Katie sit down with Charlie to chat about how their relationship came to be, the challenges they have overcome to make it last and how living with a disability plays into it. This is a light hearted episode with tons of relationship stories and laughs and an important take home message for everyone.A video version of this episode and others is also available on Youtube.https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO0CYqImXT5Ewha-4qD...