The Fight Back Podcast Georgia

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 beings and our planet.

 

Georgia and Martina discuss:


Martina's experiences facilitating self defense for feminists with disabilities in Germany 
Historical lessons from second wave feminism
Being a queer white feminist living in the US 
How to hold space for all the oppression in the world and be open to hope and change at the same time
How interoception saved Martina's life  

 

To contact Martina:

Facebook: Martina Hildegard 

Email: mhmbear.teach@gmail.com 

 

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If you'd like to join The Fight Back Project, you'll find the waitlists for Melbourne here and online here.

 

If this podcast has inspired you to create your own trauma-informed martial arts program, you can register for my 12 week online course here.

 

Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga

**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 it 
Benefits of talking to trusted people about what has happened 
Healing and how it can be difficult 
Returning to competition
How returning to training was beneficial in Sammy's healing

Please contact Sammy via Instagram: @sammyjolawler

 

Sign up to the Conscious Combat Club newsletter here to get the latest updates about mindful and trauma-informed martial arts practices, clubs and research.

 

Join the Conscious Combat Club on Facebook to meet fellow listeners of this podcast and help us transform martial arts into more inclusive sports for everybody.

 

If you'd like to join The Fight Back Project, you'll find the waitlists for Melbourne here and online here.

 

If this podcast has inspired you to create your own trauma-informed martial arts program, you can register for my 12 week online course here.

 

Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga



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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 career has focused on international development, especially around the promotion of special and inclusive education globally. He has lived and worked in five countries. Nick attributes his success and especially his ability to travel independently as a person with a disability to the confidence he gained through martial arts. Nick is currently a 2nd degree black belt in Judo, black belt in Aikido and purple belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu.

 

Nick and Georgia discuss: 

 


The benefit of martial arts specifically for people with disabilities.
How martial arts have helped him, personally, with both skills and confidence in independent life and travel. 
How martial arts is often such a close-knit community and how we can make these communities more inclusive. 
Some of the struggles he's had within martial arts and why he doesn't stop practicing. 

 

To contact Nick: nickhoekstra@gmail.com

Nick on instagram: @nikohoek

 

Sign up to the Conscious Combat Club newsletter here to get the latest updates about mindful and trauma-informed martial arts practices, club and research.

 

Join the Conscious Combat Club on Facebook to meet fellow listeners of this podcast and help us transform martial arts into more inclusive sports for everybody.

 

If you'd like to join The Fight Back Project, you'll find the waitlists for Melbourne here and online here.

 

If this podcast has inspired you to create your own trauma-informed martial arts program, you can register for my 12 week online course here.

 

Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga

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 also discuss: 


Why Mint got breast implants and why she is having them removed
Being a female fight photographer in Thailand 
Mint's future plans as she returns to fighting 

 

To connect with Mint on Instagram:

@saoseua.x (muay thai page) @mintlicataphoto (photography page)

 

Sign up to the Conscious Combat Club newsletter here to get the latest updates about mindful and trauma-informed martial arts practices, clubs and research.

 

Join the Conscious Combat Club on Facebook to meet fellow listeners of this podcast and help us transform martial arts into more inclusive sports for everybody.

 

If you'd like to join The Fight Back Project, you'll find the waitlists for Melbourne here and online here.

 

If this podcast has inspired you to create your own trauma-informed martial arts program, you can register for my 12 week online course here.

 

Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga

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 throughout her life. She overcame the physical and psychological consequences of her traumas through awareness based movement practices such as yoga, aikido and Feldenkrais. 

 

Georgia and Anna discuss:


What mindfulness is and the role it plays in trauma healing
Why entering into awareness based movement practices through mindfulness might not work for people with trauma history
The difference between shock trauma, developmental trauma and abandonment trauma
The difference between prey and predator identification
Why being knowledgeable about these concepts can be helpful in the practice of Martial Arts
Why being knowledgeable about these concepts can be helpful for integrating the experience of trauma into resourceful living.
How Martial Arts brought Anna out of "Freeze" and taught her how to transform survival driven energies into creativity, power, joy and love.

 

Please contact Annette via her email: annette.drews@yahoo.

Sign up to the Conscious Combat Club newsletter here to get the latest updates about mindful and trauma-informed martial arts practices, clubs and research.

Join the Conscious Combat Club on Facebook to meet fellow listeners of this podcast and help us transform martial arts into more inclusive sports for everybody.

If you'd like to join The Fight Back Project, you'll find the waitlists for Melbourne here and online here.

If this podcast has inspired you to create your own trauma-informed martial arts program, you can register for my 12 week online course here.

 

Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga

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 self-declared "fragile perfect" in his schooling and career, through his training, he found uniquely life-affirming perspectives and powerful mindsets that eluded him through university and a lifetime's participation in team sports. These days he enjoys a deep sense of purpose being the catalyst in others' journeys toward their best selves.

Georgia and Alex discuss: 


The meaning behind "Grounded Grit"
Trauma informed Jiu Jitsu
How martial arts hijack your innate survival instinct and put you directly in contact with practices that lead to rooted, authentic, growth

This is a beautiful, deep conversation that I really enjoyed participating in and I know you'll love listening to! 

To contact Alex: 

Instagram: @groundedgrit 

Website: www.groundedgrit.com

Sign up to the Conscious Combat Club newsletter here to get the latest updates about mindful and trauma-informed martial arts practices, clubs and research.

Join the Conscious Combat Club on Facebook to meet fellow listeners of this podcast and help us transform martial arts into more inclusive sports for everybody.

If you'd like to join The Fight Back Project, you'll find the waitlists for Melbourne here and online here.

If this podcast has inspired you to create your own trauma-informed martial arts program, you can register for my 12 week online course here.

Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga