Conscious Combat Club

Dr. George Jennings (he/him) is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Sociology at Cardiff Metropolitan University in the UK. George's research explores martial arts and combat sports, health and society.

To contact George:

Email: [email protected]

Georgia and George discuss:

• The definition that: A martial art is an imaginative adaptable system of physical human fighting techniques designed in order to deal with perceived problems in combat and society.
• The line between art and sport in martial arts
• The role of martial arts in decolonising societies, and how can we decolonise martial arts
• The value in learning historical martial arts (HEMA)
• What is a trauma informed martial art? What are some examples of therapeutic martial arts programs?
• The positives and negatives of learning self help from martial artists
• Martial arts movement systems

Free Webinar: The (combat athlete's) body keeps the score - Friday February 2nd 8.30am AEDT. Register here: https://www.consciouscombat.club/body-keeps-the-score

To get involved with the Conscious Combat Club:

- Visit our site https://www.consciouscombat.club/

- Join the waitlist for Melbourne classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/naarm

- Join our online kickboxing classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/online

- Become a conscious combat coach https://www.consciouscombat.club/coaching

- Join our mailing list "Mat Chat' https://www.consciouscombat.club/mat-chat

- Join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/640626287248147

SUPPORT LINKS:

Some listeners might find parts of this conversation distressing. Please take care, link in your support networks, or refer to one of these organizations if you need:

Eating disorder support: https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/

Mental health support: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support

Domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support https://www.1800respect.org.au/

Sexism in sport https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/

DirectLine (Alcohol & Drug Support) – 1800 888 236 (24/7)

http://www.directline.org.au/

QLife (Queer-Specific Peer Support) – 1800 184 527 (3pm – midnight) – https://qlife.org.au/

Lifeline (Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention) – 13 11 14 (24/7)

http://www.lifeline.org.au/gethelp

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

Donna (she/her) has written award-winning stage and radio plays for audiences of all ages, and has extensive experience in script development, story development, and mentoring and teaching emerging writers from culturally diverse backgrounds. She is also a founding member and co-chair of PYT Fairfield (aka Powerhouse Youth Theatre). Her recent work includes the radio documentary Missing Magdalens (ABC Radio National), and an essay on trauma-informed creative practice Golden Joinery (Sydney Review of Books). She's also a bad-ass graduate of our trauma informed kickboxing program.

To contact Donna:Instagram: @abeladonnawriter

Georgia and Donna discuss:

• Magdalen laundries in Australia
• How the historical oppression of women contributes to today's patriarchy
• Rigid gender conformity
• Institutional gender-shaming / slut-shaming

Free Webinar: The (combat athlete's) body keeps the score - Friday February 2nd 8.30am AEDT. Register here: https://www.consciouscombat.club/body-keeps-the-score

To get involved with the Conscious Combat Club:

- Visit our site https://www.consciouscombat.club/

- Join the waitlist for Melbourne classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/naarm

- Join our online kickboxing classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/online

- Become a conscious combat coach https://www.consciouscombat.club/coaching

- Join our mailing list "Mat Chat' https://www.consciouscombat.club/mat-chat

- Join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/640626287248147

SUPPORT LINKS:

Some listeners might find parts of this conversation distressing. Please take care, link in your support networks, or refer to one of these organizations if you need:

Eating disorder support: https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/

Mental health support: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support

Domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support https://www.1800respect.org.au/

Sexism in sport https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/

DirectLine (Alcohol & Drug Support) – 1800 888 236 (24/7)

http://www.directline.org.au/

QLife (Queer-Specific Peer Support) – 1800 184 527 (3pm – midnight) – https://qlife.org.au/

Lifeline (Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention) – 13 11 14 (24/7)

http://www.lifeline.org.au/gethelp

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

Georgina (George) Capone (she/her) is the founder of the Warrior Women Project, a trauma informed boxing program for women to embrace and unleash their anger, feel empowered and strong. George lives in sunny North Devon where she trained to be a boxing coach and works as a psychologist in adult mental health.

To contact George:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: warrior_wom3n

Georgia and George discuss:

• The Conscious Coaching Course and how it helped George to create her program
• Similarities and differences between psychology and martial arts
• Women's anger
• George's personal experiences with boxing and mental health

To get involved with the Conscious Combat Club:

- Visit our site https://www.consciouscombat.club/

- Join the waitlist for Melbourne classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/naarm

- Join our online kickboxing classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/online

- Become a conscious combat coach https://www.consciouscombat.club/coaching

- Join our mailing list "Mat Chat' https://www.consciouscombat.club/mat-chat

- Join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/640626287248147

SUPPORT LINKS:

Some listeners might find parts of this conversation distressing. Please take care, link in your support networks, or refer to one of these organizations if you need:

Eating disorder support: https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/

Mental health support: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support

Domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support https://www.1800respect.org.au/

Sexism in sport https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/

DirectLine (Alcohol & Drug Support) – 1800 888 236 (24/7)

http://www.directline.org.au/

QLife (Queer-Specific Peer Support) – 1800 184 527 (3pm – midnight) – https://qlife.org.au/

Lifeline (Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention) – 13 11 14 (24/7)

http://www.lifeline.org.au/gethelp

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

Jess Gordon (she/her) is a school teacher, educational researcher, and BJJ practitioner based in Vancouver, Canada. Combining these areas of interest, she is developing a new, experiential, and transformative approach to student wellbeing. Jess is passionate about putting research into practice and developing lessons and resources to make martial arts a fun and accessible addition to school curricula.

To contact Jess:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @ariseprograms and @makeyourmove.sel

Website: www.ariseprograms.com

Georgia and Jess discuss:

• The Arise Program
• The Gracie women empowered program (https://youtu.be/gDoDGgtNL28?si=1tToX-nuDECtxQUc)
• Empowerment self defense.
• Experiential SEL (social-emotional learning) in schools.
• How to introduce yelling and voice in a trauma informed way.
• Martial art based interventions and approaches in schools.
• Self defense for neurodivergent kids.
• Schools' role in supporting student wellbeing and self-regulated learning and the connection to martial arts.

To get involved with the Conscious Combat Club:

- Visit our site https://www.consciouscombat.club/

- Join the waitlist for Melbourne classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/naarm

- Join our online kickboxing classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/online

- Become a conscious combat coach https://www.consciouscombat.club/coaching

- Join our mailing list "Mat Chat' https://www.consciouscombat.club/mat-chat

- Join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/640626287248147

SUPPORT LINKS:

Some listeners might find parts of this conversation distressing. Please take care, link in your support networks, or refer to one of these organizations if you need:

Eating disorder support: https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/

Mental health support: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support

Domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support https://www.1800respect.org.au/

Sexism in sport https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/

DirectLine (Alcohol & Drug Support) – 1800 888 236 (24/7)

http://www.directline.org.au/

QLife (Queer-Specific Peer Support) – 1800 184 527 (3pm – midnight) – https://qlife.org.au/

Lifeline (Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention) – 13 11 14 (24/7)

http://www.lifeline.org.au/gethelp

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

Can you help us open a dedicated trauma informed martial arts gym? Please watch Georgia present our pitch deck and comment, email us or use the contact form on our site to share your feedback. We seriously appreciate it. If there's anyone or any businesses you know that might like to support our mission, please let us know.

To get involved with the Conscious Combat Club:

- Visit our site https://www.consciouscombat.club/

- Join the waitlist for Melbourne classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/naarm

- Join our online kickboxing classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/online

- Become a conscious combat coach https://www.consciouscombat.club/coaching

- Join our mailing list "Mat Chat' https://www.consciouscombat.club/mat-chat

- Join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/640626287248147

SUPPORT LINKS:

Some listeners might find parts of this conversation distressing. Please take care, link in your support networks, or refer to one of these organizations if you need:

Eating disorder support: https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/

Mental health support: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support

Domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support https://www.1800respect.org.au/

Sexism in sport https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/

DirectLine (Alcohol & Drug Support) – 1800 888 236 (24/7)

http://www.directline.org.au/

QLife (Queer-Specific Peer Support) – 1800 184 527 (3pm – midnight) – https://qlife.org.au/

Lifeline (Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention) – 13 11 14 (24/7)

http://www.lifeline.org.au/gethelp

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

Content warning: Dieting, eating disorders, poor body image

This week (September 4th – 10th, 2023) is Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week (BIEDAW). The theme this year is The Time is Now to Act on Eating Disorders and Body Image so we invited 2 of the wonderful clinicians we work alongside at the CCC to share their insights.

Deb is an experienced Clinical Psychologist who has 15 years experience in working with adults with eating disorders. She has worked in an eating disorder service and has exceptional clinical skills treating anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, OSFED as well as the multitude of people who have serious eating disorder symptoms but don't fit neatly into a diagnostic box.

Nicole is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with a special interest in eating disorders, disordered eating behaviour, body-image concern and mental health. Nicole is passionate about practicing from a non-diet, body accepting and Health at Every Size (HAES®) philosophy and uses these principles to help counsel her clients towards a positive and peaceful mind-body-food relationship.

To learn more about Person Centred Psychology, visit their website (https://pcpsychology.com.au/) or their instagram @pcpsychologymelbs (https://www.instagram.com/pcpsychologymelbs/)

Deb, Nicole and Georgia discuss:

• What it means to be an ANZAED eating disorders credentialed professional (https://www.anzaed.org.au/credentialingproject/)
• The differences and similarities between poor body image and eating disorders
• Why eating disorders are so prevalent
• Some of the early signs a person might be headed to an eating disorder
• Which professionals to work with and when
• The HAES approach (https://asdah.org/health-at-every-size-haes-approach/)
• What to do while waiting to see a clinician
• Special considerations for martial artists

Support links:

Some listeners might find parts of this conversation distressing. Please take care, link in your support networks, or refer to one of these organizations if you need:

Eating disorder support: https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/

Eating disorder support helpline: https://butterfly.org.au/

Support for carers and families impacted by an eating disorder: https://edfa.org.au/

Mental health support: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support

Domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support https://www.1800respect.org.au/

Sexism in sport https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/

DirectLine (Alcohol & Drug Support) – 1800 888 236 (24/7)

http://www.directline.org.au/

QLife (Queer-Specific Peer Support) – 1800 184 527 (3pm – midnight) – https://qlife.org.au/

Lifeline (Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention) – 13 11 14 (24/7)

http://www.lifeline.org.au/gethelp

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

Content warning: Eating disorders and body image

Leading up to Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week (BIEDAW), Georgia shares her personal experience with disordered eating. Georgia discusses how her martial arts participation both contributed to her eating disorder and helped her heal from it.

To get involved with the Conscious Combat Club:

- Visit our site https://www.consciouscombat.club/

- Join the waitlist for Melbourne classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/naarm

- Join our online kickboxing classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/online

- Become a conscious combat coach https://www.consciouscombat.club/coaching

- Join our mailing list "Mat Chat' https://www.consciouscombat.club/mat-chat

- Join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/640626287248147

SUPPORT LINKS:

Some listeners might find parts of this conversation distressing. Please take care, link in your support networks, or refer to one of these organizations if you need:

Eating disorder support: https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/

Mental health support: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support

Domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support https://www.1800respect.org.au/

Sexism in sport https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/

DirectLine (Alcohol & Drug Support) – 1800 888 236 (24/7)

http://www.directline.org.au/

QLife (Queer-Specific Peer Support) – 1800 184 527 (3pm – midnight) – https://qlife.org.au/

Lifeline (Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention) – 13 11 14 (24/7)

http://www.lifeline.org.au/gethelp

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

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 episode will include practical advice you can implement based on the research. This is part of our commitment to bridge the gap between research and practice.

Our third paper is:

Phung, J. N., & Goldberg, W. A. (2019). Promoting Executive Functioning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Mixed Martial Arts Training. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. doi:10.1007/s10803-019-04072-3

Georgia speaks with Dr Janice Phung. Janice is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at California State University San Marcos. Her research focuses on well-being outcomes for youth on the Autism Spectrum.

To follow Janice's work on Instagram: @csusm_afclab

To contact Janice: https://www.csusm.edu/profiles/index.html?u=jphung

Please contact Janice if you'd like to read the full paper as it is not open access.

You can read another related paper by Janice here:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1750946721000337

To get involved with the Conscious Combat Club:

• Visit our site https://www.consciouscombat.club/
• Join the waitlist for Melbourne classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/naarm
• Join our online kickboxing classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/online
• Become a conscious combat coach https://www.consciouscombat.club/coaching
• Join our mailing list "Mat Chat' https://www.consciouscombat.club/mat-chat
• Join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/640626287248147

SUPPORT LINKS:

Some listeners might find parts of this conversation distressing. Please take care, link in your support networks, or refer to one of these organizations if you need:

Mental health support: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support

Domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support https://www.1800respect.org.au/

Sexism in sport https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/

DirectLine (Alcohol & Drug Support) – 1800 888 236 (24/7)

http://www.directline.org.au/

QLife (Queer-Specific Peer Support) – 1800 184 527 (3pm – midnight) – https://qlife.org.au/

Lifeline (Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention) – 13 11 14 (24/7)

http://www.lifeline.org.au/gethelp

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

Kenisha Coy (she/her) is a creative encourager who believes in the value of second chances. She is a taekwondo practitioner and researcher at Lesley University curious about the interplay between art, board breaking, trauma informed martial arts and theatre. She is passionate about applying the power of data, narrative, and martial arts to helping others connect with the best versions of themselves.

To connect with Kenisha:

Website: https://mycareinitiative.org/

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @write1kc @mycareinitiative @breakthroughsilence

Georgia and Kenisha discuss:

• How Kenisha got started in Taekwondo
• Board breaking as art therapy
• Binaries in life and martial arts
• Being BIPOC in martial arts
• Trauma informed practice as person centred practice
• The magic of creating characters
• Intersectionality as a spectrum
• How to be a good bystander in martial arts
• Kenisha's PhD thesis
• Collaboration between trauma informed martial arts practitioners

To get involved with the Conscious Combat Club:

• Visit our site https://www.consciouscombat.club/
• Join the waitlist for Melbourne classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/naarm
• Join our online kickboxing classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/online
• Become a conscious combat coach https://www.consciouscombat.club/coaching
• Join our mailing list "Mat Chat' https://www.consciouscombat.club/mat-chat
• Join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/640626287248147

SUPPORT LINKS:

Some listeners might find parts of this conversation distressing. Please take care, link in your support networks, or refer to one of these organizations if you need:

Mental health support: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support

Domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support https://www.1800respect.org.au/

Sexism in sport https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/

DirectLine (Alcohol & Drug Support) – 1800 888 236 (24/7)

http://www.directline.org.au/

QLife (Queer-Specific Peer Support) – 1800 184 527 (3pm – midnight) – https://qlife.org.au/

Lifeline (Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention) – 13 11 14 (24/7)

http://www.lifeline.org.au/gethelp

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

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 dedicated to establishing Boxing Therapy as a recognized and effective approach in mental health.

To connect with Danielle:

[email protected]

www.boxingtherapy.org

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-salber-boxingtherapy/

https://www.instagram.com/daniellepopfitness/

https://www.instagram.com/boxing_therapy_place/

https://www.facebook.com/BoxingTherapyReadyForAnything

Georgia and Danielle discuss:

• The difference between boxing therapy and trauma informed boxing
• Activities in Boxing Therapy
• The pilot study for Boxing Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy in Boxing Therapy
• EMDR/Bilateral Stimulation in Boxing Therapy
• Somatic Experiencing in Boxing Therapy

To get involved with the Conscious Combat Club:

• Visit our site https://www.consciouscombat.club/
• Join the waitlist for Melbourne classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/naarm
• Join our online kickboxing classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/online
• Become a conscious combat coach https://www.consciouscombat.club/coaching
• Join our mailing list "Mat Chat' https://www.consciouscombat.club/mat-chat
• Join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/640626287248147

SUPPORT LINKS:

Some listeners might find parts of this conversation distressing. Please take care, link in your support networks, or refer to one of these organizations if you need:

Mental health support: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support

Domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support https://www.1800respect.org.au/

Sexism in sport https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/

DirectLine (Alcohol & Drug Support) – 1800 888 236 (24/7)

http://www.directline.org.au/

QLife (Queer-Specific Peer Support) – 1800 184 527 (3pm – midnight) – https://qlife.org.au/

Lifeline (Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention) – 13 11 14 (24/7)

http://www.lifeline.org.au/gethelp

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