Living Adaptive

From Accident to Hitting Podium at the Spartan Para Championship - John De Haan John De Haan is one of the top Obstacle Course Racing para athletes in the world, arguably fighting for the position of the best, he's up for top athlete in the Netherlands this year. John De Haan went from traumatic accident to champion, tune in to hear his story and insights regarding how a person can go from traumatic accident to podium and all the good phenomena in between. John De Haan sets the bar for para OCR athletes, and he's now receiving recognition for hard work inside and outside the adaptive world, and is up for athlete of the year in his home country the Netherlands. John De Haan placed second in the para Spartan World Championships and he also placed and won in other OCRs. He lost a portion of his arm below the elbow due a traumatic accident. Vote for John De Haan by using this link and scrolling to question 16/20. link,https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHP2DOQSZONWuHJTtogpZMiuZdRh3ko3KKkimJdaIoYZTxQw/viewform Find John De Haan here, https://www.facebook.com/john.vankempen.9 https://www.instagram.com/johndehaan87/?fbclid=IwAR1iiY6dTfS0rBg6F8ZI3nc3RURmhDne8KLKgSXNpsxagp1ypHpceVh6JF0 This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

David Funk is a stuntman, performer, and top level Obstacle Course Racing and Ninja Coach. What separates David Funk from other top level OCR and Ninja coaches is that he also coaches para/adaptive athletes. David Funk has a lengthy career as a stuntman and performer and currently performs out of Las Vegas and coaches at Camp Rhino (Las Vegas). You will hear, -David Funk's story and experience as a performer and coach. -His experience training para athletes (such as the host Scott Davidson) for the Para Spartan Team World Championships airing on ESPN 12/22/19. -David Funk's approach to working with adaptive athletes. -David Funk's template regarding how to get involved and train for OCRs and if you're an adaptive athlete how you can work with David Funk and his gym. More About David Funk David Funk has well over 20 years in entertainment doing stunts in live shows and film, fire performance, sideshow, and various circus acts all over the U.S. and Mexico. The simple goal, "Keep Moving" made a natural transition into the world of fitness. However, it wasn't enough to JUST work out, it had to be creative, playful, fun. The world of Parkour, OCR (obstacle course racing), and NOC (ninja obstacle course) was just that. He is a top level certified instructor for the World Freerunning and Parkour Federation; a course tester for "American Ninja Warrior", 2016 UNAA semi-finalist, and 1st place winner of Camp Rhino's "100 Obstacle Challenge", among other top rankings in ninja and parkour competitions. He also continues to successfully compete in the world of OCRS and is know for mastering any obstacle in his path. Find David Funk and his gym Camp Rhino using the links below. https://www.instagram.com/david.funk.43/ https://camprhino.com https://www.instagram.com/camprhinohq/ https://www.instagram.com/camprhinoninja/ https://www.facebook.com/camprhinotraining/ This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

Branded One Crossfit is a rare non-profit gym dedicated to empowering our wounded warriors, giving back to the community, bridging the gap between the abled and disabled, and creating a fitness community dedicated to making the world a better place. Tune in to hear the story of Branded One and the stories of the founders, some of the athletes, coaches, and the Battle at Branded One. Interviews include Nick McCombs the founder of Branded One, Coach/Vet/Volunteer Michael Shaleen, Athlete/Vet Jimmy Hardy, Athlete/Vet/RWB Liz Freeman, and Cofounder Whitney Short. All interviews but Nick McCombs take place on site at the Battle at Branded One. Find Branded One Here https://www.brandedonecrossfit.org https://www.facebook.com/BrandedOneCrossFit/ https://www.instagram.com/brandedonecrossfit/ More about Branded One Branded One CrossFit was formed to benefit physically and mentally disabled servicemen and women. We have established a nonprofit CrossFit affiliate that focuses on health and fitness while bridging the gap between our disabled heroes and our abled heroes. Branded One CrossFit inspires people through their own hard work and shows them that - with support - anything is possible. This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

The documentary Despite the Loss arrived after nearly a decade of work that involved interviews, self-evaluation, and a quest of self-acceptance. Despite the Loss is a documentary about Limb Difference and self acceptance. In this episode we talk about,

• Director Jason Schneider's adaptive story and his life directing Despite the Loss.
• Traits found in those that accept loss and physical differences
• Rolling the dice and investing your time and money and risking so much to make a passion project

More about Jason Schneider Jason is an editor with over a decade of credits in film and television. He began his career working alongside several Academy & Peabody Award winning filmmakers, and has personally been nominated for four NY Emmys. His credits include documentaries for ESPN, PBS, and several NY Emmy winning series. With an extensive background in documentary and television, Jason's passion, first and foremost, is to tell a compelling story. Despite The Loss is his directorial debut. More about Despite the Loss In his directorial debut Jason Schneider set out to parallel his own story of overcoming adversity on the racetrack with stories of others like him. His thesis? That amputees don't see the world through, or buy into, a disabled label. But when an accident forces him to question the very meaning of disability, his sense of self unravels. Through personal accounts, interviews with the people who know him best, and profiles from a diverse group of amputees, Jason dissects and reframes his life, intertwining the trials and tribulations of building a race car with his personal journey for self acceptance. Find Despite the Loss and Jason Schneider here https://despitetheloss.com https://www.facebook.com/despitetheloss https://www.instagram.com/despitethelossfilm/ https://twitter.com/despitetheloss https://www.amazon.com/Despite-Loss-Jason-Schneider/dp/B07SPVF2DD This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

Meet Jamie Gane, see what it takes to be like Jamie Gane. Hear the adversity Jamie Gane encountered and how he thrives. Jamie Gane is an extremely driven adaptive athlete, motivational speaker, life coach, academic, and bunch more. Jamie Gane has completed nearly 100 OCRs, including over 70 Tough Mudders and this does include the World'sToughest Mudder. He's also one of the top Judo players in the world against adaptive and non-adaptive athletes. Jamie Gane happens to do all this while being an amputee. More about Jamie Gane Jamie Gane is an adaptive athlete in Judo, Obstacle Course Racing and the throwing sports. His interest in sport first started when I joined the Army Cadet Force (ACF) in 2008. While recovering from complications from his initial amputation several years ago, Jamie Gane was unable to train for throwing sports. Then Jame Ganebranched out and started Judo again, as well as completing over 70 Tough Mudder courses competing in the World's Toughest Mudder and Judo at the highest level. I have now built up a community and family within Obstacle Course Racing and it is one of my large drivers in life. Jamie Gane is found here, http://www.jamiegane.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jamieganeadaptiveathlete/ https://www.facebook.com/Jamieganethrower/ This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

Cole Rogers of Fightability and Rustin Hughes of B-Bold join us to talk about the combat arts, specifically jiu jitsu, their upcoming seminar(s), how you can get into this game, receive the notable benefits, and build a community that lasts a lifetime. Learn how you can get involved in the jiu jitsu community Get details regarding the first seminar Rustin and Cole put together and how you can attend and/or follow their content moving forward Hear who is the next batch of premiere para jiu jitsu athletes Details about the first official seminar with B-Bold and Fightability Te community has suffered a tremendous loss in the form of one of our fearless leaders Ronald Mann. We are now dedicating this event do you are brother and friend that left us too soon. Join us at American top team Portland (7200 SE 92nd Ave unit e, Portland, Or 97266) November 2nd to find out why Jiu Jitsu truly is for everyone! This event will feature four para jujitsu instructors all traveling in from out of state to show their unique jujitsu perspectives that have led to championship victories both on and off the mat. Rustin Hughes B-bold and Trials MMA, Cole Rogers Fightability, Jess Munter Bellingham BJJ, and Ryan Wallace Escobar training grounds will be the featured instructors. This event is FREE for people with disabilities with a suggested donation of 25 dollars. Cole Rogers https://www.instagram.com/coleavalosrogers/?hl=en Fightability https://www.facebook.com/FIGHTABILITY/ Rustin Hughes https://www.instagram.com/rustinhughes/?hl=en https://www.trxtraining.com/train/adaptive-athlete-rustin-hughes-feels-stronger-than-ever https://www.facebook.com/RustinHughesAdaptiveAthlete/ B-Bold https://www.facebook.com/BBoldOrg/ Other personalities mentioned Ronald Mann (RIP) https://www.instagram.com/ronaldmann555/?hl=en Jess Munster https://www.instagram.com/jessmunster_bjj/?hl=en Ryan Wallace https://www.instagram.com/ryancraigwallace/?hl=en

Giving a Hand - Jeff Soelberg Today you will hear the story of the nonprofit Jeff Giving a Hand, the adaptive story of the founder Jeff Soelberg's, and what Jeff Soelberg is building out of the adversity. So tune in About Jeff Soelberg In July 2016, Jeff was in a work accident that resulted in a partial hand amputation. During this new beginning he searched for help in navigating his new life. While there are resources out there, they were often hard to find. After traveling and competing within the adaptive community—and now that he knows the territory more—Jeff wants to change that. He has seen the strength in this community, but he has also noticed the need for more information and access to better resources. This website serves that need. More about Jeff Giving a Hand Jeff Giving a Hand is a community website that provides resources for adaptive people—whether these resources are training videos, counselors, doctors, or more. Our purpose is to help you become your best self and to get back to doing what you love. If you have any resources you would like included, please send your information or comments to [email protected]. Links to Jeff Soelberg https://www.instagram.com/jeffgivingahand/ https://www.instagram.com/jeffsoelberg/ https://www.jeffgivingahand.org Personalities from this episode Logan Aldridge https://www.instagram.com/aldridgelogan/ Kacey McCalister https://www.instagram.com/riseupwithkacey/ This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson.

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Tune in and here the story of how adaptive skateboarding made it to the Xgames and what this potentially means for the sport of skateboarding moving forward. Dan Edmonson is joining us to talk adaptive skateboarding and the Xgames and how organizations like Adaptive Action Sports helped get adaptive athletes into the Xgames. Dan Edmonson was on Living Adaptive about a year ago and shared his story of surviving an accident that resulted in him becoming a double amputee. Since the accident, he's learned to thrive, and now is making significant impacts as an adaptive skater and within the adaptive skateboarding community. Thanks Dan for being here brother. Background Information For the first-time in X Games history, an Adaptive Skateboard competition was added to the Xgames lineup. An adaptive athlete was crowned champ and the world got a chance to see adaptive skateboarding launch to the public. With the help of Adaptive Action Sports we now find adaptive skateboarding preparing to take the next step towards the paralympics. What are the Xgames The Xgames is an extreme sports competition that is presented twice a year by ESPN, the sports television network. Athletes from around the world compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals, as well as money and prizes. Links to the Xgames Adaptive Skate Competition and personalities and orgs discussed in this episode, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdX4O2PRmhA Daniel Edmondson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/danieljedmondson/?hl=en The Adaptive Skate Kollective website and social media accounts http://adaptiveskate.org https://www.facebook.com/adaptiveskatekollective/ https://www.instagram.com/adaptiveskatekollective/?hl=en Wiggle Your Toes https://www.wiggleyourtoes.org Adaptive Action Sports https://www.facebook.com/AdaptiveActionSports/ https://www.instagram.com/adaptiveactionsports/ Other personalities from this episode Vinicios Sardi https://www.instagram.com/vsardiskate/ Music from Podcast, Song: Niya - A Bloom (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.

Fighting and Motivation with Cole Rogers Cole Rogers is a motivational speaker and martial artist from San Luis Obispo, California. Today, Cole brings his message of perseverance and he shares his work of bringing the combat arts to every person despite any challenge one is dealing with so tune in. In this episode we talk about:

• Fightability and getting involved in the fight industry despite any physical or mental barriers.
• Cole's adaptive story
• Cole's purpose and how you benefit
• Creating meaningful content for the public

Cole Rogers is a motivational speaker and martial artist from San Luis Obispo California. Cole is a full time wheelchair user having been born with a rare disability called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) that causes fused joints. Having enjoyed martial arts since 2008 Cole has made it his mission to make martial arts accessible to everyone through his company Fightability, which he founded at the beginning of 2016. In order to spread his message to a larger audience Cole now speaks at corporate, charity, and school events across the country. What is his message? That we all have the ability to overcome the barriers standing in our way. https://www.instagram.com/coleavalosrogers/?hl=en https://youtu.be/gYN4izv51Vs http://colerogersspeaker.com/ https://www.facebook.com/FIGHTABILITY/ Personalities discussed https://www.instagram.com/rustinhughes/?hl=en Rustin Hughes https://www.instagram.com/deadweightjj/?hl=en Pete McGregor https://www.instagram.com/maximiliano_ullork3/?hl=en Max Ulloa This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

The Enduring Warrior Chris Wolff Chris Wolff is a United States Airforce veteran. Wolff is well know for his involvement in with organizations such as Operation Enduring Warrior (OEW), the Adaptive Training Foundation (ATF), his athletic accomplishments, and the support he provides to wounded veterans and the adaptive tribe. In October 2008, while state-side, Chris received a flu vaccination and this vaccination caused a reaction that resulted in a C-4 quadriplegic diagnosis for Chris. Chris rose above the odds and he is recovering from paralysis and thriving.Chris Wolff is beacon of hope and provides a map to move forward for those adapting to significant struggles. In this episode we discuss,

• Chris Wolff shares his military and adaptive story.
• Chris talks about competing in obstacle course races (OCR), Red Bull 400, etc. and how one can also compete.
• Learn about Operation Enduring Warrior (OEW) and how you can support and even become part of OEW and how OEW can help you.
• Hear how anyone can find a way to adapt, beat the darkness, and achieve goals no matter the circumstance. Chris Wolff has a method to get you moving forward.

https://www.facebook.com/bigbadwolff1 https://www.facebook.com/EnduringWarrior/ https://www.instagram.com/operationenduringwarrior https://adaptivetrainingfoundation.org Personalities mentioned in this episode: Randy Diehl https://www.instagram.com/randydiel/?hl=en Randy Naantz https://www.instagram.com/nantzrandy/?hl=en Jonathan Lopez https://www.instagram.com/lopez.oew/?hl=en Dave Vobora https://www.instagram.com/davidvobora/?hl=en More about Chris Wolff Chris Wolff rushed his enlistment into the military after he witnessed the 9/11 attacks. He served in the United States Air Force and deployed many times over his military career. In October 2008, while state-side, Chris received a flu vaccination and his life changed as he now was diagnosed as a C-4 quadripelegic. Chris rose above the odds and he is recovering from paralysis and thriving. Chris is the one of the first national athletes for the Adaptive Training Foundation (ATF) becoming part of the initial grads from the ATF program. He's completed various obstacle course races including Spartan Supers, he finished the Red Bull 400, and he's competed in many other realms in past years. More about Operation Enduring Warrior (OEW) Operation Enduring Warrior (OEW) is a veteran-founded non‐profit 501(c)(3) whose mission is to honor, empower, and motivate our nation's wounded military and law enforcement veterans through physical, mental and emotional rehabilitation. Our programs help participants overcome adversity and hardship through innovation, teamwork, and perseverance. This ultimately enables the lives of our wounded military and public service veterans to go in directions they may have once thought were impossible. OEW is a completely volunteer run organization. Donations go directly towards operational support of the organization and its different programs. https://www.enduringwarrior.org