Conscious Combat Club

Emma (she/her) is a safeguarding specialist in Muay Thai, a survivor-advocate, and founder of Under the Ropes, through which she’s been writing about gendered issues in Muay Thai, and advocating for gender equality and the elimination of gender-based violence in the sport since 2013. She recently completed a master’s degree in Sports Ethics & Integrity, through which she conducted the world’s...

Fight Science is a special segment of the Conscious Combat Club podcast where we invite researchers to take a deep dive into a paper they’ve written and explain it to us as though we’re 14 years old. In this episode I interview Molly Higgins (she/her), a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology with a clinical focus on trauma & PTSD, and a research focus on physical activity as an adjunct int...

Fight Science is a special segment of the Conscious Combat Club podcast where we invite researchers to take a deep dive into a paper they’ve written and explain it to us as though we’re 14 years old. In this episode I interview Molly Higgins (she/her), a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology with a clinical focus on trauma & PTSD, and a research focus on physical activity as an adjunct int...

Erik (he/him) is a lifelong martial artist spanning the spectrum of practices from tai chi to kickboxing and Muay Thai. Erik has 10 years experience as a psychomotor therapist, working primarily with patients with early childhood and/or complex trauma. Martial arts a very important role in his therapy and together with universities and scientists they developed the TRAP kickboxing therapy. The mai...

To access a scholarship, visit our website and join the waiting list: https://www.consciouscombat.club/naarm Assunta (she/her) is a 1st generation migrant women form Italy who arrived in Australia in 1968, when she was 3 years old. She has olive skin and curly black hair. Assunta has spent her professional career working in the health and community sector with a focus on social justice and interse...

Fight Science is a special segment of the Conscious Combat Club podcast where we invite researchers to take a deep dive into a paper they’ve written and explain it to us as though we’re 13 years old. In this episode I interview Dr Zoe John (she/her), a lecturer in criminology with a key interest in gender, violence and embodiment in sport. She utilised a flexible role for her doctoral research in...

To access a scholarship, visit our website and join the waiting list: https://www.consciouscombat.club/naarm Hilary Irwin (she/her) is the daughter of Constance (Con) Irwin, in whose name she established the Con Irwin Fub Fund through the Victorian Women's Benevolent trust. Learn more about the trust here: https://www.vwt.org.au/sub-fund/5695/ Georgia and Hilary discuss: • The objectives of the Co...

Fight Science is a special segment of the Conscious Combat Club podcast where we invite researchers to take a deep dive into a paper they’ve written and explain it to us as though we’re 14 years old. In this episode I interview Dr Wolf Mehling (he/him), a researcher from the US who explores the psychosomatics of pain and bodily awareness aka interoception and how our relationship to our body affec...

Emily Dobrich (she/her) is a Ph. D. Candidate in the Adult Education and Community Development program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include embodied learning, transformative education, social justice, relationality, decolonizing methodologies, and women and gender studies. Emily’s doctoral research explores how embodi...

Richie Hardcore (he/him) is an educator, speaker, and activist, working in family and sexual violence prevention, masculinities, mental health, and fitness. Richie is a retired multiple New Zealand Muay Thai champion and now works as a coach and personal trainer, having helped some of New Zealand’s most successful fighters achieve their goals. Richie has lived experience and draws on this in his w...

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:   gbjennings@cardiffmet.ac.uk     Georgia and George discuss: The definition that: A martial art is an imaginative adaptable system of physical human fighting techn...

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...

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: georginacapone@hotmail.co.uk Instagram: warrior_wom3n &n...

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 curric...

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 ht...

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 y...

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 http...

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...

Kenisha Coy (she/her) is a c reative 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 themselv...

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:    Danielle@boxingtherapy.org www.boxingtherapy.o...

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.   This paper is: Mat...

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 first paper is...

Nicole Sawin (she/they) is a nonbinary and autistic 29-year-old living in Prince George, BC, where they work in child and youth mental health. They grew up in rural, northern Canada, completed their undergrad in Honors Sociology at McGill University, and finished their Master of Social Work at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). Nicole is the founder of Connection Martial Arts, a t...

Welcome to the first episode of the Conscious Combat Club podcast. Why have we changed our name and updated our branding? What is the Conscious Combat Club? What are our plans for the future? How can you be part of our journey?   To get involved with the Conscious Combat Club:   - Visit our site https://www.consciouscombat.club/ - Join the waitlist for Melbourne classes https://www.consc...

***Content warning: Gender Based Violence    Today, December 10th, is Human Rights Day and marks day 16/16 of the 16 days of activism. Georgia (she/her), Meesh (she/her) and Penny (she/they) have a fireside chat about how you can be more resourced as we end the 16 days and enter the Christas period.    The news has been very heavy recently. We hope this discussion about womanho...