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I Fought Myself and Saved My Life
My name is Nicholas, at this time, I am 21 years of age, having only turned a month and a half ago. I survived myself, and I was able to fight myself and save my own life, through martial arts. I never grew up with martial arts, besides getting to a Taekwondo Green belt with…
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I’m Learning that Not Everybody is an Enemy
My name is Laura Copeland and just under a year ago my life started to change for the better. It changed when I found Muay Thai. Two years ago, I was diagnosed with Complex-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which stemmed from a number of traumatic events, including rape and witnessing my best friend’s suicide. I spent…
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I was a Quiet Teenager with a Massive Identity Crisis
Today, I am a soon to be 42 year old woman. I have been in martial arts of some description one or another since I was 8 and it has always held a place in my soul that is indescribable. It started with karate as a child, something my mum put me into to gain…
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We Broke Through the Chains Holding Us Back
Aloha, My name is Hazel-Rose Kamaka’ona’onaokamalani Nāhi‘ena‘ena and I am a survivor of Domestic Abuse / Sexual Abuse for 17yrs, & Rape my Highschool senior year. I have fought all my life as a Boxer / MMA fighter, but my hardest battles were mental, spiritual, & emotional. I have suffered from PTSD, Anxiety, & Depression,…
