Tag: empowerment

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Megan Westerman – Motivated by Martial Arts

October 31, 2020

Megan Westerman is a Kung Fu practitioner, instructor and competitor. She also lived, worked, and practiced Kung Fu in China for a period of time. Listen to her insights on competing and why sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. She also shares why she thinks more women should practice martial arts: https://anchor.fm/andrea-harkins/episodes/Megan-Westerman—Motivated-by-Martial-Arts-ek86jr Or… Read More Megan Westerman – Motivated by Martial Arts

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Rebecca Knight – Anything is Possible

October 3, 2020

Overcoming a religious cult for the first ten years of her life, Rebecca Knight found a promising future in martial arts. Listen here or click below: https://anchor.fm/andrea-harkins/episodes/Rebecca-Knight—Anything-is-Possible-ekflr3 See other links and info below.  I am sure you probably do not know many martial artists who lived their first ten years in a religious cult in Mexico… Read More Rebecca Knight – Anything is Possible

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Odette Russell – Grandmaster and Empowered Self-Defense Expert

September 12, 2020

“We have to be comfortable with the uncomfortable.” -Odette Russell Do not miss this captivating interview with Odette Russell. Click on the link below to listen to the podcast: Podcast Highlights:  Stalked by a drug dealer as a teen and young woman, Odette Russell knows a thing or two about the importance of protecting yourself… Read More Odette Russell – Grandmaster and Empowered Self-Defense Expert

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Trina Pellegrini – Childhood Abuse Fueled Her Martial Art Training

June 28, 2020

Listen to my captivating interview with TRINA PELLEGRINI! Once abused for many years as a child, today Trina is a martial art master and self-defense expert for women. Trina’s interview is enlightening and is a reminder of the importance of martial art and/or self-defense training. Trina’s childhood abuse struggle (not graphic, but emotional) fuels her… Read More Trina Pellegrini – Childhood Abuse Fueled Her Martial Art Training

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Why Women Need Martial Arts

April 15, 2020

There was a day when I did not even think about martial arts. I focused on a career, marriage and eventually starting a family. But martial arts? I never considered learning one until my husband boldly mentioned that a local recreation center had martial art classes and we should try them. I was already 26… Read More Why Women Need Martial Arts

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Amazing Life

May 16, 2019

It happens. You have a miserable day. You face a diagnosis. You hear bad news. You feel terrible. Nothing seems to be going right. I wish I could say that none of that happens, or even that it shouldn’t happen, but it does and it should. It is life. We take the good for granted,… Read More Amazing Life

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The Martial Arts Woman book

September 20, 2017

Everything I do, write, and say is about empowering others to be the best that they can be. This project was the most special because it is a collaboration with more than twenty-five other martial art women.Their stories, anecdotes, difficulties, life-lessons and motivations will inspire you to be the best that YOU can be. Don’t… Read More The Martial Arts Woman book

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ORDER YOUR COPY! The Martial Arts Woman book

November 24, 2016

ORDER YOURS TODAY!  http://themartialartswoman.storenvy.com/   or on Amazon in the books section!  THE MARTIAL ARTS WOMAN Book I am so pleased to announce the launch of my book, The Martial Arts Woman! Full of martial art insights, everyday motivation, interesting stories, inspirations, and more, this book can be enjoyed by everyone. There are 30 contributors ranging… Read More ORDER YOUR COPY! The Martial Arts Woman book

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Empowered and Enlightened Through Martial Arts

August 9, 2016

It is so trite, isn’t it? To over and over again hear that martial arts empower? What exactly does that mean? Do you take a class and emerge a superhero? Do you kick a bag and feel like you can suddenly conquer the world? I am sure that there are several definitions of empowerment that… Read More Empowered and Enlightened Through Martial Arts