"Beyond The Label" Podcast

"Start Your Engines"

In this episode JD and Charlie are joined by Jennifer Getty. Jennifer shares her experiences as an adaptive racecar driver at the world famous Thunder Road Speedway in Barre, Vermont. She also talks about daily life as an amputee and how racing helped her overcome her disability and build confidence. JD also explains how growing in racing was a big driving force that convinced him to have lif...

"You've Got Mail" (and it's a from Cupid)

In this episode JD and his wife Katie sit down with Charlie to chat about how their relationship came to be, the challenges they have overcome to make it last and how living with a disability plays into it. This is a light hearted episode with tons of relationship stories and laughs and an important take home message for everyone.

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"Martial Arts, The Perfect Prescription For Down Syndrome?"

JD and Charlie sit down with Adaptive Martial Arts Association Executive Director Johnny Bakane and his wife Misty to give a first hand look at raising a daughter with Down Syndrome, being martial arts school owners and joys, fears and challenges they've faced incorporating adaptive program in their martial arts academy.

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In this episode JD and Charlie Murphy sits down with Paul Graber for a follow up to his original episode. Paul is an adaptive martial artist, martial arts instructor, fitness trainer/kettle bell enthusiast and fellow Cerebral Palsy warrior.

This time around they all share their thoughts on inclusion, raising children with and without disabilities. They also talk about the Americans With Disabilities Act, it's original...

"Workin' 9 To 5", With A Disability

JD and Charlie are joined by follow broadcaster and member of "Camp CP", Tom Leypoldt. In this episode Tom sheds light on joining the workforce and climbing "The Corporate Ladder" with a disability to become Executive Direct of PEG-TV, a local public access TV station in the Green Mountains of Vermont.  Tom also talks about how comedy has been an icebre...

"The Real Life Definition of An Adaptive Martial Artist"

JD and Charlie sit down with Philly native, Kenn Perry to learn more about Polio and it lead him to martial arts. Kenn talks about how Kenpo can be modified to fit any practitioners needs and how an Adaptive Martial Artist can, in some ways be more dangerous than their abled body peers.

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"Teaching with "Third Eye Insight" & Changing Lives"

Charlie and JD sit down with Devin Fernandez, founder and program director of Third Eye Insight, a martials academy for the blind and visually impaired on Long Island. Devin has been a practitioner of the Martial Arts specifically Ninpo Ninjutsu for many years, long before he himself was stricken with Retinitis Pigmentosa in 2000. Retinitis Pigmen...

"Making Lemons Into Lemonade"

In this episode JD is joined by a special guest co-host, his long time friend and the person that is partially responsible for the creation of the Adaptive Martial Martial Arts Association, Charile Murphy. They sit down with military veteran and founder of B-Bold Adaptive Boxing and MMA about the organization, overcoming tragedy, life after becoming an above the knee amputee and keep...

In this episode JD is once again joined by a special guest co-host, Charlie Murphy. They sit down with Paul Graber, an adaptive martial artist, martial arts instructor, fitness trainer/kettle bell enthusiast and fellow Cerebral Palsy warrior.

Paul and JD compare stories of life with CP and give the BTL audience advice about how to own a disability, instead of letting it own you! Charlie contemplates taking up kettle bells ...

Time To Open Up & Break The Stigma...

In this episode JD opens up about his real-life struggles with anxiety. He's once again joined by guest co-host, AMAA Director of Marketing , Jason McNolty. The two of them sit down with Licensed Mental Health Counselor & Expressive Arts Therapist Chrissy Assad to learn more about the cause of anxiety, how to manage it, where and how to get help and how as a society can be...

Anything You Can Do, I Can Do DIFFERENT... (Part 1)

In this episode JD and Mike D. talk about the recent increase disability awareness through mainstream media, TV shows like Blue Bloods and Cobra Kai and how support like this helps the overall movement for inclusion in society.

JD gave a first hand account of the importance inclusion has played in his life, as he talks about being an active member of his towns vo...

Anything You Can Do, I Can Do DIFFERENT... (Part 2)

In this episode JD and Mike D. continue their conversation about the recent increase disability awareness through mainstream media, TV shows like Blue Bloods and Cobra Kai and how support like this helps the overall movement for inclusion in society.

Mike and JD are joined the Pittsford Fire Department Assistant Chief Tom Shannon who talks how he felt a few years...

How Did It All Come Together?

In this episode Mike D. and JD talk about the creation and evolution of the Adaptive Martial Arts Association. Hear the backstory of the AMAA... What's this 501c3 non-profit all about, who's behind it, what services do they provide and how'd they get "The World's Largest Martial Arts Supply Company" behind them? The answers WILL surprise you!
 
 
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