"Beyond The Label" Podcast
"Beyond The Label" Podcast is presented by the Adaptive Martial Arts Association and gives you a "Raw, Real Life Look" at living with disabilities. Exploring tough topics and asking all the questions everyone wants to know are too afraid to ask!
Podcasting since 2025 • 19 episodes
"Beyond The Label" Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ep:19 - Devin Fernandez - Blindness Didn't Stop A Sensei From Passing On His Art
"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 be...
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Episode 19
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41:21
Ep:18 - Kenn Perry - Kicking Polio's Butt With Kenpo Karate
"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 practitioner...
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Episode 18
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54:15
Ep:17 - Tom Leypoldt - Climbing The Corporate Ladder With A Disability
"Workin' 9 To 5", With A DisabilityJD 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 ...
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Episode 17
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1:07:52
Ep:16 - Paul Graber - On Inclusion & The Role Those With Disabilities Play In It
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....
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Episode 16
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1:10:48
Ep:15 - Johnny & Misty Bakane - Understanding Down Syndrome & How Martial Arts Can Make A Difference
"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 Synd...
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Episode 15
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1:23:25