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Ripple Effect Martial Arts Podcast
by Ripple Effect Martial Arts
Great content from your favorite martial arts school in Florida and Northern Colorado! Find interviews, stories, and conversations about Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Karate, and martial arts in general. Fun for the family; Kids and adults alike!
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Podcast 53: What It Takes to Reach Fourth Degree
What happens after you earn your black belt? Masters Macy sit down with five seasoned martial artists preparing to cross into the rarified air in the martial arts world—fourth-degree black belt. From the martial arts school to college essays, from corporate careers to community impact, these...
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Podcast 52: Black Belt Moms and the Martial Arts Journey
Master Macy sits down with Miss Chrissy, Miss Dana, and Miss Alison—Ripple Effect staff members and moms of black belt students—to talk parenting, perseverance, and the power of martial arts. Through personal stories of discipline, failure, growth, and grit, they reveal how training side-by-side...
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Podcast 51: More Than Belts—How Martial Arts Built Our Families
Master Macy welcomes an inspiring panel of black belt moms—Mrs. Ogle, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Clark, and Master Bono—to reflect on how martial arts shaped not only their children’s lives but their own. These women share personal stories about overcoming hardship, healing family dynamics, and finding…
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Podcast 50: Moms on the Mat—Parenting Through Punches
Master Macy sits down with three remarkable moms—Miss Kris, Miss Crystal, and Miss Chirstina—who are not only dedicated parents but also committed martial artists. Each shares her unique journey of stepping onto the mat alongside her children, discovering unexpected strength, battling self-doubt,...
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Podcast 49: The Mother Belt
In this special Mother’s Day edition of the Ripple Effect Martial Arts Podcast, Mr and Mrs Master Macy sit down with the two most influential women in their lives—their mothers, Master Jan Lappin and Clara Macy. Together, they explore the often-unsung but crucial role moms play in a martial...
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Podcast 48: Martial Arts, Mentorship & New Beginnings with Sophia Latino
Master Rachael Macy welcomes Ms Sophia Latino, a martial artist and instructor with a rich background in Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, and Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. They discuss her journey from training and teaching in Florida to moving to Italy, where she continued her martial arts education, and her...
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Podcast 47: The Journey to Black Belt: Building Leaders Through Martial Arts
This episode of the Ripple Effect Martial Arts Podcast dives into the transformative journey of students preparing for their black belt tests. Mr and Mrs Master Macy and our prep cycle coordinators discuss the impact of martial arts training beyond physical skills, emphasizing teamwork…
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Podcast 46: Interview with Justin Ortiz
On this episode of the Ripple Effect Martial Arts Podcast, we sit down with Justin Ortiz, a world-class martial artist, stunt performer, and coach. He shares his journey to earning a 5th-degree black belt, his experiences in Cobra Kai, Black Adam, and Blue Beetle, and how martial arts shaped his...
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Podcast 45: Reflections and Ambitions on Black Belt with Instructor Maya Walton
Ms Maya Walton, a 3rd-degree black belt in Tang Soo Do and instructor with Ripple Effect Martial Arts Middleburg, shares her thoughts on beginning and progressing in the martial arts. She's gone from mirroring her brother's moves on the mat to joining him out there, earning multiple black belt...
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Podcast 44: A Conversation with Mr Ada Yasar
On the 44th episode of the Ripple Effect Martial Arts podcast, 2nd-degree Black Belt Mr Ada Yasar talks about how martial arts has impacted his life at home, at school and in life at large. He's just 16 years old, but has accomplishments and ambitions well beyond his years. These include music,...
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Podcast 43: Mr Lionel Laviere
Black Belt instructor Lionel Lariviere (or Mr L, as he's better known) has been studying and teaching martial arts for "like, a hundred years" [his words]. His experience translates to the training of hundreds of Black Belt students over the course of more than two decades, with more Black Belt...
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Podcast 42: Nunchuck Master Devin Arkfeld
Karate. Community. Pyrotechnics. Master Devin Arkfeld was our first podcast guest back in 2021, and he’s been very busy since. He shares his thoughts on being a martial artist, an Eagle Scout, a teacher, and a national and international tournament champion. For Master Arkfeld, martial arts and…
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Podcast 41: Karate and Family: How the Black Belt Journey Impacts Lives
Second-degree black belt Mr. Caleb White has been training at Ripple Effect Martial Arts since he was five years old. He has always had a hunger to learn and teach, and just finished instructing a white belt series for adults with traumatic brain injury. His father is one of his students, and…
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Podcast 40: The Macys—A Black Belt Origins Story
Ever wondered what inspires a person to become a black belt? What it takes to open a karate school? The origins of the sparring nickname “Mad Dog Macy?” This is just the tip of the iceberg of our talk with Mr and Mrs Master Macy, the founders of Ripple Effect Martial Arts’s schools in Colorado…
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Podcast 39: A Discussion of Goal Setting, Leadership and Life-Long Success with Master Jan Lappin
Master Jan Lappin has studied martial arts for more than 40 years, beginning with Judo in college and since earning a 5th-degree black belt in the Korean art of Tang Soo Do. She has trained hundreds of black belts through Middleburg Martial Arts (now Ripple Effect Martial Arts), including her own...
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Podcast 38: Tournaments and Goal-Setting: Helping Kids Reach New Goals
Whether it’s public speaking or any performance in front of a large audience, many of us wonder how well we’d do. Both kids and adults are subject to attacks of the nerves when it comes to public performances, but we all can gain the confidence to step up to the stage and give it our best. This...
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Podcast 37: Attack of the Gingerbread Ninjas (a Karate Holiday Tale)
Grab some candy corn and gather up somewhere warm for the last podcast of 2023, a little tale from the north pole that involves a little-known secret about Santa's top elves... Hope everyone is looking forward to the new year! Best from all of us at Ripple Effect Martial Arts!
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Podcast 36: Karate, Family and Leadership with Hospitality Veteran Chris Green
Mr Chris Green has spent his professional life in hospitality. He's run hotels, resorts, hotel companies and management firms, and the teams he's led have helped guests experience landmark events as well as seen families through natural disasters. Here Chris talks about learning how to lead from...
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Podcast 35: The Wade Family Reflects on Ten Years of Training
Joseph Wade was barely six (or seven?) when he asked his mom (Jennifer) to join karate. This request happened to coincide with the opening of the first Ripple Effect Martial Arts school in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2013. Now we're ten years on, and the entire family--Mom, Dad, Joseph and sisters...
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Podcast 34: Ms Allie Hayes and Ripple Effect Black Belts at the Battle of Atlanta
Anyone familiar with the podcast knows Ms Allie Hayes, who recently coached a team of Ripple Effect Martial Arts black belts at the annual Battle of Atlanta, one of the longest-running and most acclaimed martial arts competitions on the planet. Hear Ms Hayes talk about her experience as a coach…
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Podcast 33: Mr Tristan Matthew
Parents often ask "if my kid joins karate, what will they learn? What will they gain? Where will they end up?" Now a 3rd-degree black belt, Mr Tristan Matthew started training in elementary school and moved through the ranks as a student, junior instructor, tournament champion, demo team...
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Podcast 32: Master Alex Jarvis
5th-degree black belt Master Alex Jarvis has spent more than three decades training and teaching martial arts styles that include Shotokan and Karakido karate, American Freestyle Tae Kwon Do, and the Filipino art of Pekiti Tirsia Kali. He’s become a phenomenally talented martial artist and...
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Podcast 31: Grandmaster John G. Worley
Awarded his 10th-degree black belt in 2014, Grandmaster John Worley began his martial arts career in Fort Worth, Texas in the late 1960s, alongside his brother Pat Worley, one of the top karate competitors in the nation. Grandmaster Worley earned his 1st-degree black belt under legendary...
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Podcast 30: The Ogles
Meet the Ogles, 3rd-degree black belts and the brains and bones behind Ripple Effect Martial Arts’ newest school in Broomfield, Colorado. Mr and Mrs Ogle have trained independently and alongside their kids as martial artists for over a decade, and they share stories of where they began, the...
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Podcast 29: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted: Mr Verant Interviews Mr Brady
You’re in for a podcast fest—Mr Bobby Verant puts the Mr Mark Brady’s nose to the grindstone in this (payback) interview on what it means to train, write, teach and create film for the martial arts. Mr Brady is a parent and professional writer and has been schooled by Mr Verant in many different...
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Podcast 28: Ms. Emily Fox and Women’s Self-Defense
This podcast is simply straightforward: Martial arts training benefits women. Pre-teens, teens, young women, women of all eras. Ms. Fox provides a testament to how black belt training keeps women as safe as possible. Awareness is a key, and self-awareness (including self-esteem and self-worth) is...
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Podcast 27: Mr Worth and Ms Hayes
How does karate help kids grow up? Relate to other people? Teach kids? Earn a degree? These are all topics that Ms Allie Hayes and Mr Cole Worth address in the latest Ripple Effect Martial Arts podcast. These black belts talk about past embarrassments, martial arts accomplishments, and the...
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Podcast 26: Parents, Nurses, Teachers and Students Against Bullying
“Spinning [kicks] are illegal.” “Things you’ll encounter in life are very unexpected.” These are the ideas discussed in this podcast, which invokes the thoughts of two neighboring parents of young kids in the midst of Black Belt training. One mom’s a nurse and photographer, one’s a dad who’s...
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Podcast 25: Grandmother and Grandson, Stories from the Karate Floor
Mrs. Carlota Ponds and her grandson Mekhi (age 4) have been involved with Ripple Effect Martial Arts’ Little Ripples program for just a year, but she says the benefits have been amazing. That’s not just for Mekhi, either. Learning legit punches and kicks and blocks has helped reinforce his…
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Podcast 24: Conversation with Ms Quillen
Instructor Ms Rebecca Quillen is a teacher, parent, and martial arts trainer.
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Podcast 23: How Karate Helps Kids Overcome Fear and Gain Confidence
A couple hundred years ago, Englishman William Blake wrote a volume of poetry titled “Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience.” No one speaks the truth like the innocence of youth. But a life lived with experience, challenges, and trials develops a more mature understanding in the heart, body and...
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Podcast 22: Dr. Stacie Johns: How Karate Helps Raise Kids into Safe, Sound, Flexible Adults
Karate creates leaders. That's the goal. And take it from a graduate in medicine of the University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, Dr. Stacie Johns, 2nd degree black belt and mother of another. Hear her perspective on the benefits of black belt training, from flexibility and strength-building…
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Podcast 21: Master Kyle Galloway
Master Galloway is a consummate martial artist, with a 6th degree black belt in American Freestyle Tae Kwon Do, a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and the title of Guru in Pekiti Tirsia Kali. He’s also a respected teacher, with hundreds of students spanning generations of black belts who still...
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Podcast 20: Zac Chase, Karate Dad
Zac Chase holds a Masters degree from the School of Education at Harvard, a Principal's license, and currently serves as librarian of the St. Vrain public school system. But his most vaunted accomplishment is in the parenting of his two kids, ages 10 and 12, who have recently earned their green...
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Podcast 19: Mary Nhin, Author of “Ninja Life Hacks”
Author Mary Nhin conceived her children’s series of “Ninja Life Hacks” books by telling stories to quell the fears of her sons when they were little. These are extremely relatable tales, helping kids to face fears, charge out into life and lead others out of dark, small places into the bright…
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Podcast 18: Martial Arts, Leadership, and Life as a Stellar Six Year Old: The Glenn Family
Petitions. Meetings. Leadership. Sounds like a the docket for a chief member of the House of Lords. Well, that might just be where Aspen Glenn is headed. She’s six years old, an orange belt in karate, and a force of will everywhere she goes. In this episode, we talk with Aspen, her mom Montana…
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Podcast 17: Firefighting, Ferocity, and Family with Bill and Connie Fisher
Bill and Connie Fisher, along with with their two kids, signed up for karate not quite knowing how it would impact their lives. They’ve since earned 2nd degree black belts and continue to train, leading by example and never looking back. Oh and did we mention Connie was born in Taiwan and grew up...
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Podcast 16: Martial Arts and Children's Mental Health
How do we help kids stay strong in mind and body in these challenging times? In this episode we’re talking with Heidi Baskfield and Dr. Bruno Anthony of Colorado’s Partners for Children’s Mental Health, who advise on what you need to know about pressures kids face and how parents, teachers and...
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Podcast 15: Middleburg Martial Arts Instructors Reflect on Opening a New School and What Black Belt Means to Them
Mr. Braden, Ms. Becky, and Head Instructor Master Rachael Macy, the black belt instructors of the new Ripple Effect Martial Arts in Fleming Island, Florida, lend their perspective on teaching adults, inspiring confidence in kids, and breaking through to goals through training in the martial arts.
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Podcast 14: Martial Arts and the Psychology of Well Being with Ms. Allie Hayes
An artist. A recent college grad. An advocate for healthy balance and self advocacy, especially for young women. A quintessential martial artist, leader, and competitor. That’s a blunt summary of the accomplishments of Ms. Allie Hayes, 3rd-degree black belt in American Freestyle Taekwondo and...
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Podcast 13: Mr. Olmstead
From looking at cool martial arts silhouettes in the Yellow Pages as a kid, to earning multiple black belts and teaching Tae Kwon Do, Mr. Olmstead lives and breathes martial arts. He’s also a professional graphic designer, a webmaster and all around fun guy. Listen to why he feels there’s value…
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Podcast 12: Mr. AJ Tufano, Karate Dad
Do you glow when you become a ninja [See the movie “The Last Dragon”]? Can you learn from your kids? What can your kids teach you? Here’s the perspective of a real-life Karate Dad when it comes to training with your kids in the martial arts.
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Podcast 11: Master Jan Lappin
A degree in Psychology. An affinity for world cultures and languages. Black belts in traditional Korean and Japanese martial arts. Author with an office full of swords. These are just a few aspects describing Master Jan Lappin, founder and master instructor of Middleburg Martial Arts in Florida....
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Podcast 10: The Black Belt Journey with Mr Bobby Verant
Dreams come true. That’s what earning a black belt, in some measure, means to the lot of us. Just ask Mr. Bobby Verant, recently promoted to head instructor of the Ripple Effect Martial Arts Johnstown School. If you’re into trivia, listen up: What’s Mr. Bobby’s stage name? Do Tonka Trucks come…
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Podcast 9: Master Mom, Amanda Olson
Amanda Olson, aka “Master Mom,” is Master Instructor of Olson’s Martial Arts Academy in Johnson City, Tennessee. She’s also an author and a frequent guest on television, radio and other media, answering questions from parents about how to raise kids and inspire obedience, respect and focus at...
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Podcast 8: Ms. Lara Lauritz—School Psychologist, Mother, Martial Artist
Lara Lauritz’ karate autobiography could be called “Momma Needs to Kick Stuff: Why a School Psychologist Wants to Earn Her Black Belt”. Ms. Lauritz has been a karate student for four years and will soon test for certified Black Belt with her youngest son. She’s also been working with…
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Podcast 7: Mr Julius Tabert: What it Means to Be a Black Belt
Mr. Julius Tabert is a black belt of the old school. Member of the German National karate competition team in the 1980s, he grew up grinding the proverbial 12 miles uphill (both ways) to train in traditional martial arts. He went on to win international kumite championships, and has since become…
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Podcast 6: Mr Ben Stott
2nd-degree black belt and Ripple Effect Martial Arts instructor Mr Ben Stott gets personal on his own Black Belt journey. He talks about what it’s like to train as a family, how he got a feel for karate as a (once) “unathletic” white belt, sparring against other styles, and how he gained…
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Podcast 5: Master Maggie Messina
Master Maggie Messina, Brooklyn native, 7th degree black belt, and founder of TaeCole Taekwondo in Albertson, New York, shares her thoughts on martial arts competition, women in the marital arts, teaching kids who’ve become Harvard grads, and the importance of clean bathrooms.
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Podcast 4: Growing up with Karate with Mr Joel Thompson
Mr Joel Thompson is a 3rd-degree Black Belt under the Jhoon Rhee system of American Freestyle Taekwondo. He’s also a college student studying education, and a self-taught drummer and musician. We talk about what it was like to grow up with marital arts, the lineage of Grandmaster Rhee, and what…
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Great content from your favorite martial arts school in Florida and Northern Colorado! Find interviews, stories, and conversations about Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Karate, and martial arts in general. Fun for the family; Kids and adults alike!
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