Beyond the Mat with your host Mark Cox

Interview with Emilio and Daniela Roman #52

A dynamic power couple, both authors, and God fearing couple. They are the CEO’s of the Co-Author Network, LLC. They help people share their story with the world. They are both best selling authors and we will discuss their books. Both survivors and fighters. Emilio a Marine Veteran, and his wife Daniela with a story of a survivor, a strong independent women in her own right. They both host an online TV show that I was privileged to be part of. They have both help me with coaching for my upcoming book released in January. https://www.facebook.com/coauthornetwork
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Interview with Combat Vet Ryan Davis #51

Ryan Davis, US Army Ranger, combat vet. A loving father, husband, warrior, survivor, lover, and son. He loves the fight and is survived by war. He is drawn to strong people daring to make the world a better place through peace and violence. An explosion took his limbs and near death, but did not take his will and spirit. A walking miracle with a story to tell. This is going to be a strong interview.
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Interview with John Veverka (Two) #50

Special guest is John Veverka, a Marine combat veteran to talk about his healing, mindset, his return to teaching, and Krav Maga. John and his wife Giselle have a Krav Maga School in Santa Clarita in CA. John and his wife are part of our Team 3 jui jitsu family. This is our 2nd interview together his life lessons over the past 6 months will inspire and bring inspiration to you.
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Interview with Donna Castillo #49

Donna Castillo
kicker and 2 time cancer survivor.
Wife to an awesomely fast husband, this year marks our 22nd anniversary. Mother of 2 teenage boys, Gabe is 15 and Max is 14. I describe my kids as pineapples, tough on the outside and sweet on the inside, just like myself.
I am co-owner of a motorcycle track organization and work part-time at a private ranch in Malibu.
Myself and my kids now train KRAV Maga in Ventura. I have some history with the school owner Robby aka: Robert or Master Adelman. Met him about 20 years ago while training Taekwondo under Master Russell Seveney and Master Kirby Harvey.
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Interview with Tatiana McQuay #48

Tatiana McQuay
Triple Threat
Born in Canada, raised in LA. Professional dancer, singer and actress. Black belt in TangSooDo. 2 younger brothers Kai and Zen.
Shes been on several Disney/Nickelodeon shows, girl group called L2M signed to Warner brothers , youtube red series show called Hyperlinked, commercials, recently about to be on new HBO Max series called The Gordita Chronicles .
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Interview with Clay Pierson Episode #47

Clay Pierson Martial Arts Instructor/ Multi-School Owner Master Clay Pierson holds a 6th Degree Black Belt with GM Mark Cox under the American Tang Soo Do Alliance, and also a 6th Degree Black Belt with Hogan Karate International under GM Jack and now GM David Hogan. He has been certified to teach martial arts by the American Tang Soon Do Alliance, Hogan Karate International, The Okuden Circle, Krav Maga World Wide, and the International Combat Hapkido Federation. He is the creator of the Bully Buster Self Defense System. He has taught martial arts internationally and traveled with GM Jack Hogan and GM Jim Corn.to the countries of Ireland, Czek Republic, Poland, and Germany. We have 3 multi martial schools in southern Georgia with locations in Statesboro, Richmond Hill , and Twin City. Since 1998, my family and I have trained upwards of 30,000 people, and promoted 240+ black belts through our programs. I also pastor a church called the Journey and serve God in the martial arts world.
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Interview With Nate and Arielle Episode #46

Arielle and Nathaniel Simpson
It has been our dream to bring together the skills and focus needed to be in the best physical and mental shape one can be in. This dream was born of the founders Arielle and Nate’s idea to unite their respective professions. Arielle, as mental health therapist, and Nate, as a personal trainer, saw the struggles each of our respective clients had as they tried to address one side of the picture. These clients needed to change their ways of thinking and their habits in order to achieve their physical goals, or they needed to engage in regular exercise practices to jump start an improved mental state.
Life Fitness Group is a mental and physical fitness coaching company. We emphasize the importance of strengthening your mind and body to achieve optimal levels of performance, success, and happiness. Life Fitness Group offers direct coaching/ consulting services using motivational interviewing skills and principles of behavioral activation, to create a customized plan for mental and physical fitness development. Life Fitness Group focuses on providing mental and emotional coping, as well as physical fitness coaching to help clients move towards their desired outcomes in the safest fastest way possible. www.lifefitnessgroup.com
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Interview With Chris Crouch Episode #45

Chris Crouch is an Army Brat, and Navy Vet, a husband, father, and Owner of Burbank Krav Maga. He grew up traveling around the world with his family, then joined the US Navy shortly after graduating highschool where he spent 6 years with Naval Intellegence.
He moved to LA from Texas in 2004 and began training in Krav Maga one month after getting married in 2008. Chris and his wife, Patti, were Foster Parents for LA County, and adopted their three children in 2014 and 2017.
After becoming a Krav Maga Instructor he began assisting on the mat at Chatsworth Krav Maga. Eventually he opened his own school in Burbank, and seeks to pass on the training and mindset that has helped shape his life.
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Interview with Rich Haggerty #44

56 Year old father of two grown daughters. An active guy who has had many lives. Air Force Veteran, college instructor, Ironman triathlete, good surfer, great skier and suddenly, I wake up in the ICU with 16 screws and two rods holding my neck together. I had some of paralysis, brain injury and lots of trauma. My case was deemed unsurvivable, but I beat that somehow. Life part 2.0 started from there with 14 months of physical therapy. My new life includes many active things, including Krav Maga.
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Interview with Frankie McConnell Episode 43

Frankie McConnell 6th degree black belt
Master Frankie McConnell is the head instructor of Acton Karate & Krav Maga in Acton, California. He began studying martial arts in his hometown of Marshall, Texas in 1989, learning the traditional Korean art of Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan (currently known as Soo Bahk Do) under Masters Poole, Duncan, and Smith - who were themselves students of Grandmaster Hwang Kee's son, H.C. Hwang.
In 1993, he converted to the American Tang Soo Do (original Chuck Norris ), earning his First Dan (degree) black belt in the spring of 1994. He currently holds the 6th Dan Master black belt, and is working towards his 7th Degree.
Through his training as a Martial Artist, Master McConnell has learned that mind, body, and spirit all work together to create a strong personal unity. His teaching gives his students not only the technical knowledge of martial arts, but focuses as well on the proper mindset to achieve each student's personal goals - both in and out of the studio. With a positive and supportive philosophy, extensive background in the Martial Arts, and a large network of affiliated martial arts studios and styles, Acton Karate & Krav Maga provides the student with the knowledge and the confidence to reach for their dreams!
Rank in the ATSDA Black Belt 6th Dan ATSDA #363 Chatsworth Karate #22
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