Release Date: October 25, 2022. Released on Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
Description
In this episode, host Matthew Karshna interviews Jakar Oropallo, a martial artist instructor at X3 Sports in Athens. Jakar is a college student, as well, and has been practicing martial arts for most of his life. We will be discussing the part writing has played in Jakar’s life in school, college, and even in his martial arts career. Although martial arts and writing appear to have no similarities, this may not be the case as Jakar and I will discuss in our interview; perhaps martial arts and writing share more in common than meets the eye at first glance.
Note: Suicide is mentioned in this episode. If you need resources or support, please visit this website or contact the national suicide hotline “988.”
Guest: Jakar Oropallo
Jakar Oropallo (left, at Oleydong boxing gym in Thailand) is a martial artist instructor at X3 Sports in Athens and is a college student studying psychology at Georgia Gwinnett College. His trail is leading him to become an educator and to open up his own martial arts gym. Jakar loves all things fight sports and achieved one of his dreams this past summer 2022: going to Thailand to study martial arts!
Show Notes
- suicide prevention resources and support https://www.cnet.com/health/suicide-hotlines-crisis-hotlines-to-call-or-text-when-you-need-help/
- national suicide hotline: dial “988”
- X3 Sports: https://x3sports.com/locations/athens/
- Oleydong Boxing and Muay Thai: https://oleydong-boxing-muay-thai-gym.business.site/
- Tiger Muay Thai: https://www.tigermuaythai.com/
- NFC MMA: https://www.nfcfighting.com/
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