The Empowerment in Action:Global Voices of Self Defense Podcast

Empowerment in Action: Global Voices of Self Defense is a podcast sharing stories of Global Voices during the UN Women’s 16 Day of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.

The Empowerment in Action:Global Voices of Self Defense Podcast is a education podcast hosted by EmpowermentinAction-Globalvoicesofselfdefense, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

EmpowermentinAction-Globalvoicesofselfdefense hosts The Empowerment in Action:Global Voices of Self Defense Podcast, a education show with 16 episodes published.

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  Episode #16

  Season 3 Episode 5: AEP Spotlight with guest, Obadiah Mshindi

  Dec 4, 202529 minS0

  <p >In this AEP Spotlight episode, we sit down with Obadiah Mshindi, Founder of Mshindi Pan African Cultural Arts, LLC, a lifelong martial artist, educator, and community empowerment leader based in Philadelphia. With over 30 years of teaching experience, Obadiah shares how his unique blend of African combat systems, functional training, and cultural arts shapes the transformational learning experiences he brings to diverse communities.</p> <p > </p> <p >He discusses his philosophy that “the body is a synergy of systems,” explaining why true empowerment requires holistic, whole-body, whole-mind training grounded in real-world threats and resourceful survival mindsets. Obadiah also reflects on his w...

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  Episode #15

  Season 3 Episode 4: AEP Spotlight with guest, Janice Okamoto

  Nov 13, 202528 minS0

  <p>Season 3, Episode 4: AEP Spotlight: Janice Okamoto</p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode of Empowerment in Action: AEP Spotlight, host Adanma Nwokoma sits down with Janice Okamoto, Executive Director of the Alameda HS Jujitsu Alumni, Inc., and Chief Instructor at Alameda Judo/Jujitsu in California, USA.</p> <p> </p> <p>With over 45 years of martial arts experience, Janice shares how she’s integrating the Empowerment Self Defense (ESD) curriculum into her outreach, building confidence, safety, and connection within the Asian senior community.</p> <p> </p> <p>She opens up about the cultural challenges of encouraging openness in communities where “airing...

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  Episode #14

  Season 3 Episode 3: AEP Spotlight with guest, Jess Gordon

  Oct 25, 202527 minS0

  <p >Rising Through Empowerment with Jess Gordon</p> <p >In this episode, Adanma Nwokoma speaks with Jess Gordon, educator, Empowerment Self Defense instructor, and founder of Arise in British Columbia. Jess shares how she blends movement, social-emotional learning, and trauma-informed education to build confidence and safety from the inside out. From preteen programs to corporate trainings, her work shows that empowerment begins when we take action even when we don’t feel ready.</p>

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  Episode #13

  Season 3 Episode 2: AEP Spotlight with guest, Stephanie Cyr

  Oct 3, 202526 minS0

  <p >In this second episode of the AEP Spotlight series of Empowerment in Action: Global Voices of Self-Defense, we shine the light on Stephanie Cyr, attorney, educator, health coach, lifelong martial artist, and one of ESD Global’s Accredited Education Providers.</p> <p > </p> <p >From creating the first university-accredited Minor in Empowerment Self-Defense at San Francisco State University to launching her own company, PowerUp Moves, Stephanie shows how being an AEP has amplified her impact in both academia and business. She shares how accreditation has opened doors, validated her work, and strengthened her mission to link personal safety, empowerment, and...

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  Episode #12

  Season 3 Episode 1: AEP Spotlight with guest, Tasha Ina Church

  Sep 11, 202531 minS0

  <p>Season 3 of Empowerment in Action: Global Voices of Self-Defense opens this September with our AEP Spotlight on Tasha Ina Church—an indigenous female entrepreneur, empowerment coach, bestselling author, and founder of ElleLiveAction.</p> <p> </p> <p>With over 25 years of experience and more than 13,500 students trained in 132 countries, Tasha is a true force in Empowerment Self-Defense. As an Accredited Education Provider (AEP) with ESD Global, she combines empowerment, self-healing, and accredited ESD training to create lasting change in communities worldwide.</p> <p> </p> <p>Join us as we explore how becoming an AEP has amplified her outreach, strengthened her impa...

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