Southpaw

Butch, a long-time organizer, care worker, and martial arts movement facilitator, shares their journey from the Stop Cop City movement to the Liberation Martial Arts movement approach. It's a journey that spans the deep work of unlearning, care work, grief, healing, conflict resolution, de-escalation, building meaningful relationships, and understanding "community" as more than one thing.

New Guy from CC joins Sam to discuss organizing, campus uprisings, and the role of play-based martial arts.

Writer and martial artist Chris Gayomali joins Sam to discuss how he went from public libraries to a career in journalism and fighting in the ring. Chris writes the newsletter Heavies.

Award-winning journalist and writer Karen Attiah joins Sam to explore combat sports and the power of storytelling.

Sam recaps some notable fights from UFC 310. Fight Study is essential listening for thoughtful martial arts fans.

This episode was recorded on November 28th, 2024

Professor Justin Podur of the Anti-Empire Project joins Sam to explore martial arts and politics, what martial arts can teach us about power, the "elite" education model, the meaning of Empire, unconscious Western biases, Israel's expansion, the U.S. as the head of Western Empire, and why Empire needs Israel to sustain its global dominance.

This is the first of a series of interviews with people connected to the LMA and Southpaw sphere.

Two facilitators from different red gyms discuss applying the LMA approach to their martial arts training programs that primarily serve LGBTQ+ and disabled participants.

Sam speaks with Justin Podur about the LMA approach.

Coach Jason and Sam discuss UFC 308, Francis Ngannou's success outside of the UFC, and the challenges of coaching. Fight Study is essential listening for thoughtful martial arts fans.

We ran an introduction to Liberation Martial Arts (LMA) for striking academic workers at the University of California, Irvine. These are the highlights.

This episode was recorded on September 19, 2024.

Scott and Sam recap the season 4 finale, "Broken Link," and discuss how Garak justifies genocide as self-defense. Space colonizers are taking a page out of the US and Israeli playbook.

This episode was recorded on September 12, 2024.

Scott and Sam recap "Body Parts" and discuss colonial capitalist debt and death.

This episode was recorded on September 12, 2024.

Scott and Sam recap "The Quickening" and discuss disease and germ warfare as Western colonial tools and the US soldier mentality to cancer treatment.

This episode was recorded on September 12, 2024.

Scott and Sam recap "To the Death" and discuss how culture, drugs, and disassociation have been used as means of control.

This episode was recorded on September 1, 2024.

Scott and Sam recap "The Muse" and discuss how DS9 really doesn't understand consent.

This episode was recorded on August 22, 2024.

Scott and Sam recap "Shattered Mirror" and discuss Sisko's sexual assault and how Trek fandom does a lot of bypassing.

This episode was recorded on August 22, 2024.

CW: The episode and our recap have discussions of self-harm

Sam and Scott recap "Hard Time" and discuss the US settler-colonial prison system, the Western biomedical diagnostic model, and the trauma-informed lens to mental health.

This episode was recorded on July 11, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "Rules of Engagement," in which Worf is charged with destroying a Klingon civilian transport and faces an extradition hearing in which the Klingon Empire seeks to have him tried in Klingon court.

This episode was recorded on July 11, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "Accession," in which Sisko is given an opportunity to relinquish the title of Emissary but soon regrets it.

This episode was recorded on July 2, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss the much-anticipated "Bar Association" episode, in which the employees of Quark's bar go on strike in protest of unfair treatment by management.

This episode was recorded on July 2, 2024.

First, Scott and Sam discuss the similarities between DS9 and Battlestar Galactica, and then they discuss "Sons of Mogh," in which Worf receives a visit from his brother Kurn.

This episode was recorded on June 13, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "Return to Grace," where Kira helps Dukat return to grace.

This episode was recorded on June 13, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "Crossfire," in which Odo deals with his unrequited affection for Kira and his jealousy over her relationship with the Bajoran First Minister, Shakaar.

This episode was recorded on June 4, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost," in which Sisko and Odo go to Earth after a terrorist attack.

This episode was recorded on May 20, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "Our Man Bashir," in which Bashir plays a 1960s secret agent in a holosuite game accompanied by his friend Garak. After a transporter accident, the data of several crew members are temporarily stored as characters in the holosuite, and Bashir and Garak must prevent any of them from dying in the game, or else they will be lost to the real world.

This episode was recorded on May 20, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "The Sword of Kahless," where Kor returns to the station to recruit Worf and Jadzia Dax to help find the ancient Sword of Kahless.

This episode was recorded on May 5, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "Little Green Men," where Quark and Rom are bringing Nog to Earth to enroll in Starfleet Academy and are accidentally sent back in time to 1947 and become the supposed alien invaders in the Roswell UFO incident.

This episode was recorded on May 5, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "Starship Down," where the DS9 crew hosts secret trade negotiations with a Dominion subject aboard the starship Defiant, but the ship is heavily damaged in an attack by the Dominion's Jem'Hadar.

This episode was recorded on April 16, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "Rejoined," where Dax is reunited with Lenara Kahn, the widow of one of the symbiont's former hosts.

This episode was recorded on April 16, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "Indiscretion," where Kira Nerys goes on a mission with Gul Dukat, the Cardassian former overseer of Bajor, to look for survivors of a destroyed ship.

This episode was recorded on March 21, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "Hippocratic Oath," where Dr. Julian Bashir tries to do good, and Chief Miles O'Brien doesn't.

This episode was recorded on March 21, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "The Visitor," where an accident leaves Captain Benjamin Sisko frozen in time, leaving his son Jake with a lifelong obsession with rescuing his father. The episode was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1996 and consistently ranks in polls as one of the most popular episodes of the entire series.

This episode was recorded on March 14, 2024.

Scott and Sam discuss "The Way of the Warrior," where war breaks out between the Klingons and the Cardassians, two alien races with unsteady alliances with the United Federation of Planets. The Klingons' aggression jeopardizes the peace between them and the Federation, and Worf, as the only Klingon officer in Starfleet, is brought in to deal with the situation.

A particular movement has become almost synonymous with MMA—where a fighter rushes toward their opponent, alternating punches. I call it the MMA rush.

On this episode of Fight Study, Coach Jason is back to discuss the main event for UFC 305, Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Israel Adesanya. Fight Study is essential listening for thoughtful martial arts fans.

On this episode of Fight Study, Palestinian martial artist and activist Ramy Daoud returns to discuss Palestine and Belal Muhammad's historic victory in the UFC. Please help us spread the word by sharing this episode with other supporters of Palestine. Whether you're into MMA or not, you'll get something out of this episode.

The series finale.

Maki meets Ayako in the finals.

The Shooto National semifinals are underway.

Who will be in the lightweight final four?