My name is Colt Meier and I am a graduate student at the University of Houston studying Clinical Psychology. I am involved with advising the researchers in the first two studies that I am advertising here. All 3 studies have been approved by the IRB and involve informed consent ( Read more... )

I did Tae Kwon Do when I was younger, I don't really remember why I stopped. When I went to uni I trained a bit again but couldn't afford tp keep going. I intended to train as best I could on my own but life got in the way. I then checked out a small independent place but I got transphobia from the second I walked in the door so didn't bother going ( Read more... )

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i am a 25 years old transman in the beginning phases of the transitioning process (preo-op, pre-t pills, pre-therapy) living in toronto, canada and have been looking for queer/trans positive martial arts spaces. does anyone know of any?

I'm moving in August, and I'll be switching dojangs. This would be the perfect opportunity to start training/presenting male, but there's a catch: the Master of the new dojang is friends with my current Master, and they've already talked about me. Talked using female pronouns ( Read more... )

Hi guys, I'm 24 and have been training a few different styles for the last 4 years. I started with Combatives (aka realistic self-defence, hand to hand combat), then I did european boxing.. but now I am training a complete martial art system called 'koyru uchinadi' (I recommend it), I train with this guy just once a week doing this stuff, it isn't ( Read more... )

Hey everyone! I'm Joe, I'm a 23 year old FTM and I've been training in Muay Thai for about 2 years now, I've had top surgery about a year and a half ago. I train with the guys at the gym as a male because they seem to hold back when training with the females there. I would love to compete, but not sure which sex I would have to compete with and ( Read more... )

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Hello everyone. I'm Rhue...I'll be 18 in a week. I've been in WTF taekwondo for 4 years and counting; I earned my first dan last March. I've also cross-trained a little in MMA-style grappling, but I had to quit after a few month because of lack of funds. I'm moving out on my own this summer, and I know that the college I plan to attend has a ( Read more... )