#61: Les Bubka: Karate for Mental Health

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Les is the founder of Karate for Mental Health, a disability karate coach and author of Anxious Black Belt and The Dark Side of Karate.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Les and Georgia discuss:&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How karate helped Les</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inclusivity in karate&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Karate as a mindfulness practice&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why karate can be great for mental health&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to coach clients with hearing loss&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The importance of creating community&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The difference between karate for mental health and "regular" karate</span></li> </ul> <p>To contact Les, please email <span style="font-weight: 400;">info@lesbubka.co.uk</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On social media you can find Les on instagram: @lesbubka</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sign up to the Conscious Combat Club newsletter </span><a href="https://click.calendly.com/ls/click?upn=iv9HLNn5AOyjxPwviujPh7uTpy9R7VaSedlm2OJ3KVoZ-2FaEx-2BNARpTPDlDSBFZeeztPbTF3qXwz8UZ8dWzkKiw-3D-3DRW5F_OWk3aS73BwKUIQpQ-2BJAHBZnrhbuJqBxafHMqxE4-2BnAU9p4YzT9cPle0VKuoW44bya1VwRgMl5gAfLyNxanCBaG3IvKy7IxUkstT-2FRIuPomj75X4QJgyimMRvhalELhdTXAKTvj-2BCkbJfoIWQS-2B-2B-2BZ87POjFyaqQLvLadcC5YuGLzZneBJ5-2FZuqYi-2FTjEeIPa5jK6wvGVxvEZoOSBlZbfhKNU9tWWNhfsg4q0KgSyBNibmWGdNVH03egd9zS47uzwqzUIY7vEQdi0V-2F7lU6DRJBFw1-2F0Vq-2BlrZm01dQi8H8c-3D"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to get the latest updates about mindful and trauma-informed martia