Posts by Scott Davidson

Breaking into the Xgames Tune in and here the story of how adaptive skateboarding made it to the Xgames and what this potentially means for the sport of skateboarding moving forward. Dan Edmonson is joining us to talk adaptive skateboarding and the Xgames.  Dan Edmonson was on Living Adaptive about a year ago and shared…

Fighting and Motivation with Cole Rogers Cole Rogers is a motivational speaker and martial artist from San Luis Obispo, California.  Today, Cole brings his message of perseverance and he shares his work of bringing the combat arts to every person despite any challenge one is dealing with so tune in. In this episode we talk about: Fightability and getting involved in…

The Enduring Warrior Chris Wolff Chris Wolff is a United States Airforce veteran.  Wolff is well know for his involvement in with organizations such as Operation Enduring Warrior (OEW), the Adaptive Training Foundation (ATF), his athletic accomplishments, and the support he provides to wounded veterans and the adaptive tribe.  In October 2008, while state-side, Chris…

Just Dance No Matter the Challenges with Xoe Xapoian and Beyond DA Adversity with Chris Pulley  In todays show we talk with actress and model Xoe Xapoian and listen to her story and learn about her documentary called Just Dance: The Xoe Xapoian Story.”  This is a short documentary film focusing on her life and…

Be More Adaptive, The Active Amputee, and Prone to Ride Today we got a stacked episode with Caitlin Conner of Be More Adaptive, Bjoern Esser of The Active Amputee, and Jacob Pacheco from Prone to Ride, so tune in. We discuss Be More Adaptive (BMA) and it’s mission, what BMA does for you, where it’s…

Keep Pressing Forward – Tyler Rich Today we hang out with athlete Tyler Rich who describes himself as a veteran advocate, adaptive athlete, Operation Enduring Warrior OCA, and professional stunt gimp on a closed course!  He’s a character for sure. We discuss, -Tyler Rich’s adaptive story, -competing in Obstacle Course Races (OCR), -the importance of…

Life is Worth Living – Jaclyn and Callie Kennedy Life is Worth Living is a non-profit dedicated towards spreading awareness and decreasing the stigma surrounding mental illness and suicide and they join Living Adaptive today.   This episode is for anyone that’s struggled through life and even at points felt little hope.  It’s also for…

Creating Athletic Opportunities for All – Angel City Sports (Clayton Frech) We got one hour packed with adaptive content.  Throw in the earbuds, turn up the volume, and listen in to Clayton Frech the founder and president of Angel City Sports.  Angel City Sports is one of the leaders in the worldwide Paralympic movement.  Angel…

Turning Challenges into Opportunities – Jacob Pacheco Jacob Pacheco joins us today from the beach (literally, you can hear the waves)!  Jacob Pacheco developed ProneToRide which is a personal brand that encompasses the belief, anything is possible. Jacob’s own story of adversity, relentless work ethic, and success drove the creation of ProneToRide.  ProneToRide is not…

The Heart of a Lion – David Francisco David Francisco is an accomplished singer, songwriter, producer, recording engineer and spinal cord injury survivor.  While attending the prestigious Blackbird Academy furthering his music career, on April 27, 2016, and his life was forever changed when he was struck by a car.  This accident resulted in significant…

Whatever Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Adaptive – Jeremy Ogle   Jeremy Ogle of You Adapt is featured in this episode and we talk all kinds of stuff about adapting and the adaptive world.  Jeremy lives by the motto that Whatever Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Adaptive.   In the episode we discuss, Jeremy’s story,…

The World Owes You Nothing So Be Bold And Fight – Rustin Hughes Rustin Hughes is an experienced mixed martial artist (MMA) and has fought as a professional.  Rustin started B-Bold, a veteran-owned nonprofit in 2016 to help individuals with disabilities through adaptive sports.  Rustin is an amputee (above the knee) due to complications with…

Your New Normal, Better and Faster – Wheels2Walking This podcast episode is all about adapting to a new normal and Richard Corbett from Wheels2Walking (W2W) joins us.   Nine years ago Richard Corbett fell 50 feet which resulted in significant injuries including a spinal cord injury.  Richard Corbett began a long road of adapting.  The…

The Future of the Adaptive World is Bright – Less Leg More Heart – Tina Hurley Tina Hurley from Less Leg More Heart joins us.  Tina is a high level adaptive athlete.  With her nonprofit, she is set on helping those struggling and she’s also focused on building the adaptive community and many supporting organizations.…