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Podcast: COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS
Episode: From Trauma into Triumph: Mel Thomas’ Mission to Empower the Next Generation
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KEY-UP is a power cry in martial arts.
Two-time Australian Hapkido Champion Mel Thomas created a program called KYUP! (pronounced the same way) with a powerful mission: to foster resilience in the next generation and break the cycle of family and intimate partner violence at a grassroots level.
In today’s episode of the Courageous Conversations podcast, hosted by Leanne Pilkington, the two-time Australian Hapkido Champion reveals the heartbreaking real-life story that inspired the KYUP Project and how her personal challenges became a force for change.
Emphasising that the KYUP Pr...