Bonus Episode: Fight Promoter Nael Chavez BOHMMA Pre-fight Show
Mind Of The Warrior
Dr Mike Simpson
4.8 • 900 Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2015
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Doc interviews Central Texas MMA promoter Nael Chavez of Belts of Honorius to tell his story and talk about the upcoming fights on August 8th.
Nael Chavez was born and raised in Mexico. As a child he experienced many tragic challenges, at the age of 12 he was homeless & undocumented in the US. His story is one of Courage and Tenacity. He is a Husband, Parent, Youth at Risk Expert, Public Speaker, Author, Army Veteran, Reverend Methodist Church SC (former), Athlete, Fighter, Coach, Founder of Enlightened Warriors youth at risk program, Founder of United Kidney Advocates, Judge for many youth events, was a candidate for At-large Position 9 on the Austin School Board in Texas, Licensed Promoter with the state of Texas, Foster parent with the State of Texas, Missionary Liaison for children in the ending stage and Grief Counselor in Mexico, Response and Recovery volunteer for disaster zones. In 1994 during the Zapatista Uprising, he got to meet his best friend and wife of now 20 years.
Webpage: http://www.naelchavez.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachnaelchavez
Enlightened Warriors: http://www.enlightenedwarriors.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnlightenedWarriors
BOH Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmateurMmabeltsOfHonoriousEnlightenedWarriors
BOH Twitter: @Belts_Honorius
Austin Roller Rink: http://www.austinrollerrink.com
Serving over 3 decades in the military as an Airborne Ranger, a Special Forces Operator, and finally as an Emergency Medicine Physician assigned to Special Operations, Mike Simpson is well acquainted with what it truly means to be a warrior. As a board certified Emergency Medicine Physician, and a practicing fight doctor, Mike works extensively with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, law enforcement, and military organizations providing medical care and training. As one of the foremost experts in both tactical medicine and combat sports medicine, he is highly sought after as a lecturer and instructor. Now, as host of the Mind Of The Warrior podcast, Mike shares his knowledge, and that of his guests, in an effort to spread to warrior ethos to the general public.
Website: http://www.hoplonmedical.com
Email: hoplonmedical@gmail.com
Twitter: @MMA_Doctor
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Since the dawn of time there has existed an elite warrior class, those with the courage |
| 0:20.3 | and the will to achieve victory have always set themselves apart. |
| 0:24.1 | Today, these warriors can be found not only on the modern battlefield, but also in the |
| 0:28.7 | sports arena, in the boardroom, and in the classroom. |
| 0:32.3 | Now join our host Dr. Mike Simpson, |
| 0:35.0 | former Special Forces Operator and highly regarded |
| 0:37.5 | mixed martial arts fight doctor, |
| 0:39.0 | as he takes you inside the mind of the warrior. |
| 0:50.0 | Hey everybody, welcome to a special bonus episode of Mind of the Warrior. |
| 0:54.3 | Being heavily involved in the Central Texas mixed martial arts scene I get to interact with |
| 0:59.1 | a lot of really interesting people with very, very interesting stories. |
| 1:03.6 | Today I want to showcase one of those individuals. |
| 1:07.3 | His name is Nial Chavez. |
| 1:08.4 | He's a fight promoter, and he has a very inspirational story |
| 1:12.1 | about where he comes from and why he does what he |
| 1:14.6 | does and because he has an event coming up this weekend I decided to put together |
| 1:19.6 | this special bonus episode on short notice to help him get the word out. |
| 1:24.3 | So rather than me telling you about it, I'll let you hear it directly from him. |
| 1:28.3 | Nial, welcome to Mind of the Warrior. |
| 1:30.3 | I understand you have a big event coming up on August 8th. |
| 1:33.0 | Yes, we have an amateur event coming up at the Austin roller |
| 1:37.7 | and they have a bunch of day viewers coming up which is always interesting and |
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