Episode 04: Ivy League Cage Fighter and Author Mark Tullius
Mind Of The Warrior
Dr Mike Simpson
4.8 • 900 Ratings
🗓️ 30 July 2015
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Doc interviews Mark Tullius, the author of 25 Perfect Days, which was named one of IndieReader's Best Indie Books for 2013. An Ivy League graduate, Mark lists Chuck Palahniuk and Stephen King as the authors who most influence his own writing. In addition to his novels and dozens of short stories, Mark also has a blog which addresses a wide range of topics including mental health, fitness, parenting, and social issues.
Mark's passion for martial arts once had him competing in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Eight years after head injuries sidelined his training, Mark launched a project called Unlocking the Cage, a sociological study of why fighters are drawn to the sport of MMA, and why, despite actual and potential injuries, they continue to climb into the cage. Mark has traveled to 24 states, visited over 120 gyms, and interviewed 400 fighters and coaches from very diverse backgrounds. UTC is due to be released early 2016.
Webpage: http://marktullius.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMarkTullius
Twitter: @MarkTullius1
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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.
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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. |
| 0:51.0 | What makes someone a warrior? |
| 0:55.6 | Is it something you're born with or something learned? Is it nature? Is it nurture? Or is it a combination of both? Our guest today on mind of |
| 1:01.3 | the warrior probably has more insight into this subject than most, |
| 1:05.2 | specifically when we're talking about mixed martial artists. |
| 1:08.8 | He's an Ivy League scholar, an author, and a former fighter. His name is Mark Tullius and he |
| 1:16.3 | joins us now. How you doing Mark? I'm doing great doc. Thanks so much for having me |
| 1:20.5 | on. I really appreciated our last talk and looking forward to talking |
| 1:24.6 | me again. Some of my listeners may have gone on YouTube and listened to that interview |
| 1:28.6 | that was really one of the one of the first interviews I did after I kind of |
| 1:32.1 | established myself on |
| 1:33.9 | on Twitter and started putting myself out there as a fight doc |
| 1:38.0 | so just to give uh... my listeners a little bit of background on you and where you |
| 1:41.5 | come from uh... tell us a little bit about what your |
| 1:43.7 | what your upbringing was like. What was it like for you coming up as a kid? |
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