MOTW #101: Officer Brandon Tatum

Mind Of The Warrior

Dr Mike Simpson

Mma, Philosophy, Combat, Self-improvement, Education, Nutrition, Mixedmartialarts, Military, Fitness, Health, Society & Culture, Medicine

4.8 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2021

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Mike Simpson has served over three decades in the military as an Airborne Ranger, a Special Forces Operator, and finally as a Doctor of Emergency Medicine assigned to the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Throughout his career, Mike has deployed to 17 different countries, from counter-narcotics operations in the jungles of South America, to the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Along the way, Mike has been trained as a demolitions expert, SWAT Sniper, High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) parachutist, civilian paramedic, Special Forces Medic, Operations and intelligence Sergeant, and finally, a board certified Emergency Medicine Physician.

Mike is also a martial arts enthusiast, who trains in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai. His passion for martial arts motivated him to become a practicing fight doctor. As one of the foremost experts in both tactical trauma medicine and combat sports medicine, Mike is highly sought after as a lecturer and instructor, working extensively with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, law enforcement, and military organizations providing medical care and training. He co-stars on Hunting Hitler on the History Channel.

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Transcript

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0:25.2	Hey everybody welcome back to Mind of the Warrior. Really, really happy today a very special guest to kick off the new incarnation of the Mind of the Warrior podcast. I'm sure you know them, I'm sure you follow them on social media,
0:27.6	I'm sure you're all really big fans like I am.
0:30.0	Officer Brandon Tatum joins us on mine to the warrior.
0:32.6	Sir, thank you so much for coming on today.
0:35.0	It's my pleasure.
0:35.7	Thanks for having me on.
0:36.8	So on the outside chance that one of my listeners
0:39.8	might have been living under a rock and they don't know who you are.
0:44.0	Tell us, tell us a little bit about yourself,
0:47.1	about your upbringing and what kind of led you
0:49.7	to the point where you are now.
0:51.7	Well I grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, you know I had two good parents, they were divorced but they were both good parents raised me well. I played football in high school. I was an all American football player,
1:03.9	got in a little trouble growing up.
1:06.7	Ended up still making it to play college football
1:08.9	at the University of Arizona.
1:11.5	As probably one of the best players or athletes they ever played University
1:14.6	Arizona, my career didn't go the way I wanted to. I was in the 2010 NFL draft. I
1:20.0	didn't get drafted. I was devastated also in 2008 while I was in college before the
1:26.6	NFL draft situation I got saved. I was baptized born again Christian. I became a born again Christian in 2008 and then in 2010 after not getting
1:37.2	drafted I needed a job and I decided to apply for the Tucson Police
1:41.4	Department growing up I never even liked police you know apply for the Tucson Police Department.
1:42.8	Growing up, I never even liked police.
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