MOTW #117: Don't confuse weakness with kindness

Mind Of The Warrior

Dr Mike Simpson

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

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🗓️ 30 August 2022

⏱️ 35 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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1:28.8	didn't have a podcast in the can for you guys this morning so I'm gonna
1:32.3	I'm recording this in the afternoon as soon as I'm done
1:34.4	recording it I'm gonna upload it and release it. A couple of things I want to talk about.
1:42.4	This was a really weird week I had a couple of guests lined up both of which
1:46.2	had to cancel me at the last moment crazy schedule yesterday so I didn't get a
1:51.3	chance to record and I apologize for that but one thing that I want to talk about right out of the gate
1:56.5	We're all familiar with the old phrase
2:00.0	Don't confuse kindness for weakness, right?
2:04.0	That's something that we say to people, right?
2:05.9	Hey, I'm being nice to you, but that doesn't mean you get to walk all over me.
2:09.8	So don't think, you know, because I'm being nice nice that I can't snap your
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