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Mind Of The Warrior

MOTW #140: Shane Kruchten

Mind Of The Warrior

Dr Mike Simpson

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

4.8900 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 84 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.

Email: [email protected]

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purchase as a loyal mind of the warrior listener.

0:56.1

Really happy to have on the podcast,

0:57.7

long time coming, somebody I've been in communication with

1:00.0

for quite a while.

1:01.2

I apologize, it's taken so long to get him on the podcast.

1:07.0

MMA Fighter Combat Marine, Shane Crutcheon.

1:11.3

Brother, thank you so much for coming on the podcast.

1:13.3

Thanks for having me, bro.

1:15.8

So let's, we're going to dive right in.

1:18.0

I'm sure a lot of my listeners probably know you probably follow you, but let's go back back let's dial back the clock a little bit let's go so before

1:27.8

before you even entered the marine corps talk a little bit about what life was like for you growing up and what shaped you into making

1:36.1

that decision to become a United States Marine.

1:38.9

Yeah, you know, I was a farm kid that grew up in the church, heavy in the farm world,

1:44.4

I rode the Junior Bowl Riding Association.

1:47.1

You know, I just lived life as a full Midwestern boy. I didn't know anything else I didn't know any other way of life other than you know being that country boy if you will and then you know love for country was always there you know pride for my country pride for you know what built me and gave me the freedoms I had so September 11th happened and I knew you know I had no choice it was country before itself and it's either I went

2:15.1

and served and and put it all in the line for my country that I love so dearly or

2:19.3

you know I could lose it. Yeah that's that's an incredible outlook and I think it's it's it's it's it's somewhat lost I would say on today's

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