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Order of Man

OoM 082: Confronted with Violence with Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman

Order of Man

Ryan Michler

Society & Culture, Business

4.8 • 9.1K Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 11 October 2016

ā±ļø 46 minutes

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Summary

Men are needed today more than ever. We as a species are being confronted with more and more violence every day.

My guest, Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman, a leading expert in the field of psychologoy and physiology of violence shares why homicides are skyrocketing, why the world needs more sheepdogs, what happens to our bodies when we're in combat, and how to handle yourself with confronted with violence.

Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman

Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman, is a retiredĀ Airborne Ranger infantry officer, and a prior-service sergeant and paratrooper, with a total of over 23 years experience in leading U.S. soldiers worldwide.

He is also an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, andĀ speakerĀ who is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime.

Col. Grossman is a former West Point psychology professor, Professor of Military Science, and an Army Ranger who has combined his experiences to become the founder of a new field of scientific endeavor, which has been termed "killology." HeĀ has made revolutionary new contributions to our understanding of killing in war, the psychological costs of war, the root causes of the current "virus" of violent crime that is raging around the world, and the process of healing the victims of violence, in war and peace.

His books, On Killing and On Combat have beenĀ also placed on the U.S. Marine Corps Commandant's Required Reading List.

He has presented papers before the national conventions of the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Colonel GrossmanĀ has presented to over 100 different colleges and universities worldwide, and has trained educators and law enforcement professionals, in the field of school safety, at the state and regional level, in all 50 states and over a dozen foreign nations.

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0:00.0

Men we are needed today more than ever.

0:01.9

We as a species are being confronted with more and more violence each and every day.

0:05.7

My guest today, Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman,

0:07.9

a leading expert in the field of psychology and physiology of violence,

0:11.5

shares with us why homicide rates are skyrocketing,

0:14.3

why the world needs more sheep dogs,

0:16.2

what happens to our bodies when we're on combat,

0:18.2

and how to handle yourself when confronted with violence?

0:21.7

You're a man of action.

0:23.1

You live life to the fullest,

0:24.5

embrace your fears,

0:25.7

and boldly charge your own path.

0:27.5

When life knocks you down,

0:29.0

you get back up one more time,

0:31.1

every time you are not easily deterred or defeated,

0:34.4

rugged, resilient, strong.

0:37.1

This is your life, this is who you are,

0:39.7

this is who you will become.

0:41.4

At the end of the day,

0:42.6

and after all is said and done,

0:44.5

you can call yourself a man.

0:46.9

Men what is going on today?

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