SDP Episode 1: and so it begins...
Mind Of The Warrior
Dr Mike Simpson
4.8 • 900 Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2017
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Tim and Doc talk about what THE SHEEPDOG PROJECT is all about.
Tim Kennedy’s legend began at his local Army recruiter’s office on September 12th, 2001. His training to earn his Green Beret was featured in the book “Chosen Soldier.” Kennedy is now a Ranger qualified Special Forces Sniper with deployments in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and multiple other deployments around the world. He is the only soldier to win the grueling 3 day All Army Combatives Tournament three times. Kennedy has a black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Modern Army Combatives. He is also one of the top ranked mixed martial arts fighters in the world, a position he achieved while simultaneously serving his country at the highest levels of special operations. He is currently ranked among the top Middleweights in the UFC. Tim has been featured on many television shows, most recently “Hunting Hitler” on the History Channel
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 with Tim Kennedy on Hunting Hitler on the History Channel.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Since the dawn of time there has existed an elite warrior class |
| 0:08.2 | Those with the courage and the skill to protect society have always set themselves apart. |
| 0:14.4 | Whether they are military, first responders, or even private citizens, these heroes dare to put their |
| 0:20.6 | lives on the line and stand between good people and the wolves that would seek |
| 0:25.1 | to do them harm. |
| 0:27.0 | Regardless of uniform or title, these chosen few share one thing in common. They are sheepdogs. Join us each week as the |
| 0:35.9 | Sheepdog Project explores what it truly means to live the life of a modern |
| 0:40.6 | warrior and tells the incredible courageous stories of those who have chosen to pick up the mantle of the sheepdog. |
| 0:48.0 | Hey everybody welcome to the podcast formerly known as Mind of the Warrior henceforth to be known |
| 0:57.4 | as the Sheepdog Project. That's not the only change my friends because now it's not just the dock. |
| 1:04.9 | With me is my co-host, the one and only, the incomparable, Mr. Tim Kennedy. |
| 1:09.5 | How you doing brother? |
| 1:10.5 | Spectacular. |
| 1:11.5 | So Tim just rode over here. |
| 1:13.0 | Broom. |
| 1:14.0 | We're recording this in the Palaiso Sheepdog Studios. |
| 1:19.0 | We spare no expense here. |
| 1:21.7 | So basically we're just going to be talking today |
| 1:24.6 | a little bit about what this podcast |
| 1:26.1 | can be all about, slight change in direction |
| 1:27.9 | from what you guys have heard before. |
| 1:30.2 | So to start off, let me ask you a question and I've never asked you this through all the time we've known each other. |
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