SDP Episode 35: How to Fight, with Kris Perkins.
Mind Of The Warrior
Dr Mike Simpson
4.8 • 900 Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2018
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Kris Perkins is a retired Army NCO with multiple tours of combat and awards for valor under fire. He is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, and was one of the first five Modern Army Combatives Black Belts under the legendary Matt Larsen. He is also a former professional MMA fighter who retired with an undefeated 5-0 record.
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 | Hey everybody welcome back to the Sheep Dog Project Doc with you today. |
| 0:17.0 | I want to talk about some things we got coming up from Sheep Dog Response. |
| 0:22.0 | We are going to have a team in Hoffman, North Carolina, |
| 0:24.6 | September 21st through the 23rd for a Sheepdog |
| 0:27.9 | level one and an occupational level one class. |
| 0:30.8 | If you are anywhere in the Carolina area, make sure you go check out that |
| 0:34.9 | amazing training. We're going to be in Palm Bay, Florida. This was previously not a |
| 0:41.2 | private course, but it was kind of a semi-closed course. |
| 0:45.2 | It's now open to the general public. |
| 0:47.4 | We're having a Sotek level one course and an occupational level one course. |
| 0:52.0 | So that means if you carry a weapon for your job |
| 0:55.7 | in whatever capacity that is a first responder, |
| 0:58.1 | you're eligible to attend the occupational level one course. |
| 1:01.0 | Go to sheepdog response.com, |
| 1:02.8 | click on courses, find the now open Palm Bay course |
| 1:06.6 | and enroll if you were anywhere near Palm Bay, Florida. |
| 1:09.6 | And much anticipated, coming up in early 2019 in January the week before shot show |
| 1:15.7 | the entire sheep dog response team is going to be in Las Vegas, Nevada for a |
| 1:20.8 | Sotech level one course a sheep dog level one course an occupational level one course and an occupational |
| 1:27.3 | Carbone course and you know what I'm not going to swear to it but we just might decide to throw a Jiu-Jitsu seminar in there too. |
| 1:35.5 | Who knows? |
| 1:36.5 | Who knows? |
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