Gentleman Badass Podcast Theme Song written by Josh Kidney
“Invictus” Performed by Mike Kendall
Brought to you by 88 Tactical , Big Brain Tattoo and Big Brain West
Intro
Shawn on his background
Shawn on finding EMS and a Paramedic
Shawn on becoming a Fire Fighter
Shawn on why he wanted to become a Paramedic
Shawn on his first day as a Paramedic
Shawn on the injury accidents that are easiest to avoid
Shawn on his first traumatic experiences as a Fire Fighter and Paramedic
Shawn on how busy is Fire Station is
Shawn on regular civilians helping accident victims
Shawn on tourniquets and improvised tourniquets
Mick on how TacMed training has helped soldiers stay alive on the battlefield
Mick on his experience of applying a tourniquet in real life
Shawn on creating real life TacMed training scenerios
Shawn on the tourniquets he recommends
Shawn on the safety precautions when dealing with bleeding strangers
Shawn on why he became interested in instructing others
Shawn on his initial firearms training
Shawn on training at the SWAT school
Shawn on continuing his tactical shooting training
Shawn on why he started training off-hand shooting
Shawn on the other courses he teaches at 88 Tactical
Mick on why training self defense is important, especially for women
Shawn on a couple instances when training got a little to real
Shawn on observing human behaviors during intense training
Mick on the difference between good and bad self-defense training
Shawn on verbal skills in self defense. 46:00
Josh on why self-defense training should be uncomfortable
Mick on why video is such a great tool for learning self-defense
Shawn on why he decided to become a fire investigator
Shawn on going through the Police Academy at 47 years old
Shawn on how supportive his wife is in all his pursuits
Book of the Week
Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown
Workout of the Week
10/10/20s
10 kicks on the left
10 kicks on the right
20 skip knees
Repeat this 5 times in under two minutes. This is your first set.
Repeat this circuit 4 more times for a total of 5 sets with 1 minute rest between sets.