About this episode

Jake Hecht discusses his journey from a history teacher to a pro MMA fighter and now a firefighter, focusing on survival training for violent encounters.

Joined on episode 356 by firefighter/paramedic and founder of VEST First Responder LLC, the one and only Jake Hecht!!!! Tuesday, May 26th 8 PM CST From high school history teacher to pro MMA fighter (3× UFC veteran) and now firefighter, Jake turned a violent patient encounter into a mission, dedicating his career to protecting those who protect others. As a former Army Combatives Instructor and former Lead Defensive Tactics Instructor for the Columbia, Missouri Police Department...

People in this episode

Host: Corley Moore

Guest: Jake Hecht

Topics covered

• violent encounter survival training
• firefighter training
• self-defense
• MMA
• first responders

Keywords

• firefighter
• MMA
• self-defense
• training
• first responders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: VEST First Responder LLC

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