Erwin Ballarta has been described to me as "the most dangerous guy in the room" by people I consider to be dangerous themselves! Erwin is a life long long martial artist, DT instructor, Former Texas DPS officer, coffee entrepreneur, and one of the most soft spoken and fascinating men you'll ever meet! This interview took place at his office for the Texas Police Assoc in early June of 2020. This is the original version of the episode. You can certainly tell how rigid I still was back then! Erwin ...
Oct 26, 2022•1 hr 47 min
Savage Sunday is short episode with updates, upcoming guests, recommendations, and all thing distinguished, all things savage for The Distinguished Savage Podcast.
Oct 23, 2022•7 min
A rerelease of my interview with Scott Babb, Founder of The Libre Fighting Guild. Scott is an innovator, martial artist, thinker, and fascinating guy! His approach to fighting whether it be empty hand, edged weapon, or sap & blackjacks, his approach is unique to say the least! You can find more his work on his instagram @librefighting or his website www.librefighting.bigcartel.com .
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 48 min
Savage Sunday is episode with upcoming guests, recommendations, and all things distinguished, all things savage!
Oct 16, 2022•7 min
Rick Wilkinson is a Paramedic, EMS Instructor, and a fascinating guy! In this episode we talk about the growing problem of assaults on EMS providers, leadership in EMS, and some possible solutions to those issues. You can find more on Rick's courses at www.prioritymedicaltraining.com and on IG @prioritymedicaltraining.
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Cliff Byerly is man many talents and an interesting past. He was a MARSOC Sniper, retired LAPD Swat Officer, BJJ Blackbelt and owner of Hill Country Combatives in Kerrville Tx. Cliff is also one of the Shiv Works Collective! More than that Cliff has a unique approach to close quarters fighting, especially in the weapons based environment as well as arrest and control methodology. You can find more on Cliff's training at www.hilcountrycombatives.com ....
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 38 min
Karl de la Guerra is the founder and CEO of KDI Protection. He has 43 years of experience in the Protection and Security arena but more than that Karl is a visionary! This conversation is a masterclass on innovation and finding solutions to difficult issues with security and threat assessment. You can can find more on Karl and the services as well as training his company offers at www.teamkdi.com .
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 43 min
Aaron Banks of Keep Firing llc is a US Army vet, entrepreneur, avid outdoorsman, firearms instructor and probably one of the most amazing guys you've likely not heard of! You can find more on Aaron and his course work on his facebook page Keep Firing llc and his instagram @keepfiringllc
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Savage Sunday is a short episode with upcoming guests, training, recommendations, reviews, and ramblings of me, the host Walt Settlemyre! It's a little morsel of arcane goodness to top off your Sunday!
Sep 18, 2022•12 min
Craig Douglas is the consummate gentleman with a lethal skillset and personal style! He's a former US Army Ranger and LEO and now teaches his close quarters combatives courses to government agencies, military, and civilians! This is a rerelease of our conversation from 2 years ago and it's packed with actionable content! You can find more about his coursework at www.shivworks.com
Sep 15, 2022•2 hr 3 min
Brian Marren and Greg Williams are human behavior experts! Their company Arcadia Cognerati provides training to anyone who wants to better understand human behavior pattern recognition and analysis. They also have an incredible podcast, The Left of Greg Podcast, available on all podcast platforms. Brian and Greg are THE Gold Standard for human behavior training! You can find out more on them from their website www.arcadiacognerati.com
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Savage Sunday is a short episode of upcoming guests, recommendations, and training opportunities along with all things distinguished, all things savage!
Sep 04, 2022•7 min
Cecil Burch of Immediate Action Combatives is a BJJ Black Belt under Megaton Dias, has trained in Kempo, TKD, JKD, Muay Thai, Boxing, Greco Roman Wrestling, and Silat, as well as being an accomplished shooter! He is also a part of the ShivWorks Collective. Cecil is first and foremost a true Coach! His knowledge and ability to teach concepts and methodology over simple technique allows him to give his students a map of where they're going rather than teaching step by step without ever seeing the ...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Savage Sunday is a weekly short episode with upcoming guests, reviews, recommendations, and training opportunities! Along with all things distinguished, all things savage!
Aug 28, 2022•8 min
John George is an Air Force Combat Veteran, Fugitive Recovery Agent, and a BJJ Black Belt. Aaron Kahler is a an anti money laundering/ counter terror finance expert and Founder and CEO of the 503c Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative ATII. John and Aaron have joined forces to not only combat human trafficking but also help trafficking victims! This conversation is very likely not what you might expect given the subject! We talk about John's background and current work as well as EDC an...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 49 min
Dr Florian Schmitzberger is an Emergency Physician Fellow with the Univ. of Michigan and has recently gotten back rom the Ukraine where he worked with an NGO, Global Response Management. Dr Schmitzberger is also former military. Originally from Vienna, Austria he served in the Austrian Army as a medic. in this episode I sit down with Florian and my special guest host, Eric Sitterle to discuss their recent work in the Ukraine. You can find Dr. Schmitzberger on twitter at @schmitzberger or email h...
Aug 19, 2022•40 min
Eric Sitterle is a Critical Care Paramedic who worked the Ferguson Riots and more recently he worked in the Ukraine with an NGO. We talk about Ferguson, Ukraine, and we delve into EMS and depression, ptsd, suicide, and healing! This is a powerful conversation to say the least, and to date one of the most incredible conversations I've had! Not because of me but Eric's passion, conviction, and honesty all converge and this episode will move you not matter your occupation! You can find Eric on IG @...
Aug 15, 2022•3 hr 45 min
Savage Sunday is a short episode with upcoming guests, recommendations, reviews, and all things distinguished, all things savage!
Aug 14, 2022•9 min
Matthew Reed is a veteran of both Marine Corps and USArmy Intelligence. After his military service he worked in the intelligence community. He is an accomplished author, historian, and fascinating man! In this episode we talk about his books, history, geo politics, China, Russia, Ukraine, and generational issues and more! You can find Matthew's books on Amazon.
Aug 08, 2022•2 hr 26 min
Savage Sunday is short podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, and upcoming training opportunities, along with all things distinguished, all things savage!
Aug 07, 2022•8 min
Matt Paul is a Command Master Chief with 29 years in the Navy. He has four Combat Deployments as a corpsman with MARSOC and he recently retired from EMS where he worked as a Special Operations Rescue Paramedic. In this episode we talk about his life, leadership, the profession of EMS, and his deployments!
Aug 01, 2022•2 hr 13 min
Savage Sunday is a short episode with upcoming guests, review, recommendations, and all thing distinguished, all things savage!
Jul 31, 2022•8 min
Matthew Reed is a former intelligence officer and author. His background, training, and skillset along with knowledge of history make him not only an incredible author but a fascinating guy and one of the most interesting person you've likely never heard of! His books are available on Amazon and you can find more on Matt at https://www.amazon.com/Matthew-Reed
Jul 25, 2022•2 hr 25 min
Alex Sansone also known as the The Suited Shootist is a blogger and content creator around the idea living and dressing for the armed lifestyle. he is the embodiment of the idea that dressing well is not about self importance. it is about self respect!
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 58 min
Savage Sunday is short weekly update for the Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, and recommendations, along with all things Distinguished, all things Savage!
Jul 17, 2022•10 min
Vance McMurry of Autotelic Performance Solutions is back and we discuss my getting his System Reboot, his impressions of riding out with EMS, and a myriad of topics! This one goes down a few interesting rabbit holes and no intro could truly do it justice!
Jul 11, 2022•2 hr 23 min
Savage Sunday is a short episode with upcoming guests, reviews, and recommendations, as well as all things Distinguished! All things Savage!
Jul 10, 2022•8 min
Matt Estridge is former DHS Counter Terror Operator and Instructor. Now he runs his businesses Tier One Tactics and FitDiesel Strength. Today we talk about L.I.V.E Program that combays active shooters. We also talk abouthis new upcoming app for FitDieselStrength! Matt is a wealth of knowledge in both these arenas and his LIVE Program is second to none!
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Travis Joyner is an LEO, Bjj Black Belt and an instructor for Sheep Dog. He joins me to talk about Jiu Jitsu, defensive tactics in law enforcement, seeing Austin change, and much more! You can find him on instagram @the_real_gray_man.
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 46 min
Savage Sunday is a short weekly episode about upcoming guests, reviews, recommendations, as well as upcoming training opportunities from the Distinguished Savage Podcast! This weeks review is on the Ocean Crawler Core Diver Fully Lumed V3 Dive Watch. Upcoming guests this week, Travis Joyner, LEO and Bjj Black Belt, and Matt Estridge of TierOne Tactics.
Jun 26, 2022•15 min
