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Podcast: The Misfit Heroes Podcast
Episode: Rick Bateman - OBX Martial Arts - Serving Veterans Through the Controlled Chaos of Jiujitsu
Description: Rick Bateman is the owner of Outer Banks Mixed Martial Arts, a combat sports gym in Nags Head, NC. He was recently ranked 18th in the international Brazilian jiu-jitsu foundation (IBJJF), and has been a martial artist for nine years, and was a combat veteran in the 101st airborne in the United States Army.Â
After being shot in a turret position during service in Afghanistan, he was awarded the purple heart medal for being wounded in service of his country.Â
Upon returning home, after an extended stay in a german hospital, he needed to make a decision as to what to...