Ep. 405 - Ricky Poh (Army Combatives Instructor)
SOFREP Radio16 Nov 2018

Ep. 405 - Ricky Poh (Army Combatives Instructor)

I first met Ricky as a regular at UFC Gym, and he was a guy that everyone knew, and for good reason. Poh has such a diverse background in his passion for fitness from being a physique competitor, Crossfit trainer, and Olympic weightlifter. I don't know how we got into it, but one day I learned in addition to all this he served in the Army as a drill sergeant and also worked his way up to being a Level 4 Combatives Instructor. Naturally, I asked him to come on the podcast a few times. It took some coaxing, but somehow a couple of years later as he also become a member of the NYPD, I convinced him to join us in studio...and you'll be glad I did. Ricky discusses with us why he joined the Army and why his background made for a natural transition to becoming a police officer. He also talks some of the difficulty in between that period of finding what career path he set to embark on. He also gets into how his Chinese ethnic background made for some interesting clashes from his career choice, to his interest in Japanese martial arts, which delivers some laughs. The guys also give their take on the first female to pass Special Forces assessment, and we read an email as well as a voice memo from our shipmate Gene Farnsworth sent to sofrep.radio@sofrep.com.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episoder(461)

From Ranger to Road Warrior: John Renken’s Mission with Tactical Traveler Group

From Ranger to Road Warrior: John Renken’s Mission with Tactical Traveler Group

Tactical Traveler Group is not your average vacation service. It’s a purpose-driven platform offering deeply discounted and even complimentary travel opportunities for veterans, active duty members, a...

17 Jul 20251h 2min

Lights, Camera, Combat: How Sinise & Rademacher Bring War Stories to Life

Lights, Camera, Combat: How Sinise & Rademacher Bring War Stories to Life

In this episode are documentary filmmaker Jake Rademacher whose new film “Brothers After War“, a follow up to his 2009 documentary “Brothers At War”, is currently available on DVD and digital platform...

2 Jul 202539min

From the Shadows to the Center of Power: Sean Hagerty on War, Writing, and Washington

From the Shadows to the Center of Power: Sean Hagerty on War, Writing, and Washington

Sean Hagerty is a retired Special Operations Soldier with over 25 years of experience. He spent his younger years training and conducting combat operations with the 1st of the 75th Ranger Regiment. Af...

25 Jun 20251h 3min

Motocross, Marines, and Mayhem: Peter Linquist on Life After War and Full Throttle Therapy

Motocross, Marines, and Mayhem: Peter Linquist on Life After War and Full Throttle Therapy

Peter Linquist is a United States Marine Corps veteran who served two tours in Iraq before being injured in 2005. Originally from Canton, Ohio, he now lives in Santa Cruz, California, with his wife Sh...

19 Jun 202558min

What’s It Like to Hold the Nuclear Codes? Doug Norton Tells All

What’s It Like to Hold the Nuclear Codes? Doug Norton Tells All

Doug Norton drew on both experience and research to pen the Code Word novels. As a warship captain during the cold war, Doug held launch codes for nuclear weapons and was prepared to use them, but he ...

11 Jun 202550min

Warfighter Wisdom: Patrick Naughton Author of Born from War

Warfighter Wisdom: Patrick Naughton Author of Born from War

Originally from Hawaii, Patrick Naughton is a United States Army officer and a Military Historian. He is currently teaching at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In 201...

2 Jun 202556min

WAR STORIES: Inside the Mind of Brennan Morton Author of Valhalla Boys

WAR STORIES: Inside the Mind of Brennan Morton Author of Valhalla Boys

After graduating from the University of New Hampshire, Brennan Morton joined the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served as a sniper, breacher, and team leader in 2d Recon. He deployed for two combat tours...

21 Mai 20251h 37min

Combat Leadership and Cold Truths with Major General (Ret) William M. Matz

Combat Leadership and Cold Truths with Major General (Ret) William M. Matz

Major General William M. Matz, Jr, U.S. Army (Ret), was appointed as the eighth Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission in January 2018 by President Donald Trump, a position he held unti...

14 Mai 20251h 4min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

aftenpodden
giver-og-gjengen-vg
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
forklart
aftenpodden-usa
i-retten
stopp-verden
popradet
fotballpodden-2
det-store-bildet
rss-gukild-johaug
rss-ness
dine-penger-pengeradet
nokon-ma-ga
aftenbla-bla
e24-podden
hanna-de-heldige
rss-dannet-uten-piano
bt-dokumentar-2
rss-utenrikskomiteen-med-bogen-og-grasvik