This week's podcast episode features Pro MMA Fighter Ivan "The White Tiger" Batinich. Ivan is an American Kickboxing Academy Pro-Team Member who holds a professional 4-1 record and an undefeated 3-0 amateur MMA record.
Ivan is a former gym owner (IBSTRONG closed in 2019) and holds a bachelor's in Kinesiology from California State East Bay. He holds numerous athletic accolades which include: Pro Football (San Jose Wolves), D-1 Football (Washington State University) All-American, and 2x 1st Team All-state (West Valley College).
In this episode we discuss:
- Intro - Ivan's background
- Ivan’s style and approach to training … @13:59
- Does traditional strength training hold value for MMA fighters?… @15:42
- Qualities to look for in training partners… @21:07
- Training in an uncontrolled vs controlled environment... @23:11
- The importance of Flow State in Martial Arts… @25:47
- Different program variables for fighters... @27:04
- Are many MMA fighters overtraining?… @30:44
- Overcoming nerves in professional fighting... @35:14
- Ivan’s “Top 3 Tools” to train another fighter… @40:18
More from Ivan:
https://www.instagram.com/whitetigerfightingsociety/
https://www.ibstrong.com
