#146 Israel - Izzy Style - Martinez: Behind the Scenes

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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🗓️ 4 July 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Israel - Izzy Style - Martinez is the owner of Izzy Style Wrestling. He’s also the MMA coach for UFC greats Jon Jones and Holly Holm. This interview was recorded as part of our research for Assembly Fall - an audio documentary that dropped last Tuesday (go to episode #145 to listen to Assembly Fall). Izzy was best friends with the co-star of Assembly Fall, Eric Tannenbaum, and this interview focuses on Izzy’s relationship with Eric. It’s raw. It’s uncut. Enjoy it folks! We’ll be back next week with our regularly scheduled programming! FOLLOW THE PODCAST WrestlingChangedMyLife.com SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Assembly Fall, a new audio documentary airing next Tuesday. In a match dubbed as the biggest upset in Illinois history, Matt Kucala defied the odds and pinned the previously unbeaten Eric Tannenbaum at the 2001 IHSA state finals. Assembly Fall takes an in-depth look at that match and answers the question: is it the biggest upset in state history? ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the show folks. This is wrestling changed my life. Here we go.
0:03.6	We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change.
0:11.7	Wrestling gave us that ability.
0:14.0	I would say nothing in life has impacted me
0:17.0	more than the things wrestling has taught me
0:19.0	in terms of self-reflection, resilience.
0:22.0	Toughness. Some guys have it, resilience. Toughness.
0:23.0	Some guys have it, some guys don't.
0:25.0	Adversity, 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed.
0:30.0	And everything that is shaped my life and where I'm at today would not be there without the values and basically the lessons I've learned through the sport of wrestling.
0:41.0	For me, wrestling saved my life because it allowed me to focus and
0:45.1	channel my energy. We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled
0:50.1	natural talent helps but it's 5% of the ingredient it pales in comparison to heart
0:59.4	and technique and effort it humbled me, taught me humility.
1:04.0	Nothing can humble you more than wrestling.
1:08.0	I think it's the learning to adapt, right?
1:11.0	You learn, you learn how to adapt, you learn how to solve problems.
1:14.0	You know, if I look back my time, I could have wrestling.
1:17.0	If it gave me one thing more than anything else, it's a myth of toughness.
1:20.0	Welcome to the show, ladies and gentlemen. My guest today is Israel, Isi Style
1:25.1	Martinez, an Illinois great MMA coach for John Jones and Holly Home. He's also
1:30.7	the owner of Isi Style Wrestling Academy.
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