Publicly he’ll brush it off as ridiculous, but deep down in the pits of his marijuana-fueled isolation tank vision quests he’ll wonder, “What if?” As a life long student of martial arts and a man who has spent the last three decades immersed in the fight game, there’s no doubt he’s had many moments sitting cage side pondering whether he ever had the right stuff.
Podcast listeners who are perceptive enough to read between the lines might notice that Joe can’t make it through an episode without mentioning his past career as a teenage kickboxer less than five times. It’s reminiscent to your local plumber reliving their glory as the captain of the high school football team. The one crack in the alpha male facade of the man that serves as a beacon of masculinity for millions around the world. His life couldn’t possibly be better, but you can just tell he has a bit of an inferiority complex around these men who make their living as modern gladiators. Joe Rogan is a man that believes the path to growth lies in challenging oneself, and he doesn’t care what you think. This is about proving something to himself.
On paper, Rogan is almost qualified. A four-time state Taekwondo champion before pursuing a career in show business, he showed an early proclivity for combat sports earning his black belt at 15 after just two years of training. At 19 he won the US Open TKD championship, and later as a lightweight champion went on to beat both the middle and heavyweight title-holders to obtain the grand championship.
Joe Rogan wins by spinning back kick KO in Tae Kwon Do fight
Former UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre has gone on record to say Rogan is the most technically proficient kicker he has ever seen. As a brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Eddie Bravo, countless pro fighters can attest to the fact that the man is a true master level grappler.
Why’d he stop fighting in the first place?
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