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“I Realised How Easy It Was for Me to Get F**Ked Up” – Joe Rogan’s Brutally Honest Admission to Mike Tyson

Published 04/21/2022, 11:15 AM EDT

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It’s quite intriguing to hear about Joe Rogan’s martial arts background in heavy-weight boxing legend, Mike Tyson’s podcast. Before embarking on a career as a stand-up comedian and turning into a UFC color commentator, Rogan was a Taekwondo champion.

Tyson’s podcast, Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson featured Rogan and Sebastian Joseph-Day. Joseph day asked, “You win a taekwondo tournament in the US”

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As a martial arts enthusiast, Rogan recounting his past martial arts experience said, “I was a Massachusetts state champion, and I won a thing called the American open I came in the second in the U.S cup against a guy who fought in the Olympics and I’ve competed in a lot of taekwondo tournaments but then I started kickboxing and I realized how easy it was for me to get fu***d up

Because taekwondo you only kick, you only punch to the body and so my ability to block punches to my face I was grossly overestimating, so I started sparring with kickboxers just getting lit so then I started really concentrating on boxing and kickboxing and I was still competing in taekwondo I was like I got to stop doing this cause I don’t want to do this anymore and I wanted to start doing stand up and I knew I was in the middle doing both of them

Only after trying out kickboxing did he understand his dazzling taekwondo roundhouse kicks wouldn’t work in a full-contact fight. Taekwondo is more of a point sport with full safety gear, whereas kickboxing is pure hurt business.

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We all know what happened after he tried his hand at standup comedy. Rogan is regarded as the most entertaining combat sports commentator. His impact on the UFC is immeasurable, and his rise to millionaire rank through his ever-expanding podcasts is astounding.

Rogan has more than one job a day and is a very busy person. It’s really unpredictable how he maintains his athletic physique with such a busy schedule.

How Joe Rogan keeps himself fit?

The 54-year-old podcaster carries a much younger look for his age. Being a veteran martial artist, he sticks to his training routines. Rogan is much smarter and more calculative in his training.

Joe Rogan’s training is a combination of combat sports fitness and weightlifting, and he takes a descriptive approach to it. As a taekwondo black belt, he prioritizes stretching as his major aim. His fondness for kicks remains fascinating.

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The video shows Rogan in great shape in his fifties and using his legs as easily as a whip to generate enormous power in his kicks. He exhibits a solid stance while throwing kicks.

Rogan also practices yoga consistently, which enables him to manage his stress throughout the day. Instead of doing a mix of all three different workouts, he divides and breaks down the workouts.

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He invests his trust in recovery from Cryotherapy, Sauna, and an isolation tank. Same as hybrid athletes do. Rogan sticks to a carnivore diet with some vegetables, as he believes he needs some animal protein to balance his training.

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Rogan might have felt he wasn’t very good at kickboxing because of his pure taekwondo background, but he has the ability of a combat athlete, as evidenced by his deadly kicks.

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Vinay Vinod is a UFC writer for EssentiallySports. As a state-level amateur kickboxer and a national-level karate athlete, he prides himself on his ability to read fighters and make an in-depth analysis into the fight styles of athletes across traditional martial arts and combat sports. Considering Vinay's martial arts background, he is an ardent supporter of Israel Adesanya, Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson, and Lyoto Machida.
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Pritam Priyedarshi