Robert Downey Jr. on How Martial Arts Have Improved His Life | Joe Rogan

Taken from JRE #1411 w/Robert Downey Jr.:
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[@thefastrightptg5048]

Joe Rogan: what moves do you know? Robert Downey: “DISCOMBOBULATE”

[@jakobnunez4964]

Fist to patella.

[@haluwazone299]

Prognosis....

[@Kha33an]

Shit in the face....

[@KingSharoz786]

“This mustn’t register on an emotional level”

[@ShiiitIDK]

@@KingSharoz786 Gooold!

[@balamohammed5947]

Fellas let's get something straight here. Joe and Robert were only discussing the mental and health benefits of Traditional Martial arts. And RBJ was only using himself as an example on how practicing wing Chun gave him the discipline and mental stability to start fixing his life when he was an addict. They were not discussing if wing Chun can work in a real fight or not

[@thecaptain5026]

Dude, people rather just shit on people having an open conversation then trying to understand them.

[@truthh8322]

Exactly. Close minded people listening to open minded dialogue. Usually brings out the iq discrepancy in the close minded

[@pkheretic1945]

Isn’t wing Chun a defensive form of fighting

[@holdenkimura5034]

PK Heretic Supposedly, I don’t think it’s even actually worked though 😂

[@karamlevi]

Bala Mohammed I’ve fucked up quality people with my Wing Chun but only on the street SORRY BUT NOT A SPORT ART. However to give Joe credit he also doesn’t believe you can stimulate your own DMT.

[@roncougar1]

Robert Downey Jr. is an incredible actor and an incredible person who has fought and recovered from the battle with heroin, which is not often achieved.

[@taoist32]

Rosco P Coletrane He battled with alcohol as well.

[@colbywalker5301]

Of my cousins and people I knew from hard drugs all of them and I mean all them are dead, in jail/prison, homeless, or just got out of prison. I’m the only one that escaped. Sad shit. The cool People I met in jail have been back in multiple times or eventually messaging me asking if I need/want drugs.

[@sentinela8775]

Rosco P Coletrane that’s all he did. About the martial arts, I don’t believe a word he said. All actors want to make believe they have a life and do things normal people do, but it’s all in their minds

[@BlazingOwnager]

@@sentinela8775 Uh... he got really into yoga and martial arts as part of his recovery program. It was his AA. This was well known before this interview; it was something to put your energy and focus into. If you're not hyper religious, AA can really be a turn-off, as it often devolves into "give your life to Jesus" (and surprise, it doesn't work very well). You don't really understand what you're talking about.

[@JohnM0rris]

@@sentinela8775 Ofcourse they're not normal people. They have amazing talent and are rich asf because of it. He's not acting "normal" he's being himself. Who the hell practices wing chun everyday? Not normal people

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

Joe has singlehandedly created a new genre of interviewing. Open, objective, humane, humorous. This is what intelligent adult dialogue actually looks like. I hope he never compromises. Thank you JR!

[@pacsmacks7142]

Kyle Hamilton Yeah I’ve always felt a different vibe from his interviews could never put much thought into why besides it being very mature dialogue well most of the time. Now I think about it you hit the nail on the head. That’s exactly what he has going on that I enjoy for one he’s the only interviewer channel I watch at least every week

[@emilio2647]

@@pacsmacks7142 actually I rather watch Joe Rogan than the breakfast club.

[@ij1376]

It's like what journalism is supposed to be sprinkled with humor

[@michaeljohnson2922]

It’s not a new way of interviewing. You need to be older to understand but interviewing like Joe does was normal prior to the Internet. Joe isn’t doing anything new or different, he’s just doing it old school. THIS is how two humans are supposed to converse. Respect on both sides.

[@balamohammed5947]

@@michaeljohnson2922 Umm, You realise that he was only being sarcastic, right?

[@taddghostal]

Rarely do we see Joe so attentive and quiet during a guest. Pure respect. RDJ deserves every moment.

[@ishansaha24]

Lmao only RDJ can talk about Wing Chun and Joe wouldn't shit on him.

[@basicbarks]

Very true

[@shushanthswinderballs1122]

Ishan S Id assume it’s because he is only doing it for fun and for himself not for competition. I’d imagine he’d have an issue if RDJ said he wanted to fight in the UFC.

[@stoicape4370]

Tony Ferguson?

[@Valenciasart]

Finally!

[@jessiewalker8547]

Because RDJ is using it has mental, spiritual and physical improvement overall, he is not claiming to be some badass fighter, their is this mentality with the general public that everything involving the martial arts is about fighting and beating people up, being a fighter is just that, being a fighter , you don’t have to be a martial artist to be a prize fighter, but tons of people choose the martial arts as a path, a lifestyle choice, a way of life, to improve as a human being every day in every way, not just beating everyone up, that’s a empty existence

[@williamlee7672]

Joe “I hate Wing Chun, Except When RDJ Does It” Rogan.

[@yisuscraist3680]

I was looking for this comment 😂😂👌

[@p1ranesi]

@Jimmy Jackson Jimmy: You're right-he doesn't hate wing chun. He just thinks it's shit. Because it is. I thought WC was the dog's bollocks of martial arts until I found out about the first UFC and all that followed. Rogan could kick RDJ's arse inside out, like any half-decent grappler could, but chose to lick it instead. Why didn't he just tell him he was wasting his time. I did Shotokan karate for years in the 70s, but if I'd done judo, a deeply-unfashionable martial art in Britain then, I'd've been all set up to start BJJ or catch.

[@p1ranesi]

@@HessianLikeTheFabric I do take your point, and I agree with you as far it goes. The aesthetic behind wing chun is very attractive. But what I chiefly meant by my admittedly blunt comment was that a martial art that doesn't work in a fight is silly. It's like being a gardener who can only work with plastic plants. This is of course the biggest debate in martial arts. We must agree to differ.

[@p1ranesi]

@@HessianLikeTheFabric Maybe. I certainly respect your point of view. I was fascinated by zen and its influence on the Japanese martial arts. And I've got the Kung Fu boxset. Though most of its exponents believe that the entirely "secular" BJJ is powerfully character-building, and even intellectually challenging, so perhaps any martial art practised in the right spirit has comparable benefits. At the end of the day, you pays your money.

[@spartenskillers]

@@p1ranesi the problem I have with your statement is that if I attempted hit a MMA fighter in the throat/groan area or even poking him/her in the eye, would that be okay? Probably not. Unfortunately, the style of Kung fu I learned actually put a lot of emphasis on clawing and ripping movements. Therefore, I have to respectably disagree with your assessment. However, if you say Taichi is useless, then you would have been right.

[@adamkraus5336]

JRE listeners are very black and white, Joe isn’t saying that Wing Chun is the best art or that it will dominate in mma, but he understands and respects that traditional martial arts have their place.

[@abhishekchaudhary4419]

So true everything is either 1 or 0 for people.

[@tadhgoneill6005]

I think Chinese people listen too.

[@Mister_Mag00]

joe hates everything except bjj everyone knows that, 99% of the time he talks shit

[@shrimuyopa8117]

Learning Wing Chun for real world fighting is a good way to give yourself confidence and then be let down really hard when you really need it. Joe was simply being nice and agreeable. He does that a lot now days and every now and then he will challenge a person's ideas but mostly he just lets them share their thoughts.

[@charwest5892]

How specifically mentions trapping hands, which is a critical part of any fight using martial arts. Like, even jujitsu uses versions of wing chung.

[@andrestamayo6509]

I'm so glad that Robert got through the darkness of addiction, saw that his life was worth saving...and is now, healthy, living life. Hats off my man....

[@neversurrender6112]

Whenever someone says "15 yrs ago" my first reaction is "oh like 1993?"

[@raymondgutierrez5421]

Ok boomer

[@dswynne]

2005?

[@polkad3v]

When i hear 15 years ago i'm immediately thinking about about duran duran, eurasia and adam and the ants, i think i haven't quite accepted how old i am.

[@baddonkey6876]

Same here, because of my profile pic and the fact that i use my halo gamertag ppl think I'm in my 20s, but the reality is this is my literal first gamertag from the first halo and i was already 23 when i got it....

[@deputyvanhalen6386]

@@polkad3vehummm ehumm... Erasure.

[@randomlyrelatable1372]

Holy shit we might see jesus himself in this podcasr someday

[@h0tar]

Yea would love to see John Turturro on the podcast 👍

[@remitos98]

We might see Jesus before we see Keanu Reeves

[@livingashtree1942]

*JOE ROGAN:* Be honest, was the wine trick real?... *JESUS:* Yeah actually-... *JOE ROGAN:* Ever tried DMT before?...

[@vast81]

Yeah but when do we get Chappelle...

[@mypasswordisredcarrot]

don’t think so

[@DoubleGnotme]

You have had to watch Robert’s journey over the years to really appreciate his life’s work. Much easier said than done and for many, never done.

[@leamarie5129]

Martial Arts teaches discipline, respect and patience. I would recommend to parents to put your kids in a class at an early age before any other sport.. so many benefits for a young kid. And what Joe says is right... It's a tool for development and humility.

[@tilengojic9780]

yes just do not let them how to so-called defend themselves in reality. Martial arts should only be about discipline, respect and patience nothing else it should not even show anything that is about fighting or kicking or punching. Because martial arts are only good at mind and physical training. In the future, martial arts masters should never teach or talk about how to defend themselves in real fights because their styles are useless. The only combat sports that are good at defending at are boxing, kickboxing and BJJ.

[@yokiryuchan7655]

@@tilengojic9780 lol I guess I'll be teaching my kid boxing and BJJ then.

[@Shadowman9348]

@@tilengojic9780 Wrong on all counts.

[@josejose-je6xu]

Not martial arts it's wrong ...when you start believing in God Jesus Christ that time you will be a good guy you will be disciplined you will be able to control your anger you will respect everybody in the world so if you need real disciplines just believe in your God my God our creator our father Jesus Christ 💪

[@alessiomarin1218]

BJJ, Judo and Kickboxing can also do that.

[@darthsquidious8579]

My time as a soldier was a root cause of my addiction. My transformation into a warrior was a root cause of my recovery. Because a soldier's power is the power to kill and his reward is the wage he earns. A warrior's power is the power to heal and his reward is the life he preserves.

[@explicitantony9421]

Joe “wing Chun is a very underrated art form” Rogan

[@SankofaNYC]

Lmao!!!!

[@prozierozie5692]

Kinda is tho

[@ludvigeriksson8406]

Many fighters actually use wing chun techniques like hand trapping and variation on leg kicks like the oblique kick that jon Jones uses alot, Tony Ferguson, Andersson Silva and Jon Jones all practice it.

[@nochannelname372]

@@ludvigeriksson8406 to call those guys wing chun fighters is straight up idiotic. These guys come from strong kickboxing or wrestling backgrounds. And saying somebody is doing wing chun because they're doing oblique kicks, is like saying they're pretty much using trombone techniques while playing guitar because they play the same note. It's idiotic.

[@kylereese458]

Joe will say the opposite when the wind blows the other way, anyone who has watched his podcasts regularly will see him swing wildly in opinion. It's natural I guess as we all do it around new people, we hide some of what we really think in order to fit and be liked by the person we are engaging in, especially so when that person is Hollywood multi-millionaire too.

[@robertperez273]

"It was almost laughable until you saw the violence." Soo true for so many things.

[@richtexas4431]

Robert Perez such as?

[@robertperez273]

@@richtexas4431 Lmao use your imagination if you seriously don't know of any.

[@richtexas4431]

Robert Perez ok

[@vidittanwar]

06:23 It’s very similar to learning a musical instrument. Like martial arts, it demands our body to move in a difficult way. It poses a lot of challenges and when we overcome those challenges, it teaches us something about life too. What an interesting parallel between fighting and music. I guess this can be applied to any skill. Always nice to listen to Joe Rogan!

[@orionhomes4528]

From unhealthy addiction to working to master life by being a good student. I feel ya Brother Downey.

[@16kings]

MMA Fans: Wing Chun is bullshit Tony Ferguson: Hold my elbow

[@ΝικόλαςΑναγνωστόπουλος-δ6ξ]

yeah but ferguson doesnt only know wing chun and secondly ferguson is crazy (im a fan of his and i love his craziness bc he is extremely inspiring for me)

[@isaacyeon6334]

Don’t forget Anderson Silva

[@gokzilla]

Wing Chun is more than Bullshit, its absolutly useless

[@leonbrooks2107]

Νικόλας Αναγνωστόπουλος no fighters in the UFC use only one style, that’s why it’s called MMA. What many fighters are finding out now is that very few fighting styles are completely useless and most have moves that if executed right can be devastating in any fighting situation. Ask Edson Jr Barboza if Wing chun is useless. A wrist grab and over the top elbow from Ferguson and he knew he didn’t have long left in that fight.

[@radhinblitzahmed]

Would you mind explaining me that why kyokushin karate always get defeated by wing chun?

[@soul3451]

I'm glad RDJ found a way to fight his addiction and improve his life-style. Always appreciated his acting, he feels so much healthier and happier, I wish him the best.

[@TrenMax]

if it wasnt robert downey jr. joe would shit on wing chun for an hour xD dude straight up said underrated art form

[@rafaelreyes9]

You're a stupid clown

[@israeldiaz4839]

@@rafaelreyes9 his stating facts

[@rafaelreyes9]

@@israeldiaz4839 not facts

[@israeldiaz4839]

@@rafaelreyes9 shut up every body treat people they like better than the people they don't like you think Joe likes everybody that goes to his podcast. Idiot rest in peace.

[@rafaelreyes9]

@@israeldiaz4839 don't care stfu

[@thesheppardfamily5581]

This snipet of conversation was fantastic... 2 great humans who have massive respect for each other.. you can hear and feel the love and respect

[@bjjbrawler1]

Good for Robert Downey Jr., one of my fav actors from the 1980's! Love to see him happy, and doing martial arts too.

[@MrBeckenhimself]

Lol that constant crying from self proclaimed MMA experts in the comment section makes my day. Everybody has trained 90 different martial arts for 30 years online or so they claim. In real life the only time they ever trained anything was when they watched a UFC fight highligt video that one time. Robert trains wing chun not because he thinks he's gonna get into the UFC, but because it helps him in his life. I swear people are so damn slow it's embarrassing these days.

[@lukesdoings7150]

@MrGunboat78 😂😂😂

[@tylerchambers8436]

@Bob Will ......

[@booqrdoit9138]

Shit, I was throwing spinning elbows at my phone after I get done watching Bones

[@kidofsteel0362]

@Bob Will lmfao....💀

[@lewisb85]

I train at two gyms one is a wing chun/sanda gym and the other teaches BJJ it all goes together surprisingly well!

[@badmoonris1ng476]

Just remember Bruce Lee started with Wing Chun molded it into Jeet Kun Do which is one of the foundations for what MMA is. It may not be the best in a full martial arts fight but its fucking respectable.

[@abhinavchauhan7864]

Fuck no

[@spiritofthewolf1880]

@@abhinavchauhan7864 Fuck yes

[@michaelwesten1764]

He didn’t start it but ya he was a first ‘famous’ person to be seen using it. Like the IP man movies are based on Bruce’s master - before that was another master etc. Usually forms of masters were based on body styles, mimicking the animals like some of the forms do. Tall and lengthy does well with like a crane style - using your reach and length. Shorter and sticky does well with like Mongolian wrestling, or tiger is closer because of the strikes/hand posture. Wing chun I’d guess comes from like an iron Lohan training form, which drilled knuckle push ups and lots of drilling in various punching - and the foundation of wing chun is chain-punching, one rolling over the other.

[@spiritofthewolf1880]

@@michaelwesten1764 Well said.

[@badmoonris1ng476]

@@michaelwesten1764 didn't say he started it. I said he started WITH it. BIG difference. Wing Chun is a oollld art. There is no doubt about it. But because of Wing Chun,Western Boxing, Muay Thai, and other various martial arts Bruce Lee created Jeet Kun Do. And that he was the first to ever Master because it was HIS. and most of what that represents has been further molded into modern martial arts aka MMA. He was a pioneer make no fucking mistake about it. He was famous on screen but he was also famous in the martial arts community itself.

[@SteveIHan]

“Tool for developing your human potential.”

[@opinionpeace]

Listening to Tool is excellent at developing your human potential , you are correct .

[@taekwondobro]

@whole27 sometimes you have to shop around

[@Griimnak]

Whenever I see this dude I remember that Sherlock Holmes fight scene

[@ferrarriohh]

Griimnak thats probably how it happened. Guy Ritchie is the new Kevin Bacon

[@Simon25-17]

@@Herbaling dammit 10 minutes too late

[@SatyricalWidget]

Griimnak which sucked.

[@richardmillhousenixon]

@@Herbaling In summary, D I S C O M B O B U L A T E

[@RazorEdge2006]

Didn't realize that RDJ is a real martial artist.

[@DINOLOVER6717]

Wing chun is definitely underrated. Ip Man, Bruce Lee, Donnie Yen, Anthony Arnett. Actually William Cheung introduced Bruce to Ip Man. Killer stuff to watch. They just float but such power comes from the smallest movements. It is an underrated art form…

[@madworker1927]

🤣 are you serious?

[@putinscat1208]

That's debatable. William was Bruce's friend. But it was either William Cheung or Bruce's father that got him into the school. When the other students found out Bruce's mother was half German, they insisted he not be taught. At that time, it was William Cheung and maybe other notable students of the 1950s that continued his teaching at Ip Man's request. When you look at William Cheung from the 1970s and 1980s, he is built like Bruce Lee. I've seen some portly instructors that try to discredit him.

[@baldvegeta4116]

Those are all fucking actors and/or actual bullshido guys lol wing chun people are in denial

[@lenniewilliams508]

Joe rogan acting like he doesnt remember tony ferguson's name and he is always talking about him hahahahaha

[@yetga5776]

He was gonna say Tony Stark

[@ippolea]

Yet Ga thinking the same

[@JoseMoreno-ks3vg]

@@yetga5776 😂😂👏👏

[@jca65lb]

It's the Mary Juana

[@billionbills7261]

Welllll he does have Tony Stark in front of him lol

[@ThePirateburke86]

I’m so glad RDJ got clean and everyone can now enjoy his work

[@steveconn]

The underrated Mamet movie Redbelt is good about that philosophy. "Don't fight force, misdirect it."

[@harveylee51]

@steveconn Redbelt a really good movie , maybe the most complex plot for a Martial art movie you'll ever see . But well done .

[@edwinserrano1070]

"Martial arts is a tool for developing your human potential!" 6:15

[@gustavoherrera6754]

It surely has saved me from harming myself. I have trained constantly judo and taekwondo (starting bjj next week) for the past 10 years and it has complimented my depression and anxiety treatment a lot. The goals I have in terms of martial arts has helped me to not do something stupid in especially dark times.

[@tyawesomejohnson1672]

Good shit man! What do you think of BJJ so far?

[@gustavoherrera6754]

@@tyawesomejohnson1672 Already a year in and can't get enough. Hard as shit, and getting my ass kicked everyday, but man the growth I feel Ive had in the past year, as a fighter and as a person in general, has been just awesome. And the people, man, just the coolest. Very exited to continue training.

[@jtstevenson81]

​@@gustavoherrera6754You must have your blue belt now

[@gustavoherrera6754]

@@jtstevenson81 yup! Just got it last month! It's been a challenge but it has been very therapeutical :)

[@jtstevenson81]

@@gustavoherrera6754 Congrats man. Enjoy the journey. I started in 2006 when I was 24 and still going strong today at 41.

[@tomzjamz]

“Very underrated art form” 😂😂😂 Okay Joe, it’s nice to be nice.

[@TimothyAlexzander]

But it is tho

[@johnyepthomi892]

Robert felt all the sugar and just wanted to switch lanes.

[@johnyepthomi892]

😆😆

[@DizastrousMindsShine]

Timothy Alexzander Carthan II in what way is it underrated?

[@honestgoat]

@@DizastrousMindsShine It gets a lot of shit from modern mixed martial artists. I dunno why, when combined with other styles and used the right way, its incredibly effective. I think maybe it just goes over the heads of the modern mma fighters who only ever learned kickboxing/tkd, karate or jujitsu.

[@IzzoWingChun]

Just wish he didn’t do William Cheung’s lineage. But massive respect he trains Wing Chun.

[@Daoemon13]

Why?

[@WingChunGungFu]

Daoemon13 Because William Cheung has been a proven liar by the entire Yip Man linage. There’s a letter you can find online about him being a liar. He claimed to be Yip Man’s only private student that got all the secrets and no one else. And then when you look at his wing chun it’s honestly not that great. You can also see a video with Yip Chun (Yip Man’s son) talking about how he’s a liar on KZbin

[@arbogast4950]

@@Daoemon13 Drama, that's why. The whole lineage dogma has destroyed Chinese martial arts. Its bit about what works, its about who taught you.

[@syrdwidge7]

@@mandosamurai4169 thats pretty much how bruce lee felt :).

[@syrdwidge7]

@@adampress9788 its not about the lineage its about wath you do with the knowledge they give you !

[@iangilland1891]

“You ever seen iron man on DMT?”

[@theprophet_-__cxvii__-_8693]

Ian Gilland have you ever been iron man on DMT?

[@rams_r_champs]

Imagine doing that with Dr Strange instead

[@Bonesph]

I watched the beginning of Infinity War on it. Ebony Maw of a stepping over a bunch of dead people giving a speech and Thanos armor was all these spiraling gold jem's.

[@Mbstr1]

Sounds dangerous running on psychedelics.... You might trip! Badum tush

[@timothyfloogle]

What does DMT mean

[@JoJo-ir8wo]

I thought Joe Rogan already had the biggest podcast before this interview

[@Whoisjamel]

JoJo ! Congrats u won

[@muamerblazevic1837]

If you close your eyes RDJ sounds like Tony Stark

[@timothyfloogle]

If you are RDJ... you are Tony Stark

[@gavonm4955]

timothyfloogle Tony stark is my favorite actor

[@thac0twenty377]

Oh, thats because he played Tony Stark in these Marvel movies

[@johnsnow5239]

Lol... Good comment. Went over most heads I see.

[@thac0twenty377]

@@johnsnow5239 no he really did play Tony Stark! check imbd

[@RustinChole]

This is one of my all time fav podcasts. Please have him back for a longer convo someday.

[@whitmerenterprisesllc3005]

Enormous success couldn't happen to a nicer more genuine guy .. RDJ!

[@fairusetv2953]

We love that guy 3000

[@straightestofjacks5732]

The instruments of Robert Downey Jr's mind and soul have been sharpened through hardship and seemingly insurmountable odds. Witnessing his personal "endgame", i.e. a non-pretentious variety of wisdom and humility, is a thing of beauty, indeed.

[@rahjeel]

I think RDJ's Wing Chun practice is more like Yoga than actually learning how to fight. Just to help him get focused on something.

[@taoist32]

ARGENT 191 To improve himself mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. That’s why it’s a martial art, and not just a fighting style.

[@BrandonGiordano]

I rag on traditional martial arts but I will acknowledge there's value in learning martial arts academically

[@Shinobi33]

Wing Chung can be practical.

[@VitorGamesPlayy]

@@Shinobi33 Wrong, I would say that is useful for small things and not practical.

[@JourneyToTheCage]

VASX some of the techniques might work if the person actually knows effective martial arts too and learns to adapt it in its specific range, like clinching

[@ij1376]

3:35 RDJ: "[My marital arts training] absolutely coincided with my recovery." Not even a drug addict and this speaks volumes to me about the potential of MMA to sharpen, to strengthen, and even to...soothe people from challenges they have. Wow.

[@gustavoherrera6754]

It surely has saved me from harming myself. I have trained constantly judo and taekwondo (starting bjj next week) for the past 10 years and it has complimented my depression and anxiety treatment a lot. The goals I have in terms of martial arts has helped me to not do something stupid in especially dark times.

[@weaponx4553]

Very underrated huh I just heard joe talk shit about Kung fu

[@autisticchoppa3589]

Weapon x He isn't talking about the fighting aspect more of the morals etc.

[@AdobadoFantastico]

note that he said "art form", not combat system

[@jeremydraper733]

Probably just being polite to his guest that happens to be one of the most famous actors in Hollywood right now. Could you imagine if he just started talking mad shit for 5minutes. It would make the interview so uncomfortable. That is if Robert didn’t just up and leave for being treated like an asshole for something that he enjoys.

[@Set451]

@Keller Smith hey dummy. He means prior to this Joe Rogan has talked shit about Kung-fu

[@rustyshackleford2841]

Joe is like the wind man, not water.

[@user-wz3tg8il1j]

I should have known that Robert Downey Jr. was practicing martial arts. He is so calm and centered. I practiced martial arts for 6 years and it was the best thing I ever did. I believe martial arts helps an individual conquer their fear and gives them peace inside.

[@Conornjosephine]

Rdj started saying 100 percent like Rogan, he's officially hooked in.

[@tbsb8428]

Robert's Steven Seagal like Zen-ness is hilarious...

[@happzy]

There's a drinking game there, you drink everytime he says "Sifu" and you're on the floor by the end of this vid.

[@wowno5763]

except his is real. Seagal is an insecure little bitch.

[@markmorris7123]

@@wowno5763 segal is a legit aikido black belt.. He's trained in it almost his whole life.. You may not like the style but he still trained and taught regulary. Why do you put hate on people like that??

[@yungchangsta]

Mark Morris because Steven is a fraud

[@markmorris7123]

@@yungchangsta maybe I don't know.. But in his martial arts he isn't and never was.

[@nazariog.1155]

Love the respect Robert Downey Jr. has for anonymity!!!

[@philipk.lawrence]

"A tool for developing your human potential". Thank you, Joe I'll continue with my Wing Chun classes.

[@Stone-theSamurai]

Traditional kungfu training is a great life style method for self/ life improvement. It isn't just about learning to fight or develop self defense. That's just part of the training. Understanding and learning about yourself and life and how to become a more successful person. To me it's a great fundamental structure for my life. 👍

[@itpugil]

When I heard about RDJ being on the podcast, this was what I was waiting for. Seeing that Joe is highly critical of wing chun and rightfully so. Seeing him change over the years from hating wing chun to seeing it work on the octagon is a reminder that things can radically change.

[@Shinobi33]

Well with Joe that can pretty common. Remember Occupy Wall Street?

[@enbo98]

Buddy he is being polite to him here, he still thinks kung fu/wing chun is bullshit. Plenty of style vs style matches happening in china right now and its mostly tma guys getting shit on by thai/mma fighters/boxers. Why arent there ANY fighters with a strong wing chun base in the ufc/one championship/bellator/ pfl, while at the same time there are dozens of fighters with mma/striking/bjj/wrestling bases?

[@reservoirfrogs2177]

@@enbo98 Tony Ferguson

[@enbo98]

@@reservoirfrogs2177 nope, highschool and college wrestling for 8+ years. I'd say that would be his base, not like he came to mma a wing chun guy, which is my whole point. Show me a wing chun purists or at least where that was their entire base martial art and I may concede but thats the .001% of cases of people with practice it lol

[@itpugil]

@@enbo98 I've practiced wing chun since 2011, I've been an asst instructor since then. But stepping onto a boxing ring and competed with tons of people around watching while the other person is trying to bash your head in and being uncooperative unlike the drills we use to practice, a totally different world. Still love the art but it needs to evolve.

[@parvezanwar1040]

The one time Joe doesn't shit on Wing Chun

[@terryfookwitt]

He’s being kind to a guest.

[@eduardocrestani2454]

Yeah...he was afraid to offend Robert ...and btw...wing chun is great martial art

[@jaromeunrooski6963]

@@eduardocrestani2454 Based on what?

[@terryfookwitt]

Eduardo Crestani And song.

[@Nord1980]

@@jaromeunrooski6963 on superstition and gullibility of its practitioners.

[@kevintemido]

Joe “ Wing Chun works in the ufc and I’m also a Wing Chung blackbelt” Rogan

[@delgarner2742]

Glad I watched this , came away with a new respect for Robert Downey Jr.

[@mattguibord6692]

the epitome of the “journey” complete and figured out...gotta be RDJ

[@cryptoesquire3168]

Wing Chun is street fighting, no judges, no timeouts, no rules.

[@allstarlord9110]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@poettreeclimber]

Wing Chun is life changing! ... Depending on how it's taught...

[@omegapsiphi1911]

I agree Mr Johnson. Wing Chun is more than just fighting like most martial arts, it's about centering ones mind

[@ezekieljarek7705]

JR used to say traditional martial art is a joke😆 Not with RDJ though😄

[@fahadus]

Didn't JR himself bring that up? They touched on that.

[@AlbertoIsraelG]

Well he’s Iron Man🤷🏻‍♂️

[@joe4398]

bobekfpj you learned it in high school? This dude learned it as an adult millionaire I’m sure he got tought by a way better person than the one you learned from

[@joe4398]

bobekfpj pluss RdJ looks like the type of dude who would say fuck this real quick if he tought it’s all BS

[@Shinobi33]

Yea Joe can be a waffler at times

[@chazblank2717]

“Everything in life is a puzzle”

[@Tearingtacos]

Whoa... RDJ is on the show, 🙏 🙌, we're here bois 💪😂

[@orlonarsino6729]

"Very underrater art form" are we talking about you underrating it Joe Rogan? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dalehusbanduk]

Lmao can almost hear Joe Hogan biting his tongue here

[@Tommy-fj4oq]

dalehusbanduk sounds like he might actually do it at 1:46 lol

[@TheFredster-dk1bi]

What the heck I read this comment and I hear 1:46

[@Jackholiday1025]

What do you mean ?

[@nathanadler1452]

Underrated by Joe in every other podcast.

[@SkyNdiveProductions]

Would love to see videos of Robert doing some of this stuff

[@dunsmoregaines4239]

Watch Sherlock Holmes movies.

[@laryon]

Everybody Wing Chung tonight! Nice interview. Robert Downey is a cool dude!

[@gordonbgraham]

"Everyone has a plan until you get a punch in the face" Mike Tyson

[@TheRebuilt1]

actually, the Bown Bomber/Joe Louis said it and Mike have borrowed it. It's a great point regardless.

[@TheRebuilt1]

actually, the Bown Bomber/Joe Louis said it and Mike have borrowed it. It's a great point regardless.

[@eddiemac-637]

@@TheRebuilt1 no he didnt...stop being a dickhead...Its Mike Tyson...now go back to your Bronze bomber bs

[@TheRebuilt1]

Edward Kigozi so your going down that road when i respectfully pointed out the author of statement. I won’t shot a cerebrally unarmed male not man

[@sea_9002]

Gordon Graham unless you have a gun. Then you win

[@codyflatt2543]

His necklace kind of looks like a skateboard wheel.

[@cherrybomb4858]

I can’t unsee the skateboard wheel now

[@KizaruB]

I’ve never heard of a “scate” board

[@ianmcnab8751]

Skate* lmao

[@ryno7382]

It's a razor scooter wheel

[@raksh9]

Or a big mthafukn piece of jade

[@BC-lo7kv]

Props!! Changing your life around from bad addictions and substituting it with exercising and martial arts is the way to go!! 💯💪👏👋👏👋

[@dylanmounsey7515]

Tony does wing chun and he’s the baddest dude in the ufc

[@kevingonzalez3673]

Not without that armor.

[@kylereese458]

Tony does a lot of other stuff, he's the type of guy to be able to include the art of origami in his fight style and still win.

[@dylanmounsey7515]

Kevin Gonzalez different tony bro lol el cucuy champ shit only

[@dylanmounsey7515]

kyle Reese lmao folding up his opponents , if you pull here they tap there

[@kylereese458]

@@dylanmounsey7515 Haha the type of guy to make Khabib a tap machine.

[@jsilvergold3953]

Wait Joe Rogan got RDJ in a podcast???? LEGENDARY

[@alarm7878]

Cap: Take that off what are you ? RDJ: Martial artist

[@TheBoxingCannabyte]

Was Cap talking in Yoda-Yiddish, there?

[@Gunth0r]

@@TheBoxingCannabyte dafuq?

[@aleksandargrum]

Joe is so much high, that he even can't remember Tony's last name 😂

[@koojo138]

Robert “Wing Chung is too deadly for the UFC” Downey Jr

[@TOMDHARLEYJKD]

James Jung it’s not a sport... So when #PantyFighters enter and are intercepted with a “soon gab”, are instantly blinded...yea, it’s too deadly...or at least damming. That’s what the mmS guys fail to see... Yes, you’re better off than most other arts, and definitely better than no training... But your belief that yours is the end all/be all is where you fall shortsighted...

[@ricksterdrummer2170]

Look up Wing Chun vs Kyokushin and have a blast. lol

[@emiliorojas4174]

and now we'll see ip man 5, starring Donnie Yen, Robert Downey Jr.....

[@emilio2647]

Emilio Rojas I think we'll see Michael Jai White before we RDJ.

[@aaronramen5926]

I would totally watch it...

[@radhinblitzahmed]

I think that the IP man 5 will be about Bruce lee

[@basicbarks]

Downey's on the podcast??? Joe knows he is now legit

[@basicbarks]

@@thehornyewok2689 come you cant be serious, it was just a figure of speech, dnt know what part of the world your from, I wasn't serious!! I already know the status of him and the podcast. Dont reply to someone just for clout.

[@monkboy4628]

@@basicbarks its hard to notice sarcasm sometimes

[@Powd3r81]

@@basicbarks some people are just angry lol. I got what ur saying. There are certain echelons of society Jr has gotten into with his podcasts.hollywood celebrity's not too common on Joe's podcast! He goin up!

[@mikhailjordanov5863]

@@monkboy4628 he did a pretty bad one actually so ofc some wouldn't get ut

[@explicitantony9421]

We don’t take too kindly to that talk mister

[@Songbhird]

FINALLY!!! BEEN WAITING ON ROBERT TO BE ON HERE😎

[@migolio]

“Be effective in a combat situation” I liked everything he said about wing chun (it’s basically a good workout and helps with flexibility and quick thinking) but I wouldn’t feel comfortable picking a fight with an 80-year-old nun with a ruler if all I knew was wing chun.

[@blankv8057]

10 minute RDJ clip...... where the fuck did my whole hour go?!?! Love this guy! You can listen to him forever

[@stevendiaz6846]

Honest to God...The best podcast out now! Thank you Joe!

[@CipherSerpico]

Joe “Wing Chun is useless but underrated” Rogan

[@nofd1977]

Lmao right

[@MS-jk6gj]

Joe “yeah but can you stop a takedown from a d1 wrestler” Rogan love it

[@garymoore3446]

Your full of shit...

[@brennanbarber7469]

Pretty useless on its own as way of fighting, but he said it was an underrated art form. It’s very beautiful to watch, but that’s why it doesn’t work well on its own in a fight.

[@TheSurrealdreams]

@@brennanbarber7469 z Unfortunately you are incorrect. Wing Chun has its disadvantages, sure. No groundwork for example. Is it the best form for combat? In my opinion, since I train WC, no. But you're not correct.

[@destinkane797]

Everyone upset cause joe called wing chun “underrated art form” which is exactly what he meant , y’all be the worst type of fans sometimes .

[@Eddiewarwolf]

They're calling him out on being an ass kisser because he always bashes on traditional martial arts, but because RDJ practices wing chun allofasudden it's "underrated"

[@fucu41]

Tell em

[@Mbstr1]

People change their minds. And there are plenty of bad martial arts schools that might have given him the opinion that a martial art might be bad. People are wrong about things all the time. Opinions change

[@taekwondobro]

I'm not sure what your level of martial arts experience is, but it's pretty common to refer to a whole style as "an art". Ex. How's Judo. I've always appreciated the art.

[@destinkane797]

@@Eddiewarwolf thats literally what my comment is describing . whatre you saying ?

[@daoyang223]

I wanna see Joe interview Donnie Yen. Dude's done awesome MMA sequences in films.

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

I was in a terrible car accident a car ran a stop sign going 50 accelerating and thanks to my fitness I weathered some injurys that I'm just now starting to feel mainly 3 concussion front left eye area left ear back of brain left side....I can't believe my fitness allowed me to weather these injuries for 36 years....I was in the best shape of my life for the sake of racing moto GP. An was using the art of working with force an momentum in my trade like u see martial artist do I never stopped movement just rather worked with it and kept it moving....is was surely addictive because u become one with the movement....I love Robert Downey' I be came a big fan when I saw u do Charley Chaplan movie and Shelock Homes too.....but the Chdplan movie was great... Thanks guys

[@daibando65]

Hardest part of learning any art is finding a teacher who teaches for the right reason, not for ego and not just for financial gain.

[@blamtasticful]

I don’t get it? I know it might not be the best but Bruce Lee mastered Wing Chun and adapted it well. Pretty sure I remember Joe giving mass props to Bruce Lee.

[@Nord1980]

First of all Bruce Lee was an actor, not a fighter. There is not a single documented fight of him. Second, Bruce Lee didn't master Wing Chun. He was a student of Ip man for some time and then left for the States where he started doing some boxing and fencing plus some wrestling.

[@ThepurposeofTime]

@@Nord1980 that confirmation bias of yours must be trippy when it learns new peceptions

[@blamtasticful]

@@Nord1980 Maybe do a basic wikipedia search before commenting stupidity.

[@Nord1980]

@@blamtasticful what do you mean ?

[@spota4589]

@@Nord1980 I agree with everything but he did win a tournament.

[@TheBoxingCannabyte]

Same type of martial arts practice has really helped me recover after an IED nearly blew me to bits nearly 11 years ago. Can't really do BJJ, but I can (slowly) do Krav Maga, and I boxed for nearly 21 years, strike-martial arts and the tools for that, bags, the posts, etc. are much easier than contorting your limbs into various holds that Aikido and BJJ did when I did both of those. Gotta watch tne neck and spine, unfortunately IMO BJJ mixed with boxing, wing, FMAs, Silat, or Krav Maga can make you the deadliest in H2H COMBAT (not sports, no octagon, no cages, no mats, no bullshit) if you gotta defend yourself. Krav Maga couldn't even be used in UFC at advanced levels anyway, some dude wraps his legs around my neck and im ripping his femoral out with my teeth if I gotta. FMA means always having a fixed blade or kubaton type of device on me, even car keys, etc....you will likely win against a physically superior opponent. Downey was completely on-point about the philosophies behind this stuff. The LAST thing you should want is to actually engage in combat (not sports fighting, completely different) Traditional Wing chun has completely saved my life, I wouldn't be walking, I don't know if I'd be talking, or be able to competition-shoot in IDPA-style events (I use a SIG SAUER Scorpion 1911 for any that are curious, slightly modded the trigger but mainly keep it to M1911A1 specs I trained on, or a Wilson Combat modified Beretta M9, or SIG SAUER P22-series for some which DA/SA pistols can be a problem but not if you used them a lot, especially in combat like we did)--Anyway, I overcame the odds just like my training taught me to, and am doing things physically that I was told I could never do again. Still pushing forward, still fighting the fact im aging, Joe Rogan's podcast has also been essential in helping with diet and certain techniques. The thing about learning a lot of combat-style MA vs Sports-MA (having done both) is that once you get to the "doing it for my own self" approach is if you have learned enough you essentially develop your own style, taking the best bits from what you've learned and do what you can do with your body as best you can, while still pushing yourself (Within reason, hopefully). I'll never, ever, or never could be an acrobatic martial artist, b ut I've sparred with some amazing ones and gotten my ass handed to me, but also done some ass-handing myself, sometimes literally smacking that ass as they come at me in mid-air (more fun when sparring with the tight-arsed laaaadies. Including a Gina Carrano-meets-Brienne-of-Tarth type that KICKED MY SHIT THROUGH MY FACE!...Seriously though, she was just on another level in sports-fighting than I was. Also had a tiny fucker who I trained with, with Gene Fullmer and Eddie "The Flash" Newman, older Middleweight Pro who actually took a belt after coming back after 10 years, but he was my sparring partner for a big fight, for me, that I had coming up, and I just couldn't lay hands on the guy for weeks, eventually I managed to knock him down for a 10-count and I couldn't have been prouder. Sure, I had 35-45 lbs on him, but the guy I was fighting had 60 lbs on me! Faster hands, too. I won, though, so, it was a good streak for me, really, my best. Sparring with the kickboxing lady was amazing, too, we had a real go of it in and out of the ring, and on the mat of the ring one steamy night at Flash's...though I hope he never sees this cuz he'll fly-kick my ass, not that we didn't clean up, lol....actually I should avoid my wife seeing this too, not that we had even met at the time but, y'know...hell-hath-no-fury....

[@deputyvanhalen6386]

RDJ...,"I know kung fu!?!" Rogan... "Show me!"

[@populist9297]

Martial arts is really a peaceful thing i dont know what it is but it helps alot

[@bluefig797]

Robert Downey Jr comes across a very humble man. I miss Anthony Bourdain, he left a void that is yet to be filled.

[@wilder17]

Dam the way he said “certain head space... know what I mean?” Was epic

[@trex1448]

A lot of the traditional martial arts are useful in the ring. Fighters just have to have enough expertise to be able to utilize it. It was the same with kicks and only recently TKD and Karate is being seen in ring.

[@seanmack5100]

Really like how joe is seeing aspects of a art brought to the top level. Lot of people will shit on him for talking about wing chun with RDJ in a good light. But it seems he likes when a art is applicable to ufc and tony has brought it there.

[@MrPanetela]

the most important lesson I think I've learned from Wing Chun is this; practice matters more than mastery. Practice is both compass and rudder; enabling one to reach the destination. And if one never reaches the destination, no problem, at no time will one be lost along the way. Where the journey to the destination is as important as the destination.

[@RustinChole]

This was such a phenomenally entertaining one. Wish it had gone longer.

[@rudyperez937]

Me seeing RDJ: dying of happiness inside

[@Hoganply]

Rob seems so calm and gleeful talking about this, it's like he's possessed by purpose.

[@elmurdoc]

Ip Man 5, Donnie vs Robert :)

[@elmurdoc]

@Alestro ¬¬ c'mon you haven't seen the Sherlock movies? The point is having both fighting

[@davidcalk4052]

Love this channel. I get sucked into several vids at a time.

[@thomasturner4253]

I am an old guy and enjoy doing martial arts It keeps my body in shape and helps brain function Also I trained for a long time in break falls This is one the hardiest skills I have learned A wise man once said you may not fight much But can always fall down