Like many combat followers, Joe Rogan believes there’s actual artistry within the martial arts.
The UFC commentator bought to speaking in regards to the artistry of fight sports activities in a dialog with tv persona Mike Rowe on a recent episode of his podcast.
“I feel martial arts are artwork — for those that perceive it,” he mentioned. “For those who watch it, it’s stunning. There are some fighters which might be simply so inventive.”
Rogan then went to offer an instance of a fighter he considers a real artist — retired boxer Emanuel Augustus.
“You realize who Emanuel Augustus is?” he requested Rowe. “That man is an artist.
“He’s fully distinctive, doing a factor on this stunning misleading method,” he continued when Rowe ask what makes Augustus an artist. “He’s dancing, however he’s additionally has an understanding of distance that’s implausible, so he’s actually good at avoiding punches. His head motion, even with this unorthodox dancing type, is implausible.
“Floyd Mayweather mentioned [Augustus] was essentially the most expert opponent he ever fought, and his document didn’t point out his precise bodily capability… It was such a wild type. It was so uncommon… He gave Floyd a tough f**king time. He’s so troublesome to combat.”
Rogan then pointed to former featherweight champ Naseem Hamed as one other instance of a fighter with an uncommon type that verges on artistry.
“Prince Naseem Hamed sort of had an identical factor happening when he was in his prime,” he mentioned. “Naseem Hamed was very, very unorthodox.”
