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.
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
@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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
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
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.
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.
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....
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.
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.
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
@@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.
@@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
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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....
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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 💪
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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!
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.
It's awesome seeing so many huge, huge people realize Rogan's format is the future and show up. A couple hours of laid-back conversation beats the utter hell out of the old 5 minutes on a talk show with terrible written questions and a constant need to keep moving to the next thing or clipped together interviews.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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. 👍
Many People don’t understand the art form. My Uncle taught me, it’s movements are so fluid but it’s strike is fierce and even deadly. It’s such a calming practice. I love it.
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
I love how Joe said underrated, instead of saying mostly useless in a fight. But obviously great for your health, and mind, like all the arts. Much better than sitting on the lounge, and it looks cool in the movies.
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 UA-cam
My sensei’s stunt-fighting school was in the dojo Robert’s sifu owned. Sifu Oram is a great guy; helped him move out when Robert got too big and needed him on set full time. Met RDJ once years ago; couldn’t have been a more chill, humble guy.
@@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??
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
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.
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 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
@@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.
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.
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.
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
“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.
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
Joe Rogan: what moves do you know?
Robert Downey: “DISCOMBOBULATE”
Fist to patella.
Prognosis....
Shit in the face....
“This mustn’t register on an emotional level”
@@KingSharoz786 Gooold!
Lmao only RDJ can talk about Wing Chun and Joe wouldn't shit on him.
Very true
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.
Tony Ferguson?
Finally!
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
Joe “I hate Wing Chun, Except When RDJ Does It” Rogan.
I was looking for this comment 😂😂👌
@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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
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
Dude, people rather just shit on people having an open conversation then trying to understand them.
Exactly. Close minded people listening to open minded dialogue. Usually brings out the iq discrepancy in the close minded
Isn’t wing Chun a defensive form of fighting
PK Heretic Supposedly, I don’t think it’s even actually worked though 😂
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.
Whenever someone says "15 yrs ago" my first reaction is "oh like 1993?"
Ok boomer
2005?
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.
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....
@@polkad3vehummm ehumm... Erasure.
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.
Rosco P Coletrane He battled with alcohol as well.
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.
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
@@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.
@@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
Rarely do we see Joe so attentive and quiet during a guest. Pure respect. RDJ deserves every moment.
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!
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
@@pacsmacks7142 actually I rather watch Joe Rogan than the breakfast club.
It's like what journalism is supposed to be sprinkled with humor
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.
@@michaeljohnson2922 Umm, You realise that he was only being sarcastic, right?
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.
So true everything is either 1 or 0 for people.
I think Chinese people listen too.
joe hates everything except bjj everyone knows that, 99% of the time he talks shit
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.
How specifically mentions trapping hands, which is a critical part of any fight using martial arts. Like, even jujitsu uses versions of wing chung.
MMA Fans: Wing Chun is bullshit
Tony Ferguson: Hold my elbow
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)
Don’t forget Anderson Silva
Wing Chun is more than Bullshit, its absolutly useless
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.
Would you mind explaining me that why kyokushin karate always get defeated by wing chun?
Joe “wing Chun is a very underrated art form” Rogan
Lmao!!!!
Kinda is tho
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.
@@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.
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.
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....
Holy shit we might see jesus himself in this podcasr someday
Yea would love to see John Turturro on the podcast 👍
We might see Jesus before we see Keanu Reeves
*JOE ROGAN:* Be honest, was the wine trick real?...
*JESUS:* Yeah actually-...
*JOE ROGAN:* Ever tried DMT before?...
Yeah but when do we get Chappelle...
don’t think so
if it wasnt robert downey jr. joe would shit on wing chun for an hour xD dude straight up said underrated art form
You're a stupid clown
@@rafaelreyes9 his stating facts
@@israeldiaz4839 not facts
@@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.
@@israeldiaz4839 don't care stfu
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.
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.
"It was almost laughable until you saw the violence."
Soo true for so many things.
Robert Perez such as?
@@richtexas4431 Lmao use your imagination if you seriously don't know of any.
Robert Perez ok
Wing Chun is street fighting, no judges, no timeouts, no rules.
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.
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.
@@tilengojic9780 lol I guess I'll be teaching my kid boxing and BJJ then.
@@tilengojic9780 Wrong on all counts.
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 💪
BJJ, Judo and Kickboxing can also do that.
From unhealthy addiction to working to master life by being a good student.
I feel ya Brother Downey.
“You ever seen iron man on DMT?”
Ian Gilland have you ever been iron man on DMT?
Imagine doing that with Dr Strange instead
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.
Sounds dangerous running on psychedelics.... You might trip! Badum tush
What does DMT mean
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.
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
This is one of my all time fav podcasts. Please have him back for a longer convo someday.
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.
@MrGunboat78 😂😂😂
@Bob Will ......
Shit, I was throwing spinning elbows at my phone after I get done watching Bones
@Bob Will lmfao....💀
I train at two gyms one is a wing chun/sanda gym and the other teaches BJJ it all goes together surprisingly well!
“Tool for developing your human potential.”
Listening to Tool is excellent at developing your human potential , you are correct .
@whole27 sometimes you have to shop around
“Very underrated art form”
😂😂😂
Okay Joe, it’s nice to be nice.
But it is tho
Robert felt all the sugar and just wanted to switch lanes.
😆😆
Timothy Alexzander Carthan II in what way is it underrated?
@@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.
Good for Robert Downey Jr., one of my fav actors from the 1980's! Love to see him happy, and doing martial arts too.
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…
🤣 are you serious?
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.
Those are all fucking actors and/or actual bullshido guys lol wing chun people are in denial
Whenever I see this dude I remember that Sherlock Holmes fight scene
Griimnak thats probably how it happened. Guy Ritchie is the new Kevin Bacon
@@Herbaling dammit 10 minutes too late
Griimnak which sucked.
@@Herbaling In summary,
D I S C O M B O B U L A T E
Didn't realize that RDJ is a real martial artist.
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.
Fuck no
@@abhinavchauhan7864 Fuck yes
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.
@@michaelwesten1764 Well said.
@@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.
"Martial arts is a tool for developing your human potential!" 6:15
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!
I thought Joe Rogan already had the biggest podcast before this interview
JoJo ! Congrats u won
The underrated Mamet movie Redbelt is good about that philosophy. "Don't fight force, misdirect it."
I’m so glad RDJ got clean and everyone can now enjoy his work
“Everything in life is a puzzle”
If you close your eyes RDJ sounds like Tony Stark
If you are RDJ... you are Tony Stark
timothyfloogle Tony stark is my favorite actor
Oh, thats because he played Tony Stark in these Marvel movies
Lol... Good comment. Went over most heads I see.
@@johnsnow5239 no he really did play Tony Stark! check imbd
Enormous success couldn't happen to a nicer more genuine guy .. RDJ!
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.
"A tool for developing your human potential".
Thank you, Joe I'll continue with my Wing Chun classes.
the epitome of the “journey” complete and figured out...gotta be RDJ
It's awesome seeing so many huge, huge people realize Rogan's format is the future and show up. A couple hours of laid-back conversation beats the utter hell out of the old 5 minutes on a talk show with terrible written questions and a constant need to keep moving to the next thing or clipped together interviews.
Glad I watched this , came away with a new respect for Robert Downey Jr.
We love that guy 3000
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.
Love the respect Robert Downey Jr. has for anonymity!!!
This was such a phenomenally entertaining one. Wish it had gone longer.
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.
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.
Rdj started saying 100 percent like Rogan, he's officially hooked in.
Props!! Changing your life around from bad addictions and substituting it with exercising and martial arts is the way to go!! 💯💪👏👋👏👋
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.
Good shit man! What do you think of BJJ so far?
@@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.
@@gustavoherrera6754You must have your blue belt now
@@jtstevenson81 yup! Just got it last month! It's been a challenge but it has been very therapeutical :)
@@gustavoherrera6754 Congrats man. Enjoy the journey. I started in 2006 when I was 24 and still going strong today at 41.
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. 👍
The one time Joe doesn't shit on Wing Chun
He’s being kind to a guest.
Yeah...he was afraid to offend Robert ...and btw...wing chun is great martial art
@@eduardocrestani2454 Based on what?
Eduardo Crestani
And song.
@@jaromeunrooski6963 on superstition and gullibility of its practitioners.
Many People don’t understand the art form. My Uncle taught me, it’s movements are so fluid but it’s strike is fierce and even deadly. It’s such a calming practice. I love it.
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.
ARGENT 191 To improve himself mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. That’s why it’s a martial art, and not just a fighting style.
I rag on traditional martial arts but I will acknowledge there's value in learning martial arts academically
Wing Chung can be practical.
@@Shinobi33 Wrong, I would say that is useful for small things and not practical.
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
FINALLY!!! BEEN WAITING ON ROBERT TO BE ON HERE😎
Would love to see videos of Robert doing some of this stuff
Watch Sherlock Holmes movies.
Honest to God...The best podcast out now! Thank you Joe!
I love how Joe said underrated, instead of saying mostly useless in a fight. But obviously great for your health, and mind, like all the arts. Much better than sitting on the lounge, and it looks cool in the movies.
Just wish he didn’t do William Cheung’s lineage. But massive respect he trains Wing Chun.
Why?
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 UA-cam
@@Daoemon13 Drama, that's why. The whole lineage dogma has destroyed Chinese martial arts. Its bit about what works, its about who taught you.
@@mandosamurai4169 thats pretty much how bruce lee felt :).
@@adampress9788 its not about the lineage its about wath you do with the knowledge they give you !
Joe “ Wing Chun works in the ufc and I’m also a Wing Chung blackbelt” Rogan
My sensei’s stunt-fighting school was in the dojo Robert’s sifu owned. Sifu Oram is a great guy; helped him move out when Robert got too big and needed him on set full time. Met RDJ once years ago; couldn’t have been a more chill, humble guy.
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.
Robert's Steven Seagal like Zen-ness is hilarious...
There's a drinking game there, you drink everytime he says "Sifu" and you're on the floor by the end of this vid.
except his is real. Seagal is an insecure little bitch.
@@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??
Mark Morris because Steven is a fraud
@@yungchangsta maybe I don't know.. But in his martial arts he isn't and never was.
Wing Chun is life changing! ... Depending on how it's taught...
I agree Mr Johnson. Wing Chun is more than just fighting like most martial arts, it's about centering ones mind
Underrated by Joe in every other podcast.
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
Whoa... RDJ is on the show, 🙏 🙌, we're here bois 💪😂
Joe rogan acting like he doesnt remember tony ferguson's name and he is always talking about him hahahahaha
He was gonna say Tony Stark
Yet Ga thinking the same
@@yetga5776 😂😂👏👏
It's the Mary Juana
Welllll he does have Tony Stark in front of him lol
I can't say enough how inspiring this is
Love this channel. I get sucked into several vids at a time.
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.
Well with Joe that can pretty common. Remember Occupy Wall Street?
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?
@@enbo98 Tony Ferguson
@@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
@@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.
Man tbis is why i love the joe rogan podcast
10 minute RDJ clip...... where the fuck did my whole hour go?!?! Love this guy! You can listen to him forever
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.
His necklace kind of looks like a skateboard wheel.
I can’t unsee the skateboard wheel now
I’ve never heard of a “scate” board
Skate* lmao
It's a razor scooter wheel
Or a big mthafukn piece of jade
Very underrated huh I just heard joe talk shit about Kung fu
Weapon x He isn't talking about the fighting aspect more of the morals etc.
note that he said "art form", not combat system
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.
@Keller Smith hey dummy. He means prior to this Joe Rogan has talked shit about Kung-fu
Joe is like the wind man, not water.
This is a powerful segment.
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
Everybody Wing Chung tonight! Nice interview. Robert Downey is a cool dude!
"Everyone has a plan until you get a punch in the face" Mike Tyson
actually, the Bown Bomber/Joe Louis said it and Mike have borrowed it. It's a great point regardless.
actually, the Bown Bomber/Joe Louis said it and Mike have borrowed it. It's a great point regardless.
@@TheRebuilt1 no he didnt...stop being a dickhead...Its Mike Tyson...now go back to your Bronze bomber bs
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
Gordon Graham unless you have a gun. Then you win
First words Honestly thats all I need to hear to learn from RD. JR. Not in martial arts but in life ....This guy is very cool
I've seen students turn their lives around after staring training. It's all about instilling the mentality of a warrior.
"Very underrater art form" are we talking about you underrating it Joe Rogan? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Wait Joe Rogan got RDJ in a podcast???? LEGENDARY
Way to go Mr.Downey! Good choice. I do the same martial art and it taught me so much as well.
Now this is a great open conversation
Perfect timing I have finals rn
“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.
Robert Downey Jr comes across a very humble man. I miss Anthony Bourdain, he left a void that is yet to be filled.
Martial arts is really a peaceful thing i dont know what it is but it helps alot
Cap: Take that off what are you ?
RDJ: Martial artist
Was Cap talking in Yoda-Yiddish, there?
@@TheBoxingCannabyte dafuq?
Now I want a marvel movie about Tony Stark doing a podcast with every other MCU character.
I cry every time someone talks about Anthony. Most upsetting thing to me. Oh now Neal peart too. My heroes.
EDITH! My man was the hero, even in death. #3000
and now we'll see ip man 5, starring Donnie Yen, Robert Downey Jr.....
Emilio Rojas I think we'll see Michael Jai White before we RDJ.
I would totally watch it...
I think that the IP man 5 will be about Bruce lee
JR used to say traditional martial art is a joke😆 Not with RDJ though😄
Didn't JR himself bring that up? They touched on that.
Well he’s Iron Man🤷🏻♂️
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
bobekfpj pluss RdJ looks like the type of dude who would say fuck this real quick if he tought it’s all BS
Yea Joe can be a waffler at times
I don't know why this conversation is so relaxing...
Best discussion i have ever seen with mr downey jnr.