Watch: UFC commentator Joe Rogan shows off raw power and crisp technique in training footage

What made Joe Rogan one of the most important figures in the growth of MMA is his deep understanding of combat. Aside from being a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt, the UFC commentator is also a black belt in Taekwondo, having won numerous national championships when he was younger.

Even at 57 years, Rogan has maintained his prime athletic shape, frequently training in his home gym and at his Jiu-jitsu club, 10th Planet Jiu-jitsu. If you don't believe us, just check out this recent video released on social media. Rogan is hitting the heavy bag so hard the impact sounded like gunshots.

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When Joe Rogan taught Georges St-Pierre how to properly hit a turning side kick

Perhaps the most famous Joe Rogan training video was the one where he had MMA legend and former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre back in 2011. Rogan showed why he is a Taekwondo champion by demonstrating the perfect way to land a turning side kick. Rogan famously knocked an opponent out with the exact same kick in a Taekwondo competition back in the 90s.

St-Pierre, who has an extensive background in Karate, lands the kick with his knee down then shoots the kick upwards. To Rogan, while this way of kicking is not bad, it doesn't fully utilize the anatomy to land with tremendous power. He then tweaked the Canadian champion's kick by demonstrating the kick with the knee loaded above his hip - not below it.

Because of this, the back leg and kicking leg are aligned with the hip going forward, generating a lot of force. You can see it in the way the bag just swung backwards like it collided with a car. St-Pierre was so impressed by it that he asked Rogan if he could record it so he could study it at a later time.

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