Joe Rogan Used To ‘Wake Up in Middle of a Kick’ As ‘Dangerous’ Dreams Took Over While Training for Tournaments

Joe Rogan is one of the most noted faces in the entire UFC. The ’55-year-old’ is well-reputed among the masses as a seasoned comedian, a former TV presenter, and the UFC color commentator. Rogan is also a former martial artist who didn’t pursue a career in martial arts.

In an episode of his podcast, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’, Rogan played host to the noted actress, model, and singer-songwriter, Suzanne Santo. The duo talked about various things, along with Rogan describing how he used to fight taekwondo matches even in his dreams.

Santo started off by describing how she often talked and sang in her sleep. Rogan complimented her, stating that he too had taekwondo going on in his head even in his sleep.

Joe Rogan revealed he woke up in the middle of kicks

In episode 1894, after Santo stated her trouble with talking, and singing in sleep, Rogan also narrated his story. He started off with, “Back in my taekwondo days, I would have taekwondo dreams”. Rogan’s obsession with martial arts was quite evident from his description of this incident.

Santo exclaimed, “Really?”. Rogan answered her, stating, “I had kicking dreams, I woke up kicking”.

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Santo was terrified at even the imagination of this situation as she mentioned, “Sounds dangerous”. The ‘former Fear Factor host’ further described how he, “Woke up like moving very fast on the sheets”.

Rogan also revealed, “It’s like programming my brain for a taekwondo competition. So I was sleeping, and I had taekwondo matches in my head.” Santo was all laughs hearing Rogan’s weird sleep issues. However, she agreed to Rogan since she herself had experienced such issues. He said, “It’s true”.

Obsession causes people like Joe Rogan to stay awake even in sleep

Rogan continued describing his sleep inconveniences, stating, “I used to wake up in the middle of a kick. My whole body be moving like I was kicking while I was asleep”. Listening to this Santo exclaimed, “O my God!”, she then stated, “It was like programmed.”

Rogan agreed, “Yeah, but that’s what it is. You’re programming yourself for something”.

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Rogan and Santo both were apparently facing the same issue, with the only difference being their choice of career.

Do you face the same issues as Joe Rogan and Suzanne Santo?