I wrestled in high school (07 and 08) and one day this old timer who wrestled for years taught us how to do that. Then, he nonchalantly proceeded to mop the mat with every single one of us. The man was in his 60s. Good times :)
@@RavenMobileAtlas holds up the sky, not the earth. There was however a myth about Hercules killing a guy who couldn’t be killed so long as he was touching the earth by picking him up and crushing him while holding him in the air. Not far from what this guy does.
To prove how badass he is - he won the Olympics with broken ribs, an injury that is pretty uncomfortable especially in the kind of wrestling he was practising. And to be even more badass he was straightening those ribs right during the fight so they wouldn't get in the way
Pretty uncomfortable is a understatement, I remember wrestling with separated ribs in highschool and crying while trying to catch my breath after the match lol
An elite super heavy wrestler I trained with, and who actually was at AKA for a bit, said he went to a wrestling event where Karelin, far retired, was watching in Russia and that during the intermission they interviewed him and he offered for members of the crowd to collar tie with him. My friend who is a weapon himself and 6’6 said he wouldn’t miss the opportunity and volunteered and said he felt ‘like a concrete statue’.
@@lekkerpruven887 grabbing the back of the neck with your hand shaped like a fish hook with both on their feet, essentially grabbing the shirt collar of the other guy. It's a position to control the opponent's head/neck.
My dad ❤️, a 2-meter tall man, hosts a sports radio📻 show in southern Finland 🇫🇮. I recall him talking about the Russian (CCCP) wrestling legend Karelin. My dad interviewed him for about an hour on the show 🤼. Karelin drew his hand on paper for me, and I’ll never forget how enormous and humble he was. Now, at 6’6” (203cm), I’m a big guy, but Karelin’s hand and body size were something else. This memory takes me back to the ’90s when I was around ten. Good times! Dad ❤ See you somewhere
The REAL "tell" of how dangerous this man is? 887 wins/2 losses, 35 Gold medals/2 Silver medals and his ears are perfectly normal. By all accounts I have researched, Alek lost his first and last matches. The last was a due to a technicality during the 2000 Olympics to an American named Rulon Gardener. Info on the first loss is a bit murkier, in that it took place in the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Because of this, I can't find any info or video from that era, as the USSR was very much tight lipped about anything taking place within it's borders, even something as mundane as a guy's first match. If any reader has further info please feel free to post it and I will make the addition. Edit: Added exact numbers and medal count. UPDATE: After much digging, I was able to identify the opponent that provided Alek's first loss. It was two time World Champion, Igor Rostorosky. Alek defeated him in their second contest.
Without a doubt, Alexander Karelin is the GOAT of Greco-Roman wrestling! Having lost only one match in his international matches, that too, the very last one of this career to win a Silver in the Sydney Olympics! Till that match for the previous six years, he hadn't even conceded a point against him. He has three gold and one silver of the four Olympics he was a part of! Absolute dominance on the mat unlike anyone and his only loss is considered arguably the greatest upsets in sports history.....
@@Lovin_ItWell, beat him isn't exactly the word. No-one really beated him. He had some trouble in his last olympics if I remember right, so he couldn't give his all. Still final was very tight.
@@Lovin_ItI mean the guy who won gold in Karelins last olympics is just one among others. I don't even remember who he was. Karelin is 3 times olympic champion . In his prime the best heavyweight wrestler ever.
@@Lovin_It I checked if I remembered right. And yeah, Karelin had some shoulder injury problems in Sydney. Still opponent in final was unable to score even a single point. Karelin got one warning and it gave point to opponent. If not havibg that shoulder problem, Karelin would have won his 4th Olympic gold. But anyway, 3 Olympic golds and 9 world championship golds are superior achievement. His opponent in Sydney got only that one Olympic gold and year later (Karelin retired after Sydney) 1 world champion gold. And that's it. Nice achievement but nothing compared to Karelin.
I love when athletes just go and do a fucking thesis on their moves, like who tf is going to peer review a guy 800+ - 2 in wrestling or a guy who's in the most victorious national football team of his country
thats not testosterone or anything even vaguely human, that some primordial concept of murder death and destruction straight outta the elemental plane of Kicking Ass.
Karelin only lost 2 matches in his career. 1 in 1987 and didn't lose again until 2000. From 1982-2000, he went 887-2. Fkn insane. - Edit - To help with the main questions being asked, he lost to Igor Rostorotsky in 1987 and to Rulon Gardner in 2000. Both by 1 point. Both are considered to be controversial due to last-minute rule changes and scoring judgment.
In Greco-Roman, there is no one better. Loses once early in his career to Igor Rostorotsky, who was the best before Karelin, and loses in his last match by a technical point for Olympic Gold. His Reverse Body Lift is a move that only he could do at HW and it put fear into grown men.
@marterturensker8131 I also am aiming to compete I don't think your BJJ will have a chance against my striking 🤷 let's go bro 😹😹 I weigh 195 but hope to compete at 155 or 170
Karelin is the most dominant athlete in history. There is no other athlete that has so utterly dominated their chosen sport. His record is 887-2. Prior to his final match in the gold medal bout at the Sydney Olympics (which he lost 0-1 due to a technical penalty), no wrestler had even scored a point against him for SIX YEARS. Not a single point. Not one. For six years.
@@yusufalapan5120 youturks are fascinating. dude that was 200 years ago and there were maby 5 wrestlers in the world and you bring that here. and now bring a kangal in as the ultimate doga and a dog that can beat any dog and ypoum are complete. go and make love to youf favourite goat
My coach for the All Army Wrestling Team back in 1996 was a Russian Major defector (Anatoliy Nazarenko), he used to tell us stories about Russian wrestlers.
As a Swedish kid I remember watching the 92 olympics following Thomas Johansson who was very dominant all the way to the finals where he was ragdolled and stood about as much chance as anyone in the audience, craziest thing I've ever seen in sports.
Nobody called him "The Experiment" except the Americans who were looking for a way to diminish his greatness because he was Russian. They finally succeeded by changing the rules in wrestling so can lose one point by letting his grip slip for a second.
My uncles a Quadriplegic and his nurse grew up in the same village as alexander she knew my entire family wrestled all through high school and college and she affectionately referred to alexander karelin as “Sasha”. She said last time she was in Russia he was signing auto graphs in a city and she yelled high Sasha and he stopped everything and went and gave her a hug. The fact that the most terrifying wrestler in recent history is known as sasha blew my freaking mind.
Wanted to make a joke about even people who knew someone who lived in the same village as Karelin get injured terribly but holy crap would that be in bad taste. I hope your uncle’s good and enjoying his life. Sorry about my dumb joke.
It's not like he is known to be addressed as Sasha. The name Sasha is short for Alexander, period. Just like you get Bob from William. Or Dick from Richard. I bet when he was growing up everyone used to call him Sasha.
I never particularly watched boxing or combat sports and didn't really understand how powerful true fighters really were until my friend who is a kickboxer took me to a demonstration one night where they were sparring. The absolute power, agility and focus of the fighters was absolutely captivating to me. I was asked if I would like to try out a sparring session with one of the smaller, younger (16yr old) fighters. Because i had always been into weight training and running i figured i was fit enough to last at least 3 minutes in a the ring with him. That kid immediately battered the shit out of me in approximately 10 seconds and it took me around 1 week to recover. Ever since then the respect and awe i have for serious fighters has made me a keen fan of all combat sports. These men are true warriors / gladiators.
I'm 6'4 265lbs used to be 240lbs at 8% body fat. Kinda fat now. Anyway my mom was 5'1 my dad was 5'10 190lbs 6% body fat. My mom's brother (5 of them) the youngest n smallest is 2" talker than me and 40lbs heavier completely ripped. Only thing all of my uncles have said since I was 13 or 14 is look at the size of his hands! I wear 3 to 4XL gloves.
What’s cool is in Greek mythology Hercules had to wrestle Antaeus- a giant whose mother was Gaia (the earth). Since his mother was the earth he was undefeated because he drew his power from the earth. Hercules had to pin him upside down to defeat him (remove his contact with the earth) So when Joe says that he “beat them with the earth” you could say he is a real life Antaeus lol.
His reference to beating people with the earth sounds nuts but when you see what that monster did to other savages them you would understand, shit is terrifying.
"The 2nd cycle of Winter Soldier Experiments were a success comrade. Instead of gun training this 1 is a master in all aspects in the art of wrestling." Give him a metal arm & he'd be unstoppable, a real life Juggernaut! 😂
@@UR_Right24245 is what i figured he was but i swear i read he was 6'5 either way i pride myself on being a little guy who doesnt mind rolling with big guys but no damn way would i try this person.
I have that poster of kerelin. Have had it since 1997. The quote on it says "Train like a mad man today" Whenever I felt like not wanting to train I would look at that poster. Works every time
I remember him holding the Russian flag with one hand during the Olympics walking around the track… when everyone else was struggling with two against the wind… he looked like a cyborg 😂😂😂
Are we just going to pretend that dude wasn't walking on his shoulder blades!??!!😳😳😳
😂😂😂
I need to try it 😂
It is a wrestling exercise, for neck & shoulder strengthening.
I wrestled in high school (07 and 08) and one day this old timer who wrestled for years taught us how to do that. Then, he nonchalantly proceeded to mop the mat with every single one of us. The man was in his 60s. Good times :)
@@KRATOS9219that old man strength is real
beats people with the earth
😂😂😂😂
An underrated line that i will be stealing for sure lol
Came to comments to see if someone said it haha
😂🤣😅
The thing is almost any wrestler that is disciplined and seasoned can do that. I was a (pretty built) 160lb wrestler and did that a lot
Next time you feel threatened, turn upside down and walk on your shoulders as a sign of dominance
Sigma male move, right there.
😂😂😂
Nut kick. 😂
@@Psalm-yg6yiyou mean nut punch or headbutt
@@Psalm-yg6yi that ain’t gonna do shite
“He picks them up and beats them with the Earth.” What a legend
Atlas holds the planet in place, and Karelin beats up the planet with his wrestling opponent. The dynamic duo.
@@RavenMobileAtlas holds up the sky, not the earth. There was however a myth about Hercules killing a guy who couldn’t be killed so long as he was touching the earth by picking him up and crushing him while holding him in the air. Not far from what this guy does.
Juiced
@@davidpeters3857 lol don’t compare an Olympian to ufc where everyone is juiced Olympians aren’t allowed to juiced
@@talongreenlee7704that's Antaeus "Антей".
"I have that picture printed in metal just to remind me what a pussy I am" ☠️☠️☠️
You are all some 😂
@@tobiasfunke8967 you right there with us lil bro
Cat* 🤣🤣
Cat 🐱
@@judgement1908He definitely is with you and the pussies.
Karelin was scary on the mat, but enjoyed long walks and poetry on his free time.
Cool guy
He's still living
And carrying fridges
And he's extremely intelligent and well-read. Brawns plus brains is a terrifying combo. 💯
What an absurd comment, do you think people believe he kills animals and batters his wife to relax ?
He's extremely corrupted and a terrible senator
To prove how badass he is - he won the Olympics with broken ribs, an injury that is pretty uncomfortable especially in the kind of wrestling he was practising. And to be even more badass he was straightening those ribs right during the fight so they wouldn't get in the way
Don't forget his training routine
Pretty uncomfortable is a understatement, I remember wrestling with separated ribs in highschool and crying while trying to catch my breath after the match lol
An elite super heavy wrestler I trained with, and who actually was at AKA for a bit, said he went to a wrestling event where Karelin, far retired, was watching in Russia and that during the intermission they interviewed him and he offered for members of the crowd to collar tie with him. My friend who is a weapon himself and 6’6 said he wouldn’t miss the opportunity and volunteered and said he felt ‘like a concrete statue’.
I don't know anything about wrestling. What's "collar tie with him"? Thanks for explaining
Just google a picture @@lekkerpruven887
@@lekkerpruven887 grabbing the back of the neck with your hand shaped like a fish hook with both on their feet, essentially grabbing the shirt collar of the other guy. It's a position to control the opponent's head/neck.
His parents were small but the milk man was an absolute unit
Nah buddy the dad just has the magic sauce. That glory is his😂😂
Brilliant - i laughed out loud when i read this
First thing I thought.
Definitely cucked.
Maybe you and Sean O'Donnell are both right: The father is a mailkman.
If someone mails you barrels of milk, he delivers them.
😂😂😂 👍 👌👌👌😅😂
Dude walks around on his deltoids like he owns the place.
👬
Lol underappreciated comment my good sense of humor counts as at least 10k likes
Remember this moment
You made me laugh
Maybe he did...
Own the place
💪🏼
😂🤣
Steroids walks on Steroids
My dad ❤️, a 2-meter tall man, hosts a sports radio📻 show in southern Finland 🇫🇮. I recall him talking about the Russian (CCCP) wrestling legend Karelin. My dad interviewed him for about an hour on the show 🤼. Karelin drew his hand on paper for me, and I’ll never forget how enormous and humble he was. Now, at 6’6” (203cm), I’m a big guy, but Karelin’s hand and body size were something else. This memory takes me back to the ’90s when I was around ten. Good times! Dad ❤ See you somewhere
203 is closer to 6'8 👍🏼
That's amazing 👏 Thanks for sharing! Much love ❤
What pleasant memories. I'm sure our fathers are proud of us. And they are watching us. Even when in heaven. 👍🇷🇺
I am 7.1 feet tall , you d be a boy next to me.
@@justinmacarrhur1924 I'm 7' 10" you a boy to me
Довелось с ним пообщаться в жизни,добрый и скромный мужчина
He should be in the movie industry. Have a great day.
Ага, скромно продвинул пенсионный возраст
@@Bob_Drochilaспустя некоторое время пенсионная реформа выглядит как вполне разумный шаг
обычный путинский «депутат» - посадили очередного клоуна мутанта голосуй За и подписывай указы кремлевской ОПГ. Бизнес и ничего личного
@@Bob_Drochila ага . во всём мире это норм, а как в России ,так полный трындец...
Big Russian mailman has some explaining to do
If this was a video about a black dude and I said only in Chicago you’d cry racism wouldn’t you. See the double standard we’re done with?
@@bgfjb1995who was this comment direct at? 😂
@@bgfjb1995 stop the politics. This is a fun zone
Dormant genes i would say.😊
@@youlig1amen
The REAL "tell" of how dangerous this man is? 887 wins/2 losses, 35 Gold medals/2 Silver medals and his ears are perfectly normal.
By all accounts I have researched, Alek lost his first and last matches. The last was a due to a technicality during the 2000 Olympics to an American named Rulon Gardener. Info on the first loss is a bit murkier, in that it took place in the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Because of this, I can't find any info or video from that era, as the USSR was very much tight lipped about anything taking place within it's borders, even something as mundane as a guy's first match. If any reader has further info please feel free to post it and I will make the addition.
Edit: Added exact numbers and medal count.
UPDATE: After much digging, I was able to identify the opponent that provided Alek's first loss. It was two time World Champion, Igor Rostorosky. Alek defeated him in their second contest.
He probably kept them drained or had good genetics. One of my ears barely looks like it has cauliflower ear while the other is clear as day
@@ruslanshavkatov466 My left kinda looks like Khabib's right, just not as bulbous on top.
2 loses? Wow anyone know if he battle a monster or something
800 vs. 2 ?! Holy sh........
lol I mean if you just slamming people to the ground, your face never touches the floor
"Beats them with the earth" had me rolling.
Without a doubt, Alexander Karelin is the GOAT of Greco-Roman wrestling! Having lost only one match in his international matches, that too, the very last one of this career to win a Silver in the Sydney Olympics! Till that match for the previous six years, he hadn't even conceded a point against him. He has three gold and one silver of the four Olympics he was a part of! Absolute dominance on the mat unlike anyone and his only loss is considered arguably the greatest upsets in sports history.....
przegral walke, bo zmienily sie zasady tego sportu. czyli w jego dyscyplinie nie przegral
Thanks. I'd like to learn more about the dudes who ever beat him.
@@Lovin_ItWell, beat him isn't exactly the word. No-one really beated him. He had some trouble in his last olympics if I remember right, so he couldn't give his all. Still final was very tight.
@@Lovin_ItI mean the guy who won gold in Karelins last olympics is just one among others. I don't even remember who he was. Karelin is 3 times olympic champion . In his prime the best heavyweight wrestler ever.
@@Lovin_It I checked if I remembered right. And yeah, Karelin had some shoulder injury problems in Sydney. Still opponent in final was unable to score even a single point. Karelin got one warning and it gave point to opponent. If not havibg that shoulder problem, Karelin would have won his 4th Olympic gold. But anyway, 3 Olympic golds and 9 world championship golds are superior achievement. His opponent in Sydney got only that one Olympic gold and year later (Karelin retired after Sydney) 1 world champion gold. And that's it. Nice achievement but nothing compared to Karelin.
Everyone a gangster until Karelin walks in upside down
hahahahahah
Krillin
“Beats people with the earth “ best quote ever 😂😂
The founder of Aikido explained that Aikido is when he feels the need to hit his opponent with the biggest object he can find, namely the Earth.
He also has a PhD and his thesis is titled: "Methods of execution of suplex throw counters."
Seriously.
I love when athletes just go and do a fucking thesis on their moves, like who tf is going to peer review a guy 800+ - 2 in wrestling or a guy who's in the most victorious national football team of his country
For real?
@@corniel657 yes
"I have that picture framed in my gym just to remind me of what a pussy I am 😅" Hilarious, Joe
Bro... That picture is so badass.... If Testosterone had a picture this would be it
HGH too
Mike tyson and his tiger picture also
Nah, Vitor TRT
Just type macho men gay fetish in Google
thats not testosterone or anything even vaguely human, that some primordial concept of murder death and destruction straight outta the elemental plane of Kicking Ass.
Karelin only lost 2 matches in his career. 1 in 1987 and didn't lose again until 2000. From 1982-2000, he went 887-2. Fkn insane.
- Edit -
To help with the main questions being asked, he lost to Igor Rostorotsky in 1987 and to Rulon Gardner in 2000. Both by 1 point. Both are considered to be controversial due to last-minute rule changes and scoring judgment.
Wow!!! That is the epitome of elite!
In Greco-Roman, there is no one better. Loses once early in his career to Igor Rostorotsky, who was the best before Karelin, and loses in his last match by a technical point for Olympic Gold. His Reverse Body Lift is a move that only he could do at HW and it put fear into grown men.
Imagine, if he got into, mma, pride fc.
Damn! Is that for real?? That's insanity, holy F
@@Mike_Jones68 100% facts
Dude in the picture looks like the Hulk in real life. Total bad ass
Karelin was even more extraordinary because although he was an absolute beast, he’s a serious intellectual. A very rare breed.
How much of a pussy I am lmao 🤣🤣
I am sure if you took as much steroids as him you would turn into the hulk too.
Warrior mindset
@marterturensker8131 me too brother! Was hoping to spar again this Saturday!
Let me know when you are in Austin, TX
@marterturensker8131 I also am aiming to compete
I don't think your BJJ will have a chance against my striking 🤷 let's go bro 😹😹 I weigh 195 but hope to compete at 155 or 170
@marterturensker8131 I hope to meet you someday, young warrior
Karelin is the most dominant athlete in history. There is no other athlete that has so utterly dominated their chosen sport. His record is 887-2. Prior to his final match in the gold medal bout at the Sydney Olympics (which he lost 0-1 due to a technical penalty), no wrestler had even scored a point against him for SIX YEARS. Not a single point. Not one. For six years.
It is older but there is Koca Yusuf, the terrible Turk…
@@yusufalapan5120 youturks are fascinating. dude that was 200 years ago and there were maby 5 wrestlers in the world and you bring that here.
and now bring a kangal in as the ultimate doga and a dog that can beat any dog and ypoum are complete.
go and make love to youf favourite goat
Khabib fans🤓: noo
The KING the GREAT GAMA is the GREATEST
Theogenes -- 1,400 - 0 in fights to the death.
Мистер Карелин супер мужик ❤❤❤ он такой добрый насколько огромен.
I met him during Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics opening event. Very polite and humble person 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
"and beats them with the earth" it is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣
He throws people around he picks them up and beats them with the earth. Love it.
bradly martin?
"His parents were kinda tiny, like 5"7"
I feel attacked
Never wrestling with a wrestler with normal ears
Joe: "Kinda tiny...like 5'7.."
Me, 5'8: *cries in midget*
Stolen valor ass crying lol, at least your not 5’6 or under.
Same .imagine having a friend thats a girl and she is 5'7 I'm 5'8 and she says you soon short u always mad cuz you closer to hell
I think Joe is 5;8 himself... no more than 5'10 for sure
@@yash_arjoe is probably 5'6
5'8 is average height for males
Humanity's prototype for the Space Marine. The original seed.
THE EMPEROR PROTECTS
Seed 0 ^_^
@@brutusvonmanhammer and the space marine strikes.
My coach for the All Army Wrestling Team back in 1996 was a Russian Major defector (Anatoliy Nazarenko), he used to tell us stories about Russian wrestlers.
"he pick them up and beats them with the earth" lmfao
As a Swedish kid I remember watching the 92 olympics following Thomas Johansson who was very dominant all the way to the finals where he was ragdolled and stood about as much chance as anyone in the audience, craziest thing I've ever seen in sports.
Best phrase ever: “He picks them up and hits them with the earth”!😂
Karelin sees himself as the nicest guy ever. But when shown a pic of himself on the mat he understood why he had that reputation
Nobody called him "The Experiment" except the Americans who were looking for a way to diminish his greatness because he was Russian. They finally succeeded by changing the rules in wrestling so can lose one point by letting his grip slip for a second.
As an Indian where Wrestling is our speciality, this guy is our Hero 😂❤. We have his pictures on our gym walls .
Lmao indians and wrestling? 😂😂😂
@@ANONYMOUS-km1sz Bruh.. Go watch some stats.. India has given some of the best wrestlers.
Bruh... Bud bud ding ding 2.99 curry bruh...
@@ANONYMOUS-km1sz Understandable.. Can't do anything if you are a waiter at an Indian restaurant.. Go serve curry😂
@@ANONYMOUS-km1szthey do have traditional wrestling Indian version but Indians are not built to be athletic. They are kinda stiff and weak.
Who else was surprised joe called him a panther n not a BEAR?? 🐻😂😂
You may be new to this joe rogan thing but he actually talks about all animals. hes a nature geek lol.
Zzzzz
He meant cyborg panther
@@Cenon2007 💤💤💤😴 (chale sonnen voice) go tell another jackal story with a lion and it's Maine!!!
Can we talk about how badass the phrasing "beats you with the earth" sounds?
Nah
@@nathankelleher you've allowed this discussion to continue by responding. Jokes on you
“He picks people up and beats them with the earth.” 😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
According to Aleks he was not even the strongest man of his village 😂😂
he said when asked how does it feel to be the strongest human in the word, dont ask me, im the weakest in my village
@@karlanal1Europe has so many beasts, especially in rural villages, who will very probably never enter a gym in their whole life.
Siberia Dogg
I'm sorry but there is an anime that have a similar storyline 😂
@@Pizza_Man_ north america does too, just living ordinary lives. Martial arts is a lifestyle that many people can't or dont want to commit too.
One of Joe's best quotes ever: "I have that picture framed just to remind me of what a pussy I am."
"The Experiment", My man is like a Real Life Julius Reinhold
"Beat's them with the earth " I'm dying😂😂😂😂
That guy beats everyone in a street fight. And yes, I mean everyone.
I've won 2 gun fights with a knife. Bring it on.
@@aaftiyoDkcdicurak 😆
He was 15lbs at birth. Absolute unit.
I was just under 13lbs at birth, I'm currently 6'2" and 240lbs at 15. Maybe I'm the next Karelin
birthweight means nothing. Usually when you're a large baby it's because the mother has a diabetic problem
@@BoxingAppreciationAssociationno
No his fuckin MOM is a unit. Holy shit I bet that was like birthing a watermelon
😂 no
I love watching Joe's expression when he goes off describing some guy. 😂😂
Bro taking snap with putin is singularly savage😂
My uncles a Quadriplegic and his nurse grew up in the same village as alexander she knew my entire family wrestled all through high school and college and she affectionately referred to alexander karelin as “Sasha”. She said last time she was in Russia he was signing auto graphs in a city and she yelled high Sasha and he stopped everything and went and gave her a hug.
The fact that the most terrifying wrestler in recent history is known as sasha blew my freaking mind.
Wanted to make a joke about even people who knew someone who lived in the same village as Karelin get injured terribly but holy crap would that be in bad taste. I hope your uncle’s good and enjoying his life. Sorry about my dumb joke.
That was my dogs name. Huh small world.
It's not like he is known to be addressed as Sasha. The name Sasha is short for Alexander, period. Just like you get Bob from William. Or Dick from Richard. I bet when he was growing up everyone used to call him Sasha.
He was probably average for that village 😮
Just because he is the Goat at wrestling doesn't mean he isn't nice lol.
Used to carry refrigerators and freezers to people’s apartments where they didn’t have elevators. Absolute nightmare!!! So good, Great at his craft
My friend has grand piano delivery service; lots of top floors and no elevators. Appliances don't pay much!
Used to do that myself. Washers and dryers, chest freezers, fridges, triple dressers and once a treadmill on a 20 dollar bet 😂
@@appalachianprivileged3312dryers are easy though lol everything else not so much
Except fridges and washers are light weight.
😂 I love how Joe can explain things so I can understand
“What a CAT I am” lmao 🤣
How tough do you have to be to have Krelin mounted in the wall to remind you their's someone out their that can eat your lunch.
Not to mention the dude was smart af. He had a fucking degree in suplexes
Professor Karelin defended his dissertation on f-in people up so well he ended up with 880-2 score
Ok
He wrote a paper on suplexes. A degree would be sick if it existed
He is still alive .. A putinist sadly.
РА СИ Я
РА СИ Я
Humility is essential.
I never particularly watched boxing or combat sports and didn't really understand how powerful true fighters really were until my friend who is a kickboxer took me to a demonstration one night where they were sparring. The absolute power, agility and focus of the fighters was absolutely captivating to me.
I was asked if I would like to try out a sparring session with one of the smaller, younger (16yr old) fighters. Because i had always been into weight training and running i figured i was fit enough to last at least 3 minutes in a the ring with him.
That kid immediately battered the shit out of me in approximately 10 seconds and it took me around 1 week to recover.
Ever since then the respect and awe i have for serious fighters has made me a keen fan of all combat sports.
These men are true warriors / gladiators.
That editing with the bones cracking. 😂🤣
We ' Hope ' it was editing ..lol
I always hear about pictures Joe has in his house. It would be a treat to see his house.
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His new home I'm Austin is online. It's fucking huge.
he is now in parliament, but still travels around the country with masterclasses for kids, such a good person
Joe has the best descriptions of people!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
1 of his parents were normal sized and the other was a very big milk man
Or a russian big brown bear
Nab both his parents were tiny ppl
@@cyrilchannie5120it’s a joke brother
@@cyrilchannie5120 you really let that go right over your head huh😂
I'm 6'4 265lbs used to be 240lbs at 8% body fat. Kinda fat now. Anyway my mom was 5'1 my dad was 5'10 190lbs 6% body fat. My mom's brother (5 of them) the youngest n smallest is 2" talker than me and 40lbs heavier completely ripped.
Only thing all of my uncles have said since I was 13 or 14 is look at the size of his hands! I wear 3 to 4XL gloves.
I remember playing a video game for WWE and in the dlc move list was the “Kareline Lift” and I was like who tf is that? That’s who it is. Lols
What’s cool is in Greek mythology Hercules had to wrestle Antaeus- a giant whose mother was Gaia (the earth). Since his mother was the earth he was undefeated because he drew his power from the earth. Hercules had to pin him upside down to defeat him (remove his contact with the earth)
So when Joe says that he “beat them with the earth” you could say he is a real life Antaeus lol.
Jamie, pull up that video of a bear wrestling like Karelin 😂
Joe Rogan describing someone or something is another level of entertainment 😅
His reference to beating people with the earth sounds nuts but when you see what that monster did to other savages them you would understand, shit is terrifying.
That man certainly pushed the constraints of his genes to the absolute limit.
The most underrated athlete I know, I’m an American and when he finally lost near 40 it was the saddest
Joe’s enthusiasm is what makes this so great
Monster 🎉
Mongster
Roidster
@@josephpedley308same as all them Russians khabib and Islam also
@@peggi18 Khabib is a dagestani not russian. No go back to sleep
@@romanianhustler3309 and where is Dagestan? Stay in school kid! Work on that single digit IQ of yours 😂🤦♂️
“He picks them up and beats them with the earth” a maddening concept.
The most dominant martial artist of all time, without question.
Dude was in a dark place in his mind when he lifted those dudes up
The anti-bully bodyguard you wish you had in middle school. 😂
he is more like anti-bull
That damn neck crunching sound got me all fucked up.
A guy with such a beast structure and scary eyes is altogether a heart attack moment for me 😂
Snakes 🐍 : Wtf?! Did he just walked using his shoulders? 🤔
"The 2nd cycle of Winter Soldier Experiments were a success comrade. Instead of gun training this 1 is a master in all aspects in the art of wrestling." Give him a metal arm & he'd be unstoppable, a real life Juggernaut! 😂
When you want to talk about bears but you’re not allowed to 😂
Joe’s guest: ‘but i was only asking what kind of liquor u preferred’ 😒
He isent just the scariest wrestler but the scariest human.
When someone’s warm up scares the shit out of you….
"He picks them up and beats them with the earth!"😂😂😂
He's actually like 6'5 when I looked it up
6'3, 287.
@@UR_Right24 monstrous still he doesn't look 300
@@brandonpearson4142 No, not at all.
@@UR_Right24245 is what i figured he was but i swear i read he was 6'5 either way i pride myself on being a little guy who doesnt mind rolling with big guys but no damn way would i try this person.
"Jamie pull up that video of Karelin bear hugging a bear"
Joe: "Like kinda tiny. 5'7"
Me at 5'5: ....
I'd imagine he's a really chill dude.
I love wrestling and wrestlers. Teaches dedication, pain tolerance and respect. We need more kids on the mat.
In France they teach judo in schools
my fathers carpenters dad wrestled him in the late 80's early 90's in sweden when he lived here. He survived less than 30 sec
The natural way Joe Rogan says things makes the comments even more hilarious 😂 😂 😂
Rulon Gardner says "hold my beer" to the mutant!
I have that poster of kerelin. Have had it since 1997. The quote on it says "Train like a mad man today" Whenever I felt like not wanting to train I would look at that poster. Works every time
The real "winter soldier"😤
I guess we need to remind Mr. Rogan of Bruce Baumgartner.
Arnold's been visiting other Nannies on the block. 🤣
I remember him holding the Russian flag with one hand during the Olympics walking around the track… when everyone else was struggling with two against the wind… he looked like a cyborg 😂😂😂
It's actually a Russian tradition to hold the flag in Olympics with one hand, and the arm has to be stretched forward.
@@user-qz3um5rw4g all the other people *including other Russians, were using multiple people.. this guy was an absolute tank