Ken Shamrock agrees with Joe Rogan's assessment of his Lion's Den, says he wanted to put fighters in a position that: "They'll never face in a fight"
Ken Shamrock recently weighed in on Joe Rogan's assessment of his Lion's Den team and training methods and noted that he agreed with the UFC commentator. The former Superfight champion explained the reasoning behind his methods, which were very successful in creating elite championship-caliber fighters.
During his JRE episode with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Rogan had described the Lion's Den training methods as extremely difficult. He mentioned that the UFC Hall of Famer wanted to exhaust fighters mentally and physically to ensure that they were prepared for all situations.
During his appearance on VladTV, 'The World's Most Dangerous Man' agreed with Rogan and described what he was looking for in fighters who were aspiring to be a part of his team:
"That's exactly the concept of our training, was that I wanted you to experience so much more worse than you'll ever experience in a fight...I wanted guys to understand that no matter how good you got that when you train for a fight, you're gonna be put in a position that you will never face in a fight...The tryouts were brutal because...if they made it through, I knew I had the guy I could train." [3:17 - 4:38]
Check out Ken Shamrock's comments below:
Ken Shamrock highlights difference between Lion's Den and Gracie Jiu Jitsu methods for a team
Ken Shamrock has been credited by many in the MMA community for creating the first true MMA team when he formed the famous Lion's Den. Although it was regarded as the first team, there had been Gracie Jiu Jitsu, which was essentially an academy.
During the aforementioned interview, Shamrock highlighted the difference between the Lion's Den and Gracie Jiu Jitsu but mentioned that his fighters lived and trained together:
"[Gracie Jiu Jitsu were] testing for belts. They don't really train together when it comes to fights all the time, maybe there's a few of them but not consistently. The guys [at the Lion's Den] were literally living in the house. The Lion's Den was put together for fighting and they all trained together when there was a fight, they all came together and trained together, the same guys." [5:26 - 5:47]
Check out Ken Shamrock's tweet regarding the Lion's Den below: