DarthPenguin

Combat sambo allows kicks. That and the footwork of boxing comes handy when you are trying to evade and counter punch. They are good combination. This would be my thought too : As a kid start in Sambo to learn throws, some submissions and leg locks early plus start boxing so they have a long time to build natural good boxing technique. Once an adult move to bjj to refine/add submissions to their sambo and muay thai to add kicking, knees and elbows (plus toughness). Should then have a fighter who has good throws/takedowns, good submissions and good striking. Then you find out they are chinny and it all goes out the window!!

Thanks One of the benefits to being reasonably well rounded is i know how much i am lacking in plenty of areas! I've always tried to use that as a prompt in my prior training and actively sought out areas i believed i was weak in and tried to study them (going from totally incompetent to mildly so is an improvement!) . Everyone has arts they are more naturally suited to so i thought it made sense to learn the weaker ones (i always thought my kicks were a weekpoint so i spent several years training in a tkd offshoot style etc)

Hi everyone, new to forum here but it looks like an interesting place. Discovered it when looking up some info on karate. Myself i am in my early 40s and recently started back at Shotokan with my young son and at Judo. I had originally trained in Shotokan when i was a junior (only got to 3rd Kyu) but have started again to take my son. Have decided to start the grades again from the beginning as i wanted to learn properly. Also train in bjj, and have done for several years, though not had enough time for quite a while to give it proper attention (hopefully will manage to get back to it in a couple of years when the kids are older). Nice to (virtually) meet everyone

I've always thought that one of the most useful parts of a belt is when sparring with someone knew it gives a general indication on the level of your opponent. Obviously you then adjust based on what you observe once you start but it can help