WolverineGuy Posted December 31, 2003 Posted December 31, 2003 One of my old instructors said that. I didn't agree with him. I wanted more self defense and more ground game, but he wouldn't let me cross train I left soon there after. My instructor now doesn't care if we cross train. I wanted to take Judo at one point, and he said go for it. The only problem was that our style is mixed with some Judo type stuff, and I would have gotten confused. Anyways, cross training is good. Just make sure that the art you cross train in, isn't similar. It may get confusing. A striking art and a grappling art are a good pair. Very true...its good to not do two arts which are similar, because on test day, you're gonna rely on what comes natural, and that may be from the wrong art! Wolverine1st Dan - Kalkinodo"Shut up brain, or I'll stab you with a q-tip""There is no spoon."
SevenStar Posted December 31, 2003 Posted December 31, 2003 i think you've got to be sensible. after all, there's a big difference between loyalty and blind devotion. on the other hand, do you think you have learnt enough from your current art? i personally don't think it's worth looking at other martial arts until you really are versed with your 'original'. by all means go and train in other arts. just be wary of being the proverbial jack of trades but master of none. in the grand scheme of things, does it matter? If I can hold my own in a fight, I really don't NEED to be a master. As long as I have a solid foundation and obvious understanding of what I do, mastering a single style in itself is not a necessity. That said, most MA will indeed be a master of something - not a style necessarily, but a technique. they have that one technique that they can perform from any angle, off any feed, etc.
Drunken Monkey Posted December 31, 2003 Posted December 31, 2003 mmm, slightly misunderstood my meaning. the point i was trying to make was how well do you know your first style? are you actually 'qualified' enough to say that something is a weakness? how many kids do you hear say things like x doesn't work without bothering to find out WHY they can't make it work? hmm, i'm still very bad at explaining. let's try again (sorry, the cold stops my brain from functioning at full speed...) the question i am really asking is, have you trained sufficiently in your one style to understand why some things work and some don't? there really isn't much point in taking a particular style for let's just say three months, then signing up for another style that covers that 'weakness' you have found. post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
ITSUKO Posted December 31, 2003 Author Posted December 31, 2003 I once discussed this issue with a Master from a different art who held several dan from TKD, Judo, and Vovinam. He recommended to study any art at least 5 years to fully understand it. I will obtain my black belt in about two years. I want to study a different art to prepare myself for that ultimate BB test. As of rightnow, I am just refining my techniques, increase speed, power, etc.
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