well im doin tae-kwon-do right now and im hoping to some time in the not too near future to start doin kung-fu also, then one day when im old and gray maybe do some karate.......would training extensively in two or three different arts be detrimental to my training in any one???.......and what level in tae-kwon-do should i shoot for before starting to do kung fu at the same time??..........after i get deeper in to taekwon do i might give up on other arts but ive always been fond of kung fu........and i do train hard im not just looking to get a decent belt in a bunch of styles, im really lookin to train to extremely high levels, is it possible to get to such high levels in several different MA's starting at age 17?

So long as you keep the training separate there shouldnt be a problem cross training.... what you may want to do is augment those striking arts with a grappling art as well i.e. jujitsu, judo, hapkido, etc.

What you may discover when cross training at an early stage with similar striking arts, or just any striking arts, is that the methods and approaches to technique may bleed into each otehr, and you find your self making mistakes, if you know you can avoid this and keep the training separate then go for it.....

cool thanks, and ya i have been thinking about doing some hapkido, i might check it out when i move

i think we have a couple of hapkido / combat hapkido-ists onthe board, look around for them they might be able to give you some tips - from what i understand its a good all-round art.

ya my dad's done some hapkido to ,he showed me a couple techniques a while back seems very effective, he doesnt live around me though so he cant teach too much

like sam said, as long as you can keep everything separate in your head, go for it.

and if you do, dont do the mistake of saying "thats not how we do it in style X" in the school of style Y.

its never to early to cross train go for it

I think its possible, a little confusion at first but im sure youll be able to seperate it all

alright i'll definelty look into it when i move.........thanks for the responses

The style I do mixes TKD and kung fu Maybe you can find a school that does both.