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[italian_guy]

I'm always in favor of cross-training as long as you are able to separate them (ok some mistake sometimes happens), and I also agree with Bleeding Lion about not making comparisons in front of the instructor in the two school (unless explicitly asked).

I think both mixing you suggested are good TKD-Hapkido is nice because it add some grappling skills to your TKD. TKD-Kung fu (Kung-fu is a very generic term let's take a nothern style); you may have some superposition problems here, both arts are striking and mostly rely on kicks, but I think still is a valid cross-training option, however I prefer the mix TKD-Hapkido.

[viskous]

ya i think im gonna start searchin for hapkido schools where im movin hopefuly i'll find some, it's a pretty big city so it should turn up.......thanks everyone i'll make sure to keep you guys posted

[viskous]

haha wouldnt you know it, i just did a google search and the first site to come up is a school that teaches taekwondo and hapkido lol.......wow this and the fact i found free taekwondo and chi kung lessons in my home town convinces me i am meant for martial arts LOL

[Sam]

like everyones say ing - cross training's alright at any stage so long as you're able to keep the ideas separate in the lessons, but work them together in a way that works for you.

[Meguro]

My advice is to stick with the TKD till you get your 1st deg. bb. This gives you a good base. Once you've achieved this milestone, you can try some other style and get more out of it (instead of being clue-less in two or more styles). Then you can answer for yourself how your bb fares with other styles. You may find that your TKD is all you need, or that even with a bb in TKD your are not quite ready to take on a Muay Thai guy, or go-ju karateka, whatever.

Don't rush out and try a bunch of things. There isn't enough time in the day to have a life and do everything you need to do properly, especially if you're taking two styles of beginners classes.

[McNerny]

Hey,

If you are going to cross-train, like many others have said, I would recommend Hapkido for a couple of reasons. For one, its grappling techniques would supplement the striking of your Tae Kwon Do. Secondly, Hapkido might be easier for you to adapt to since your are already in a Korean art and some of the language/principles might be similar. Good luck in your training!

[KarateChick06]

Ja, it's interesting at my dojo..... my sensei started MAs while in the army, and their army instructers came and went, so he got a sampling of a lot of different styles there. When he got out he got his black belt in shorin ryu karate. Now, he teaches us the traditional shorin ryu katas, but it's interesting during sparring and pre-arranged sparring, when he'll randomly mix moves from kung-fu, karate, TKD, aikido and jujitsu, and sometimes all 5 at once! Hahahahaha.... I want to train more in jujitsu and TKD when I get older and more advanced in shorin ryu, but I want to keep training simultaneously in shorin ryu, to keep my roots, and because it's my favorite.