many arts

[csmnjam]

i have found that the more arts i learn the more i mix them together. i cant tell the difference any more . i dont think its a bad thing because i have learned to use the pros and avoid the cons of each art. anyway my question is does anyone else have this happen to them?

[alsey]

i have incorporated a lot of my jujitsu training into my shotokan training. a lot of the time i'll be using a jujitsu concept when practicing a shotokan technique, or a shotokan concept when practicing a jujitsu technique. i can certainly tell the difference between the two though. sometimes i'll even use kendo principles when sparring, although the physical technique will be completely different.

[bushido_man96]

I try not to think of the concepts that alsey mentions as one from karate, and one from this or that. I try to think of them as fighting concepts, and try to keep open minded to allow other concepts to come to me.

[cathal]

My sensei is open-minded enough to allow me to discuss & apply my other style information to my techniques. However during gradings & examinations the techniques must conform to our ISKF guidelines.

[bushido_man96]

My sensei is open-minded enough to allow me to discuss & apply my other style information to my techniques. However during gradings & examinations the techniques must conform to our ISKF guidelines.

That is cool of your sensei. I can understand the guidelines for the testings as well.

[cathal]

My sensei used to be very...slow to accept other concepts. But now that there is an understanding in place there are no troubles. Mainly I think the concern was that we'd begin to have difficulty maintaining our normal consistency in performing our standard curriculum's techniques.

[lordtariel]

There's nothing wrong with mixing techniques, but I'd like to argue that by jumping from art to art, you never truly gain an understanding of any of them.

[bushido_man96]

"Before I studied the art, a punch to me was just a punch, a kick was just a kick. After I'd studied the art, a punch was no longer a punch, a kick no longer a kick. Now that I understand the art, a punch is just a punch, a kick is just a kick." .......Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do.

[parkerlineage]

Wow! That gave me a headache for a second, and then I understood...and it makes sense!

[Zorbasan]

i actually try to seperate the arts i have learned. but then again, most of the time im in one class or another and therefore am not allowed to use the other art, unless its free sparring.