Practising different styles

[Shotokan-kez]

My sensei (wado-ryu) is currently training in aikido. He's shown me one or two of the things he's been learning. It looks interesting - completely different on one level, yet with some similar concepts on another. I wouldn't mind doing that, but I want to wait until I get my shodan in karate first because I think its better to persevere at one thing for a while and learn it well than to spread my attention too much.

Yeah Fish that was my idea too, i'm hopefully grading for shodan in six months so i was waiting, don't my sensei thinking that just cos i got shodan i was going to give up his club and train elsewhere.

[Shotokan-kez]

Yes Brian a poll would be good on the subject on weather you should ask the sensei permission to train elsewhere...i'm not sure how to set one up though, never done one before ...........hint hint

I'll go ahead and set one up for you in the CrossTraining forum since that's what it will be about.

Oops i just set one up bearich in general martial arts

[username8517]

Yes Brian a poll would be good on the subject on weather you should ask the sensei permission to train elsewhere...i'm not sure how to set one up though, never done one before ...........hint hint

I'll go ahead and set one up for you in the CrossTraining forum since that's what it will be about.

Oops i just set one up bearich in general martial arts

No problem. I'll PM Patrick and see if he can merge them.

[username8697]

In my dojo cross style training is approved of and even encouraged as their are numerous workshops from other styles of karate.

I would certanly encourage doing workshops with diffrent teachers of the same school at first and later train with other styles. Workshops give you a great oppurtunity to train with people from different dojos this can be very enlightning to say the least.

I would not however advise cross style until being higher up in rank else it might lead to confusion.

[bushido_man96]

hehe yeah Laurie lets just do it and see what he says, can you imagine if i did an aikido or ju-jitsu move in class I'm still looking for a club to go watch but i also need to see about finances i'm a bit short at the moment.

Yes Brian a poll would be good on the subject on weather you should ask the sensei permission to train elsewhere...i'm not sure how to set one up though, never done one before ...........hint hint

Aw, sorry Kerry! I was late getting on tonight, and didn't catch it....yes, I know, I have my shortcomings as well!!

[Shotokan-kez]

No Problem Brian