You opinion on training at multiple schools

[sensei8]

Learn something other than Shindokan...bring it on the floor. We're all there to learn, and don't care from where it comes from. The day Shindokan becomes all that and a bag of chips, is the day that I stop cross training. Until then, I'll continue to cross train!!

Shindokan MUST be tested at all times and if techniques that aren't of Shindokan teach us across the board, then I welcome it on the floor. Even during formal classes!!

I'd never say..."Keep that where you learnt it!!"

Interesting comment...aren't there times where that just isn't appropriate? One example from my own training is that the Gedan Barai I learn in Karate has a completely different setup then the low block I learned in TKD. In a Kyokushin class, should I do a TKD low block in line or in kata? Of course not...

I do like your overall viewpoint, though. Techniques learned (wherever they are learned) should always be evaluated to make sure they are worthwhile to use on the floor...

Excellent points!!

To the bold type above...

No. Not if an understanding of discovery already exists! In my dojo, it's encouraged! The core is Shindokan, and if someone can bring something to the topic of said class, and it's not Shindokan, I/we want to explore it together. As the CI, I maintain the flow so that the teaching resources remain on task/topic. Our core style's not neglected in this process; if anything else, it's elevated.

[armanox]

Learn something other than Shindokan...bring it on the floor. We're all there to learn, and don't care from where it comes from. The day Shindokan becomes all that and a bag of chips, is the day that I stop cross training. Until then, I'll continue to cross train!!

Shindokan MUST be tested at all times and if techniques that aren't of Shindokan teach us across the board, then I welcome it on the floor. Even during formal classes!!

I'd never say..."Keep that where you learnt it!!"

Interesting comment...aren't there times where that just isn't appropriate? One example from my own training is that the Gedan Barai I learn in Karate has a completely different setup then the low block I learned in TKD. In a Kyokushin class, should I do a TKD low block in line or in kata? Of course not...

I do like your overall viewpoint, though. Techniques learned (wherever they are learned) should always be evaluated to make sure they are worthwhile to use on the floor...

Excellent points!!

To the bold type above...

No. Not if an understanding of discovery already exists! In my dojo, it's encouraged! The core is Shindokan, and if someone can bring something to the topic of said class, and it's not Shindokan, I/we want to explore it together. As the CI, I maintain the flow so that the teaching resources remain on task/topic. Our core style's not neglected in this process; if anything else, it's elevated.

During kata, things are fairly the same across the board - we have a sense of uniformity to the techniques. For self defense and sparring, being able to use moves that you've learned elsewhere is allowed, especially for more "free-flowing" scenarios.

[kinetickick]

There is nothing wrong with training in several styles as long as they are taught by reputable instructors.