Would you ......?

[karatekid1975]

I'm currently doing two martial arts (TKD and traditional Jujitsu). JJ, I do not want rank in. One, it's hard on my body (I have Fibro). Two, it is mixed in with TKD (just the way my instructor as it set) anyway.

Would any of you do this ... rank in one art, but not the other?

For the record, both my instructors don't mind at all.

[Wado Heretic]

I see the belt as a teacher's assistant; it lets the instructor know where you are, and where you need to be going. I would grade in both; if I was learning the syllabus and grading material. It is a process being followed; that I either invest in fully, or do not.

Now; if you are just cross training, and one of the arts is being catered uniquely to what you need to add to your arsenal, then you need not grade as grades are redundant in such a situation.

It depends on what you are being taught; if it's to a syllabus in both, then grade in both. If one is not syllabus based then it is not needed as it becomes a redundancy as a tool.

[Archimoto]

I say train to your heart's content and the rank will work itself out...it always does

[Nidan Melbourne]

I reckon' it is totally fine to grade in one and not in the other.

If you don't grade in one of them your instructor will respect you for it. He/She may grade you differently for it

[karatekid1975]

Both of the MAs I'm taking are at the same dojo and taught by a husband and wife team. My TKD instructor is on here (ninjanurse). And her husband teaches jj. Ninjanurse and l also take jj together. Very unique situation but it works fine for them and me. I just wanted to know if KF folks would do it if it were in different dojos.

[Nidan Melbourne]

Since you do both at the same dojo then it is fine to not grade in one.

It is great to hear that your instructor (ninjanurse) is on here too.

If at different dojos i would grade at both

[Wastelander]

My karate instructor also teaches a family style of Japanese jujutsu, which he has blended a bit with his other grappling experiences. I help teach the grappling classes--there is a lot of carry-over from my judo, as well as the tuidi of our karate style--but I have no serious interest in testing for rank in Japanese jujutsu. He also teaches kobudo, and I'm not interested in testing for rank in that, either. Training is good, though!

[sensei8]

If either of the instructors are ok with it, then, go for it!!

[tallgeese]

If either of the instructors are ok with it, then, go for it!!

Yes. It's your choice. I'd personally rank in both BUT that's what I'd do. What you want to do is entirely cool based on what you want out of things. As long as the instructors are good, have at it.

[ps1]

If it's hard on your body, why are you doing it? Doesn't seem to make sense. It sounds like what you're really asking is if you should train just TKD and dabble in JJ sometimes. That's different than training JJ.