Are these compatable? I was looking for some JJ near by, but all I could find was a lonely MT gym looking for me to join.

 

I can't get enough of MAs. All I need is more time.

MT is the real deal in standup fighting.

No, they are incompatible if you are doing karate in a "traditional" way.

 

The posture is different, the defencive structure is different, the kicks are thrown differently and the punches are thrown differently.

 

If you can keep the skills seperate you can do both, but they are not compatible.

Andrew is correct, they are actually highly incompatable. I would highly recommend against doing both. I took karate and switched to MT. Out of habit I still perform karate blocks every once in a while (which are quite different) and try to chamber punches, both of which will get me hurt during sparring. Your original idea of mixing a grappling art with a stand-up art was the most sound, stick with that idea, and stop looking for something near by.

 

GreenDragon

SAme for me but i have managed finally to get rid of those inaffective Karate techniques.

Karate, at least Kenpo Karate, only uses blocks and the chamber method up till about 4th kyu, then you dump it all and learn something totally usefull...Funny how everyone is taught wrong on purpose to prepare them for the real stuff.

We don't chamber anything... but I understand about the stance. Isn't a MT stance square on the opponent? I usually stand however I want though in class. The blocks are used as strikes in sparring, and rarely at that.

Well it's only 70 CDN a month, so I can always try it out for a month. I think the head instructor was a one time champ in northern Thailand or something. I could be wrong though.

Ihave hear of a few Kajukenbo people cross trainning...Good Lock

Andrew is correct, they are actually highly incompatable. I would highly recommend against doing both. I took karate and switched to MT. Out of habit I still perform karate blocks every once in a while (which are quite different) and try to chamber punches, both of which will get me hurt during sparring. Your original idea of mixing a grappling art with a stand-up art was the most sound, stick with that idea, and stop looking for something near by.

 

GreenDragon

 

Ah, yes! That frustrated me for ages... I still bend my knees and do sweeping blocks sometimes... which my opponent loves!