I am going to start Brazilian Jiu Jitsu soon, but I was thinking I could maybe also take something else also. Maybe something completely different like Muay Thai or Kendo. Or maybe I should do something similar like Judo. What do you think?
I%26#039;ve heard some martial arts places frown upon that because you may get confused, or you might play favorites.|||Confusion is maybe an issue when practicing similar styles but arts as fundamentally different as BJJ and MT or Kendo shouldn%26#039;t have any adverse influence on one another.
A common reason why multiple memberships are discouraged is that McDojos don%26#039;t want you to see through their BS and catch on that what they are doing isn%26#039;t all that great.
That being said, don%26#039;t hide what you are doing from your teachers. Be open and honest because your instructors will likely catch on to anything that bleeds through the disicplines. |||They don%26#039;t frown on it because you will get confused, they frown on it because you are not training correctly at the point of a beginner. If you delve in multiple system study to soon then you will never understand or get good at either one without struggle and confusion.
If you want to become a good and competent martial artists you should pick one system, train in it until about 2nd or 3rd degree, than you will have a strong foundation and can easily learn and adapt other systems through training.
Too many people today believe that training in multiple systems or created systems that mix arts is the right way to go but more often than not those people fail at all they study because they never get a strong foundation in a single art first. Each system does their stances, techniques and methods differently but the if your foundation is strong you can be successful in many systems...without it you are nothing.|||I have taken Kempo Karate and Jiu Jitsu at once, but that%26#039;s because a lot of the hand combat techniques are similar, and I had reached the green belt in Kempo. It%26#039;s best to research a little about each style you are interested in and find out which ones are closer in concept.
The last thing you want to do is become confused... and if you are just getting in to martial arts, its best to stick with one and only one until you begin to advance through the belts and levels. Get acquainted with the stances and slow-motion counteractions and then when you build confidence, you may find other options for overall advancement.|||The real question is, %26quot;Why are you studying Martial Arts?%26quot; If it is to fight, taking something like a striking art like Muay Thai would greatly supplement BJJ. If it is for personal growth, stick with BJJ only for now. Trust me there is a lot to learn and %26quot;Master%26quot; in BJJ to keep you interested and occupied for a very long time. If you do Kendo at the same time as BJJ, you won%26#039;t have to worry about overlapping techniques because they are very different.|||Wow - you%26#039;re going to get many arguments over this one. However -
I believe it is fine, as long as you are strongly rooted and skilled in one before you move on to the next so as not to taint the style you%26#039;ve already begun. Learning only the basics, then mixing it with something else in a basic way, is where I see a problem. Mixed Martial Arts could be such a good thing - but instead, we see people learning only the baser techniques of a style, then taking the half learned abilities they have and trying to meld other basic techniques into them. This is where it becomes an issue or sloppiness and a need to say %26quot;I know more than you, I%26#039;m more prepared for X situation.%26quot;
In reality, it simply means that you hold numerous techniques, none of which are complete, that you mix and match to suit the vision of what defines %26#039;acceptable%26#039; when you haven%26#039;t been able to see the complete picture of the initial techniques. To me, that seems flawed.
The concept of Mixing styles is a good one, but it takes a lifetime to hone an art to even a nearly complete level - mixing them, to me, seems as if it%26#039;ll bring only complications necessary of being remedied by many generations to come.
Though I suppose that is a natural progression as well.
I suppose the best answer here is to train with your heart for what you believe in. It%26#039;s always been the truest course, in my experience.||| It is really dependant on your end goal. If you intend on competing in MMA then stick with Bjj until U get @ least a blue belt.Pretty much anything further is only going 2 be useful against people in a BJJ tournament. Once U attain the blue belt,move on 2 a school that is only MMA.Don%26#039;t waste your time or money trying to do more than one style @ once.There are going 2 be conflicting schools of thought in the different styles that the teachers may find frustrating 2 deal with.
If U just enjoy training martial arts,as long as you are not training in 2 styles of stand up or 2 styles of ground,no1 will care if they don%26#039;t conflict styles.|||I agree with Guitard. There are lots of places that teach multiple arts. If you%26#039;re in the Los Angeles area, the premiere place would probably be the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts.
I%26#039;ve been taking Jun Fan / Jeet Kune Do, Kali, and Shooto there. They%26#039;ve also got Silat, BJJ, Muay Thai, and a general mixed class.
They%26#039;ve got instructors out of the school all over the world, so you could likely find a school with one of their instructors.|||it is a very good idea, you should never stick to one style, every style has something valuable to learn. if your are taking BJJ then i would also do a stand up art like muay thai I would say is the most effective stand up art. Be well rounded as a martial artist, learn all aspects of fighting from stand up to ground. BJJ will teach you everything that judo will and more, so i would do BJJ, and muay thai.|||ITS A GREAT IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! however you should learn the basics of your first art before you try to learn another it gets very confusing if you take seperate classes i am very lucky my branch has affiliations with multiple styles so i gained everything from one source and one teacher if you do decide to take extra classes make sure the first is understanding before you make any action alot of schools might take offence but i can see far less hassle if you go from ground to standup or vise versa any way best of luck|||No. It is a good idea. As my Shihan told us in 1968, Judo complements karate which complements Jiu-Jitsu.
There are several mixed martial arts out there, such as JUKADO, KETSUGO, MIYAMA RYU JIU-JITSU, and others which blend Judo, Karate, and Jiu-Jitsu to various degrees and have produced very effective systems of self-defense.|||It%26#039;s a bad idea to do this straight out of the gate. The material you%26#039;ll be learning from one art will be confusing enough, but add to it the philosophies and other aspects and you%26#039;re asking for trouble. You would show a lack of dedication to an art doing this, and find your practice time severely limited. Generally recommended is 4-5 years in one art before trying a new one. |||In the end, most serious martial artists end up picking up more than one art. However, they master one first then add others. Even when you are learning one art, if your instructor has exposure to any others you will likely be learning parts of them as well.
Stick with one instructor at a time and always talk to him if you are considering any other training.|||muay thai and brazialian are so so similar its fine to take alot of arts. i did tang so do, a hand and foot art for 13 years, and then switched to muay thai and brazialian, learned so much, glad i swictched over, and theres so much variety but they%26#039;re all SO similar its goint to be really east to catch on.|||I would encourage learning more than one system. Learning different things gives me a better understanding of what I already know.
Some places do frown on it. Many don%26#039;t. Talk to your instructors if you think it will be a problem.
Or don%26#039;t. It%26#039;s your life, right?|||in the beginning, no its not a good idea.
it will only lead to confusion.
take one style first, after you have an understanding of it, then you start your cross training.|||Maybe the best thing for you to do is to find a studio that incorporates different styles from the beginning. They do exist!|||Its a great idea. The more you learn the better you will be. If you want to be a well rounded martial artist you need to try multiple styles, take what works, leave the rest.|||i have been training in brazilian jui jitsu to become an mma fighter and i also do kick boxing for my stand up. so yeah do it|||I agree. You may get confused. My advice would be get used to one style. Then pick-up another. This way you or your instructor won%26#039;t get annoyed when you are showing a technique you use for another style.|||You must have the time and the cash because i am barely can keep up with one. Good luck just becareful not to burn yourself out.|||No! not at all. I took Tae Kwon Do for 11 years, and now take Jeet Kune Do. I encourage you to do it.|||As long as both teachers approve I don%26#039;t see the issue! |||First get a foundation down in one martial art like Jujitsu for the grappling range, and then after a while maybe train in Wing Chun or a FMA for the trapping and passing range, then boxing for the hand striking range, and then Muay Thai for its kicks. Don%26#039;t do Jujitsu in your Wing Chun Class, and don%26#039;t do Wing Chun in your Muay Thai class, and don%26#039;t go from one to another, but rather stay with one. Often a beginner will think he is a better fighter than his seniors in one particular class because he has belts in other styles, but that attitude is often a disillusioned problem, as his cup may seem too full for more. It%26#039;s a good idea for a black belt to still have what is called a beginner%26#039;s mind, meaning at black belt just like at white belt both are both new beginnings, and when we start something new it is good not to have preconceived ideas conflict with learning. I%26#039;ve seldom met anyone good at everything. It is best to get good at what works best for you, not necessarily what someone else likes, and add to that foundation, but regardless it is also best to call it what it is and to follow protocol. Find one art and complete it. It seems MMA may be the spaghetti of martial arts, because the student is getting a blend of sport fighting techniques. A fit fighter can use a few techniques of MMA just fine, but a smaller or weaker person may have difficulty with the legal techniques, whereas the techniques that are considered illegal in MMA are illegal because of effectiveness. The sport aspects and self defense aspects of martial arts are not always the same thing. Multiple martial arts from several locations will take time and money so schools that offer M(mixed)MA at a set price at one location will attract a lot of people, but just remember mixed and multiple are not the same thing.
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