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 Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:43 pm
Greetings Im Mike, and new around these parts, and didnt see a thread on this partiular subject, so here I go.
First let me say, "I am completely new to Martial Arts. Have done little research, and am planning on taking three styles very shortly."
Now that said, the three styles in question are Sanshou Kickboxing, Jujitsu, and Kung Fu. Before you ask "Where is the money comming from!?" The kwoon where I will be learning is $70/month, but you are entitled to all the classes that go on there. Originally I only wanted the Sanshou Kickboxing (Full contact), but If I add one more day, I can get Jujistu, and a class of Kung Fu a week.
Kickboxing 2 days a week, Jujitsu 2 days a week, and Kung Fu once a week.
That said, is it more a burdon or a bonus to learn three styles at once. It appears that the kwoon endorses such acts due to the payment plan. What do you people think?
Thanks for your time.
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:12 am
I'm not sure how you'd cope with training in different styles but that combination looks very effective. Kickboxing is a great striking art, jujitsu is a great grappling art and kungfu is great for the spiritual side of things and weapons. All that for $70/month is a great deal aswell
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 4:27 am
DarklingGlory I'm not sure how you'd cope with training in different styles but that combination looks very effective. Kickboxing is a great striking art, jujitsu is a great grappling art and kungfu is great for the spiritual side of things and weapons. All that for $70/month is a great deal aswell Has anyone ever cross trained? Cross trained from the very start of your Martial Arts career? Pros? Cons? ect? Also, it appears to me the school encourages cross training, just by judging how they deal with payment. And yes, its an awsome deal. If I get a job that gives hours that allow me to do all the classes i want to, it equals out to like $5 a class surprised Edit:
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 9:11 am
Being exposed to as many styles as possible can only help you, though cross-training can work for or against you depending on how you approach it. Sounds like you have the right idea: Training at a place that teaches multiple styles. They most likely teach each style with cross-training in mind. That's what my training center does, though it teaches different arts (kali, panaktukan, muay thai, jun fan, and combat submission wrestling -- fun stuff biggrin )
The wrong way to cross-train, at least for a beginner, would be to sign up at three different training centers and take all the classes independently of each other. Then you'd probably just get confused and your progress would be hampered more than anything.
If you have the time and the school offers the classes, I'd recommend throwing in a few more sessions. Maybe two or three a day. I've found that if I only take one particular class per week, I really don't retain much. So I try to go to at least two of everything that I do (and as mentioned above, I do a lot biggrin ).
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 9:44 am
I wouldnt want to devote more then three nights a week to my efforts for a variety of reasons.
However, the Kickboxing, and Jujistu are offered two nights a week and has no seperate classes for skill levels. The Kung Fu however does offer basic and advanced classes.
For those interested the site is www.northernblackdragon.com/ for the school I'm interested in. According to several people its the best in town. And by looking at his page, I agree (though he could use a webmaster).
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:01 am
Yeah... I try to do two to three hours a day, five days a week, but I'm a masochistic nutjob, so I'm a special case. biggrin
What style of kung fu to they teach? Looks like wing chun, from the pictures on the web page, but it's hard to tell. I'm always a bit suspicous about places that advertise "kung fu" without specifying a style; the term is so general that it's pretty much useless. Kind of like going to a restaraunt and ordering food with food on the side. If you ask and get a fast, straight answer, that would go pretty far to alleviate that concern. Looks like a pretty decent place, otherwise. I didn't see any of the telltale signs of a McDojo, and they're usually pretty easy to spot.
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:07 am
Not a McDojo. A friends friend has been going there for 10 years or so(!!!). And two people whom I respect highly have said that NBDMA is the best in town, though neather of them practice. http://northernblackdragon.com/kungfu2/ that details what they teach in the Kung Fu area. Its impossable to find as its a broken link. I noticed it, and corrected it myself.
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:11 pm
wow thats a lot of kung fu styles. i don''t offocally cross train but do try to figure out how to use a verity of weapons on my own time and occotionaly attempt things i see on line mabey when my buddy gets back from the air force ill have him teach me the air forceses version of brazillian jujustu seeing as that is the style the military now uses.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:59 pm
I like to teach myself other styles, and I would like to be taught. You appear to be on the right track. Taking all those in one place at the same time is stupid, so seperating them is smart.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:01 pm
The only problem with me is, taking at another school would break my contract or whatever, and I've come too far to do that.
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