Cross MA training, beneficial or harmful?

Chadderz, I have found that I can incorporate some methods from the sanda into my WC training, the odd slip from a punch to get closer and throw them off. If anything I find it useful in this aspect already. This is partially why it bothers me that I don't see the same opportunities the other way round.

 

Then you've got the perfect laboratory to work all this out!

Everyone is different, and different approaches will work for different people.

You are your best teacher. I feel instructors should guide growth, not dictate it.

 

You are very welcome

What I train in is a little contentious around here, but if you click the link in my signature, it will take you to the website for our central organisation.

 

That looks very interesting, almost like a chi combat system?

 

Haha!

No, there is no chi, energy, feelings or trying to emulate animals.

It's all very logical and down-to-earth.

If I were to give a basic description I would say it looks a bit like original Jeet Kun Do mixed with WWII combatives.

Actually, a few people have spotted us in the park and asked if we were doing Wing Chun, probably because of the parrying/trapping and vertical fist straight punches - although the way we parry and trap is not all that similar to WC.

 

I've trained a few different things and unless you doing your style 8 hours a day, it's #ult, boxing and judo maybe Bjj and being ruthless, that's it as far as I'm concerned!!

 

That sounds very interesting, and I'm sure very effective also! I didn't mean so much the chi side of the systems, but more in terms of the techniques used against specific attacks, and the straight forwArd defence side of it.

 

My job restricts such training haha. However I would say that per week I get roughly 14 hours a week training in.

 

I'd say that's a good amount, seeing as the majority of people attending martial arts classes probably average 1 or 2 hours a week.

 

Yeah training at home is a must I reckon, I sometimes move away from the sink while washing up and do a block or throw a few kicks before going to hang washing out, I've also got a full standing Punchbag that I use for cardio and just bashing, maybe I'm weird or just pro protection

 

I totally agree. You will never get very far if you don't practice outside of class.

 

Yeah when I was doing ninjutsu I did sanshin and kihon happo every day, not sure of validity of it but I've got excellent balance and back and forward movement

 

Unfortunately I don't have a punch bag, however I do have a wooden dummy, I could also shadow box I guess?

I would say that roughly 6 or 7 hours of that training is in class, and one on one.