Comments on: Why Learn Other Arts? http://goldenleopard.info/2009/08/07/why-learn-other-arts/ Articles on Martial Arts, Reviews, Training Tips, Principles and Theory Wed, 26 May 2010 21:36:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Sensei http://goldenleopard.info/2009/08/07/why-learn-other-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Sensei Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:04 +0000 http://goldenleopard.info/?p=395#comment-367 Don, thank you for the reply. There is wisdom in waiting to "branch out" to achieve a solid understanding of one's original art. I've seen too many people leave their art to study something "more effective" just as they were getting to a good stage of their development. The art is partially subjective requiring someone from the outside (like one's instructor) to help us determine where we are. It's difficult from the training point of view to see how well we're actually doing. Don, thank you for the reply. There is wisdom in waiting to “branch out” to achieve a solid understanding of one’s original art. I’ve seen too many people leave their art to study something “more effective” just as they were getting to a good stage of their development. The art is partially subjective requiring someone from the outside (like one’s instructor) to help us determine where we are. It’s difficult from the training point of view to see how well we’re actually doing.

]]> By: Don http://goldenleopard.info/2009/08/07/why-learn-other-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Don Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:35:09 +0000 http://goldenleopard.info/?p=395#comment-366 While I VERY much agree that a person should study more than one martial art, I also feel they should first find one that meets their core learning desires, throwing, punching, kicking, locking, then after obtaining a second or third degree in that art, then branch out and learn other arts as well. At this point they can take on more than one at a time, time in the week permitting, but I feel they should get a good grip on one style and learn most of what that art has to teach to build off of. The "my system is the only system" and "my system is the best" tends to bother me as well... While I VERY much agree that a person should study more than one martial art, I also feel they should first find one that meets their core learning desires, throwing, punching, kicking, locking, then after obtaining a second or third degree in that art, then branch out and learn other arts as well.

At this point they can take on more than one at a time, time in the week permitting, but I feel they should get a good grip on one style and learn most of what that art has to teach to build off of.

The “my system is the only system” and “my system is the best” tends to bother me as well…

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