K' Evans
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Greetings all. I tried to look up some threads about cross-training but didn't find anything substantial. I am hoping to get some opinions and feedback abt cross-training JKD with another martial art. I have recently started in JKD a couple of months back, along with Kali for abt a month ago. But I am thinking of taking up another MA to cross-train in. More background on me can be found in this newbie thread of mine, if you need to know more.
I am thinking of taking up Aikido, because I have grown to be interested and fascinated with that art. But I understand that it may be contradictory to JKD, and may even work against me. However, considering that aikido can take an incredibly long time to master and I am not really in a hurry (compared to JKD which I can train more intensely and on my own free time), do you think the results will be that detrimental to my progress?
As other alternatives, I have also considered Kyokushin Karate (but my feelings are that it is unnecessary since it is also another striking art), boxing (which may be redundant since it's more or less in JKD) and kickboxing (primarily for the conditioning). I suppose I can also consider Muay Thai or MMA, but they are just harder to fit into my time and budget schedule for now. One of my classmates recommended Wushu but again, thats purely for conditioning rather than learning a totally new MA.
Look forward to hear your thoughts.
I am thinking of taking up Aikido, because I have grown to be interested and fascinated with that art. But I understand that it may be contradictory to JKD, and may even work against me. However, considering that aikido can take an incredibly long time to master and I am not really in a hurry (compared to JKD which I can train more intensely and on my own free time), do you think the results will be that detrimental to my progress?
As other alternatives, I have also considered Kyokushin Karate (but my feelings are that it is unnecessary since it is also another striking art), boxing (which may be redundant since it's more or less in JKD) and kickboxing (primarily for the conditioning). I suppose I can also consider Muay Thai or MMA, but they are just harder to fit into my time and budget schedule for now. One of my classmates recommended Wushu but again, thats purely for conditioning rather than learning a totally new MA.
Look forward to hear your thoughts.