Specialized styles or all encompassing system?

[BKR]

This just came across my "desk" re early sports specialization.

The entire Canadian "Sports for Life" system does the same. Specialization for kids from u7 up to u13 or so is not a good idea. I encourage my judo students to do other sports when not doing Judo, or in some cases the seasons overlap like soccer, basketball, and figure skating.

I don't see USA Judo on that list...

[plasma]

Personally, I always prefer the concept of Specialists over Generalists. I think people that try to have an all encompassing style tend to be mediocre or bad at all aspects of fighting. However, if you stick with a combat sport to give you the depth of knowledge in 1 aspect may it be striking or grappling, then once you have a solid base to take up a second specialty in another art that focuses on that. It's the same reason I never took up MMA or any RBSD system. I wanted to learn weapons fighting (Kenjutsu/Nihon Jujutsu), so I did, after 3 years of that, I added Stand-up Grappling (Judo) then after 7 more years of weapons fighting and stand-up grappling, I started doing exclusively ground work (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu). That was 5 years ago. In another 2-3 years I'll probably add some pure striking training (either Boxing or Muay Thai). Now my timeline are elongated because I have only train 2-3 hours a day , 3-4 days a week on average as I hold a full time job and have family obligations. Someone training to fight full time could to that a lot faster.

[ChenPengFi]

This just came across my "desk" re early sports specialization.

[Holy Moment]

I just lift weights.

[plasma]

I find "well rounded styles" to always have inferior techniques to "specialized arts." Similar to how a general practitioner doctor has to refer you to a specialist.

[Permalost]

Nothing

I summarized.

[The Cap]

Your fighting style is really important in MMA. I have seen many fighters who have changed their style fall apart, instantaneously they changed their style. Your style must be be right. Encompassing add spice to you if your style is effective.

Is the spice you should add going to be culturally relevant? For example, if I'm a Norwegian fighter should I avoid paprika?

[Holy Moment]

Your fighting style is really important in MMA. I have seen many fighters who have changed their style fall apart, instantaneously they changed their style. Your style must be be right. Encompassing add spice to you if your style is effective.

How much spice do you need to add to get your style just right?

Moderators, please approve this gentleman's posts in a timely fashion.

[WorldChampions]

Style does matter

Your fighting style is really important in MMA. I have seen many fighters who have changed their style fall apart, instantaneously they changed their style. Your style must be be right. Encompassing add spice to you if your style is effective.

[BKR]

Told ya you were an expert.

LOL !

[BKR]

Tomita Tsunejirō, the Guardian of the Kōdōkan
I always forget his name for some reason. Plus they are both listed as his teacher.... so I took the easy way out.

He was one of the shi tenno, 4 guardians or lords, not the only one. In any case, glad you got that. There was a thread a while back that had good info on the early kodokan, and Maeda in particular and the how groundwork got more shall we say, important, to Kodokan Judo.

[Raycetpfl]

You skipped a step in Kano >Maeda...I'll leave it to you to find out what/who it was.

Tomita Tsunejirō, the Guardian of the Kōdōkan
I always forget his name for some reason. Plus they are both listed as his teacher.... so I took the easy way out.

[Raycetpfl]

If you go to my profile and check "documents" I think you will find a letter that would interest you (as to fact checking). If not, let me know if you are still interested, and I'll PM you.

Told ya you were an expert.

[BKR]

Is there a typo in the link or are things going wonky?

You are probably drunk and sad.

[W. Rabbit]

Is there a typo in the link or are things going wonky?

Yes and I am the Unwonker.

Thread:

http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=122285

Caps:

http://www.bullshido.net/forums/show...46#post2809046