Uncle
Blue Belt
What have you incorporated from each of your different arts into the others? Do you consider that for you everything is blended or that you train in art X. With influences and techniques from the others that you cross train in? Is there anything technique wise or principal wise that you have left behind from certain arts?
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Since this is my baby, so to speak, I'll start.
For me I currently train wing chun. For me my bjj training covers the ground portion for position and submission and gives me a few additional takedowns but even on the ground I am still primarily striking. The wing chun also allows me to incorporate diffrent transitional moves, trapping, wing chun striking, and a different style of movement on the ground. There isn't really anything that I have discarded from either of these except maybe lower percentage grappling techniques like the the omoplata.
The muay Thai and boxing have added general striking skills but most importantly I think is clinch control, knees, and my lead left hook.
The yoshinkan aikido I have discarded a lot from but has still given me some important tools. Though I know and can still effectively apply the wrist locks I don't really use them as I find them to be a more low percentage move and more suited to semi-complaint individuals. I still use a lot of the techniques which attack the elbow like ikkajo, hijishime, hijiate kokyunage, and so on but I've blended it into the wing chun framework with the striking and transitions. I don't really use a lot of the irimi techniques anymore as I find if I can get into such an opening it is better suited for striking. One very key thing I took from aikido was the shikko-ho (knee walking) which always gave me a very good base for ground grappling. I also don't operate on the same long range that aikido uses anymore.
The MMA wining for me has really helped with fluid incorporation of my skills from the different arts I've trained especially constant improvement in seamlessly blending the striking and grappling.
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Since this is my baby, so to speak, I'll start.
For me I currently train wing chun. For me my bjj training covers the ground portion for position and submission and gives me a few additional takedowns but even on the ground I am still primarily striking. The wing chun also allows me to incorporate diffrent transitional moves, trapping, wing chun striking, and a different style of movement on the ground. There isn't really anything that I have discarded from either of these except maybe lower percentage grappling techniques like the the omoplata.
The muay Thai and boxing have added general striking skills but most importantly I think is clinch control, knees, and my lead left hook.
The yoshinkan aikido I have discarded a lot from but has still given me some important tools. Though I know and can still effectively apply the wrist locks I don't really use them as I find them to be a more low percentage move and more suited to semi-complaint individuals. I still use a lot of the techniques which attack the elbow like ikkajo, hijishime, hijiate kokyunage, and so on but I've blended it into the wing chun framework with the striking and transitions. I don't really use a lot of the irimi techniques anymore as I find if I can get into such an opening it is better suited for striking. One very key thing I took from aikido was the shikko-ho (knee walking) which always gave me a very good base for ground grappling. I also don't operate on the same long range that aikido uses anymore.
The MMA wining for me has really helped with fluid incorporation of my skills from the different arts I've trained especially constant improvement in seamlessly blending the striking and grappling.