Chris:
Your focus seems to be on specialization, and that's something I don't agree with. I like your reference to "the dance" of some martial arts. If I remove the dance aspects of a martial art, and I remove those maneuvers that are simply duplicates of moves I've learned already, I'm left with a lot more time to learn techniques. If I let go of the idea that I must learn one "style," and I instead learn a group of techniques and how to use them togethor I am much more efficient. If I'm more efficient in learning to fight, I learn to fight in multiple ranges. This way, I don't leave any huge holes in my style that can exploited by anyone else. The specialist, however has weaknesses that I will try to exploit. I'll try to take the Tae Kwon Do fighter to the ground, I'll attack the boxer's legs, and I'll try to stay long range on a grappler. |