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Your focus seems to be on specialization, and that's something I don't agree with.
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It's true that many BJJ are now going a bit deep into boxing and Thai boxing, but take a look at the best guys ever : Rickson Gracie, Helio Gracie, Carlson Gracie, and Rolls Gracie; they are or were absolute specialist in BJJ. How about the famous Che Yi Zhai, Guo Yun Sheng, Wang Xiang Zhai ? Ok. Tell this guys they should mix a lot of martial arts together. Guys that never lost a single fight after they were well trained.
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You have to know the concepts. Concepts work in any situation; they work standing or on the ground. A very good example is about how to defend a punch. You have to look deep in to the movement (the punch) and understand that before being a punch, it's a straight force. So if you learn how to defend straight force attacks, and not only a punch, you can defend (using the same movement) a punch, a frontal kick, a side kick, a wrestlers double leg or a BJJ "baiana," for all these movements are in fact straight forces in motion. All good Xing Yi fighters know this.
I think this addresses what you are saying. I did not write this article but do totally agree with what it is saying just for the record.
I beleive that the teaching methodologies of Hsing I and the three main internal arts teach you principles and the essence of movement in a very different way to many external arts.
As appossed to trying to perform a defence to every situation you learn concepts that can be applied to any situation. This is part of what bruce lee thought - but it was around many many years before him.
the three internal arts teach you fighting in all ranges, and although bagua is the only one to practice floor work - the principles from them all can be applied from a grounded position.
Thus cross training is not necisary.
Arts such as wing chun, most karate and Judo do seem incomplete. JuJutsu is the closest i can liken internal arts - although more striking may be involved.
JuJutsu contains Strikes, Grappling and groundwork. As do the internal arts but to a much more intuative and deep degree.
The main problem people have is the effort required to obtain this high level of proffissiency in internal arts - but hey nothing is easy and Roice and the Gracies train a HUGE amount!
cheers
Chris