5 - Mixed martial arts are the best -
Nothing, nothing is better than specialization.
When people have only part of a knowledge, something incomplete, they have to look out for other sources of knowledge.
Imagine you have a half filled glass of water (your Gong Fu) but you have to fill the glass up. The problem is that you don;t have water anymore (you have a limited knowledge about the Gong Fu principles). In this case you have to find out other liquids to fill the glass up. You have a little bit of orange juice (grappling) and you have a bit of, say tequila (kick boxing).
At the end, the glass is filled up, but the truth is that you have only a bit of everything.
So as a fighter, you are not VERY good in grappling, not VERY good in kick boxing and not VERY good at Gong Fu. You have a bit of everything and at the same time you have nothing.
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.
What are ytour thoughts on this then?
How were these masters able to defeat everyone they faced if they didnt cross train? cross training is only needed if you have not mastered the art. These had mastered their art and therfor did not need to cross train.
Do you see my point -
What are your thoughts?
