Cross training-

[Bau13]

Cross training...Has this great idea for martial arts gone bad??

I mean..It seems we are getting alot of guys now who are just so so at every aspect e.g subs,takedowns, striking...

BUt no-one excels at ONE thing...Theyre just ok at a little bit of everything..

IMO the guys that do well in the fight game are the guys that still mostly stick to their STRONG points e.g Rizzo,Coleman..

I mean there was even a point in time where Mark Kerr thought he was a kickboxer....

No-one seems to be taking this cross training seriously..
like if a BJJ guy learns a little boxing...he thinks its enough....or if a Kickboxer learns how to sprawl..he thinks its enough...

I just think alot of people are taking the wrong approach to this...

Just my thoughts...

[Ronin]

Bau13:

You need enough all-around skill to survive in every range. But a smart fighter NEVER fights in his opponent's preferred style. He trains to survive until he can get the other guy where he wants him.

This is basic strategy, which many fighters seem to forget in the heat of battle.

[RYAN410]

I CROSS TRAIN IN BOXING....CARDIO AND WEIGHT LIFTING....THATS PLENTY FOR ME....MOST OF THE TIME I ROLL...

[Mr. Miyagi]

Rickson Gracie said that juijitsu is the only art that includes all aspects of fighting. Crosstraining is not necessary if you can train juijitsu.

[Ronin]

Miyagi:

I hope to GOD you are kidding.

If not, well...good luck!

[Evilution]

I think you HAVE to be at least so-so in all areas but you should also find that area in which you are most skilled, that area that you have knack for and focus on that, developing your own individual style from there. You must also develop the ability to keep the fight in the range that you are best in, or deny your opponent the range that he is best at, or both if possible, as Ronin mentioned.

Personally, I'm decent at grappling and wrestling but striking is my forte and my style is based around that. But since I'm crosstrained I know how to strike from my feet or on the ground, and how to control which range I'm striking from. That's crosstraining to me, but I think you do have a point Bau13. Some guys try to be something they're not.

[Hookah Smokin Caterpillar]

Right now I'm training in Jiu Jitsu and I'm thinking that when I become somewhat decent in Jiu Jitsu [maybe Blue Belt status] I'm going to start taking either Muay Thai or just regular boxing. I'm into grappling and I feel I'm somewhat naturally gifted in it, and I'm not in the mood to work out; so my striking is going to be ineffective if I start now anyway.