Starting too many martial arts a problem?

Question

I just finished a season on my high school wrestling team and recently began learning judo in order to crosstrain with my wrestling for next year. Im also planning to take muay thai classes soon... Do you think that learning too much at the same time might have a negative affect? (Since im going to start three fighting styles in a single year >.<)

Answer 1

There is nothing wrong with learning more than one style. The problem is that you will be spreading yourself so thin that you will not get the most out of your training.  I suggest you limit your training to no more than two styles at a time.  Better to really understand the principles, rather than to just learn more techniques.

Answer 2

Sensei Teruo Chinen believes that no one should have more than one instructor in their entire lives. He is a very well respected martial artist and one of the best in the world of Goju teachers.

On the other hand, my old intructors when I studied Jun Fan had completely different styles, and one of them did teach me Jiujutsu, which helped my grappling a lot and made me a more complete fighter.

So, there&#039;s two viewpoints for you.

Answer 3

Well it&#039;s not for me but I had a lot of spare time. If you have time issues then it might be a problem but if you got the time I think you&#039;ll be fine

Answer 4

The advantage of cross-training in many different martial arts is that it allows you to work in different aspects of workout  or having many variance of  tactical of fighting techniques in your arsenal.  

The only disadvantages I can think of is that If you&#039;re a newbie to the martial arts, it is always strongly advisable to train in one art first and understand basics in order to build a strong foundation.  

You are dealing with two martial arts that are a world apart from each other. Not all martial arts are the same in terms of theories and executions. This is one of the  reason why there are so many styles created.  Often times this could be detrimental in your training if you don&#039;t have a solid martial arts background.

  

A house built on sands are likely to crumble on the next tide.

Good luck with your venture !

Edit:  Thanks Bushido !

Answer 5

I recommend getting your black belt in one discipline before moving on to the next.  That way you stay focused on mastery of that one and aren&#039;t spread too thin.  I intend to take Enshin Karate first then move on to Bjj/Judo combined after my black belt in Enshin.  With part time college and weightlifting in addition to working full time, I don&#039;t have a choice but to take one at a time.

Answer 6

i agrre with what Prince Loeffler says.(for a change.lol)

Answer 7

As Prince Loeffler has stated its always better to have a solid grounding in one style first and use that as your base or foundation to progress from and you&#039;ll find it easier to adapt to similar styles to your base style ie: judo,Jiu-jitsu and Aikido are all easier to learn if you have one of them as a base and the same goes for Chinese,Korean Okinawan styles etc.

Good luck and best wishes :)***