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I tried making this post before but I don't think it was sent. This will add on to my other posts about doing multiple martial arts and some tips on how to overcome it.
When doing multiple arts at the same time there is one obvious thing to be careful of. When we practice it becomes muscle memory. This is helpful with the current art but not anything new. Perfection in one system leads to failure in another.
For example, someone with a muay thai background already has some form of experience in boxing, but in muay thai we have wide punches. Traditional boxing isn't all about wide attacks. Someone trying to shift between the two may find themselves accidentally doing wide punches. Same with people switching from combat sports to traditional arts. They usually tend to use too much power and muscle.
The random factor of an actual situation should be taken into consideration. The body isn't really focused or relaxed. That means anything goes. So sometimes mistakenly throwing something out when it's not meant to be performed will happen from time to time. With enough training this will go away but it's very hard. Especially if you need to rely on one of the systems that isn't in your muscle memory yet.
In a previous post I mentioned doing something I called "closing the system". That is one thing I do to get better at the two styles I currently am a practitioner of. Learning how to defend/defeat the other style will help you with others that are similar. That's one way to help diffientarate the styles.
Another thing I do is visualization. If i think of myself doing with chun I think of myself in a traditional Chinese martial arts uniform. If i think about muay thai I think of myself in my muay thai uniform(with the shorts and handwraps)
Lastly I practice mixing the styles. That requires having a move you can use to switch between the two just in case you do need to switch.
All of these different methods work for me personally. Remember as SS we have energy that will help us if we command it. Just remember to know you'll never screw up and you'll be successful when practicing martial arts.
When doing multiple arts at the same time there is one obvious thing to be careful of. When we practice it becomes muscle memory. This is helpful with the current art but not anything new. Perfection in one system leads to failure in another.
For example, someone with a muay thai background already has some form of experience in boxing, but in muay thai we have wide punches. Traditional boxing isn't all about wide attacks. Someone trying to shift between the two may find themselves accidentally doing wide punches. Same with people switching from combat sports to traditional arts. They usually tend to use too much power and muscle.
The random factor of an actual situation should be taken into consideration. The body isn't really focused or relaxed. That means anything goes. So sometimes mistakenly throwing something out when it's not meant to be performed will happen from time to time. With enough training this will go away but it's very hard. Especially if you need to rely on one of the systems that isn't in your muscle memory yet.
In a previous post I mentioned doing something I called "closing the system". That is one thing I do to get better at the two styles I currently am a practitioner of. Learning how to defend/defeat the other style will help you with others that are similar. That's one way to help diffientarate the styles.
Another thing I do is visualization. If i think of myself doing with chun I think of myself in a traditional Chinese martial arts uniform. If i think about muay thai I think of myself in my muay thai uniform(with the shorts and handwraps)
Lastly I practice mixing the styles. That requires having a move you can use to switch between the two just in case you do need to switch.
All of these different methods work for me personally. Remember as SS we have energy that will help us if we command it. Just remember to know you'll never screw up and you'll be successful when practicing martial arts.
