Is it possible to become good at 5 styles of fighting in 15 months.?

Question

I have a small boxing background , now I am trying to incorporate ( in order first to last ) Tae kwon do , Aikido , Ju Jitsu , Mauy Thai , Kali into my arsonal . If I Train 3 months on each style is it possible to take away what I need from each one. Then make the transition into training one on one with a MMA sparring partner. If not how long should I train each one ( minimum time ) until I can be good and remember what I learned and know egnough to consider myself rounded in that style.

Answer 1

With all do respect to all martial systems, tae kwon do is not going to help much if you want to fight mixed style (MMA). If you seach around or talk to many fighters in different styles, you will find a common opinion that tae kwon do is not for close contact fighting. Though I repect the art, and wish like hell I could spinning 720 kick like some of those guys, it won't be much use to you in close quarters fighting. It's an art developed to knock riders off of their horses by kicking them during a suprise attack.Muay thai should be your kicking style- add some sanda kicks if you can find someone to teach you (similar to mauy thai but faster and not quite aspowerful generally), but the muay thai leg is the one to use. 3 months in each style is not nearly enough unless you are living and training 6-8 hours a day for that period. Even then, you will not absorb the system in any real depth- I have tried to do exactly what you are hoping to do- it doesn't work even when you are living and breathing it- new movements take a month at least before they become comfortable and natural, and a year before they are second nature. I know this varies person to person, but I am what I would consider (and people I train with and teach as well) to be a gifted martial artist- 3 months a system is not enough. Forget aidkido- that's against the philosophy of the art - the 'do' means it's a system of harmony for study- jitsu or jutsu means it's for application. Juijitsu, muay thai and kali (or escrima if you can find it) will be the three to focus on for ground fighting/grappling, stand-up/boxing/long range and hand work. If you have 15 months, do 5 months of each (like the guy posting before me said- together is better than one after another) and then spar and apply with a partner. I would even suggest more jiujitsu and mau thai together, and a little kali once your foundation in those is laid- you will pick it up faster after becoming fluent in jiujitsu's grappling styles, especially if you already have some boxing behind you (which will help muah thai tremendously). I applaud your energy, vision and will- remember though- the focus is what will make you great, not a little bit of many styles. My teacher and si-gung (teacher's teacher) say this is the problem with westerners- they want to do everything. Si-gung says, "Do one thing well, and no one will stop you." Jiayo!!!- good luck brother!

Answer 2

do 30 minutes of cardio every other day and weight training on the days your not doing cardio. Lower your fat intake to below 8%, cut out sugar, eat more veggies and drink allot of water. You should be able to shed the 15kg in two or three months. On the cardio you want to optimize your heart rate for weight loss. Take 220, subtract your age and multiply by .65 percent. This is your maximum heart rate. Use the same formula and multiply by .45 percent this is the lowest your heart rate should go during cardio. If your heart rate get's going to fast you will not optimize your weight loss. Also, the benefit of the cardio is that even a few hours after you are done with the exercise your body still continues to burn fat at a higher rate then normal. Also if you do the workout in the morning you will lose even more fat. Dont eat 1 hour prior or 1 hour after your workout.

Answer 3

The best advise I would give you is train all those arts at once. And take more time, there is no need to rush things. Perfect your techniques before moving on. I would say 2 to 3 years of extensive training would make you well rounded if you work hard at it and with the right people.

Answer 4

I think you have to qualify good. Three months in a style to learn some aspects and develop them is better than nothing but hardly enough time to really learn it or maybe be good at it. It will add to your arsenal but I would not limit myself to a time limit per say. I have friends that drop into my studio from time-to-time to learn or pick up different aspects of Karate and what I teach. At the same time they have always been cordial and done the same for me and while sitting and watching my friends Kempo class hardly qualifies me as an expert or good at it. It can give me some good concepts and a different approach to things to use and incorporate into my own training though.

Answer 5

if you want to get into mma i would strongly suggest going back to boxing and adding something like judo and competeing in both of thos until a tough man comp comes up as they do from time to time if you keep your ear out then you can enter that and pawn

Answer 6

how you define "good" is relative.. some would argue that it takes 15 years to get good at just 1 style.. I've been doing Wing Chun for a couple years and I'm not to the point where I would consider myself "good" yet..

Answer 7

maybe if you worked hard as hell 24/7. However U still wouldn't be that good since most ppl have been doing it for years.

Answer 8

no, to be good in any thing it takes rigorous trianing, and i think if you studied all those areas, and how diverse they are, you may get your self mixed up if you had to teach it, or use it in application >.<

Answer 9

i would concentrate more on your ground game thats just my opinion. i would try to work on everything at the same time not just one then move on to another then another. you wanna work on everything at all times.