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Old 12-17-2006, 02:19 AM
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And does being a Traditional Martial Artist preclude cross training?

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The way the OP stated it, I think the "traditional asian martial artist" should be one that has focused only on their particular art, other wise they became a "mixed" martial artist.

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But it seems to me that proponents of the style are someone overconfident in it's superiority to other styles.

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I agree with this to an extent. I'm not a fan of the attitude that some people who study bjj have. Helio Gracie was beaten by Masahiko Kimura. Many of the prominent Gracies have been defeated by Kazushi Sakuraba.
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