Posted by: jasperdaman
Possible to cross train TKD with southern mantis? - 01/01/08 01:00 AM
I currently hold a BB in Taekwondo and i still thouroughly enjoy training in it. I do however feel that TKD lacks hand defense and to a lesser extent hand attack. I was thinking of starting southern mantis kung fu to try and train my hands for both attack and defence and training my legs in TKD. I was just wondering if this could work because kung fu and TKD are so different in there footwork and movement where TKD is linear and Southern mantis is very circular. Has any1 ever cross trained these arts or if any1 could put there ideas forward it would be much appreciated, i just really want to know if it would work, or if it would just kind of mess me around. I hope i made my post clear