Everything most "evolve", it must grow.
EX:
Having been exposed to kali I know do not teach any blocks that expose the inner part of the arm to possible knife cuts, which was something that never occured to me until I was exposed to Kali.
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But- if this was historical China or Japan- you'd evolve a style- but you'd represent it with a slight name change to pay respect to your influences. For instance- you could say that you're doing Ross school Lama Pai. It'd still be considered LP- but it'd be recognized for your innovations. That's why there were so many styles of TMA- heck- Judo was called Kano Ju Jitsu.
I'll tell you a secret if you promise not to tell anyone else :D
In Chinese my ranking certificates read
"Si Jih Hao San Da Kyuhn Faat"
or
"Lion's Roar San Da System"
because obviously I didn't really create anything, I just codified and/or passed on stuff
But according to some people I don't know any kung fu and just teach glorified kickboxing :D
please use the "official" acronym: GKK (Glorified Kickboxer Knucklehead)