"Now as to getting up to speed fast, I tend to agree with you here, although I am not sure what you mean by non-traditional? Chinese Chin-na is as old as everything else. Jui Jitsu and Karate are traditional right? These systems have tons of restraining techs in them or am I missing something here? What new styles are you speaking of?"
What ewallace was saying is that he wouldn't take those styles to learn quick self defense. I really don't blame him. chin na is not something that's extremely effective when you are new to it, nor are pressure points. the "traditional styles" he's talking about are styles like karate and kung fu, where you spend X amount of time learning techniques, then you drill, then you spar lightly, then medium, then full - if you are in a school that spars at all. in more sport oriented styles like boxing and muay thai, you spar at an earlier stage. The same goes for judo and bjj. yes, they are all traditional, but due to the sport format, the training is different, and benefits can be reaped faster.
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