Originally Posted by
TenTigers
ALL Kung-Fu systems came about through combining elements from other methods. That is how they evolved to become what they are (were).
Once you stop doing this, you stop evolving. TCMA became great through this process, and then people striving to be sooo traditional, closed their doors, closed their minds, and their art stagnated, and remained where it was a hundred years ago, rather than continuing to grow and evolve. The Masters who developed these styles, did so by being open-minded, and taking what works.
You can follow suit, or kill your Kung-Fu.