Quote Originally Posted by CFT View Post
TCMA is broad. Aruguably some is not even "Chinese", i.e. Han Chinese. Some would say that you could not cultivate Shaolin and Wudang skills at the same time because the ideological basis is different. Maybe there is less in common between TCMAs than you think? Just something to ponder.
Yet what YouKnowWho posted makes for a logical cross training path within the TCMAs. Have a look again:

Quote Originally Posted by Youknowwho

Originally Posted by YouKnowWho
If you can train

- Longfist for foundation,
- Baji for power,
- Mantis for speed,
- Eagle Claw for joint lock, and
- SC for throw,

You will have a good understanding about CMA.
You can use also use other logical variations based on this. For example, you can substitute Baji with Chow Gar, and Eagle Claw with Tiger Claw, to start. Again, all of this is general advice.

For example, to my knowledge many, if not most, Kung fu styles, including Northern Praying Mantis, if taught correctly, will give you potent Chin-na abilities.

Anyway, even with the different kung fu styles above, one should acknowledge that they will have similar concepts when it comes to things like rooting, certain strategies and Internal principles.