Cross Training?

[MightyB]

Thanks.
See, boxing is a prime example ( and MT too of course) of how that old view in TMA, of not putting students sparring and hitting right away because it may "compromise their skill" is BS.
You learn by DOING and the close what you do is to what you MUST do, the better.
In short, you learn to fight well by fighting as soon and as often as you can because you develop the skills in the right way under the right circumstances.

Yup - drilling, fighting, sparring should be common in any school of good repute. That allows a person to find "their" way. That's one thing I really liked about Judo and Jiu Jitsu. You'd learn the text book way, everyone had to, but the instructors encouraged you to find your own way for practical application.