Is it possible to have everything in one source?
In the popular groundfighting thread from the past few days, it seems that there are two camps. One seems to say that everything you need is already in the X-kans and that if you are no good on the ground it is because you are no good standing (similar to the belief if you are bad at weapons it is because the Taijutsu is bad). The other camp seems to say that you need to look elsewhere or at least train differently for certain things.
I think that there is a lot of validity in the latter belief and compare it to languages.
Imagine that you have a PhD in English and that you are extremely well read. You have a great vocabulary and command of grammar, verbs nouns, adjectives etc. etc. Your PhD supervisor is a fantastic professor with many books to his name and is widely respected as THE living expert on the English language. He has earned your trust totally.
Now go on a vacation to Paris and try speaking there. What happens?
Chances are that even if you pick up a few words on your first day, and even if your excellent grammar skills can help you make some sense of things, you will not get very far the first few days or weeks.
Why is that? I mean all languages have the same essence. They all use verbs, nouns, adverbs, adjectives etc. etc. And human beings in England are basically built the same as human beings in France. When we speak, we all use lips, tongue and larynx don't we?
Now consider what would have happened if you had been to weekly French classes for 3 months before your vaction.
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Braden Nicols