You've got it~! Synthesis of different methods is a path towards understanding and improvement.

[ She does a little punch of the air, just to celebrate the lesson. ]

If you're a combatant, it could be more like learning a formal combat school, instead of instinctual brawling, or picking up another weapon and using it to cover the weaknesses in your original style. And knowledge from outside your own perspective can point to gaps in your strength you never knew you had.