“I recommend to learn playing Matched Grip instead of Traditional Grip.”
I agree, it is pretty hard to use a traditional grip on a kit. And there is no real need if you are not marching with a drum hanging against your thigh at an angle.
But most drummers played with traditional grip since the 1920s. So it can’t be that hard, eh?
This includes all the jazz greats up until Billy Cobham like Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Art Blakey, Max Roach and Elvin Jones.
And most of the original great rock drummers like Mitch Mitchel and Ginger Baker.