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Which martial art shall i get involved with?

Im not sure which one would be the one to pick as i feel like when i pick one I will have to commit to it for some time [im ready to take it up and stick with it]. If anyone can help me with making a decision on this i would be thankful.

i know of karate, kung-fu, judo, thai-boxing,capoeira, aikido,jujistsu…

Which one :s.

thank you.

p.s-just think it would be good to do for fitness as well as self defence.

please leave any comments that might help me in deciding.

n.b-It would be good to know of one that doesnt pose a big risk to the aggressor though gives them a message not to mess as well . thanks

If you’re looking into something for protection of the attacker, I’d look into aikido: it’s much more “scalable” in terms of how you deal with an attack. My brother’s studied Japanese Karate his whole life and all of their advanced techniques are about how to kill/maim/generally not be nice, whereas aikido is about refining basics to be able to control a situation and protect yourself/others first, but if possible also to protect the attacker. Done properly, all those throws/falls/rolls can be a heck of a workout.

That’s my shameless plug: however, the truth is the only way you can know is to go catch a class, see if you like the instructor/students and if you like what they’re doing. There’s a lot of bad budo out there, so after you decide on a style, start looking into different schools for that style and go visit a few to see which you think would be best for you.

Nick

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