Which Martial Art

[jaydub]

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K Im gonna semi bump this, as I was gone for all this lovely and heartwarming discussion.

As far as ninjitsu, to the guy who disputed my claims that I took it based upon what I told him, all I can remember from the class is alot of trips and grabs, using my opponests weight against him. It could be I had a bad instructor, but there that is.

As far as whether or not I want to fight, absolutely. Not that I think I'll ever need it, but in bars, it seems like every lil guy with a napoleon complex wants to pick a fight with the tall guy, and Im sick of being slow.

Im going to be in/near Austin, TX by Jan. of this upcoming year, and this is when I want to start. I like certain aspects of Tai Chi, being the spiritual side of it all, but I dont want to just do that, because most of the time it seems it's being taught for health.

Kung Fu: haha, I would love to learn a style of Kung Fu, but I think this would be the hardest to find a competant teacher in, because kung fu just sounds cool. Also, I wouldnt know where to start as far as style.

Last but not least, I really am not interested in grappling styles. As a big dude, I prefer to stay on my feet.

Thanks again for the good advice so far, and what I hope will be more. And DieBitter... great advice... Ive been "waxing the car" for hours now.

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muay thai will be a good place to start. the practicality of it for your situation is indisputable, the focus is on strikes with fists, elbows, knees, and feet with much training being done in close quarters with a thai clinch. as a tall guy, you can deliver knee strikes significantly easier than most so if you learn this skill, you should be able to quickly stop aggressors while making their buddies reconsider the course of action.

jujitsu is a great skill and would be useful but not for you as a first technique. pulling someone into your guard in a bar fight is not wise.

oh and please don't be that tool who learns a little bit and then goes looking for bar fights.