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Anonymous
Holy shit, why is every MA-related thread on /fit/ full of idiots?
It depends on what you're looking to get out of your training and, as always, the quality of the instruction.
If you want practical self-defence, take Judo. I don't know if you've ever been thrown by a good Judoka (or, hell, ANY judoka,) but it fucking hurts, and if it's done on any kind of hard surface then it's probably going to break something and fuck the other guy up in general, not to mention that if it's a GOOD Judo gym you'll probably get some solid grappling instruction as well.
For fitness I'd go with wrestling. It may not look it, but that 6-minute wrestling match is more tiring than playing a full game of just about any other sport. As such, they do a metric fuckton of conditioning - and it works.
For general badassery I'd go with Muay Thai or Taekwondo. Muay Thai is just generally a good striking art, and unless the instructor is complete and utter shit you'll become a pretty solid striker in no time flat. Taekwondo, on the other hand, probably not so much. There's quite a bit of pomp and fluff in modern TKD, but if you get a really good instructor that focuses on actually teaching you to fight rather than just doing fucking kata all day then it could work out. Essentially, Muay Thai to learn how to fight, TKD to learn lots of flashy, cool looking (but impractical) kicks.
Outside of that, it's up to you. If you're taking it for fun then just look around and do whatever interests you. Oh, and I'm a martial arts instructor and former professional fighter, if that makes my input any more credible.
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