Originally Posted by Snake Doctor

Asking people which martial art you should study is like asking which church you should join or which religion you should practice.

Everyone thinks theirs is the best and that everyone who disagrees with them is going to hell (or in this case, will get their ass kicked in a fight)

It really doesn't matter, unless you're planning to fight professionally.

How many fist fights have you been in during the past 5 years? How many of those (if there were any) were against people with heavy martial arts backgrounds?

Also, no matter how much you study and train or what art(s) you train in, there is always going to be someone out there who can beat your ass.

So do what's fun, what keeps you in shape, what's interesting enough to you that you stick with it. That's my