Krav Maga is popular here for some reason?

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I've always fancied Aikido, what Steven Seagal does. It's all based on defence

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Or there’s fight clubs dotted around you can fight in the ring. Was thinking about it myself but didn’t fancy future brain damage from uncontrolled boxing. There’s some pretty tough east Europeans in these so it’ll take a little while to get to their level and you’d take a lot of head blows before and after you get to their level.

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Aikido,heard of it but don't know that much about it.

Will do research,heard jujitsu is pretty good also.

There is apparently a good kung fu school here.

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To help you choose what it right for you, you might want to think about what you want out of it and how suitable it is for your age and physical condition

After the initial outrage of being suggested by a mutli discipline black belt I give it a try, I have taken up Tai Chi - the hippy’s martial art.

I did Wing Chun at this school for three years and really enjoyed it - it's in Beckenham. Training was very hard and I initially joined for the same reason as you:

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I joined this place in South Croydon for a few months but packed it in as I've got two young kids and no time to train properly. There's was nothing wrong with the school - just the wrong time for me.

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Both comparable to gym membership prices but with martial arts you get what you pay for. Cheap instructors aren't usually very good.