Thinking of trying martial arts

[ultimamax]

I want to try martial arts.
I'm 13 and fat. However, I should be getting a gym membership soon so I can use the treadmills.
I don't want to have martial arts with 3rd graders or anything, but it seems like it's only small kids who forget it after a year and people older than me.
What should I try? Aikido? Karate? Kung-Fu?
Let me know or just talk about martial arts, I don't mind.

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[Mikoyan]

faty

[Tom Gunn]

It will bring you some good. Some people think that you probably take those classes just to be a wannabe jet li.

[Funkadelic]

If you want to lose weight, I suggest running.

[FireFish]

Take Brazilian Jujitsu.
Learn to choke people out with your legs :D

[Doomonkey]

Learn Shaolin.

[carolcat]

I took Tae Kwon Do a year or so ago, but that's mainly for self-defense.

[Sabbin]

Jewjitsu.

[Otis Da HousKat]

Really just find something you think is fun and interesting. The physical self defense aspects really go to hell once a knife or gun gets involved (protip: if someone pulls a knife on you run away) although being trained in anything is a step up if you're in some fist brawl. Hopefully what you learn from martial arts is how to avoid escalating a situation to any significant violence in the first place.

I started taking martial arts classes when I was 20 and didn't have a problem. If you even take it mostly seriously you'll do well; there are a lot of bozos out there who take a few classes and think they're some sort of master fighter.

Arnis is what I have the most experience with but I've dabbled in other forms last year while exploring. Everything has its pluses and minuses. Everyone can agree that Taekwondo is bullstuff though! 

[Jello King]

I did Teakwondo for 3 years its really good

[Böltster]

Don't use a gym for treadmills, go outside for a walk and use your gym time for strength building.

For martial arts, I've done shaolin kungfu for a while and I absolutely love it, so I recommend that. It's basically up to you though, anything you find interesting/cool is a winner. I got into kungfu because of the buddhist background and history behind it.

[yoyo007008]

I do karate. but choose whichever you want .

just don't think you will be able to beat people up whenever you want

[zeros_bro]

If you got the money, I highly recommend Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I'm with Gracie Barra, and BJJ is the best in terms of grappling. Muay Thai is the best in terms of striking, but it is loving rough. Everything else is pretty much useless when compared to those two.

EDIT: Join your high school wrestling team if you are looking to lose weight.

[Mega-Bear]

I did Karate in like first grade and I hated it.

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Ive been taking Taekwondo since I was 5, and I'm still interested in it. Martial Arts is a good thing to take up.