From my and my friends experience, in case that one of the guys in a street fight have trained in some martial arts, and the other don't, he will...
My friend just started to go to Krav Maga at 30. You all good :)
My personal opinion - go for something with more striking oriented, such as Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Boxing, Krav Maga. Personally - for beginner,...
I would suggesst you to go for Kick boxing / Taek wan Doo. And who knows, maybe you will fall in love with it and forget the Muay Thai ;)
O agree with the "Russian style" suggestion (like Sambo). But personally, i would suggest you to start with Boxing. It's a base for all....
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