In a couple of other posts I’ve asked about different schools etc. So I’ve narrowed it down to a school that teaches direct lineage JKD Concepts from Inosanto and also has bjj from Machado with CSW from Paulson. I need to get some cardio because my diabetes is out of wack but I also want to do something that will give me real world skills to protect self/family if need be. So my question is which would you recommend?
Grappling is good for cardio without really thinking about cardio. With the striking arts you have opportunities to take a break. When you're learning grappling and sparring there is no rest and it's exhausting but you're not thinking about how tired you are. You're thinking about how not to get your arm taken away from you.
Just show up and train, on the days you can't train, go for a run/swim/cycle. When your out of shape any training is good for you, don't worry just get in.