miraistreak

a friend of mine takes Kempo and says it's mostly street fighting effective with very few kicks cept for the basics. He says it's effective and has been in there for a few years. But I don't have too much interest in a mostly punching martial art style. I think I'll try Hapkido since there is a school in town that has it. But any other ideas would be great. BTW does anyone happen to have a website giving a good description of modern Hapkido?

That had crossed my mind, and cross training would not be a problem in the least. But for now I'm looking for a good martial arts to start out with and then move onto a 2nd one to refine my skills.

First off I am currently a 16 year old male in reasonably good shape and I formaly studied Tae Kwan Do for a year when I was 10. I have been out of the loop for awhile when it comes to formal training, but have been keeping some of my favorite moves memorized and practiced. Now 5 years after I quit(I was 11) I wish to rejoin a martial arts program, but from what I learned from Tae Kwan Do is that it doesn't seem to fit me and I should look at something else. I would like the opinions of people who have taken formal martial arts for more than 1 year. I would perfer a style with.... Effective and Powerful Kicking attacks Ability to defend myself with at least basic counters, takedowns etc. Intermediate punching and other arm attacks Basic-Intermediate Weapons Knowledge (excuse the wierd way of putting that, I couldn't think of a good way to do it) If you state a martial arts that has multiple styles (Kung Fu is a great example of that) please list the style. Thank You for your help.