Do certain styles benefit you better than others, or does it really depend on the user? I read a lot that Shotokan is very sport-tournament based. That the level of body conditioning won't be the same if you were to practice, say, Goju or Kyokushin. Does the curriculum really have a general outcome on how you will progress as a martial artist, or is it possible to take the sporty nature of Shotokan and fit your need for body conditioning and street self-defense? I am not interested in sporty martial arts. I want to train my body, to help me get in shape, and learn self-defense. Would Shotokan be for me? Or is it instructor based? Or does the style that you practice in fact help you in specific areas where others do not or would not teach you?
