If you can find a great teacher in your area I highly recommend the Internal Arts: Chi Kung -> Tai Chi -> Ba Gua -> Hsing I. Once you get the basics of interna

If you can find a great teacher in your area I highly recommend the Internal Arts: Chi Kung -> Tai Chi -> Ba Gua -> Hsing I. Once you get the basics of internal energy work and you get to Ba Gua. It's hard not to become addicted. Lethal Martial applications if desired, but amazing health benefits as a meditative art. To truly learn the arts though you must practice the meditative and martial aspects. In the best case scenario you will choose an art that you will have the best opportunity for regular partner sparring/training/drills to apply the martial aspect. The drills and forms practiced by themselves are just an abstraction and vehicle for learning. You need to interact with someone to understand an opponents and your own energy and potential. By all means go to whatever different classes are available. Good teachers will usually let you sit in and test the waters before you take the plunge. Take them all for a spin. The right one will find you.