Real fighting is ugly. There leave leopard paws and monkey kung fu to the movies. I would recommend you take a Hard Style. The hard style doesn't have to be Muay Thai or Boxing. It can be Kung fu for all i care.
But whatever it is, make sure that the class you are in spars and trains realistically.
If you do drills, make sure there is a realistic level of resistance in the drills.
When you spar, there should be sufficient contact. It doesn't have to be 100% contact all the time. But it has to be hard and every once in a while you and your partner should go all out in sparring.
On top of all that, make sure you have at least a beginners knowledge of ground fighting. Because if you don't train to fight on the ground, it isn't going to be your choice if the fight stays on the ground or stands up. The better ground fighter will decide that.
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