Tom Yum

Reading your interests, Highlander, you might want to check out karate but not just any form of karate. There's an art called Koykushin Karate, which although is very traditional in the Asian sense of the term, stresses fighting.

This doesn't mean you have to compete against professional fighters, but it might mean that you will have to prove your skills every now and then to get rank.

Here's an introductory video from the founder, Mas Oyama, who trained and fought into his elder years.




And in action...



There's also an art called hwarangdo from Korea. Again, its a traditional martial art in the sense of structure and principles, but the focus is on combat.

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