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Francesco,

Looking for a place to start? Common ideas running through your posts are spirituality, animals, acrobatics, and weapons. The only places to have successfully combined these four are movies, comic books, and cheap paperbacks.

A better start would be to examine your reasons and goals for training in a martial art. Once you develop a clear statement of your reasons and goals, begin interviewing the instructors in your area and study with one that will best help you meet your goals. However, as you gain more experience, your reasons and goals will change, and where or what you study may also need to be changed.

Be cautious if a style or instructor claims spirituality is important to their martial art. Often they have compromised both their spirituality and martial ability.

You can begin to prepare yourself now by starting a regular habit of stretching, calisthenics, and jogging, regardless of the style you finally select.

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