Well here is some advice I would give you. First, you were able to deescalate a situation....SMART!! I know peers can make you seem like a wimp, but let's talk about "reality" what would you have done, you probably would not REALLY hurt anyone (no offence)...but YOU probably would have been really cut. Even if the other person did not have training with a weapon you are always at a disadvantage. If you did fight and get cut or worse, Guess what, then your friends would have said "dude why didn't you just let it go you were stupid". You first have to remove the ego, machismo, etc.
A win can be defined is any time you can walk away..period. fighting outside the ring is not a badge of honor it is just the reality of life.
Regarding being busy, part of martial art is dedication in and outside of classes. There are styles that you can learn quick, but there are none that can be used quickly. Wing Chun has 3 forms I could teach you all 3 in less than a month and you would be no better than before the lessons. it would be like buying a new car with no oil or gas, great you have the new car but you don't know how to start it. So like anything else Caveat emptor -let the buyer beware - you get what you pay for - there are peopel I am sure who would promote to BB in a year or less if the money was right......but your goal is to learn
The conditioning will come by association with training and diet, which will help with the weight loss. This would be true for any style including McDojos
Lastly regarding the style tell us where you live and what is available to you. Personally, I always recommend starting with a boxing gym. Get a traininer and pace yourself and then get a little more in shape. After a few months start looking int other MAs after you have done research on teh style and the instructor. The hand skills you will learn will be invaluable, plus starting MA classes while out of shape is not easy and if you have to sit out or slow down the class it can start getting in you head people have quit becuase of this....Don't quit!!
Anyway, I hope this was helpful
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A person who is said to be proficient in the arts is like a fool. Because of his foolishness in concerning himself with just one thing, he thinks of nothing else and thus becomes proficient. - Hagarkure
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