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There is actually not a very cut and dry answer to this question and to make matters worse, it’s very difficult for any successful martial artist to give you an unbiased answer. (I myself have devoted most of my time as a martial artist perfecting my craft as a Muay Thai fighter, so it would be very hard for me to not automatically blurt out “Muay Thai” as the answer to this question if I hadn’t also studied several other martial arts as hobbies over the years.) The truth is that before this question can be asked, first you have to ask “What do I want to achieve by learning martial arts?”, “What’s my short term goal, what’s my long term goal, and what’s the ultimate reason behind me wanting to learn?” Example: you took a job as a bouncer, they want you to start in 3 weeks and you realize that you don’t actually know how to fight. Military martial arts like Krav Maga are designed to get you to a base level of proficiency as quickly as possible. The downside is that the same level of intricacy and mental chess doesn’t exist as in arts like Muay Thai or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu because that’s not what it was designed for. That kind of thing isn’t necessary in the rare event that a hand to hand combat situation arises in the middle of a war zone. If you need to be able to kick drunk guys out of a club and you only have 3 weeks to get good at doing it however, then this kind of art is a perfect choice. On the other hand if you like the striking aspects of martial arts and you plan on devoting years to your craft then Muay Thai has an endless amount of depth to it. The constantly evolving strategies, techniques and styles make it an extremely fun challenge.