While it's true that none of the athleticism makes you a good martial artist (I just took a couple of months off to get EMT certified and ran and dieted the whole time, but went back and got DESTROYED when I started training again) it doesn't mean you don't deserve a good answer.
The best part of trying out martial arts is that they can really humble you. You could very well go to a good Kickboxing or MMA gym and find that somebody smaller and weaker than you or some total fat lard that just has more experience than you can absolutely put you in your place when you spar with them. Good gyms change the way people look at themselves and humanizes them. I highly encourage you to try it out.
None of what you told us has any relevance what so ever. Lets give you some stats, i can breastfeed twins at the same time, i can look after lots of children, i can drive a car, i have a PhD, i can cook dinner and pay the bills, i can read and write, i am very athletic, I am fitter than most people, i am very flexible, blah blah blah blah...... ALL OF THIS MEANS NOTHING WHEN YOU WANT TO LEARN MARTIAL ARTS. WHO CARES?
If you want to learn then stop dribbling rubbish from your mouth and start looking for a good quality place to start training. Fitness helps when learning martial arts but unfit people can succeed as well. So shut up and find what you like and begin training.
Regardless of what Shaeeck says, it really does help to physically fit when training for martial arts or for any physical exercise or sport for that matter. Muay Thai would be a good fit for you. You might also consider Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, or various forms of Kung Fu or Wushu, all of which have heavy emphasis on kicking. Good luck and don't let the negativity of others deter you from your chosen path.
What your asking in the question and what ur asking in the comments r different things. Make up your mind then ask again
Getting into martial arts is easy. Pick a school, and go. Finding a good teacher though, is about like finding love: you have to kiss a lot of frogs.
That basically means you may not find a good teacher right off the bat. Good teachers that can really take you far, are rare and often times you have to go out and find them. You find them with patience and honesty. You're going to have to accept that you might have to leave a school that isn't up to par with what you want to achieve. If you're looking to go in for self defense, but you end up in a school that's all about pretty belts and trophies in tournaments, you may want to rethink where you're taking classes. (This is partly why you don't want to lock yourself into any kind of contract other than a month to month with any school.)
Good schools don't always look the prettiest. Some schools are just a garage or a hole in the wall with a wrinkly old instructor who probably was born during the age of the dinosaurs. You have to learn to ignore first impressions and look at solely the training. By not ignoring the instinct to turn away from such places, you might miss out on an opportunity of a lifetime. Many good teachers don't advertise themselves. They intentionally keep a small student base, and you usually find them by word of mouth. Some even carefully pick their students. But however that works, you will only find them, if you look to train.
Find out what martial arts are available in your area, try the out, pick the one that best suits your needs, start training.
I think you just got b***h slapped by Shaeeck.
I'm very athletic, run a five minute mile and can do 300 push-ups in 12 minutes. I practice front and side kicks and have enough flexibility to touch my palms to the floor. I play basketball a lot. I used to participate when I was eight or nine in martial arts ((about seven years ago) and got up to a green almost brown karate belt. I'm really interested and really want to learn, and am willing to take the time to do flexibility training and find a good instructor. I would really appreciate any advice to help me ( a fifteen year old) get back into something I really like. I don't know what style, but I'm really interested in kickboxing techniques. Thanks
