It would be pointless for us to recommend to you Kajukenbo, Jujutsu, Baguazhang, Shorin Ryu, Hung Gar, Bak Mei Pai, etc and there is no one teaching them near you. After finding what is available you need to visit the school and observe some classes. Take the trial class if they have them. Then you can make an educated guess as to which one will best help you meet your personal goal.
2nd question:
No. Being the best is is subjective to a person personal opinion. Boxing is a great sport. Most people that get into fight use boxing even if they have never been trained to box. They may not understand or know much about head movement that should be done when boxing. But boxing does not prepare you for kicking or to avoid being kicked. It does not teach you to throw or defend against a throw. It does not prepare you to choke or use joint lock or to defend against them. It does not prepare you to defend against persons with weapons.
It only prepares you to defend against a very limited number of strikes. You won;t learn to defend against elbows, knees, forearms, feet, etc. You generally should learn all of those things and more in a good school that is teaching self defense instead of just teaching a sport.
Krav maga is like a women/children self defense course. You learn a few techniques that are taught in most martial arts classes. But you will not get enough practice using those techniques to be able to use them in a high stress environment if you are attacked. It gives too many a false sense of hope.
Every martial arts school could create a 2 weeks to 10 weeks course and give it a name. Students will learn some basic thing to escape if they get attacked. Students pass the course and will be encourage to take the next course because it is another level. But in all honesty most of those student will be victims if attacked. They will not have enough repetition under stress to defend themselves. They will only have a beginning foundation that should be built upon.
What about Muay Thai ? it would be perfect since you need to better your kicking skills
Boxing isn't a martial art. Martial "military" arts were derived from a specific type of training in times of war. I've never seen two armies run to the front and start boxing each other.
A person can do well with any martial art if they put the time, energy, and devotion into it.
Look at Tang Soo Do. It's a Korean Martial Art that focuses on a wide range of techniques and philosophy.
Have a look at some videos of the Famous martial arts expo they have in France every year, they showcase a lot of different styles from different countries. Should help.
Festival des Arts Martiaux de Bercy
I am trying to find another Martial Art to pair with my Boxing (Being an actual martial art, and not a sport martial art as boxing is. Boxing is my favourite activity in the world, don't get me wrong, but it's a sport martial art. I am interested in going to discover the Eastern version of boxing over the next few years, alongside the art I am about to discuss.
I am thinking about doing Boxing alonside Japanese Jujitsu. This is because I am quite a fan of Japenese Jujitsu as an art itself, especially as it seems to handle all of the areas that Boxing does not, excluding kicking. Since I am lacking kicking, I would like a Kicking Focused art that is a martial art alone, not a sports martial art (No Taekwondo). I would also prefer if the philosophy was close to Jujitsu's as I am very interested in these martial art philosophies.
Second Question, Would you say that Boxing is one of the best self defense martial arts? I mean, a good boxer will, most likely, have a quick and powerful punch with minimal time to make the opponent aware that they're going to attack. One well aimed punch with decent power and speed will knock the opponent to the floor, or atleast leave them dazed for long enough for you to run away/punch their lights out.
Thirdly, I'm not interested in Krav Maga, and it's a Combat Style not a martial art, but do they have any advantage over a skilled Martial Arts practitioner? I know it's quick to learn, but is it actually strong vs strong martial arts?
