I am looking to take some form of martial art with a certain goal in mind:
To strengthen and develop a more disciplined and flexible body structure
---->leading to gaining knowledge of my body's performance limits
---->leading to confidence to help with the physical aspect of my acting career
---->leading to expanding my resume for acting and for self.
What I am looking for is some advice as to WHICH form of the art would be suitable to give me a very well rounded base of the main aspects, ie. hand combat, weaponry, etc, without having any prior experience.
I realize that it will not happen over night and I am willing to dedicate myself to it as it is very important for me to help futher my career, but I want to save a bit of time and money not trying a bunch of arts that are less effective or helpful for achieving my goal.
Stage combat/fighting is something I will be going into as it is specific for stage and film, but I want to develop prior to it.
Sorry for the long post, I just wanted to give those that can help, a clear picture of what I am trying to accomplish...
Thanks in advance