best form?

[jackiecc]

I took karate for two years when I was a kid and I'd really like to get into it again. The problem...there are so many forms and to me a lot of them sound a lot alike. I want a form that allows sparing (surprisingly I've found some which don't allow it) but I don't want a school where you have full on battles with other people. I would really like something where I could learn skills that would be useful if I ever was in the situation where I would need to defend myself.

thx.

[karateka_101]

Kyokushin karate has hard contact sparring and would probably be one of the more effective styles of karate

[Cadden]

If you are looking for realistic self defense, then I would point you far away from any of the Karates.

But if you must, then Kyokushin and Shotokan I hear are quite good.

[HeadHunter01]

Hello-

Have you ever thought about Filipino Martial Arts?

Respects,

HeadHunter01