Which form of martial arts would work for me?

[joshb12]

I'm a swimmer, and i had thought about boxing, but i mean dang, my shoulders are on fire after a good swim workout,
and i have to say, i worry i'd wind up with an overuse injury in my shoulders if i did box.

I'm a senior this year, and my freshman year i got picked on a lot, and bullied a bit too, and i'm still small, just not as small as i was then.

I'd just like to learn a form of martial arts for self protection, but one that would also not be so hard on my shoulders since they're already getting hit hard in swimming.

 

[tekwande67]

Krav Maga? I'm 5'5" and I can hold my own in classes. And its not completely punching, its general self-defense for weapons, hands, legs, etc.

 

[Noguchi]

Judo, Aikido or Kung-fu.

Judo and Aikido use you opponents weight against them and Aikido also has many useful holds that can be really painful and incapacitate someone with no effort by the user.

I have never studied Kung-Fu but from what i have seen and heard it is a very effective martial art that can be used in defense and offense.

Al the best;
Noguchi