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I've trained and taught martial arts for 24+ years now and there is much in this thread that is sensible. In the end, find out what his motivation is; belts and ranking? competition? physical fitness? personal protection? philosophy? Then expose your son to as many as possible and see what sparks an interest. Some styles are better at this and some are better at that but it all comes down to what he is looking to get out of martial training. Forcing a discipline on him will only lead to frustration and turning him off to the idea of it. And while there must be some sort of tangible commitment to his study, there is no reason not to change disciplines or schools if it is not working for him.
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