Which martial art to pick.?

There are 3 options which I love and have access to: Aikido, Karate, and Jujitsu.
_Aikido: It might be the perfect martial art for me, I love the notion of peace and not to harm your enemy, the sense of ki and the inner power, yet I also heard that Aikido is almost useless in a real battle.
_Karate: Love it, the ass kicking techniques seem to really come usable in real life situations.
_Jujitsu: Saw some videos of it, seem nice, it also provide basic self defense techniques which I hope, but is that it? Just people to push others down to the ground then wrestle them?

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I think it will help you to decide what you should study.

Best of Luck!

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Interested in learning a martial art.?

I am 6 ' 240lbs. I want to be a police officer and am interested in learning some effective techniques. I would like to know what would be better to learn for this, aikido or jujitsu (japanese or brazilian) or some other form of martial art.. I know I need to get in shape, but my main purpose of this question is not physical fitness, but self defense.

Speaking from 30 plus years plus experience I suggest this.

Policemen can benefit a great deal from "situation self defense"
In this line of work there are special concerns.
Not allowing your sidearm to be snatched ranks at the top.
This is "never" covered in "any" standard Martial Arts classes.
That said let's look at what will help you with your day to day duties.
You do NOT want to be rolling around on the ground with a
suspect! This is "very" bad!
The best way to defend yourself against multiple opponents is
to use your sidearm & call for back up.
In one on one conflicts your size will be your best asset,most suspects will not even think of causing problems.
Take care with 6 footers,they may "take a chance"
Take care with intoxicated suspects,they may use bad judgement,no matter their size.
In my opinion grab arts & restrain techniques will be most useful.
Today we have all but forgotten about Judo,this may be very useful to someone in your line of work.
Someone your size delivering a punch to the face of a suspect may break his jaw up like a jig-saw puzzle.
This "will" result in a "big lawsuit" !
Consider Judo.
Also please consider asking the self defense instructor of a large police dept. for his advise.Be prepared to hear "do not learn anything outside the training that will be provided for you by the dept." The reason for this is if a lawsuit is filed against the dept. involving you it looks bad if you have other than standard police training in your backround.
Our dept.(Burbank,CA) has a 4th degree Black Belt Hapkido
Master among it's ranks,But we are a small city with our own dept.
I suggest you look into a self defense course that is "approved" by the dept. you will be seeking employment with.
That way "No Problems" down the line.
Feel free to print out and show this answer to anyone you contact in regard to this matter.

Thank You in advance for your service in law enforcement.

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