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Don't worry about which style you think you might be interested in. Yet.
Go visit some schools convenient to your home or work. If the school is not close, eventually, it will take its toll. Talk to the Master. How experienced is he/she? Is this someone you can respect under extreme duress - someone you can trust to mold you into a martial artist?
Is the style practiced at the school appropriate for your body? Some styles are acrobatic while others are more "straight ahead." Even if a style has a reputation as being one or the other, the school might not teach it in the conventional way so there is no substitute for observation.
Lastly and -most- importantly, attend a black-belt exam. This is what you will be spending the next 3-5 years trying to learn so make sure its something that you really want to learn and that nothing about the exam that is a deal-breaker for you.
Another thing is to see if you fit in with the students. That's a tougher call but these are the people you will be working out with and its important that you are comfortable with them and they with you.
Good luck.
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