SMKirch,
I would recommend you visit a few of the schools near you, and see a few lessons for yourself. Most schools will let a prospective student sit in on one or two classes, just to see if it is 'for them'. They know you have choices in your area, and they want you to enjoy and stick with whatever choice you make.
You can also talk with the Instructor about what they offer. Some Tae Kwon Do schools, for instance, do nothing but sparring, but use almost nothing but kicks. Some emphasize hand techniques and spar with full contact. Some do mostly forms and breathing techniques. Add now several dozen styles into this mix, all of which run the full spectutrum from 'including-some-boxing' to 'being-nothing-at-all-like-boxing', and you can see why it is difficult to give advice over an Internet forum! talking directly with the Instructors offering classes in your area can gert you a lot more specific information than anything we could tell you online.
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