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@General_Strike
I did ju-Jitsu for years, it was crap and taught by fat blokes. The Brazilian Ju-Jitsu might be worth a look.
I've done a few other martial arts since then, some obscure stuff, Kali Silat (indonesian stick fighting), Muay Thai (all through uni, gave up after a niggling knee injury), but the only stuff I ever used was Tai Chi Chu'an. lol Irony. That said, without the conditioning of Muay Thai I doubt it would jhave been effective. Historically, fighters would tend to start with hard techniques, and transition to soft techniques as they got older and less able to rely on brute strength. Without the basics, soft styles are unlikely to be useful.
I'm completely out of condition and a total wuss, incidentally.