What is the best martial arts to begin with?

If you are looking for easy, I suggest thumb wrestling. Anything more complicated and you are you going to have work for it, maybe even have to sweat a little:P No martial art is easy to learn, if it is then you are either a phenom, or you are training at a school with low standards of teaching; more often than not it's the low standards. Try finding a couple schools in your area (Aikido schools if this is the art you are most interested in) and try them out. Each school is different because the head instructors have their own preferences. Find the one that best suits your interests and join up. Aikido is no more difficult to learn than any other art. Anywhere you start you will have to learn to walk before you can run. Good luck in your Aikido training and remember that the harder you work for something the more rewarding it is when you finally attain it.

All martial arts start at the same level for begginers! its not liek in one class they are going too do it realy easy for you and another just gonna throw you in with some complicated combo. or summink! just do the one YOUR interestin in not what will be easiest too start! you wll love it a promise!

the one that suits you.you have to consider other things as well as style,such as cost,availability,are they in your local area?etc,etc. try a few different ones in your local area and find one you like and stick with it,then when you get a good base in the one you choose then cross train in others. most schools will give you a free trial period so use this to try as many as you can before you decide.dont pay any up front fees and dont sign anything. i suggest you try freestyle karate,most good freestyle karates will teach you stand up,ground/grappling,weapons and practicle street wise self defence.

The best martial art is the one taught at the school you choose to go to. There is no "less advanced" martial art. All require serious training and practice.

my friend i know what you are talking about you've probally watch it on youtube or something right but trust me aikido isnt that advanced and easy to learn but if you want some a little eaiser i would recomend muay thai it is not as friendly as aikido and lethal because it involves knees,elbows,punching ,kicking, and some basic arm and knee locks but i really recomend you try aikido trust me it will pay off.

well im 17 and i started doing Brazillian Jiu Jitsu, kickboxing and wrestling. KB for standu, wrestling for takedown and takedown defense, and BJJ for ground game im pretty sure each one has a begginner level what ever gym you go to so yea

Everything as a beginner level..even Aikido. In fact if you want to learn it just for the sake of learning it you might as well start now. Don't expect to take 6 months of Aikido and go out into the world full of ability and confidence. It is not the art for the impatient or those who want to learn to fight quickly. Patience is paramount in the more traditional martial arts. Judo would serve a young guy well and real ability would be acheived in a much shorter time than it would be in Aikido. The good thing is that if you choose to study aikido later you will already be well versed in some of the same concepts. Train like an athlete while you can...plenty of time for Aikido later. If you just want to learn to fight..box first.

http://www.alljujitsu.com/index.html <----read this whole page ..... if you don't read this then you'll never really know which is the best to begin with....... My favorite exerp from "all jujitsu": On the other hand, there are many 'self defense advisors' who try to be so politically correct that when you ask them what is the best martial art, all you get out of them is an answer like, “No martial art is better than any other type of martial art. It all depends on how you train.” That doesn’t sound like much of a vote of confidence for any style, does it?

go ahead and learn aikido if you want to martial ars arnt made so that you have to already be this good befor you can start. sure some places have advanced classes but generally if you fond somewhere that teaches it they will have no problem teaching it to a beginner.if you want to try somethign simple try tae kwon do or mauy thai, i have found these to martial arts very simple and easy to learn.