Profession determines the martial art?

Hey. Need to ask a question. Why is it that there are a huge abundance of engineers doing martial arts, more so than other professions? From what I've seen, internet, friends, family, a lot of martial artists are engineers (especially biomedical engineers and mechanical engineers), rather than accountants (I know one who does martial arts, but thats it), teachers, etc.





I understand that perhaps doctors and dentists may not be martial artists (from an earlier question I asked and also since they rely on use their hands), but why not the other professions?





Also, to those who do martial arts when they were younger, did you ever manage to find time to juggle your studies and your martial arts as well?





One last question referring to an earlier question I asked here. If I were to become a dentist, since I have to take additional precautions and risks, which martial art would be optimum for me (I really would not like to do internal arts).





Please give your opinion, thank you.

Profession determines the martial art?
Tang Soo Do. Will suit your studies and will give you a full understanding of your body.
Reply:Actually i know of alot of doctors training in Martial arts, in fact, i think health profecionals make up a huge portion of Martial artists





You also see alot of security guards and teachers, maby its just where I train. Also police guys train there. There are really alot more profecions than you mentioned man, so maby its just where you are from that people train from those places





Oh and train in TKD, thats what my chiro does to avoid hand injurys
Reply:any proffesion any martial art i think u have been experiencing coincedence damn i cant spell lol
Reply:I would suggest Kendo, the discipline, precision and focus will be helpful for your chosen profession. And the armor will protect you from the most serious injury.





You can consider BJJ too, since there's not much throwing (which can lead to many kind of arm, neck %26amp; shoulder injuries) and focus mainly on grappling.





The BJJ rules generally forbid small joints (wrist, fingers etc) manipulation, neck cranks and leg locks. Training etiquette is to apply the submission slow and steady, giving you enough time to tap out to prevent injury. It is very safe.





Did I mentioned it is also tough training? :)
Reply:In the past, most martial artists knew about medicine and they were doctors.





I suggest TaiChi would be suitable for u. TaiChi is not only a martial arts, but also includes something else. It's really amazing!