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What’s a good supplementary martial art?

I am currently a practioner of modern wushu. It’s great as far as forms and depth of stances and fluid motion, but I sort of want to get into an art that has more applicable techniques for real-world self-defense situations. A lot of people have said that just karate is a good way to go, but I’m also interested in Muay Thai and Aikido. Any ideas?
To Boho: While sex IS fun, I find it hard to believe it would be useful in a self-defense situation, except in the most bizarre of situations. Lol.

Is it better to wait the opponent to attack first?

Most martial arts adopt a defensive stance in self defense situations. They think it is not convenient to attack the opponent first, because you might be exposed to a counterattack. But others say you might take the iniciative first with a quick and surprisive strike, like in Jeet Kune Do for example. I heard Taekwondo also is more of an attacking than defensive martial art.