It is rarely ever the art. It is the relationship you have with your instructor and who your instructor is. If you have a good teacher and a good student, you could literally learn to beat people to death using a broomhandle.
I want to piggy back on the guy who told you to take high school wrestling.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND...take up some taekwondo or karate during your down-time from wrestling.
You're young enough to be able to get black belts in two complementary arts before you approach an MMA club. I'd become a high...
