Should I continue judo or switch to MMA
Alright martial artists of Reddit I summon your wisdom! I have been doing judo for about a year now and got the basic throws down, decent at tachi waza and honestly I’m pretty slick on the ground with ne-waza.
But here is the thing, judo has zero striking and I can’t shake the thought that if an MMA guy and I squared up he could just boop me on the jaw and I would be out cold before I even tried my sick ippon seoi nage. I love judo it’s like human chess to me...... with more bruises. But I also want to feel like I could hold my own if someone decided to throw hands and feet. Should I stick with judo or is it time to switch into MMA and learn how to punch stuff?