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Right [James Goolsby].

Look, I loved elements of my martial arts experience. The grappling arts work (besides everything that’s mentioned) because they don’t interfere as much with the MO of the SDTS.

I would caution about BJJ for two reasons.
1. You become comfortable going to your back and going to the ground.
2. You train to wait (no sense of urgency).

Don’t get me wrong, there are A LOT of guys in Judo who hit the ground and just stop because in 5 seconds they’re back on their feet. But if trained correctly like my friend David Ellis, you can really crank on the ground.

There are two things you need out of grappling – sense of urgency and work to gain a position of advantage.

Wrestling provides this but you also get in the habit of giving up your back.

Judo will have that urgency on your feet and if trained properly will give you what you need – but you still need to anchor your training in the SDTS.