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Congrats on the quarterversary. Grappling is the only combat sport you can do for life and you should be totally fine as long as you can avoid knee, back and staph issues. My resting heart rate was in the 40s when I was doing mma regularly, I remember having to sit in my car for a bit before driving back home after a really hard session, far more intense than anything I've ever done.
Bjj culture is whack and most "cultures" are best avoided though you'd fine craig jones pretty funny. Especially his bjj ruined my life rant.
Rolling and getting subbed by a girl is a right of passage, you can sense that they are super weak yet you get caught by a rear naked choke you saw coming.
I would highly recommend direct neck training and a decent mouth guard. Having a stronger neck helps a lot beyond sub defence.
I really enjoyed the more humbling aspects of rolling too. Do you plan on doing some recreational striking after this. Judo is a great sub in a pinch in case you're out of town or move places.
I've done the same thing, where I'll drive home and just sit in the car for a minute for no particular reason. I've always thought MMA was the peak of athletic activities for that reason: no other sport punishes the lack of either anaerobic or aerobic fitness quite like fight sports. Your opponent sets the pace, and you can't entirely change their mind. That's been really good for me.
I don't think I ever intend to do much live striking. I suffered a really horrendous concussion in high school, and after that gave up boxing. I have an old heavy bag I'll do rounds on, and work on my form in a mirror to make sure I'm not dropping my hands so much that I'd get angry at me in a movie. But I don't intend to get in the ring.
Around here, BJJ places that also offer Judo are more common than pure Judo places, and I've actually looked up BJJ gyms in the places I'll visit this summer to talk to them about open mats and drop-in rates. A brown belt buddy of mine claims that if you call ahead, say you're visiting, and say you plan to buy an overpriced branded rashguard (which I probably should get a few of anyway) from them, they'll normally let you drop in for free.
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