Along with still boxing. I just had my first fight and won, but unsure if I still want to keep competitively continue fighting. I still want to train and spar, though. My semester at school will be starting in Sept. and they offer a BJJ and Judo club cheap and was thinking of doing it for some ground game. Anyone who boxes and does another martial art, how do you balance it? Right now I box 3-4x week along with lifting 2x and running 3-4x week.
Judo is super tough on the body. What do you want more... Better throws/stand-up grappling or better groundwork? Judo for the former, BJJ for the latter.
Judoka weighing in here. I'm biased but have a love for judo, the body awareness and balance I've learned from it are very helpful, with boxing and with any kind of martial arts that I've found (could be different for everybody). Ground game that I have is solid but it depends where you're learning it really, my sensai was all about throws then transitions straight into submissions. So they were practical, but not always plausible. Try a few sessions of either, there is a learning curve for judo but its a beautiful thing once you get it.
You won't go wrong with doing this class (assuming club has a good pedigree). Give away the lifting for a while - the class will compensate, works in with your schedule and is cheap. Like Crossed Line my sensei was about position for throw but allowed modified randori sessions where submission or striking was allowed. Will work in well with your boxing IMO if this club is similar.
I think that Judo is a better discipline as far as takedowns go...however after that Brazilian JJ offers a wider variety of submissions.
Every single submission in BJJ was originally apart of Judo as the Gracies were taught by a judoka, Mitsuyo Maeda. After Judo became an olympic sport the ne-waza became less important in the curriculum. Most Judo schools teach it though. Judo>BJJ IMO as a person who trained in both disciplines for several years.
As ForemanJab stated, well done by the way, BJJ came from Judo; yes some was adapted but almost all was originally Judo. Now Judo competition rules do lean towards the throwing and standing aspects of the sport, but depending on your sensai/coach and their focus/your intended use, you can learn it all.
