Well, knowing how to roll properly will help you stay on your feet, but yeah, it scares me that there's no groundwork in Aikido. My dad's Aikido instructor also taught judo, and I can understand why now. If someone much stronger than me had me pinned down, I'd have no idea what to do. I'm definitely interested in cross-training. Systema is the art I'm most interested in right now beyond Aikido. No one else mentioned it here... it seems to keep a low profile. The classes at my university are $15 per class.
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