Striking

Those of us who do sport grappling sometimes get away from the origins of what we do. Every variation of grappling is a segment of combat practice. It is fun to go deep into sport BJJ and hit inversions or complicated leg locks, but to begin we should ask "Would what we are doing change if we were getting punched in the face?". I think that may be the basis of what constitutes a blue belt in my eyes. Do you grapple in a way that if strikes were introduced you would make intelligent choices and not get slaughtered? Process that thought the next time you roll. How bad would this be if I was getting hit?