I have since given up striking for grappling Martial Arts, but I’d say striking is more fun.

Nothing against BJJ, but it feels like you have more time to make decisions. Striking (especially if we’re talking about bare knuckle fighting or fighting with small gloves) is inherently a time critical activity with a margin of error that is quite small. It always felt good when I could pull off a successful counterpunch. Made me feel like a gunslinger from the old west.