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Just to chime in once again.
Both Judo and for instance Shodokan Aikido randori is not real fighting (neither is BJJ, UFC or whatever) but they come closer than kata training only. More importantly they develope attributes that are important in their own right in addition to testing your [insert chosen art] under trying circumstance.
If you can't have that in Aikido I think it is vitally important to continue taking Judo. The lessons learnt in Judo randori are directly applicable to Aikido, and yes I do mean direct not indirect.
I started Judo because quite frankly my Shodokan Aikido sucked. However when I was in Honbu I tended to concentrate on the kata I needed to learn. Judo gave me more randori time and since I was quite far away from Honbu - more Budo time. It was not a mistake with the end result being that my horizons are expanded and my Aikido is far better.
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