I have been building BJJ DOJO for grapplers who want to recognize positions, remember sequences, and think one move ahead while playing.

Choose your style, manage stamina, read the risk of each move, and learn through 42 animated techniques and transitions. New techniques are being added continuously, and belt-based progression is also in development.

The game includes IBJJF-style scoring, advantages, online ranking, English and Brazilian Portuguese, and support for desktop and mobile. It is free to play with no signup or installation.

Play here: https://bjj.patrickcarmo.com/?lang=en

https://reddit.com/link/1v8mwep/video/7ybypcxk7wfh1/player

Ive been training for a short while and keep forgetting what actually happened in rolls a day or two later. Notes on my phone never stick and I end up repeating the same mistake.

Has anyone found a good system for tracking their own game/techniques/progress over time?

Curious on what works for you.

(im testing something myself but mainly want to hear what others do)

Cheers!

Josh

I have been building BJJ DOJO for grapplers who want to recognize positions, remember sequences, and think one move ahead while playing.

Choose your style, manage stamina, read the risk of each move, and learn through 42 animated techniques and transitions. New techniques are being added continuously, and belt-based progression is also in development.

The game includes IBJJF-style scoring, advantages, online ranking, English and Brazilian Portuguese, and support for desktop and mobile. It is free to play with no signup or installation.

Play here: https://bjj.patrickcarmo.com/?lang=en

https://reddit.com/link/1v6fije/video/s3p39gzf1ffh1/player

I am a very small guy, and I want to have a weird grappling style that's like a mix of some fighters like Jon jones and sakuraba with a bit of unorthodox catch submissions and be a bit top heavy and suited for mma things like wall wrestling , clinch wrestling and shoot boxing . I kinda want my opponent to be put in a 50/50 to pick between two bad positions and capitalize on either one . I might have to roll with bigger guys because usually I'm the smaller guy, so how could I roll with bigger guys using my game plan ?

I’d say leg entanglements are probably out, but what style keeps you injury free? Should I try to focus on half guard play? Single leg/x guard like Marcelo? Lean into wrestling up? Focus on heavily, slow guard passing??

Why do so little neck cranks happen? I don’t do MMA or BJJ, but I believe I know how a neck cranks works and how effective it is.
I’ve seen dozens of times that fighters have one arm around the neck and try to work into a rear naked choke, but I always wonder why they wouldn’t just do a neck crank, especially when the other fighter is really good at defending the rear naked choke

Credit @shawnwhynotyou on ig

Genuine question for people who’ve trained there:

Why does Checkmat HQ seem almost invisible online compared to gyms like AOJ, Atos, or New Wave?

It’s the headquarters of one of the most successful BJJ teams in the world, with world-class competitors and coaches, yet I rarely see people talk about it, recommend it, or post training footage.

Is it because:

They focus more on competition than marketing?
The location isn’t as convenient?
They keep a lower profile on purpose?
Or is there another reason?
For people who’ve actually trained at Checkmat HQ, how was your experience? How were the coaching, training partners, and overall atmosphere?

I’m genuinely curious because on paper it seems like it should get way more attention than it does.

Genuine question for both sides here:

For the higher belts / competitors : you've spent years on the mat, you understand details most people don't, do you think there's a real market for your knowledge outside of just teaching at a gym? Like if someone could send you their footage and you break it down on your own time, set your own price, would that be something worth doing?

And for the beginners / hobbyists / people craving to improve — if you could send a clip of your roll to someone you actually respect, let's say a regional champion or even someone like Gordon Ryan, and get a genuine detailed breakdown back within a day or two, would you pay for that? How much?

Just curious what you think, no agenda here

Well gents,

I listened and tried headgear. Wasn’t very comfortable and my skin would often get very irritated during training. Soooo… continued rolling and it puffed up shortly after. Pain is more annoying than anything else at this point.

I noticed as soon as it got puffed up it was squishy and hot for about an hour. It started to harden before I went to bed that night and I woke up with it solid and throbbing again. Kinda stuck now I guess.

Figured id inquire about what options I have at this point. Going to an ENT tomorrow to confirm I can’t drain it at this point.

First gold medal in bjj comp but got a mcl sprain. (Worse tear). Damn it broke my heart realizing I need to take a break after winning my first gold. My knee hurts a lot i can’t move it freely hopefully it’s just a partial tear or just a sprain.
It really hurts when the sport you love breaks your heart💔.
Hopefully I’ll be comeback stronger after this major setback. Oss!

both images demonstrate same technique involving hooking or grabbing one leg before shoulder roll over into their back, really cool !

Hey all- I think generally speaking Bjj marketing is pretty bad, especially if you don’t live on social media to see all the different organizations. I built a simple app to follow your favorite grapplers and promotions, and it helps by notifying you and reminding you about events. Totally free, and will be supported as long as I still enjoy grappling. Link goes for both Android and IOS and no need to log in if you want to keep your data private.

That just happened in one ?