Topic

Game Design.

Building a jiu-jitsu game on purpose: picking a main guard, going deep before going wide, and structuring what you study at each belt.

2 posts on this topic.

August 11, 2026 4 min read

What's the Fastest Way to Learn a New Guard?

I've added two guards to my game with the same four-week protocol, built around a single constraint: the new guard only gets the first five minutes of every round.

A flowchart mapping entries and exits from one BJJ guard

July 7, 2026 4 min read

How to Build a BJJ Game Around One Guard

I spent my first two belts as a generalist with a B-minus version of four guards. Picking one and going deep for six months was the biggest jump my game ever made.