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BJJ game plan builder

Build routes, not a pile of moves.

A jiu-jitsu game plan connects your starting positions to the reactions you expect, the techniques you trust, and the routes that bring you back when the first option fails.

Build the first branch
Step-by-step framework About 7 minutes Adaptable to any style

A game plan is a living map, not a script. It connects the positions you actually reach to one priority, one trusted route, and the reactions you keep seeing.

Build from real rounds

Start with a position that appears often—not the move you find most exciting. From there, map four things:

Position

Where are your posture, grips, base, and immediate danger?

Priority

What space, angle, or control must you win before moving?

Reaction

How does a partner usually stop or redirect your first route?

Connection

Where does that reaction send you next—or how do you recover?

If you rarely reach back control, six finishing branches from the back are not your next priority. Map the earlier position that decides whether you get there.

Build one useful branch

01

Name the start

Use a specific position you can recognize while tired.

02

Set the priority

Write what must be controlled or protected first.

03

Add one reaction

Choose the response partners give you most often.

04

Connect or recover

Define your next route and a safe way back when it breaks.

Your first branch From [position], I first need [priority]. I try [route]. If my partner [reaction], I connect to [next route]. If I lose the exchange, I return to [stable position].

See the route, not a move list

This seated-guard example shows the shape of a map. Your coach should supply the technical details.

StartSeated guardWin inside space and make a connection
They retreatFollow or standKeep posture and reconnect safely
They pressureProtect alignmentEnter the close-range guard you train
Grip breaksRecover insideReset before reaching again

The value is the decision cue: retreat, pressure, or lost connection. The route changes when the cue changes.

Use five anchors

StandingTopBottomEscapeFinish

You do not need every possible branch. One dependable route at each anchor is enough to expose the gaps. If you can pass but cannot stabilize, the missing transition becomes the next part of the map.

Pressure-test one branch

Focused round

Repeat the decision

  • Start in the mapped position with clear goals for both athletes.
  • Reset when the branch finishes or leaves the target position.
  • Notice which reaction appears most and where connection breaks.
  • Ask your partner what felt easiest to interrupt.

After class, update only what changes a decision. Keep routes that survive appropriate resistance, clarify cues you notice too late, and remove branches that exist only in theory. A short journal note or one video timestamp is enough.

Keep a useful journalTurn repeated round problems into evidence for your map. Review one exchangeFind the decision that changed the route before the final outcome. Use the improvement loopConnect planning, feedback, focused rounds, and recovery. Explore the guidesChoose the tool that matches your current training problem.
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Bring one broken branch.

Describe where the route starts, how your partner reacts, and where you lose the exchange. Organize the problem before you test it on the mat.

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AI Danaher is an original OFFMAT coach. It is not John Danaher and is not affiliated with or endorsed by him.