19 positional situations
From neutral starts to guard, passing, control and escapes. A broad map of the fundamentals.
BUILT ON THE MAT.
YOUR GAME
ISN’T BUILT
BY ACCIDENT.
Nineteen fundamental situations. One place to document your solutions, identify weaknesses, and track how your jiu-jitsu evolves.
A roadmap for the work. A record of the progress.
19 Fundamental situations
08 Whole-map snapshots
112 Dated progress records
A FRAMEWORK.NOT A FINISH LINE.
01 / CONNECT THE PIECES
YOU’RE PUTTING
IN THE ROUNDS.
NOW SEE THE MAP.
A new escape. A different pass.
Another round that raises more questions.
Class gives you the pieces. Rolling shows you where they hold up. Understanding how those pieces fit into your own game can take longer.
MATBORNE gives that work somewhere to live: the answers you use, the positions that trouble you, and the connections you’re beginning to see.
Your instructors teach you jiu-jitsu.
This is where you keep track of what you’re learning.
02 / THE MATBORNE SYSTEM
KNOW WHERE YOU ARE.
FIND WHAT NEEDS WORK.
Practical observations. Personal answers.
No overall score. No shortcut to rank.
Your personal solutions
Keep names and references for the techniques you learn in training. Make room for answers that change.
Size-aware observations
Notice how a named outcome works with smaller, middle and larger partners. Keep the conditions with the score.
Defensive composure
Track how a position feels separately from whether you escape. Feeling composed is not a guarantee of safety.
Intentional attacks
Name the attack. Observe the setup and the attempt separately. A finish is not required to record development.
Eight whole-map snapshots
Return to the same assessment framework at any experience level. Eight dated packets, on your own schedule.
A history worth keeping
Preserve earlier solutions in dated records. Changing your main answer shouldn’t erase how you got there.
Connections, not islands
Record where you go next, where the route stalls, and the question you want to take to your coach.
03 / OPEN THE JOURNAL
REAL PAGES.
ROOM FOR YOUR GAME.
Selected pages from the current interior.
Choose a page for a closer look.
Start with your answers.
Keep the earlier chapters.
Take a step back.
Name it. Then observe it.
These are selected interior previews, not the complete workbook. Final cover and publication details are pending.
04 / BUILT FOR THE LONG GAME
THE ANSWERS CHANGE.
KEEP THE HISTORY.
Use it when something matters.
You don’t need to document every class.
- AFTER CLASS
One useful change.
Pick one position. Add a short observation, a solution name, or a question. A three-minute update can be enough.
- OVER THE MONTHS
Patterns come into view.
Revisit a position. Name what changed and under which conditions. Take the next unused snapshot when it’s useful.
- YEARS INTO TRAINING
Look back. Carry it forward.
Earlier records show what your answers used to be. Keep them as context as your game—and your next training record—develops.
05 / FOR THE PEOPLE DOING THE WORK
NEW TO THE MAT.
STILL BUILDING YOUR GAME.
RETURNING TO THE FUNDAMENTALS.
For beginners, developing white belts, and newer blue belts auditing their fundamentals. Bring a question to your instructor; use the journal as an optional starting point for that conversation.
MATBORNE complements training and coaching. It does not replace instruction, teach advanced techniques, or determine promotion.
Cover concept · Final artwork to be selected
COMING SOON
MATBORNE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Fundamentals
Roadmap & Progress Journal
A compact physical companion to the work you’re already doing. Structured enough to see the map. Open enough to make it yours.
- FORMAT
- 7 × 10-inch paperback
- INTERIOR
- 128 pages · Black & white
- RECORDS
- 112 dated progress records
- SESSIONS
- 18 selected training entries
Current edition specifications. Release date and final cover to be confirmed.