I’m Max. I run BJJMore.

Here is the part that actually matters for you. I have two young kids and a full-time job, and I train three times a week. My elbow has been operated on and it is never going back to 100%. I am not the guy who wins by doing two-a-days and outgrinding everyone in the room. That option is off the table. So I learned to win the other way: study better material, study it smarter, and turn up with details my training partners have not seen yet.

That is the whole reason this site exists. I have watched 200+ hours of instructionals, going back to when I was a purple belt, and I test the material on the mat before I write a word about it.

Why my reviews read differently

Before jiu-jitsu ate my evenings, I taught at a university for four years. Judging whether teaching actually works was literally my job. So when I sit down with a Danaher or a Lachlan Giles instructional, I am not only asking whether the techniques are good. They usually are. I am asking whether the teaching is good: does the structure build on itself, will you still remember it next week, does it respect the handful of mat hours you actually get. That is the difference between an instructional you finish and one that sits in your library gathering dust.

I write for people like me. Limited training time, no spare cash to waste on the wrong purchase, and still genuinely ambitious about getting better.

What you will find here now

The site is growing again after a quiet stretch. Three things:

Honest reviews. In-depth, opinionated breakdowns of the instructionals worth your money, and clear warnings about the ones that are not. New reviews are going back up on a regular schedule.

The BJJ Map. My own learning guide: every technique in jiu-jitsu, which ones actually matter, and what to learn first instead of drowning in options.

Free tools. A skill tracker, a body-match tool, and a gi size calculator. No cost, no signup wall.

Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to the site.
Max van den Broek
Founder, BJJMore.com