"Highly recommend to anyone looking to take their jiu-jitsu to the next level"
Ryan Teo | 10th Planet and Harvard Jiu-Jitsu Athlete
Designed to accelerate skill acquisition and rapid development
Decades of research on motor learning and skill acquisition point to the same conclusion: the athletes who progress fastest are the ones who reflect on what they trained, not just how often they trained. Writing down what worked, what failed, and the position it happened from forces the brain to encode the memory differently than passive repetition does.
Without that step, most practitioners forget the majority of what they drill within a week. With it, technique starts compounding. Patterns become visible. The holes in your game stop being invisible. This is the system every high-level competitor builds for themselves eventually. The journal just gives you the structure on day one.
90 days, full refund, no questions. If you train consistently with this journal and don't see your skill curve change, send it back. We'll return your money in full.
We're not interested in keeping payment from someone the product didn't serve. The journal works when it's used, and we've structured the guarantee to reflect that. The only test is whether you actually log your sessions. If you do and the results aren't there, we made you a promise we couldn't keep, and we'll honor it.
Mat hours alone don't make a great practitioner. Two people can train the same number of times per week and end up in completely different places after a year. The difference isn't intensity. It's deliberateness.
The Bushido Journal is the system serious practitioners build for themselves once they realize raw repetition has limits. It's evidence-based: every section is informed by research on how skill is actually acquired, retained, and refined. You log technique, partner, position, and what failed. The journal does the rest.
Over time, your training becomes a record instead of a blur. Patterns appear. Weaknesses surface. Your game stops drifting and starts compounding.
Deliberate. Specific. Built to compound.
William Watts Owner, East Coast Jiu Jitsu Parlor"I gave a few of my students the Bushido Journal and they loved it. They were happy to get something formatted for focusing on jiujitsu and not just a bunch of blank pages with cool designs. Everyone should train with specific goals in mind. Anything that does that is going to help you get better at jiujitsu. The Bushido Journal is a good tool to make that process more fun."
Ryan Teo 10th Planet and Harvard Jiu-Jitsu Athlete"After each training session, I take a few minutes to write down what worked, what didn't, and what I want to work on next time. It keeps me from just going through the motions. Instead, I'm able to stay focused on the techniques I'm trying to improve and build my game strategically."
Rory Murphy White belt, 6 months training"I started six months ago and felt like everyone around me had been training forever. The journal gave me something to focus on outside of class. Now when I'm drilling I actually know what I'm working on instead of just rolling and hoping. I feel like I'm catching up faster than I expected to."
Accelerate your progression by tracking what matters.
Every entry captures the same elements so you always know what to write.
Monthly reviews keep your training aligned with your broader goals.
The Calendar section shows years of training at a glance.
Structured prompts make note-taking feel effortless, not overwhelming.
Authentic reviews, real progress.
said the journal helped them train with more focus and intent.
said they look back at their entries when preparing for competition or testing.
would recommend the journal to a training partner.
Results concluded from a 3-month post purchase survey campaign from November 2025 to January 2026.
Skill in jiu-jitsu compounds slowly. The practitioners who climb are not the most gifted. They are the ones who train deliberately, week after week.
Most plateaus are not effort plateaus. They are retention plateaus. Two practitioners with the same hours on the mat end up in different places, depending on what they did with what they trained.
Bushido was designed by an exercise scientist who trains jiu-jitsu. Every prompt and every section reflects what we wish we had when we started.
Bushido exists to equip practitioners to train deliberately. To turn mat hours into measurable progression. To give every practitioner the system that elite competitors build for themselves.
Questions about your order, the journal, or how to get the most out of it? Send us a message at support@bushidojournal.com. We answer every email personally, usually within a day.
Every level. White belts get more guided prompts that help them know what to focus on. Higher belts get space for more specific technical and tactical reflection. The journal grows with you, not against you.
No setup. Open the journal, fill in the first entry after your next class, and continue from there. The prompts are easy-to-understand for all levels.
A blank notebook gives you nothing to react to. The Bushido Journal is structured around the specific elements that move jiu-jitsu skill forward: technique, partner, position, failure point, and pattern. You write less and capture more.
Yes. The journal is designed for jiu-jitsu specifically, but the structure applies to any technical grappling: MMA, judo, wrestling, sambo, no-gi submission grappling. The prompts focus on positions, transitions, and submissions, which translate across disciplines.
4-7 business days in the US, 10-14 days internationally. Orders ship within 2 business days of purchase.
You have 90 days. Train with the journal, log your sessions, and if it hasn't made a difference to your training, send it back for a full refund. No questions, no friction. Just email support@bushidojournal.com to start the return.