Explore the Jiu Jitsu Technique Universe
Follow technique pathways through our fun interactive tool to discover how BJJ moves connect and evolve.
What is the Submitsu Universe?
The Submitsu Universe is a comprehensive technique library of jiu jitsu moves that goes beyond just collecting techniques. We categorize each technique by position and submission type, then link them together into meaningful pathways that show how one technique naturally flows into another.
What makes our universe unique is our commitment to connecting resources from your favorite online coaches. Whether you're following Gordon Ryan's system, John Danaher's guard play, or any other instructor's methodology, we bring those favorite moves into one place and help inspire you to grow your knowledge by showing the relationships between different approaches.
Think of it as a living map of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu where every technique has context, every position has purpose, and every transition tells a story. Whether you're drilling basics, preparing for competitions, or just curious about how different schools approach the same problems, the Submitsu Universe helps you navigate the beautiful complexity of this martial art with clarity and confidence.
What is the Explore Universe Tool?
The Explore Universe Tool is our interactive learning companion that feeds you one question at a timeto help you navigate through the depth of techniques in our library. Rather than overwhelming you with thousands of moves, it acts as your personal guide, asking targeted questions to understand your current situation and goals.
By breaking down complex decision-making into simple, sequential choices, the tool helps you build faster decision-making skills for your jiu jitsu. Whether you're responding to an opponent's movement, choosing your attack direction, or selecting the perfect technique, the Explore Tool teaches you to think like a chess master on the mat - anticipating moves, understanding consequences, and finding the optimal path to victory.
React to Opponent
Analyze what your opponent is doing and respond with the most effective counter-techniques
Pick Direction
Choose the direction you want to take the fight - top control, guard play, or transitions
Pick Technique
Select the exact technique you want to explore next from our curated library
How can the Submitsu Universe help me?
Every BJJ practitioner faces the same fundamental challenges: information overload from countless techniques,difficulty seeing connections between different positions and submissions, and the struggle to apply knowledge under pressure during live rolling. Traditional learning methods often leave athletes feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information and disconnected from how everything fits together.
The Submitsu Universe addresses these challenges by providing structured pathways through the chaos, helping you observe and understand the intricate relationships between techniques in jiu jitsu. By showing how guard play connects to top control, how escapes lead to counters, and how submissions flow from positions, you'll develop a deeper, more intuitive understanding of the game.
This approach doesn't just help you learn faster - it helps you retain knowledge longer and apply it more effectivelywhen it matters most. Whether you're a beginner building fundamentals or an advanced practitioner refining your game, the Universe provides the context and connections that transform isolated techniques into a cohesive system.
Structured Learning
Organized pathways through techniques eliminate overwhelm
Pattern Recognition
See how techniques connect across different positions
Faster Decisions
Build intuition for choosing the right technique quickly
Long-term Retention
Contextual learning leads to better knowledge retention
Explore the Galaxies of Techniques
If the Universe represents all the techniques in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, then galaxies are clusters of related techniques. Each galaxy contains a family of techniques that share common principles, mechanics, or applications. By exploring these galaxies, you'll discover not just individual moves, but entire systems of related techniques that work together to form comprehensive approaches to different aspects of the game.