Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, by Max Luong
Simplex Motus
A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu learning platform grounded in one idea: understanding outlives memorization, and the simplest movement that works is the one worth training. Books, essays, podcast, and small-group classes.
20+
Books
50
Articles
12
Principles
1
Method
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Principles
The twelve principles that anchor the Simplex Motus method, the spine of the books and the classes.
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More than twenty titles on jiu-jitsu, mindset, and the craft of moving well. Built to last on the shelf.
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Essays that connect training to learning, coaching, and life. New writing appears here first.
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All ArticlesJuly 2026
Read the Roll: Why Jiu-Jitsu Rewards Presence Over Memory and Prediction
Jiu-jitsu reveals why presence matters more than dwelling on mistakes or fearing what comes next. A grounded look at attention, timing, and decision-making on and off the mat.
July 2026
Why You Should Stop Comparing Your Jiu-Jitsu Journey to Everyone Else on the Mats
Two practitioners can walk through the same door on the same day and still live entirely different training lives. The room is shared. The curve is not.
July 2026
Fear, Arrogance, or Calm
Aristotle called courage the mean between two failures. Jiu-jitsu teaches this before it teaches anything else, and the mat asks a simpler question long before technique: which of the three states gets there first.
About
Simple Movement. Deep Understanding.
Simplex Motus, Latin for "simple movement," is the work of Max Luong. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, instructor, and author of more than twenty books on grappling, coaching philosophy, and personal development. What started as a set of teaching principles grew into a full publishing and education platform grounded in one idea: the best movement is the simplest movement that works.