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Where to begin.
Simplex Motus is a body of writing, teaching, and conversation about how movement is learned. There is no single door. Pick the one that fits where you are today.
If you are new to jiu-jitsu
Begin with the foundations. Read a short article, then work through the first two books to build the vocabulary the rest of the work assumes.
Browse the BooksIf you are a competitor or advanced student
The articles are where the sharpest thinking lives. Start with the most recent essays and follow the threads that pull at you.
Read the ArticlesIf you are a coach or instructor
The 12 Principles and the classes page describe the teaching method, a language for what makes movement simple, transferable, and honest.
See the ClassesIf you want to train locally
Explore Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes in Modesto, competition training, and the Simplex Motus teaching approach.
See the ClassesIf you want private instruction
One-on-one and semi-private sessions built around your current game, the problems you keep running into, and where you want to go next.
Private TrainingIf you want to host a seminar
Bring Simplex Motus instruction to your academy, team, or coaching staff through seminars, workshops, clinics, and coaching education.
Seminars & WorkshopsIf you prefer to listen
The podcast is the long-form conversation behind the writing, training, learning, coaching, and the questions that do not have neat answers.
Open the PodcastLatest Writing
The B.H.M. Triangle: Base, Hold, and Move in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Every grappler wants maximum stability, control, and mobility. Under real resistance you rarely get all three at full strength. The B.H.M. Triangle asks a better question: what does this moment require, and what are you trading to get it?