JKTJJ Global training info for gyms, coaches, and events
Updates

What Is New

This Week

This week

  • Cont migration to JKTJJ web2
  • Porting web to web2: fixed City Map pin stacking bugs, then ported Coach Tour Map with its tour stop builder.
  • Coach past seminar history panel for web2

May 1, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Porting web to web2: fixed City Map pin stacking bugs, then ported Coach Tour Map with its tour stop builder.

Data / Events

  • Coach past seminar history panel for web2

General

  • Cont migration to JKTJJ web2

April 30, 2026

General

  • Cont migration to JKTJJ web2.0
  • Rate limiting middleware
  • API routes table updated to describe the slim bulk response

April 29, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • The last updated date was showing twice. Fixed.
  • Training session summary was leaking into the gym description on some gyms. Fixed.

Product / UI

  • Gym pages got a cleaner hero. Warmer dark background, rounded corners, and a tighter layout.
  • The Get Verified prompt got quieter. Smaller pill style instead of a full banner.
  • The contact card sits directly under the hero now with no gap between them.
  • Contact info cards dropped the retro yellow background for a cleaner neutral look.
  • Action buttons got updated. Log Training is amber, Follow and Set Home are lighter.
  • Mobile buttons now use short labels: Follow, Set home, and Log.
  • Download and embed buttons now show on all gym pages, not just gyms with social links.

Marketing / Pages

  • Embed widget now derives fee visibility from the transparentPricing flag, not raw text.

General

  • Gym name now uses a condensed display font so long names stay on fewer lines.
  • Hero nav tabs are now flush at the bottom of the hero instead of floating above the content.

April 28, 2026

Data / Events

  • Event download cards now include a QR code that links directly to the event page.
  • Coach profile photos now show on event pages when the coach is listed on JKTJJ.
  • Coach photos also show on downloadable event cards. Multiple coaches get a portrait row with names overlaid.

General

  • Added Shanghai
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April 2026

April 27, 2026

Data / Events

  • 2 new gyms added to Sydney

April 26, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Code cleanup: Auth, Homepage Map

General

  • City pages now show follower count.

April 25, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Coach download cards got a small fix.

Product / UI

  • Now users can scan QR for gym info from downloadable gym card.
  • Your followed coaches now show on your profile.

General

  • Added Taipei.
  • Added coaches Lucas Lepri and Rigan Machado.

April 24, 2026

Product / UI

  • Manila is now surfaced on the homepage map.

April 23, 2026

Product / UI

  • Profile now has a private invite section.
  • Sent invites now show on your profile with pending and accepted states.
  • Member follows were simplified so profile relationships stay more stable.

Data / Events

  • Gyms Added: KLNBJJ HQ and Mong Kok locations

Routing / Infra

  • You can create an invite link for training partners or BJJ friends.
  • Invite links now open a join page that shows who invited you.

General

  • Email, SMS, WhatsApp, and LINE invite actions are now in place.
  • New members must accept the invite before mutual follows are created.
  • Follow counts and follow lists were updated to match the new member follow model.

April 22, 2026

Data / Events

  • Jiu-Jitsu CON 2026 is now on the events calendar.
  • A few event listings got cleaned up and updated.

April 21, 2026

Product / UI

  • Public profiles got a few refinements.
  • The fist bump on public profiles now works.
  • Follow and fist bump states are clearer on public profiles.
  • Mobile profile stats got cleaned up.
  • Recent activity on public profiles now reflects the latest gym and city activity.
  • Profile browsing feels steadier when moving between public profiles.

Data / Events

  • Past events got cleaned up.
  • Event coach listings got more accurate.

Routing / Infra

  • You can link a featured coach or add a name manually.

General

  • Belt history can now show who promoted you.

April 20, 2026

Product / UI

  • Search and map sections are easier to scan.

General

  • The home page got cleaned up.
  • A few public page sections got tighter and simpler.
  • Follow and home actions on city, gym, and coach pages now show the journal before asking you to sign up.
  • New visitors get a clearer picture of what they are joining before creating an account.

April 19, 2026

Product / UI

  • Mobile Journal is in development.
  • A native mobile app for Training Log and Passport is coming soon.

Data / Events

  • The Events page was simplified.
  • Event rows are easier to scan.
  • Mobile event browsing was improved.
  • Event details now open more directly from the list.
  • Header and footer readability on the Events page was improved.

General

  • Log sessions from your phone, keep your passport on the go.

April 18, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Fixed CSW HQ BJJ backgroundImage path.

Data / Events

  • Updated gym data ingestion rules to clarify grappling definition (includes BJJ, Judo, Sambo, Sparring) and default 1-hour class duration.

General

  • Orange County coverage got significantly deeper.
  • Added three new gyms: One Jiu-Jitsu & Fitness, Phenom Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Teragi Academy.
  • Refreshed complete schedules and contact details for Costa Mesa Jiu-Jitsu, Power Of Leverage BJJ, and Praia Checkmat.
  • All Orange County gym pages now have accurate session counts, time distribution, and coordinates.
  • Orange County now has 9 fully curated gyms.

April 17, 2026

Product / UI

  • You can now follow a city from its page and unfollow from your profile.
  • Your profile now shows the cities you follow.
  • Journal now links to a demo profile so new visitors can see what a public profile looks like.

Data / Events

  • Event listings got cleaner.
  • Duplicate event rows were removed from the current events data.
  • Event city matching is more consistent now, especially for supported city pages.
  • Older city event records were normalized so event listings are easier to maintain.

Marketing / Pages

  • The About page FAQ now links to the same demo profile from the public profile question.

General

  • City follows are live.

April 16, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Kept the public Verified Academy page on the current checkout path while the new verified gym flow is still being debugged.

Product / UI

  • The Journal page now explains Training Log, Passport, and profile privacy more clearly for new members.
  • Any listed gym can now embed their JKTJJ profile on their own site in two lines.
  • The embed shows schedule, fees, contact, and social links. Updates automatically when the profile updates.
  • Gym pages now have a copy embed button in the links section.

Data / Events

  • Verified coach copy now explains follows, gym and event links, and promotion history more clearly.
  • Past event pages now have a Were you there? prompt to log your attendance.
  • The log CTA on event pages now shows for all event types, not just seminars and camps.

Marketing / Pages

  • Started the first verified gym admin flow work.
  • Verified gym copy now explains follows and Home Gym more clearly.
  • The Gym Shops early access block was removed from the Verified gym page for now.

General

  • Added an early gym admin area for managed gyms and pending gym submissions.
  • A new for-gyms page has the full how-to.

April 15, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • events data ingestion pipleline cleanup

General

  • Journal got cleaner after sign in.
  • The Journal tab is now called Training Log.
  • Privacy copy got shorter and clearer.

April 14, 2026

Product / UI

  • Your profile now shows the gyms you follow and lets you unfollow there.

Marketing / Pages

  • Verified gym and coach pages got shorter and easier to scan.

General

  • Gym follows are live.
  • Journal now explains itself better when you first land there.
  • Gym and coach pages got cleaner up top.

April 13, 2026

Product / UI

  • You can now follow public profiles and coaches.
  • Your profile now shows who you follow and lets you unfollow there.

General

  • Coach pages now show follower count.
  • Belt promotions now start at blue belt.

April 12, 2026

Product / UI

  • Public profile follows are live.

General

  • The fist bump is live.

April 9, 2026

General

  • Journal now opens with your home city and home gym already picked.
  • Home city and home gym actions are now on city and gym pages.
  • City and gym pages got cleaner up top.

April 8, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Public profile links got fixed.

Product / UI

  • Profile settings got cleaner.

Data / Events

  • Logging from event pages feels smoother now.

April 7, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Event links and imports got more reliable.

Product / UI

  • Public profile routing got cleaned up.

General

  • Username matching got better.

April 6, 2026

Product / UI

  • Profiles now include usernames and belt history.
  • Public profiles are live.

General

  • Added belt promotion history.
  • Journal and sign in moved into the main navigation.
  • Added home city and home gym settings.

April 5, 2026

Product / UI

  • Profile got its first member stats and belt info.

General

  • Journal is live.
  • Passport is live inside Journal.
  • Sign in and sign up pages are live.

April 4, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Trimmed weak city coverage and reactivated Montreal.

Product / UI

  • Extended the map experience to New York.
  • Cleaned up legacy coach profile handling.
  • Refined the featured coach tour map.
  • Updated coach profile presentation.
  • Added Cobrinha, Beatriz Mesquita, and Leo Vieira.

Data / Events

  • Reviewed city coverage and event activity.
  • Simplified the Events page filter bar.
  • Improved past event pages.
  • Expanded the past events archive.

General

  • Upgraded Singapore to the curated city stop version.
  • Coach pages look better when shared around.
  • Montreal remains the only remaining single-gym city.

April 3, 2026

Product / UI

  • Redesigned partner spots into a cleaner strip.
  • Added area based map guidance to the Bangkok city page.
  • Bangkok gym pins now open directly to gym pages on touch devices.
  • Refined the Bangkok city map experience.
  • Extended the map experience to London.
  • Extended the map experience to Singapore and Tokyo.
  • Extended the map experience to Hong Kong.
  • Extended the map experience to Kuala Lumpur.

Data / Events

  • Made the Events page easier to scan.
  • Added subtle trust cues to the Events index.
  • Added a compact trust block to the Events page summary area.

Marketing / Pages

  • Updated verification treatment for unverified gyms.

General

  • Refined verification presentation on gym pages.
  • The home page looks better when shared around.
  • Removed old homepage code and styling.
  • The coaches page looks better when shared around.

April 2, 2026

Product / UI

  • Mobile feels better too.

Data / Events

  • Added clearer pricing snapshots where public info is available.
  • Events now feel more like a serious destination.
  • Seminars, camps, and workshops are better positioned.

Routing / Infra

  • Cleaned up a few broken public links.

General

  • Improved city pages for easier browsing.
  • Tightened city summary language.
  • LA coverage got refreshed.

April 1, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Featured coach pages got cleaner and more reliable.

Data / Events

  • Events now load in smaller batches and feel lighter.
  • Event counts now match what you see on the page.
  • Event pages can now be downloaded as cards.

General

  • The BJJ Directory page got a leaner tone.
  • The home page feels faster.
March 2026

March 31, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Adult schedule counts got fixed.

Product / UI

  • City maps feel steadier now.
  • City schedule breakdown got rebuilt around expandable cards.
  • Gym cards and map popups now show short utility notes.
  • Mobile feels more consistent.

General

  • Gym pages show schedules in a simpler way.
  • San Diego got a data pass.
  • A few pages got less busy and less over explained.

March 30, 2026

Product / UI

  • Gym cards now show short utility notes.
  • Added the same notes to gym map popups.

Data / Events

  • Expanded sitemap coverage to event detail routes.
  • The event download card got cleaner.

Marketing / Pages

  • Updated empty sponsor slots to use default promos.

March 29, 2026

Data / Events

  • Event cards are clearer.
  • The Events page now leans harder into seminars, camps, and workshops.
  • Event titles now link through properly.

General

  • Voice got simpler and easier to use.
  • The home page now has a nearby city shortcut if you share location.
  • Share to X now includes the title and summary.
  • The nearby list on city pages now starts closed.

March 28, 2026

General

  • Defined the public Voice rules.
  • Expanded Voice coverage in Singapore.
  • Refined Voice language to stay calm and clear.
  • You can now flag incorrect gym info from gym pages.

March 27, 2026

Product / UI

  • Built the first full Voice flow.

Data / Events

  • Seeded and surfaced the first batch of Hong Kong gym Voice data.

General

  • Standardized gym page weekly schedule summaries.
  • Voice copy and gym pages got cleaned up.

March 26, 2026

Product / UI

  • Built the first usable Voice intake flow.
  • Reworked the gym page hero for a cleaner layout.
  • Built the first Voice review flow.

General

  • Added a short introduction to Voice.
  • Voice submissions can now be reviewed and moderated.

March 23, 2026

Product / UI

  • Added TAI KOK TSUI BJJ in Hong Kong.

Marketing / Pages

  • Traffic numbers got refreshed.

March 22, 2026

Product / UI

  • Hong Kong now has map support.
  • Added Carpe Diem Jiu Jitsu Hong Kong QB and The Tranquil JiuJitsu Hong Kong.

General

  • City access notes got a clearer template.

March 21, 2026

Product / UI

  • City maps behave better in full screen now.
  • The focused gym card no longer gets in the way on mobile full screen.

March 20, 2026

Product / UI

  • City gym cards got cleaner and made more room for training info.
  • Full screen city maps now use the same filters.

Marketing / Pages

  • Traffic numbers got refreshed.

General

  • City pages now have a tighter filter tray.

March 19, 2026

Product / UI

  • Gym cards no longer repeat the weekly training line.

Routing / Infra

  • Added Urban JiuJitsu HQ in Seoul.

March 18, 2026

Data / Events

  • Coach pages can now download event cards.

General

  • Removed Tallinn and Zagreb.

March 17, 2026

Product / UI

  • Gym pages can now be downloaded as cards.

Data / Events

  • Event pages can now be downloaded as cards.

March 16, 2026

Data / Events

  • Share menus are now on gyms, events, coaches, and city pages.

General

  • Added THE BLOCK in Bali.

March 15, 2026

Product / UI

  • The home page map no longer breaks if someone types a city that is not there.

General

  • Added The Grappling Center in KL.

March 14, 2026

General

  • Added Monarchy MMA Bangsar and Average BJJ in KL.

March 13, 2026

Data / Events

  • Event import rules got cleaner.

General

  • Added Monarchy MMA City Center in KL.
  • Gym data got cleaned up.

March 12, 2026

General

  • Added Perennial BJJ and Black Wolf in Dallas.

March 11, 2026

Product / UI

  • Added Octagon MMA in Dallas.

March 9, 2026

Product / UI

  • Mapped out what comes next.

March 8, 2026

General

  • A bunch of site plumbing got cleaned up.

March 7, 2026

Product / UI

  • Schedule Breakdown now uses the new card layout.

General

  • Weekend options now means gyms with both Saturday and Sunday adult classes.

March 6, 2026

Routing / Infra

  • Public links got checked and cleaned up.

General

  • Added Alex Martins and 5 Elements in Dallas.

March 5, 2026

General

  • The site feels lighter and faster.

March 4, 2026

Marketing / Pages

  • All gyms sorting now gives a small edge to clear pricing.

General

  • Added High Rollers, Legacy HQ, and Garage JJ in Sydney.

March 3, 2026

Marketing / Pages

  • Clarified coach and gym inclusion policy.
  • The updates page now leads with a weekly highlight.

March 2, 2026

Marketing / Pages

  • Tightened verified status criteria.

General

  • Added Taylor Biagi, Double Five, and Supreme in Chicago.
  • Rearranged city pages for a clearer hierarchy.

March 1, 2026

Product / UI

  • Dense gym cards got a cleaner layout.

Marketing / Pages

  • Traffic numbers got refreshed.

General

  • Added Gracie Humaita and VOW BJJ in Austin.
February 2026

February 28, 2026

General

  • Added city access notes for Melbourne, San Francisco, Seattle, and Tokyo.
  • All gyms sorting got updated.
  • Added Top Team Jiu Jitsu Academy in Abu Dhabi.

February 27, 2026

Routing / Infra

  • Coach links got more consistent.

General

  • Shop pages hold up better when a brand does not have a full setup yet.
  • Added city access notes for Las Vegas, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Barcelona, and Cape Town.

February 26, 2026

Marketing / Pages

  • Pricing got refreshed for gyms and coaches.

General

  • Added city access notes for Sydney, Bali, and Atlanta.

February 25, 2026

Product / UI

  • Maps feel steadier in regular mode now.

General

  • Added city access notes for Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

February 24, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Last updated labels got more reliable.

Data / Events

  • Events now use a simpler date range filter.

General

  • City highlights now look for more balanced training options, not just volume.
  • Keyboard and dialog behavior got better.

February 23, 2026

General

  • Added city access notes for San Diego, Austin, Stockholm, and Los Angeles.

February 22, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Main page full screen map got fixed up.

Product / UI

  • Home page map popups got cleaner.
  • City cards now show a light open mat signal when available.
  • Map list headers got tighter.
  • There is now a reset view icon on the map.

February 21, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Region mapping got corrected.

Product / UI

  • The home page map got easier to reset and browse.

General

  • The old Regional Coverage block came off the home page.
  • London got fresh training notes.

February 20, 2026

Product / UI

  • The home page full screen map got cleaned up.

General

  • City access notes got better in Singapore, Bangkok, and Phuket.
  • City access notes got more useful.

February 19, 2026

Product / UI

  • City pages feel steadier when moving in and out of full screen maps.
  • The home page map updates more smoothly now.

Data / Events

  • Past event loading is more consistent.

General

  • Singapore got better training notes.

February 18, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • Embedded shop pages got more reliable.

Marketing / Pages

  • Verified gym shop pages got cleaner.
  • Expanded ecommerce support for verified gyms in Phuket.

General

  • City notes now use calmer wording.

February 17, 2026

General

  • Added coach Owen Livesey.
  • Dallas and Phuket got refreshed.

February 16, 2026

General

  • City overviews now follow one cleaner format.
  • Beginner class detection got better.

February 15, 2026

General

  • City overviews now read more like practitioner notes.
  • City summary coverage got easier to maintain.

February 14, 2026

Product / UI

  • Expanded map support for Sacramento

General

  • Added SAC BJJ Maxwell in Sacramento.

February 12, 2026

Data / Events

  • Event backups got better.
  • Past events now have backup support too.
  • Gym and event exports got cleaner.

February 10, 2026

General

  • Added Brazilian Top Team Back Bay in Boston.

February 9, 2026

Product / UI

  • Organizations work better on mobile now.

Data / Events

  • Events filters feel more consistent.
  • Event listings got cleaner.

Marketing / Pages

  • Organizations got a cleaner landing page.

General

  • Pedro Sauer got added to organizations.

February 8, 2026

General

  • Added Tricolor MMA, Gracie JiuJitsu Lavender, Gracie JiuJitsu SAFRA CCK, and Enjoy The Process in Singapore.

February 7, 2026

Data / Events

  • The Events page feels smoother when moving between the map and month list.

General

  • Added Urban JiuJitsu and Estrategia Brazilian Jiu Jitsu SA in Cape Town, plus Hoga in Zurich.

February 6, 2026

Product / UI

  • Map behavior got cleaned up.
  • Expanded map support to Cape Town

February 5, 2026

Data / Events

  • The Events page got its cork board look.
  • Event location labels got cleaner.
  • Add Event now matches the main Events style better.

February 4, 2026

Product / UI

  • Gym map popups got a better layout.
  • Map popups feel steadier now.

Data / Events

  • Event cards got cleaner.

February 3, 2026

Fixes / Stability

  • A deployment issue got fixed.

February 2, 2026

Product / UI

  • Map popups and the gyms near center list got better.

General

  • Time of day class counting got more accurate.
  • Gym counts are more consistent now.
  • Added 305 Grappling and Mario Sperry in Miami.
January 2026

January 31, 2026

Product / UI

  • Coach profiles now show a simple activity summary.

General

  • Coach social icons got cleaned up.

January 30, 2026

Product / UI

  • Gym profiles now show a simple hosting summary.

Data / Events

  • Past events now stay focused on training events.
  • Archived event data got better backup support.
  • City pages now show that same hosting summary above events.

January 28, 2026

Product / UI

  • Expanded map support to Zurich

January 26, 2026

Product / UI

  • Bali now has map support and refreshed coverage.
  • Full screen maps now go edge to edge.
  • Maps now have a locate control and scale line.
  • Gym map popups and city cards got cleaner info.

General

  • Removed Rituals JiuJitsu Bali.
  • Added Braga BJJ Bali.

January 24, 2026

Product / UI

  • City maps now show a gyms near center list.
  • That list focuses the map better when you tap a gym.
  • The overlay now stays out of the way on mobile.

General

  • You can tap the header to recenter on your location.

January 22, 2026

General

  • Added Imanari JiuJitsu Tokyo.

January 21, 2026

General

  • Added Broadway JiuJitsu Boston.

January 20, 2026

Marketing / Pages

  • Analytics settings got cleaned up.

General

  • Removed Copenhagen, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Ho Chi Minh, Ljubljana, Krakow, Lyon, Munich, and Nice.

January 19, 2026

Product / UI

  • Expanded map support to Boston

January 18, 2026

Data / Events

  • Event submissions now show the $5 fee more clearly.
  • Seminar cards got a cleaner look.

Marketing / Pages

  • Coach pricing got updated.

General

  • The coach lifetime option is gone.

January 17, 2026

Data / Events

  • Paid event submissions are now wired up.

January 16, 2026

Data / Events

  • Event submissions got an early test setup.

January 15, 2026

Data / Events

  • Event intake got clearer.
  • Training event imports got more consistent.

January 14, 2026

Data / Events

  • City event listings now split training and competition.
  • Linked event listings to their event pages.
  • Event and city links got cleaner.

January 13, 2026

Product / UI

  • The layout got easier to scan.

Data / Events

  • The Events page now splits training and competition more clearly.

January 12, 2026

General

  • Last updated labels got better.
  • Top Cities now ignores online and worldwide entries.

January 11, 2026

Product / UI

  • Rome now has map support and refreshed coverage.

January 10, 2026

Product / UI

  • Miami now has map support and refreshed coverage.

January 9, 2026

Product / UI

  • Atlanta now has map support and refreshed coverage.

January 8, 2026

Data / Events

  • Event handling got cleaner.

Routing / Infra

  • Organizations and affiliated gyms link together better now.

January 7, 2026

General

  • Added Carpe Diem BJJ, Gracie Barra, Carlson Gracie Team, Gracie University, Nova Uniao, and Renzo Gracie Academy to organizations.
  • Added Bali MMA.

January 6, 2026

Product / UI

  • City cards now show coach counts when it helps.
  • Organization profiles got expanded.
  • Coach profiles got a lighter look.

General

  • City pages now show a compact summary row.
  • City coaches now sort A to Z.
  • Added Gracie Humaita, AOJ, BTT, MGA, Six Blades, and Checkmat to organizations.

January 5, 2026

Product / UI

  • Added the ADCC organization profile.
  • Added the AJP organization profile.
  • Added the CBJJ organization profile.
  • Added the IBJJF organization profile.

Data / Events

  • Competition organizations got a better layout.

General

  • Added coaches Rolker Gracie and Matheus Gabriel.

January 4, 2026

Data / Events

  • Past events now stay tucked away until you ask for them.

General

  • The coaches catalog got refreshed.
  • The coaches page now puts active coaches first.
  • Removed Family BJJ in Bangkok.
  • Added coaches Justin Flores and Gabriel Sousa.
  • Removed Edinburgh and Florence.

January 3, 2026

Data / Events

  • Added a new batch of events.

Marketing / Pages

  • The landing page got lighter.

General

  • Added Fightzone and Los Banditos in London, plus EAJJP in Austin.
  • Some gyms now show training density.
  • Removed Sofia and Vienna.

January 2, 2026

Data / Events

  • Added a new batch of seminars.

Marketing / Pages

  • The landing page got cleaner up top.
  • Sponsorship links and placement got cleaned up.

General

  • Added Roger Gracie Euston and BJJ ART in London.

January 1, 2026

Product / UI

  • Organization profile pages are live too.

Data / Events

  • Added a new batch of events.

General

  • Organizations are live.
  • Added The London JiuJitsu Centre in London.
  • Removed Chiang Rai, Belgrade, and Antwerp.
December 2025

December 31, 2025

Product / UI

  • Austin now has map support.

Data / Events

  • Added a new batch of seminars.

Marketing / Pages

  • Gym Shops expanded on verified gym pages.

General

  • Added JiuJitsu Collective and AMP BJJ in Austin.

December 30, 2025

Product / UI

  • Full screen maps got cleaned up.
  • You can now swipe through gym cards on the full screen city map.

Data / Events

  • Added a new batch of events.

General

  • Added Carlson Gracie in Phuket, Grand Union in London, and Suginoharyu in Stockholm.
  • Shops now work better across more cities.
  • Shop embeds load more cleanly now.

December 29, 2025

Data / Events

  • Added a new batch of seminars.
  • The Events page now has a collapsible month grid below the map.

General

  • Added Pacific Beach Fight Center in San Diego, plus Gregor Gracie, AT JJ, Lotus Club, South Brooklyn BJJ, and Una BJJ in NYC.

December 28, 2025

Product / UI

  • Full screen maps now have search.
  • Map search can now pick up common training terms too.

General

  • City pages got a smoother section order.
  • City pages now have a compact jump menu.
  • Added Tama JiuJitsu, Legacy BJJ, Grappling Dynamics, and Clark Gracie in San Diego.

December 27, 2025

Product / UI

  • Expanded interactive map support to Melbourne, Stockholm, and Abu Dhabi.
  • Business profiles now have better social and contact sections.

Data / Events

  • The Events map starts faster now.
  • Added a new batch of seminars.

General

  • Added BTTND in Dallas, Evolution BJJ, JJ Machado, and 10th Planet in Melbourne, Praha, Aura, Cantagalo, and Crossfighters in Stockholm, plus DLR Al Raha and DLR Al Reem in Abu Dhabi.

December 26, 2025

Product / UI

  • Full screen maps are live.
  • Maps no longer keep pulling you back after you move them.
  • Added Alliance Pinheiros in Sao Paulo and TGI in Dallas.
  • The home page now uses that same full screen map style.

Data / Events

  • The Events map got faster and easier to use.

December 25, 2025

Fixes / Stability

  • Event updates got more reliable.

Product / UI

  • Lisbon and Sydney got map support and a refresh.
  • Gym map popups now link through to the gym page.

Data / Events

  • Added a new batch of seminars.

General

  • Removed gyms that are no longer running.
  • Added Fights Center New Generation in Rio.
  • Gym pages now hide empty sections.

December 24, 2025

Product / UI

  • Big cities now lean more into map and area browsing.
  • City maps behave better on mobile.

Data / Events

  • Mobile layouts got better across gym, event, and city pages.
  • Added a new batch of seminars.

Marketing / Pages

  • Gym Shops opened in early access for verified gyms.

December 23, 2025

Product / UI

  • Wide screen and mobile maps both got better.

Data / Events

  • Added a new batch of seminars.
  • Events now show cities with frequent event activity instead of the old instructor block.
  • The Events page now has an optional competition heatmap.
  • Event filters got simpler.

December 22, 2025

Fixes / Stability

  • Event card city links got fixed up.

Product / UI

  • Rio de Janeiro now has map support.

Data / Events

  • Added a new batch of seminars.
  • Upcoming event detection got better across cities.
  • Cities with more event activity now rise up when you filter by events.
  • Event data got cleaned up.

General

  • AJP comps got added.

December 21, 2025

Product / UI

  • Sao Paulo now has map support.

Data / Events

  • The Events page got a global map.
  • Added a new batch of comps.
  • City pages now pull in upcoming events and competitions from the global list.
  • City cards and home page pins now show that event activity too.

December 20, 2025

Product / UI

  • Desktop city cards got a tighter layout.

Data / Events

  • The Events page got cleaner.
  • Added a new batch of events.
  • Coach seminar city links got cleaned up.
  • Gym cards now show when a gym is hosting events.

General

  • Gym and city pages got lighter.
  • Added more East LA coverage.

December 19, 2025

Data / Events

  • Added a big batch of seminars, camps, and competitions.
  • Past events got handled more cleanly.

Marketing / Pages

  • The coach landing page got rebuilt.

General

  • Added more LA coverage in San Fernando Valley and South Bay.

December 18, 2025

Product / UI

  • KLCC and Las Vegas got map support and a refresh.
  • City maps load more smoothly now.

Data / Events

  • Added a new batch of events.

General

  • Added more LA coverage in San Gabriel Valley.
  • Type loading got steadier too.

December 17, 2025

Fixes / Stability

  • City pages got more reliable.

Product / UI

  • Seattle now has map support.

Marketing / Pages

  • Placeholder sponsor cards got a better look.

General

  • LA coverage expanded again.
  • Empty city overviews now stay hidden.

December 16, 2025

Data / Events

  • Added a new batch of events.

General

  • Oakland coverage is live with 10th Planet Oakland Academy, Six Blades JiuJitsu, and Dominat10n Jiu Jitsu.
  • The gyms index now does a better job surfacing active cities.
  • The Global BJJ Directory page is live.

December 15, 2025

Product / UI

  • Maps zoom better now.
  • Mobile schedules got much easier to use.
  • The mobile Become Verified banner came off.
  • Mobile gym pages got cleaner.

Data / Events

  • Added a new batch of events.
  • Promotions and community events now stay collapsed by default on mobile.
  • Event filters and month sections got simpler.

December 14, 2025

Product / UI

  • Gym cards now show class offerings more clearly.
  • City pages got a tighter layout.

Marketing / Pages

  • Pricing and review signals came off gym cards.

General

  • City training notes are now live for LA, San Diego, Bangkok, NYC, Chicago, London, Seattle, Atlanta, Barcelona, and Phuket.

December 13, 2025

Product / UI

  • Search feels quicker now.
  • The main map got a clearer regional legend.
  • Mobile region picking got simpler.
  • Tokyo now has map support.
  • The gyms index and city cards got easier to scan.

General

  • The home page got faster and cleaner.
  • Header and footer got cleaned up.

December 12, 2025

Product / UI

  • San Francisco now has map support.

Data / Events

  • Added the latest batch of global seminars.
  • Event updates got faster and steadier.

General

  • Tap Cancer Out 2026 got added.

December 11, 2025

Product / UI

  • Paris, Phuket, and Toronto now have map support.

Data / Events

  • Gym and event data got sharper.
  • Added the latest batch of global seminars.
  • Added the latest batch of adult IBJJF comps.

December 10, 2025

Fixes / Stability

  • Maps got more reliable.

Product / UI

  • Chicago now has map support.
  • City maps got cleaner spacing.
  • City cards got simpler.

Data / Events

  • Event updates got faster.
  • Added the latest batch of global seminars.

December 9, 2025

Product / UI

  • Mobile gym cards got cleaner.
  • City pins now cluster on mobile.

Data / Events

  • Map popups and badges now show event counts.
  • Added the latest batch of global seminars.
  • Competition events are now part of the calendar too.

General

  • Home page navigation got clearer.

December 8, 2025

Product / UI

  • The redesigned global home page is live.
  • NYC, CDMX, Dubai, London, Barcelona, and Singapore now have map support.

Data / Events

  • Added the latest batch of global seminars.

General

  • The /gyms directory is live.
  • Pages feel lighter and load cleaner now.

December 7, 2025

Product / UI

  • Interactive maps are live on selected city and gym pages.
  • City pages now place maps in a better spot.
  • Gym maps work better on mobile.
  • Gym map popups now link out to map apps.

Data / Events

  • Added new seminars.
  • The updates page got a cleaner archive layout.

December 6, 2025

Product / UI

  • Coach profiles got more consistent.
  • City pages feel better on mobile.

Data / Events

  • Added new seminars in several regions and cleaned up duplicates.

Marketing / Pages

  • Traffic numbers got refreshed.

General

  • Unsupported cities are handled better now.
  • The footer got better on small screens.

December 5, 2025

Data / Events

  • Added new seminars and removed duplicates.
  • The Events page now groups things by month.
  • LA and NYC event mapping got better.
  • Event month sections got cleaner.
  • Event dates now use long form formatting.

December 4, 2025

Data / Events

  • Added new global events.
  • The Events hero got simpler.

General

  • Placeholder coaches now match the featured style better.
  • Added Stronghold MMA in Singapore.

December 3, 2025

Fixes / Stability

  • Coach profiles got more reliable.

Product / UI

  • Coach page layout got clearer.

Routing / Infra

  • Older coach paths got cleaned up.

General

  • Share actions on coach pages got better.

December 2, 2025

Data / Events

  • Traffic snapshot blocks got more consistent.
  • Added the latest batch of global events.
  • Event cards got a cleaner look.

Marketing / Pages

  • Coach pricing and signup are live.

Routing / Infra

  • The coach setup page moved to /coaches with redirects from the old paths.

December 1, 2025

Fixes / Stability

  • Coach profiles are now more consistent and reliable.

Product / UI

  • Gym card motion got smoother.

Data / Events

  • Added new global events.

Routing / Infra

  • Added a sample link in bio page.

General

  • London subregions got added.
  • Submission forms got clearer.
  • Header and footer accents got updated.
November 2025

November 30, 2025

Product / UI

  • Mini Profiles picked up quick actions and schedule summaries.

Data / Events

  • Added new global events.

Marketing / Pages

  • Added sponsorship placements across city pages.
  • Sponsor blocks got a more flexible layout.
  • Mini Profiles are live for verified gyms.
  • Added preview GIF to the Verified landing page.

November 29, 2025

Product / UI

  • Gym profiles got a small inline verify badge.

Marketing / Pages

  • Added WordPress comparison section to the landing page.
  • Sponsorship slots got more flexible.

General

  • Add gym intake got opened up for broader submissions.

November 28, 2025

Data / Events

  • Added new global events.

Marketing / Pages

  • Updated unverified gym prompts and added a mobile verify bar.
  • Traffic and sponsorship numbers got refreshed.

General

  • Footer calls to action got cleaned up.

November 27, 2025

Product / UI

  • Gym profile search signals got safer.

Data / Events

  • Home page event pills behave better now.
  • Event and coach links got more accurate.
  • Added new seminars and workshops.

Marketing / Pages

  • The Verified Gym signup flow got updated.

General

  • Region selection got better on smaller screens.

November 26, 2025

Data / Events

  • Added new retreats and seminars across multiple regions.
  • Event categories and listings got refreshed.
  • Event cards moved to a poster style.
  • Traffic snapshot and analytics visuals got expanded.
  • Gyms and events now show last updated stamps.

Marketing / Pages

  • The About page got simpler.

General

  • The home page now shows live platform numbers.

November 25, 2025

Data / Events

  • Added timestamp labels to Events and Gym pages.
  • Added new Beijing and Rio seminars.
  • Traffic snapshot blocks are now reusable.

Marketing / Pages

  • Sponsorship analytics got cleaner.

General

  • Added Arete Minburi to Bangkok coverage.
  • Pattaya coverage is live with Rage Fight Academy.

November 24, 2025

Product / UI

  • Schedules look better on mobile.

Data / Events

  • Added new global events.

Marketing / Pages

  • The updates page got pagination.

General

  • Integrated Space Grotesk across the site.
  • City pages now have an overview field.
  • Region selection got better on small screens.
  • Back to Top got smoother.
  • Added Family BJJ in Bangkok.

November 23, 2025

Data / Events

  • Introduced Community Events for Verified gyms.
  • Added six new global seminars.

Marketing / Pages

  • The Sponsorship page is live with traffic numbers.

November 22, 2025

Data / Events

  • Added new seminars for multiple regions.
  • Host profile links on city event listings got better.

Marketing / Pages

  • Launched the Updates page.

November 21, 2025

Product / UI

  • Promotion cards got better on mobile.
  • Sample city cards now show calls to action more clearly.

Data / Events

  • Added multiple new seminars across several regions.

Marketing / Pages

  • Privacy focused analytics are live across the site.

November 20, 2025

Data / Events

  • Added new seminars including Serrano and Origin Camp.
  • Event badges now behave the same across the site.

General

  • Added Masterskya HQ under New York.

November 19, 2025

Product / UI

  • Business Promotion got a cleaner layout.

General

  • San Diego coverage got deeper.
  • Added Barum, Atos, and Studio 540.