The BJJNerd Learning Method

If you do the same as everybody else, you’ll be just like them. Do more but more efficiently. Success is routine. Anyone can do it. - Leonardo Correa.

🤓 Bjjnerd learning method is a systematic way of learning jiu-jitsu. It emphasizes positive long-term habits, discipline, and training methodology to add compound improvements to your leanings. It’s for normal people, like you, like me, who are open to learning and explore alternative ways of learning.

“From someone like you” - I am just like you. I have no super powers.

There is no magic. If you are looking for the "quick way", do not read any further.

Who is this for?

  • For people who have a normal lifestyle: BJJ is a hobby, work from 9 to 5, have a family, enjoy good food and occasionally a drink.
  • You put in the hours but feel you are not progressing.
  • Want to have a training strategy.
  • Want to compete and build a game plan.
  • Looking for ongoing optimization

What this is NOT

  • Become better than XYZ. Today you need to be better than yourself yesterday.
  • For professional athletes. They are different species. They don't have the same problems we have such as work full-time, take care of kids, etc.
  • Online graduation or help me to graduate faster. Faster graduation may happen naturally as part of ongoing effort.
  • Learn BJJ positions. I’ll show some examples but the focus won’t be to learn positions. You should learn position primary from your instructor. Or find them on Youtube or BJJFanatics.

Basic principles

  • Build positive habits & discipline
  • Improve training quality - work smarter
  • Have training purpose & clarity
  • Identify principles & concepts
  • Build physical and mental models for visualization
  • Learn to use specific training (deliberate practice) to progress

Why did I create this course

I wanted to explain to my friend Yuri Marques the way I learn BJJ, also learn everything else in general. I started to explain but it took a long time. I wondered about how someone could retain all this information and refer back to the topics. That's was the perfect opportunity to document and structure the learning process.

This course is a result of my learning process in sports and professional areas. This course should help you not only in BJJ but also in your professional life.

About me

My name is Leonardo Correa and I have been training BJJ for over 10 years. I have been using this training mindset for years and put it in practice for the IBJJF BJJ Worlds Master in Las Vegas. I got double silver, division, and open weight, purple. I had 9 matches in one day, all against heavier opponents.

I am a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, having participated in several competitions since my first two months of training.

I've been doing competitive sports since I was able to walk. I’ve been working in a professional environment for about 20 years. I am a Software Analyst, Developer lead, and former Accountant, and also property investor. Lead several projects throughout my career, I mentored developers and work colleagues to achieve their goals.

According to the Clifton Strengths Finder test, my top strengths are Strategy, Learner, and Analytical. I would love to help you to figure out your learning strategy so you can learn and love BJJ even more.

Please join me and let's have fun with jiu-jitsu.

The investment

The investment is $ coffee donation. You gain access to the course contents for X months (TBD). You donate after you have access to the course, if you desire to do it. PayPal details TBC.

The course contents are a mix of videos and articles.

Module article: It describes the module and sets the context for the videos. It may contain links to external articles, books, or scientific papers to extend your knowledge.

Videos: The videos illustrate ideas and make no sense out of the text context.

You will some homework. This part requires discipline and your time to identify opportunities to improve the quality of your training. For this training method to work, you will need to challenge your training habits, change them and be consistent with a new mindset.

Please read the Course Frequently asked questions and find the course application link at the bottom of the FAQ page.


Please contact us if you if oyu have any question or feedback.