PocketDojo FAQ

PocketDojo is an online martial arts training platform designed to help athletes and coaches develop skills through better practice.

Created by the coaches behind Ground Game Theory in Miami, PocketDojo combines instructional videos, structured training games, a Session Builder, training tracking, team management, and an online community.

Rather than simply showing you techniques to memorize, PocketDojo helps you organize purposeful training sessions that develop skills through practice against resistance.

PocketDojo currently focuses on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, No-Gi Jiu Jitsu, wrestling, and mixed martial arts (MMA).

Athletes and coaches get practical training plans, courses for every level and a community for sharing ideas and improving together.

New instructional videos are added regularly, with plans to expand into additional martial arts and age-specific content.

PocketDojo is designed for anyone interested in improving their grappling skills or organizing more effective training.

Individual athletes can study instructional videos, create their own training sessions, and track their development.

Coaches can design classes, create training games, organize teams, and monitor their athletes’ training.

Whether you’re a beginner learning the fundamentals, an experienced competitor, or a coach working with kids and adults, PocketDojo provides tools to support your development.

Yes. PocketDojo includes instructional content suitable for beginners, intermediate practitioners, and advanced grapplers.

Lessons are organized into series so you can develop familiarity with a subject before progressing to more complex material.

Beginners can also use the Session Builder to organize focused practice sessions around specific objectives.

While online instruction can supplement your development, we recommend training with experienced partners and qualified coaches whenever possible.

No. You can use PocketDojo independently to study instructional videos, organize training, and track your development.

However, grappling is an interactive martial art that requires practice against resisting opponents. We recommend training with partners and experienced coaches whenever possible.

PocketDojo is intended to complement practical training, not replace it.

Online instructional videos can help you understand positions, techniques, strategies, and common problems encountered during grappling.

However, understanding a technique and successfully applying it against resistance are different skills.

PocketDojo helps bridge that gap by combining instructional content with purposeful training games and tools for organizing practice.

You can study online, but developing practical grappling skills still requires physical training with partners.

Online MMA instructionals can help you understand grappling, wrestling, positional control, and other elements of mixed martial arts.

PocketDojo provides instructional content and training tools that can complement your MMA development.

However, becoming proficient in MMA requires practical training, including live sparring and appropriate coaching.

Traditional BJJ instructionals primarily focus on teaching techniques through video demonstrations.

PocketDojo combines instructional videos with tools that help you apply what you learn.

You can create constraints-led training games, organize complete practice sessions, track your training, and collaborate with other grapplers and coaches.

Our goal is to help you develop practical skills rather than simply accumulate technical knowledge.

The Constraints-Led Approach (CLA) is a method of designing practice that helps athletes develop skills by solving problems within representative training environments.

Rather than prescribing every movement or requiring athletes to memorize predetermined sequences, coaches create activities with objectives, rules, and constraints that encourage athletes to explore effective solutions.

In jiu jitsu, this might involve designing a game where one athlete attempts to maintain mount while their partner actively works to escape.

PocketDojo’s training tools make it easier to organize and implement this style of practice.

No. Although PocketDojo was developed by coaches who use the Constraints-Led Approach, its instructional library and training tools can support different coaching and learning styles.

You can watch instructional videos, organize practice sessions, track training, and manage teams according to your own preferences.

Yes. PocketDojo is available on iOS, Android, and the web.

You can access the platform using a supported smartphone or web browser.

Yes. PocketDojo offers a free membership that does not expire.

Free members can watch selected instructional videos, create training games and sessions using available free content, track training, and access supported community and team features.

An optional Pro membership unlocks additional instructional content and advanced functionality.

No credit card is required to create a free account.

PocketDojo offers instructional videos covering Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, wrestling, and MMA.

Lessons explore technical concepts, positional problems, submissions, transitions, and other aspects of grappling.

Instructional content is organized by discipline, topic, instructor, and video series to make relevant material easier to find.

Videos are grouped into instructional series that allow you to work through related lessons in a logical order.

You can also search for instructional content by category, martial arts discipline, topic, or instructor.

Each series provides an organized collection of lessons, making it easier to study a particular subject without searching through unrelated videos.

PocketDojo includes content for beginners, intermediate practitioners, and experienced grapplers.

Some lessons introduce fundamental concepts, while others explore more advanced positions and problems.

You can choose instructional content according to your experience and training objectives.

PocketDojo emphasizes concise instructional videos that focus on specific objectives, problems, or training concepts.

Lesson lengths vary depending on the subject.

Rather than requiring you to watch lengthy instructional presentations, our goal is to make useful information easy to find, understand, and incorporate into practice.

Yes. PocketDojo offers selected instructional videos that can be watched with a free membership.

A Pro membership unlocks the complete instructional library.

You can explore free content before deciding whether to subscribe.

New instructional videos are released every week.

PocketDojo continues to expand its library with additional lessons, series, and training resources.

Pro members can download supported instructional videos in the iOS and Android apps for offline viewing.

This allows you to access downloaded lessons without an active internet connection.

PocketDojo supports subtitles in up to 14 languages to make instructional content accessible to a wider international audience.

Available subtitle languages depend on the video and its supported translations.

You can select an available subtitle language using the video player’s controls.

Yes. PocketDojo supports chaptered instructional videos.

Chapters allow you to navigate directly to particular sections instead of searching manually through the entire video.

This is especially useful when revisiting specific concepts during training.

Yes. You can save instructional videos to your Saved list.

This makes it easier to organize material you want to revisit or incorporate into future training sessions.

Yes. PocketDojo remembers your viewing progress so you can return to instructional content without starting over.

Yes. PocketDojo allows you to search the instructional library using relevant titles, topics, categories, and instructors.

You can use these tools to find content related to the positions or problems you’re currently working on.

Yes. One of PocketDojo’s core features is the ability to incorporate instructional videos directly into your practice sessions.

You can add supported videos as individual rounds within the Session Builder.

When you reach that round during your session, the corresponding video can be played directly within the session interface.

Free members can use available free videos, while Pro members can incorporate content from the full instructional library.

The Session Builder is a tool for creating and organizing martial arts training sessions.

You can design training games, establish objectives and constraints, incorporate instructional videos, and arrange individual activities into a complete practice session.

It can be used by coaches planning classes or individual athletes organizing their own training.

A training game is a structured practice activity designed around a specific problem or objective.

For example, a grappling game might begin with one athlete in mount attempting to maintain control while their partner tries to escape.

Coaches can modify the starting positions, objectives, rules, and constraints to influence the problems athletes encounter.

Training games can help athletes develop their ability to recognize information, make decisions, and adapt their movements against resistance.

Yes. PocketDojo allows members to create custom training games.

You can establish starting positions, objectives, and constraints to design activities around the skills or situations you want to practice.

Yes. The Session Builder allows you to organize multiple training games and instructional videos into a complete session.

You can arrange the activities in your preferred order and add notes to help guide the practice.

This is useful whether you’re planning a group class, working with a small training group, or organizing your own practice.

Yes. You don’t need to be a professional coach to use the Session Builder.

Individual athletes can create sessions around specific positions, techniques, or problems they want to improve.

For example, you might organize a practice focused on guard retention, passing, escaping pins, or developing particular wrestling skills.

Yes. The Session Builder supports organizing training sessions for different age groups.

Coaches can create games and activities appropriate for children and arrange them into structured classes.

The objectives, rules, and constraints can be adapted to suit the participants’ experience, physical capabilities, and developmental needs.

Yes. PocketDojo’s Session Builder includes age-group settings to help distinguish between training sessions intended for different participants.

Coaches can organize age-appropriate practice activities according to their training objectives.

Yes. Supported instructional videos can be inserted directly into a session as individual rounds.

This makes it possible to combine instructional content with practical training activities.

Access to individual videos depends on your membership.

Yes. You can arrange training games and video rounds in the order you want them performed.

This allows you to structure a complete practice around your preferred progression of activities.

Yes. PocketDojo supports collaboration between coaches through its session-building tools.

You can involve another coach in reviewing a session before sharing or implementing it.

Some collaboration features require Pro membership.

Yes. PocketDojo supports sharing training games and sessions.

Members can discover training activities shared through the community, while Pro members can access additional sharing and reuse functionality.

Yes. PocketDojo’s community includes training games and sessions shared by other members.

Pro members can open supported shared activities and copy them into their own library or Session Builder.

This allows coaches to discover ideas from other practitioners and adapt them to their own training environments.

Yes. The Session Builder can help organize individual or small-group training sessions.

You can design activities around particular objectives, choose instructional material, and plan an appropriate sequence of practice.

PocketDojo provides planning tools; it does not replace the practical instruction or supervision provided by a qualified coach.

Yes. PocketDojo includes training tracking tools that help members keep a record of their practice.

You can use the training calendar and statistics features to review your activity over time.

Yes. PocketDojo includes a training calendar to help you organize and review your training activity.

PocketDojo provides statistics related to training activity, including session participation and time spent training.

Team-related tools also support more detailed tracking of attendance and training categories.

The statistics available depend on the relevant feature and membership.

PocketDojo’s advanced team analytics can provide information about training time across different categories and positions.

This helps coaches review how practice time is distributed and identify areas that may need additional attention.

PocketDojo can help you monitor training activity, consistency, and the time you dedicate to different areas of practice.

However, training volume alone doesn’t necessarily indicate skill development.

We recommend using these records alongside observations of your performance during live training.

Teams provides tools for organizing athletes, coordinating training, and managing group activity.

You can maintain a roster, communicate with members, and access additional planning and tracking features depending on your membership.

Teams can support martial arts academies, coaching groups, and groups of athletes who regularly train together.

No. Teams can be used by coaches, training partners, or other groups of athletes who want to organize their training together.

You don’t need to own a physical martial arts academy to use the feature.

Yes. Free members can create teams and access basic team functionality, including roster management, invitations, and team communication.

Additional planning and analytics features require Pro membership.

Yes. PocketDojo supports team rosters that include athletes who aren’t registered members of the platform.

This allows coaches to maintain a record of the people they train without requiring every athlete to create an account.

Yes. Teams includes communication tools that allow members to coordinate and stay connected.

Yes. Coaches can use PocketDojo’s training tools to organize sessions for their teams.

Advanced team planning functionality is available through Pro membership.

Yes. Pro team features support attendance tracking.

Coaches can use attendance records to monitor participation and review training activity over time.

Yes. PocketDojo supports athlete profiles and training statistics.

Coaches can review available training information and use it to help organize future sessions.

Yes. PocketDojo supports notes associated with athlete profiles.

Coaches can use these notes to record training goals, areas for improvement, and other relevant observations.

Avoid including sensitive personal or medical information unless necessary and appropriately authorized.

PocketDojo supports co-coaches and collaborative team management.

This allows multiple coaches to participate in organizing and coordinating training.

Yes. Coaches can use Teams to maintain rosters, organize classes, and track training activity for kids programs.

The Session Builder can also help coaches plan games and practice activities for younger athletes.

When managing information about children, coaches should follow applicable privacy requirements and obtain appropriate parental or guardian authorization.

The Community is a place for grapplers and coaches to ask questions, share ideas, discuss training, and discover activities created by other members.

It includes discussion threads, training games, and shared sessions.

Yes. Free members can read, create, and comment on community discussion threads.

Some features involving shared games and sessions require Pro membership.

Yes. Members can create discussions about techniques, training methods, competition, coaching, and other martial arts topics.

Other community members can respond and share their perspectives.

Yes. You can use community discussions to share experiences, ask for feedback, and exchange ideas with other grapplers.

Yes. Members can create polls in their chats to ask a question and collect answers from everyone in the conversation.

The PocketDojo team also posts community polls that members can vote in.

Yes. PocketDojo supports sharing training games and sessions with other members.

This allows coaches and athletes to exchange practice ideas and discover different approaches to solving grappling problems.

Yes. Pro members can access supported shared games and sessions and copy them into their own training libraries.

This makes it easier to adapt community-created material for personal training or coaching.

Yes. PocketDojo includes direct messaging features that allow members to communicate with one another.

Yes. The Community and messaging features provide opportunities to interact with other members who share an interest in martial arts.

PocketDojo is intended to support discussion, collaboration, and the exchange of training ideas.

PocketDojo offers a free membership and a paid Pro membership.

The Free plan costs $0 and does not expire.

Pro is available through recurring subscriptions, with discounted rates for longer billing periods: you can pay monthly, or for three, six or twelve months at a lower monthly rate.

Visit our Pricing page for current prices and available membership options.

Free members can access selected instructional videos, create training games and practice sessions using available content, and track training activity.

Free membership also includes basic team management and community functionality.

The Free plan does not expire, and you can continue using its included features without upgrading.

Pro includes everything in the Free membership, plus access to additional features and content.

Pro benefits include:

No. You can create a free PocketDojo account without entering credit card information.

Payment information is required when purchasing a paid membership.

Yes. PocketDojo’s Free membership does not expire.

You can continue using the features included in your plan for as long as the Free membership remains available.

Yes. You can upgrade from Free to Pro whenever you’re ready.

Your current membership is displayed in your Profile, where you can access the upgrade process.

Paid instructional content requires an active Pro membership.

If you’re using the Free plan, review the available upgrade options.

Once your Pro membership is active, the corresponding content and features become available.

Some videos are reserved for Pro members.

If you encounter restricted content while using the Free plan, you’ll need to upgrade to Pro to access it.

If you’re already subscribed, check that you’re signed into the correct account and that your membership is active.

Some Community, Session Builder, and Teams features require Pro membership.

A small number of administrative features are also restricted to authorized users.

When you encounter a locked feature, PocketDojo identifies the relevant access requirement.

Yes. Pro offers monthly and annual subscription options, along with additional membership durations.

Longer subscriptions may provide a lower effective monthly price.

You can review available billing periods and current prices before subscribing.

You can manage your subscription through the billing service associated with your purchase.

The exact cancellation process depends on where you subscribed.

Refer to the subscription management options provided with your membership or contact PocketDojo support for assistance.

An active Pro membership is required to access Pro-only instructional content and functionality.

If your membership expires, your account will no longer have access to those premium benefits.

The Free membership remains available without requiring a paid subscription.

PocketDojo offers multiple Pro subscription durations.

Available changes between billing periods depend on the subscription options and billing service associated with your account.

Review your subscription management options or contact support for assistance.

No. PocketDojo combines its instructional content and training tools within its membership structure.

Pro includes access to the complete instructional library and its associated premium training features.

No. Creating and managing a basic team is available with the Free membership.

Pro unlocks additional team planning and analytics capabilities.

No. Free members can participate in community discussions.

Pro provides additional access to shared games, sessions, and other premium functionality.

Select Get Started Free and follow the registration instructions.

Once your account is created, you can access the features included with the Free membership.

You can upgrade to Pro whenever you’re ready.

Open your Profile and select Edit Profile.

You can update your name, handle, academy, bio, belt and other profile details.

Your current membership is displayed in your Profile.

Open the membership section to review available upgrade options and subscription information.

To delete your account:

Account deletion removes your profile and associated account information, including your community posts, saved videos, and watch history.

If you cannot access your account, contact support using the email address associated with your registration.

Any paid membership is canceled before your account deletion is completed.

Before deleting your account, review any applicable subscription terms and confirm that cancellation has been processed through the relevant billing service.

Account deletion should be treated as permanent.

Do not delete your account unless you’re certain you no longer need its associated information.

Contact support before proceeding if you have questions about retaining your data.

First, verify that you’re using the correct sign-in method and account information.

If the problem continues, contact PocketDojo support and describe the error you’re experiencing.

Include your device type, operating system, and any relevant error messages.

First, verify that your internet connection is working.

If the issue continues, try refreshing the page or restarting the app.

You should also confirm that your membership provides access to the video.

If playback still fails, contact support with the video title, device information, and a description of the problem.

If you encounter a technical issue, contact PocketDojo support.

Describe what you were doing, what you expected to happen, and what happened instead.

Screenshots or screen recordings can help identify the problem.

When reporting a bug, please include:

The more specific your report, the easier it is to investigate.

You can reach the PocketDojo team through our Contact Us page.

Include a clear description of your question or issue so we can provide the most relevant assistance.

Read our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Both are also linked in the website footer.

We recommend reviewing these documents for information about account responsibilities, subscriptions, and personal data.

Yes. We welcome suggestions from members.

You can share ideas through the Community or contact the PocketDojo team directly.

Feedback helps us understand which tools, instructional topics, and improvements members would find most useful.