Terms and safety

Train safely

Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a contact sport. Its techniques can cause serious injury if they're done wrong, too fast or too hard.

• Learn and practise under a qualified instructor, at a proper gym.
• Warm up, go slowly with new moves, and agree the pace with your partner.
• Tap early, and let go the moment your partner taps.
• Take extra care with joint locks, chokes, neck cranks and leg locks. They can injure in a split second.
• If you have an injury or a health condition, check with a doctor before you start.

Information, not coaching

Everything on BJJ Pathfinder is general information to help you find and understand techniques. It isn't coaching, and it isn't medical, fitness or safety advice. A website can't see how you move or correct your technique. A coach can.

The videos are taught by the instructors named on them. The site's own text, such as key details, position intros and other names for moves, is a short general summary. It may contain mistakes, or differ from how your coach teaches a move. If it does, follow your coach.

Use at your own risk

You decide what to try and how, and you're responsible for training safely. As far as the law allows, BJJ Pathfinder isn't responsible for any injury, loss or damage that comes from using this site, or from trying anything shown on it or in the videos it links to. Nothing here takes away any rights you have that the law doesn't allow to be limited.

Kids

Kids mode hides moves that IBJJF rules don't allow for under-16s in competition, and shows kids' teaching videos first. It's based on IBJJF rules as we understand them at the time of writing. Rules change, and other competitions use different rules, so check the current rules for any event.

Children should only practise under the supervision of a qualified coach. We suggest parents watch a video first before sharing it with a younger child.

Videos and removal requests

Every video is hosted on YouTube, plays in YouTube's own player and belongs to its creator. BJJ Pathfinder doesn't copy or re-upload videos, and each one shows its instructor and channel.

If you made a video listed here and want it removed or changed, email hello@bjjpathfinder.com with the link and we'll take it down promptly. When you play a video, YouTube's own terms and privacy policy apply.

Not affiliated

BJJ Pathfinder is independent. It isn't a gym, team or academy, and it isn't linked to or endorsed by any club, instructor, the IBJJF or YouTube. Including a video doesn't mean its creator endorses this site.

Privacy

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• Videos load in YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode. YouTube's privacy policy applies once you play one.
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Contact

Questions, corrections or removal requests: hello@bjjpathfinder.com. We may update this page from time to time. The date at the top shows the latest version.