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Tracking Your Progress

Introduction​

BJJ Atlas includes three connected tools to help you measure and visualize your development: the Progress Tracker (the floating widget in the bottom-right corner), the Training Journal, and Skill Checklists on the Beginner's Journey and Skill Progression pages. Each tool captures a different dimension of progress — here's how they work together.

The Progress Tracker Widget​

The circular button in the bottom-right corner of every page shows your overall checklist completion percentage. Click it to expand a dropdown with three sections:

1. Beginner Journey​

Tracks completion of the structured 6-month program on the Beginner's Journey page. Each week block contains checklist items — as you check them off, this bar fills up.

2. Skill Progression​

Tracks completion of belt-level skill checklists on the Skill Progression page, from white belt foundations through purple belt teaching skills.

3. Technique Coverage​

This bar is different from the first two. Instead of manual checklists, it is automatically calculated from your Training Journal entries. Every time you log a session and tag techniques, the tracker counts how many of the 57 registered techniques in the atlas you have practiced at least once.

The bar shows your coverage as a fraction — for example, "16 / 57 techniques" means you've logged practice for 16 distinct techniques. It uses a green color to distinguish it from the blue checklist bars.

Key detail: Technique coverage does not affect the overall percentage shown on the button. The button percentage reflects only your checklist progress, keeping the two systems independent.

The Training Section​

Below the progress bars, the dropdown shows a Training section with three stats:

StatWhat it measures
Week streakConsecutive weeks where you logged at least one session
This weekNumber of sessions logged in the current week (Sunday–Saturday)
TechniquesTotal unique registered techniques you've ever practiced

This section appears whenever your journal has at least one entry — even if you haven't trained this week. Previously, training stats would disappear if you hadn't logged anything in the current week, which gave a false impression of inactivity for practitioners who train regularly but hadn't logged their current week yet.

How Technique Counting Works​

When you log a session in the Training Journal, you tag it with techniques — either by selecting from the searchable dropdown (which lists all 57 registered techniques) or by typing custom technique names.

The progress tracker then:

  1. Scans all journal entries across your entire history
  2. Collects every technique tag from every session
  3. Matches them against the registry — the 57 techniques documented in the atlas (from Takedowns to Competition Rules)
  4. Counts unique matches — practicing Armbar in 10 sessions counts as 1 toward coverage

Custom technique names that don't match the registry (like "Berimbolo" or "Imanari Roll") are still saved in your journal and visible in your entries, but they don't count toward the 57-technique coverage bar.

What Counts as a Registered Technique?​

The 57 techniques span 10 categories:

CategoryCountExamples
Standing3Takedowns, Guard Pulls, Grip Fighting
Guard System9Closed Guard, Half Guard, De La Riva, K Guard
Sweeps6Scissor Sweep, Butterfly Sweep, DLR Sweep
Guard Passing3Pressure Passing, Speed Passing, Half Guard Passing
Immobilizations5Front Mount, Back Mount, Side Control, Knee on Belly, North-South
Turtle2Turtle Attacks, Turtle Escapes
Escapes3Mount Escapes, Side Control Escapes, Back Escapes
Submissions18Rear Naked Choke, Triangle, Armbar, Kimura, Guillotine...
Leg Locks6Straight Ankle Lock, Kneebar, Heel Hook, Calf Slicer...
Strategy2Game Planning, Competition Rules

Tips for Getting the Most Out of Tracking​

Be specific with technique tags. Instead of logging "worked on guard," tag the specific guards you practiced — Closed Guard, Half Guard, etc. This gives you an accurate coverage picture.

Use the "I practiced this" button. Every technique page has a practice button that automatically creates or updates a journal entry for today with that technique tagged. Reading about Armbar and then drilling it? One click and it's logged.

Review coverage gaps. If your Technique Coverage bar has been stuck at the same number, look at which categories you haven't touched. The progress dropdown gives you a percentage — open the journal and compare it to the full technique list to spot blind spots in your training.

Don't chase 100%. The coverage bar is a map of breadth, not depth. Having 30/57 techniques with solid reps is better than rushing through all 57 with shallow exposure. Use it to identify gaps, not as a competition.