# Lutador BJJ — Platform for students and gyms

> Platform for students and gyms (iPhone/iPad app by Jeremy Hammond.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lutador-bjj/id6761283167 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jeremy Hammond](https://appshunter.io/developer/1744540619)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 53 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-19
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lutador-bjj/id6761283167/reviews.md

## What is Lutador BJJ?

Personal Training Journal, Student Social Hub, and Academy Management Platform. 

Lutador BJJ helps Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academies build stronger communities, improve student engagement, and increase long-term retention.
More than a gym management app, Lutador BJJ combines social interaction, training tools, and academy communication into one platform designed specifically for BJJ.
Whether you're a student staying accountable or an academy owner building culture, Lutador BJJ keeps your team connected both on and off the mats.

FOR STUDENTS

Track your training sessions
Journal notes and reflections
Stay motivated with your academy community
Receive mentions, replies, and announcements
Build consistency through accountability

FOR ACADEMY OWNERS & COACHES

Increase student retention through engagement
Strengthen academy culture
Keep students active between classes
Improve communication across the academy
Support long-term student growth

BUILT FOR BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU

Lutador BJJ was designed specifically for the BJJ community—not adapted from generic fitness software.

Strong communities create consistent students.
Consistent students build great academies.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### v1.4.1 — 2026-08-28

This update makes it easier to capture, organize, and review your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training.
- Staff can manage a video library by uploading clips, recording from the camera, or selecting videos from the device.
- Trim videos before saving, search and filter clips, and attach them to techniques.
- View technique images and videos directly in journal entries and open technique details from the media carousel.
- Save techniques as drafts and create recurring curriculum schedules.
- Students can favorite techniques and filter the library to see their saved favorites.
- Improved school registration, onboarding progress, profile switching, membership billing, and trial handling.
- Improved video playback, Android compatibility, camera defaults, upload reliability, access controls, and navigation.

### v1.2.0 — 2026-06-24

v1.2.0 — What's New

Released June 23, 2026

New Features

Journal Reminder Push Notifications

A background worker now sends push reminders to log your training journal
Tapping the notification on mobile deep-links directly to the journal entry screen
New toggle in the mobile profile settings to turn journal reminder notifications on/off
Ludi Technique Insights in the Journal

After writing a journal entry, Ludi now surfaces technique suggestions based on what you wrote — available on both web and mobile, including for unaffiliated users
AI-Guided Technique Creation

Ludi now walks you through creating a new technique step-by-step (name, category, position, difficulty, description, media upload) on both web and mobile
Techniques in Session Details

Sessions now show the techniques that were logged by users during that session
Copy from Ludi Chat → Prefill Technique Form

Text from an Ask Ludi conversation can be copied and used to prefill the technique creation form
Improvements

Session focus areas: Session details now show the actual focus areas set for that session instead of generic placeholders
Journal date selection: The journal entry workflow now includes a date picker and a refreshed header
App version always visible: The app version is now always shown in the hamburger menu
Upload reliability: Supabase bucket creation errors are handled more gracefully so photo/video uploads don't fail silently
Bug Fixes

Fixed unresponsiveness when editing a technique you just created

### 1.1.0 — 2026-06-19

What's New

This release brings self-logged training journals, a redesigned QR invite flow, a new dedicated Messages tab, and several improvements to the experience for new and unaffiliated users.

Self-logged journal entries — Students can now create their own training journal entries using a guided flow with technique search. A private toggle lets you keep entries visible only to yourself.
Scan invite QR code to join an academy — Point your camera at an invite QR code and the app opens automatically, taking you straight into the join flow. A flashlight toggle is available in the in-app scanner for low-light situations.
Dedicated Messages tab — Messages now has its own spot in the bottom navigation bar for quicker access.
Draggable Ask Ludi button — The Ask Ludi floating button can be dragged anywhere on screen and remembers where you left it.
Start a school from mobile — You can now kick off a new school registration directly from the mobile app's main feed.
Improved sessions view for new users — Unaffiliated users see a calendar view with clear call-to-action tiles, including a prominent "Enter invite code" button on the Sessions screen.
Native student management — Admins have access to a native student management screen on mobile.
Resume school sign-up — A banner now appears to help you pick up where you left off if a school registration was interrupted.
Bug fixes — Fixed demo personas not loading, corrected a demo banner showing incorrectly for unaffiliated users, and resolved an error when admins viewed student training sessions.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-19

No release notes.

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