About Mat Patterns

Why I Created Mat Patterns

My name is Jason Favor, and my martial arts journey began in 2000 when I trained in Hapkido for about a year. After a long break, I returned to martial arts in 2015 with karate and began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2016.

I currently train at Ares Omaha, where Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has become an important part of my life.

For years, I kept track of my training in a written journal. I recorded classes, techniques, training partners, and things I wanted to improve. That journal was useful, but I wanted something that made it easier to look back at my training and recognize patterns over time.

I created Mat Patterns as a digital version of that training journal. It gives martial artists a place to log their sessions, rolls, techniques, submission attempts, and progress.

I also wanted schools and teammates to be able to connect without turning training into a competition or an awkward social network. Mat Patterns is meant to support your training—not rank people against one another.

Built by a Martial Artist

Mat Patterns is independently designed and developed by me. It began as a personal project, but my goal is to continue improving it into something useful for individual martial artists, coaches, and entire schools.

The application will continue to grow based on real training experience and feedback from the people who use it.