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Longhorn BJJ was founded in 2005 and has recently transformed into the official Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu club of the University of Texas. Our club is dedicated to providing quality yet affordable submission grappling instruction for UT students in a safe, central, and fun environment.
Last year, our club was promoted from an on-campus organization to an official RecSport recognized by the University. The privileges that we look forward to enjoying with our new status as a University of Texas RecSport Club are packaged with requirements and obligations, each bearing their own price-tags. A few our newfound expenses include sanitation equipment/supplies for our mats (to prevent infection), annual dues (for eligibility to fight in national intercollegiate competition circuits), fulfilling our community service commitment (by orchestrating recurring self-defense seminars for local women's organizations), travel expenses to and from tournaments, and entry fees for our fighters to compete in those tournaments.
The students, graduate students, faculty, and staff of UT Austin's campus provide an extraordinarily diverse pool of talent. Our members train for many reasons, including competition, self defense, and personal growth. UT BJJ takes pride in that diversity, including socioeconomic diversity. Training at private clubs outside the University is prohibitively expensive for students, not to mention the ancillary costs of personal safety gear and proper training attire. Most of our active members pay dues, but many are unable. With your help, we will be able to provide our members with affordable training prices, team specific grappling gear (such as rashguards and spats), and entry fees to intercollegiate competitions where we will strive to become the top grappling club in the state.
We are on the cusp of making the dream of a legitimate University of Texas Jiu-Jitsu team a reality. We, the active members of UT BJJ, ask for your help to make our inaugural year as a RecSports Club a success. If you love Jiu-Jitsu, if you love someone who does Jiu-Jitsu at UT, if you once called our club yours: please support us by donating now.
In the Spring of 2019, UTBJJ held its first ever intercollegiate tournament: The Longhorn Open. By giving $20.19, you will help cover future competition fees for our athletes, including the (now annual) Longhorn Open. Donations to The Longhorn Open may also be used to purchase equipment and other necessary assets for the club.
Semesterly dues for UTBJJ have traditionally been around $60 per person. Help to sponsor a member in financial need by covering their dues for a semester.
As of January 2020, our club has 85 registered members. Funds received from the Matching Membership donation will be used to cover club expenses.
The first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championship tournament was held in 1996 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With the help of your donation, our members will receive quality instruction and equipment. Maybe one day a Longhorn will compete in the World Championship!
"Light Feather" is the name of the lightest female weight class in Jiu Jitsu, and consequently the lightest weight class in competitive BJJ (as per IBJJF). Competitors in this category must weigh a maximum of 118 pounds. Donations will cover club expenses.
"Super Heavy" is the name of the second heaviest male weight class in Jiu Jitsu, beat only by "Ultra Heavy", which does not have a weight limit. Consequently, Super Heavy is the heaviest capped weight class in competitive BJJ (as per IBJJF). Competitors in this category must weigh a maximum of 221 pounds. Donations will cover club expenses.
In 1993, the first ever UFC Championship was held in Denver, CO. Winning every single one of his matches, Royce Gracie proved to everyone that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one of the most effective, useful, and lethal martial arts in the world.
