Texas Jiu-Jitsu is proud to be bringing out one of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in the world. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Cobrinha, he is comparable to the Labron James of basketball or the Tiger Woods of golf. He is a 4x concurrent world champion (06′,07′,08′,09′), a 2x No-Gi world champion, and a 5x Pan champion. To view a highlight real of him on YouTube, please click here. He is by far one of the best in the world. He will be conducting a two day seminar on October 16th and 17th, 2010 here in Austin, Texas. The seminar will be held at Rubicon Fight Sports from 12 PM to 3 PM each day. The seminar will be an advanced seminar with multiple high ranking belts in attendance. There will be only 40 spots available of which 10 will be reserved for upper level members of the TXJJ club. Other members who have not been with us as long, or are just starting out are encouraged to attend as they will be allowed to bring a note book and watch the seminar. You will still get a wealth of knowledge from the experience. Outside people will be in attendance as well, including multiple black and brown belts. This will also be a great training session for the elite of Texas’ BJJ players. This is as much for them as it is for TX BJJ members. You will not leave this seminar unhappy, I promise you!
TO REGISTER: Please email Mark at info@txbjj.org providing your name, belt rank, and phone number. I will then provide you with a link to pay via paypal using a paypal account or credit card. Your spot will not be reserved fully until the payment has been received.
( I also reserve the right to turn away lower ranked participants should there be higher ranked participants on the wait list. If this should arise I will handle it on a case by case basis. Thank you.)
Thank you and we look forward to seeing everyone on the mat!
(Little to NO Profit is going to be gained from this event)
Texas Jiujitsu is a University of Texas student organization dedicated to bringing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practice and instruction to the campus of U.T. For a number of years members of the U.T. community have gotten together informally to train in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It wasn’t until last year that a club was officially formed by David DeLaCerda and Seth Fuller.
Each semester the members of the Texas Jiu jitsu club pay dues and hire an instructor to conduct one to two classes per week. Members can wear a gi (just like your traditional judo uniform with a belt) or no gi (just shorts and a t-shirt). The first class is free and all levels are welcome. Most of our members got their first experience with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the club. For class times and location check the link under class schedule.
Other activities include competing as a team at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments, hosting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seminars, and getting together to watch UFC and other MMA events.
Thanks for your interest. We look forward to hearing from you as we will see you on the mat!
As you can see we are lucky enough to have a spacious training facility that rivals most of the Austin Jiu Jitsu and Texas MMA gyms in the area. There is plenty of room to practice Brazilian Jiu Jitsu without having to worry about bumping in to anyone else.
The gym is located in Belmont which is the football stadium. If you enter on the west side of the building, the side facing campus, go up the elevators to the 9th floor. Get out and take a left go down the hall and the room will be on the right hand side.
Another great thing about the Texas Jiu Jitsu club is that you will have the opportunity to get high quality instruction with experienced trainers. In the previous semesters, we have had both Mike Harmon and Mark Peltier lead classes. Mike Harmon, however, has taken a leave of absence this year to move back to his home town of Boston. He plans to return to UT next fall and will be missed dearly until his return. This upcoming fall, however, we will have Mark who has years of experience, leading and teaching the classes. Our members do have to pay dues every semester but the amount is less than one month’s worth of membership at any of the Austin BJJ or Austin MMA gyms.
Mark Peltier
Mark has been training under Carlos Machado Black Belt Roberto Kaelin in Keller, Texas since April 2007 and still continues to do so as often as he can. On May 29th, 2010, he was promoted to the rank of brown belt by his friend and mentor, Roberto. Mark considers himself a true student of BJJ and has trained with numerous Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts including: Darrin Lillian, Jeff Rockwell, Roman Kilgore, Tony Passos, Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller, Robert Drysdale, Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu, and Marcelo Garcia. He has helped in teaching at the club for the past two years and also has taught fundamental and advanced classes in and out of Texas. He has had the opportunity to compete against former multiple-time world champions and has gained a wealth of experience from doing so. Some of Mark’s tournament accomplishments are below. Mark has been and active member and officer of Texas Jiu-Jitsu since 2007. While he is in Austin, he splits his time between school and training both on campus and at a local BJJ school.
Grappler’s Quest Europa Show Dallas, TX 2010
-1st Place Advanced No-Gi 190-199.9
-2nd Place Brown Belt 180-210
Fight to Win Texas BJJ Championships North Richland Hills, TX 2010
-2nd Place Advanced No-Gi 190-210
-2nd Place Brown/Black 190-210
Fight to Win Century Championship Austin, TX 2010
-2nd Place Purple 190-210
NAGA Europa Show Dallas, TX 2008
-3rd Place Advanced No-GI 190-199.9
Baylor Jiu-Jitsu Open/Battle at BU Waco, TX 2008
-2nd Place Advanced No-Gi 175-above
-2nd Place Absolute No-Gi
