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RGU NEW AFFILIATE APPLICATION

If you would like to join Rickson Gracie United as a certified instructor and full affiliate, please complete and submit the application below. 

Note that the application fee is $125. This fee will be applied to the instructor certification fee at the time of acceptance. Please note, however, that the application fee is nonrefundable, and application is not a guarantee of acceptance.

 

More information about the costs and benefits of affiliation can be found in the RGU Articles of Operation.

Note also that, to complete this application, you will need to submit a background check from an accredited service in your country of residence. Your background check should cover/include at a minimum sexual offender registries as well as local, state, and federal criminal databases (convictions and pending cases). Applicants in the U.S. may submit a "complete"-level check from BackgroundChecks.com. Background check should be attached to this form, but should also be send directly from the background check provider to RicksonGracieUnited@gmail.com.

 

Note that fields with * are required.

Do you currently operate or teach at a BJJ school?
If you answered "No" or "I currently run an RGU Garage" to the previous questions: Do you plan to open a Club, School, or Academy in the next 6 months?

If you currently operate or teach at a BJJ school, please answer the following. Any items that are not relevant may be left blank. If you have more than one club, school, or academy location, answer for the main / headquarters location.

Are you the school's owner?
Are you the school's head instructor?
Is your club, school, or academy currently a sub-affiliate of an RGU-affiliated academy?

Please list the number of beginner, intermediate, and adavnced level classes you teach each week.

Please record a short video tour of your facility and share it via a YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, or Google Drive (Private /Unlisted / View-only) link in the provided field below.

Below, please provide your rank and promotion history. Leave any rank you have not received blank.

RGU New Affiliate Application Fee
$125

By submitting this form, you assert that the information contained herein, including the provided background check, is full, truthful, and accurate.

Rickson Gracie United

PO Box 102

Vero Beach, FL, 32960

RicksonGracieUnited@gmail.com
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