We like to call ourselves the University Martial Arts Association (it’s a mouthful we know :P) However, we were founded 30 years ago on one basic principle and that is to serve as a common group for all kinds of martial arts enthusiasts from every discipline at every skill level.

Practice is on Monday/Wednesday 2pm – 3:30pm and Friday 1pm to 3:30 pm at the MAC Room 135. Class is structured so that the first hour is warm up and instruction led by Master Mike Johnson of Texas Blackbelt Academy. He is a 6th Dan Blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do. The rest of class is open for drills, forms, sparring, grappling and special guest instructors. Saturday’s 12:30pm – 1:30pm are also boxing and grappling practice at Texas Blackbelt Academy.

The skill level is very diverse; we have unranked belts to green belts to 5th degree blackbelts. Some of our members come just for the skills – others like to get ranked which is possible through Master Johnson’s school. Styles are also super diverse we have members from karate, taekwondo, kung fu, boxing, muay thai, kenpo, ninjitsu, brazilian jujitsu and still many others. Club practice serves as common ground for all these martial artists to come practice and share their styles.

Work out attire is not restricted to any type of Gi(uniform), you may wear comfortable shorts and a work out shirt.

When you’re ready to make a commitment, club dues are $25 per semester and if you’d like a club t-shirt it’s an extra $5. Club dues are collected for the various activities and events the UMAA does – we participate in tournaments locally and regionally including intramural teams. Club also has demos every semester and other activities like video game tournaments. In the future – a club uniform may be provided with these dues.

First week of practice is complimentary, come check us out!

We welcome you to the association and hope to see you training hard while having fun at practice!

UMAA Officers