Road to Nationals for Brazillian Jiu Jitsu in Melbourne

My dream is to become Brazillian Jiu Jitsu world champion continuously in the years to come. I have been doing BJJ since the age of 3, meaning I have been doing BJJ for about 10-11 years now, at the time of writing this I am an orange belt with three stripes. I won Queensland States alongside Caloundra Open in both Gi and No-Gi. So far in my career I have won 11 golds, 4 silvers and 5 bronze.

I wake up at 5:30AM some mornings to train BJJ and am able to do strength and conditioning throughout the week. I am a grade A student, and strive to keep my grades up alongside of my BJJ training, but if I am able to play my cards correct with school then I will definitely be able to surpass even what I have now.

My next step in the journy is to head to Nationals in August 2024, which is all the way over in Melbourne and is about a 19 hour drive which isnt feasible for my dad, so we would need to get there via plane. This trip, including airfares, accommodation, food and competition registration is about $840, only for myself, as I am only 13 my dad will be accompanying me, so this cost will be about double.

So $2000 would really help towards my BJJ dreams, and even if all of the money is not spent towards Nationals, it could be saved for World championships, and other competitions in the near future. This money would mean we can spend more on training and development and it would also mean we don not need to save as much which would relieve my family the pressure of saving so much, which would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading my dream.