Biography
Austin Oranday is a jiu-jitsu black belt under his brother, Damion Oranday, who worked extensively with Lucas Lepri of Team Alliance. Austin is also a co-founder of the Oranday Bros Jiu-Jitsu Academies in Port Neches and Lumberton, Texas. He developed the team alongside his family: brother, Damion Oranday, sister, Camryn Oranday Costa, mother, Bambi Renee Oranday Martin, and stepfather, Aaron Martin. Oranday flourished during his colored belt career, and he achieved success in the pro-division against several big names in the sport. Austin Oranday was born on December 11, 1998, in Port Arthur, Texas. He spent his early years in Houston, following in his older brother's footsteps to karate and jiu-jitsu training at Elite MMA, Baytown. In 2009 at age ten, Austin began training under his first instructors, Coaches Jorden Rivas and Robert Yamashita. It was Robert who promoted Oranday to blue belt at age fifteen. Not long after this BJJ promotion, Austin would earn his black belt in goju-ryu karate, also at age fifteen. In 2016, Austin and his family opened their first gym in Port Neches. Within four years, they grew to the point they were able to open a second location in Lumberton. By the end of 2022, Austin and his mother, Bambi assumed full management of the second location. Since that time enrollment grew exponentially to over 200 participating in the IBJJF competition circuit two years later. January 2022 was also the date when Austin earned his rank of black belt from the hands of his older brother, Damion Oranday, after nearly 12 years of jiu-jitsu training. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );