Girls in Gis Texas-Houston Event
Let’s get ready to roll!
Sunday
September 17, 2023
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Elite MMA Memorial
1010 Bade St
Houston, TX 77055
Guest Instructors: Brittney Martin and Leslie McLea
This event is open to women and girls of all ages and skill levels. No experience is needed. All participants must register online.
Instructor Bios
Leslie McLea started training Jiu jitsu in 2015. She grew up in Kingwood, TX playing basketball, where she found she always had a competitive nature. She started competing in jiu jitsu a white belt, and has since earned gold medals at NOGI worlds, Pans x2, NO-GI Pans, and American Nationals. She received her blackbelt from Robert Yamashita in October 2021 at Elite MMA.
Outside of jiu jitsu she has a bachelor’s degree in Health Science and an associate’s degree of science in Occupational Therapy. She specializes in geriatric care with 10 years experience working as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant at a skilled nursing facilities.
Brittney Martin has been training jiu jitsu for over 8 years ago under Robert Yamashita, She fell in love with jiu jitsu the moment she got on the mats and has never looked back. She started helping with kids classes as a white belt and has made a career out of it, now as a brown belt. She is a full time instructor at Elite MMA in Baytown, TX. She loves that she can contribute to helping so many people grow and accomplish things inside of their own lives each day on the mats and watching them better themselves and others. Her focus has shifted over the years from competing, to growing herself as an instructor, and finding a balance between the two.
Girls in Gis Texas-Pflugerville Event
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Sunday
October 29, 2023
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Team Rabadi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Muay Thai
4674 Priem Lane
Ste 300
Pflugerville, TX 78660
Guest Instructors: Lana Toporek & Cameron Bryant
This event is open to women and girls of all ages and skill levels. No experience is needed. All participants must register online.
Instructor Bios
Lana Toporek is Team Rabadi’s first female black belt, and the first female Texas police officer to earn this rank. Lana enjoys teaching and encouraging other officers to take BJJ for their physical and mental health. She wants to inspire other women to train BJJ and attain the rank of black belt, and all while showing them how much fun training can be.
Cameron Willow Bryant started training in 2011 at Virginia Beach Jiu Jitsu under Scott Oates earning her purple belt. She later moved to Toledo, OH and earned her brown belt from Chris Blanke at Toledo Jiu Jitsu. Lastly, she landed in Austin, TX and earned her black belt from Xande Ribeiro of Six Blades Jiu Jitsu. She recently made the transition to Team Renzo Gracie in Austin, Texas to continue her education under some of the most sought after minds in jiu jitsu today, while pursuing her passion by teaching adult classes.
Cameron started competing in 2012, and recently won gold in her Master 1 Heavyweight Brown Belt division, and won bronze in the Open Class in 2021 at the No-Gi World Championship.
When it comes to teaching Jiu Jitsu there is nothing Cameron is more passionate about than fundamentals! Cameron believes in teaching concepts and principles to set up students for success and aims to provide her students with a fun environment to learn.