Are you ready for some great Jiu Jitsu? because we are!
Sunday,
June 8, 2025
12:00 PM-3:00 PM MDT
Doors open at 11:30 AM. Please arrive early so you have enough time to change and be ready when the event begins at 12:00 PM.
Ocelot Martial Arts Academy
2400 N Mesa St
El Paso, TX 79902
GIG Guest instructors:
Andrea Amaro, Angela Benitez, & Alyssa Benavidez-Benitez
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Professor Angela Benitez is a first degree black belt under Professor Jacob Benitez in Las Cruces, NM. Professor Angela began training in 2005 and received her black belt in 2020, becoming the first female black belt in Southern New Mexico. She is the co-owner and co-founder of Three Crosses Jiu Jitsu, where she holds the titles of program director and head Professor. She teaches classes for kids ages 2-16 years old, including competition and homeschool classes. Professor Angela has had many successes throughout her jiu jitsu career, including the accomplishment of winning gold as a purple belt at the 2013 IBJJF Pan American Championship. Angela is a homeschool mom of six children, grandmother of three, a wife, an entrepreneur, a teacher, and a pioneer for women in jiu jitsu. Professor Alyssa Benavidez (Benitez) is a black belt under Professor Jacob Benitez in Las Cruces, NM.
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Professor Alyssa Benavidez-Benitez began training in 2002 at the age of 6 years old and received her black belt in 2023. She is the founder and head Professor of the women’s program at Three Crosses Jiu Jitsu. Professor Alyssa holds a degree in Kinesiology and enjoys applying the knowledge acquired in pursuit of her degree to her teaching methods on the mats. She has extensive competition experience, and now enjoys coaching her students at high level competitions such as IBJJF Pans, Jiu-Jitsu Con, and Master Worlds. Alyssa is a new mom, a wife, an entrepreneur, a leader, and an advocate for women in jiu jitsu
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Andrea Amaro, was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. She is a professional mixed martial artist with a record of 7 wins and 2 losses. Currently, she holds the title of the Fury FC Strawweight Champion and is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, making her the only woman black belt in El Paso. Her martial arts journey began in 2005 at Bushido MMA, where she trained under Hugo Sida until 2021. After that, she ventured out into the community and established a team of several men who own and run their own martial arts facilities. She is currently under the guidance of Michael Diaz (City Wolves), Cristobal Chavez (10th Planet El Paso), Carlos Pacheco (Elite Kickboxing Academy), and Mando Rosales (Zen Martial Arts).
The goal of this team is to unite the community and produce fighters like herself who can compete successfully at the biggest stages. She has been training and competing for about a decade now, and she hopes to eventually be a part of the community’s efforts to nurture and develop new women. In addition to her martial arts background she also has experience in high school wrestling, where she qualified for the state championships. She was a collegiate runner for El Paso Community College, where she was a four-time All-American and a two-time half-marathon national champion. Currently, she is a graduate student studying clinical psychology.
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Girls in Gis is a community of women and girls in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that come together through donation based training events which are hosted, instructed, and attended only by women and girls. It's our time to come together and take over the mats! Women and girls of all ages and skill levels are welcome to attend from any academy affiliation. We welcome beginners and don't require any experience. Our events are designed for 100% participation. However, we do allow parents or chaperone to accompany underage participants as spectators.
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Our events are donation based in order to provide equal opportunity to everyone. Your donations provide paid teaching opportunities for our guest instructor(s) and help to expand and make Girls in Gis programs such as our events, our leadership program and instructional training programs and our scholarships possible. If you are not able to make a donation please contact us and we will work with you so that you are able to participate.
You can also purchase a GIG t-shirt, patches and more GIG merchandise with your donation. All orders can be picked up during the event.
COST: $20 Min Donation. All Donations Welcome.
Register here:
https://www.girls-in-gis.com/texas-events/
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