Elizabeth began her Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training in 2007. She first joined the Checkmat team in 2014 and later received her Brown Belt from Professor Lucas Leite. After moving to the Bay Area in 2017, Elizabeth and Marcelo taught BJJ all over the bay including in San Francisco, Berkeley, San Leandro, and San Jose. She received her Black Belt from Master Leandro Vieira in 2019. Today, she is a Head Professor at Mineiro BJJ in Emeryville, California.
With a passion in teaching kids, Elizabeth has spent much her time working within elementary schools, middle schools, and after-school programs. Her favorite age group to work with are the 4-7 year olds.
Women's Only class is held on Friday nights from 6:30-7:30pm in Emeryville and is taught by Professor Liz.
I’ve come to this gym while traveling. If I lived in the area I’d certainly be a regular. The gym is super clean; the instruction can’t be beat. Professor Mineiro is obviously passionate about teaching. This shows in how he runs the kids classes — they love him — how patient he is with the fundamentals class on Mondays, his encouragement of more experienced students helping to coach, and how he enjoys showing not just “old school” techniques, but humoring his advanced students with crab rides, berimbolos, and the latest fun sport techniques. It’s all done with kindness, but as he rolls with all of us, you can see what a master of the art he is. Very welcoming and a good mix of respectful, passionate, talented, and kind students.
amazing professors (Mineiro, Liz, and occasional recurring others). high standards for training but down-to-earth atmosphere. seems to attract kind and community-oriented people of all ages who strive for their personal best while helping each other do the same. good differentiation to meet everyone at their level within a class. i’m an adult female white belt and feel constantly challenged and welcomed at the same time (and safe). every class is an intense training/workout but with relaxed and friendly interactions. experience at this gym: 3-6 days/week for almost 6 months, no intention to stop or leave.
My daughter is thriving at the Albany location - Professors Marcelo & Liz have the magic touch with kids. Thank you, Professors, for helping my daughter with her confidence and joy in learning new things!