Biography
Jake Jackson is a diligent and detail-oriented coach and an active competitor. Born in the Coachella Valley and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jake has been an athlete his whole life.
His athletic journey began in the sport of baseball, with the goal of following in his father’s footsteps to play professionally. This was until he fell in love with martial arts which led to him wrestling in high school. He would eventually find himself back in the Coachella Valley where he would meet the Hargett brothers and start training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under their tutelage.
Jake’s commitment to Jiu-Jitsu progressively grew as he would go from a modest recreational practitioner to a dedicated martial artist, coach and active competitor in 2023.
As a competitor he relentlessly strives for improvement and is eager to share what he has learned with the students at the academy.
As a coach he is extremely dedicated to helping new students and kids find a love for the art, like he did, which provided him with a great deal of purpose and direction in his daily life.