Jessica Lavers-McBain
Fight Name: Dragon Noi
Date Began Martial Arts: 1999
Jessica is the Head Instructor at Black Dragon Kai Jimboomba. She teaches and mangers the full time centre. Jessica has a very extensive martial arts background and is the most decorated Combat Sports Athlete in Australia.
Jessica has competed in more than 200 bouts and is a World Muay Thai Champion, 3 times World Combat Wrestling Champion, and a 5 times Black Belt World Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion - included in her total of 100 titles across 15 different combat sports.
She also teaches at the Australian Army Combative Centre at 7th Brigade Gallipoli Barracks weekly.
In 2021 Jessica was voted to be a member of the United World Wrestling Athletes Commission by athletes from all over the world to represent them and their interests to UWW, IOC, and other international sports organisations that Wrestling is involved with.
Martial Arts Ranks
- Provisional 10th Khan - Muay Thai - Kru Yai (Senior Head Trainer)
- 6th Degree Black Belt - Jissen Budo - Shihan
- 6th Degree Black Belt - Freestyle Taekwondo
- Probationary 6th Degree Black Belt - Modern Martial Arts - Kyoshi
- 5th Degree Black Belt - MMA - Head Coach (BDK/FCJJ)
- 5th Degree Black Belt - All Round Fighting (International Budo Kai)
- 3rd Degree Black Belt - BuKiJutsu
- 3rd Degree Black Belt - Combudo
- 2nd Degree Black Belt - Arnis/Escrima/Kali
- 2nd Degree Black Belt - Bushikai - Sensei
- 1st Degree Black Belt - Zen Do Kai - Sempai
- 1st Degree Black Belt - Gokyushin-Ryu Renshinkan Aiki Budo
- 1st Degree Black Belt - Brazillian Jiu Jitsu - Sensei
- Blue Belt - Kosen Judo (Kosen Judo International)
- Green Belt - Judo (Judo Australia)
- Green Belt - Kudo (Kudo Australia)
- Orange Belt - SAW (Submission Arts Wrestling)
Instructor & Coach Levels
- International Wrestling Coach Level 2 (United World Wrestling)
- Boxing Coach Level 1 (Boxing Australia / NCAS)
- BodyCuff Instructor - Universal Restraint System (Salus Consulting)
- Defensive Tactics Instructor (PPCT)
- Kinetic Fighting Instructor (KEF)
- Level 1 Unarmed Combat (Scientific Fighting Congress)
Qualifications
- Certificate 3 in Community Recreation (Majoring in Martial Arts)
- Certificate of the Women Lead Sports Program
- Senior First Aid Certificate
- Working with Children - Blue Card
Awards
- Australia Day - Senior Sports Person Award (Scenic Rim) 2017
- Grand Champion of the Kai
- Platinum Kai
- Black Dragon Kai Student of the Year 2008
- Black Dragon Kai Strongest Female Student of the Year 1999
- Spirit of Black Dragon Kai Award 2016
- Fight Club Jiu Jitsu Highest Achievement Award 2010
- Fight Club Jiu Jitsu Strongest Competitor Award 2011
- Fight Club Jiu Jitsu Most Outstanding Student 2012
- Awarded Muay Thai Trainer Monkong 2011
- Gold Na Khanom Tom Award
- Silver Na Khanom Tom Award
- Bronze Na Khanom Tom Award
- Black Dragon Kai Competitor of the Year 2007
- Black Dragon Kai Competitor of the Year 2008
- Black Dragon Kai Competitor of the Year 2009
- Black Dragon Kai Competitor of the Year 2022
- Black Dragon Kai Up & Coming Combat Athlete 2005
- Black Dragon Kai Most Outstanding Peformance Award 2015
- Black Dragon Kai Leadership Award 2017
- Black Dragon Kai Lifetime Member
- Black Dragon Kai Supporter of the Year 2018
- Black Dragon Kai Muay Thai Student of the Year 2019
- Black Dragon Kai Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Student of the Year 2020
- Black Dragon Kai MMA Student of the Year 2021
- Black Dragon Kai Most Outstanding Peformance Award 2022
- Black Dragon Kai Modern Martial Arts Student of the Year 2023
- 225+ Combat Matches Patch
- Ace of Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts & Spades - BDK Fighting Ace
Accomplishments
Competed in...
- Freestyle Wrestling
- Combat Wrestling
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
- Catch Wrestling
- Muay Thai
- Boxing
- Full Contact Karate
- Kudo
- MMA
- Koshiki
- Submission Arts Wrestling
- Submission Grappling
INTERNATIONAL represented, trained or coached for Australia
 | Australia |
 | New Zealand |
 | Thailand |
 | Japan |
 | United Arab Emirates |
 | Philippines |
 | Canada |
 | Algeria |
 | French Polynesia |
 | Sweden |
 | Finland |
 | France |
 | South Africa |
 | Guam |
 | Mongolia |
 | China |
 | Hungary |
 | Germany |
 | Singapore |
 | Egypt |
 | England |
 | Scotland |
 | Bulgaria |
NATIONAL represented, trained or coached for Queensland
 | Queensland |
 | New South Wales |
 | Victoria |
 | Australian Capital Territory |
 | South Australia |
 | Western Australia |
 | Northern Territory |
COMBAT WRESTLING
- 3 x World Combat Wrestling Champion
CATCH WRESTLING
- #2 Ranked Lightweight Catch Wrestler in the World
OLYMPIC FREESTYLE WRESTLING
- 2 x Qualified for Selection to Olympic Games Trials (Africa/Oceania Selection Event)
- 2 x Oceania Continental Champion
- 3 x Australian Oceania Qualifier Champion
- 6 x Australian Champion
- 2 x New Zealand Champion
- Australian Open Champion
- 3 x Australia Cup Champion
- 2 x Australian Golden Boot Champion
- Victorian Champion
- 2 x Western Australian Champion
- South Australia Champion
- New South Wales Champion
- Canberra Cup Champion
- Maribyrnong Champion
- United Wrestling for Perth Champion
- 4 x Girls Into Wrestling Champion
- 2 x Wrestling Super Series Champion
BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU
- 4 x BJJ Roots Black Belt World Champion
- SJJIF Black Belt Master 3 No Gi BJJ World Champion
- SJJIF Black Belt World Silver Medallist
- SJJIF Black Belt World Bronze Medallist
- 2 x IBJJF International Thailand Champion
- 3 x QBJJC South Pacific Champion
- Oceanic Champion
- 6 x Australian Champion
- 2 x UAE Abu Dhabi Trials New Zealand Champion
- 9 x Queensland State Champion
- 2 x New South Wales State Champion
- 9 x South East Queensland Champion
- 3 x Gold Coast Champion
- 2 x NSW Country Champion
- 3 x Ranked overall #1 Qld Female Competitor - QBJJC
MUAY THAI
- World Muay Thai Champion
- Intercontinental Muay Thai Champion
- Evolution Muay Thai Champion
- 2 x South Pacific Muay Thai Champion
- East Coast Australian Muay Thai Champion
- #1 Ranked Flyweight Fighter International Kickboxer 2007-2011
BOXING
- Australian Boxing Champion
- Golden Gloves Australian Boxing Champion
- 2 x Queensland Boxing Champion
KYOKUSHIN BARE KNUCKLE KARATE
- Australian Champion
- Queensland Champion
KUDO (Japanese MMA)
- International Female Open Kudo Champion
- 2 x Queensland State Kudo Champion
KOSHIKI
- NSW Country Open Lightweight Champion
- Brisbane Female Open Champion
SAW - Submission Arts Wrestling
- Queensland Champion
SUBMISSION GRAPPLING
- King (Queen) of the Mountain Champion
Instructor at...
Jimboomba (est 1994)
