Name: Jessica Lavers-McBain

Ring Name: Dragon Noi (Little Dragon)

Date Began Martial Arts: 14/2/1999

 

Martial Arts Accomplishments:

INTERNATIONAL - Represented Australia in the following countries

Thailand

United Arab Emirites

Philippines

Japan

New Zealand

Canada

Algeria

Singapore

Sweden

French Polynesia

South Africa

France

Mongolia

China

Guam

Hungary

NATIONAL - Represented Queensland in the following States

New South Wales

Victoria

Western Australia

Northern Territory

Australian Capital Territory

South Australia

 

MUAY THAI

World Champion WKBF 

Intercontinental  Champion WKA

#1 Ranked Flyweight Fighter - International Kickboxer - 2007-2011 

South Pacific Champion WMC

South Pacific Champion ISKA

East Coast Australian Champion WMTA

Evolution Champion (only female)

BOXING 

Australian Champion BAI

Golden Gloves Australian Champion BAI

2 x Queensland Champion BAI

KYOKUSHIN (Full Contact Karate)

Australian Champion IKO1

Queensland Champion IKO1

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU

Oceanic Champion No gi EBJJ 

2 x Thailand International Champion No Gi IBJJF 

3 x Australian Champion No Gi WBJJL 

3 x Australian Champion Gi WBJJL 

2 x New Zealand Trials Champion Gi Abu Dhabi Pro 

2 x Queensland Champion No Gi AFBJJ

Queensland Champion No Gi QBJJL 

Queensland Trials Champion Gi Abu Dhabi Pro 

#1 Ranked Queensland BJJ Lightweight Competitor QBJJC - 2011

#1 Ranked Queensland No Gi Openweight Competitor QBJJC - 2011 

#1 Ranked Queensland No Gi Lightweight Competitor QBJJC - 2011

New South Wales Champion No Gi AFBJJ

New South Wales Champion Gi AFBJJ

3 x South East Queensland Champion Gi QBJJC

2 x Gold Coast Champion No Gi QBJJC 

Gold Coast Champion Gi QBJJC 

KUDO (Japanese MMA)

International Open Kudo Champion

Queensland State Champion

Queensland Open Champion

WRESTLING

Member of the Australian Wrestling Team

Oceania Champion

2 x Australian National Champion

Australia Cup Champion

2 x New Zealand National Champion

Victorian State Champion

Western Australian State Champion

New South Wales State Champion

Canberra Cup Champion

Perth Cup Champion

Maribyrnong Open Champion

4 x Girls Into Wrestling Champion

COMBAT WRESTLING

World Champion ICWF

 

OTHER AWARDS

Australia Day - Senior Sports Person Award (Scenic Rim) 2017

Grand Champion of the Kai

Kai Trophy (Student of the year 2008) 

Gold Kai

Strongest Female Black Belt of the Year 1999

Spirit of Black Dragon Kai Award 2016

Fight Club Jiu Jitsu Highest Achievement Award of 2010  

Fight Club Jiu Jitsu Strongest Competitor of the Year 2011 

Fight Club Jiu Jitsu Most Oustanding Student of 2012

Awarded Muay Thai Trainer Monkong 2011 

Gold Na Khanom Tom Award

Silver Na Khanom Tom Award

Most Outstanding Single Performance (wining finals in Oceania Championship in under a minute) - 2015

Spirit of Black Dragon Kai Award - 2016

Black Dragon Kai Leadership Award -2017

Black Dragon Kai Lifetime Member

Black Dragon Kai Supporter of the year - 2018

Black Dragon Kai Wrestling Student of the year - 2018

Black Dragon Kai Muay Thai Student of the year - 2019

 

Currently Competes:

Freestyle Wrestling

Combat Wrestling

Muay Thai

Mixed Martial Arts 

Kickboxing

Full Contact Karate

Boxing 

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Submission Wrestling 

Kudo - Daido Juku

 

Martial Arts / Instructor Ranks: 

9th Khan - Muay Thai - Kru Yai (Head Trainer)

5th Degree Black Belt - Modern Martial Arts - Shihan

3rd Degree Black Belt - Sport MMA

1st Degree Black Belt - Arnis / Escrima / Kali

Black Belt - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Green Belt - Judo

Green Belt 4th Kyu - Kudo - Sempai

Level 1 - Unarmed Combat (Scientific Fighting Congress)

BodyCuff Instructor - Universal Restrant System (Salus Consulting) 

Defensive Tactics Instructor - PPCT

 

Qualifications:

Certificate 3 in Community Recreation (majoring in Martial Arts Instruction) 

Coach Level 1 Boxing NCAS 

Senior First Aid Certificate

Working with Children - Blue Card 

 

Instructor at:

Jimboomba (est 1994)

- Modern Martial Arts

- Kids Karate

- Junior Dragons

- Pre Junior Dragons

- Muay Thai

- Kids Thaiboxing

- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

- Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

- Mixed Martial Arts

- Kids Mixed Martial Arts 

- Freestyle Wrestling

- Kids Freestyle Wrestling