Jack McVicker
Jack McVicker combines BJJ with other martial arts in his teaching while continuing to compete through the master age groups.
Biography
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BJJ Heroes, Jack McVicker(opens in a new tab)
Jack McVicker is also known by the full name Jackson McVicker.
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BJJ Heroes identifies Fabio Santos as McVicker’s first jiu-jitsu teacher and says Santos awarded him his blue belt.
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He subsequently trained under Wellington “Megaton” Dias, who awarded his later belts; BJJ Heroes dates his black belt to August 2003 and identifies him as Dias’s first black belt.
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McVicker opened an Illinois academy while developing his own jiu-jitsu, and the academy expanded to other locations.
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McVicker’s Martial Arts, About Us(opens in a new tab)
McVicker began martial arts at 13 and graduated from Indiana State University with a criminology degree.
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His academy lists black belts in taekwondo and hapkido, full-instructor certification in Jeet Kune Do and Filipino martial arts under Dan Inosanto, and senior-instructor certification under Paul Vunak.
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McVicker’s current academy biography lists him as a fifth-degree BJJ black belt under Wellington Dias.
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The academy lists McVicker’s BJJ rank as fifth-degree black belt.
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The academy describes McVicker as a full-time teacher whose instruction is adjusted to individual students’ attributes, and says he still regards himself as a student of martial arts.
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Official academy or federation page(opens in a new tab)
McVicker’s Martial Arts operates academies in Terre Haute, Indiana, and Champaign, Illinois, with BJJ, children’s classes and Jeet Kune Do/Kali programs.
Where in the source: Our Locations and program blocks
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Official academy or federation page(opens in a new tab)
The academy says its grappling curriculum centres on BJJ while incorporating wrestling, sambo and judo; controlled sparring lets students test their skills.
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Official academy or federation page(opens in a new tab)
The IBJJF athlete page lists Jackson McVicker with McVicker’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
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Serafin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Jeff Serafin(opens in a new tab)
Jeff Serafin identifies Jack McVicker and Megaton Dias as his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black-belt instructors.
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Whistlekick Martial Arts Radio, Episode 834 — Jay Cooper, published transcript(opens in a new tab)
In Whistlekick’s published interview transcript, Jay Cooper recalls seeking out McVicker for Jeet Kune Do in Champaign-Urbana and discovering his jiu-jitsu ability while McVicker was still a brown belt; he also recalls Kyle Watson training there.
Where in the source: Show Transcript, Jay Cooper turn beginning Yeah. Actually, one of the interesting things, the amateur MMA circuit
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Joker’s Training Journal, dated firsthand training entry(opens in a new tab)
A September 2006 training journal records McVicker teaching a one-hour workshop that paired Jeet Kune Do concepts with a connected guard sequence of kimura, hip-bump sweep and guillotine.
Where in the source: 9.06.2006, first paragraph of GJ Like a bull on acid
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Joker’s Training Journal, dated firsthand training entry(opens in a new tab)
An October 2005 training entry describes McVicker’s sprawl drill: a partner held a hand just above the trainee’s head to encourage dropping immediately rather than rising before the sprawl.
Where in the source: 10.29.2005 entry, paragraph beginning Proceeding with the wrestling theme
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IBJJF official championship results(opens in a new tab)
At the 2004 European Championship, Jack Mc Vicker took gold in male Master 1 black-belt middleweight and silver in the open class, representing Gracie Humaita.
Where in the source: MASTER 1 / BLACK / MALE / MIDDLE and OPEN CLASS, complete tables
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IBJJF official championship results(opens in a new tab)
McVicker won male Master 3 black-belt lightweight at the 2013 World Master Championship for McVicker’s BJJ.
Where in the source: MALE / MASTER 3 / BLACK / LIGHT, place 1; complete table
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IBJJF official championship results(opens in a new tab)
At the 2018 World No-Gi Championship, he won both male Master 4 black-belt lightweight and the open class for McVicker’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Where in the source: MALE / MASTER 4 / BLACK / LIGHT and OPEN CLASS; complete tables
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IBJJF official championship results(opens in a new tab)
McVicker won male Master 5 black-belt lightweight at the 2023 World Master Championship.
Where in the source: MALE / MASTER 5 / BLACK / LIGHT, place 1; complete table
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IBJJF official championship results(opens in a new tab)
He won male Master 5 black-belt lightweight at the 2024 Pan Championship.
Where in the source: MALE / MASTER 5 / BLACK / LIGHT, place 1; complete table
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IBJJF official championship results(opens in a new tab)
At the 2026 World Master Championship he placed third in male Master 5 black-belt lightweight for McVicker’s BJJ.
Where in the source: MALE / MASTER 5 / BLACK / LIGHT, Jackson E McVicker joint third with Wagnney Fabiano; complete table
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