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{mosimage}Jackson's Black Belt Academy (JBBA) is a martial arts school that opened in the 40/42 area in May 2007. It is located at 110 Bratton Drive, Suite 101, Garner, NC 27529. Owners, Daryl and Marie Jackson relocated JBBA from Southeast Raleigh, where the school had operated since May 2006. Their blessing of relocation to a larger space enabled them to offer additional services to youth, adults and families in the area.

Master Instructor, "Sa Bum Nim" Daryl L. Jackson, Sr., has 34+ years of studying and teaching Tae Kwon Do, Shaolin Kung Fu and Practical Self-Defense.  He is a 6th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and the 1996 North Carolina Tae Kwon Do State Champion.  He has been a member of the US Olympic Commission & Master's Martial Arts Alliance.  He founded the Practical Self-Defense Training and Fighting Skills Association.  During his Army career, he taught at the Fort Bragg Tae Kwon Do School.  He taught in several martial arts schools in Raleigh, NC, as well as having taught private lessons from their home.

He is well known in the state and local martial arts circuit as a formidable tournament competitor, an internationally certified instructor and referee of both the International Tae Kwon Do Federation (ITF) and World Tae Kwon Do Federation (WTF).   He is a current student of Tibetan Hop Gar Kung Fu under Grandmaster David Chin of China.
 
He and his wife/business partner/administrator, Marie Jackson are both retired veterans of the Army and Marine Corps, respectively.  They share a passion for providing positive, constructive outlet for our youth.  They believe that as members of the community, we all share some degree of responsibility to do our part in "developing" adults who can positively contribute to society vice detracting from it.  It's a very simple and true concept...."It takes a village to raise a child."  This concept encompasses basic principles that our elders lived by many years ago.  If we, collectively, continue to ignore the struggles of our children; and dismiss the pressures that they face, we will only see more of the anti-social, self-destructive behavior that is now so prevalent in today's youth.
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Jackson's Black Belt Academy (JBBA) is the center for self-development, family fitness and fun.  JBBA serves adults of all ages and children as young as age 4, based on individual ability.  The JBBA philosophy is "personal attention and teaching excellence have no substitute".  Master Jackson has developed proven teaching methods that bring the tenets of Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu into real-world application.  JBBA teaches practical self-defense techniques to enable students to protect themselves, should the need arise.

JBBA is the only member-school in this area to offer black belt certification in both the World and International Tae Kwon Do Federations.   In addition to offering Summer Camps and After School programs, JBBA offers advanced training for martial arts instructors who desire to improve their instructional skills.  The JBBA approach is genuine....provide unsurpassed instruction in traditional ITF and WTF Tae Kwon Do and Shaolin Kung Fu in a positive social setting.  The staff at JBBA believes that the discipline needed to excel in martial arts can significantly enhance a child's personal growth. All JBBA students can improve themselves physically and mentally; develop self-discipline, self-confidence and respect for themselves and for others.