Jinjer Covert has trained for over 20 years in various styles of martial arts. She was a member of the United States Sport Juijitsu Team from 1997-2000. Sensei Covert had tried out for the team in November of 1997 and qualified for the Women’s Feather Weight division. She is the 1998 Gold Medalist for the Women’s Featherweight division of the United States Sport Jujitsu Team. The competition was held in Vancouver Canada in November of 1998.
Divisions were classified as Individual and the USA Team. Some of the same Jujitsu players competed in both individual and the USA Team fighting division. The USA Sport Jujitsu Team won the gold the once again, making them undefeated for the last three years. Over 15 other countries, including South Africa, Japan, Canada, Europe, Argentina, Australia, Poland, came to fight for the gold that year, in 1998.
The team was founded and led by legendary Ernie Boggs of Nitro West Virginia. Since retiring from competition, Boggs has utilized his 35 years of martial arts experience and skill in coaching the USA Sport Jujitsu Team; and he is considered one the world's leading authority on Sport Jujitsu. As a matter of fact, he is even credited for coining the term “Sport Jujitsu.”
Prior to the USSJA team win in 1998, Sensei Covert trained diligently working one and sometimes two weekends a month in Nitro West Virginia training with Sensei Ernie Boggs at BCI (Boggs-Casillas Institute). She also trained one day a week on her Combat Jujitsu techniques with Instructor Mickey Heath (who was the Team Captain at the time in 1997-1998) at his school of Hard Knox located in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina. During her time of training (1997-2000), she met female boxing legend Graciela Casillas-Boggs who was also one of the coaches for the team and trained members on some weekends including conducting self-defense seminars in content areas such as boxing and self-defense (stick and knife combat). This prepared Sensei Covert not only for the Sport Jujitsu World Team fights held in November of 1998 but also for several small Sport Jujitsu tournaments held prior to this in North Carolina and Kentucky that same year.
Sensei Covert placed second in the Women’s Black Belt division at the Sport Jujitsu Nationals in 1998 prior to going to Vanc0ouver Canada for the world team fights. Sensei Covert, had been competing in Nationals since 1991 in forms (kata), weapons, and fighting in Sport Karate and NASKA (North American Sport Karate Association) competitions. She retired from competition in order to finish her Masters Degree in Physical Education with a concentration in Sport Psychology at Radford University and the University of Virginia. In 1999 she opened Kwik Kix Martial Arts & Fitness, LLC which was recognized by her current instructors Jearl Sutherland (Kickboxing, stick & knife defense) Asa Herring (Shotokan Karate) and Ric Anderton (Judo).
Jinjer Covert has trained for over 20 years in various styles of martial arts. She was a member of the United States Sport Juijitsu Team from 1997-2000. Sensei Covert had tried out for the team in November of 1997 and qualified for the Women’s Feather Weight division. She is the 1998 Gold Medalist for the Women’s Featherweight division of the United States Sport Jujitsu Team. The competition was held in Vancouver Canada in November of 1998.
Prior to the USSJA team win in 1998, Sensei Covert trained diligently working one and sometimes two weekends a month in Nitro West Virginia training with Sensei Ernie Boggs at BCI (Boggs-Casillas Institute). She also trained one day a week on her Combat Jujitsu techniques with Instructor Mickey Heath (who was the Team Captain at the time in 1997-1998) at his school of Hard Knox located in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina. During her time of training (1997-2000), she met female boxing legend Graciela Casillas-Boggs who was also one of the coaches for the team and trained members on some weekends including conducting self-defense seminars in content areas such as boxing and self-defense (stick and knife combat). This prepared Sensei Covert not only for the Sport Jujitsu World Team fights held in November of 1998 but also for several small Sport Jujitsu tournaments held prior to this in North Carolina and Kentucky that same year. 
