Jerry Trimble was born in Newport, Kentucky. As a child, he was insecure, fearful, depressed, and regularly bullied. At age 13, he was inspired by Bruce Lee and began studying the Korean art of Taekwon-Do. Soon after, bullying became a thing of the past. At 15, Jerry earned the rank of a first-degree black belt and became the number one point fighter in the Midwest U.S. At 18, he started Kickboxing and won the "Kentucky State Championship." At 19, Jerry moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to pursue the world championship.