Jackson was born in Hong Kong on March 28, 1994 in an athletic family. When Jackson was 9, he and his older brother received gymnastircs training and won the 1st place in the Acrobatic Gymnastics Championship for men's pair category.
Jackson started his fencing career when he was 10. The first time his father brought him to a match, Jackson immediately fell in love with fencing and confidently said it's the sport of his life. Since then he has been trained by his own father as well as other professional coaches and achieved multiple awards and winnings for Hong Kong national fencing team.
Jackson attended American International School in Hong Kong since primary