Spotlight on West Coast Bojuka Federation President Sifu James! Part3

One day I went across to the gym to use their bathroom. The plumbing in my school was down and it would be a day before things would be restored. As I walked into the back room I caught a glimpse of a guy tossing some huge power lifters around. Out of my ignorance, blind ego and arrogance I foolishly assumed that they where working on Judo. Although I dabbled with Judo on my path to enlightenment I was never really pleased with the fact that the practitioners always seemed to be injured. Never made sense to me. So I did my business and made my way back across the street. A few weeks later the same man that was tossing around the power lifters came into my school. He was a humble guy and modest in stature, 5'10, 170lbs, blonde hair and blue eyes. I didn't think much of him and quite frankly due to my prejudices, fear and arrogance; I was quick to brush him off. He told me he was looking for established martial artists to train with. I quickly interjected and told him "I don't do Judo". He quickly retorted, "He didn't do Judo either". In that conversation alone I almost lost a most valuable gem that would eventually change my life. But he was patient yet persistent in getting his point across. He told me his name was Tom and he had his own system named Bojuka. He said, “It’s a pure self defense system based on the common denominators of street combat.” Although I was somewhat interested my arrogance got the best of me. While on the outside I was cordial on the inside I wondered what he could teach me. I realized at this point in my career that were no "secrets" in the martial arts, so what could he be able to show me that I have yet to see? He allowed me to brush him off and said that he would slide some information under the door in the future. He did a week later. I put the book on the shelf and it gathered dust. He came through once again and because of his persistence I told him that I would be willing to train with him but I had to wait for some mats that I had recently ordered. But, for the very first time he mentioned something that piqued my interest... Bruce Lee.

Spotlight on West Coast Bojuka Federation President Sifu James! Part1

I started training martial arts around the age of 14. I got into it because I had been mugged several times and had a tendency of being a victim due to past physical abuse and molestation I suffered as a child. My brothers had already been entered into a class taught by my first instructor Mr Dyron Jackson at a community center. His background was strict Shotokan Karate, kickboxing and Wing Chun. When I met him he was investing his time researching Jeet Kune Do and Ninjutsu. He was like a big brother to me as well as a strong mentor due to his strong Muslim background. I was the worst in the class and was always a step behind everyone else, but I wouldn't quit no matter what I was commited to success in the martial arts. Eventually my family ended up moving to Augusta GA during my last year in high school. Despite training for three years with Mr Jackson, there was always a small place in my gut that told me something was still yet to be attained in regards to true protection of myself.

Meet the Founder Of Bojuka!

I wanted to take the time to introduce you to the man responsible for creating the system of Bojuka... Tom Schrenk! Click on the video to see him in action. I met Tom back in 1992 in Augusta Ga. Since then we have remained close friends and are working together to bring Bojuka to the masses. Tom has dedicated his life to the pursuit of practical and pure self defense. His main headquarters is the Bojuka Instittute located in Lemoynne Pennsylvania where he trains and teaches. There are also students in Canada and Los Angeles who currently train and teach this stellar form of combative arts. He continues present day to streamline the system in order to make it more proficient, efficient and effective for those who have a desire to defend themselves. I am very grateful and truly appreciate the opportunity to be his student. On behalf of myself and all others who study Bojuka... Thank you Tom! We Love you!

Bojuka One Day Summer Camp!

We are looking forward to our annual summer camp coming up in 2 1/2 weeks. We will be covering some great topics. All skill levels are welcome as well as beginners through advanced of other systems. Hopefully everyone will get to make it. Click the flyer to enlarge.

This Is Bojuka!

Welcome to the official blog page of the Bojuka featuring the Westcoast Bojuka Federation. Although some of it's movements and concepts are based on several familiar forms of martial arts, Bojuka is a combative art based on the american legal system. Meaning, that the system recognizes the law and was designed to help the practitioner defend themselves without losing view of justification and training to properly defend oneself while at the same time avoiding excessive force and civil lawsuits due to their reactions to violent encounters. This page is designed to keep those of interest updated with the weekly going ons of the philosopies, activities and events that we in the system are currently working on.