2008 MARCH KNIFE SEMINAR!

We are gearing up for Our knife seminar in March on the 22nd featuring the founder of Bojuka Tom Schrenk. He will be going over empty hand against knife tactics as well as knife to knife tactics. It will be an excitng and enriching day as well as bring a vast array of knowledge for those who seek greater understanding and knowledge in regards to a bladed instrument.

For more information go to www.bojukawestcoast.com

Hope to see you there!

"Train well, train smart and fight hard!" Sifu James

IN DEFENSE OF BOJUKA!

I have to apologize, I haven’t been able to keep up the blog due to my having major computer problems. I’m hoping that this will change very soon.

Human beings by nature have a particular way of classifying things. Specifically, things that are familiar to them. Smells, sights and sounds are usually rounded off to the nearest memories in order to accomplish a sense of comfort and acceptance. In other words, it’s easier for people to swallow something they can refer the taste to compared to something new. Like some exotic meats of cuisine, (snake, octopus and frog legs) most people would say tastes like chicken. Which in case brings me to Bojuka. Usually when other martial artists and professional warriors view a demonstration of any kind in regards to Bojuka, comparisons to other forms of martial art systems begin to quickly follow. I have been told that Bojuka is a Krav Maga knock off, modified Wing Chun or that it’s a bad form of Wing Chun and Kali mix as well as other unflattering comments. First off lets get something clarified, Bojuka is a non-traditional American martial art based in America. Despite it’s using certain traditional martial art drills as building blocks for the attributes of the practitioner, it’s thinking and philosophy is very much geared towards American views and philosophy. People compare Bojuka to Krav Maga because Krav Maga has been successfully marketed, but unknown to many Bojuka existed in America long before Krav Maga first ever appeared on a magazine here in the states or in Jennifer Lopez's film "Enough". I know of this personally because I have lived my martial art career through several of the major martial art revolutions. I have experience how they have come to popularity. The kickboxing revolution, the Jeet Kune Do revolution, The Ninjutsu craze, the Gracie Jujitsu /UFC revolution and now the mix martial arts/close quarter combat revolution are all examples of systems that boast superiority for street combat. If you do a side by side comparison of the systems of Bojuka and Krav Maga’s tactics you will see that Bojuka is truly geared for American street confrontations due to the understanding, reinforcement and training of legal ramifications that arise from life threatening altercations. Also, there are several core concepts that are exclusive to the system of Bojuka such as the Rock, Zoning, The Cobra Theory, The Lever Concept, pain reaction, the 30/70 percental rule and Manipulation concept. The system was perfected due to the experience Tom gained as a bail bondsman. Through those experiences he was able to develop tactics that would help in situations most likely to occur during daily life such as knife attacks and multiple opponent scenarios, but allows the defendant to protect themselves from legal ramifications that could and does sometimes arise as civil suits against the victims who defend themselves. A thorough examination of Bojuka reveals this to be so. I am excited that attention has been given to the world of self defense and close quarter combat, but I also have been disappointed due to the influx of inadequate instructors who claim that they have a thorough knowledge of self defense or street knowledge of self defense, when usually all they have done is taken their system’s strongest techniques dealing with weapons and modified them, but still the tactic falls short which opens a Pandora’s box for the practitioner seeking to find competent tactics for the street. Since 911 several systems have come to the forefront as being the go to persons of superior knowledge in self defense. YouTube is a haven of self defense gurus whose methods are highly questionable. Most teach techniques and tactics that have not been proven, are impractical or are totally irresponsible. The Bojuka Institute Of Self Defense is committed and dedicated to teaching those who seek to have a way of defending themselves in a life threatening altercation. In the interim we ask that before comparing or judging the the system of Bojuka please research us or ask questions. I guarantee you through demonstration or response you will see we are the purest form of self defense.

Thank You!

Sifu James,

“Train Well, Train Smart, Fight Hard!”

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.

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!

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.