Bojuka
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Bojuka is a self defense system based on behaviourally realistic and natural body movements. Training emphasizes simple techniques using common gross motor skill
s that are maintained under stressful conditions. Bojuka teaches threat elimination through awareness, avoidance, and the reasonable use of force
. The Bojuka Self Defense System includes blocks, body movement, grappling, joint manipulation and strikes to vital points of the body and central nervous system
. The core techniques are designed to be committed to muscle memory and function in a variety of different assault scenarios.
, jujitsu and karate
. Also on his site, Schrenk is described as having trained law enforcement and military personnel. his website also holds contact information for 'seminars anywhere in the world' where people can call and schedule lessons.
Schrenk established Bojuka in Ohio in 1990, before opening a studio in Lemoyne, Ohio
in 2006.
) training principles including:
Gross motor skill
Gross motor skills are the abilities usually acquired during infancy and early childhood as part of a child's motor development. By the time they reach two years of age, almost all children are able to stand up, walk and run, walk up stairs, etc...
s that are maintained under stressful conditions. Bojuka teaches threat elimination through awareness, avoidance, and the reasonable use of force
Use of force
The term use of force describes a right of an individual or authority to settle conflicts or prevent certain actions by applying measures to either: a) dissuade another party from a particular course of action, or b) physically intervene to stop them...
. The Bojuka Self Defense System includes blocks, body movement, grappling, joint manipulation and strikes to vital points of the body and central nervous system
Central nervous system
The central nervous system is the part of the nervous system that integrates the information that it receives from, and coordinates the activity of, all parts of the bodies of bilaterian animals—that is, all multicellular animals except sponges and radially symmetric animals such as jellyfish...
. The core techniques are designed to be committed to muscle memory and function in a variety of different assault scenarios.
History
The foundation of the Bojuka system is based on martial arts and self defense training. The system itself is the product of years of research, tactical analysis, field testing. The tactics and techniques are based on common denominators witnessed by Tom Schrenk through real life assaults apprehending violent convicted criminals.Tom Schrenk
Bojuka was founded in 1990 by Tom Schrenk, who, according to his website, has spent over 25 years researching and studying various martial arts techniques. The name is an amalgamation of three specific martial arts, boxingBoxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, jujitsu and karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
. Also on his site, Schrenk is described as having trained law enforcement and military personnel. his website also holds contact information for 'seminars anywhere in the world' where people can call and schedule lessons.
Schrenk established Bojuka in Ohio in 1990, before opening a studio in Lemoyne, Ohio
Lemoyne, Ohio
Lemoyne is an unincorporated community in northern Troy Township, Wood County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43441. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 20 and 23.-References:...
in 2006.
Training
Bojuka is not a sport. Bojuka is designed for self defense against violent street assaults. The focus of the system is on surviving the situation through the use of reasonable force based on threat assessment. Bojuka uses proven reality based self defense (RBSDRBSD
RBSD may mean:*Rosendale-Brandon School District, Wisconsin*Rose Bud School District, Arkansas*Reality-Based Self-Defense*Robert Busch School of Design, a school of Kean University...
) training principles including:
- natural gross motor skillGross motor skillGross motor skills are the abilities usually acquired during infancy and early childhood as part of a child's motor development. By the time they reach two years of age, almost all children are able to stand up, walk and run, walk up stairs, etc...
s based movements - reflexReflexA reflex action, also known as a reflex, is an involuntary and nearly instantaneous movement in response to a stimulus. A true reflex is a behavior which is mediated via the reflex arc; this does not apply to casual uses of the term 'reflex'.-See also:...
moves - reaction moves
- muscle memoryMuscle memoryMuscle memory has been used synonymously with motor learning, which is a form of procedural memory that involves consolidating a specific motor task into memory through repetition. When a movement is repeated over time, a long-term muscle memory is created for that task, eventually allowing it to...
programming - adrenaline stress training
- vital target striking
- manipulation
- domination
- environmental awareness (including dangers, opportunities for escape and multiple attackers)
- recycled core movements for unarmed and armed self defense
Bojuka Skill Levels
The Bojuka Self Defense System comprises several skill levels, each offering a specific mode of training:- Skill Level One - Defensive Hand to Hand Combat: Skill Level One teaches the foundations of the entire Bojuka Self Defense System. Training at this level primarily focuses on unarmed hand to hand combatHand to hand combatHand-to-hand combat is a lethal or nonlethal physical confrontation between two or more persons at very short range that does not involve the use of firearms or other distance weapons...
ive applications in a defensive mode. Topics include awareness and avoidance, posturing, de-escalationDe-escalationThis is a commonlly used term in Social Work practice. It is used as an anger management tool to remove tension between two participants in a conflictual relationship or intervention. A cooling off period is experienced and then the potential for further communication is invitedDe-escalation refers...
tactics, threat assessment and effective self defense techniques to end a violent altercation quickly and effectively.
- Skill Level Two - Offensive Hand to Hand Combat and Weapons Defense: In this skill level, the student will learn tactics to defend unarmed against an assailant armed with a stick, gun, knife or other improvised weapon. The student will also learn to defend themselves in an offensive mode using distractions and preemptive strikes to stop a would-be assailant aggressively before a physical assault is executed. Reality based scenario drills help the student learn to assess a potentially dangerous situation earlier and act rather than react.
- Skill Level Three - Armed Self Defense Tactics: At this level the student has already become proficient at defending themselves unarmed against any type of assailant or multiple attackers. Skill Level Three focuses on the use of the stick and the knife as self defense tools. Using the same gross motor skills learned in the earlier skill levels the student learns how to defend themselves defensively and offensively using impact weapons (stick, clubClubA club is an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal. A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities; there are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, and so forth.- History...
, extendable baton) and edged weapons (tactical folding knifeKnifeA knife is a cutting tool with an exposed cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, with or without a handle. Knives were used at least two-and-a-half million years ago, as evidenced by the Oldowan tools...
both open and close, or fixed blade knife). These armed skills are quickly transferable to weapons of opportunity such as sticks, rolled magazines, pens, etc... that may become available in a high threat situation.
- Skill Level Four - Instructor Level: Skill Level Four is an instructor certification level. Students must possess a high level of proficiency in the first three skill levels and a demonstrated ability to teach these skills to other individuals. Additional, "professional level" skills are taught, including security and close protection skills, escorting and subject removal techniques, etc... To be certified as a Bojuka Skill Level Four - Certified Instructor, the student must pass the founder's specialized panic attack scenarios.
- Skill Level Five - Senior Instructor Level: Skill Level Five is another instructor certification level. Promotion to this level is reserved for those who have demonstrated exceptional ability as both a practitioner and a teacher. To be certified as a Bojuka Skill Level Five - Certified Senior Instructor, the individual must have taught and promoted his or her own students to Skill Level Four.
External links
- Bojuka Institute of Self Defense
- West Coast Bojuka Federation
- Bojuka Self Defense Canada
- Atlantic Bojuka Self Defense
External links
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