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Sensei Travis Boggs
Kenukan Academy, Head Instructor
Kenukan Budokai, President
Bushidokan Yudanshakai, Inc., Chairman
Ju-Jutsu Historical Research Society, President
USJJO Team USA Coach
Rank Promotions
Promoted Shodan - Kenukan Ju-Jitsu & Karate (2000)
Promoted Nidan - Kenukan Ju-Jitsu & Karate (2002)
Promoted Shodan - Bushidokan Karate (2003)
Promoted Sandan - Kenukan Ju-Jitsu & Karate (2006)
Promoted Shi-Do-In (Instructor Grade) (2007)
Promoted Yondan - Kenukan Ju-Jitsu & Karate (2008)
Promoted Godan - Kenukan Ju-Jitsu & Karate (2010)
Promoted Nidan - Bushidokan Karate (2011)
Promoted Shodan - Bushidokan Judo / Ju-Jitsu (2013)
Promoted Shihan (Instructor Grade) (2014)
Promoted Sandan - Bushidokan Judo / Ju-Jitsu (2014)
Promoted Yondan - Bushidokan Karate / Kickboxing (2017)
Promoted Sandan - Bushidokan Ronin Goshin Jutsu (2017)
Promoted Godan - Bushidokan Judo / Ju-Jitsu (2017)
Academic
Bachelor of Science - University of Kansas School of Business - Management & Leadership (2006)
Member: Sigma Alpha Lambda - Leadership & Honors Organization
Recognitions & Authorizations
Recognized Godan - United Society of Ju-Jitsu Organizations (USJJO)
Recognized Sandan - Yamanaka Kojute Ju-Jitsu
Recognized Sandan - United States of America Karate-Do Federation (USAKF)
Authorized by Jim Harrison to Test & Teach - Bushidokan Ronin Jutsu - Self-Defense
Authorized by Jim Harrison to Test & Teach - Bushidokan Judo / Ju-Jitsu
Authorized by Jim Harrison to Test & Teach - Bushidokan Karate / Kickboxing
Positions (Past & Present)
Full-Time Instructor - Kenukan Academy (1998 - Present)
Chief Instructor - Kenukan Academy (2006 - Present)
President (Kaicho) - Kenukan Budokai (2013 - Present)
Chairman of the Board & President - Bushidokan Yudanshakai, Inc. (2017 - Present)
United Society of Ju-Jitsu Organizations (USJJO) Team Development Committee, Member (2014 - Present)
United Society of Ju-Jitsu Organizations (USJJO) National Coaching Committee, Member (2014 - Present)
United Society of Ju-Jitsu Organizations (USJJO) National Coaching Committee, Chairman (2018 - Present)
Contributor / Photographer / Graphic Design - Grandmaster Magazine (1998 - 2002)
Assistant to Secretary General - International Federation of Pankration Athlima - Lamia, Greece (1999 - 2001)
Notable Competitions
5-time Junior State AAU Karate Champion
3-time Junior Regional AAU Karate Champion
Goodwill Games Gold Medalist - Team USA Karate & Ju-Jitsu - St. Petersburg, Russia (1994)
Mediterranean Games Gold Medalist - Team USA Karate & Ju-Jitsu - Athens, Greece (1995)
Coaching
USJJO Team USA Coach - International Ju-Jitsu Federation World Championships - Paris, France (2014)
USJJO Team USA Coach - USJJO Nationals & International Grand Slam - UFC - Las Vegas, NV (2015)
USJJO Team USA Coach - USJJO Nationals & International Grand Slam - UFC - Las Vegas, NV (2016)
USJJO Team USA Coach - International Ju-Jitsu Federation World Championships - Wroclaw, Poland (2016)
USJJO Team USA Coach - International Ju-Jitsu Federation World Championships - Malmö, Sweden (2018)
Other Certifications
American Coaching Effectiveness Program (ACEP) Certified
Certified Police Baton Instructor - Rapid Rotation Baton (2001)
Certified Flight Self-Defense Instructor - America In Defense (2002) - Bob Wall & Chuck Norris’ Program
Notable Seminars
Assistant to Jim Harrison - Kansas City Seminar Tour
(2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
Assistant to Jim Harrison - Texas Seminar Tour (2002 & 2009)
(Dojo’s included Roy Kurban & Troy Dorsey)
Arnold’s Health & Fitness Expo - Assistant to Jim Harrison - Columbus, OH (2004)
Taught Ju-Jitsu Section - 1st Bushidokan Symposium (2011)
1st Kansas City Bushidokan Black Belt to Teach at Jim Harrison's Montana Dojo (2019)
Event Promotions
Co-Director - Martial Arts At Sea (1998 - Present)
(Instructors Included Jim Harrison, Roger Greene, & Keith Hackney)
Co-Director - Kansas City Grappling Symposium (2000)
(Instructors Included Ken Shamrock, Bart Vale, Keith Hackney, & Walt Lysak)
Awards
Named 150 Top Athletes in Olathe's (Kansas City Suburb) Sesquicentennial (150 Year) Celebration (2008)
Media Appearances
KCTV 5 - Travis Boggs & Bob Wall - Kansas City, MO
KSHB 9 - Travis Boggs & Bob Wall - KCMO
Kansas City Star (Newspaper Highlight)
Jim Flink Radio Program (Flight Self-Defense Expert)
MSNBC - Ashleigh Banfield Live (Flight Self-Defense Expert)
KTKA 49 - Topeka, KS
Ch. 11 - Dallas, TX
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