Welcome to Nexus Martial Arts Studio

Credentials/Training

Sensei Mike started his martial arts journey at the age of 13 when he began training in Gojo Ryu and Waitoki Karate under Sensei Masaru Shintani and Sensei Burse. Sensei Mike achieved his black belt at the age of 17 and continued his kickboxing training in Hamilton with Sensei Rick Joslin.

In the mid 90's, Sensei Mike trained in Grimsby under the curriculum of Wayne Wells of Niagara Self Defense, where he achieved his Brown Belt rank. His Black Belt ranking was achieved under the watchful eye of Professor Gerry Marshall, Hachidan, of the Trident Jiu-Jitsu Dojo. In 1998 Sensei Mike was the Assistant Coach and Trainer of the Canadian Junior World Jiu Jitsu team and he led the team to a silver medal.

In 2001, Sensei Mike opened Nexus Martial Arts in Beamsville, Ontario, a family-oriented dojo specializing in Kickboxing, Jiu Jitsu, Women's Self Defense, and Weapons Training and Defense.

Certified by the ACMA (American Council of Martial Arts)
2nd degree Black Belt – Aug 2003
3rd degree Black Belt – April 2004
Certified in Tai Chi – April 2004
Level 1, 2, & 3 Coach
4th degree Black Belt – 2008

Credentials/Training

Sensei Tim has trained in Kodokan Judo and Jiu-Jitsu under various Sensei from Japan and Canada since he was 8-years-old. He has trained and instructed under Sensei Mike for the last ten years.

He has been a coach for competition teams and several Canadian and World Champions over the years.

Sensei Tim looks forward to meeting and training with anyone who steps on the mats. ‘Just remember, the hardest steps taken are the first ones coming into the Dojo.’

Credentials/Training

Sensei Martin's bio is coming soon

Credentials/Training

Sensei Cam began his martial arts career in 1998 at Red Griffin studio under Sensei Shane Weaver. He trained at Red Griffin for 6 years perfecting the art of Jiu Jitsu and Kickboxing. He moved up to Assistant Instructor and began running his own classes and camps. As well, Sensei Cam was a member of the competition team. He became team captain and won several trophies and medals including Canadian and World Champion in Sport Jiu Jitsu and Grappling. Sensei Cam earned his first Black Belt in Jiu Jitsu under Sensei Shane. He then went on to teach his own Kickboxing classes at night school for the Niagara District School Board. Sensei Cam has attended numerous martial arts conferences and seminars where he trained with the likes of Carlos Newton, Dan Severn, Royce Gracie, Frank Shamrock, Matt Hughes, Jay Zeballos, Eddie Bravo, Jean Jacques Machado and other Martial Artists from around the world.

Windsor, Ontario was Sensei Cam’s next stop where he has taken on various martial arts disciplines including Aikido, Tae Kwon Do, Judo and Wrestling. He also trained for a year at The Fight Shoppe, a Mixed Martial Arts studio. At the same time, he began training and instructing at Nexus Martial Arts under Sensei Mike Cherwaty. He received his 2nd Degree Black Belt under Sensei Mike in August of 2008. From there he was invited to train at Windsor Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, where he trained to the rank of blue belt under Sensei Ron Dupuis who represents the Jean Jacques Machado system.

Now back in the Niagara Region, Sensei Cam is teaching at Nexus Martial Arts and also continuing his training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is a student at Pura BJJ in Hamilton, ON taught by PJ O’Sullivan. Sensei Cam got his Purple Belt under JJ Machado in March 2010. Sensei Cam attended the University of Windsor with a degree in Sociology and minor in Psychology. He is also certified in CPR and First Aid and is a former volunteer with St. John’s Ambulance.

Martial Arts has changed Sensei Cam Bokstein’s life and he hopes to continue to find new and better ways to challenge himself and to pass on that positive energy to others.

Andrea has evolved in this lifetime to the status of teacher—one who shows others how. Along with her BA in Psychology from Brock University and her Social Services Diploma from Niagara College, Andrea is a Certified Hatha Yoga Teacher and has been practicing yoga since 2000 beginning with Astanga yoga in Manhattan NYC, and 8 years as a Classical Yoga student.

Andrea is a free spirit guided by love. Her passions other than yoga include her career dedicated to helping others through mostly Palliative Care and providing respite for families with an ill loved one. She searches to expand horizons and to be inclusive of all people. Andrea's gift is that she sees the world as a whole and recognizes that all the participants are merely equal parts of that whole. Forgiveness and understanding are two of her most notable qualities. Her life has been defined by a series of opposites: youth-age; birth-death; health-illness; wealth-poverty: joy-sadness; isolation-company and so on. Change has been the fullness of her life. She believes in solving problems and finding solutions when others would prefer to complain or cry.

Andrea has discovered that true joy is in the journey. Her most precious moments were becoming a wife in 2006, and giving birth to her sons in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Andrea encourages and challenges others through yoga to: become amazed at the power within your body and mind. It is never too late to have a better life and it is never too late to change one. Choice is your tool in sculpting a portion of joy from your life's offerings.

Credentials/Training

Sensei Spencer has been training since 1997 and has been fighting since the age of 6 on competition teams.

Sensei Spencer is a ranked amateur boxer, is hand-to-hand and weapons trained, and is also a Women's Self-Defense trainer at Nexus. Sensei Spencer has achieved his Black Belt in both Kickboxing and Jiu Jitsu and is a Nexus Competition Team coach/trainer.

Credentials/Training

Sensei Austin has been training since 1997 and has been fighting since the age of 8 on competition teams. He is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, tactical training and is weapons trained.

Sensei Austin has leadership training and is Certified in First Aid (Whimis trained).

Sensei Austin has achieved his Black Belt in both Kickboxing and Jiu Jitsu, and is a member of and a coach/trainer for the Nexus Competition Team.

Credentials/Training

Sensei Cole has been training since 1997 and fighting since the age of 5 on competition teams.

He is hand-to-hand and weapons trained and has achieved his Black Belt in both Kickboxing and Jiu Jitsu.

Sensei Cole is also an on-going member of the Nexus Competition Team.