BOSWA INSTRUCTORS
Herman is the owner and founder of Boswa Survival and he has been training students in the art of survival for more than 15 years.
He has survived in in most of the extreme environments on our planet and has extensive experience in arctic, jungle, ocean, coastal, bushveld, mountain and desert survival.
Herman is a full-time survival instructor, dive master, expedition leader, climbing instructor, canoe instructor, snake handler, medic, sea rescue specialist, mountain rescue specialist, SAMSA ocean skipper, cave diver, sky diver, lifeguard and adventure writer.
Herman is an extreme adventurer having claimed epic mountains, dived into extreme depths, explored caves and survived many extraordinary adventures. He lives a life most people only dream of
Marius is a medical doctor by profession but survival and bushcraft is his passion.
Marius has formalized his instructor rating at Boswa Survival nd have put in tough dirt time to learn the skills that he freely shares with students.
His knowledge and level of competence is legendary and he believes that even the best instructor can learn from students… It is this humble philosophy that makes him a great survival instructor.
Marius lives and works in Canada where he continues to learn from some of the best instructors in the world.
Marius is our 1st senior instructor with his ability and willingness to help train our Elite Survival Rangers and he continues to be a great part of the Boswa Team.
Mike is an adventurer at heart that regularly runs 100’s of kilometers in extreme weather conditions over rough and inhospitable terrain as part of his passion for trail running and cycling.
Mike is as humble and down-to-earth as they get and with his “keeping-things-simple” approach he practices what he preaches when he wears his kilt and sandals in the field.
As an instructor Mike has extensive skills and knowledge of the human body and how we endure challenges in both body and mind.
Mike has earned his instructor badge with dirt-time teaching on Boswa survival courses for several years and his easy and approachable personality makes him a very popular instructor.
Jacques is a dedicated and humble instructor.
He has earned his instructor badge through dedication and patience spending countless hours on courses and on personal training.
Jacques is a veteran Ops Medic from the South-African border war era and he has extensive knowledge and experience on African Bush skills.
A natural teacher and navigation specialist, Jacques teaches students on course in an easy and very professional manner, spending individual time with any student that requires more training on any survival subject.
Jacques owns and runs the Boswa Limpopo Branch on his farm in Bela-Bela.