CHIEF INSTRUCTOR
NAME: Bruce Lapthorn
GRADE: 4th Degree Black Belt
MY INSTRUCTOR: Mr Mark Farnham (5th Degree Black Belt)
ASSOCIATION: T.A.G.B. (Tae Kwon-Do Association of Great Britain)
GRADINGS
- 1st Degree Black Belt - 25.04.1998
- 2nd Degree Black Belt - 30.04.2000
- 3rd Degree Black Belt - 13.04.2003
- 4th Degree Black Belt - 22.04.2007
QUALIFICATIONS
- Assistant Instructor - May 1998
- Umpire - 25.07.1999
- Full Instructor - 11.11.2001
- Referee - 01.02.2003
- Fully CRB checked 12.08.2004 (Criminal Records Bureau)
- First Aid Trained 04.12.2008 (Appointed Persons)
AWARDS
- 2nd - Patterns - North Midlands Area Championships 1995
- 3rd - Sparring - North Midlands Area Championships 1995
- 2nd - Sparring - 7th East of England Championships 1995
- 2nd - Sparring - East Anglian Championships 1996
- Inter-school student of the year - runner up 1997
- 3rd - Sparring - South Midlands Area Championships 2002
- 1st - Destruction (Foot) - English Championships 2004
- 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Northern Ireland Championships 2004
- 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Scottish Championships 2004
- 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Inter-school Championships 2004
(Kings Lynn) - 2nd - Sparring - Inter-school Championships 2004 (Kings Lynn)
- 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Midlands Area Championships 2005
- 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Northern Ireland Championships 2005
- 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Inter-school Championships 2005
(Kings Lynn) - 2nd - Patterns - Inter-school Championships 2005 (Kings Lynn)
- 3rd - Sparring - North Midlands Area Championships 2005
- 3rd - Sparring - Northern Ireland Championships 2006
- 1st - Sparring - Inter-school Championships 2006 (Kings Lynn)
- 3rd - Patterns - Inter-school Championships 2006 (Kings Lynn)
- 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Inter-school Championships 2006
(Kings Lynn) - 3rd - Sparring - Scottish Championships 2006
- 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Inter Club Championships 2007
(London Area) - 3rd - Patterns - Inter Club Championships 2007 (London Area)
- 3rd - Sparring - North Midlands Area Championships 2007
- 2nd - Patterns - South East Area Championships 2007
- 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Lincolnshire Inter-Club Championships 2007
- 2nd - Sparring - Lincolnshire Inter-Club Championships 2007
- 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Inter-school Championships 2007
(Kings Lynn) - 2nd - Patterns - Inter-school Championships 2007 (Kings Lynn)
- 3rd - Sparring - English Championships 2008
- 2nd - Sparring - Midlands Area Championships 2008
- 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Inter-Club Championships 2008
(London Area) - 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Inter-Club Championships 2008
(London Area) - 1st - Destruction (Foot) - North Midlands Area Championships 2008
- 3rd - Patterns - North Midlands Area Championships 2008
- 3rd - Sparring - Scottish Championships 2008
- 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Lincolnshire Inter-Club Championships 2008
- 2nd - Patterns - Lincolnshire Inter-Club Championships 2008
- 3rd - Sparring - Lincolnshire Inter-Club Championships 2008
- 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Inter-School Championships 2008
(Kings Lynn) - 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Inter-School Champioships 2008
(Kings Lynn) - 1st - Team Sparring - Inter-School Championships 2008
(Kings Lynn) - 2nd - Patterns - Inter-School Championships 2008 (Kings Lynn)
- 3rd - Sparring - Inter-School Championships 2008 (Kings Lynn)
- 1st - Destruction (Foot) - South East Championships 2008
- 2nd - Patterns - South East Championships 2008
- 3rd - Sparring - South East Championships 2008
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Me attempting a 360 degree jumping reverse side kick at the English Championships 2005
Hi, I am a 4th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon-Do with the T.A.G.B. I first started training in martial arts back in 1991 in a free style Tae Kwon-Do club. This was a mix of Tae Kwon-Do, Kung-Fu, Kick-Boxing and Boxing with other stuff thrown in. I trained for three years in this and achieved my Blue Belt. I left when the club became more Kick-Boxing orientated, to follow a more traditional style of Tae Kwon-Do, and joined the T.A.G.B. under Mr Mark Farnham. This offered me more challenges and interested me further, especially with all the patterns and techniques there were to learn.
I started teaching Tae Kwon-Do in June 1998 at the Bury St Edmunds Club, under Mr Farnham. On the 8th January 2002 Haverhill Club was started and by March 2004 Newmarket Club was up and running. I soon realised that teaching was what I enjoyed most and started to take steps towards doing this full time.
On the 15th of August 2006 I finally took full control of Haverhill School, thus it became the first of the B.L. TAE KWON-DO SCHOOLS. Unfortunately this has meant I have had to stop teaching at the other two schools, as they are still under Mr Farnham. So its the end of one era and the beginning of another. 'The only way is up' they say, so up is where we are going!!
I hope to pass my knowledge on to many more students for years to come, and see them grow with Tae Kwon-Do like I have. To enjoy its benefits and also pass on their knowledge to others.
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Black Belt Presentation - May 2005
- Johnathon Sjolin being promoted to 1st degree black belt
- Hannah Irwin being promoted to 1st degree black belt
- Adam Spruce being promoted to 1st degree black belt
- Tim Smith being promoted to 1st degree black belt
- Kristina Hesslebrock being promoted to 3rd degree black belt
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Black Belt Presentation 2007
April Grading
Master Don Atkins 7th Dan after presenting Certificates to:-
(from left to right) Mr Tim Smith 2nd Dan, Mr Jake Smith 1st Dan
(myself) Bruce Lapthorn 4th Dan and Mr Alan Emery 1st Dan.
October Grading
Ben Seeley and Sian Millar after being promoted to 1st Dans.