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NAME: Bruce Lapthorn

GRADE: 4th 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 23.01.2010 (Criminal Records Bureau)
  • First Aid Trained 04.12.2008 (Appointed Persons)
     
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  • 1st - Patterns - Midlands Area Championships 2010
  • 3rd - Team Sparring - Welsh Championships 2010
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - South Midlands Area Championships 2010
  • 3rd - Sparring - South Midlands Area Championships 2010
  • 2nd - Patterns - Lincolnshire Inter-Club Championships 2009
  • 3rd - Sparring - Lincolnshire Inter-Club Championships 2009
  • 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Lincolnshire Inter-Club Championships 2009
  • 1st - Team Patterns - Lincolnshire Inter-club Championships 2009
  • 2nd - Team Sparring - Lincolnshire Inter-club Championships 2009
  • 1st - Patterns - South East Area Championships 2009
  • 3rd - Sparring - South East Area Championships 2009
  • 1st - Team Patterns - South East Area Championships 2009
  • 1st - Team Sparring - South East Area Championships 2009
  • 1st - Patterns - Inter-Club Championships 2009 (London Area)
  • 2nd - Sparring - Inter-Club Championships 2009 (London Area)
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Inter-Club Championships 2009 (London Area)
  • 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Inter-Club Championships 2009 (London Area)
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - North Midlands Area Championships 2009
  • 2nd - Sparring - North Midlands Area Championships 2009
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Midlands Area Championships 2009
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - English Championships 2009
  • 2nd - Patterns - English Championships 2009
  • 3rd - Sparring - English Championships 2009
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - South Midlands Area Championships 2009
  • 3rd - Sparring - South East Championships 2008
  • 2nd - Patterns - South East Championships 2008
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - South East Championships 2008
  • 3rd - Sparring - Inter-School Championships 2008 (Kings Lynn)
  • 2nd - Patterns - Inter-School Championships 2008 (Kings Lynn)
  • 1st - Team Sparring - Inter-School Championships 2008 (Kings Lynn)
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Inter-School Champioships 2008 (Kings Lynn)
  • 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Inter-School Championships 2008 (Kings Lynn)
  • 3rd - Sparring - Lincolnshire Inter-Club Championships 2008
  • 2nd - Patterns - Lincolnshire Inter-Club Championships 2008
  • 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Lincolnshire Inter-Club Championships 2008
  • 3rd - Sparring - Scottish Championships 2008
  • 3rd - Patterns - North Midlands Area Championships 2008
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - North Midlands Area Championships 2008
  • 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Inter-Club Championships 2008 (London Area)
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Inter-Club Championships 2008 (London Area)
  • 2nd - Sparring - Midlands Area Championships 2008
  • 3rd - Sparring - English Championships 2008
  • 2nd - Patterns - Inter-school Championships 2007 (Kings Lynn)
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Inter-school Championships 2007 (Kings Lynn)
  • 2nd - Sparring - Lincolnshire Inter-Club Championships 2007
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Lincolnshire Inter-Club Championships 2007
  • 2nd - Patterns - South East Area Championships 2007
  • 3rd - Sparring - North Midlands Area Championships 2007
  • 3rd - Patterns - Inter Club Championships 2007 (London Area)
  • 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Inter Club Championships 2007 (London Area)
  • 3rd - Sparring - Scottish Championships 2006
  • 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Inter-school Championships 2006 (Kings Lynn)
  • 3rd - Patterns - Inter-school Championships 2006 (Kings Lynn)
  • 1st - Sparring - Inter-school Championships 2006 (Kings Lynn)
  • 3rd - Sparring - Northern Ireland Championships 2006
  • 3rd - Sparring - North Midlands Area Championships 2005
  • 2nd - Patterns - Inter-school Championships 2005 (Kings Lynn)
  • 1st - Destruction (Hand) - Inter-school Championships 2005 (Kings Lynn)
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Northern Ireland Championships 2005
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Midlands Area Championships 2005
  • 2nd - Sparring - Inter-school Championships 2004 (Kings Lynn)
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Inter-school Championships 2004 (Kings Lynn)
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Scottish Championships 2004
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - Northern Ireland Championships 2004
  • 1st - Destruction (Foot) - English Championships 2004
  • 3rd - Sparring - South Midlands Area Championships 2002
  • Inter-school student of the year - runner up 1997
  • 2nd - Sparring - East Anglian Championships 1996
  • 2nd - Sparring - 7th East of England Championships 1995
  • 3rd - Sparring - North Midlands Area Championships 1995
  • 2nd - Patterns - North Midlands Area Championships 1995
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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.

'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.

 

Me attempting a 360 degree jumping reverse side kick at the English Championships 2005

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