Sensei John James Bruce currently 3rd dan K.U.G.B black belt and also a member of the England Kata and Kumite squads. Sensei John James began training in 1990 at the age of 6 under the instruction of Sensei Ian Willis 5th Dan, Keith Burns 4th Dan and Jill Kelly 5th Dan.

Since 2000 Sensei John James has been a regular in the England team, which has competed all over the world. Starting with success at local competitions and then at regional and national championships, Sensei John James was a member of the England Junior Kumite Team, which won European Gold in 2001. More recently Sensei John James has been placed 3rd in the Junior Individual Kumite event in the Europeans held at Crowtree, Sunderland in 2003 also in 2003 Sensei John James was crowned World Junior Kumite Champion in Zurich, Switzerland.

Sensei John James qualified as a K.U.G.B instructor when he was 18 and has continued to teach regular classes. At the beginning of 2004 Sensei John James decided to commit himself to K.U.G.B Shotokan Karate even more by becoming the youngest full time instructor in the K.U.G.B.