Tom Bloom, an American martial arts instructor, and former competitive karate fighter, was one of the students of Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris

Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do...

. He is a 9th degree black belt grand master of Tang Soo Do

Tang Soo Do

Tang Soo Do is a Korean martial art promoted by Hwang Kee that has roots in various martial arts, including taekkyeon and Subak.-Etymology:...

 (Korean karate) , a 6th degree black belt master of Taekwondo

Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

, and a 7th degree black belt master of Hapkido

Hapkido

Hapkido is a dynamic and also eclectic Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, techniques of other martial arts, as well as kicks, punches, and other striking attacks...

, A 7th Degree Black Belt in Shippalgi

Shippalgi

Shippalgi is a kind of Korean martial arts, a system of eighteen traditional martial practices followed in Korea since 1759...

, and a 7th Degree Black Belt in Gung Fu. He started training under master Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris

Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do...

at his Sherman Oaks, California Karate school; and earned his first black belt in 1980. He is a 5X International Champion, 3X World Champion, and former co-captain of the United States Karate team 1984-1988. Master Bloom has personally trained and promoted over 300 Black Belt Students, 27 World Champions, and a undefeated 2-Time World Champion Demonstration Team 1996-2000

He runs a karate school in Thousand Oaks, CA.