Shihan (Master Teacher) David Hitchman
GICHIN FUNAKOSHI
Founder of Shotokan Karate
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Senior JKA Masters
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SENSEI KEINOSUKE ENOEDA JKA (9th Dan)
Chief Instructor, KUGB
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Graded DAVID HITCHMAN 1st Dan (Shodan) – Dec 1988
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EARLY TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION
Sensei Keith Davies KUGB (2nd Dan)
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Primary Instructor
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DAVID HITCHMAN
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Era Achievements
David was the winner of multiple competitions across Gwent
and Torfaen from 1986-1989. He also placed 1st and 3rd in
the KUGB Welsh National Championships in 1988.
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TRADITIONAL SHOTOKAN DEVELOPMENT
Sensei John Causer NAKMAS (6th Dan)
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Graded DAVID HITCHMAN 2nd Dan (Nidan) – Feb 1998
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Era Achievements
David took second place in the EMA Open Championships
in Boston, Lincolnshire in 1998
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FREESTYLE & SPORT COMBAT PHASE
Scott Smith
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David Hitchman Freestyle Point Kickboxing
System Transition (1998)
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British National Martial Arts Association
(BNMAA)
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Awarded DAVID HITCHMAN 3rd Dan (Sandan) – 2003
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Era Achievements
1998–1999
Aylsham School of Kickboxing™
Following his transition into Freestyle Point Kickboxing,
David Hitchman established and coached the
Aylsham School of Kickboxing™
(A.S.K., also known as the ASK Tigers™).
The club developed a competitive programme, with
contemporary martial-arts publications recording
ASK competitors achieving podium finishes.
1998 — Dave Spiller Memorial Day Trophy:
Fighters magazine, January 1999, records
A.S.K. competitors Sian Billington and Abigail Horton
achieving 2nd-place finishes.
10 January 1999 — EMA Open Series, Boston:
Martial Arts Illustrated, Vol. 11 No. 11, records multiple
ASK Tigers™ podium finishes at the Peter Paine Sports Centre.
These contemporary publications provide independent documentation
of ASK’s competitive activity during this period.
David was a proud member of the RAF Karate Squad from
1995 to 1999. 
In 2001 he established the Bordon Kickboxing Club™ based
in Bordon, Hampshire. During this time, he opened a
satellite club in Arborfield Barracks which was run by
Richard Dunnell 1st Kyu – Later passing 1st Dan under
Sensei Hitchman
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COMBAT APPLICATION LINEAGE
Sensei Peter Consterdine (8th Dan)
BCA / World Combat Association
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Instructor from 2004
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Awarded DAVID HITCHMAN 4th Dan (Yondan) – Mar 2008
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COBRA MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION LINEAGE
Sensei Andrew Morrell (8th Dan)
President, CMAA
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Awarded DAVID HITCHMAN 5th Dan (Godan) – 2013
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Awarded DAVID HITCHMAN 6th Dan (Rokudan) – May 2026
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Shihan DAVID HITCHMAN 6th Dan founded GŌDŌ MARTIAL ARTS™ July 2026
