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
