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1992 National UKKW Championships, Farnborough - Silver medallist.
April 1993 All Ireland Wado Cup - Gold medallist.
1993 National UKKW Championship, Farnborough – Silver medallist.
September 1993 WIKF World Karate Championships, Athens – Seventh in final.
30 April 1994 Opened own Karate Club. It specialises in teaching children. Carnalea, Bangor.
1994 Elected Chairperson of NI UKKW Federation.
November 1994 European WIKF Championships, Paris – Fifth overall.
August 1997 Awarded 3rd Degree Black Belt by the world’s leading master in Wado Ryu – Professor T Suzuki.
October 1998 WIKF European Karate Championships – Bronze medallist.
24 June 2001 WKC World Karate Championships, Aberdeen – Bronze medallist. TV coverage by Eurosport
7 October 2001 Coached - Lorraine Kirk to WIKF World Ladies Kata Champion.
4 November 2001 All Ireland WIKF Championships – Gold medallistAs Coach, my students won two gold, two silver & three bronze.
November 2002 1st Championship of the Isles - Gold medallist
21 June 2003 Became first person from Great Britain and Ireland to win the WKC World Karate Championships. (Senior Wado-Ryu kata)
December 2003 Finalist in Coaching NI – Coach of the Year.
14 January 2004 Elected Ulster Karate Council National Kata coach.
23 February 2004 Completed Karate Award in Coaching Studies (ACS) through Coaching NI.
October 2005 In Novi Sad, Serbia, at the World Karate Championships David successfully defended his WKC title. He also gained gold in the Veteran's category.