Moving into the Dan grades is a special moment that all judoka will treasure. Whether a lifetime goal or a happy co-incidence of hard work and dedication to the sport of judo, Dan grade promotions deserve to be recognised.

At the end of each month, we will publish the names of all judoka promoted to 1st Dan and above. If you achieve a grade promotion (either Mon, Kyu or Dan) in the next month please send in your grading photos and we will publish them alongside the new gradings next month!

Send in your photos to communications@britishjudo.org.uk or share them with us on our facebook page or on twitter @BritishJudo.

Name	Club	Area	Date of promotion	Type of promotion
To 1st Dan
Adrian Atkinson	Zodiac Judokwai (Hastings)	S	22/01/2017	P
Alexander Clements	University of Sheffield Judo Club	NW	19/12/2016	E
Amin Nadimy	University of Leeds Judo Club	Y/H	27/01/2017	IJF	Iran Judo Federation
Anna Hulme	Invergordon Judo Club	SJF	04/01/2017	P
Annie Boby	Judo Club Osaka	S	14/01/2017	P
Antony Asplen	Awe Judo Club	S	15/01/2017	T
Ben Hurst	Bradford Judo Club	Y/H	02/11/2016	E
Ben Whybrow	Burwell Judo Club	E	18/12/2016	T
Chris Ashton-Barnes	Crayford Judo Club	S	08/01/2017	T
Christopher Wynne-Joyce	Renzoku Judo Club	NHC	09/01/2017	P
Claire Dowler	Redditch Judo Kwai	M	29/01/2017	T
Daniel Bennett	Vale Judo Club	M	18/12/2016	P
Emma Forrest	Destination Judo @ Dunfermline	SJF	04/12/2016	P
Fiona Todman		SJF	10/12/2016	P
Georgia McHale	61 Judo Club	NHC	22/01/2017	P
Graham Lawton	Windsor Judo Club	NHC	15/01/2017	T
Guillaume Mercier	Tokei Judo Club	L	13/12/2016	P
Ian Painter	Judo Jims Judo Academy (Gillingham)	S	08/01/2017	T
Jack Claxton	Karen Briggs MBE Sch of Judo	Y/H	14/01/2017	P
Jake Gifford	Karen Briggs MBE Sch of Judo	Y/H	14/01/2017	P
James Easton	North Bretton Judo Club	E	15/01/2017	P
Jay Cullen		S	08/01/2017	TC
Joanna Moyes	Bridgeview Judo Club	S	22/01/2017	P
Joseph Andrews	Bradley Stoke Judo Club	W	09/12/2016	P
Karen Horseman	Micklefield Judo Club	NHC	15/01/2017	P
Liam Wandi	Tokei Judo Club	L	13/12/2016	E
Luca Governato	Loughborough University Students J C	BSJA	26/01/2017	IJF	French Judo Federation
Mate Gergely Vida	Manchester University JC	NW	21/12/2016	IJF	Hungarian Judo Association
Matthew Lawrence	Bradford Judo Club	Y/H	02/11/2016	P
Oleksii Rybak	Tokei Judo Club	L	13/12/2016	E
Oliver Park	Hibari-Kan Judo Club	SJF	05/12/2016	P
Rachel O’Keefe	Bradford Judo Club	Y/H	24/01/2017	P
Rowan Lockyear	Walton On The Naze Junior Judo Club	NHC	18/12/2016	E
Simon Speidel	Northampton Judo Club	M	15/12/2016	E
Tomi Imrie	Jidel Judo 93	SJF	07/01/2017	E
Trevor Ansell	Judo Jims Judo Academy (Ashford)	S	08/01/2017	T
Yasmin Gordon	Sportif St Andrews	SJF	08/01/2017	P
To 2nd Dan
Amy Lycett	Wokingham Judo Club	NHC	15/01/2017	T
Chloe Nunn	Bishops Stortford Judokwai	NHC	12/12/2016	P
Christopher Murphy	Shettleston Judo Club	SJF	19/12/2016	P
Clare Bowie	Kin Ryu Judo Club	S	17/01/2017	P
David Down	Renzoku Judo Club	NHC	15/12/2016	P
Janine Johnson	Team Bath Judo Club	W	12/09/2015	P
Paul Perry	Kookateki (Grove) Judo Club	NIJF	17/12/2016	P
Robert Golbourn	Cirencester Judo Club	W	15/01/2017	T
Steve Babos		WJA	17/12/2016	B
Stevey Barteluk	Kangei Judo Club	NHC	07/01/2017	P
To 3rd Dan
Anthony Shaw	Ryecroft Judokwai	M	07/12/2016	B
Ashley Parrette	Croydon Judo Club	S	07/01/2017	P
Christopher Riley	Walderslade Judo Club	S	08/01/2017	T
Colin Woods	Danderhall Judo Club	SJF	14/01/2017	P
Danny King	Bishops Stortford Judokwai	NHC	27/11/2016	P
To 4th Dan
Craig Redman	Waterloo Judo Club	NW	25/07/2016	T
Dominic Quinn	Dowty Judo Club	W	23/11/2016	T
Gordon Kemish	Fleming Park Judo Club	S	15/01/2017	T
Raymond Whitfield	Oaklands Judo Club	S	15/01/2017	T
Roberto Almeida	Osterley Judo Club	L	31/01/2017	IJF	Confederacáo Brasileira de judó
Stephen Kemish	Fleming Park Judo Club	S	15/01/2017	T
To 5th Dan
Eddie Orgee	Walderslade Judo Club	S	08/01/2017	T
Graham Bayley	Warrington Warjukwai	NW	12/01/2017	T
William Redman	Waterloo Judo Club	NW	20/06/2016	T
To 6th Dan
Andrew Malcolm	Edinburgh Bushido Judo Club	SJF	24/01/2017	B
Kerry Tansey	S.K.K. Judo Club	NW	07/12/2016	B
Up to 31/01/2017