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.

Name	Club	Area	Date of Promotion	Type of Promotion
To 1st Dan
Sophia Webb	Deeside Judo Club	WJA	2nd February 2023	T
Nick Azinas	Hammersmith Martial Arts Club	London	6th February 2023	E
Raman Van Wee	Oxford University Judo Club	B.U.J.A	31st January 2023	IJF
Kevin Mullins	Cirencester Judo Club	Western	4th February 2023	P
Muminah Daud	Seishin Judo Club Poynton	Northwest	11th February 2023	P
Maria Gaidamachenko	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	21st February 2023	IJF
Rhonda MacKintosh	Glasgow University	Judo Scotland	4th February 2023	P
John-Matthew Davenport	Deeside Judo Club	WJA	11th February 2023	E
Zelimkhan Khusanov	Beach Judokwai	Northwest	23rd February 2023	E
Michael Cresswell	Cambridge University Judo Club	Eastern	4th February 2023	P
Eliza Margaret Sedgbeer	Bishops Stortford Judokwai	NHC	26th February 2023	P
Bobby Paul Pusey	Micklefield Judo Club	NHC	4th February 2023	E
Finn McLeish-Longthorn	Haltemprice Judo Club	Y&H	24th January 2023	P
Nick Michael	Fleming Park Judo Club	Southern	4th February 2023	P
Mohammad Rouhafshari	Bedford Judo Club	NHC	10th February 2023	T
Jacob James Chapman	Judo Excellence	Y&H	18th February 2023	P
Harriet McRae	Scorpion Judo Club	Southern	13th February 2023	P
Alex Kelly	Simply Judo Cregagh	NIJF	25th February 2023	P
Kate Chisholm	Samuari J C	Midlands	21st January 2023	P
Stefan Tipa	Northampton Judo Club	Midlands	23rd February 2023	IJF
Richard Leybourne	Koizumi Judo Club	Northern	26th February 2023	P
Alasdair Reid	Sportif – Coatbridge	Judo Scotland	26th February 2023	P
Jordan McDonald	Edinburgh Judo	Judo Scotland	26th February 2023	P
Aaron Stone	Kin Ryu Judo Club	Southern	22nd February 2023	P
Bobby King	Bishops Stortford Judokwai	NHC	25th September 2022	P
Finnbarr Martin	No Club Stated	Other	20th August 2022	E
To 2nd Dan
Oliver Short	Edinburgh Judo	Judo Scotland	19th February 2023	P
Alexander Short	Edinburgh Judo	Judo Scotland	19th February 2023	P
Mark Stuck	Kodokwai Judo Club	Northern	7th February 2023	P
Callum Ayres	Elmbridge Judo Club	Southern	24th February 2023	E
Amber Sexton	Westcroft Judo (Nork)	Southern	4th February 2023	P
Lisa Allan	Edinburgh Judo	Judo Scotland	3rd February 2023	T
Benedict MacLennan-Patton	Clyde Judo Club	Judo Scotland	18th February 2023	P
Ben Pearce	Wessex Judo Club	Western	31st October 2023	T
Chloe Link	Canterbury Judokwai	Southern	24th February 2023	P
Robyn Key	Butokokan Judo Club	Northern	26th February 2023	P
To 3rd Dan
Jim Crompton	Scorpion Judo Club	Army	18th January 2023	T
James Robert Kenna	Fort Purbrook Judo Club	Southern	21st June 2022	T
Sebastian Potter	Ippon Judo London	London	16th July 2022	P
To 4th Dan
Martin Paul Foster	Gosport Judo Kwai	Southern	28th January 2023	T
Jeffrey Alan Hill	Scorpion Judo Club	Southern	25th February 2023	T
Colin Dunlop	Carnegie Judo Club	Judo Scotland	16th January 2023	T
To 5th Dan
Ian Johns	Grimsby Judo Club	Y&H	11th March 2021	T
To 6th Dan
Colin James Small	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	29th January 2023	BOD

Legend

E Examination (line up)

P Accumulation of 100 points

T Technical

TC Technical conversion

EC Competitive conversion

IJF IJF conversion

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