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
Bill McNeil	Carnegie Judo Club – Lynburn Primary School	Judo Scotland	1st May 2023	T
Will Kemp	Bedford Judo Club	NHC	3rd May 2023	E
Robert Anton	Rush Judo	NHC	23rd March 2023	EC
Alex John Horner	Bedford Judo Club	NHC	6th April 2023	P
Jonah Cartland	The Judo Academy	NIJF	16th February 2023	T
Matthew Maybin	Omagh Judo Club	NIJF	30th April 2023	P
Emma McCann	Longtower Judo Club	NIJF	30th April 2023	P
David Garrod	Queens University Judo Club	B.U.J.A	30th April 2023	E
Conall McGivern	The Judo Academy	NIJF	26th March 2023	P
Phil Sheldon	Carlton Forum Judo Club	Midlands	24th March 2023	T
Callum Minnis	Northampton Judo Club	Western	29th May 2022	P
Roderick Eneh	Stratford Judokwai	London	30th April 2023	E
Samuel Trevains	Bishops Stortford Judokwai	NHC	30th April 2023	E
Matthew Grant	Judo Club Osaka	Southern	30th April 2023	E
Logan Wear	Bath Judo Club	Western	30th April 2023	E
Kaif Tabassum	Toshi Kazoku Judo Kwai	London	30th April 2023	P
Michaela Sweeten	Sportif – Tranent	Judo Scotland	29th April 2023	E
Sol Savoury	Sportif – Falkirk	Judo Scotland	29th April 2023	P
Innis Bennett	Sportif Linlithgow	Judo Scotland	29th April 2023	E
Megan Licence	Sportif – Cupar	Judo Scotland	29th April 2023	E
Steven Rabet	Sportif – Falkirk	Judo Scotland	7th May 2023	P
Lesley-Ann McGrady	Shinsei Judo Club	NIJF	16th February 2023	T
Alexander Kujawa	Freshwater Judo Club	Southern	10th May 2023	T
Adam Jones	Fleming Park Judo Club	Southern	5th May 2023	P
Alfie Wilson	Wirral Judo Club	Northwest	11th April 2023	P
Oleg Barsoukov	Norwich Premier Judo Club	Eastern	26th April 2023	T
Hardy Johnston	Core Judo Academy	Southern	6th May 2023	P
Sebastian Wierzbicki	Camberley Judo Club	Southern	6th May 2023	P
Cameron Hickey	Core Judo Academy	Southern	6th May 2023	P
Luca Murphy	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	6th May 2023	P
Ruby O’Neill	L21 Judo Club	Northwest	29th April 2023	P
Louis Rothwell	Kin Ryu Judo Club	Southern	30th April 2023	P
Charis Oram	Devizes Budo Club	Western	24th April 2023	P
Aiden Dryden	Craven Judo Academy	Northwest	14th May 2023	P
Olivia Santoriello	Witley Judo Club	Southern	18th April 2023	T
Benjamin Nunn	Bishops Stortford Judokwai	NHC	14th May 2023	P
Toby Reed	Shepton Judo Club	Western	5th May 2023	E
Darren Collins	Mercia Judokwai	Midlands	1st June 2023	T
Byrony Griffiths	Hardy Spicer 83 Judo Club	Midlands	6th May 2023	P
Connah Anders	Worcester Judo Club 83	Midlands	6th May 2023	P
Sophie Knox	Invergordon Judo Club	Judo Scotland	18th April 2023	P
Freddie Egleton	Bishops Stortford Judokwai	NHC	21st May 2023	P
Logan McGilchrist	Rush Judo	NHC	21st May 2023	E
Colin Mackay	Redditch Judo Kwai	Midlands	1st June 2023	T
Melissa Hiscocks	No Club Stated	Wales	21st April 2023	T
Alistair Hustig	Japan Arts Centre Police Sport UK	Police Sports UK	23rd May 2023	IJF
Jack Middleton	Hereford Judo Club	Midlands	4th February 2023	E
Daniel Jones	Destination Judo @ Kirkcaldy	Judo Scotland	27th May 2023	P
Sabrina Francis-Murray	Budokwai	London	22nd May 2023	T
To 2nd Dan
John Murphy	Sportif Coatbridge	Judo Scotland	1st May 2023	E
Finlay Allan	Camberley Judo Club	Southern	6th May 2023	P
Sean Martell	Camberley Judo Club	Southern	6th May 2023	P
Logan Campbell	Camberley Judo Club	Southern	6th May 2023	P
Geoff Booker	Weston-Super-Mare Judo Club	Western	19th April 2023	T
Bethany O’Connor	Hackney Judo	London	23rd April 2023	P
Dean Hall	Hanley Judo Club	Midlands	20th May 2023	EC
Ahmed Mousa	Windsor Judo Club	NHC	21st May 2023	P
Callum Jones	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	20th May 2023	P
Abdulrabi Alawi Abdulla	Judo Excellence	Y&H	25th May 2023	IJF
To 3rd Dan
Gregory Lewis	University of Warwick Judo & BJJ	B.U.J.A	20th May 2023	T
Jonathan Taggart	Shinsei Judo Club	NIJF	16th February 2023	T
Richard Williams	Kin Ryu Judo Club	Southern	15th May 2023	T
Robert Solesbury	Buckingham Judo Club	Midlands	30th April 2023	T
David Campey	Perham Down Judokwai	Army	7th April 2023	T
Jason Andrew Longdon	Higashi Judo Kwai	Midlands	22nd May 2023	T
To 4th Dan
Iain Kelly	Simply Judo Cregagh	NIJF	30th April 2023	P
Ronan Byrne	Polkyth Judo Club PSUK	Western	22nd April 2023	T
Irene Clipston	Northampton Judo Club	Midlands	17th May 2023	T
Nadia Minardi	Budokwai	London	9th May 2022	T
Ming Tak Leung	Japan Arts Centre Police Sport UK Judo	Police Sports UK	5th April 2023	T
Matthew Divall	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	16th July 2018	T
Danny Harper	Craven Judo Academy	Northwest	20th May 2023	E
To 5th Dan
Gordon McCathie	Ultimate Judo – Aberdeen	Judo Scotland	2nd March 2023	T
To 6th Dan
David Edmonds	Iinkai Judo Club	NHC	29th April 2023	BOD
Wilfred Vince Miller	Koizumi Judo Club	Northern	29th April 2023	BOD
Robert Majzel	Hereford Judo Club	Midlands	29th April 2023	IJF

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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