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
Nellie Webster	Huddersfield Judo Club	Y&H	25th March 2022	P
Kerr Wilson	Destination Judo @ Kirkcaldy	Judo Scotland	20th March 2022	E
Reece Edwards	Highland Budokan – Inverness	Judo Scotland	20th March 2022	E
Nina Wilson	Destination Judo @ Kirkcaldy	Judo Scotland	20th March 2022	E
Sarah Smith	Destination Judo @ Queensferry	Judo Scotland	26th March 2022	E
Aidan Fairbairn	Sportif -Tranent	Judo Scotland	20th March 2022	P
Mason Shankley	Hibari-Kan Judo Club	Judo Scotland	20th March 2022	E
Christopher Howe	Clyde Judo	Judo Scotland	20th March 2022	E
Kyras Chambers-Edutie	Tonbridge Judo Club	Southern	5th January 2022	P
David Strachan	Banbury Judo Club	NHC	3rd April 2022	P
Paul McAleer	North West Judo Academy	NIJF	27th February 2022	P
Cameron MacLennan	Sportif -Tranent	Judo Scotland	22nd March 2022	P
David Tanios	Wirral Judo Club	Northwest	28th January 2022	E
Shaun Cox	Fleming Park Judo	Southern	11th March 2022	TC
Jack Hinton	Wellingborough Shudan	Midlands	2nd April 2022	P
Aaron Hawkins	Ipswich Judo Club	Eastern	2nd April 2022	P
Jessica Jennings	Drake Judo Club	Western	2nd April 2022	E
James Connell	University of Warwick Judo & BJJ	B.U.J.A	2nd April 2022	E
Amelia Shave	Bradley Stoke Judo Club	Western	2nd April 2022	P
Laura Birks	Team Bath Judo Club	Western	2nd April 2022	E
William Hickman	Devizes Judo Club	Western	2nd April 2022	P
Greg Davies	University of Bristol	B.U.J.A	3rd March 2022	T
Timothy Kite	Tsu-Mo-Kie Judo Club	NHC	12th March 2022	TC
Oliver Lee	Moberly Judo Club	London	13th March 2022	P
Leire Martin De La Fuente	Shishi Kai Judo	Judo Scotland	27th March 2022	E
Kieron Farren	John Dearden Judo Club	Eastern	6th April 2022	T
Andy Mumford	Tatsfield Martial Arts	Southern	13th April 2022	T
Alexandre Paturel	Budokwai	London	15th April 2022	E
John Poulain	Kangei Judo Club	NHC	18th April 2022	E
Luke Mann	Saxmundham Judo Club	Eastern	27th March 2022	E
Nicole Wood	Bishops Stortford Judokwai	NHC	29th March 2022	P
Jake Benjamin Brearley	Bacup Judo Club	Northwest	3rd March 2022	E
Andrew Murray	Stevenage Judo Club	NHC	31st March 2022	P
Esmee Rose Holgate	Craven Judo Academy	Northwest	10th April 2022	P
Padraig McLarnon	Kootateki Judo Club	NIJF	12th April 2022	E
Holly Devall	Dragons Judo Academy	WJA	12th March 2022	P
Tina Ofkants	Redditch Judo Kwai	Midlands	21st March 2022	T
Nathan Berrecloth	Dowty Judo Club	Western	14th April 2022	P
Rebecca Lamb	Clyde Judo	Judo Scotland	23rd April 2022	P
Noah Gargett	Camberley Judo Club	Southern	24th April 2022	E
Jacob Armstrong	Oxford University Judo Club	B.U.J.A	24th April 2022	E
Miles Soloman	Oxford University Judo Club	B.U.J.A	24th April 2022	E
Ali Basnukaev	Budokwai	London	24th April 2022	E
Luke Austen	Core Judo Academy	NHC	24th April 2022	P
Wyn Williams	Irfon Judo Club	WJA	27th April 2022	T
Daina Cardwell	Abbey Judo Club	NIJF	24th April 2022	P
Mark Lawless	Shinsei Judo Club	NIJF	24th April 2022	P
Paige Jane Keane	Aberdare Judo Club	NIJF	23rd April 2022	P
Rachel Hall	Worcester Judo Club 83	Midlands	23rd April 2022	P
Lucy Slape	Camberley Judo Club	Southern	23rd April 2022	P
Freya Slape	Camberley Judo Club	Southern	23rd April 2022	P
Matthew Westcott	Welwyn Garden City	NHC	21st April 2022	E
To 2nd Dan
Blair Paton	Whitburn Judo Club	Judo Scotland	20th March 2022	E
James Sieloff	Medway Park Judo Club	Southern	13th March 2022	P
Bernard Cockton	Ringwood	Southern	27th March 2022	T
Mateusz Woch	Northampton Judo Club	Midlands	28th February 2022	T
Jade Lewis	No Club Stated	WJA	4th April 2022	P
Ashley Michael Bowen	Sanshirokwai	WJA	31st March 2022	T
Lee Harrison	Gateshead Judo Club	Northern	14th October 2021	P
Ben Hurst	Bradford Judo Club	Y&H	19th February 2022	P
Lee Dredge	Gendros Judo Club	WJA	12th March 2022	E
Ian Dredge	Gendros Judo Club	WJA	12th March 2022	E
Bernard Tunney	Hosaka Kwai Judo Club	Northwest	14th January 2021	T
Martin James Barrie	Ippon Judo Club	Northwest	22nd April 2022	T
To 3rd Dan
Michael Chapman	London Judokwai	London	26th March 2022	T
Jodie Caller	Renzoku Judo Club	Midlands	2nd April 2022	P
Charlie Bond	Team Bath Judo Club	Western	2nd April 2022	P
Einarr Michaelsson	Tigers Judo Club	Y&H	12th March 2022	P
Ben Westcott	Ealing Judo Club	London	21st April 2022	E
To 4th Dan
Steven Forster	Wilmslow Judo Club	Northwest	16th March 2022	T
Danielle Elizabeth Batt	Windsor Judo Club	NHC	14th April 2022	P
To 5th Dan
Brian Long	Pro-Judo – Palace of Arts	Judo Scotland	29th July 2020	T
David Tompkins	Northampton Judo Club	Midlands	4th April 2022	T

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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