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
Kerick Sampson	Freshwater Judo Club	Southern	26th March 2023	P
David Fernandes	Japan Arts Centre Police Sport UK	Police Sport UK	3rd April 2023	E
Spencer Cammish	Grimsby Judo Club	Y&H	2nd April 2023	P
Rachel Douglass	Butokokan Judo Club	Northern	2nd April 2023	P
Mathew Buch	Stowmarket Judo Club	Eastern	16th March 2023	P
Rachel Brown	Ely Dojo	Eastern	26th February 2023	TC
Arthur Moldovan	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	19th April 2023	E
Arnold Moldovan	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	19th April 2023	P
Josie Sparks	Patchway Judo Club	Western	1st April 2023	P
Charlotte Timson	Micklefield Judo Club	NHC	1st April 2023	P
Glenn Philip Willetts	Erdington Judo Club	Midlands	1st April 2023	P
Mack Todd	Patchway Judo Club	Western	1st April 2023	E
Robert Fryer	Rush Judo	NHC	1st April 2023	P
Jesse Chraniuk	High Wycombe Judo Centre	NHC	1st April 2023	P
Jemima Cadge	Rush Judo	NHC	1st April 2023	E
Fintan Darragh	Foyle Arena Judo Club	NIJF	31st March 2023	P
Alex Hutchison	Highland Budokan – Inverness	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	P
Jack Williams	Bath Judo Club	Western	12th March 2023	E
Christian Reibig	Sportif – Dunblane	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	P
Grant Blair	Irvine Judo Club	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	P
Niall Allison	Orkney Judo Club	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	P
Jan Proctor	Yamarashi Judo Club	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	P
Kornelis de Vries	Edinburgh Judo Club	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	P
Martin Burns	Whitburn Judo Club	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	P
Elaine Featherstone	Edinburgh Judo	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	E
Lesley Corbett	Destination Judo @ Dalgety Bay	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	E
Sophie McMillan	Whitburn Judo Club	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	E
Iona McPhillips	Sportif Linlithgow	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	P
Harrison Loader	Edinburgh University Judo	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	E
Kirsty Lawson	Destination Judo @ Dalgety Bay	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	E
Theodore Lawson	Budokwai	Budokwai	18th February 2023	E
Mykhailo Andriievskyi	Bridge of Allan Judo Club	Judo Scotland	19th March 2023	E
Mustapha Obalanlege	Tokei Judo Club	London	29th April 2023	E
George Franks	Bishops Stortford Judokwai	NHC	20th April 2023	E
Daniel Thomas Jones	Samurai J C	Midlands	16th April 2023	T
Jason Alebon	Dudley Judo Club	Midlands	15th April 2023	P
Karen Lancaster	Carlton Forum Judo Club	Midlands	16th April 2023	T
Ray Khan	Honto Judo	WJA	15th April 2023	T
Christopher Rees	Honto Judo	WJA	16th April 2023	T
Michal Kiryla	Dowty Judo Club	Western	29th January 2023	IJF
Modestas Vaitkevicius	Medway Park Judo Club	Southern	20th April 2023	E
Kevin Hammond	Cherry Judo Club	Midlands	20th October 2018	E
Kevin Stephen Taylor	Weston-Super-Mare Judo Club	Western	19th April 2023	T
Brian McGowan	Shori Judo Club	NIJF	5th April 2023	E
Shaun McTurk	Dumfries Judo Academy	Judo Scotland	9th April 2023	E
To 2nd Dan
Fraser Clark	Clyde Judo Club	Judo Scotland	18th March 2023	P
Charlie Geary	Patchway Judo Club	Western	1st April 2023	E
Miles Soloman	Oxford University Judo Club	B.U.J.A	24th April 2023	E
Lewis Fryer	Rush Judo	NHC	17th March 2023	P
Sophie Adams	Witley Judo Club	Southern	1st April 2023	P
John Kennedy	Sportif – Cupar	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	P
Jay Proctor	Yamarashi Judo Club	Judo Scotland	2nd April 2023	E
Paige Jane Keane	Aberdare Judo Club	WJA	23rd April 2023	P
Alison Finn	Patchway Judo Club	Western	8th April 2023	T
David Aston	Meadow Barn, Tuell, Tavistock, Devon	Drake Judo Club	16th April 2023	T
Rachel Hall	Samurai J C	Midlandds	23rd April 2023	P
Eduardo Martinez	Cambridge University Judo Club	B.U.J.A	15th April 2023	E
Madeleine Birri	Ealing Judo Club	London	5th December 2022	P
Scott Graham	Northbrook Kyu Shin Kai (Bromley)	London	22nd April 2023	T
Tom Nagle	Leigh Judo Club	Western	15th April 2023	T
Johnnie Grant	Hackney Judo	London	11th April 2023	P
To 3rd Dan
Michael Welch	No Club Stated/Registered	Other	20th April 2023	T
Stuart Lane	Samurai J C	Midlands	19th April 2023	T
Alison Lane	Samurai J C	Midlands	19th April 2023	T
Joseph Johnson	Erdington Judo Club	Midlands	10th March 2023	T
Iain Reid	Melbourn Judo Club	Eastern	23rd April 2023	T
Eva Minarikova	Kazoku Judo Club	Western	24th March 2023	T
Grant Egleton	Bishops Stortford Judokwai	NHC	1st April 2023	P
To 4th Dan
Christopher Mockridge	Patchway Judo Club	Western	8th April 2023	T
Chrisopher Borman	Apollo Judo Club	Western	16th April 2023	T
To 5th Dan
Clive Biggs	Erdington Judo Club	Midlands	10th March 2023	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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