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.
August Dan Grade Promotions
| Name | Club |
| To 1st Dan | |
| Amanda Pye | |
| Courtney Saunders | Judo Club Osaka |
| Debbie Morrison | Aberdeen Judo Club |
| Harriet Tinsdale | Samurai J C |
| James Bernard | The Parks Judo Club (Tyne) |
| James Miles | Jersey Judo Club |
| Jani Tsarfaty | Rising Sun Judo Club |
| Lucy Williams | Judo Club Osaka |
| Lukasz Maliczenko | Warwick University Judo Club |
| Matthew Connolly | Glastonbury Judo Club |
| Michael Fengler | Norwich Premier Judo Club |
| Michael Fullerton | Aberdeen Judo Club |
| Mollie Game | Judo Club Osaka |
| Nigel Ottley | Torakan Judo Club |
| Sophie Root | Samurai Judo Club |
| Thea Griffey | Kin Ryu Judo Club |
| To 2nd Dan | |
| David Henderson | New Forest Park Judo Club |
| Jon Cheeseman | Norwich Premier Judo Club |
| To 3rd Dan | |
| Anthony Palmer | Torakan Judo Club |
| Danielle Batt | Windsor Judo Club |
| Jonathan Drane | Kumo Judo Club |
| Vladimir Oleinic | Ealing Judo Club |
| To 4th Dan | |
| Andrew Burns | Team Bath Judo Club |
| To 5th Dan | |
| Alan Hackett | Dudley Judo Club |
| Colin Oates | Kumo Judo Club |
| To 6th Dan | |
| Brian Davies | Budokwai |
| Up to 31/08/2017 |
September Dan Grade Promotions
| Name | Club |
| To 1st Dan | |
| Alan King | Shishi Kai Judo |
| Chloe Chamberlain | Hillingdon Judo |
| Holly Bentham | East Yorkshire Judo Academy/Beverley |
| Jake Nimmo | Danderhall Judo Club |
| Joseph Silmon-Clyde | Tokei Judo Club |
| Matthew Watterson | Coleraine Leisure Centre J C |
| Paul Cullinane | Welwyn Garden City |
| Paul Spencer | Samurai JC |
| Peggy Magee | |
| Steven Horsfall | Wrexham Judo Club |
| To 2nd Dan | |
| David Rumble | United Judo (Bexleyheath) |
| Mark Taylor | |
| Paul Forrest | |
| To 3rd Dan | |
| Michael Douglass | Butokokan Judo Club |
| To 4th Dan | |
| Ioulietta Boukouvala | |
| John Marshall | Shankill Judo Club |
| Victor Cebollada | Windsor Judo Club |
| To 5th Dan | |
| William Kelly | Wolverhampton Judo Club |
| Up to 30/09/2017 |
