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
Meghan Roeves	No Club Stated/Registered	Other	13th November 2021	P
Jake Fishlock	Manchester University JC	Northwest	13th November 2021	P
Matthew Holgate	Craven Judo Academy	Northwest	28th November 2021	E
Abderrahmane Naouri	Ealing Judo Club	London	30th November 2021	P
Mason Campbell	Grimsby Judo Club	Y&H	13th November 2021	E
Ethan Gardiner	Abbey Judo Club	NIJF	24th November 2021	E
Jonathan Scarlett	Abbey Judo Club	NIJF	24th November 2021	P
Rowen Strachan	Edinburgh University Judo Club	JudoScotland	28th November 2021	E
Joanna Maclennan	Highland Budokan – Dingwall LC	JudoScotland	28th November 2021	E
Keira Pybus	Invergordon Judo Club	JudoScotland	21st November 2021	P
Sam McGeoch	Destination Judo @ Craiglockhart	JudoScotland	28th November 2021	E
Rebecca Bradley	Clyde Judo	JudoScotland	28th November 2021	E
Carol Allan	Garioch Judo Club	JudoScotland	7th December 2021	P
Thomas Inglis	Highland Budokan – Dingwall LC	JudoScotland	28th November 2021	E
Dougie Fleming	Sportif Linlithgow	JudoScotland	28th November 2021	P
Piotr Zielinski	Dumfries Judo Academy	JudoScotland	28th November 2021	P
Yener Etisoy	Keswick Judo Club	Northern	15th February 2021	T
Yener Etisoy	Keswick Judo Club	Northern	13th November 2021	E
Sophie Davies	Samurai J C	Midlands	14th November 2021	E
Michael Lowther	Plymouth Judo Club	Western	8th December 2021	P
Jack Harvey	Witley Judo Club	Southern	4th December 2021	P
Emma Sohbati	Knottingly Judo Club	Y&H	2nd May 2019	T
Jacob Callaghan	Destination Judo @ Dunfermilne	JudoScotland	28th November 2021	E
Daniel Givan	Destination Judo @ Musselburgh	JudoScotland	28th November 2021	P
To 2nd Dan
Brian Smyth	Shinken Shobu Ryu	NIFJ	2nd November 2021	T
Olegas Gajosinskas	Shinken Shobu Ryu	NIFJ	2nd November 2021	T
Max Stewart	Stewart Judo Academy	Midlands	7th June 2019	P
Lucy Renshall	SKK Judo Club	Northwest	7th June 2019	P
William King	Whitburn Judo Club	JudoScotland	28th November 2021	E
Adam Muirhead	Cluarankwai Judo Club	JudoScotland	28th November 2021	E
James Turner	Boglestone Judo Club	JudoScotland	26th May 2018	P
Shargeel Akhtar	Bredakwai Judo Academy	Northwest	28th November 2021	E
Mark Cliff	Ford Judo Club	NHC	8th November 2021	T
Harry Zain-Prosser	Judo Club Osaka	London	12th December 2021	P
To 3rd Dan
Neil Bradford	Yoshin Ryu Judo Club	Southern	9th November 2021	T
Joseph Dowling	Cherry Judo Club	Midlands	26th November 2021	P
Andrew Parton	Miramar Judo Club	Y&H	28th November 2021	T
Gillian Annette Elders	Scarborough Judo Club	Y&H	17th December 2021	T
Jon Cheeseman	Norwich Premier Judo Club	Eastern	1st May 2021	T
To 4th Dan
Martin Savage	Shinken Shobu Ryu	NIJF	2nd November 2021	T
Nigel O’Neill	Shinken Shobu Ryu	NIJF	7th December 2021	T
Mathew Wade	No Club Stated/Registered	WJA	8th December 2021	P
To 5th Dan
Dermot McCaul	Shinken Shobu Ryu	NIJF	2nd November 2021	T
Alexander Castello	Moberly Judo Club	London	26th November 2021	P
James McKelvie	Boglestone Judo Club	JudoScotland	10th November 2021	P
Paul Tansey	Rainhill Rockets Judo Club	Northwest	17th December 2021	T
Gavin Archibald	Kin Ryu Judo Club	Southern	6th December 2021	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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