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
Amber Jayne Penlington	Leicester Judo Academy	Midlands	9th December 2023	P
Niall McCarthy	Kookateki Judo Club	NIJF	18th November 2023	P
Itamar Myers	Moberley Judo Club	London	26th November 2023	P
Craig Paterson	Camberley Judo Club	Southern	12th December 2023	E
Rowan Kinsella	Bradley Stoke Judo Club	Western	5th August 2023	P
Sajjad Zarinkolah	Randori Judo	Judo Scotland	10th December 2023	E
Eleanor Arnull	Samurai J C	Midlands	2nd December 2023	P
Julia Marczak	Judo Sensei London	London	26th November 2023	P
Derek Marczak	Judo Sensei London	London	26th November 2023	P
Kurt Kirby	Stratford Judokwai	London	27th November 2023	IJF
Lara Haslam	Melbourn Judo Club	Eastern	11th November 2023	E
Rachel Evans	Wolverhampton Judo Club	Midlands	10th August 2023	T
Matthew Kelly	Bellshill Judo Club	Judo Scotland	18th November 2023	E
Ioan O’Hanlon	Craig Ewers Academy	WJA	3rd January 2023	E
Keith Henson	Ultimate Judo- Aberdeen	Judo Scotland	23rd November 2023	TC
Joshua Boxell	Kin Ryu Judo Club	Southern	11th December 2023	E
Madhi Huseinov	Bishops Stortford Judokwai	NHC	18th December 2023	P
Zhaklin Satari	Rush Judo	NHC	1st September 2023	E
Jessica Rush	Rush Judo	NHC	6th August 2023	E
Kian Standell-Walker	Hackney Judo	London	12th December 2023	E
Izabelle Butler	Dowty Judo Club	Western	21st December 2023	P
John Richardson	Westlands Judo Club	Western	24th October 2023	E
Daniel Telfer	Waterloo Judo Club	Northwest	22nd November 2023	E
Savannah Canning	Windsor Judo Club	NHC	20th December 2023	P
Marcin Dziemba	Coventry Judo Club	Midlands	11th November 2023	E
Abdullah Haidar	Samurai Olympic Judo Club	WJA	13th January 2024	E
Daniel Ravenhall	Ford Judo Club	NHC	10th January 2024	E
James Cowsill	Ippon Judo Club	Northwest	28th January 2024	T
Stuart Hawkes	Kookateki Judo Club	NIJF	14th December 2023	T
Oliver James Reading	Kettering Premier Judo Club	Midlands	17th September 2023	P
Richard Reading	Kettering Premier Judo Club	Midlands	2nd October 2023	T
Ke Zheng Zheng	Budokwai	London	5th December 2023	P
Taro Yoshii	University of Essex Judo Club	B.U.J.A	4th December 2023	IJF
Caroline Broadley	Wirral Judo Club	Northwest	20th January 2024	P
Martin McDonald	Kingsley School Judo Club	Western	29th January 2024	T
Youssef Ben Jemia	Tokei Judo Club	London	26th November 2023	E
Wouter Ten Hag	Tokei Judo Club	London	26th November 2023	E
Tom Carlisle	Nutfield Judo Club	Southern	12th September 2022	E
Samantha Hamilton	Drake Judo Club	Western	27th May 2023	P
Tsz Ying Yu	Altrincham Judo Club	Northwest	9th January 2024	IJF
Qamar Zaman	Ford Judo Club	NHC	10th January 2024	P
Xiang Xu	Imperial College University Judo Club	B.U.J.A	30th January 2024	E
Aaron Smith	Newcross Martial Arts Judo Club	London	28th January 2024	E
Don-Angelo Sfeir	Osterley Judo Club	London	28th January 2024	E
Thasan Yoganathan BEM	Samurai Olympic Judo Club	WJA	28th January 2024	P
Cerys Palmer	Craig Ewers Academy	WJA	24th January 2024	P
Frankie Weaver-Poole	Core Judo Academy	NHC	21st January 2024	P
David Carl James	C&S Academy Judo	WJA	10th December 2023	E
Mason George Caines	Midsomer Norton Judo Club	Western	28th January 2024	E
Kathryn Thomas	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	28th January 2024	E
Jorin Riexinger	Oxford University Judo Club	B.U.J.A	24th January 2024	IJF
To 2nd Dan
Paul Gray	Glasgow Judo Club	Judo Scotland	16th December 2023	T
Tomas Martinek	Japan Arts Centre Police Sport UK Judo	Police Sports UK	28th January 2024	E
Leung Cho Fung	Parks Judo Club	Northern	30th November 2023	IJF
Gavin Ingram	Edinburgh Judo	Judo Scotland	4th December 2023	E
Sam Walker	Sportif – Tranent	Judo Scotland	9th December 2023	P
Andrei Crudu	No Club Stated	Other	7th December 2023	P
Adam McConnell	Longtower Judo Club	NIJF	8th October 2023	P
Nicole Wood	Bishops Stortford Judokwai	NHC	18th December 2023	P
Daniel Givan	Destination Judo @ Musselburgh	Judo Scotland	10th December 2023	P
Jacob Lovell-Hewitt	Stroud Judo Club	Western	23rd December 2023	P
Harry Lovell-Hewitt	Stroud Judo Club	Western	23rd December 2023	P
To 3rd Dan
Aiden Moffat	Tayside	Judo Scotland	24th November 2023	P
Daniel Benson	Stafford Judo Club	Midlands	14th December 2023	T
David Lamb	East Yorkshire Judo Academy/Beverley	Y&H	28th December 2023	P
Joseph Chraniuk	High Wycombe Judo Centre	NHC	15th January 2024	E
Hamish Stephen Cameron	Melbourn Judo Club	Eastern	21st December 2023	T
Paul Hamilton	Awe Judo Club	Southern	22nd October 2023	T
To 4th Dan
Ashley Parrette	Croydon Judo Club	Southern	31st October 2023	P
Robin William M Brown	AJ Judo Centre	Midlands	8th March 2023	T
Graham Benson	Stafford Judo Club	Midlands	14th December 2023	T
Martin James Small	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	15th December 2023	T
Richard Andrew Neale	Stroud Judo Club	Western	23rd December 2023	T
Andrew Officer	Swinton Judo Club	Northwest	28th January 2024	T
To 5th Dan
Michael Guatieri Snr	Yate Star Judo Club	Western	18th January 2024	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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