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
Ryan Adams	Ispwich Judo Club	Eastern	20th December 2021	P
Matteo Carlier	Garioch Judo Club	Judo Scotland	29th November 2021	E
Samuel Hurst	Bradford Judo Club	Y&H	17th November 2021	E
Jordan Gargani	Budokwai	London	14th December 2021	E
Callum Marcello Spencer	Samurai J C	Midlands	14th November 2021	P
Matthew Sweeney	Clyde Judo	Judo Scotland	10th January 2022	P
Alexander Stocker	Royal Navy Judo	Royal Navy Judo Assoc.	1st August 2019	E
Robert James Crow	Kazoku Judo Club	Western	8th December 2021	T
Jamie Stewart Death	Bredakwai Judo Academy	Northwest	6th December 2021	E
Thomas Evered	Buckingham Judo Club	NHC	18th December 2021	E
Jonty Bassil	Royal Navy Judo	Royal Navy Judo Assoc.	15th December 2021	P
Samuel Garforth	University of Warwick Judo & BJJ	B.U.J.A	18th December 2021	P
Hannah Mohammad	Banbury Judo Club	NHC	18th December 2021	E
Jason Dean Moran	Ippon Judo Club	Northwest	14th November 2021	E
Andrew McMaster	Fort Purbrook Judo Club	Southern	15th January 2022	T
Peter Morgan	Yamano Judo Club	Southern	17th January 2022	T
Luke Westlake	Quayside Judo Club	Western	15th January 2022	P
Andrew Maston	Japan Arts Centre Police Sports UK Judo	Western	15th January 2022	P
Simon Wilkinson	Huddersfield Judo Club	Y&H	16th January 2022	T
Maria Shepherd	Edinburgh University Judo Club	Judo Scotland	9th December 2021	E
Andrew Ross	Clyde Judo	Judo Scotland	28th December 2021	E
Skye Westwood	Rush Judo	NHC	30th November 2021	BOD
To 2nd Dan
Mark Costiff	Kin Ryu Judo Club	Southern	15th December 2021	P
Nikita Panov	Edinburgh University Judo Club	Judo Scotland	21st November 2021	P
Christopher Mullen	Royal Navy Judo	Royal Navy Judo Assoc.	15th December 2021	P
Jeff Smith	Royal Navy Judo	Royal Navy Judo Assoc.	15th December 2021	P
Ryan Rijksen Salman	Bradley Stoke Judo Club	Western	29th December 2021	P
Tony Baxter	Camberley Judo Club	Southern	15th January 2022	T
Jason Fraser	Yamano Judo Club	Southern	16th January 2022	T
Joseph Chraniuk	Team Bath Judo Club	NHC	15th January 2022	P
Paul Hamilton	Summit Judo Club	Southern	20th March 2015	T
Joe Lynch	Danderhall Judo Club	Judo Scotland	9th January 2022	P
James Crompton	Scorpion Judo Club	Southern	18th January 2018	T
To 3rd Dan
Andrew Hopkinson	Shiro No Judo Kent	Southern	8th January 2022	T
Terry Hewitt	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	30th November 2021	T BOD
Stephen Watson	Royal Navy Judo	Royal Navy Judo Assoc.	27th October 2021	P
To 4th Dan
Mel Voss	Ippon Judo Club	Northwest	9th December 2021	T
Colin Francis	Peterlee Judo Club, Royal Navy Judo	Northern	19th December 2021	P
Colin Woods	Danderhall Judo Club	Judo Scotland	14th January 2022	T
To 5th Dan
David Francis	Peterlee Judo Club	Northern	5th February 2022	T
To 6th Dan
John Raymond Thacker	Long Eaton Judo Club	Royal Navy Judo Assoc.	7th December 2021	BOD

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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