Dan Grade Promotions – January-April 2019
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.
January 2019
| Name | Club | Area | Date of Promotion | Type of Promotion |
| To 1st Dan | ||||
| Tom Nagle | Leigh Judo Club | Western | 15/12/2018 | E |
| Robert Solesbury | Wellingborough Shudan | Midlands | 01/12/2018 | E |
| Roy Moore | Aberdeen Judo Club | JudoScotland | 27/11/2018 | T |
| Steve Colarusso | Seiryoku Zenyo Kwai Judo Club | WJA | 20/08/2018 | E |
| Jack Revely | Lambton Judokwai | Northern | 06/11/2018 | BC |
| Isabel McKay | Devizes Budo Club | Western | 19/01/2019 | E |
| Silviu Nastasa | Ealing Judo Club | London | 12/12/2018 | P |
| Gillian Elliott | No Club Stated | Other | 16/01/2019 | BC |
| Nick Elliott | No Club Stated | Other | 16/01/2019 | BC |
| Ebony Drysdale Daley | Erdington Judo Club | Midlands | 25/01/2018 | P |
| Bob Bamberg | University Of Leicester Judo | BUJA | 24/01/2019 | IJF |
| Matteo Zicchetti | University of Bristol Judo Club | BUJA | 24/01/2019 | IJF |
| Paul Cooledge | Ipswich Judo Club | Eastern | 06/02/2019 | E |
| Jared Sey | Durham University Judo Club | BUJA | 08/01/2019 | P |
| Laura Alex Wilson | Sanshirokwai | WJA | 06/12/2018 | T |
| Euann Mightens | Highland Budokan-Inverness Sports Centre | JudoScotland | 01/12/2018 | P |
| Daniel Whyte | Aberdeen Judo Club | JudoScotland | 18/11/2018 | E |
| David Adams | Swinton Judo Club | Northwest | 23/01/2019 | P |
| Christopher Dyer | Abingdon Judo Club | NHC | 24/01/2019 | E |
| Daniel Nolan | The Judo Academy | NIJF | 13/06/2015 | T |
| Darren Wilson | Portalnd Judo Club | Midlands | 17/11/2018 | T |
| 2nd Dans | ||||
| Antony Parkinson | Clayton Green Judo Club | Northwest | 14/08/2018 | E |
| Markus Hunt | Tony Newton Judo Club | Southern | 12/12/2018 | P |
| Oliver Godwin | Windsor Judo Club | NHC | 12/12/2018 | T |
| Leanne Stockwell | Walderslade Judo Club | Southern | 24/02/2014 | T |
| Silvia Barton | No Club Stated | 16/01/2019 | BC | |
| Garry Keay | No Club Stated | Northern | 19/01/2019 | T |
| David Leeds | Renkeido Judo Kwai | Eastern | 19/12/2018 | BOD |
| Jacob Aldridge | Judo Club Osaka | Southern | 02/01/1900 | |
| 3rd Dans | ||||
| Stevey Muffin Bartleluk | Kangei Judo Club | NHC | 07/01/2019 | P |
| Stefan Joseph Newbury | Samurai J C | Midlands | 10/02/2019 | T |
| Matthew Sexton | West Croft Judo Club | Southern | 07/11/2018 | P |
| Paul Perry | Kookateki (Grove) Judo Club | Southern | 17/12/2018 | P |
| Peter Whitfield | Iveybridge Judo Club | Western | 19/11/2018 | T |
| 4th Dans | ||||
| Stephen Morris | Walderslade Judo Club | Southern | 08/01/2017 | T |
| Roger Bornowski | George Kerr Judo Club | JudoScotland | 11/10/2018 | T |
March 2019
| Name | Club | Area | Date of Promotion | Type of Promotion |
| To 1st Dan | ||||
| Kenneth Andrew Harris | Caerphilly Cougars Judo Club | WJA | 15/01/2019 | E |
| Oliver Wilson | Hibari-Kan Judo Club | JudoScotland | 14/01/2019 | P |
| Louie Bennett-Walsh | Kin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 25/02/2019 | E |
| Luka Kvirkvelia | Enfield Judo | London | 14/02/2019 | P |
| Rebecca Walker | Battlehill Judo Club | Northern | 03/03/2019 | T |
| Reece McIntyre | Yamarashi Judo Club | JudoScotland | 24/01/2019 | P |
| Jack Delahunty | Newbury Judo Club | NHC | 06/02/2019 | E |
| Freyja Joyner | Nokemono Judokwai | Western | 13/03/2019 | T |
| Conan Johnston | Edinburgh Judo | JudoScotland | 17/02/2019 | P |
| Craig Arundel | Edinburgh Judo | JudoScotland | 17/02/2019 | E |
| Joe James Beckett | Kin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 17/03/2019 | P |
| Lloyd Norman | Caerphilly Cougars Judo Club | WJA | 02/02/2019 | P |
| Sam Kyle | Sportif Kelso | JudoScotland | 17/02/2019 | E |
| Callum Wilson | DestinationJudo@Haddington | JudoScotland | 17/02/2019 | E |
| Ethyn Smith | Edinburgh Judo | JudoScotland | 17/02/2019 | P |
| Joshua Hemsley | RAF Akrotiri | RAF | 01/02/2019 | E |
| Jack Clark | A S Judo | Southern | 16/02/2019 | E |
| Yassine Abbazi | Pudsey Judo | Y&H | 01/03/2019 | E |
| Salah Rabia | Rush Judo Club | NHC | 21/01/2019 | E |
| Riannon Gordon | Yoshin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 27/01/2019 | P |
| Sean Togher | Yoshin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 24/02/2019 | E |
| Eve Soakell | Wirrak Judo Club | North West | 02/02/2019 | P |
| Sam Collins | Rush Judo Club | NHC | 02/02/2019 | E |
| Thomas Slee | Shepton Judo Club | NHC | 02/02/2019 | E |
| Tyrell Dwyer | Hackney Judo Club | London | 21/02/2019 | E |
| Joshua Murray | Wellingborough Shudan | Midlands | 02/02/2019 | P |
| Ethan Boland-White | Shepton Judo Club | Western | 02/02/2019 | E |
| Phoenix Govey-Gray | Camberley Judo Club | Southern | 02/02/2019 | P |
| Paul Smith | High Wycombe | NHC | 02/02/2019 | E |
| Mario Hommerson | High Wycombe | NHC | 02/02/2019 | P |
| Haydn Andrew Williams | Rush Judo Club | NHC | 02/02/2019 | E |
| Mohannad Kafri | Norwich Premier Judo Club | Eastern | 27/03/2019 | IJF |
| Paul John Maloney | University Of Liverpool Judo Club | Northwest | 14/03/2019 | T |
| Daniel Haugh | Destination Judo @ Dunfermilne | JudoScotland | 16/03/2019 | P |
| Barry Williams | Leigh Judo Club | Northwest | 13/03/2019 | P |
| Kelvin Knight | Whitehaven Club | North | 17/02/2019 | E |
| Bick Moseley | Redditch Judo Kwai | Midlands | 02/02/2019 | E |
| Ellie Kearley | Tonbridge Judo Club | Southern | 04/02/2019 | E |
| Jamie Mansfield | Witley Judo Club | Eastern | 05/02/2019 | P |
| David Oakley | Wymondham Judo Club | Eastern | 05/02/2019 | P |
| Joseph McNeill | Middlesborough | North | 25/10/2018 | E |
| Jason Cronshaw | Rochdale | Northwest | 03/03/2019 | P |
| Nigel Croucher | Lincoln Judo Academy | Midlands | 09/03/2019 | P |
| Bradley Chick | Newbury Judo Club | NHC | 11/03/2019 | E |
| Peter Dyer | JSC Judo Club | NHC | 16/02/2019 | P |
| 2nd Dans | ||||
| Levan Goginashvili | Palavani Judo Club | London | 07/03/2019 | IJF |
| Arsena Natsvlishvili | Palavani Judo Club | London | 07/03/2019 | IJF |
| Loren Short | Bedford Judo Club | NHC | 04/03/2019 | P |
| Jonathan Corcoran | Tokei Judo Club | London | 11/12/2018 | P |
| Thea Alexandra Griffey | Kin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 24/03/2019 | P |
| Adrian McCready | Shinsei Judo Club | NIJF | 01/02/2019 | P |
| Pete Belton | Witley Judo Club | Southern | 18/02/2019 | P |
| Stephen Anderson | Meridan Judo Club | Southern | 26/01/2019 | T |
| Owen Carey | Team Red Star | Midlands | 10/02/2019 | P |
| Ben Westcott | Ealing Judo Club | London | 19/01/2019 | P |
| Jamie Gargett | Meridan Judo Club | Southern | 26/01/2019 | T |
| Emma Harvey | Pinewood Judo Club | NHC | 02/02/2019 | P |
| Oliver Relton | Croydon Judo Club | Southern | 02/02/2019 | P |
| Rebecca Cuckoo | Coleraine Leisure Centre JC | NIJF | 15/03/2019 | P |
| Mollie Game | Osaka Judo Club | Southern | 09/12/2018 | P |
| Joanne Gregory | Shepton Judo Club | Western | 26/01/2018 | P |
| 3rd Dans | ||||
| Adrian Dove | Judo Club Osaka | Southern | 25/10/2018 | T |
| Andrew Officer | Swinton Judo Club | North West | 28/01/2019 | T |
| Leanne Stockwell | Walderslade | Southern | 24/02/2019 | T |
| James Draper | Keisen Judo Club | Southern | 12/12/2018 | P |
| 4th Dans | ||||
| Lisa Rivers | Kin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 08/02/2019 | T |
| Veerle Kersemans | Abingdon Judo Club | NHC | 02/02/2019 | T |
| Michael Guatieri | Yate Star Judo Club | Western | 18/01/2019 | T |
| 5th Dans | ||||
| Steven Bowles | Westland Judo Club | Western | 11/02/2019 | P |
| 6th Dans | ||||
| Paul McGuinness | Titan Judo | JudoScotland | 11/12/2018 | BOD |
| Steven David Withers | Ty Celyn Judo Club | WJA | 12/02/2019 | BOD |
April 2019
| Name | Club | Area | Date of Promotion | Type of Promotion |
| To 1st Dan | ||||
| David Speyers | Surrey Police Judo Club | Southern | 31/03/2019 | P |
| Mariusz Walio | Cropredy Judo Club | NHC | 03/04/2019 | IJF |
| Nicola Countouris | Shinbudo | London | 15/03/2019 | P |
| Andrew Broadley | Bradford Judo Club | Y&H | 17/03/2019 | E |
| Robert Thomson | Haverfordwest Judo Club | WJA | 23/03/2019 | P |
| Eleanor Ward | Japan Arts Centre Police Sport UK Judo | Western | 23/03/2019 | P |
| Robert Willard | Yoshin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 17/03/2019 | E |
| Ian Sillitoe | Tsukuru Judo Academy | London | 31/03/2019 | E |
| Nikola Evripidou | Budokwai | London | 28/11/2018 | P |
| Adam William Burt | Ealing Judo Club | London | 17/03/2019 | P |
| Kyle Flannery | Kodokwai Judo Club | Northern | 11/11/2018 | P |
| Alexander Jenkins | Rush Judo | NHC | 06/04/2019 | P |
| Jason Bull | V&E (Cheshunt) Judokwai | NHC | 06/04/2019 | P |
| David Kennedy | Witley Judo Club | Southern | 06/04/2019 | E |
| Piotr Kostrzewski | Swindon Judo Club | Western | 06/04/2019 | E |
| Bart Cornelissen | Abingdon Judo Club | NHC | 06/04/2019 | E |
| Katie Comins | S.K.K Judo Club | Northwest | 06/04/2019 | P |
| Lauren Semple | Epsom Judo Club | Southern | 06/04/2019 | P |
| Jorden Venables | Subarashi Judo Club | London | 06/04/2019 | P |
| Yuuki Hodgson-Sakamoto | 61 Judo Club | NHC | 06/04/2019 | P |
| Aidan Palmer | Witley Judo Club | Southern | 06/04/2019 | E |
| Steven Martin | Wisp J. M. Judokwai | WJA | 05/04/2019 | P |
| Bradley Langford | Wolverhampton Judo Club | Midlands | 07/04/2019 | E |
| Gregor Miller | Tayside | JudoScotland | 07/04/2019 | E |
| Thomas Alistair Cowie | Ipswich Judo Club | Western | 13/04/2019 | E |
| Ebrahim Nejad Jafari Nodehi | Bearpark Judo Club | Northern | 03/03/2019 | P |
| Shane Davies | Wolverhampton Judo Club | Midlands | 27/02/2019 | P |
| Chelsea Pledge | Hillingdon Judo Club | London | 14/10/2018 | P |
| Kate Green | Drake Judo Club | Western | 24/10/2018 | P |
| Scott Ferguson | Carnegie Judo Club | JudoScotland | 04/04/2019 | E |
| Samantha Riley | Rainham Judo Club | Southern | 15/07/2018 | T |
| Jamie Gane | Summit Judo Club | B.U.J.A | 14/04/2019 | P |
| Pieter Van Der Westhuizen | No Club Registered | Royal Navy Judo Assoc. | 17/04/2019 | P |
| Robbie Ferguson | Tayside Letham Judo Club | JudoScotland | 13/04/2019 | P |
| Matthias Lengen | Coventry Judo Club | Midlands | 03/03/2019 | E |
| Scott Patrick | Azami (Falkirk) Judo Club | JudoScotland | 28/04/2019 | P |
| Hamzi Bahrin | Ernest Bevin Phoenix Judo Club | London | 18/04/2019 | E |
| 2nd Dans | ||||
| Richard Ayres | Sandback Judo Club | Northwest | 03/04/2019 | TC |
| Robin Sadler | B.J.C Club | Other | 03/04/2019 | TC |
| Liam Doody | Thornaby Pavillion Judo Club | Northern | 10/07/2018 | P |
| Jozef Simenko | Metro Judo Club | London | 08/04/2019 | IJF |
| Christopher Skelly | Haltemprice Judo Club | Y&H | 10/04/2019 | P |
| Jack Hodgson | Grimsby Judo Club | Midlands | 10/04/2019 | P |
| Christopher Barry | Tain | JudoScotland | 10/04/2019 | P |
| Kristian Barker-White | Swindon Judo Club | Western | 15/04/2019 | P |
| Gyula Menyik | Coventry Judo Club | Midlands | 17/04/2016 | P |
| Hannah Rogers | Team Bath Judo Club | Western | 14/04/2019 | P |
| 3rd Dans | ||||
| John Goodwin | Bacup Judo Club | Northwest | 06/04/2019 | P |
| Victor Young | Westerleigh Judokwai | Southern | 15/10/2017 | TC |
| Stephen Sims | Long Tower Judo Club | NIJF | 18/03/2019 | P |
| Declan O’Kane | Long Tower Judo Club | NIJF | 18/03/2019 | P |
| 6th Dans | ||||
| Alexander Reid | Shettleston Judo Club | JudoScotland | 09/04/2019 | BOD |
| Legend |
| E Examination (line up) |
| P Accumulation of 100 points |
| T Technical |
| TC Technical conversion |
| EC Competitive conversion |
| IJF IJF conversion |
| BOD Board of Directors |
