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
Daniel Tipper	Miramar Judo Club	Y&H	2nd July 2022	P
Sophie Wood	Sportif – Tranent	Judo Scotland	17th June 2022	P
Luke Thompson	Sportif – Melrose	Judo Scotland	17th June 2022	P
Paul Williams	Mold Judo Club	WJA	13th June 2022	T
Charlotte Hay	Bradley Stoke Judo Club	Western	2nd July 2022	P
Eben Jones	AJ Judo Centre	Midlands	10th July 2022	P
Adam James Gregory	Wirral Judo Club	Northwest	10th July 2022	E
William Andrews	Sheffield Judo Club	Y&H	5th July 2022	P
Alexander Lennon	Samurai J C	Midlands	12th June 2022	E
Rhys Williams	Imperial Judo Club	WJA	12th June 2022	E
Benjamin Latchford	Stroud Judo Club	Western	12th June 2022	E
Megan Skillern	Samurai J C	Midlands	10th July 2022	P
Jason Sweeten	Sportif Coatbridge	Judo Scotland	12th June 2022	P
Frances McManus	Irvine Judo Club	Judo Scotland	1st May 2022	T
Oskar Shorthose	Combat Judo Club	NIJF	6th July 2022	E
Jude Sanderson-Browne	Combat Judo Club	NIJF	6th July 2022	E
Daniel Ede	Westcroft Judo Club (Nork)	Southern	10th July 2022	P
Jesse Foderingham Thompson	Ippon Judo Club	Northwest	16th July 2022	E
Julian Catto	John Dearden Judo Club	Eastern	16th July 2022	P
Lucia Santariello	Witley Judo Club	Southern	16th July 2022	P
Jay Cronshaw	Bredakwai Judo Academy	Northwest	16th July 2022	P
Chris Harris	Bradley Stoke Judo Club	Western	12th March 2022	E
Hamish Weir	Core Judo Academy	NHC	2nd July 2022	P
To 2nd Dan
Craig Edwards	No Club Stated	WJA	26th June 2022	T
Acelya Toprak	Metro Judo Club	London	25th June 2022	P
Jade Savory	Wolverhampton Judo Club	Midlands	10th July 2022	E
Kevin Ruggins	Tatsfield Martial Arts	Southern	9th April 2022	T
Max Gregory	Drake Judo Club	Western	25th June 2022	P
Samuel Petgrave	Westcroft Judo Club	Southern	10th July 2022	P
Darren Hawney	Relentless Judo	London	28th April 2022	P
Laura Allen	Bedford Judo Club	NHC	16th July 2022	P
Carol Walker	Iruka Judokwai	NHC	13th April 2022	T BOD
James Boyle	Samurai Judo Club	WJA	1st April 2019	E
To 3rd Dan
Stuart McWatt	Garioch Judo Club	Judo Scotland	25th June 2022	P
Damien Dieulangard	Windsor Judo Club	NHC	1st July 2022	E
Graeme Skelley	Dorking Judo Club	Southern	2nd July 2022	T
Stephen Abberley	Dragons Judo Academy	WJA	10th July 2022	E
Oliver Whiteside	Bedfordshire Dragons Judo Club	NHC	10th July 2022	P
To 4th Dan
Gemma Howell	Wolverhampton Judo Club	Midlands	25th June 2022	P
Matthew Sexton	Westcroft Judo Club (Nork)	Southern	10th July 2022	P
Barry Walker	Iruka Judokwai	NHC	13th April 2022	T BOD
Judy Maslen	Yate Star Judo Club	Western	6th July 2022	T
To 5th Dan
Steven James Crowley	Stotfold Judo Club	NHC	21st July 2022	T
Christopher St John	Holywood Judo Club	NIJF	23rd July 2022	T
To 6th Dan
Alec Keith Edwards	Cambridge University Judo Club	B.U.J.A	23rd June 2022	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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