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
Martin McLaughlin	Shori Judo Club	NIJF	2nd March 2022	P
Stuart Holden	Leigh Judo Club	Northwest	13th March 2022	T
Marc Anthony Hunt	High Wycombe Judo Centre	NHC	2nd March 2022	E
Yoshiyuki Kimura	University of Nottingham Judo Club	B.U.J.A	21st February 2022	IJF
Matthew Salisbury	Medway Park Judo Club	Southern	27th February 2022	P
Andrew Cox	Clyde Judo	Judo Scotland	26th February 2022	P
Daniels Saakjans	Budokwai	London	30th January 2022	E
Gavin Downey	Newbury Judo Club	NHC	1st December 2019	T
David Stanley	Brighton Judo Club	Southern	1st March 2022	P
Skip Callard	United Judo (Dartford)	Southern	1st March 2022	E
Ben Moore	Bradley Stoke Judo Club	Western	30th October 2021	P
Joseph Peden	Clyde Judo	Judo Scotland	11th January 2022	P
Jasmine Abdullaeva	Redbridge Judo Club	London	13th March 2022	P
Luke Grilli	High Wycombe Judo Centre	NHC	30th March 2022	E
Roberta Anton	Rush Judo	NHC	14th March 2022	P
Patrick Smith	Patchway Judo Club	Western	15th January 2022	E
Georgina Grayson	Kibo Judo Club	Midlands	28th March 2022	T
Sarah Louise Humphreys	Altrincham Judo Club	Northwest	31st March 2022	T
Ella Tomsett	University of Nottingham Judo Club	B.U.J.A	13th March 2022	P
Jonathan Griffin	Chelmsford Judo Club	NHC	13th March 2022	P
Iain Saunders	High Wycombe Judo Centre	NHC	12th March 2022	P
Charles Bowles	Shepton Judo Club	Western	12th March 2022	P
Alex Beattie-Lewis	Middlesbrough Judo	Northern	25th November 2021	P
Callum Lyons	Drake Judo Club	Western	20th February 2022	E
Kestutis Pulokas	Kin Ryu Judo Club	Southern	9th March 2022	E
Nathaniel Spreckley	Chichester Ronin	Southern	23rd February 2022	E
Jamie Gronert	Samurai Judo Club	WJA	9th March 2022	E
Robbie Hayes	Chelmsford Judo Club	NHC	13th March 2022	E
Finley Watson	Crayford Judo Club	Southern	31st July 2021	E
Liam Byrne	Dartford Judo Club	Southern	5th April 2022	E
Kirsty Lyon	Osaka Kwai	Judo Scotland	27th March 2022	P
Eden Heffernan	Pro Judo – Palace	Judo Scotland	28th March 2022	P
Ross Gordon	Yoshin Ryu Judo Club	London	16th March 2019	E
To 2nd Dan
Lewis Hannington	No Club Stated/Registered	Southern	17th February 2022	P
Wendy Allen	Swinton Judo Club	Northwest	2nd November 2011	T
Russell Kite	Tsu-Mo-Kie Judo Club	NHC	15th February 2020	P
Darius Balta	Ealing Judo Club	Southern	19th March 2022	E
Ryan Turnbull	Destination Judo @ Dunfermilne	Judo Scotland	10th January 2022	P
Marcin Sikorski	Jidel Judo 93	Judo Scotland	10th January 2022	E
Anna Purves	Jidel Judo 93	Judo Scotland	18th January 2020	P
To 3rd Dan
Jagjit Singh Khera	Lions Judo at Jet Singh Trust MMA Centre	Midlands	1st March 2022	E
Matthew Hope	Yate Star Judo Club	Western	23rd February 2022	P
Giuseppe De Luca	Brighton Judo Club	London	1st March 2022	P
Callum Woods	Danderhall Judo Club	Judo Scotland	27th March 2022	P
Susan Brushmear	Kangei Judo Club	NHC	17th December 2021	TC
To 4th Dan
Neno Avelov	Tokei Judo Club	London	8th March 2022	P
Brian Loebell	Shishi Kai Judo	Judo Scotland	24th November 2021	T
Christian Syrett	Shishi Kai Judo	Judo Scotland	24th November 2021	T
To 5th Dan
Neil Schofield	Budokwai	London	7th March 2022	P
David Hawkins	Long Eaton Judo Club	Midlands	22nd June 2021	T
Dave Smith	Kodokwai Judo Club	Northern	26th November 2021	P

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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