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
Andrew Bourgaize	Guernsey Judo	Southern	20th April 2021	P
Emma-Louise Mayne	Simply Judo	NIJF	26th May 2021	T
Maxwell Alder	Dumfries Judo Academy	JudoScotland	10th May 2021	P
Paul Catherwood	Kookateki (Whiteabbey) Judo Club	NIJF	5th June 2021	T
Joanna Rachel Ann Twiddy	61 Judo Club	NHC	3rd June 2021	P
Oliver Wilde	Japan Arts Centre Police Sport UK Judo	Western	24th May 2021	T
Martyn Hurd	Japan Arts Centre Police Sport UK Judo	Western	14th June 2021	T
To 2nd Dan
Robert Solesbury	Wellingborough Shudan	Midlands	30th April 2021	P
Sandra Franks	Katana Judo Club	Northwest	29th April 2021	P
Natalie Alston	Rainham Judo Club	Southern	8th May 2021	P
Harvey Spreckelsen-Brown	Randori Judo – Dalkeith	JudoScotland	15th June 2021
To 3rd Dan
Martin John Strange	Windsor Judo Club	Southern	15th January 2017	T
Martin John Strange	Windsor Judo Club	Southern	24th April 2021	P
Calvin James Walker-Hall	Kelmscott Judo Club	London	20th May 2020	P
To 4th Dan
Charlotte Rosa Potter	Ippon Judo London	London	8th November 2020	T
Richard G T Stothard	Surrey Police Judo Club	Southern	4th May 2021	T
Dean Jordan	61 Judo Club	NHC	1st May 2021	T
Philip Hornby	Kurakan Judo club	Northern	9th June 2021	T
To 5th Dan
Leonardo Jose Mataruna Dos Santos	Oxford University Judo Club	NHC	25th April 2021	T
Paul Mead	Carlisle – Kobayashi	Northern	13th June 2021	T
Eamonn Rooney	Tamna Judo Club	NIJF	1st October 2020	T
To 6th Dan
John Debono	Ford Judo Club	NHC	21st June 2021	BOD
Frederick Prosser	Glyncoed Junior Judo Club	WJA	21st June 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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