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
Stewart McCartney	Shinsei Judo Club	NIJF	5th October 2021	T
Isaac Hope	Bredakwai Judo Academy	Northwest	6th October 2021	P
Paul Heselwood	Ely Dojo	Eastern	10th October 2021	T
Dave Moore	Bridgeview Judo Club	Southern	9th October 2021	T
Andrew Furnell	Wokingham Judo Club	NHC	29th August 2020	T
Sunny Doig	Just-Judo Yoshin	JudoScotland	4th October 2021	P
Katie Mills	Judo Club Osaka	Southern	5th October 2021	P
Robert Frood	Pro Judo	JudoScotland	1st August 2021	T
Ashleigh Gainer	SKK Judo Club	Northwest	18th September 2021	E
Mario Moore	Budokwai	London	17th October 2021	E
Ian Scott Molesworth	Vale Judo Club	Midlands	7th May 2021	T
John Craig	Spartan Judo Club	NIJF	29th February 2020	E
William Cockton	No Club Stated/Registered	Northwest	10th October 2021	T
Hamid Tallan	Beach Judokwai	Northwest	18th September 2021	E
Pierre Michelin	South Brent Judo Club	Western	17th October 2021	P
Declan Whyte	Judo Club Osaka	Southern	8th August 2021	E
Richard Bang	Happidojo Marham Judo Club	Eastern	10th October 2021	T
Steven Tingley-Luff	Parkwood Judo Club	Southern	24th October 2021	T
Joe Bygate	Kodokwai Judo Club	Northern	17th October 2021	E
David Mark Garratt	Rainbow Judo Club	Northern	23rd October 2021	T
Nicholas Valler	Shin Gi Tai Martial Arts Academy	Southern	14th June 2021	T
Joshuha Hodkinson	SKK Judo Club	Northwest	22nd October 2021	P
Charlotte Eliza Jenman	Tonbridge Judo Club	Southern	22nd October 2021	P
To 2nd Dan
Frank Chatburn	Rochdale Judo Club	Northwest	1st September 2021	T
Bogdan Lica	No Club Stated/Registered	Other	9th October 2021	P
Isobel Kitchen	Huddersfield Judo Club	Y&H	3rd October 2021	P
Tegan Davies	Bredakwai Judo Academy	Northwest	17th October 2021	P
Daryl Burt	Keidokwai Judo Club	Southern	10th October 2021	T
Lyndsay Delaney	Beach Judokwai	Northwest	18th September 2021	P
James Robinson	Gateshead Judo Club	Northern	22nd October 2021	P
To 3rd Dan
David Johnston	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	22nd September 2021	P
Karen Byers	Kurakan Judo Club	Northern	21st September 2018	T
Carols Pereira	Kodokwai Judo Club	Northern	21st October 2021	IJF
Helen Theissen	Oxford University Judo Club	B.U.J.A	21st October 2021	IJF
Paraic Hernon	United Judo (Bexley Heath)	Southern	10th October 2021	P
To 4th Dan
Joanne Pullen	Newark Judo Club	Midlands	10th October 2021	T
Vincent Skillcorn	Fighting Fitness	Southern	17th October 2021	P
Gary Burt	Keidokwai Judo Club	Northwest	10th October 2021	T
To 5th Dan
William Taggart	Shinsei Judo Club	NIJF	1st May 2021	T
Lester Buckingham	Hillingdon Judo	London	11th October 2021	T
Paul Lee	Rochdale Judo Club	Northwest	29th October 2021	T
To 7th Dan
Karen Ann Castle	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	27th July 2021	EJU

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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