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.

Name	Club	Area	Date of promotion	Type of promotion
To 1st Dan
Aaron Bura	Northbrook Kyu Shin Kai (Bromley)	L	11/02/2017	E
Ahmed Mousa	Hillingdon Judo	NHC	05/02/2017	E
Christian Waite		Royal Navy	12/02/2017	P
Dean Pocock	Walderslade Judo Club	S	04/02/2017	P
Edvinas Stankis	Bedford Judo Club	E	06/02/2017	E
Eleanor Ridge	Oxford University Judo Club	NHC	21/02/2017	P
Emma Byrne	Bradford Judo Club	Y&H	25/05/2016	P
Finlay Allan	Sportif Cupar	SJF	04/02/2017	P
Fraser Mealyou	Judo Club Esprit	SJF	06/02/2017	E
Jack Jenman	United Judo (Bexleyheath)	S	18/02/2017	E
James Hagues	Ramsey Judo Club	E	14/11/2016	T
Jodie Jordan	Abbey Judo Club	NIJF	30/11/2016	P
Joshua Awiti-Alcaraz	Enfield Judo Club	L	20/08/2015	P
Joshua Herbert	Shuzoku Judo Club	NHC	31/01/2017	E
Lynette Fulgence	Jo-Dan Judo Club	NHC	04/02/2017	P
Mark Burrell	University of Sheffield Judo Club	Y/H	16/02/2017	EC
Paul Moss	Lincoln Judo Academy	M	12/02/2017	E
Paul Riche	Team Bath Judo Club	BUJA	17/02/2017	IJF	French Judo Federation
Phillip Pickstock	Hillsborough Judo Club	Y/H	28/01/2016	T
Ryan Trebilock	Bedford Judo Club	NHC	19/01/2017	E
Saeed Malik	Windsor Judo Club	L	29/01/2017	P
Stuart Cook	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	11/02/2017	E
Thalia Laing	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	04/02/2017	P
To 2nd Dan
Andrew Hopkinson	United Judo (Bexleyheath)	S	08/01/2017	TC
Gabriela Kuliga	Huddersfield Judo Club	Y/H	05/02/2017	P
Gerard Gualtieri	Budokwai	L	21/01/2017	T
Graham Alston	Rainham Judo Club	S	30/01/2017	E
Helen Theissen	Oxford University Judo Club	BUJA	28/02/2017	IJF	German Judo Federation
Michael Fryer	Rush Judo	NHC	11/12/2016	P
Paraic Hernon	United Judo (Bexleyheath)	L	04/02/2017	P
Philip Barnett	Coleraine Leisure Centre JC	NIJF	02/02/2017	E
To 4th Dan
David Francis	Peterlee Judo Club	N	05/02/2017	T
Mark Hazeldine-Potts	Wolverhampton Judo Club	M	17/02/2017	T
To 5th Dan
Kevin O’Reilly	Wolverhampton Judo Club	M	17/02/2017	T
Spiro Tomasevic	Budokwai	L	29/12/2016	E
To 6th Dan
Daniel Kingston	Happidojo Marham Judo Club	E	24/01/2017	B
To 7th Dan
Derek Webster	Kelmscott Judo Club	L	18/01/2017	EJU
Nigel Donohue	Warrington Warjukwai JC	NW	18/01/2017	EJU
Warren Schofield	Rochdale Judo Club	NW	18/01/2017	EJU
Up to 28/02/2017
Legend – E – by examination, P – by accumulation of points, T – technical
promotion, TC – non competitive conversion from other Associations, EC – conversion by examination, IJF – Conversion from IJF Association H – Honorary, B – by Board of Directors