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Dan Grade Promotions – September

October 11, 2021

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.

NameClubAreaDate of PromotionType of Promotion
To 1st Dan
Oliver HemsleyVale Judo ClubMidlands14th August 2021T
Daniel BannisterJapan Arts Centre Police Sport UKPolice Sports UK16th August 2021E
Etienne LwambaCroydon Judo ClubSouthern15th September 2021IJF
Robert PriceHigham and Rushden Judo ClubMidlands23rd August 2021T
Joseph JacksonTees Valley JudoNorthern3rd September 2021P
Michal SzczepanikHeart of OakNHC30th July 2021T
Daniel HankinsonSt Annes Keidokwai JCNorthwest18th September 2021E
Gareth David WilliamsTeam Bath Judo ClubWestern11th September 2021P
Anya HassanGateshead Judo ClubNorthern18th September 2021E
Shaan KhanNo Club Stated/RegisteredOther28th September 2021P
Adam FunnellSamurai J CMidlands25th September 2021P
Jeff SmithHaltemprice Judo ClubY&H14th January 2017P
Michael Van ZylWestcroft Judo ClubSouthern26th September 2021P
Luke HendersonSportif – TranentJudoScotland18th September 2021E
Dave LeighBeach JudokwaiNorthwest28th September 2021P
Evie Halvey-JacobsRush JudoHertfordshire11th September 2021P
Harrison GristJudo Club OsakaSouthern11th September 2021E
Sam WalkerSportif – TranentJudoScotland18th September 2021P
To 2nd Dan
Terri MeredithKangei Judo ClubNHC17th August 2021P
Stanislav StruzhanoffKodokwai Judo ClubNorthern19th May 2019P
Rachel JacksonTees Valley JudoNorthern3rd September 2021P
Eve JacksonTees Valley JudoNorthern3rd September 2021P
Mark BerminghamStafford Judo ClubMidlands20th September 2021P
Mark HarrisSonkei JudoNIJF28th August 2021T
Joe SmithHaltemprice Judo ClubY&H19th August 2017P
To 3rd Dan
Rachel WheatleyOxford University Judo ClubB.U.J.A10th August 2021P
Steven David BundyBishops Stortford JudokwaiNHC31st July 2021T
Fiona Joanne CooperAlton Judo ClubSouthern13th March 2020T
Julia HalsteadBuckingham Judo ClubNHC14th August 2021T
Keith OpenshawWellingborough ShudanMidlands12th September 2021T
Chelsie GilesCoventry Judo ClubMidlands17th August 2021BOD
Elliot StewartStewart Judo AcademyMidlands25th September 2021BOD
Christopher SkelleyHaltemprice Judo ClubY&H25th September 2021BOD
To 5th Dan
Nicole NunnBishops Stortford JudokwaiNHC17th September 2021T
Gareth MappWrekin Star Judo ClubMidlands16th August 2021T
Gareth FentonBedford Judo ClubNHC14th August 2021T
David ClarkWindsor Judo ClubNHC26th October 2018P
To 6th Dan 
Andrew MerchantRochdale Judo ClubNorthwest17th August 2021BOD
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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