May 10, 2023
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 | ||||
| Kerick Sampson | Freshwater Judo Club | Southern | 26th March 2023 | P |
| David Fernandes | Japan Arts Centre Police Sport UK | Police Sport UK | 3rd April 2023 | E |
| Spencer Cammish | Grimsby Judo Club | Y&H | 2nd April 2023 | P |
| Rachel Douglass | Butokokan Judo Club | Northern | 2nd April 2023 | P |
| Mathew Buch | Stowmarket Judo Club | Eastern | 16th March 2023 | P |
| Rachel Brown | Ely Dojo | Eastern | 26th February 2023 | TC |
| Arthur Moldovan | Pinewood Judo Club | NHC | 19th April 2023 | E |
| Arnold Moldovan | Pinewood Judo Club | NHC | 19th April 2023 | P |
| Josie Sparks | Patchway Judo Club | Western | 1st April 2023 | P |
| Charlotte Timson | Micklefield Judo Club | NHC | 1st April 2023 | P |
| Glenn Philip Willetts | Erdington Judo Club | Midlands | 1st April 2023 | P |
| Mack Todd | Patchway Judo Club | Western | 1st April 2023 | E |
| Robert Fryer | Rush Judo | NHC | 1st April 2023 | P |
| Jesse Chraniuk | High Wycombe Judo Centre | NHC | 1st April 2023 | P |
| Jemima Cadge | Rush Judo | NHC | 1st April 2023 | E |
| Fintan Darragh | Foyle Arena Judo Club | NIJF | 31st March 2023 | P |
| Alex Hutchison | Highland Budokan – Inverness | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | P |
| Jack Williams | Bath Judo Club | Western | 12th March 2023 | E |
| Christian Reibig | Sportif – Dunblane | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | P |
| Grant Blair | Irvine Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | P |
| Niall Allison | Orkney Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | P |
| Jan Proctor | Yamarashi Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | P |
| Kornelis de Vries | Edinburgh Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | P |
| Martin Burns | Whitburn Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | P |
| Elaine Featherstone | Edinburgh Judo | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | E |
| Lesley Corbett | Destination Judo @ Dalgety Bay | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | E |
| Sophie McMillan | Whitburn Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | E |
| Iona McPhillips | Sportif Linlithgow | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | P |
| Harrison Loader | Edinburgh University Judo | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | E |
| Kirsty Lawson | Destination Judo @ Dalgety Bay | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | E |
| Theodore Lawson | Budokwai | Budokwai | 18th February 2023 | E |
| Mykhailo Andriievskyi | Bridge of Allan Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 19th March 2023 | E |
| Mustapha Obalanlege | Tokei Judo Club | London | 29th April 2023 | E |
| George Franks | Bishops Stortford Judokwai | NHC | 20th April 2023 | E |
| Daniel Thomas Jones | Samurai J C | Midlands | 16th April 2023 | T |
| Jason Alebon | Dudley Judo Club | Midlands | 15th April 2023 | P |
| Karen Lancaster | Carlton Forum Judo Club | Midlands | 16th April 2023 | T |
| Ray Khan | Honto Judo | WJA | 15th April 2023 | T |
| Christopher Rees | Honto Judo | WJA | 16th April 2023 | T |
| Michal Kiryla | Dowty Judo Club | Western | 29th January 2023 | IJF |
| Modestas Vaitkevicius | Medway Park Judo Club | Southern | 20th April 2023 | E |
| Kevin Hammond | Cherry Judo Club | Midlands | 20th October 2018 | E |
| Kevin Stephen Taylor | Weston-Super-Mare Judo Club | Western | 19th April 2023 | T |
| Brian McGowan | Shori Judo Club | NIJF | 5th April 2023 | E |
| Shaun McTurk | Dumfries Judo Academy | Judo Scotland | 9th April 2023 | E |
| To 2nd Dan | ||||
| Fraser Clark | Clyde Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 18th March 2023 | P |
| Charlie Geary | Patchway Judo Club | Western | 1st April 2023 | E |
| Miles Soloman | Oxford University Judo Club | B.U.J.A | 24th April 2023 | E |
| Lewis Fryer | Rush Judo | NHC | 17th March 2023 | P |
| Sophie Adams | Witley Judo Club | Southern | 1st April 2023 | P |
| John Kennedy | Sportif – Cupar | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | P |
| Jay Proctor | Yamarashi Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 2nd April 2023 | E |
| Paige Jane Keane | Aberdare Judo Club | WJA | 23rd April 2023 | P |
| Alison Finn | Patchway Judo Club | Western | 8th April 2023 | T |
| David Aston | Meadow Barn, Tuell, Tavistock, Devon | Drake Judo Club | 16th April 2023 | T |
| Rachel Hall | Samurai J C | Midlandds | 23rd April 2023 | P |
| Eduardo Martinez | Cambridge University Judo Club | B.U.J.A | 15th April 2023 | E |
| Madeleine Birri | Ealing Judo Club | London | 5th December 2022 | P |
| Scott Graham | Northbrook Kyu Shin Kai (Bromley) | London | 22nd April 2023 | T |
| Tom Nagle | Leigh Judo Club | Western | 15th April 2023 | T |
| Johnnie Grant | Hackney Judo | London | 11th April 2023 | P |
| To 3rd Dan | ||||
| Michael Welch | No Club Stated/Registered | Other | 20th April 2023 | T |
| Stuart Lane | Samurai J C | Midlands | 19th April 2023 | T |
| Alison Lane | Samurai J C | Midlands | 19th April 2023 | T |
| Joseph Johnson | Erdington Judo Club | Midlands | 10th March 2023 | T |
| Iain Reid | Melbourn Judo Club | Eastern | 23rd April 2023 | T |
| Eva Minarikova | Kazoku Judo Club | Western | 24th March 2023 | T |
| Grant Egleton | Bishops Stortford Judokwai | NHC | 1st April 2023 | P |
| To 4th Dan | ||||
| Christopher Mockridge | Patchway Judo Club | Western | 8th April 2023 | T |
| Chrisopher Borman | Apollo Judo Club | Western | 16th April 2023 | T |
| To 5th Dan | ||||
| Clive Biggs | Erdington Judo Club | Midlands | 10th March 2023 | T |
| 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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