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Dan Grade Promotions – March 2023

April 06, 2023

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
Benjamin WalkerFriary Judo ClubMidlands4th March 2023EC
Paul Jouel Alima FoudaBradford Judo ClubY&H23rd February 2023IJF
Lee SuttonEast Yorkshire Judo AcademyY&H5th March 2023P
Giancarlo UrselliHarrow School Judo ClubLondon9th March 2023E
Amelia AlderJudo Club OsakaSouthern12th December 2022P
Michael HellerBudokwaiLondon26th February 2023EC
Nicholas PenningtonTaunton YMCA Judo ClubWestern11th March 2023E
Ioan Carter-JonesImperial Judo ClubWJA24th March 2023P
Sophie CarsonClyde Judo ClubJudo Scotland12th March 2023P
Andrew AitkenHibari-Kan Judo ClubJudo Scotland21st March 2023E
Norman SmithNo Club Stated/RegisteredOther3rd March 2023E
Pete SandersonVale Judo ClubMidlands4th March 2023E
Bor-Ren HuiUniversity of Sheffield Judo ClubB.U.J.A14th March 2023P
Thomas AndrewsCraig Ewers AcademyWJA10th September 2022E
Harvey WoodsKelmscott Judo ClubLondon7th March 2023E
Ed JonesImperial Judo ClubWJA18th March 2023P
Dylan BondTriangle Judo ClubNIJF18th March 2023E
Ching Kwok CheungJapan Arts Centre Police Sport UKPolice Sport UK18th March 2023EC
Gregory BuckeJurassic JudoWestern12th February 2023T
Stephen BuckeJurassic JudoWestern12th February 2023T
James HindleEast Yorkshire Judo Academy/BeverleyY&H26th March 2023P
Kian MaynardSamurai Judo ClubWJA21st March 2023E
Boglarka PasztorTessa Sanderson Foundation – GraysNHC26th March 2023P
Kirsten MillarSimply Judo CregaghNIJF5th March 2023P
Anya ChambersNo Club Stated/RegisteredOther29th March 2023P
Michael AspinalBeach JudokwaiNorthwest19th February 2023P
Lucas Collyer-ToddFighting Fitness JudoSouthern5th March 2023E
Gavin ReidCarnegie Judo ClubJudo Scotland19th March 2023E
Julieta Sofia Van de Linde ChaparroSubarashi Judo ClubLondon3rd March 2023IJF
Caleb DrysdaleHardy Spicer 83 Judo ClubMidlands6th March 2023P
Eryk NeumannHardy Spicer 83 Judo ClubMidlands6th March 2023P
Harry Cox2A’s JudokwaiMidlands6th March 2023P
Mykola LyzhynHardy Spicer 83 Judo ClubMidlands6th March 2023E
Jack RowleyHardy Spicer 83 Judo ClubMidlands6th March 2023P
James WatsonGarioch Judo ClubJudo Scotland21st January 2023E
Lucy WindleSKK Judo ClubNorthwest19th December 2022P
Angel AnegbehHeart of OakNHC28th March 2023P
Adam PhillimoreRyecroft JudokwaiMidlands15th February 2023P
Matthew MorleyRush JudoNHC18th March 2023P
Adam Dale CardyNeath YMCA Judo KwaiWJA27th March 2023P
Ivan Gomez PerdigueroManchester University JCB.U.J.A30th March 2023IJF
To 2nd Dan
Simon Elton TwiggCamberley Judo ClubSouthern5th March 2023P
Dan EllittsNo Club StatedOther5th March 2023T
Jeffrey NewnhamDynamic Judo (Sussex)Southern5th March 2023T
Derek McFerranHibari-Kan Judo ClubJudo Scotland22nd January 2023P
Kin Leung LaiFighting Fitness JudoSouthern7th March 2023IJF
Adrian HardingRespect Judo ClubNorthern14th March 2023T
James GarvieTayside – BroughtyferryJudo Scotland19th March 2023T
Raymond BarnesJudokai WeymouthWestern12th February 2023T
Christopher EdwardsKingsley School Judo ClubWestern18th March 2023P
Stephen MedwayJudokai WeymouthWestern12th February 2023T
Nathaniel SpreckleyChichester RoninSouthern29th March 2023E
To 3rd Dan
Tibor BanyaiHonton JudoWales3rd March 2023P
James KellyBudokwaiLondon5th March 2023T
Malcolm O’Neill2A’s JudokwaiMidlands18th November 2022T
Andrew SwinburneCarnegie Judo ClubJudo Scotland12th March 2023 E
To 4th Dan
Iain FeenanCarnegie Judo ClubJudo Scotland12th March 2023P
Vladimir OleinicEaling Judo ClubLondon6th March 2023P
Philip JonesWorcester Judo Club 83Midlands14th June 2020T
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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