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Dan Grade Promotions – March 2025

April 14, 2025

Earning a Dan grade is a cherished milestone for every judoka. It represents years of dedication, relentless effort, and unwavering commitment to the art of judo — a truly remarkable achievement worthy of celebration. Congratulations to all who made it to the next step in March 2025!

We will publish the names of all judoka promoted to 1st Dan and above each month.

NameClubAreaDate of PromotionType of Promotion
To 1st Dan
Matthew WilliamsUniversity of SheffieldY&H11th February 2025E
Nicolas OlmosPinewood Judo ClubNHC23rd February 2025E
Sebastiaan LensenFelixstowe Judo ClubEastern13th March 2025T
Paul SearleJapan Arts Centre Police Sport UK JudoPolice Sport UK6th March 2025T
Jack PenhaligonRush JudoNHC1st March 2025P
Evan PriceCraig Ewers AcademyWales27th February 2025P
Reginald JenkinsHackney JudoLondon23rd February 2025P
Dilyan DimitrovHigham and Rushden Judo ClubMidlands7th March 2025E
Rhea PinderRelentless JudoLondon26th February 2025P
Harry CookRelentless JudoLondon26th February 2025E
Becky PassmoreHigham and Rushden Judo ClubMidlands17th November 2024TC
Glen BratkeUniversity of London Judo ClubSouthern7th March 2025E
Mikhail AdzhamovKodokwai Judo ClubNorthern12th March 2025P
James BowellPankration Grappling SchoolWestern30th November 2024E
Andrius DruteikaA1 Judo ClubLondon9th February 2025E
Michal ZdanowskiWindsor Judo ClubNHC28th February 2025E
Andy AppletonDominic King Judo & MMA AcademyEastern27th February 2025E
Bruce BakerSouth Brent Judo ClubWestern13th February 2025T
Jake WhitbyAIM Judo ClubMidlands2nd March 2025P
Zack Burnett-SmithHereford Judo ClubMidlands2nd March 2025E
Matthew LowndesSwinton Judo ClubNorthwest28th December 2024P
Stefan LazarPriory Judo ClubSouthern5th March 2025E
Constantin BortaNorthampton Judo ClubMidlands18th January 2025E
Philip ChesterNorwich Premier Judo ClubEastern8th March 2025P
Rhys MeredithSamurai Olympic Judo ClubWales10th October 2024E
Greg DoyleVale Judo ClubMidlands8th March 2025E
Adrian BarnaAIM Judo ClubMidlands13th March 2025IJFC
Madeleine Jayne MerchantJudo ExcellenceY&H29th March 2025P
James Yat Lun KoKangei Judo ClubLondon18th January 2025P
Johnny StevensRedditch Judo KwaiMidlands4th April 2025P
Attila BorosBedford Judo ClubNHC17th March 2025E
Adam DrabikDragon Judo ClubSouthern9th February 2025TC
Jessmond ElvinaBudokwaiLondon25th March 2025IJFC
Stephen CrossanGarioch Judo ClubJudo Scotland23rd March 2025T
Andrew LowrieGarioch Judo ClubJudo Scotland23rd March 2025T
Bismark YarteyIppon Judo ClubNorthwest18th March 2025IJFC
Louis Alexander PostgateTora Judo Kwai ChestertonEastern29th March 2025T
Kenzie MylreaPro JudoJudo Scotland9th March 2025P
Ben HajirBedford Judo ClubNHC27th March 2025E
Matthias GoldigerBedford Judo ClubNHC27th March 2025E
Matthew PearsonWellingborough ShudanMidlands22nd March 2025E
Jen WhiteSouth Staffs Judo ClubMidlands22nd March 2025P
Man Shing ChaoNo Club StatedOther27th March 2025IJFC
Timothy KiteHavering Judo ClubNHC27th October 2024T
Daisy-May SimpsonEly DojoEastern22nd March 2025P
Ethan HawtinBath Judo ClubWestern22nd March 2025E
Chris WillbergAbingdon Judo ClubNHC8th March 2025P
To 2nd Dan
Jasmine TealBishops StortfordNHC13th February 2025P
Thasan YoganathanSamurai Olympic Judo ClubWales13th February 2025T
Lucy RobinsonKin Ryu Judo ClubSouthern5th March 2025P
Marcia MullenCanterbury JudokwaiSouthern26th February 2025T
Scott BarnesYamato JudoMidlands2nd March 2025P
Anwen GrinterEGH JudoWales23rd June 2024T
Simon RandallEGH JudoWales23rd June 2024T
Steven RabetSportif – LarbertJudo Scotland15th March 2025P
Stewart McintyreCirencester Judo ClubWestern23rd February 2025T
Steve BreenBurwell Judo ClubEastern14th March 2025P
Sarah SmithDestination Judo @ QueensferryJudo Scotland19th January 2025P
Andrew StrangeWindsor Judo ClubNHC21st March 2025T
Abdullah HaidarSamurai Olympic Judo ClubWales22nd March 2025E
Fraser MillerGuernsey JudoSouthern16th March 2025T
Leah HaslerNewbury Judo ClubNHC7th February 2025P
Sam SmithUniversity of Leeds Judo ClubLondon28th July 2024P
Thomas DalodIppon Judo ClubNorthwest22nd March 2025P
To 3rd Dan
William HallChepstow Judo ClubWales9th February 2025T
Russell Scott HerseyFleming Park Judo ClubSouthern7th March 2025T
Richard HomerWellingborough ShudanPolice Sport UK2nd March 2025P
Takanori TsurumaruEaling Judo ClubLondon27th February 2025IJFC
Shaun Mark MittyNo Club StatedOther4th March 2025P
Michael StephensSummit Judo ClubSouthern13th March 2025T
Jannis HillRyecroft JudokwaiMidlands17th February 2025IJFC
Nicholas J CostiffIvybridge Judo ClubWestern13th March 2025T
Darius BaltaEaling Judo ClubLondon19th March 2024E
To 4th Dan
Gary MitchellThe Parks Judo ClubNorthern15th March 2025T
Archi ShrimptonStratford JudokwaiLondon23rd February 2025T
Jose CastelliGarioch Judo ClubJudo Scotland23rd February 2025T
Matthew Adrian DuttonSamurai J CMidlands2nd March 2025P
Anthony PalmerTorakan Judo ClubSouthern16th March 2025T
Mafalda Sofia Domingues Dos SantosJersey Judo ClubSouthern11th March 2025T
Callum WoodsDanderhall Judo ClubJudo Scotland27th March 2025T
Stuart McWattGarioch Judo ClubJudo Scotland23rd February 2025T
To 5th Dan
Mark AdamsFlo Judo ClubWestern8th February 2025P
Abbas SalihuArmy JudoArmy31st January 2025IJFC
James McBeathAboyne Judo ClubJudo Scotland4th February 2025T
Legend
E Examination (line up)
P Accumulation of 100 points
T Technical
TC Technical conversion
EC Competitive conversion
IJFC IJF Conversion
IJFP IJF Promotion
BOD Board of Directors

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