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Dan Grade Promotions – December 2025

January 29, 2026

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 December 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
Simon PriceSKK Judo ClubNorthwest23rd November 2025E
Tristan DawesMercia JudokwaiMidlands22nd November 2025P
Iain DouglasRay Stevens AcademySouthern30th November 2025E
Sophie RushRush JudoNHC29th November 2025P
Charlotte BurkeSaffron Walden Judo ClubSouthern29th November 2025P
Nisha RickmanStotfold Judo ClubNHC29th November 2025E
Bobby BrushmearKangei Judo ClubNHC21st September 2025E
John MontgomeryColeraine Leisure CentreNorthern Ireland1st December 2025T
Darren ShinettJapan Arts Centre Police Sport UK JudoPolice Sports UK10th November 2025T
Luke McGradyNo Club StatedNorthern Ireland8th November 2025T
Sian ArmstrongChikara Judo ClubNorthern Ireland8th November 2025T
Ivan RomanovKodokwai Judo ClubNorthern9th December 2025E
Omar LecointeStratford JudokwaiLondon29th November 2025E
Archie HawkinsBedminster JudokwaiWestern29th November 2025E
Lukasz DziembaCoventry Judo ClubMidlands4th December 2025E
William MageeKookateki Judo ClubNorthern Ireland30th November 2025P
Graeme NevinKookateki Judo ClubNorthern Ireland30th November 2025E
Ishmail HussainIppon Judo ClubNorthwest7th December 2025P
Harrison EdwardsStreet Judo ClubWestern7th December 2025E
Joshua BerkhoutShepton Judo ClubWestern7th December 2025E
Max EdwardsStreet Judo ClubWestern7th December 2025E
Daniel WealleansTeam A.S. JudoNHC5th December 2025E
Illia HorbikovAlpha Judo ClubLondon30th November 2025P
Joshua KirkStockton Heath Judo ClubNorthwest22nd November 2025P
Sanjay CrumleyColeraine Leisure CentreNorthern Ireland3rd November 2025P
Marc AvanzatoHillingdon JudoNHC6th December 2025P
Rory Ricardo RobertsBudokwaiLondon6th November 2025P
Oleg MolderovOxford City Judo ClubNHC30th November 2025P
Caroline BrookbankShepton Judo ClubWestern7th December 2025T
Gill SleeShepton Judo ClubWestern7th December 2025T
Presley PearsDNA JudoNorthwest1st September 2025E
Gordon SimpsonGarioch Judo ClubJudo Scotland12th December 2025T
Ilja BihtemirovsIppon Judo ClubNorthwest1st December 2025E
Leeroy BarnesNo Club StatedNorthern Ireland3rd December 2025E
Kazi AshrafBudokwaiLondon6th December 2025P
Haashir KhanBredakwai Judo AcademyNorthwest6th December 2025P
Dafydd SmithBrighton Judo ClubSouthern14th December 2025E
Roosevelt Lima NetoBishops Stortford Judo ClubNHC14th December 2025E
Adam MichaelisWest Essex Judo ClubNHC9th December 2025P
Emily PeetUniversity of Sheffield Judo ClubY&H16th December 2025P
Bekzat AlikaidarovEly DojoEastern8th December 2025P
Simeon NedevEly DojoEastern29th September 2025P
Sasa ZgonjaninOsterley Judo ClubWestern9th December 2025IJFC
Darrell Lee MawleFriary Judo ClubMidlands15th December 2025T
Dorothy GoodwinDominic King Judo & MMA AcademyEastern14th December 2025T
William Nicholas HaydonHigham and Rushden Judo ClubNHC6th December 2025T
Alex PuddiferScorpion Judo ClubArmy22nd November 2025T
Steven BlackwellC&S Academy JudoWales8th December 2025T
Kirstin RobinsonHaydon Bridge Judo ClubNorthern24th August 2025T
Richard ElliottYMCA Taunton Judo ClubWestern25th November 2025T
David Dalby-WebbSmoothFloY&H7th December 2025T
Grzegorz GancarzEdinburgh JudoJudo Scotland15th November 2025E
Findlay CoatesShishi Kai (Bruntsfield)Judo Scotland28th November 2025E
Aidan DonnellyEdinburgh JudoJudo Scotland15th November 2025E
Kim DengateKin Ryu Judo ClubSouthern28th November 2025T
Corlia RobertsonKin Ryu Judo ClubSouthern10th December 2025T
Elvis WakabaKin Ryu Judo ClubSouthern1st December 2025E
Daniil GrishinKin Ryu Judo ClubSouthern20th October 2025P
Kaleem KiyaniKin Ryu Judo ClubSouthern30th November 2025E
Sean McAleeseSportifJudo Scotland9th November 2025E
Omar KaraallalEdinburgh JudoJudo Scotland28th November 2025E
Joshua DavidsonUltimate Judo – AberdeenJudo Scotland7th December 2025E
Nurul Hoque AliUltimate Judo – AberdeenJudo Scotland27th November 2025T
Nicole MozyroAlpha Judo ClubLondon30th November 2025P
Karl St JohnHolywood Judo ClubNorthern Ireland3rd December 2025P
Ronin ClarkShishi Kai JudoJudo Scotland28th November 2025E
Kenneth GibbonsUnited Judo (Bexley)Southern30th November 2025E
Maisie BroadleyWirral Judo ClubNorthwest26th November 2025P
Scott RenderHull Judo ClubY&H7th December 2025P
Tobi HoutenHardy Spicer 83 Judo ClubMidlands17th December 2025P
Ralf CallawayTeam Bath Judo ClubWestern17th September 2025P
Adam JacombRespect Judo @ Darlington KoizumiNorthern8th November 2025E
Jack JahovicThe Judo CompanySouthern14th December 2025E
Keith FlynnElgin Judo ClubJudo Scotland3rd December 2025T
Emily RaeEdinburgh JudoJudo Scotland28th November 2025P
Elmer GermanoGlasgow University Judo ClubJudo Scotland27th December 2025E
Alexander EganShettleston Judo ClubJudo Scotland18th December 2025E
Christopher BlincoeRedditch Judo KwaiMidlands25th November 2025P
Todor AngelovSwinton Judo ClubNorthwest30th October 2025E
Gustavo Bonelli ArnoldoBromley Judo AcademyLondon15th December 2025E
Konrad WailersbacherBudokwaiLondon3rd December 2025IJFC
Hannah MarsdenYoshin Ryu Judo ClubSouthern27th July 2025T
To 2nd Dan
Will CunninghamYork Railway Institute J CY&H14th November 2025E
Christopher Lee HornerRespect Judo ClubNorthern19th November 2025P
Ian Michael DobsonBeartown Judo ClubMidlands23rd November 2025P
Aidan SmithWestcroft Judo Club (Nork)Southern30th November 2025P
James Weller HenryBudokwaiLondon30th November 2025E
James TerryThe Mill Judo ClubNHC30th November 2025P
Adrian UpexJapan Arts Centre Police Sport UK JudoPolice Sport UK17th November 2025T
Paul MarsdenYoshin Ryu Judo ClubSouthern23rd November 2025T
Marcin DziembaCoventry Judo ClubMidlands4th December 2025E
Maya Aubert-GomezEaling Judo ClubLondon4th October 2025P
Amie McMurrayBradley Stoke Judo ClubWestern6th December 2025P
Bobby Paul PuseyRush JudoNHC7th December 2025P
Ioan Carter-JonesImperial Judo Club (Wales)Wales29th November 2025E
Cameron HickeyCamberley Judo ClubSouthern9th November 2025P
Harry TownendWeston-Super-Mare Judo ClubWestern6th December 2025E
Padraig McLarnonKookateki Judo ClubNorthern Irelane7th September 2025T
Adam WatsonLong Eaton Judo ClubMidlands30th November 2025P
Christopher DonovanColchester Judo ClubEastern2nd October 2025E
Oliver PurllantBlack Dog Judo ClubEastern6th August 2022P
Luis BarretoComberton Judo ClubEastern11th December 2025P
Mark NashShepton Judo ClubWestern7th December 2025T
Carol SimpsonGarioch Judo ClubJudo Scotland10th December 2025T
Ethan NairneBradley Stoke Judo ClubWestern15th December 2024P
Marc SheimannWokingham Judo ClubNHC14th December 2025P
Anthony DayeCarnegie Judo ClubJudo Scotland30th November 2025T
Ian EastNeath Judo KwaiWales8th December 2025T
David Carl JamesC&S Academy JudoWales8th December 2025T
Nicole SimpsonTokei Judo ClubLondon27th November 2025T
Daniel ConnorYate Star Judo ClubWestern15th December 2024P
June HirstRetford Judo ClubMidlands23rd August 2016T
Richard BennettYate Star Judo ClubWestern15th December 2025T
Nelson BatistaBudokwaiLondon22nd December 2025T
Gareth EnglandSmoothFloY&H7th December 2025T
Logan GoldiePro Judo CityJudo Scotland9th November 2025P
Brian SutherlandTurriff Judo ClubJudo Scotland11th November 2025T
Stephen BlackGlenrothes Martial Arts CentreJudo Scotland30th November 2025T
Elizabeth GuatieriYate Star Judo ClubWestern6th December 2025T
Roy MooreAberdeen Judo ClubJudo Scotland25th November 2025T
Graeme ConnollyAzami (Falkirk) Judo ClubJudo Scotland30th November 2025E
Danielle OfkantsRedditch Judo KwaiMidlands17th December 2025T
Sean Edward MckellarMicklefield Judo ClubNHC2nd December 2025T
Jon JonesNo Club StatedOther6th December 2025P
Jacob CarnegieHeart of OakLondon5th December 2025P
Niamh SouthgateBlack Dog Judo ClubEastern4th September 2022P
Amelia AlderJudo Club OsakaWestern17th December 2025P
Nigel MuldowneyHigh Wycombe Judo CentreNHC21st December 2024T
Daniel GrayHigh Wycombe Judo CentreNHC21st December 2024T
Matthew SweeneyClyde JudoJudo Scotland27th December 2025P
Andrew RossClyde JudoJudo Scotland27th December 2025P
Barry MooreStrathkelvin Judo ClubJudo Scotland18th December 2025P
Rhys ThompsonEnfield Judo ClubLondon5th December 2025P
Maria Anne MossSubarashi Judo ClubLondon15th December 2025P
Tasha MathiasSanshirokwaiWales16th December 2025T
Stephanie MullockSanshirokwaiWales16th December 2025T
Emyr ReesSanshirokwaiWales16th December 2025T
Jonathan JonesSanshirokwaiWales23rd November 2024P
Mark AllenSamurai J CMidlands15th December 2025T
Sara WilesToshi Kazoku Judo KwaiLondon18th December 2025T
Lenny TancockBishops Stortford JudokwaiNHC17th December 2025P
To 3rd Dan
Keven AttwoodCheddar Judo ClubWestern7th December 2017P
Lee John JeremiahYMCA Taunton Judo ClubWestern23rd November 2025P
Gabriela KuligaBishops Stortford JudokwaiY&H29th November 2025P
Sasha FoxonPatchway Judo ClubWestern29th November 2025P
Lele NairneSweatbox JudoWestern6th December 2025P
Peter MilesBradley Stoke Judo ClubWestern6th December 2025P
Cameron CharlesCamberley Judo ClubSouthern19th October 2025P
Barry WatsonNeyland Judo ClubWales29th November 2025P
Matt WilliamsonGrimsby Judo ClubY&H7th December 2025T
Anya HassanBlyth Judo MichiNorthern4th December 2025P
Andrew Paul HutchinsonKodokwai Judo ClubNorthern6th December 2025T
Hayley Samantha WiseScorpion Judo ClubSouthern2nd December 2025T
Mercedes Martinez MonroyHigh Wycombe Judo CentreNHC16th December 2025T
Graham YoungTees Valley JudoNorthern7th December 2025T
Tomi ImrieJidel Judo 93Judo Scotland6th November 2025P
Gregg VareyTeam Bath Judo ClubWestern1st September 2024P
Lanina SolleyCamberley Judo ClubSouthern18th December 2025P
Stanislav StruzhanoffKodokwai Judo ClubNorthern19th December 2025P
Tegan DaviesBredakwai Judo AcademyNorthwest16th December 2025P
To 4th Dan
Ryan BurtEaling Judo ClubLondon6th November 2025P
Stephen EvansCirencester Judo ClubWestern4th December 2025T
Mark Philip BrayfieldIceni Judo ClubMidlands7th November 2025T
James DraperKeisen Judo ClubSouthern6th November 2025T
William Henry ChewClub 62Northwest9th December 2025T
Euan MorseEdinburgh JudoJudo Scotland15th November 2025P
Laura Scarlett-McallisterNo Club StatedOther22nd November 2025T
Michael John FryerRush JudoNHC5th December 2025P
Pat BradyHaltemprice Judo ClubY&H20th December 2025T
To 5th Dan
Mathew WadeHaverfordwest Judo ClubWales8th December 2025P
Bernard SheerinNorth West Judo AcademyNorthern Ireland1st December 2025T
Louise RenicksKanokwai Judo ClubJudo Scotland27th July 2025T
Thomas DavisNo Club StatedOther16th November 2025P
Colin FrancisRoyal Navy JudoRoyal Navy Judo Assoc.19th December 2025P
Nick BraceBradley Stoke Judo ClubWestern6th December 2025T
Mark DenneyBrighton Judo ClubSouthern3rd December 2025T
Stephen DunnKin Ryu Judo ClubSouthern4th November 2025T
David ClearyNo Club StatedJudo Scotland30th November 2025T
John MarshallDromore JudoNorthern Ireland3rd August 2022T
Kern FootShepton Judo ClubWestern12th October 2025P
Samantha ChraniukHigh Wycombe Judo CentreNHC12th July 2025P
Richard BrownBradford Judo ClubY&H13th December 2025T
To 6th Dan 
Dominic Justin KingDominic King Judo & MMA AcademyEastern5th December 2025BOD
Nigel ThompsonNorwich Premier Judo ClubEastern5th December 2025BOD
Joseph DohertyUniversity of London Judo ClubLondon15th December 2025BOD
Philip HudsonBishop Challenor RC SchoolMidlands5th December 2025BOD
Edward FerrieKodokwai Judo ClubNorthern5th December 2025BOD
Gavin AbelShori Judo ClubNorthern Ireland5th December 2025BOD
Lee Brian HolleyJapan Arts Centre Police Sport UK JudoPolice Sport UK5th December 2025BOD
Harry DohertyCarnegie Judo ClubJudo Scotland24th December 2025IJFC
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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