Dan Grade Promotions – December 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 December 2025!
We will publish the names of all judoka promoted to 1st Dan and above each month.
| Name | Club | Area | Date of Promotion | Type of Promotion |
| To 1st Dan | ||||
| Simon Price | SKK Judo Club | Northwest | 23rd November 2025 | E |
| Tristan Dawes | Mercia Judokwai | Midlands | 22nd November 2025 | P |
| Iain Douglas | Ray Stevens Academy | Southern | 30th November 2025 | E |
| Sophie Rush | Rush Judo | NHC | 29th November 2025 | P |
| Charlotte Burke | Saffron Walden Judo Club | Southern | 29th November 2025 | P |
| Nisha Rickman | Stotfold Judo Club | NHC | 29th November 2025 | E |
| Bobby Brushmear | Kangei Judo Club | NHC | 21st September 2025 | E |
| John Montgomery | Coleraine Leisure Centre | Northern Ireland | 1st December 2025 | T |
| Darren Shinett | Japan Arts Centre Police Sport UK Judo | Police Sports UK | 10th November 2025 | T |
| Luke McGrady | No Club Stated | Northern Ireland | 8th November 2025 | T |
| Sian Armstrong | Chikara Judo Club | Northern Ireland | 8th November 2025 | T |
| Ivan Romanov | Kodokwai Judo Club | Northern | 9th December 2025 | E |
| Omar Lecointe | Stratford Judokwai | London | 29th November 2025 | E |
| Archie Hawkins | Bedminster Judokwai | Western | 29th November 2025 | E |
| Lukasz Dziemba | Coventry Judo Club | Midlands | 4th December 2025 | E |
| William Magee | Kookateki Judo Club | Northern Ireland | 30th November 2025 | P |
| Graeme Nevin | Kookateki Judo Club | Northern Ireland | 30th November 2025 | E |
| Ishmail Hussain | Ippon Judo Club | Northwest | 7th December 2025 | P |
| Harrison Edwards | Street Judo Club | Western | 7th December 2025 | E |
| Joshua Berkhout | Shepton Judo Club | Western | 7th December 2025 | E |
| Max Edwards | Street Judo Club | Western | 7th December 2025 | E |
| Daniel Wealleans | Team A.S. Judo | NHC | 5th December 2025 | E |
| Illia Horbikov | Alpha Judo Club | London | 30th November 2025 | P |
| Joshua Kirk | Stockton Heath Judo Club | Northwest | 22nd November 2025 | P |
| Sanjay Crumley | Coleraine Leisure Centre | Northern Ireland | 3rd November 2025 | P |
| Marc Avanzato | Hillingdon Judo | NHC | 6th December 2025 | P |
| Rory Ricardo Roberts | Budokwai | London | 6th November 2025 | P |
| Oleg Molderov | Oxford City Judo Club | NHC | 30th November 2025 | P |
| Caroline Brookbank | Shepton Judo Club | Western | 7th December 2025 | T |
| Gill Slee | Shepton Judo Club | Western | 7th December 2025 | T |
| Presley Pears | DNA Judo | Northwest | 1st September 2025 | E |
| Gordon Simpson | Garioch Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 12th December 2025 | T |
| Ilja Bihtemirovs | Ippon Judo Club | Northwest | 1st December 2025 | E |
| Leeroy Barnes | No Club Stated | Northern Ireland | 3rd December 2025 | E |
| Kazi Ashraf | Budokwai | London | 6th December 2025 | P |
| Haashir Khan | Bredakwai Judo Academy | Northwest | 6th December 2025 | P |
| Dafydd Smith | Brighton Judo Club | Southern | 14th December 2025 | E |
| Roosevelt Lima Neto | Bishops Stortford Judo Club | NHC | 14th December 2025 | E |
| Adam Michaelis | West Essex Judo Club | NHC | 9th December 2025 | P |
| Emily Peet | University of Sheffield Judo Club | Y&H | 16th December 2025 | P |
| Bekzat Alikaidarov | Ely Dojo | Eastern | 8th December 2025 | P |
| Simeon Nedev | Ely Dojo | Eastern | 29th September 2025 | P |
| Sasa Zgonjanin | Osterley Judo Club | Western | 9th December 2025 | IJFC |
| Darrell Lee Mawle | Friary Judo Club | Midlands | 15th December 2025 | T |
| Dorothy Goodwin | Dominic King Judo & MMA Academy | Eastern | 14th December 2025 | T |
| William Nicholas Haydon | Higham and Rushden Judo Club | NHC | 6th December 2025 | T |
| Alex Puddifer | Scorpion Judo Club | Army | 22nd November 2025 | T |
| Steven Blackwell | C&S Academy Judo | Wales | 8th December 2025 | T |
| Kirstin Robinson | Haydon Bridge Judo Club | Northern | 24th August 2025 | T |
| Richard Elliott | YMCA Taunton Judo Club | Western | 25th November 2025 | T |
| David Dalby-Webb | SmoothFlo | Y&H | 7th December 2025 | T |
| Grzegorz Gancarz | Edinburgh Judo | Judo Scotland | 15th November 2025 | E |
| Findlay Coates | Shishi Kai (Bruntsfield) | Judo Scotland | 28th November 2025 | E |
| Aidan Donnelly | Edinburgh Judo | Judo Scotland | 15th November 2025 | E |
| Kim Dengate | Kin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 28th November 2025 | T |
| Corlia Robertson | Kin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 10th December 2025 | T |
| Elvis Wakaba | Kin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 1st December 2025 | E |
| Daniil Grishin | Kin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 20th October 2025 | P |
| Kaleem Kiyani | Kin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 30th November 2025 | E |
| Sean McAleese | Sportif | Judo Scotland | 9th November 2025 | E |
| Omar Karaallal | Edinburgh Judo | Judo Scotland | 28th November 2025 | E |
| Joshua Davidson | Ultimate Judo – Aberdeen | Judo Scotland | 7th December 2025 | E |
| Nurul Hoque Ali | Ultimate Judo – Aberdeen | Judo Scotland | 27th November 2025 | T |
| Nicole Mozyro | Alpha Judo Club | London | 30th November 2025 | P |
| Karl St John | Holywood Judo Club | Northern Ireland | 3rd December 2025 | P |
| Ronin Clark | Shishi Kai Judo | Judo Scotland | 28th November 2025 | E |
| Kenneth Gibbons | United Judo (Bexley) | Southern | 30th November 2025 | E |
| Maisie Broadley | Wirral Judo Club | Northwest | 26th November 2025 | P |
| Scott Render | Hull Judo Club | Y&H | 7th December 2025 | P |
| Tobi Houten | Hardy Spicer 83 Judo Club | Midlands | 17th December 2025 | P |
| Ralf Callaway | Team Bath Judo Club | Western | 17th September 2025 | P |
| Adam Jacomb | Respect Judo @ Darlington Koizumi | Northern | 8th November 2025 | E |
| Jack Jahovic | The Judo Company | Southern | 14th December 2025 | E |
| Keith Flynn | Elgin Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 3rd December 2025 | T |
| Emily Rae | Edinburgh Judo | Judo Scotland | 28th November 2025 | P |
| Elmer Germano | Glasgow University Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 27th December 2025 | E |
| Alexander Egan | Shettleston Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 18th December 2025 | E |
| Christopher Blincoe | Redditch Judo Kwai | Midlands | 25th November 2025 | P |
| Todor Angelov | Swinton Judo Club | Northwest | 30th October 2025 | E |
| Gustavo Bonelli Arnoldo | Bromley Judo Academy | London | 15th December 2025 | E |
| Konrad Wailersbacher | Budokwai | London | 3rd December 2025 | IJFC |
| Hannah Marsden | Yoshin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 27th July 2025 | T |
| To 2nd Dan | ||||
| Will Cunningham | York Railway Institute J C | Y&H | 14th November 2025 | E |
| Christopher Lee Horner | Respect Judo Club | Northern | 19th November 2025 | P |
| Ian Michael Dobson | Beartown Judo Club | Midlands | 23rd November 2025 | P |
| Aidan Smith | Westcroft Judo Club (Nork) | Southern | 30th November 2025 | P |
| James Weller Henry | Budokwai | London | 30th November 2025 | E |
| James Terry | The Mill Judo Club | NHC | 30th November 2025 | P |
| Adrian Upex | Japan Arts Centre Police Sport UK Judo | Police Sport UK | 17th November 2025 | T |
| Paul Marsden | Yoshin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 23rd November 2025 | T |
| Marcin Dziemba | Coventry Judo Club | Midlands | 4th December 2025 | E |
| Maya Aubert-Gomez | Ealing Judo Club | London | 4th October 2025 | P |
| Amie McMurray | Bradley Stoke Judo Club | Western | 6th December 2025 | P |
| Bobby Paul Pusey | Rush Judo | NHC | 7th December 2025 | P |
| Ioan Carter-Jones | Imperial Judo Club (Wales) | Wales | 29th November 2025 | E |
| Cameron Hickey | Camberley Judo Club | Southern | 9th November 2025 | P |
| Harry Townend | Weston-Super-Mare Judo Club | Western | 6th December 2025 | E |
| Padraig McLarnon | Kookateki Judo Club | Northern Irelane | 7th September 2025 | T |
| Adam Watson | Long Eaton Judo Club | Midlands | 30th November 2025 | P |
| Christopher Donovan | Colchester Judo Club | Eastern | 2nd October 2025 | E |
| Oliver Purllant | Black Dog Judo Club | Eastern | 6th August 2022 | P |
| Luis Barreto | Comberton Judo Club | Eastern | 11th December 2025 | P |
| Mark Nash | Shepton Judo Club | Western | 7th December 2025 | T |
| Carol Simpson | Garioch Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 10th December 2025 | T |
| Ethan Nairne | Bradley Stoke Judo Club | Western | 15th December 2024 | P |
| Marc Sheimann | Wokingham Judo Club | NHC | 14th December 2025 | P |
| Anthony Daye | Carnegie Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 30th November 2025 | T |
| Ian East | Neath Judo Kwai | Wales | 8th December 2025 | T |
| David Carl James | C&S Academy Judo | Wales | 8th December 2025 | T |
| Nicole Simpson | Tokei Judo Club | London | 27th November 2025 | T |
| Daniel Connor | Yate Star Judo Club | Western | 15th December 2024 | P |
| June Hirst | Retford Judo Club | Midlands | 23rd August 2016 | T |
| Richard Bennett | Yate Star Judo Club | Western | 15th December 2025 | T |
| Nelson Batista | Budokwai | London | 22nd December 2025 | T |
| Gareth England | SmoothFlo | Y&H | 7th December 2025 | T |
| Logan Goldie | Pro Judo City | Judo Scotland | 9th November 2025 | P |
| Brian Sutherland | Turriff Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 11th November 2025 | T |
| Stephen Black | Glenrothes Martial Arts Centre | Judo Scotland | 30th November 2025 | T |
| Elizabeth Guatieri | Yate Star Judo Club | Western | 6th December 2025 | T |
| Roy Moore | Aberdeen Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 25th November 2025 | T |
| Graeme Connolly | Azami (Falkirk) Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 30th November 2025 | E |
| Danielle Ofkants | Redditch Judo Kwai | Midlands | 17th December 2025 | T |
| Sean Edward Mckellar | Micklefield Judo Club | NHC | 2nd December 2025 | T |
| Jon Jones | No Club Stated | Other | 6th December 2025 | P |
| Jacob Carnegie | Heart of Oak | London | 5th December 2025 | P |
| Niamh Southgate | Black Dog Judo Club | Eastern | 4th September 2022 | P |
| Amelia Alder | Judo Club Osaka | Western | 17th December 2025 | P |
| Nigel Muldowney | High Wycombe Judo Centre | NHC | 21st December 2024 | T |
| Daniel Gray | High Wycombe Judo Centre | NHC | 21st December 2024 | T |
| Matthew Sweeney | Clyde Judo | Judo Scotland | 27th December 2025 | P |
| Andrew Ross | Clyde Judo | Judo Scotland | 27th December 2025 | P |
| Barry Moore | Strathkelvin Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 18th December 2025 | P |
| Rhys Thompson | Enfield Judo Club | London | 5th December 2025 | P |
| Maria Anne Moss | Subarashi Judo Club | London | 15th December 2025 | P |
| Tasha Mathias | Sanshirokwai | Wales | 16th December 2025 | T |
| Stephanie Mullock | Sanshirokwai | Wales | 16th December 2025 | T |
| Emyr Rees | Sanshirokwai | Wales | 16th December 2025 | T |
| Jonathan Jones | Sanshirokwai | Wales | 23rd November 2024 | P |
| Mark Allen | Samurai J C | Midlands | 15th December 2025 | T |
| Sara Wiles | Toshi Kazoku Judo Kwai | London | 18th December 2025 | T |
| Lenny Tancock | Bishops Stortford Judokwai | NHC | 17th December 2025 | P |
| To 3rd Dan | ||||
| Keven Attwood | Cheddar Judo Club | Western | 7th December 2017 | P |
| Lee John Jeremiah | YMCA Taunton Judo Club | Western | 23rd November 2025 | P |
| Gabriela Kuliga | Bishops Stortford Judokwai | Y&H | 29th November 2025 | P |
| Sasha Foxon | Patchway Judo Club | Western | 29th November 2025 | P |
| Lele Nairne | Sweatbox Judo | Western | 6th December 2025 | P |
| Peter Miles | Bradley Stoke Judo Club | Western | 6th December 2025 | P |
| Cameron Charles | Camberley Judo Club | Southern | 19th October 2025 | P |
| Barry Watson | Neyland Judo Club | Wales | 29th November 2025 | P |
| Matt Williamson | Grimsby Judo Club | Y&H | 7th December 2025 | T |
| Anya Hassan | Blyth Judo Michi | Northern | 4th December 2025 | P |
| Andrew Paul Hutchinson | Kodokwai Judo Club | Northern | 6th December 2025 | T |
| Hayley Samantha Wise | Scorpion Judo Club | Southern | 2nd December 2025 | T |
| Mercedes Martinez Monroy | High Wycombe Judo Centre | NHC | 16th December 2025 | T |
| Graham Young | Tees Valley Judo | Northern | 7th December 2025 | T |
| Tomi Imrie | Jidel Judo 93 | Judo Scotland | 6th November 2025 | P |
| Gregg Varey | Team Bath Judo Club | Western | 1st September 2024 | P |
| Lanina Solley | Camberley Judo Club | Southern | 18th December 2025 | P |
| Stanislav Struzhanoff | Kodokwai Judo Club | Northern | 19th December 2025 | P |
| Tegan Davies | Bredakwai Judo Academy | Northwest | 16th December 2025 | P |
| To 4th Dan | ||||
| Ryan Burt | Ealing Judo Club | London | 6th November 2025 | P |
| Stephen Evans | Cirencester Judo Club | Western | 4th December 2025 | T |
| Mark Philip Brayfield | Iceni Judo Club | Midlands | 7th November 2025 | T |
| James Draper | Keisen Judo Club | Southern | 6th November 2025 | T |
| William Henry Chew | Club 62 | Northwest | 9th December 2025 | T |
| Euan Morse | Edinburgh Judo | Judo Scotland | 15th November 2025 | P |
| Laura Scarlett-Mcallister | No Club Stated | Other | 22nd November 2025 | T |
| Michael John Fryer | Rush Judo | NHC | 5th December 2025 | P |
| Pat Brady | Haltemprice Judo Club | Y&H | 20th December 2025 | T |
| To 5th Dan | ||||
| Mathew Wade | Haverfordwest Judo Club | Wales | 8th December 2025 | P |
| Bernard Sheerin | North West Judo Academy | Northern Ireland | 1st December 2025 | T |
| Louise Renicks | Kanokwai Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 27th July 2025 | T |
| Thomas Davis | No Club Stated | Other | 16th November 2025 | P |
| Colin Francis | Royal Navy Judo | Royal Navy Judo Assoc. | 19th December 2025 | P |
| Nick Brace | Bradley Stoke Judo Club | Western | 6th December 2025 | T |
| Mark Denney | Brighton Judo Club | Southern | 3rd December 2025 | T |
| Stephen Dunn | Kin Ryu Judo Club | Southern | 4th November 2025 | T |
| David Cleary | No Club Stated | Judo Scotland | 30th November 2025 | T |
| John Marshall | Dromore Judo | Northern Ireland | 3rd August 2022 | T |
| Kern Foot | Shepton Judo Club | Western | 12th October 2025 | P |
| Samantha Chraniuk | High Wycombe Judo Centre | NHC | 12th July 2025 | P |
| Richard Brown | Bradford Judo Club | Y&H | 13th December 2025 | T |
| To 6th Dan | ||||
| Dominic Justin King | Dominic King Judo & MMA Academy | Eastern | 5th December 2025 | BOD |
| Nigel Thompson | Norwich Premier Judo Club | Eastern | 5th December 2025 | BOD |
| Joseph Doherty | University of London Judo Club | London | 15th December 2025 | BOD |
| Philip Hudson | Bishop Challenor RC School | Midlands | 5th December 2025 | BOD |
| Edward Ferrie | Kodokwai Judo Club | Northern | 5th December 2025 | BOD |
| Gavin Abel | Shori Judo Club | Northern Ireland | 5th December 2025 | BOD |
| Lee Brian Holley | Japan Arts Centre Police Sport UK Judo | Police Sport UK | 5th December 2025 | BOD |
| Harry Doherty | Carnegie Judo Club | Judo Scotland | 24th December 2025 | IJFC |
| 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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