• Yudansha @ Westcroft JC (Nork)

Yudansha literally means a person (sha)  holding (yu)  rank (dan).  The judo ranks are divided into:

  • the competitive/technical grades of 1st - 5th dan (black belts),
  • the high/expert grades of 6th -8th dan (red and white belt) (min competitive grade of 3rd dan)
  • the ultimate grates of 9th and 10th dan (red belt).

The following members have been grade to, or within, the dan grades, and have demonstrated

  • shin (personal conduct),
  • ghi (technical theory) and
  • tai (contest success):
HIGH DAN GRADES  

Gordon Mortimer
(Past Honorary President
of Wescroft JC)

 7th dan
(comp. 3rd dan,
IJF "A" referee,
vice-president BJA
)

2000

DAN  GRADES        

Michael Sexton

5th dan
(Technical, 4th dan points)

2016

 Rachelle Sexton

1st dan (Batsugan)

1995

Kerry Ford

1st dan (Points)

 2007

Matty Sexton

3rd dan (Points)

2018

 Alex Mack

1st dan (Points)

2011
Alex Roe
1st dan(Points)
2013
Vernice Mulley
1st dan (Technical)
2013
Steve Lee-Sang
1st dan(Technical)
2014

Gary Wilgoss

 1st  dan (Points)
1983
 Alex Cummings
 1st dan (Batsugan)
 2015
Amber Sexton
1st dan (Batsugan)
2015
 Keilan Blair

 1st dan (Batsugan)

 2017

 Oliver Russell

 1st Dan (Points)

 2018

 James  Sptephens 1st dan (Points) 2018

COMPLETED KYU THEORY  

Paul Cummings

1st kyu 

2009

 Ben Cummings

 1st Kyu

  2009 

 Dylan Rowley

1st kyu 

2010 

Samual Mabbott

1st kyu 

2011

Jemma Cooper

1st kyu

2012 

Henry Curtis

 1st kyu

2012

Jake Mulley

1st kyu

2013

Emily Ford

 1st Kyu

 2014




Chloe Bailey

 1st kyu

 2015

Tara Hockey

 1st kyu

 2015

Ally Joharchi

 1st Kyu

 2015

Max Lee-Sang

 1st kyu

2015

Jordan Mack

 1st kyu

 2014

Toby Dukes
1st kyu
2015
Francesca Sexton

1st Kyu

2016

Jonathon Cooper1st kyu2016
Josh Carr

1st kyu

2017
Cameron Jones

1st Kyu

2019