The club would like to congratulate Dave Ayres on his very well deserved promotion from 1st Kyu to 1st Dan.
Dave passed his Technical 1st Dan examination back in February of 2020 & while he has waiting for his 5 years of time in grade to pass, he's been busy further developing his Judo skills, knowledge & understanding. During this time Dave has qualified as a Level 1 Coach & assists with our adult classes & kata courses. He has medalled at the last two British Kata Championships & achieved the following BJA Kata Awards: Nage-No-Kata Level 1, Katame-No-Kata Level 3, Gonosen-No-Kata Level 1, Ki