Judo BC Black Belt Grading – June 7-8, 2025

Congratulations to all the candidates that recently graded for their black belts and/or higher dans, on the weekend of June 7-8, 2025, at the Steveston Judo Club.

GODAN (5th degree)
Bruce Fingarson – Delta Kaigan Judo Club
Kathy Hubble – Lake Country Judo Club

YONDAN (4th degree)
Ah Yen Ding – Steveston Judo Club

SANDAN (3rd degree)
Hailey Ko – Peak Judo Club

NIDAN (2nd degree)
Kristian Castaneda – Kensington Judo Club
Warren Chow – Westminster Judo Club
Karl Gruenewald – Victoria Judo Club
Jenna Ko – Peak Judo Club
Christoph Kositza – Kensington Judo Club
Lowan Le Bris – Peak Judo Club – (Batsugan)
Craig Losos – Victoria Judo Club
Nyota Morisho – Victoria Judo Club
Nathan Thiel – Abbotsford Judo Club
Jeremy Thompson – Hart Judo Academy

SHODAN (1st degree)
Soren Andreassen – Abbotsford Judo Club
Tyson Dean – Kokoro Judo Association
Raphael Encinas – Hart Judo Academy
Tobin Hinton – OSP Police Judo
Logan Ko – Peak Judo Club
Maria Liakos – Steveston Judo Club
Akhmed Loliev – Peak Judo Club
Kevin Lowe – White Rock Judo Club
Kameron Meisterman – Steveston Judo Club
Romario Mejia Kasap – OSP Police Judo
Nikita Melnykov – Peak Judo Club
Adam Schalk – Steveston Judo Club
Taisei Taguchi – Peak Judo Club
Brian Yakura – Vernon Judo Club