[Reggie Sutton

[Sensei Reggie Sutton is a 32 year veteran of Judo as well as a member of the United States Judo Association.  He first started Judo at 12 years of age and grew into a highly recognized and successful judo competitor throughout the state of Connecticut.  After many years of training he earned his Black Belt in 1999 and in the summer of 2000 he began teaching Judo to inner city kids as part of the Police Athletic League's summer program.  Later that year he partnered with his lifetime Judo instructor Larry Rodgers Senior and they formed the Elm City Judo Club.  Together they instructed and trained judo champions on all levels; state, regional, national and international.  At one time Elm City Judo Club was the home of 9 state and regional champions simultaneously.

[Sensei Reggie also has a background in Tae Kwon Do, training many years with Sensei Larry Rodgers Jr at Top Ten Karate Studios and earning his blue belt.  He also competed successfully in various Karate competitions and he held the United Martial Arts Karate Associations  (UMAKA) State Championship for fighting and self defense in the same year.  He also won the Best of the Best Karate championship for self defense and fighting during his competitive years.

[During his competitive Judo career he competed and won a title as Northeast open judo champion, Leferenirer Memorial invitational Judo champion, was 2 time silver medalist in the Nutmeg State Games, 3 time silver medalist in the Connecticut State Judo Championship, and earned a 2nd place finish in the New England Open Judo Championships.  In his only international judo competition named the Liberty Bell International Judo Championship, he finished 3rd overall his weight division of over 40 competitors from as far away as Japan, South America and Jamaica.

[In addition to teaching the art of Judo, Sensei Reggie is also an Arrest and Control and Police Ground Combat Instructor certified by teh Municipal Police Training Counsel (MPTC), and on occasions teaches the art of arrest and control and ground combat to new police recruits at the New Haven Police Training Academy.

[Nathan Stadig

[Experience in Greco-Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling and Judo

[5 years of Active Duty in the United States Marine Corps. 

[Head Coach of Bashta’s Titans Wrestling Club. 

[Current Head Coach at Joseph Melillo Middle School in East Haven, CT.

[August 2nd 2008 -Nutmeg Games, - Danbury, CT  - 3rd Place - Open (141lbs)

[July 20th 2008 -STCC "Ironman" - Springfield,  MA - 2nd Place - Open (141 lbs)

[May 4th 2008 - STCC Folkstyle - Springfield,  MA -  2nd Place - Open (154 lbs)