Sensei Daniel LaPila

Dan LaPila started judo training in 1982 with the Middletown Judo Club at the age of 7.

Over the years he has won numerous awards including New England Championships, Nutmeg State Games, Connecticut State Championships and many other shiai awards.

Dan LaPila was awarded his Shodan (1st Degree Black Belt) in 1992, at the age of 17 and was promoted to the rank of Godan (5th Degree Black Belt) in 2017.