Corey Tilghman (silver and black trunks)

Corey Tilghman, a State College resident and Penn State University student, trains Muay Thai kickboxing at Titan Fitness in downtown State College.  On October 31, 2009,  Corey won his Thai Boxing bout by TKO in the second round against his opponent from Fairfax, VA.  Corey fought in the 170lb weight class and will have his next fight in January of 2010.

The author of this blog, Bruce Lombard, is a Certified Coach of Combat Submission Wrestling(CSW) and is available for training and provides a free initial consultation. To contact Bruce to setup your free consultation, please dial 814-404-7307 or write tfgma@yahoo.com for more information.

Fighting out of Titan Fitness, State College PA, Penn State University students Jordan Katz and Cory Tillman both competed in MuayThai Kickboxing on October 10, 2009 in Hamburg, PA.  This was Jordan’s second Thai fight and Cory’s first time in the ring.  The two fighters’ trained and dedicated themselves for nine weeks, twice a day for five days of the week preparing for their fights.  The training is broken down into six main areas:  pad conditioning, technique drilling, endurance strength circuits, running, light sparring, and hard/fight speed sparring.  Mr. Katz fights in the 185lb division, while Mr. Tillman competes in the 170lb weight class.

(l-r)Cory Tillman, Coach Lombard, Jordan Katz

The author of this blog, Bruce Lombard, is a Certified Coach of Combat Submission Wrestling(CSW) and is available for training and provides a free initial consultation. To contact Bruce to setup your free consultation, please dial 814-404-7307 or write tfgma@yahoo.com for more information.

Titan Fitness(formally, SCMAA) has been teaching Muay Thai kickboxing to hundreds, if not thousands, of local State College and Central PA residents, as well as Penn State students for over 15 years. 

This strong tradition of producing effective Muay Thai practioners at the Titan Fitness facility started back in 1993 under the guidance of world class martial athlete, Sifu Bill Gebhardt, founder and owner of the State College Martial Arts Academy.

On Bill Gebhardt’s sudden death to Cancer in 2002, student and long time friend, Bruce Lombard, aimed to continue the legacy and tradition that Mr. Gebhardt left behind. 

Hundreds of men and women of all ages continue to benefit from the highly effective and practical art of Muay Thai kickboxing at Titan Fitness as they did with Mr. Gebhardt in the 90’s and early 2000’s.

Titan Fitness continues’ the tradition of  SCMMA to be the leader in the Central Pa and Penn State region for developing successful Muay Thai competitor’s.  SCMMA and Titan Fitness have  had over 25 amateur Muay Thai competitive fighters’ in the last 15 years with a collective winning perscentage over 75%.

The author of this blog, Bruce Lombard, is a Certified Coach of Combat Submission Wrestling(CSW) and is available for training and provides a free initial consultation. To contact Bruce to setup your free consultation, please dial 814-404-7307 or write tfgma@yahoo.com for more information.

Titan Fitness Muay Thai fighter, Jordan Katz, won his Thai Boxing debut in the 185lb weight class via TKO in the third round.  On July 25th, 2009, Jordan continued the success of Titan Muay Thai fighters as he won by a third round TKO of Tracy Smith, fighting out of Reading, PA(Team Hooligan).  Jordan is a Penn State student and has been training at Titan Fitness and with Lombard MMA and Thai Boxing for only ten months.  Mr. Katz will be fighting again this October. Titan Thai Boxer’s, Corey Tillman and Shawn Slater, will also be getting in the ring this fall.  Both Corey and Shawn are State College residents and Penn State Alumni.

The author of this blog, Bruce Lombard, is a Certified Coach of Combat Submission Wrestling(CSW) and is available for training and provides a free initial consultation. To contact Bruce to setup your free consultation, please dial 814-404-7307 or write tfgma@yahoo.com for more information.

Titan Fitness and MMA continues to be Central PA’s leaderin competitive amateur Muay Thai.  Titan’s Muay Thai fighter’s, men and women, have won over two-thirds of their fights against top competitor’s from Boston, Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, Reading-PA, Allentown-PA, and Newark-DE.  Titan Fitness and Lombard MMA will look to continue the success in 2009-2010 and beyond.

 Visit www.titanfitness.com for class schedule and to sign up for your free lesson.  Information about private lessons or small group lessons are also available on the current home page or on Titan’s site.

The author of this blog, Bruce Lombard, is a Certified Coach of Combat Submission Wrestling(CSW) and is available for training and provides a free initial consultation. To contact Bruce to setup your free consultation, please dial 814-404-7307 or write tfgma@yahoo.com for more information.

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On June 28, 2008, Titan Fitness MMA fighters, Mike Putnam and Tyler Higgins, competed at Jack’s Gym in Newark, DE. 

Mike Putnam not only ‘Ground and Pound’ his opponent en route to a TKO victory, he was also awarded “Fighter of the Night” by the event Promoter.  Mike raised his MMA record to 2-0 against another quality fighter.  Mike’s opponent this time around was another unbeaten MMA competitor, as well as, an accomplished amateur kickboxer with over 30 victory’s on his career record. 

Mike dominated his opponent with multiple takedowns and an impressive ground position control and striking, which led to his broken down opponent’s tap out in the second round.

Tyler Higgins battled against a veteran MMA opponent in what became the most exciting fight of the night.  Tyler nearly choked out his opponent just one minute into the first round, and then nearly finished a leg submission attempt in the last 30 seconds of the third round.  A credit is to be given to the grappling skills of his opponent just to get out of the submission attempts! Between these two points, the two fighters traded strikes in an exciting back and forth slugfest.  Tyler got caught in a few takedowns which seem to determine the narrow victory for the skilled opponent who remained unbeaten.

The author of this blog, Bruce Lombard, is a Certified Coach of Combat Submission Wrestling(CSW) and is available for training and provides a free initial consultation. To contact Bruce to setup your free consultation, please dial 814-404-7307 or write tfgma@yahoo.com for more information.

Kristen Althouse(black/grey shorts) second and third round of her Muay Thai fight. 

Allison Glenny and Kristen Althouse both were successful in their Muay Thai fight in Hamburg, PA on April 18,2009.  Allison, a State College resident, won by a unanimus decision with judges scores(30-25, 30-25, 30-26) and Kristen, a State College Resident and Penn State Alumni, fought to a draw in the fight of the night(29-28, 28-29,30-30).  Allison will look to get back in the ring for her second fight in July and Kristin will be back for her third fight this fall.

The author of this blog, Bruce Lombard, is a Certified Coach of Combat Submission Wrestling(CSW) and is available for training and provides a free initial consultation. To contact Bruce to setup your free consultation, please dial 814-404-7307 or write tfgma@yahoo.com for more information.

 September 29, 2007 -  Bruce Lombard took four of his Thai Boxers, representing Titan Fitness, to compete at the ‘Evolved Fighting’ event in Philadelphia.  Tyler Higgins, Mike Putnam, Jay Kearns, and Steve Mayzack went 2-1-1 against top amateur Muay Thai fighters from Boston, Philadelphia, and New Jersey. 

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The author of this blog, Bruce Lombard, is a Certified Coach of Combat Submission Wrestling(CSW) and is available for training and provides a free initial consultation. To contact Bruce to setup your free consultation, please dial 814-404-7307 or write tfgma@yahoo.com for more information.

After a successful 2008 for Titan’s amateur fighters, both veteran and new, prepare for upcoming events in 2009.

Kristin Althouse will return to the Thai Boxing ring in April. Tyler Higgins gears up for another MMA cage fight this summer.

A new group of  athletes are eagerly preparing for their first fight. Allison Glenny will enter the ring for her first Thai Boxing fight in April. Jordan Katz and Cory Tillman hope to get their first Thai Boxing fights early this summer.

Also, Shawn Slater and Derrick Janssen will compete at NAGA submission grappling tournament in April.

The author of this blog, Bruce Lombard, is a Certified Coach of Combat Submission Wrestling(CSW) and is available for training and provides a free initial consultation. To contact Bruce to setup your free consultation, please dial 814-404-7307 or write tfgma@yahoo.com for more information.

On May 3, 2008, Mike Putnam won his MMA debut with a split decision victory over previously unbeaten and home-town crowd favorite Josh Baker, in the 145lb weight division.  The two skilled fighters went back and forth for three rounds with no decisive advantage for either fighter standing or on the ground.  Mike controlled his tough opponent in the clinch though with his active tie-up striking.  Putnam landed numerous knees from the clinch which probably awarded him the decision on the judges cards. 

This event was promoted by ‘Hard Knocks Cage Fighting’ and was held in St. Clairsville, OH.  The  event arena was sold out as over 2,500 MMA fans enjoyed 15 cage fights.

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The author of this blog, Bruce Lombard, is a Certified Coach of Combat Submission Wrestling(CSW) and is available for training and provides a free initial consultation. To contact Bruce to setup your free consultation, please dial 814-404-7307 or write tfgma@yahoo.com for more information.