Bruce Lombard(Titan Fitness/State College,PA), Is A Certified Coach Under Mixed Martial Arts Pioneer, Erik Paulson.

Bruce Lombard is the MMA and Thai Boxing Instructor at Titan Fitness in State College, PA.  Titan Fitness is located one block off the Penn State University campus and has been the leader in martial arts training in State College and central PA for over fifteen years.  Bruce is a certified coach under mixed martial arts pioneer, Erik Paulson, founder of MMA fighting system, Combat Submission Wrestling.  To find out more about world champion fighter and world renowned coach, Erik Paulson, visit www.erikpaulson.com.

Coach Lombard offers private and small group instruction to all ages and genders in Muay Thai kickboxing, MMA, Submission Grappling, Boxing, and Women’s Kickboxing/ Self-Defense.  Lessons are structured in a 30-60 minute session.  Hourly rates continue to be the most economical in the State College area for over the last ten years.

For more information, call (814) 235-1015 or visit www.lombardmma.com and www.titanfitness.com.

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.

Erik Paulson’s 2005 CSW Los Angeles Camp

The 2005 CSW Camp in Los Angeles, CA featured some of the top MMA coaches and fighters in the world.  Along with CSW founder, Erik Paulson, featured instructors included Greg Nelson, Sean Sherk, and Rico Chipparelli.  The training camp was three days and involved eight hours per day of instruction, drills, and sparring.  Each Instructor teaching two hour segments each day.

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.

Video Review: CSW 2005 Los Angeles Camp

 

Overview - This 3 DVD box set features three of the top MMA coaches in the world today, plus a UFC World Champion.  Erik Paulson, Greg Nelson, Rico Chipparelli, and Sean Sherk provide the MMA student with over 4 hours of cutting edge mixed martial arts techniques and drills!  Erik Paulson, a former two-time Shooto(MMA) World Champion and founder of the highly regarded fighting system, Combat Submission Wrestling.  Greg Nelson is the founder of, Minnesota Martial Arts Academy, and MMA coach of UFC Champions, Sean Sherk and Brock Lesner. Sean Sherk is a current top 5 Contender in the UFC lightweight division and a former UFC World Champion in 2006-07. Rico Chipparelli  was a world class wrestler following a 1987 National Wrestling Championship for the University of Iowa.  Chipparelli was also a former MMA coach to Frank Trigg and Randy Couture.

Review -There are 94 sections of MMA information in this DVD set.  Sections include techniques and drills for striking, takedowns, conditioning, grappling, clinching, and pad work.  Erik Paulson provides dynamic drills and tricks to improve your kickboxing and submission game.  Greg Nelson exposes pad work and clinching drills in which he utilizes to train his professional fighters.  Sean Sherk goes in depth for what he is well known for in the MMA world, transitioning from striking to a double leg takedown to ground & pound!  Rico Chipparelli breaks down the fundamentals of wrestling and how to use them in MMA. 

Rating - (5 out of 5)  This is an excellent video choice for any level MMA student or fighter.  These are four of the top MMA minds in the world.  This will help raise the level of any student’s game.  Get out a notebook and be prepared to fill multiple pages of information!!!

How to order - Visit www.erikpaulson.com for purchasing information.

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.

Erik Paulson MMA Seminar In State College, PA October 24th and 25th, 2009

Bruce Lombard is a certified coach under Combat Submission Wrestling(CSW) founder, Erik Paulson.  Mr. Paulson is a former two-time Shooto(MMA) World Champion.  He now, not only coaches some of the best MMA fighters in the world, but also travels around the world conducting CSW seminars.  On October 24th and 25th, 2009, Erik will be at Titan Fitness to instruct one of his highly regarded Mixed Martial Arts seminars. 

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.

Video Review: CSW 2008 Camp

Overview -This three volume DVD set features two of the top MMA Coaches in the world.  Erik Paulson and Greg Nelson expose tons of material from stand up to the ground.  Valuable training tips, techniques, and advice are presented throughout this series.  This DVD also has additional bonus instruction from former World Kickboxing Champion, Olivier Gruner, and former professional boxer, Marvin Cook.

 

Review -  This video is over four hours and 90 chapters of MMA techniques and drills.  Erik Paulson and Greg Nelson are two of the best MMA coaches in the world because they have competed at the highest level, coach World Champions, and they can communicate their knowledge to their students so effectively.  This video covers everything an MMA student would want in an MMA instructional video.  Paulson and Nelson demonstrate multiple techniques and tips in all areas including: kickboxing, boxing, clinching, submissions, ground and pound, strength training, wrestling, and much more.  Also, former World Kickboxing Champion, Olivier Gruner, offers very informative instruction in Thai Boxing and former Pro Boxer, Marvin Cook, breaks down effective footwork and boxing strategy. 

Rating - (5 out of 5)  CSW 2008 Camp DVD is one of the best Martial Arts instructional videos on the market in my opinion.  This is one of those videos that you will have to watch numerous times just to gather all the information.  Have a notebook ready!!

How to Order - Visit www.erikpaulson.com for purchasing information.

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.

Leg Attacks

• Video Courtesy of 2-time Light-Heavyweight World Shooto Champion, Erik Paulson.

 

Overview - My opinion is that all serious grapplers and fighters should develop a leg attack game.  It is important to have that diversity in your game, and not just focusing on arm and choke submissions.  When an opponent has to be concerned about not only defending his arms and neck, but also his legs, it opens up many more opportunities for you.  Leg attacks are available at every position whether top or bottom.  Sometimes a failed attempt at a leg lock can put you in a bad position, which makes some leg attack submissions a high risk transition.  But if one trains them enough and they work consistently on your training partners, the attacks can become high percentage attempts.  Frank Mir and Erik Paulson are two World Champion MMA fighters who have made leg locks a part of their success.

 

Knee Bar Tips -

• Use your pelvic bone or your athletic cup as a fulcrum on your opponents knee joint. 
•  Your knees should be bent at about a 90′ angle. 
•  Your feet are to be positioned parallel to each other, crossed, or figure 4 your legs. 
• Hand position, two hands cup opponents heel, hug his lower leg(bow tie), Figure 4 your arms(like a rear naked choke). 
• Opponent leg should be between your head and the ground. 
• If leg above your head, weave your top arm under his leg and push his leg away from your body with your elbow/triceps.
• Squeeze your knees.
• Hips forward.  Wait for the tap, snap, or squeal!!

 Heel Hook Tips -

• Keep opponent knee bent, can not finish if leg is straight. 
• Squeeze your own knees around his leg. 
• Use your radial bone to hook under opponent’s heel. 
• Apply a clap hands grip, chain link grip, figure 4 grip, or two hands on heel to control foot. 
• Roll to side away from captured leg and put your shoulder to the ground

Figure 4 Toe Hold tips -

• Grip high on opponent foot near toes. 
• Cup and grip outside of foot with all five fingers. 
• Squeeze down on toes. 
• Figure 4 hand to wrist( free hand grabs your other wrist). 
•  Crank foot inward with a mindset you would want to put opponent’s toes in his own butt.

Achilles Lock Tips -

• Keep opponents leg bent. 
• Overhook opponents ankle with your arm so your radial bone is across their achilles tendon. 
• Marry your hands together with either a: cup and saucer grip, chain link grip, clap hands grip, or a figure 4 grip.
• Make sure opponent’s foot is wedged into your arm pit. 
• Lean back on their foot as this helps weaken their tendon. 
• Squeeze knees together around trapped leg, lift grip to high of  your chest, lean back and arch.

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.

Counter The Muay Thai Clinch

 

• Two-time World Shooto Champion, Erik Paulson, breaks down two options to counter the Muay Thai clinch(Plumm) position. 

Overview -The Muay Thai clinch is a very dominant offensive position for Muay Thai or MMA competition. One of the most effective ways in my own and my fighters experience’s to counter the dominance is by utilizing this wedge or over/under arm position.  

Advantages -

1. This is a high percentage counter to the Plumm position. 
2. At the very least you will neutralize your opponents dominance. 
3. Weakens your opponents arms ,and therefore, the clinch.
4. Gives you better opportunity to re-clinch your opponent.
5. Provides a stronger possibility, with the elbow pop, to shuck your opponents arm or arms off your head to clear the clinch.
6. Allows you to create space so you can trade effective and powerful knees against your opponent.

Position Break Down -

1. Your top forearm needs to be wedged into your opponents throat while grabbing on to his far trapezius. (Glove-less or MMA gloves)
2. If wearing a 10-16oz boxing glove you should push your glove across his face to grab the opposite trapezius. 
3. Lift your forearm/elbow up to pop your opponent’s chin up. This helps to create space to weave your free arm in to re-clinch your opponent
4. Hard to weave arm through if you have 10-16oz gloves on. 
5. Bottom arm is to block opponent’s straight knees  
6. Think to block opponent’s high thigh and not their low quad or knee in case he pulls you sharply forward into their own knee. 
7. Hips are thrust in, while making yourself tall by lifting up onto the ball of your feet. 
8. Angle your feet outward(like a Duck) so you will have better lateral balance.
9. In this rare case, you want your chin up instead of down, think short strong neck so opponent cannot pull you into their knees, spin you, throw you, or front choke you. 
10. Elbow pop, instead of arm weave, is higher percentage technique if wearing gloves.
11. Elbow pop opens up a diagonal or curve knee to opponent’s body
12. Easier to shuck opponent’s arm off when you pop one of their arms off your head

 Conclusion - The Muay Thai clinch is a very difficult position to counter.  Though, in my opinion, the most effective counter is the over/under or wedge technique.  At the very least it can neutralize your opponents control. Best case, there is a high percentage if trained enough and your timing is on, you can re-clinch your opponent or clear the clinch all together.

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.

Programs

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS - Combat Submission Wrestling

Coach Lombard exposes student’s to the fighting system, Combat Submission Wrestling(CSW), founded by world-renowned MMA fighter and coach, Erik Paulson. CSW training focuses on elements of kickboxing, clinching, and grappling. There is a blend of Muay Thai, Western Boxing, Wrestling, Jui-Jitsu, Shooto, Catch-Wrestling which molds this fighting system as one of the premier in the world. Student’s can work towards reaching personal goals in fitness, self-defense, sport development, sport competition, and CSW ranking

WOMEN’S KICKBOXING - A full-body workout like nothing else!

Women’s kickboxing training is an effective way to increase muscular and cardiovascular endurance, while learning practical self-defense. Instruction is based on the sport of Muay Thai, the national sport of Thailand. Training introduces kickboxing techniques including punches, kicks, knees, elbows, counters, and defenses. Training also emphasizes how to strike and defend in the clinch(tie up) position. Women’s kickboxing is appropriate for all levels of fitness.

SUBMISSION GRAPPLING- Taking it to the mat

Instruction is designed to evolve a student’s takedown and submission grappling game. Training blends wrestling, Jui-Jitsu, Shooto, and Catch Wrestling ground systems. Grappling game development includes takedowns and takedown defense; top-position control; bottom-position escapes, reversals, and sweeps; submissions(chokes, arm locks, leg locks, and neck cranks); submission defense; and submission set-ups. This technical development is appropriate for sport, street defense, and fitness.

THAI BOXING - The National Sport of Thailand

Thai Boxing(Muay Thai) is recognized as one of the most devastating and destructive kickboxing systems in the world. Training focuses on Thai Boxing’s renowned 8-point fighting system which includes: punches, kicks, knees, and elbows. Instruction also includes effective striking combinations, counters, defenses, and sport strategy. Student’s will also gain exposure to the acclaimed clinch game of the sport. Thai Boxing training increases the student’s fitness level, and enhances skills for self defense and sport.

BOXING - Skills for the Ring Sport and Self Defense

Training combines a progression of western boxing skills, including punching, punching combinations, balance awareness, fakes, footwork, blocking, head movement, and counters. Student’s will be put through conditioning drills with pads, heavy bags, ring work, and core(abs) training. Boxing training increases the student’s fitness level, and enhances skills for sport and self defense. Boxing has become a popular enhancement or alternative to conventional workout programs.

SELF-DEFENSE - Street Practical Martial Art Training

Training is structured around the Martial Art discipline of Jeet Kune Do.  Jeet Kune Do is a street practical system that was developed by the most famous martial artist of all time, Bruce Lee.  Sifu Lombard is a certified instructor JKD. Training can focus on many areas of self-defense which will include striking, striking defense, close range tactics, ground control, ground escapes, ground striking, and ground submissions.  Fitness and conditioning will also be emphasized through the drilling of  techniques and situation awareness.

COMBAT READY CONDITIONING - Train like a combat fighter!

You do not have to compete in the cage, ring, or on the mat to train like a combat fighter.  Coach Lombard will put students with advanced to NO level of experience, ability, or knowledgethrough similar to exact workouts that his competitive fighters endure while preparing for their MMA fight, Muay Thai fight, or Submission Grappling match.  Sessions will typically be 30 minutes in duration for beginners to 45 minutes for higher level students.  To be a successful combat athlete one has to be at their highest fitness levels both cardiovascular and muscular.  These training sessions aim to reach that highest personal fitness level for anyone!  Training includes sport specific techniques blended in high intensity drills that will increase not only the students conditioning levels, but enhance their ability to utilize effective fighting techniques for self-defense or sport.

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.