Titan Fitness & Martial Arts is pleased to announce an expanded Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class schedule that starts this Monday, June 28. The following schedule offers students the possibility of 15 hours per week of BJJ.
Monday through Friday 8 am – 9 am (free roll)
Gi Classes: Monday 6-7 pm, Tuesday 5-6 pm, Wednesday 6-7 pm, Thursday 5-6 pm, Friday 5-6 pm
No-Gi Classes: Monday -Thursday 7-8 pm, Friday 6-7 pm
Summer classes are being taught by BJJ practitioner and MMA fighter, Ben Grove. Ben is a blue belt and a former wrestler with 10 years of experience. Following a brief collegiate boxing career, he turned to MMA to fulfill his need for competition. After training in BJJ for two years and competing in five amateur MMA fights, Ben traveled to Brazil to train with some of the world’s finest BJJ greats in schools where some of the finest MMA and BJJ fighters have trained. Ben trained with over 40 black belts, including many world champions. On August 13, Ben will fight in his first professional MMA debut in Scranton, PA. We invite students to train and benefit from Ben’s considerable talent and newfound knowledge from his extensive training experience in the founding country of BJJ.
Existing students are encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible. New Penn State students, especially incoming freshmen, are welcome to schedule a free lesson in BJJ. We are conveniently located at Lionheart Fitness in downtown State College walking distance from all dorms and downtown apartment complexes. Call 814/235-1015 or email us at info@titanfitness.com to schedule your free lesson.
On Sunday, April 25, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt and MMA Professional Fighter, Tim Carpenter paid Titan a visit and conducted a BJJ/MMA seminar. The seminar was well received by the students of both the Gi and No-Gi training sessions. We look forward to having Tim back again in the near future for another day of great instruction from one of the finest practitioners in this part of the United States.
At the seminar, Titan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu student, Alex Romanenko, was promoted to the rank of Blue Belt. Congratulations from all of us at Titan for this accomplishment.
Titan Fitness & Martial Arts is proud to be hosting a one-day seminar with TIM CARPENTER a martial artist for over 12 years, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, and an undefeated Professional Mixed Martial Artist. The seminar will take place Sunday, April 25 from 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM. The 1 to 3 pm session will be Gi training. With the 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm session comprising of No-Gi training. Tim has been a Pan Am BJJ champion, a Gracie National and Arnold Classic BJJ Champion, and a NAGA and Grappler’s Quest Champion. Additionally, he has won both state and Junior National Judo Championships. In 2007, he was an ADCC competitor, an international competition involving professional athletes who have been successful at the highest levels of jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, sambo, shooto, and mixed martial arts. The seminar offers four hours of instruction with a two-hour Gi session and a two-hour No-Gi session. This seminar is reasonably priced at $50/student for both sessions. Students may train in either one of the two sessions for only $25. Register with us as soon as possible as spots are limited. For more information, contact us at 814/235-1015 or email at info@titanfitness.com. You can also register online and make payment via out website, http://www.titanfitness.com/blog/payments. Enjoy a sampling of Mr. Carpenter’s skills in this video of his MMA debut.
