Mike (on the left) training with Os (on the right)
Titan Fitness & Martial Arts is proud to announce the addition of Osahon Omo-Osagie (“Os”) and Michael Kowalski. Os will be overseeing the Boxing II while Mike will be running the Boxing I class during the summer semester slated to begin May 17, 2010. The boxing program will be overseen by Head Boxing Instructor and Penn State Boxing Coach, Dave Vacco. Both instructors have ties to Penn State Boxing, one as an assistant coach, the other as a competitor. We invite you to review their bios at the following links.
Michael Kowalski is a boxing instructor at Titan Fitness & Martial Arts. Mike has been boxing since 2006. Formerly, Michael was a student in the Titan Boxing program. Mike went on to become a member of the Penn State Boxing Team. He competed for the team during the 2009-2010 Collegiate Boxing season and fought five times. He took third place in the ECBA Regional Tournament.
Two Penn State boxers earned All-American status at the NCBA National Championships at West Point this past weekend. Long-time Titan members, AJ Williams (165 lbs.) and Jay Petraitis (175 lbs.) both advanced to the semi-finals of their respective weight classes to become All-Americans. We at Titan Fitness & Martial Arts would like to congratulate the fighters. Additionally, kudos must go out to Penn State boxing coach and Titan Boxing instructor, Dave Vacco, in guiding his fighters to such an excellent season and result at Nationals that also included two other national qualifiers, Matt Roy and Justin Portal.
We are proud to announce our Spring Semester Special. This comes in conjunction with our relocation to Lionheart Fitness on 127 Sowers Street. Students interested in taking mixed martial arts, women’s kickboxing, Thai boxing, Filipino martial arts, boxing, or youth martial arts classes can enroll for the low, introductory price of only $60/month. This special expires as of January 25. This price includes your class plus a full gym usage of Lionheart Fitness’ state of the art facility. Call now to schedule your free lesson so you can take advantage of this great price. Please check out our websites www.titanfitness.com and www.lionheartfit.com for complete information about our organizations.
Titan Fitness & Martial Arts is now inviting future members to schedule their free introductory lessons in December for enrollment in our Spring 2010 classes. Completing your free lesson now ensures your spot in our popular classes and gives you a free gym membership in December leading up to the start of your class in January.
The following is our initial schedule starting during the week of December 7, 2009.
Mixed Martial Arts: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 5 pm
Women’s Kickboxing: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 7 PM
Boxing: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 6 PM
Other free lessons will be available later in December and throughout the months of January and February.
Call us at 814/235-1015 or email us at info@titanfitness.com to get more information on scheduling your free lesson.
Note to existing students: if you have friends or family that are interested in enrolling in any of our classes, mention the free lesson to them. If they decide to enroll, you receive a $20 referral. Nothing like some cold hard cash to help during the holidays.
Titan Fitness & Martial Arts beginner classes for the fall semester are starting this week. The following is the schedule for the beginner classes:
Women’s Kickboxing: Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 6 PM to 7 PM (starting Monday, August 31)
Boxing: Monday & Wednesday 7:30 to 8:30 PM and Friday 6 PM to 7 PM (starting Monday, August 31)
Mixed Martial Arts & Thai Boxing: Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 to 8 PM (starting Tuesday, September 1)
Filipino Martial Arts: Tuesday & Thursday 5 PM to 6:30 PM (starting Tuesday, September 1)
If you have already signed up for one of these classes, we will see you this Monday or Tuesday. If you haven’t signed up yet, a few spots are still available in each class. To sign up for one of our classes, schedule your free lesson by calling us at 814/235-1015 or by emailing us at info@titanfitness.com. Free lessons occur during actual class times now that classes will be underway. We will be accepting new students over the coming weeks. We look forward to seeing you in class and hearing from those you who want to schedule your free lessons.
Titan Fitness & Martial Arts is proud to have a continued affiliation with Penn State Boxing. As the unofficial “second home” of Penn State Boxing, we are proud to announce that we continue to offer discounted gym memberships and boxing instruction to all members of the Penn State Boxing team and club members. For more information, call us at 814/235-1015 or email us at info@titanfitness.com for more details.
For those interested in joining the Penn State Boxing Club, you can sign up Wednesday, August 26 at the White Building gym from 7 pm to 11 pm. If you miss that meeting, but still would like to sign up, contact Penn State Boxing Club President, Tyler Choura via email at tjc5107@psu.edu.
After you join the boxing club, be sure to enhance your training with a discounted membership at Titan Fitness & Martial Arts. We are located at 412 W. College Avenue in downtown State College. Remember to mention your club membership to get the discount. We look forward to having all of you as members at Central Pennsylvania’s only full-time, full service martial arts and boxing facility.
Titan Fitness & Martial Arts has a fan page on Facebook. We encourage all Titan members and people interested in becoming members to sign up to become a fan. Also, invite your friends to check us out. Sign up to keep track of all the goings on at Titan Fitness including class information, fighter results, upcoming events, and general information about Central Pennsylvania’s only full-time, full service martial arts and boxing facility serving the Penn State and greater State College communities.
Simply log on your Facebook account, and go to the link below to “join the club”.
After a four and a half month layoff since his last fight, Titan Fitness boxing instructor and Penn State boxer, Dan Testa won a decision in his return to the ring at an amateur event in Uniontown, PA last Sunday on August 16, 2009. After a slow start, Dan dominated his opponent Eric Parker in the second and third rounds with a barrage of attacks to the body. Dan raises his record to 7 wins against only 2 losses. With one more fight, Dan qualifies for the open division of the amateur level.
Dan Testa serves as an assistant boxing instructor at Titan Fitness & Martial Arts. Dan has achieved much in his short boxing career. He started as a boxing student less than two years ago with his first fight (a victory) coming only eight months later. During that time, he compiled an impressive record of six wins against only two defeats with many of those victories happening as a member of the Penn State Boxing Team. In March 2009, Dan qualified for the National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA) national tournament after his second place finish at the East Coast NCBA Regionals. Dan continues to fight in amateur events throughout the state of Pennsylvania.
Dan has worked with many students both in the classroom and personal training setting bringing a high level of boxing instruction to his students. In addition to his instructional duties, Dan is the assistant office manager at Titan Fitness. Dan is a kinesiology major who will graduate from Penn State in the Fall of 2009.
