Beginner Class (A3)
Palm Heel Strikes
Front Kick to a Vertical Target
Elbows 1-3
Combination- Front Kick to Vertical Target/ L/R Palm Heel Strike/Right Elbow
Drill: Find your partner drill; striker starts on his/her stomach, eyes closed, on instructors signal “GO!” striker pops up to his/her feet, locates and runs towards pad holder and attacks the pad with the following combination: front kick to a vertical target followed by non stop palm heel strikes until instructor calls time. Reset!
Advance- Gun from Behind
Drill: Groups of 3, large pad; Find your partner drill with Gun Defense. Striker starts on his/her stomach, eyes closed, on instructors signal “GO!” striker pops up to his/her feet, locates and run towards pad holder and attacks the pad with the following combination: front kick to a vertical target followed by non stop palm heel strikes, attacker; attacks with Gun from Behind, defender; make an aggressive defense and resets!
Intermediate Class (A3)
Warm up with basic upper body strikes (straight punches, elbow and palm heel strikes)
Knees from clinch postion (quick review)
Drill: 30/60/90
30 seconds- non-stop strikes (straight punches, elbows & palm heel strikes)
10 seconds rest
60 seconds- non- stop knees
10 seconds rest
90 seconds- non-stop strikes (straight punches, elbows & palm heel strikes)
Bearhug Behind (leverage on finger)
Hair Grab from Behind
Drill: non-stop strikes on pad, defend Hair Grab from Behind OR Bearhug Behind (leverage on finger)
Ground- Kick off from Guard
Drill: groups of 3, small shield; defender starts with attacker in his/her guard, kicks off from guard, pops up on his/her feet and attacks pad with non stop strikes, attacker; makes Hair Grab from Behind OR Bearhug Behind, reset after a successful defense.
Advanced Class (A3)
Thai Pads- 2 rounds of 3 minutes- Opposite Stance (include elbows, knees, kicks and sprawls)
Knees (quick review)
Quick Drill: Knees across the room
2 Straight Knees with a Switch
Stick – overhead defense
Stick – baseball bat defense
Stick – dead side
Stick – left handed attacker
Drill: groups of 4-5, one defender non-stop stick attacks and any techniques from Level 1-4!