BEGINNER CLASS (A1

Left/Right Combo

Elbow #1 (both arms)

Combo: Left/Right/Left Elbow ("2 elbow")

Combo: Left/Right/Left/Right Elbow ("3 elbow")

Front Kick Vertical Target

Knee

Combo: Front Kick Vertical Target/Knee (same leg)

Drill: pad holder calls out "2 elbow," "3 elbow," or "kick" for the kick/knee combo

Choke From Behind
Drill: striking as above, third person makes Choke From Behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)

UpperCut

Combo: Left/Left Uppercut/Right Straight

Combo: Left/Right Uppercut/Left Hook

Headlock from the Side

Drill: groups of 3; work the combinations, third person makes Headlock from the Side

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)

Focus Mitts 3 rounds of 3 minutes -- the second half of each round must be in opposite stance; to increase degree of difficulty, have the instructor call out "switch" at random so that the striker must switch stances on command

Headlock from the Side, Spinning Inward

Gun from the Side, In Front of Arm

Drill: either gun or headlock

 

BEGINNER (A1)
Side Hammerfist
DRILL:
Groups of 3, Striker, 1 Padholder, 1 Roaming Padholder. Strikers send strikes focusing on power/form over frequency. Roaming Padholder cues for Side Hammerfist. Striker sends, turns and sends Straight burst to new pad. On “RESET!” cue, returns to original pad.

360 Defense
DRILL:
Same as above, but Roaming Padholder can cue for Side Hammer OR pad swing for 360.

Choke Rear
DRILL - FINAL:
Roaming Attackers apply Choke Rear. As defense is made, Attacker can choose to jump back from defense and send 360 attack.
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INTERMEDIATE (A1)
Uppercut Punch
COMBO:
Build to L/R Straight + L Hook + R Upper Cut + L Upper Cut + R Hook + R/L Straight

Headbutt Rear
DRILL:
Groups of 3, Striker, 2 Focus Mitt Holders. Striker sends above combo. Other Holder cues for Rear Headbutt. Striker sends, turns and begins combo on new pads. Repeat for time.

Headlock Side
DRILL - FINAL:
Roaming Attackers cue with Side Headlock or Rear Headbutt + Focus Mitt Combo
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ADVANCED (A1)
Axe Kick
COMBO:
4 Straight Punches + Front Groin Kick + Axe Kick (Same Leg), switch fighting stance, repeat.

Jumping Front Kick
DRILL: Pad Line
Padholders line up in a line. Strikers perform a single kick to pad, then shuffle to next pad.

Headlock Side - Spinning Inward
DRILL - FINAL:
Roaming Attackers can apply either Headlock Side Regular OR Spinning Inward. Defender responds accordingly.

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Punches- Straight
Drill- Punches/Sprint/Push ups
Elbow 1-3
Choke from the side
Drill: Groups of 3; non stop punches, defend choke from the side

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)
Basic Punching and Kicking to large shield
Drill: "in" and "out" on instructors command, practicing distance continuum (kicks, punches, then elbows and knee, etc)
Front Kick with Advance (fighting and neutral)
Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorb)
Defense v. Front Kick (stoping)
Bearhug Front Arms free (space)
Bearhug Front Arms free (neck leverage)

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)
Focus Mitts- 3 Rounds of 2 minutes- Non stop combinations - 30 Sec rest. (opposite stance)
Mouth of Hand Punch
Combo- R- Uppercut, L-Hook, Mouth of Hand Punch
Gun from Behind (touching)
Gun from the side, Behind the Arm

BEGINNER CLASS (B3)

Wrist Releases - as part of warm up

Straight Punches

Drill: 30 seconds non-stop punching, three rounds

Knees

Round Kick

Combo: right round kick/right knee

Choke from Behind with a Push

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D3)

Focus Mitts: Left/Right/step back to avoid jab/Right/Left/Right

Focus Mitts: Left/Right/Left Hook/step and pivot left/Right Uppercut/Right Straight

Outside Defenses 1-5

Drill: eyes closed until the attacker makes a verbal threat; attacker punches from any angle; defender must defend

Ground - Side Mount Control and Strikes

Ground - Hip Escape out of Side Control

 

ADVANCED CLASS (D3)

Spinning Outside Slap Kick

Defend Spinning Outside Slap Kick using Round Kick Defense

Gun from the Front

Drill: do Gun from the Front while holding packages (pads and athletic bags are fine)

BEGINNER CALSS (B3)
Left/Right Combintion
Round Kick (also work switch round kick)
Drill: Thai Pads- 2-3 minute rounds, straight punch combinations with round kicks, add sprawls in the second round
Choke from Front
Choke from Side
Choke from Behind
Drill: Monkey in the Middle- Groups of 5; One defender, non-stop attacks

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D3)
Thai Pads- 3-2 minute rounds
Round 1- Left/Right/Right Elbow/Liver Shot/Left hook/Right Cross
Round 2- Add- Bob and weave/Left hook/Right Cross/Left Round Kick/Right Knee
Round 3- Put both combos together!
Choke from Behind with a pull
Hair Grab Behind
Bearhug Behind
Drill: Groups of 3; Defender, works combinations on Thai Pads, Attacker; makes makes any of the above attackes

ADVANCED CLASS  (D3)
Jumping Spinning Back Kick
Jumping Spinning Heel Kick
General Def. V. Medium to High Kick
Inside Defense with counters
Slow Sparring- 1-2 min round- Open Hands, light contact
Hip Throw
Buck trap roll (quick review)
Elbow escape (quick review)
Drill: Slow Sparring with Hip throw- 2-2 min rounds- A's & B's
Round 1- A's are the Aggressors- Open hands, light contact sparring, on instructors signal "Down" A's are taking their partner (safely) down with a hip throw and quickly mounting them, B's must work to gain a better position, quickly get up on their feet and continue with Slow sparring.
Round 2- B's are now the Aggressors- Same drill as above.

Beginner (B3)

Left/Right Combination Round Kick Knees Drill:

Drill: Pyramid 30 seconds Left/Right combo 10 second Rest

45 seconds Round Kick 10 second Rest

60 seconds Non-stop Knee strikes 10 second Rest

90 seconds Target recognition: 2 punches, Round Kick, or Knee

Ground – Side Position

Ground – Side Kick

Ground – Getting Up (from side position)

Drill: A is at one end of mat and performs 20 Ground Pound strikes to kick shield, sprints to other side of mat where B is waiting and is performing tactical get up from side position and back down again. If B is on ground when A reaches them, perform side kick and get up. If they are standing, make 10 punches. 2 minutes and switch.

Intermediate (D3) Back Kick

Drill 1: Secondary Attacker. A has thai pads. B is Striker. C has curved kick shield. A calling basic combinations for B. At any time, C can make verbal cue from behind. B makes Back Kick, followed up by 6 hand combatives.

Drill 2: Attacker Stack: Same as above, but after making Back Kick, B attempts to stack attackers during follow-up hand combatives using movement and footwork.

Hair Grab from Behind

Bearhug from Behind, Leverage on the Finger

Final Drill: Same as Drill 2, except C can apply Hair Grab from Behind or Bearhug from Behind, Leverage on the Finger OR make verbal cue for Back Kick and Attacker Stack.

Advanced (D3)

Thai Pad Cauldron

Round 1: pad holder calls combo, striker performs the combo 1x.

Round 2: pad holder calls combo, striker performs the combo 2x, sprawling in between combos.

Round 3: pad holder calls combo, striker performs combo 3x, sprawling in between combos.

Gun from Behind at a Distance

Drill: Bull in the Ring: Groups of 4-5. One defender, everyone else is an attacker. All self defense techniques levels 1-3 + Gun from Behind at a Distance

BEGINNER CLASS (B3)
Hammerfist Forward
Hammerfist Downward
Hammerfist to the Side
Drill: Striker eyes closed, pad holder bumps striker from the front or from the side, striker; make the appropriate hammerfist and follow with counter attacks until pad holder calls time.
Wrist Releases
Choke from the side
Drill: Defender; eyes closed, attacker; either bumps defender and holds for Hammerfists or makes a choke from the side  

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D3)
Back Kick
Drill: Groups of 3, Large shield, Focus Mitts- working basic combinations, Pad holder with the large shield gives a verbal signal and walks towards striker from behind, striker; executes a back kick and continues working the mitts
Choke Behind with a pull
Bearhug Behind (lifting)
Ground- Fallbreak Back
Drill: Groups of 3, Large Kicking shield; Defender; eyes closed, pad holder; (safely) shoves defender with the pad, defender makes a Back Fallbreak, quickly gets up and follows up with strikes, attacker; makes either Choke from behind with a pull or Bearhug behind (lifting)

ADVANCED CLASS (D3)
3 Round Drill
Jump Spinning Heel Kick
Combo- Spinning Heel Kick/Jump Spinning Heel Kick
Long Gun from the Front- Live Side
Long Gun from the Front- Dead Side
**Introduce wrapping defense for the above techniques, if the instructor knows it**
Drill: Groups of 4-5, 2 minutes, 1 defender; non-stop attacks, any level 1,2,3 techniques, include Long Gun (both Live and Dead Side)

BEGINNER CLASS (B3)
Movement
Straight Punches – Left/Right Combo
Drill — Circle Drill — puncher makes Left/Right Combo, then moves in a half circle around the pad holder; after moving 180 degrees, make Left/Right Combo and move back 180 degrees. During movement, the puncher should be just outside of punching range. This is a basic drill for improving footwork.
Straight Punch with Advance
Inside Defenses

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D3)
Straight Punch
Hammerfist Forward
Drill: begin standing up, throwing straight punches and hammerfist punches, then drop to knees and continue striking, then lie on your back and continue striking; then return to your knees, and then stand up. The striking should be CONTINUOS. Switch with your partner. Do 2 rounds. This is very tiring!
Guard Drill – maintain good posture while in the attacker’s guard
Guard Escape – gouge, posture up, striking groin
Guard – Arm Bar
Guard Drill: bottom person works for arm bar, top person works guard escape

ADVANCED CLASS (D3)
Punch One Direction, Kick Another (Straight Punch, Side Kick)
General Defense v. High Round Kick
Sliding Defense v. High Round Kick

Defense v. Knife Slash (Live and Dead Side)

BEGINNER CLASS (B3)
Front Kick – practice from passive stance, followed by straight punches
Round Kick
Round Kick – focus on various angles: downward, horizontal, upward
Drill: Horseshoe Drill Horseshoe Kicking Drill

Wrist Releases – discuss aggressive v. soft responses based on situation and stimulus

Arm Pull — burst forward with counterattacks
Drill: Aggressive or Soft — the defender has eyes closed; the attacker grabs the wrist, sometimes pulling aggressively; the defender react according to the aggressiveness of the grab with either a wrist release OR bursting forward with counterattacks.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D3)
Focus Mitts — Left/Left/Right
Focus Mitts — Left/Right/Right
Round kick (review)
Round Kick – variation, striking with the ball of the foot
Choke from Behind with a Pull

ADVANCED CLASS (D3)
Focus Mitts — Right/slip left punch/Right
Focus Mitts — Right/Left Hook/duck under right hook/Left Hook
Hip Throw
Basic Self Defense Review — include Hip Throw into counterattacks
Long Gun Behind, Touching

Beginner (B3)

Elbow 4

Punches- Straight Punch

Hammerfist Forward

Knees

Drill: Groups of 3: A/B/C. A holds pad for B, calling out any number 1-10. B throws that number of hand combatives, either straight punches or Hammerfist Forward. C is a roaming attacker and can tap any B from behind with pad. B throws Elbow 4, turns and follows up with 4 knees, before returning to resume hand combatives on A.

Choke from the Side

Drill: Same as above, except C can also drop pad and apply Choke from the Side.

 

Intermediate (D3)

Side Kick (with and without advance)

Drill: Side Kick Competition! Have 2-4 of the largest people in class holding the curved kick shield with the rest of the students divided evenly into lines in front of them. Everyone tries to get the pad holder to have to move back with Advancing Side Kick. Rotate the big guys in for a couple of tries as well.

Drill: Groups of 3. A/B/C. A’s are holding for B’s, 10 straight punches, 10 FKG, 5 round kicks right, 5 round kicks left, 5 sprawls into a knee. Repeat. C’s can verbal cue for Side Kick or Side Kick with Advance depending on distance, followed up by 4 hand combatives.

Outside Defense 1-5

Drill: Groups of 3. Defender in the middle in neutral position. Attackers make a verbal cue and throw a punch from the front, slightly off angle, or from the side. Defender performs one of the Outside Defense 1-5 with follow up combatives before returning to neutral. Emphasize unpredictable timing between attackers making punch.

 

Advanced (D3)

Spinning Outside Slap Kick

Drill: Focus Mitts: Combinations 1-10. Add Spinning Outside Slap Kick to any combination ending in a hook (3, 7, 9)

General Def. v. Medium to High Kicks

Gun – from behind at a distance

Drill: Groups of 3. A/B/C. A is attacking B with Medium to High Kicks. B defends with General Defense v. Medium to High Kicks. C is a roaming attacker and can attack any B at any time with Gun – from behind at a distance.