BEGINNER CLASS 
Elbow 4 & 5
Turn and face drill: 1 striker, 1 tombstone pad holder. Striker stands in passive stance with eyes shut. Pad holder jars them with the tombstone and holds for either elbow 4 or 5. Striker looks to identify threat, delivers appropriate elbow then turns and faces pad holder to follow up with several strikes as quickly as possible.
Headlock from Behind
Drill: Repeat drill from above. Pad holders may now opt to use headlock from behind as well. Once complete, pad holders should go and attack someone else

INTERMEDIATE CLASS 
Outside slap kick
Bearhug from Behind Arms Caught
Bearhug from Behind Arms Free
Drill: Group of 3. 1 pad holder, 1 striker, and 1 attacker. Pad holder holds for outside slap kicks. Striker delivers appropriate kick as quickly as possible. Attacker randomly bearhugs striker from behind (arms caught or free). Striker defends, finishes with combatives and then returns to drilling slap kicks. Note: Attacker should feel free to sometimes trap one arm and leave the other free. Safety note: Tombstone pads or kick paddles are best, focus mitts can be used but kicker should not deliver full power.

ADVANCED CLASS 
Review 360 defense with counters
Knife – defense vs. back slash
Knife – defense vs. forward slash
Knife – left handed attacker (forward & backward slash)
Drill: Group of 3. 1 focus mitt holder, 1 striker, 1 attacker. Striker and focus mitt holder free work on pads. Attacker randomly approaches striker from the side/behind and starts slashing forward and backward constantly. Striker must defend as quickly as possible and follow-up with combatives to neutralize attacker before returning to pad work. Attackers should attack someone different each time switching to left handed attacks at random. Note: It is not necessary for strikers to perform “textbook” disarm 100% of the time in order for the threat to be deemed neutralized. Throwing a volume of strikes while maintaining control of the knife wielding arm is sufficient.

BEGINNER (A2)

Straight Punch Low
Inside Defense vs Straight Punch Low
DRILL:
Grps 2, A, B. Both begin facing each other in fighting stance. One sends Low Straight, other defends. Striker moves to either side of defender after strike/defense, pivoting roughly 90 degrees. Defender responds to square up to striker. Switch roles after each attack/defense.

Elbows 4-7
Rear Choke w/ Push

DRILL - FINAL:
Grps 3. Attacker 1, 2, Striker/Defender. Attacker one sends Low Straights to Defender. Second attacker applies Rear Choke w/ Push. 
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INTERMEDIATE (A2)
Defensive Front Kick (DFK)
Defense vs. High Front Kick (Redirect)
DRILL:
Grps 2, A, B. Designate one leader, other follower. Follower stands neutral, eyes closed. Leader cues to open eyes and can show pad for DFK, or sends High Front Kick for follower to defend. Reset after each cue.

Headlock - Reverse Standing (Guillotine)
DRILL - FINAL:
Grps 3, Padholder, Striker, Attacker. Striker sends a DFK to pad then sends all out straights/hammers/elbows to pad. Attacker applies Guillotine. After defense, defender sends DFK then into all out strikes.
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ADVANCED (A2)
Scissor Round Kick
Jumping Round Kick
DRILL:
Grps 2, Padholder, Striker. Padholder cues for “SCISSOR” or “JUMP” kick. After kick, Striker sends all out strikes to pad until padholder cues to “RESET”

Advanced Gun - Front, assailant using off hand.

DRILL - FINAL:
Grps 2, Attacker, Defender. Defender neutral, eyes closed. Attacker cues with off hand in various positions. Defender reacts accordingly and resets.

BEGINNER CLASS

Shadowboxing - emphasize footwork, 4 rounds of :30 seconds

Left/Right Combo

Groin Kick

Combo: Left/Right/Groin Kick, then move out of range

Basic Clinch Defense (position for knees)

Combo: Left/Right/Groin Kick/Basic Clinch Defense/Knee

Ground - Back Position

Ground - Kick

Ground - Get Up

Drill -- as above, but attacker sometimes says "Down" during clinch; defender sits down into Back Position, kicks, then gets up

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Hook Punch

Defense v. Front Kick (redirect)

Defense v. Front Kick (stopping)

Focus Mitts (both people wear shin guards): 3 rounds of 2 minutes; do combinations 1-4, but pad holder can also make a groin kick at any time

Review Choke 1 Hand from Level 1

Ground - Choke from the Side on the Ground

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Gun Review! All Basic Gun Defenses reviewed slowly (Gun Front, Gun Side Behind Arm, Gun Side Front of Arm, Gun Behind Touching, Gun Side of Head)

Drill: one attacker, one defender; defenders eyes closed; defender opens eyes and makes defense at 75% speed

Drill: two attackers, one defender; non stop threats!

Drill: three attackers, one defender; as above, but include a pad holder who makes the defender punch at intervals

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)

Straight Punches

Hammerfist to the Side

Drill: two pad holders; punch one pad, get pushed by the other pad holder, make Hammerfist to the Side and continue striking the new target

Choke from Behind with a Pull

Drill: as above, but with groups of 4; the third person can make Choke from Behind at any time

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)

Striking Review: straight punches and elbows to pad

Striking Drill: straight punches and elbows non-stop for :30 seconds x 3 rounds

Front Kick with Advance

Drill: eyes closed; pad holder pushes defender; defender responds with Front Kick with Advance, then continues with Straight Punches and Elbows

Ground - Headlock Side Forward

Ground - Headlock Side Back

Drill: work both defenses against a resisting attacker

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)

Thai Pads - 3 rounds of 3 minutes

Ground - Headlock Side, Spinning Inward

Ground - Headlock Side, Neck Break

BEGINNER CLASS 
Elbow #2
Hammerfist to the side
Choke from Behind
Drill: 1 striker, 1 attacker, 1-2 pad holders. Striker stands in passive stance with eyes shut. Pad holders get striker’s attention verbally or by jarring them with the pad. Striker opens eyes and delivers either elbow #2 or side hammerfist, following up with 2-5 combatives. Attacker chokes striker from behind at any point during the drill (sometimes in passive stance, sometimes while striking on the pad).

INTERMEDIATE CLASS 
Headbutt Forward
Headbutt Upward
Headbutt to the Side
Headbutt Backward
Drill 1: Closing the distance. 1 tombstone pad holder, 1 striker. Striker stands in passive stance, eyes shut. Pad holder gets striker’s attention either verbally or by jarring them with the pad. Striker opens eyes, identifies threat, and strikes their way into using a headbutt (i.e. straight punch, elbow, headbutt)
Drill 2: 3 strikes drill. 1 focus mitt holder, 1 striker. Focus mitt holder places mitt on strikers face and pushes striker’s head (be a bully). Striker works on verbal de-escalation techniques and positioning (situational awareness). After a brief moment, mitt holder pushes striker’s head again (escalating situation). Striker, continues to de-escalate while maintaining situation awareness of room. Mitt holder pushes striker’s head for a third time and presents the mitt for strikes. Striker flips the switch immediately delivers punches, elbows, and headbutts to the pad. Reset and go again. Safety Note: mitt holder, be sure to make contact first, THEN push. Do not inadvertently slap your partner in the head.

ADVANCED CLASS 
Review 360 defenses (bottom half of circle, both hands)
Knife – threat, defense to live side
Knife – threat, defense to dead side
Drill: Circle-of-death. 1 defender, everyone else is an attacker. Working at 25%-50% speed, attackers are allowed to bring on any unarmed attack from lower levels (1-3) as well as knife threats. Note: Defenders are training situational awareness. They should be constantly looking for attacker’s wielding weapons and prioritize those defenses accordingly.

BEGINNER CLASS

Straight Punches

Groin Kick

Drill: A/B drill with straight punches or groin kicks

Choke from the Side

Drill: eyes closed, choke from either side

Drill: eyes closed, choke from the side or strikes from any angle (hammer fist, straight punches, groin kicks)

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Hook Punch

Uppercut Punch

Combo #8 (Right Uppercut/Left Hook/Right Straight)

Combo #9 (Left Uppercut/Right Straight/Left Hook)

Defense v. Front Kick to the Groin (redirect)

Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorb)

Drill: pad holder moves around and calls out punch combinations OR makes a low kick

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Thai Pads: Combo #9 (Left uppercut/Right Cross/Left Hook) with Right Knee

Thai Pads: after the knee, pad holder shoots and striker must sprawl

Gun from the Front

Gun from Behind (Touching)

Gun from Behind, Being Walked

Drill: gun techniques hold packages, bags, etc. in hands; ALSO, gunman moving, pointing the gun in different directions so that the defender must wait for an opportunity. Sometimes, gunman makes the defender walk in front of him with the gun touching his back.

BEGINNER CLASS

Straight Punch Review

Drill: eyes closed; pad holder pushes; defender recovers and makes Right Punch; emphasize moving to the right after the punch, away from the opponent's power.

Basic Takedown Defense - after lesson, emphasize doing the technique with left arm framing attacker's left side and left foot back; include knees

Drill: eyes closed; pad holder pushes; defender recovers and makes Right Punch and moves right; attacker moves forward; defender frames and gives knees

Choke from the Front (2 Hands)

Drill: defender makes Choke from the Front; after the counterattacks, the attacker moves in again; defender frames and gives knees

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Focus Mitts: Combo #3/slip right punch/Left Hook/Right Cross

Focus Mitts: Combo #4/slip left punch/Right Cross/Left Hook

Ground - Backward Roll

Ground - Headlock from the Side, Forward

Ground - Headlock from the Side, Backward

 

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Round Kick Review

Jumping Round Kick

Headlock from the Side (review)

Headlock from the Side, Spinning Inward

Headlock from the Side, Neck Break

Beginner
Elbows 1-3
Straight and round knees
360 defense
Drill: Defender starts eyes closed. Attacker bumps with kick shield for elbows 1-3, followed by knees until "time" is called, or alerts the defender and attacks for 360s.

Intermediate
Review low and mid-level round kicks
Uppercut punch
Defense vs. low round kick (absorbing and shin block)
Thai pad combos - round 1: boxing combos with uppercuts; round 2-3: pad holder can throw low round kicks. Striker defends and returns with 2 straight punches to Thai pads.
Review inside and 360 defenses
Body sparring - boxing only

Advanced
Review L1-3 attacks from behind (rear headlock, choke, choke with pull, bearhug, etc.)
Review elbow #1 with advance: pad holder stands at points on a circle around striker, says "go," and striker turns and moves towards pad.
Gun from behind (touching)
Drill: gun with non-compliant attacker. Once the defender starts the defense, the attacker can either pull the gun away early, fight the defender once they establish control, or fall to the ground (as if knocked out) once the counter lands. The fight "may" continue on the ground.

BEGINNER CLASS

Punches-Left/Right Combination

Front Kick to a Vertical Target

Knee

Drill 1: Changing range; Curved kick shield holder and Striker; Striker always begins with FKVT, and depending on hold, follows up with Left/Right Combination or Knee

Drill 2: A/B Drill; Groups of 3; 2 pad holders per group. Pad holders stand at opposite end of the mat with Striker between them. On instructor's call of "A!" Striker sprints to pad designated as A and makes non-stop Left/Right Combinations to pad, hard and fast. On instructor's call of "B!" Striker sprints to second pad holder and makes non-stop Knees. Sometimes they barely get a strike in before sprinting, and other times they are striking for longer than they want to.

Choke from the Side

Choke from Behind

Final Drill: Groups of 3; 1 curved kick shield holder; 1 Attacker; 1 Striker/Defender. Striker is working Drill 1 from earlier in class on curved kick shield. At any time, Attacker can apply Choke from the Side or Choke from Behind.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Headbutt to the Side

Headbutt Backward

Combo #8 (Rear uppercut/Lead Hook/Cross--quick review from Tuesday)

Drill: Striker stands in neutral position with eyes closed. Pad holder gives tap or verbal cue and holds for Headbutt to the Side or Headbutt Backward. Striker makes appropriate headbutt and follows up with an elbow and 4 clinch knees.

Drill: Add Combo #8 after 4 clinch knees. Discuss importance of boxing out of clinch to make space.

Forward Roll; Figure 4

Drill: Defender stands in front of pad. Attacker stands behind Defender and gives a shove. Defender makes Forward Roll; Figure 4 over pad. Attacker picks up pad for 6 hand combatives. Switch roles for time.

Forward Roll; Back Fall Break

Drill: Same as above, but pad in center of mat. On Attacker's shove, Defender sprints and makes Forward Roll; Back Fall Break over pad. Defender picks up pad for Front Kick from the Ground.

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Axe Kick

Jumping Front Kick

Drill 1: Target recognition for 4 punches, Round Kick with either leg, Axe Kick, or Jumping Front Kick

Drill 2: Same as above in opposite stance

Drill 3: On instructor's call of "CLINCH" Striker makes nonstop clinch knees until instructor calls "TIME" to return back to drill.

Knife Threat, defend to dead side

Knife Threat, defend to live side

Drill: Circle of Death; groups of 5-6. Defender in center for non-stop attacks of Levels 1-3 + Knife Threat, dead or live side.

BEGINNER CLASS
Palm Heel Strikes
Basic Takedown Defense
Drill: Palm Heel Strikes; now and then, pad holder bursts forward (after punches) and the defender must make Basic Takedown Defense
360 defenses
Choke Front (2 hands)
Drill: attacker makes Choke Front; defender defends; attacker steps back, then makes a 360 attack; defender must defend 360 and continue with counterattacks.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Combo #8 – Rear Uppercut/Lead Hook/Rear Cross
Combo #9 – Lead Uppercut/Rear Cross/Lead Hook
Combo #10 – Rear Uppercut/Lead Hook/Rear Cross/Lead Uppercut/Rear Cross/Lead Hook
Bearhug Front Leverage on Neck – have the attacker hide his head in different positions

 

ADVANCED CLASS
Thai Pads – opposite stance
Gun from Behind (touching) - review
Gun Back of Head
Gun to the Side of the Head
Drill: striking, Gun Back, Gun Back of Head or Gun to the Side of the head