BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Left/Right Combination

Front Kick Vertical Target

Combo: Left/Right Combo/pad holder backs up slightly/Front Kick Vertical Target

Choke Front (2 Hands)

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C3)

Back Kick

Defensive Back Kick with a Spin

Hair Grab from the Front

Bearhug Front (Lifting)

Drill: eyes closed, either hair grab or bear hug front (lifting)

 

ADVANCED CLASS (C3)

Thai Pads -- 2 Rounds of 3 Minutes

Side Kick (review)

Jumping Side Kick

Gun from the Side, In Front of Arm

Gun from the Front, Pushing into Stomach

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Straight Punches

Elbows 1-3

Combo: Left/Right/Left Elbow – burst forward on elbow, and treat it a little like a left hook

Front Kick

Choke Front (2 hands) – for counterattacks, after the front kick make Left/Right/Left Elbow

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C3)

Uppercut

Combo: right uppercut/left hook

Combo: left uppercut/right hook

Bearhug from Behind (arms free)

Bearhug from Behind (arms caught)

Bearhug from Behind (lifting)

 

ADVANCED CLASS (C3)

Thai Pads: Combos 1-4 – 3 rounds. After the first round, include sprawl/right cross with every combination

Double Leg Takedown – emphasize shooting to the lead leg to avoid a strong knee from the opponent’s rear leg

Side Control

Arm Lock from Side Control

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Left/Right/Right Combination

Left/Right/step or shuffle to the right/Right

Elbow #1 (right and left side)

Left/Right/step or shuffle to the right/Right/Left Elbow #1

Advanced Technique - Gun from Behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C3)

Combos 1K-4K -- use kicking shield and emphasize low round kicks

Combos 1knee - 4knee

Hair Grab from the Front

Hair Grab from the Side or Behind

Bearhug Front, Leverage on the Neck

Drill: attacker makes Hair Grab from the Side; defender makes the defense; attacker makes Bearhug from the Front, Arms Free; defender makes the defense (neck leverage)

 

ADVANCED CLASS (C3)

Focus Mitts -- Combos 6 & 7

Double Leg Takedown

Drill: Combos 6 or 7 or shoot for a double leg takedown

Sprawl to avoid takedown

Drill: pad holder calls combo 6 0r 7 or pad holder shoots for a double leg takedown and puncher defends

Knife - Downward Stab (emphasize the attacker trying to free the arm)

Beginner Class (A3)
Palm Heel Strikes
Review Elbow #1
Combos: “Jab/Cross/Rear elbow” and “Jab/Cross/Front elbow”
Ground – Back position & movement
Ground – Front kick
Ground – Standing up
Drill: non-stop Palm Heel Strikes and Elbows; when pad holder says “down!” the defender must sit down (FALL BREAK is OK if your students know it), then move and kick from ground until pad holder says “Up!” and defender must Get Up and continue striking; do 3 rounds alternating.

Intermediate Class (C3)
Thai Pads and Shinguards
Round 1: Combinations 1-4 with a kick.
Round 2: Combinations 1-4 with a kick. Pad holder can throw the low round kick to striker. Striker defends using the shin block.
Round 3: Puke round! 30 seconds power punches Left/Right combination. 30 seconds 2 round kicks right, 2 round kicks left. 30 seconds 2 punches and push-up. 30 seconds speed punches.
Bearhug from the Front, Arms Free
Bearhug from the Front, Lifting
Drill: Circle of Death. Break class into small groups of 3 or 4. 1 defender, everyone else is an attacker. Defender stands in neutral with eyes closed. Attackers can apply Bearhug from the Front, Arms Free OR Bearhug from the Front, Lifting OR any Level 1 self defense technique.

Advanced Class (C3)
General Strikes to a kick shield
Drill: pile of pads in the middle of the room; students must crawl get a pad; if they don’t get a pad they are striking non-stop until the drill resets (make it tiring!)
Sweep with Heel Kick
Long Gun from Behind touching (both sides)
Gun from Behind (touching)- Looking over left shoulder
Drill: Non-stop strikes on pad, defend Long Gun from Behind touching or Gun from behind touching.

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Movement - shuffle away to the right

Movement - step and pivot left

Straight Punches - introduce focus mitts

Combo: Left/Right/shuffle away to the right OR step and pivot left

Elbow #1

Combo: Left/Right/Right Elbow

Wrist Releases (same side arm only)

360 Defense

Drill: attacker grabs wrist; defender defends; attacker SOMETIMES follows with 360, sometimes backs away

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C3)

Hook Punch - work various distances

Hook Punch Defense (if no time, review 360)

Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorb)

Defense v. Front Kick (redirect)

Drill: one attack one defend with leg kicks only (slow, then faster)

Sparring: hands only with straights and hook punches, and front kick to the groin

Sparring: hands only, with straights, hooks, front kicks to the groin, and low round kicks

 

ADVANCED CLASS (C3)

Spinning Outside Slap Kick

Round Kick - work on high kick

General Defense v. Medium Round Kick

Sliding Defense v. High Round Kick

Gun from Behind, Touching both sides, various angles

 

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Straight Punches

Drill: 30 seconds non-stop straight punching; 15 second rest; 2 rounds

360 Defense -- include control and knees

Ground - Back Position

Ground - Front Kick

Ground - Get Up

Drill: groups of three; one pad holder; person in the middle punches a pad; at any time, the third person gives a verbal signal and makes a 360 attack; defender defends, controls, and gives knees; sometimes the third person says "down!" and the defender sits down on the ground; the pad holder then moves in; defender kicks, then gets up and continues striking.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C3)

Combinations 1k and 2k -- the kicks should be low round kicks; recommend using a large kicking shield

Defense v. Low Round Kick (shin block)

Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorb)

Headlock from the Side

Drill: groups of three; one person makes low kicks; defender defends; at any time, the third person can make Headlock from the Side

 

ADVANCED CLASS (C3)

Thai Pads: 2 rounds of 3 minutes

Simple Takedown

Ground - Side Control

Ground - Side Control Escape

Ground - Knife from Guard (scissor sweep)

Drill: attacker makes Simple Takedown and gets to Side Control; defender makes Side Control Escape and pulls guard; attacker pulls knife and begins to stab (SAFETY! AVOID EYES); defender makes the defense

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Wrist Releases - make wrist releases part of the warm up

Straight Punches

Elbows 1-3

Drill: pad holder pushes from behind; defender gives Elbow #3 (on either side) then turns and makes Straight Punches; if desired, included Knees.

Choke from Behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C3)

Focus Mitts: Combinations 6-9

Bearhug from Behind, Arms Free

Bearhug from Behind, Lifting

Drill: either bear hug, try to stop the Liftinging by basing out

 

ADVANCED CLASS (C3)

Focus Mitts: Combos 1-4

Focus Mitts: Practice Cross from opposite stance; then practice starting in regular stance, making a quick switch, and throwing a Cross from the opposite stance. The switch creates a new angle, or simulates feet switching because of uneven ground, obstacles, etc.

Focus Mitts: Left/Right combination/switch feet/Cross from Opposite Stance

Knife - Kick v. Knife

Knife - Downward Stab

Drill: eyes closed, on command, open eyes, recognize distance, and Kick or make Downward Stab defense

 

Beginner (A3)
Palm Heel Strikes
Front Kick (groin)
Knees
Round 1: Palm Heel Strikes, pad holder calls any number 1-6, Striker throws that many palm strikes
Round 2: Add Front Kick (groin), pad holder call a number 1-4, Striker throws that many FKG
Round 3: + 2 frame-hold knees + Ground and Pound on instructor's call of "DOWN!"--reset back to target recognition when instructor calls "TIME"
Drill: Diving for pads. Set pads in center of mat. Line up students equidistant from pad. Whoever touches it first on instructor's call of "GO!" gets to be holder. Other person throws non-stop punches (or FKG) until instructor calls "TIME!" Play with distance, on stomach, on back, bear crawl to pad, army crawl, etc etc
Choke from the Front, 2 handed pluck
Drill: Diving for pads. Person who gets to pad first can hold for straight punches, FKG, or drop pad and apply Choke from the Front with a Push

Intermediate (C3)
Groups of 3: 1 pair of thai pads, 1 KS, 1 striker.
Round 1: Free work on thai pads. KS holder can verbal cue for Hammerfist to the Side followed up by 6 hand combatives
Round 2: Free work on thai pads. KS holder can also verbal cue for Heel Kick followed up by 6 hand combatives
Outside Defenses 1-5
Hair Grab from Behind
Drill: Monkey in the Middle with groups of 3-4; off angle punches/defending a punch from neutral with Outside Defenses 1-5, Hair Grab from Behind, and all Level 1.

Advanced (C3)
Spinning Outside Slap Kick
Thai Pads
Round 1: Free work using all combinations. On any combination ending in hook (3, 7, 9), Striker adds a Spinning Outside Slap Kick at the end
Round 2: Opposite stance
Round 3: Puke round! 30s power punches, 30s 2 kicks right and 2 kicks left, 30s hook/cross/kick and cross/hook/kick, 30s knees, 30s speed punches
Cavaliers 1-4
Drill: Groups of 3; 2 attackers 1 defender. Attackers can apply any attack from beginner or intermediate curriculum. Defender must make initial portion of defense but instead of follow-up combatives, attempts to use a Cavalier to neutralize the threat.
Knife Defense v. Downward Stab
Drill: A/B Drill: B's are roaming attackers and can apply any self defense technique from Levels 1-3. A's finish with a Cavalier. OR B's can apply Downward Stab.

Beginner Class (A3)
Warm Up: Shoulder Tag (switch partners randomly every 30 seconds). After 2 minutes, drill becomes shoulder and knee tag.
Front Kick (Groin)
Knees
Combo: Front Kick/Knee (Same Leg) – work both sides
360 Defense
Choke from Behind
Drill: Group of 3. First person attacks second with single haymaker strikes. Second person defends using 360s. Third person randomly attacks first person with choke from behind between haymaker attacks. First person defends against choke from behind before returning to throwing haymakers at second person.

Intermediate Class (C3)
Hook Punch
Heel Kick
Focus Mitt Drill: Strikers start in passive stance, eyes closed. Pad holder approaches from left or right side, and calls any combination 1-4. Striker opens eyes, delivers heel kick to focus mitt and follows up immediately with combination called by pad holder.
Bearhug Front (lifting)
Bearhug Behind (lifting)
Drill: A/B drill. Group A stands in passive stance with eyes shut. Group B randomly attacks from the front or rear with bearhug (lifting) or verbally gets defenders attention and holds a focus mitt for a heel kick. Defender responds appropriately, finishes the fight with combatives and returns to passive stance.

Advanced Class (C3)
Jumping Round Kick
Thai Pad Drill: Free work combinations. All combinations must end with a jumping round kick.
Gun from the Side (front of arm)
Gun from Front (pushing into stomach)
Drill: Roaming attacker (Groups of 5). 1 person is selected to be an attacker, the remainder break off into pairs. Free work on thai pads (must include some jumping round kicks). Attackers roam about the room and randomly attack strikers only with gun from the side in front of the arm or gun from front pushing into the stomach. Striker’s defend, finish the fight, and return to pad work. 5 rounds so everyone has a chance to serve as attacker.

Beginner Class (A2)

Introducing Thai Pads

Punches- Left/Right Combination

Elbow #1

Round Kick

Round Kick- with a switch

Thai Pads: Left/Right/Right Elbow

Thai Pads: Left Punch/Right Round Kick

Thai Pads: Right Punch/Left Round Kick- with a switch

Thai Pads: Right Punch/Left Round Kick (with a switch)/Left Punch/Right Elbow

Choke from Front with a Push

 

Intermediate Class (C2)

Basic Combatives

Drill: Monkey in the Middle- groups of 3, one person in the middle; strikes on pad until hit with the other pad; turn with appropriate strikes and engage that pad. 60 seconds each person

Inside Defense v. Left/Right

Bearhug Behind Arms Caught

Bearhug Behind Arms Free

Drill: Monkey in the Middle- groups of 3; one person in the middle; strikes on pad until hit with pad or attacked with bearhugs, make the appropriate strike or defense. 90 seconds each person

 

Advanced Class (C2)

Thai Pads- 3 Rounds of 2 minutes- Non stop combiations, end every combo with a round kick/Knee- 30 second rest

Mouth of Hand

Combo- R-Uppercut, L-Hook, Mouth of Punch/Round Kick/Knee

Gun from Behind Touching

Gun from the Side, Behind the Arm