BEGINNER CLASS (A2)
Palm Strike
Front Kick to the Groin
Round Kick
Combo: Left Palm Strike/Right Round Kick
Combo: Right Palm Strike/Left Round Kick
Choke Front (1 had)

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)
Outside Slap Kick
Round Kick Defense (2 or 3 Points of Contact) -- you can use this to defend Outside Slap Kick as well as Round Kick
Bearhug Front, Arms Caught
Bearhug Behind, Arms Caught
Bearhug Front and Behind -- remove arms if they hold very low

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)
Thai Pads - 2 rounds in opposite stance
Scissor Round Kick
Knife - Kick From Distance
Defense v. Forward Slash
Defense v. Back Slash

Beginner (A2)

Palm Heel Strikes

Drill: Groups of 2 (partners should be about same size and hight), Small shield; Non stop Palm Heel Strikes, on instructors signal "GO", striker Fireman or Piggy back carries pad holder to the opposite end of the room and back, and continues with strikes.

Choke from the Front (1-handed)

Choke from the Front with a Push

Choke from the Back with a Push

Drill: Groups of 4-5; 90 seconds, One defender, non stop attacks.

Intermediate (A2)

Strikes from mount position

Inside Slap Kicks (both sides)

Drill: A/B Drill- Strikes from the mount position on one end, and Inside Slap Kicks on the other.

Reverse Headlock Standing

Ground- Trap and Roll (quick review)

Drill: Groups of 3; defender; Strikes from the mount, 2nd person safely tackles defender off the pad and mounts them, defender;  escapes the mount and gets up, 3rd person, then immediately makes Reverse Headlock. Repeat.

Advanced (A2) 

2 Jumping Front Kicks

Jumping side Kick

Jumping Round Kick

Knife- Defense v. Downward Stab (work both sides, and off angle)

Knife- Defense v. Upward Stab (work both sides, and off angle)

Drill: defender eyes closed, attacker gives a verbal signal- Knife- upward and downward stab, include off hand and off angle.

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)

Left/Right Combination

Round Kick - practice forward and rear leg; with forward leg, discuss options of stepping into the kick v. switch kick, and practice both

Combo #1K and 2K (left/right round kick and left/right/left round kick)

Choke from Behind with a Push

Drill: eyes closed; attacker either pushes from the front and defender makes combo #2 OR the attacker makes Choke from Behind with a Push

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)

Focus Mitts: Left/Right/cover v. right hook/Right

Focus Mitts: Left/Right/Left Hook/cover v. left hook/Left Hook

Defensive Front Kick

Side Positions and Strikes

Arm Lock from Side Control

Drill: light Defense Front Kick to opponent's body (no pad); opponent falls down; defender drops into Side Control, makes some strikes, then makes Arm Lock.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)

Thai Pads - 3 rounds of 2 minutes, : 30 second rest

Ground - Hands Pinned Together (snow angel)

Ground - Hands Pinned Together Above Head (trap and roll)

Ground - Arm Triangle

Ground - Leg Triangle

Drill: light ground sparring

Beginner (A2)

Palm Heel Strikes

Round Kick

Drill: Introduction to Thai Pads; 2 minute rounds

Round 1: Pad holder calls a number 1-4. Striker throws that number of palm strikes, always beginning with lead hand.

Round 2: 1Kick-4Kick: Striker adds round kick to combination.

Round 3: Puke round! As hard and fast as possible, 30 seconds L/R palm heel strikes; 30 seconds 2 palm heel strikes and a push-up; 30 seconds 2 right round kicks and 2 left round kicks; 30 seconds round kick to sprawl

Headlock from Behind

Drill: A's-B's-C's

A's-hold pads for 1Kick-4Kick

B's-Striking pads (still using palm strikes)

C's-Roaming attackers and can apply Headlock from Behind to any B.

 

Intermediate (A2)

Defensive Front Kick

Drill: Focus mitt and belly pad

Drill: Basic combinations

Drill: Sprint to Safety: Count off STRIKERS into 3 groups. Designate walls or landmarks as "Safety Landmark 1", "Safety Landmark 2" and "Safety Landmark 3". Strikers are throwing basic combinations on focus mitts. When instructor calls "STOP" Striker and Mitt holder pause. Then instructor calls "KICK!" and Striker makes Defensive Front Kick to belly pad to make space and sprints to their designated landmark. Mitt holder tries to give chase and tag them on the back with focus mitts. If students are not sprinting hard enough, add a 3 burpee penalty for being caught or not catching their partner.

Inside Defense v. Left/Right

Inside Defense v. Left/Right (lean back and trap)

Ground – Foot Grab Strip

Drill: A attacks B with Left/Right combination. B can defend with two inside defenses or Lean Back and Trap. Whenever A calls  "DOWN!" B back fall breaks (if they know how) or gets on back in ground position safely. A grabs B's foot and B perform Foot Grab Strip.

 

Advanced (A2)

Spinning Outside Slap Kick

2 Jumping Front Kicks

Jumping Side Kick

Drill: Combative Stations: Curved KS holders line up across from Strikers. KS holder always hold for the same combative while Strikers change stations. 30 seconds at each station. On instructor's call of "ROTATE!" everyone shifts right. Station 1: Spinning Outside Slap Kick. Station 2: 2 Jumping Front Kicks. Station 3: Jumping Side Kick. Station 4: Round kick to a sprawl. Station 5: 2 punches and a push-up.

Advanced gun – from kneeling position

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)
Fighting Stance and movement (front, back, left, and right)
Follow the leader – Round 1 partner A moves forward, rearward, or to the side; partner B follows, keeping orientation and distance constant. Instructor calls “switch.”
Punches – left/right combination
Follow the leader – round 2: same as before, but partner A has focus mitts and holds for left/right combo. Round 3: now the instructor can call “sprawl” or “go.” On “go,” both partners run across the room to the furthest wall from their current position, do 3 burpees, then find their partner and resume the drill.
Inside Defenses

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)
Focus mitt combinations (3×1.5 min rounds), 30 second “rest” between rounds AMRAP burpees
Inside Slap Kick
Outside Slap Kick
Defense v. Standing Reverse headlock
Drill: 3 people. 1 focus mitt holder, 1 striker, 1 attacker. Striker throws combinations at focus mitts (called by focus mitt holder), mixing in inside/outside slap kicks. Attacker verbalizes “Threat!” placing a hand on the striker’s shoulder and signaling them to bend forward at the waist to allow the attack to come on. Defender immediately performs defense technique and then continues with focus mitt combinations.

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)
Warm up – jogging with periodic rolls (forward and backwards), fall breaks, and takedown shoots. Compete to see who has the highest dive roll over tombstone pads
Scissor round kick
Jumping round kick
Review beginner and intermediate self defense (chokes, bear hugs, headlocks, etc.) with light resistance
Sweeps with forward kick and heel kick
Continue beginner and intermediate self defense but under heavier resistance and defender must end with sweep or takedown

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)
Round Kick - practice angles chopping down to the leg and up to the ribs
Combo: Right Round Kick/Right Cross (to emphasize recoil of the kick
Knees - emphasize forward knee with a switch of the feet
Choke from Behind with a Push - practice turning both directions

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)
Hook Punch
Uppercut Punch
Combo: Right Uppercut/Left Hook
Defensive Front Kick
Drill: practice Defensive Front Kick with the defender starting on their knees or on their stomachs; they must get up in time to make the kick against an advancing attacker with a pad
Bearhug Behind, Arms Caught
Bearhug - remove arms

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)
Thai Pads 3 rounds of 2 minutes
Gun Front Regular Defense
Gun Front 2-Handed technique
Gun Front while attacker is pushing, slapping, grabbing the defender

BEGINNER (A2)
Palm Heel Strikes
Drill: Groups of 2 (partners should be about same size and hight), Small shield; Non stop Palm Heel Strikes, on instructors signal "GO", striker Fireman or Piggy back carries pad holder to the opposite end of the room and back, and continues with strikes.
Choke from the Front (1-handed)
Choke from the Front with a Push
Choke from the Back with a Push
Drill: Groups of 4-5; 90 seconds, One defender, non stop attacks.

INTERMEDIATE (A2)
Strikes from mount position
Inside Slap Kicks (both sides)
Drill: A/B Drill- Strikes from the mount position on one end, and Inside Slap Kicks on the other.
Reverse Headlock Standing
Ground- Trap and Roll (quick review)
Drill: Groups of 3; defender; Strikes from the mount, 2nd person safely tackles defender off the pad and mounts them, defender; escapes the mount and gets up, 3rd person, then immediately makes Reverse Headlock. Repeat.

ADVANCED (A2)
2 Jumping Front Kicks
Jumping side Kick
Jumping Round Kick
Knife- Defense v. Downward Stab (work both sides, and off angle)
Knife- Defense v. Upward Stab (work both sides, and off angle)
Drill: defender eyes closed, attacker gives a verbal signal- Knife- upward and downward stab, include off hand and off angle.

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)

Straight Punches

Combos 1-4 with knees to tombstone pads (use straight punches instead of hooks for # 3 and 4)

Ground - Back Position, Kick, Get Up

Choke from Behind with a Push

Drill: attacker makes Choke From Behind With A Push; defender defends; at any time during attack, the attacker might say "Down!" The defender must drop down, turn into Ground Fight Position; kick, and get up.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)

Thai Pads: Combos 6 and 7 with round kicks

Defense v. High Round Kicks (2 or 3 points of contact)

Drill: defend high round kick, add 2 counterattacks

Bearhug Behind, Arms Free

Drill: groups of three; one person makes high round kicks; second person defends; third person makes bearhug from behind, arms free, against kicker at any time.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)

Thai Pads: Left Kick/Right/Left Hook OR Right Kick/Left Hook/Right

Thai Pads: Right/Left Hook/Right Kick OR Left Hook/Right/Left Kick

Knife - Kick v. Downward or Upward Stab, left- or right-handed attacker

Drill: kick v. knife, then pick up a shield (pad) to block and counter

Knife - Upward Stab v. Left or Right Handed Attacker

Drill: eyes closed, attacker gives verbal signal; kick or use hand defenses v. upward stab, left or right handed attacker

Beginner (A2)

Movement-Fighting Stance Moving Forward, Left, Right, Back

Punches-Left/Right combination

Round Kick

Drill: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work! 1 minute: Partner A throws 2 punches on pad, does 1 push-up then takes the pad from B. B throws 2 punches and a push-up. A throws 4 punches and 1 push-up, they switch, then 6 punches and 1 push-up, etc. with partners attempting to make as many punches as possible in 1 minute. The partner group that has accumulated the most punches wins. Everyone else does 5 burpees.

Drill: Same as above, but with 1:30 on the clock, replacing punches with 2 round kicks left and 2 round kicks right and 1 sprawl. Number of kicks always increases by 2 each leg.

Choke from the Front with a Push

Drill:

Drill: Diving for the pads: Curved kick shield is centered on the mat with partners facing each other on opposite ends of the room. On instructor's call of "GO!" whoever touches the pad first gets to be holder and holds for non-stop punches until instructor calls "TIME!" OR drops pad and applies Choke from the Front with a Push. Rotate one line to allow for different match-ups, change distance from pad, and/or have them begin prone, or make them bearcrawl to pad, etc.

Intermediate (A2)

Inside Slap Kick

Outside Slap Kick

Focus mitts

Round 1: Combinations 1-4

Round 2: Combinations 1-4 + mitt holder can hold either focus mitt in position for a hook, Striker throws Inside Slap Kick or Outside Slap Kick

Inside Defense v. Left/Right

Defense v. High Round Kick (2 and 3 points)

Defense v. High Round Kick (covering)

Drill: 5 for 5: A can attack B with Left/Right combination OR High Round Kick. B defends and counters with 3-4 combatives. Partners switch roles every 5 attacks.

Advanced (A2)

Scissor Front Kick

2 Jumping Front Kicks

Jumping Side Kick

Drill: Karate Kid Competition: Stack 2-3 curved kick shields at the center of the room. Have students attempt a Jumping Side Kick over the pads without knocking any over. Every student who successfully clears the stack has to try with another pad added to increase the height. Winner clears the most pads. If most of the students have trouble at the early on, you can change/add the competition to distance and have students attempt to Jumping Side Kick over pads lined up next to each other.

Knife – defense v. upward stab

Advanced Gun – from front, assailant using off hand

Drill: A/B Drill including Knife – defense v. upward stab and Advanced Gun – from front, assailant using off hand.

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)
Fighting Stance
Movement in Fighting Stance – Left, Right, Forward, Backward
Review Technical Stand-up
Ground – Side Position
Ground – Side Kick
Drill: Zombie drill. 1 kick shield holder, 1 striker. Striker starts in side position on the ground in front of pad holder. Striker’s 1^st side kick to pad holder starts the drill. Striker’s goal is to create enough space to execute a technical standup into fighting position and move away. Pad holder continuously move forward towards striker. Note: pad holders should adjust the level of difficulty to help train their partner for success. Every pad holder should start as a slow zombie and build up to fast zombies as their striker has success in creating enough space to stand up.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)
Focus Mitts: Combos 1-4 for 2 minutes
Focus Mitts: Combos 6-9 for 2 minutes
Review Choke from Front with Push
Bearhug Behind, Arms Caught
Drill: eyes closed, either Choke Front Push or Bearhug Behind, Arms Caught

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)
Thai Pads: 3 rounds of 3 minutes – 1^st round all combos end with 1 round kick. 2^nd round, 2 kicks. 3^rd round 3 kicks.
Side Kick Review
Plucking/Row Defense v. Medium Side Kick
Redirecting Defense v. High Side Kick
Light Sparring: try to include side kicks into your sparring rounds