BEGINNER CLASS

Tabata Punches: 8 rounds of 20 seconds on, 1o seconds off

Review Groin Kick and Elbow #1 quickly (this is a technique heavy class!)

Choke from the Front

Advanced Technique: Gun from Behind

Drill: eyes closed, Choke or Gun

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Focus Mitts: Combos 1-4

Focus Mitts: Combos 1-4/cover v. hook/cross hook or hook cross; for example, if pad holder calls for Combo #1, he will catch the punch and make a hook with his free hand; striker must recoil his punch and cover, then give Cross/Hook as a counter.  If pad holder calls for Combo #2, he will catch the left/right, then make a hook with his free hand; striker must recoil his punch and cover, then give Hook/Cross as a counter, etc.

Defense v. Low Round Kick (shin block)

Focus Mitts (both participants need shin guards); Combos 1-4, pad holder throws low round kick after striker makes combo

Headlock From The Side

ADVANCED CLASS

Round Kick

Jumping Round Kick

Gun From The Front

Knife - Downward Stab

Drill: eyes closed, gun or knife

BEGINNER CLASS

Left/Right Combination

Front Kick Vertical Target

Ground - Back Position and Movement

Ground - Kick

Ground - Get Up

Drill: pad holder moves around and gives targets for Left/Right or Front Kick Vertical Target.  Sometimes after the Front Kick, the pad holder says "Down!" and the defender must drop down into Ground Back Position. Pad Holder moves around and Defender follows.  Pad holder moves forward and Defender kicks, then gets up.  Do at least 7 repetitions before switching.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Defense v. Low Round Kick (shin block)

Bearhug Front, Arms Free

Ground - Hip Escape from Side Control (go to full guard)

Ground - Arm Bar (emphasize the after the arm is broken, the defender should kick the head and get up)

Drill: Light sparring, open hands. Partner A uses hands only, but Partner B can also make low kicks. Partner A must defend low kicks with Shin Block. Partner B can also say "Clinch" and move on for Bear Hug Front, Arms Free. Partner B can also say "Down" and Partner A must drop down and give Side Control, then escape from Side Control and make Arm Bar. Do at least 7 repetitions before switching.

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Punches and Elbows to Tombstone Pad

Hip Throw

Ground - Side Control (review)

Ground - Hip Escape from Side Control (kick and get up instead of pulling guard) (review)

Drill, Group of 3: Non-stop punches and elbows to pad; third person calls "time" and then the defender and the third person clinch; third person makes Hip Throw and gets Side Control; defender does Hip Escape from Side Control, kicks, and gets back up and begins punching again.  Do at least 7 reps before switching. This should be tiring!

Gun from Behind, Touching

Drill (if there is time): repeat the drill above, but sometimes the third person threatens with a gun instead of calling "time."

 

BEGINNER CLASS

Straight Punches

Front Kick Vertical Target

Drill: A/B Drill — one person in the middle, 2 pad holders, one at each end of the room. One holds for punches (A), the other for Front Kick Vertical Target (B); instructor calls out where to go, and the person in the middle sprints there and strikes.

For added difficulty, include a sprawl in the middle of the room every time they run

Ground – Back Position and Movement

Ground – Front Kick

Ground – Get Up

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Thai Pads

Uppercut Punch

Round 1: Combo #8 (Right Uppercut/Left Hook/Cross) and Combo #9 (Left Uppercut/Cross/Left Hook)

Round 2: 8Knee and 9Knee (add opposite knee after combination)

Round 3: Add opposite elbow after combination (8 = Right Uppercut/Left Hook/Cross/Left Knee/Right elbow and 9 = Left Uppercut/Cross/Left Hook/Right Knee/Left Elbow)

Headlock from the Side

Bearhug Front, Arms Caught

Drill: A/B Drill

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Axe Kick

Partners; 1 curved kick shield.

Round 1: Basic target recognition for 2 hand combatives, knee, FKVT, round kick, or FKG. Pad holder can hold in any order, but for safety will not hold for the same combative twice in a row.

Round 2: Add axe kick after FKG

Round 3: Add sprawl on instructor’s call. On instructor’s call of “DOWN!” Pad holder drops pad on ground and Striker makes nonstop Ground and Pound strikes until instructor calls “TIME!” Striker and pad holder immediately return to Target Recognition.

Knife Upward Stab

Knife Upward Stab v. Left Handed Attacker

Drill: defender stands with eyes closed; attacker gives verbal signal and attacks with right or left handed upward stab.

BEGINNER CLASS
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
Hook Punch
Outside Defense vs. Right Punch
Hair Grab Side, Impending Knee
Hair Grab Behind
Drill: Groups of 3. 1 striker, 1 attacker, 1 focus mitt holder. Striker and focus mitt holder free work (striker bare handed). Attacker randomly grabs striker’s hair from side or rear. Striker defends, then returns to pad work.

ADVANCED CLASS
Thai Pads from opposite stance: Round 1 – From regular stance, strikers throw any combos that require a switch kick (2K, 4K, etc.). Round 2 – Strikers throw those same combinations, but deliver a cross or uppercut instead of a kick. Round 3 – Same lead combinations, but after the switch strikers deliver combo 6 or 8 immediately from their switch stance.
Review Headlock from the Side
Headlock from the Side, Spinning Inward
Headlock from the Side, Neck Break
Drill: 1 attacker, 1 defender. Defender, eyes shut. Attacker delivers either basic headlock from the side, spinning inward, or neck break attack. Defender must recognize attack and defend appropriately.

BEGINNER CLASS

Straight Punches

Elbows 1-3

Combo: Left/Right/Right Elbow

Groin Kick

Choke from the Front (2 hands)

Drill: eyes closed; the attacker makes Choke OR pushes with pad and holds for the punch combination OR pushes and holds the pad for a groin kick.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Outside Defenses 1-5

Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorbing)

Defense v. Low Front Kick (redirecting)

Drill: one attack/one defend, low kicks

Drill: groups of 3; one attack/one defend low kicks; at any time, second attacker gives a verbal signal and makes a straight punch from the side; defender makes an outside defense, counters, then returns to defend against the first attacker

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Thai Pads Combos 6 & 7, emphasize high round kicks

Sliding Defense v. High Round Kick

Gun from the Side, Front of Arm

Drill: make the gun defense, emphasize attacker reacting and fighting; defender must control and give counters with knees and head butts until making the disarm

 

BEGINNER CLASS

Hammerfist to the Side

Elbow #3

Choke From Behind

360 (include counterattacks such as knees0

Drill: attacker makes Choke From Behind; Defender defends; attacker then steps back, and steps forward with 360 attack; Defender defends and finishes with knees

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Striking: straight punches and round kicks, 2 rounds of 1 minute

Inside Defense (quick review)

Headlock from the Side

Defense v. Round Kick (shin block) - discuss making counterattacks after the defense

Drill (shin guards on): Attacker makes Headlock from the Side; Defender defends; Attacker breaks away and makes several two or three Straight Punches , then a Low Kick; Defender defends, and closes distance with punches and knees after the Low Kick

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Thai Pads: 3 rounds of 2 minutes, include round kicks and knees

Headlock From The Side - Neck Break

Knife Downward Stab

Drill: Attacker makes Downward Stab; Defender defends; attacker drops knife and transitions to Headlock From the Side (the defender might have to allow this); Defender makes Headlock From The Side, Neck Break defense