BEGINNER CLASS (A2)
Straight Punches
Combo: left/ right/right
Round kick (include forward leg)
Knees
Combo: left/right/ right/left round kick/right knee
Headlock from Behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C2)
Focus Mitts: straight punches
Drill: focus mitts with disturbing
Hook punch
Armbar from Guard
Guard Reversal
Drill: groups of three; start with one attacker in guard; make arm bar or reversal, get up and make drill with focus mitts and disturbing; if you don't get up soon enough, pad holder strikes you until you get up!

ADVANCED CLASS (C2)
Thai Pads: 3 rounds, include sprawl
Long Gun Front- dead side
Knife Downward Stab v left Handed Attacker
Drill: eyes closed, either of these attacks

Beginner Class (A2)
Knees- First singles, then doubles, then triples; focus on thai clinch to hold
Round Kick
Combo- Round Kick/Knee with the same leg
Inside Defense
Headlock from Behind
Drill: Thai Clinch, non-stop knees, defend headlock from behind and then continue with knees.

Intermediate Class (C2)
Thai Pads, build to a combination of: Right Cross/Left Hook/ Right Round Kick/ Left Hook/Right Uppercut/ Switch Round Kick
Inside Defense v. Left/Right
Defense v. High Round Kick (2 & 3 Points)
Bearhug Behind Arms Free
Drill: Striker non- stop combinations on thai pads, defend Bearhug Behind Arms Free and continue with working the pads

Advanced (C2)
General Strikes to a large kicking 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 Right shoulder
Drill: Non-stop strikes on pad, defend Long Gun from Behind touching or Gun from behind touching.

 

Beginner (A1)

Punches- Left/Right Combination

Drill: partner calls out even numbers (mostly 2, 4, 6) and striker makes that many punches, leading with forwards hand. At least twice during the round, the partner calls out a number of higher than 10.

Front Kick Vertical Target

Ground Position- Movement

Ground Position- Front Kick

Ground Position- Getting up

Drill: Ground Position and Movement against partner holding a pad; when the partner moves in, the defender kicks the pad; if the partner moves back after the kick, the defender gets up; as the defender gets up, the partner moves forward again, and the defender makes front Kick Vertical Target and 6 straight punches; then reset.

 

Intermediate (C1)

Front Kick with Advance (fighting and neutral stance)

Combination- Front kick with advance/Downwards Hammer fist

Defense v. Front Kick (redirect)

Defense v. Front Kick (stopping)

Drill: Defender; eyes closed, attacker; gives a verbal signal and attacks with a Front kick or holds a pad at a distance for Front Kick with Advance.

Bearhug Front Arms Caught

Bearhug Front Arms Free (space)

Bearhug Front Arms Free (neck leverage)

Drill: 2- 1 minute rounds; Round 1- One defender- non-stop bearhug attacks

Round 2- One defender- non-stop aggressive attacks, any level 1 technique plus bearhugs

 

Advanced (C1)

Drills, Drills, & More Drills!

Horse Shoe Drill

Belt Drill

3 Round Drill

Tabatta Drill- 20 sec. work/ 10 sec. rest (Mix up strikes)

Knife- defense v. straight stab (both sides)

Advanced Gun- From the front assailant using off hand

Drill: Monkey in the Middle- non-stop attacks from Level 1-3, Knife- straight stab (including off hand) and Advanced Gun- from Front, assailant using off hand

 

 

BEGINNER (A1)
Basic Takedown Defense

Drill:
Groups of 2, Padholder with focus mitts. Padholder cues for number of Left/Right straight punches. Striker sends. Padholder can shoot in for sloppy takedown.

360 Defenses

Drill:
Same drill as above, but padholder can add 360 attack.

Side Choke

Final Drill:
Same drill as above but 3rd/roaming attacker can apply either side Side Choke. Defend and continue with drill.

INTERMEDIATE (C1)
Warmup Drill: Kick & Roll
Setup a pad line holding for front groin kicks. Strikers position in front of pad. On “GO!” all out front groin kicks. On “LEFT” or “RIGHT” strikers sprawl, roll to the appropriate pad and begin kicking again.

Front Kick w/ Advance (fighting and neutral)
Defense vs. Front Kick (redirect)
Defense vs. Front Kick (stopping)

Drill:
Defender stands eyes closed in fighting stance. Attacker gives verbal cue and sends a Front Groin Kick while holding tombstone pad. Defender defends kick appropriately and sends counters to pad. Attacker may also may cue and hold for an advancing front kick from the defender.

Bearhug Front - Arms Free (Leverage on the Neck)

Final Drill:
Add Bearhug Front option to the above drill.

ADVANCED (C1)
Warmup Review:
Forward, Backward Rolls, Forward Roll to Back Fall Break

Technique Review Drill:
1 Defender/1 Padholder.
Padholder moves around defender and cues for any elbow strike. Defender sends, turns and sends combative burst. Build to 2 then 3 elbows per cue (Elbows 1-4 only, 5-7 still only 1).

Full Nelson - Finger Strip
One Arm Shoulder Throw
Sweep w/ Front Kick
Full Nelson - Sweep

Final Drill:
Groups of 3. Striker sends all out straight punches. Attacker applies any attack (based on level) with bias toward Full Nelson. Defend appropriately and return to striking.

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)

Straight Punches

Drill: Belt Drill!

Front Kick (groin)

Knees

Combo: Left/Right/Groin Kick/Right Knee

Choke Front (2 handed)

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)

Uppercut Punch

Drill: work on short uppercut that does not telegraph

Combo: Right Upper/Left Hook

Combo: Left Upper/Right Straight

Advanced Technique: Knife Straight Stab

ADVANCED CLASS (C1)

Free Work on Combatives

Drill: interference drill

Ground - defend kicks while attacker is standing (like defending round kicks); get up when possible

Knife - Downward Stab

Knife - Forward Slash

Drill: start from kneeling position, then from lying down; get up and make defense v. downward stab or slash

Knife - defend when the attacker is standing up; kick at hands and shins until you have time to get up

 

 

Beginner (A1)
Palm Heel Strike from mount
Front Kick- Groin
Drill: Groups of 2; striker; non stop palm heel strikes from mount position, on pad holders signal "UP!", striker; gets up and makes non stop Front Kicks groin, on pad holders signal "DOWN!", striker, once again mounts the pad and continues with palm heel strikes from mount.
Choke from the Side
Choke from Behind
Drill: Groups of 3; striker starts from mount, non stop palm heel strikes for 30 seconds, then stands up and continues with counters on the 2nd pad, attacker; attacks with either Choke from the Side or Choke from Behind. Reset!

Intermediate (C1)
Uppercut
Focus mitt Combination 1- Left uppercut/Left hook/Right cross
Focus mitt Combination 2- Right uppercut/Left hook/Right Cross
Focus mitt Combination 3- Left uppercut/Left hook/Right cross/Right uppercut/Left hook/Right Cross
Ground- Headlock Side Forward
Ground- Headlock Side Backward
Drill: Striker; non stop strikes from mount, attacker; SAFELY tackles striker off the pad and makes either Headlock from ground Forward or Backward, defender; makes the appropriate defense, gets back on the pad and continues with strikes.

Advanced (C1)
Thai Pads/Ground and pound- 2-2 minute rounds- Opposite Stance
- combinations, kicks, knees, elbows and sprawls, on instructors signal "DOWN!", striker; mounts the pad and delivers non stop strikes, on instructors signal "UP!", striker; gets up and continues with working the pads.
Knife- defense v. straight stab
Knife- defense v. forward slash
Gun form the Front
Advanced Gun- from the front, assailant using off hand
Drill: Eyes closed; defend against Knife or Gun

Beginner (A1)
Straight Punches- single punches
Straight Punches- double up on each side; be sure to make 2 strong punches (especially jabs)
Elbow 1-3
Knees
Drill: Knees driving partner across the room
Choke from Behind

Intermediate (C1)
Hook Punch
Headbutt forward
Focus Mitt Combination: Left, Right, Left Hook, Headbutt forward
Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorb)
Defense v. Front Kick (redirect)
Drill: eyes closed, Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorb) or Defense v. Front Kick (redirect)
Advanced- Straight Stab
Drill: eyes closed, Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorb), Defense v. Front Kick (redirect) or Defense v. Straight Stab

Advanced (C1)
Warm up- Level 1-3 self defense techniques- half speed
One Arm Shoulder Throw
Drill: Level 1-3 self defense techniques, when possible, defender makes a one arm shoulder throw
Knife- defense v. downward stab
Knife- defense v. upward stab
Knife- straight stab
Drill: Groups of 3; non-strikes on pad; attacker gives a verbal signal and makes either a downward stab, upward stab or straight stab, defender; makes the appropriate defense and gets back to striking the pad.

BEGINNER (A1)
Warmup Drill: All Run
Rnd 1: On “Run!” cue all students run randomly about the room, changing direction every couple of steps. Alternate between cues to “Run!” and various exercises (pushups, squats, situps, etc.)
Rnd 2: Students perform a 3-4 step burst/sprint, decelerate, change direction and sprint again.

360 Defense (at least upper defenses, include lower based on time)
Palm Heel Strikes
Wrist Releases
Wrist Pull Defense (Burst & Palm Heel) - include various angles
This is highlighting the "non-soft" response to a more aggressive wrist attack.

Final Drill: Fish Tank
Mark off an area using cones. One student is designated as the attacker. All students enter the area and begin walking around randomly. Eyes should be looking toward the ground to increase surprise. The attacker can select any student to either apply a wrist pull or push and send multiple (3-4) 360 attacks. After defending, the defender becomes the attacker, walking among the students looking for a victim.

INTERMEDIATE (C1)
Thai Pads:
-Warmup with upper body combinations (based on class experience)
-Jab/Cross combo + Rear elbow
-Round House Kick (Forward or Rear)
-Combo: Padholder cues for either side RHK + Jab/Cross + Rear Elbow

Defense vs Low Round Kick (absorb)
Defense vs Low Round Kick (shin block)

Combo: Same as above, but after combo, padholder can attack with either side RHK, requiring striker to block accordingly.

Rear Choke w/ Pull

Final Drill:
Striker (no gloves on), Padholder and Attacker. Padholder cues for either side RHK, then sends RHK attack. Attacker applies rear choke w/ Pull. Striker defends and returns to pad work.

ADVANCED (C1)
Warmup Drill: Slow Work
Any Level non-weapon self defense (based on experience of class) but defense is performed SUPER slow. All strikes should actually make contact but at a speed where no injury can occur. Focusing on crisp movement and accurate counter strikes. Rotate defender/attacker after each attack/defense.

Straight Punch/Knee Review:
Padholder (KS) can cue for “2” (Jab/Straight Combo), “Burst” (all out straights) or “Knees” (all out knees

Drill: Distraction
Group of 3. Striker sends all out straight punches. Third person has two options:
Use hands to grab at striker’s shoulders, arms, hands, etc. to disrupt striking, depending on skill level, can also send strikes to striker’s head, stomach and legs.
Can hold pad across body, shoulder pushing striker from rear off angle, requiring striker to turn, clinch and send all out knees. Padholder cues to “RESET!” and striker returns to punches on original pad.

Advanced Gun - from behind, attacker close (hug defense)

Final Drill:
Same as above, but third person can add in gun attack in addition to distraction options.

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Straight Punches (try punches from an opposite stance)
Hammerfist to the Side
Groin Kick
Knees
Combo: Hammerfist Side/Straight Punch/Groin Kick/Knee
Choke from Behind
Drill: eyes closed, either straight punches, groin kicks, or choke from behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)
Focus Mitts: basic combinations plus sprawl/right cross
Uppercut - work left and right uppercut
Focus Mitt Combo: Left Uppercut/Right Straight
Focus Mitt Combo: Right Uppercut/Left Hook
Bearhug Front Arms Caught
Bearhug Front Arms Free (neck leverage)
Kick Off from Guard
Drill: start on ground, attacker in guard; Kick Off from Guard; as the defender stands up, attacker makes a bear hug (arms free OR arms caught) and the defender must defend

ADVANCED CLASS (C1)
Focus Mitts: 2 rounds of 3 minutes, include sprawl
Sucker Punch: practice throwing a right hook from a "modified fighting stance" or de-escalation stance
Full Nelson, Finger Grab
Full Nelson, Sweep
Drill: groups of 3; one person stands in front of the defender holding a focus mitt; defender should try to deescalate the situation; if that person comes too close, the defender throws a right hook; second attacker stands behind and sometimes tries to make full nelson (surprise attack).

Beginner (A1)
Palm Heel Strikes
Drill: Slow/Fast
Groups of 2; striker makes Slow Palm Heel strike combinations on pad, when the pad holder yells "Fast!", striker makes non stop, fast and aggressive Palm Heel strikes, when pad holder yells "Slow!", striker goes back to making Slow Palm Heel strike combinations.
Front Kick- Groin
Round Kick- Quick Review
Drill: Horse Shoe Drill
Wrist Releases
Choke from the Side
Drill: Groups of 3; Non stop Palm Heel strikes on pad, defend Choke from Side .

Intermediate (C1)
Hook Punch
Slippling- Quick Review
Focus mitt Combination- Hook/Cross/Slip to the Right/Cross/Hook/Slip to the left/Hook/Cross
Drill: 30 second Challenge!
Continuously work todays combo for 30 seconds straight! The goal is to do it FAST and SMOOTH, with out stopping.
Ground- Forward Roll
Drill: pad holder bumps striker from behind, Striker; makes a Forward Roll, gets up, turns to face the pad and immediately attacks pad with non stop strikes until pad holder calls time.
Headlock from the Side
Drill: Drill: Groups of 3; defender eyes Closed, pad holder; bumps defender from behind,defender; makes a Forward Roll, gets up, turns to face the pad and immediately attacks the pad with non stop strikes, attacker; makes Headlock from the Side. Reset after a successful defense!

Advanced (C1)
Basic Combatives
Drill: Belt Drill - 3 Rounds
Full Nelson- Finger Grab
Full Nelson- Sweep
Full Nelson- Throw