Congratulations to our latest group of Level 1 Instructors who just tested in Los Angeles. Great job everyone!

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)
Straight Punches
Round Kick - include switch with forward leg
Drill: Combo #1 and #2 with round kick to tombstone pad
Choke from the Front with a Push

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)
Headbutt Forward
Combo: Left/Right/Headbutt
Uppercut Back Kick
Combo: Uppercut Back Kick/Elbow #3/turn with straight punch/headbutt
Bearhug from Behind

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)
Focus Mitts in opposite stance: Left Upper/Right Hook/Left Cross
Focus Mitts in opposite stance: Right Upper/Left Straight/Right Hook
Knife Hostage Situation
Gun Hostage Situation
Drill: either threat

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)
Hook Punch
Knees (review) -- include making a switch to give the knee
Combo: Left/Right/Left Hook/Right/Left Knee with a Switch
Choke from the Front with a Push (review)
Choke from the Front Against a Wall

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)
Straight Punches
Knees
Elbows #3 & 4
Combo: Elbow #4/Elbow#3/turn/Left Straight Punch/Right Knee
Choke from the Side

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)
Punch one direction/Kick in Another -- follow up after kick, continue making counterattacks to second attacker
As above, but after the kick, follow up by making counterattacks to the attacker you punched
Drill: punch one direction/kick in another -- follow up with counterattacks to whichever assailant is still aggressive
Gun from the Front, 2 handed technique

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)

Fight Stance & Movement

Straight Punch with Advance

Straight Punch Low

Inside Defense

Inside Defense v. Straight Punch Low

Drill: defend left straight punch high or low

Drill: defend right straight punch high or low

Drill: defend either left or right, high or low

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)

Back Kick

Combo: right Back Kick/turn/right hammer fist/left straight punch/knees

Inside Defense with Counter v. Left Punch

Inside Defense with Counter v. Right Punch (2 counters)

Inside Defense with Counter v. Right Punch (1 counter)

Drill: defend either punch with counters

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)

Focus Mitts: slip right cross/left uppercut/right cross/left hook/slip right hook/left hook/right cross

Gun from the Front

Gun to the Side of the Head

Full Nelson - finger strip

Drill: eyes closed, any of these attacks

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)

Palm Strikes

Knees

Ground - Back Position

Ground - Front Kick

Ground - Get Up

Drill: on ground, kick, get up, and strike until the pad holder says to go back to the ground

Choke Front 1 Hand

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)

Defensive Front Kick

Side Kick (include additional counterattacks)

Drill: eyes closed; Defensive Front Kick or Side Kick from either side, then make additional counters until the pad holder calls "time."

Reflexive Defense v. Front Kick

Forward Roll

Drill: as above but include a front kick to the groin so that the defender must make Reflexive Defense v. Front Kick; ALSO sometimes add a light push from behind so that the defender must make a forward roll

 

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)

Sparring Drills - 4 rounds of 90 seconds each

Knife v. Knife - Downward Stab, Dead Side

Knife v. Knife - Downward Stab, Live Side

Knife Defense v. Downward Stab

Drill: groups of 3; defender makes non-stop strikes to pad; third person holds a knife and waits; there is a knife on the ground nearby; on command, the defender stops striking and grabs the knife from the ground and must use the knife to defend against the second attacker; the defender should defend several times, then go back to striking the pad

Drill: as above, but sometimes the attacker does not give the defender enough time to grab the knife; the defender must make an empty hand defense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Come to a FREE Seminar for Krav Maga Alliance instructors and their students in Barcelona, Spain!  The seminar will be held at NIDEC, a fantastic training a facility in Barcelona, on Saturday, May 31, from 10:00 to 16:00.

We will train on knife and stick defenses, and also learn to use these weapons to defend against a second attacker.

Space is limited so you MUST register here.

Beginner (B1)
Palm Heel Strikes
Drill: Groups of 2 (partners should be about the 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 (B1)
A/B Drill
Headbutt Forward
Combination: L/R combination, Right Elbow, Forward Headbutt
Back Kick
Drill: Groups of 3; Striker works todays combination, 2nd pad holder walks towards the striker form behind and gives a verbal signal, striker; executes a back kick and continues working the pad.
Choke Front Against the wall
Advanced (B1)
Warm up with general combatives, including side kicks and back kicks
Drill: Interference Drill- 3 rounds! Alternate each person in groups of 3.
Gun from the side, Behind the Arm
Gum from the side of the Head
Ground: Def. v. Guillotine

Beginner (B1)

Straight Punch with Advance

Straight Punch with Retreat

Drill: pad holder starts at punching range, moves deliberately forward or back; puncher must react with an advance or retreating punch

Front Kick

Headlock from Behind

Drill: pad holder moves around the room, offering targets for front kick, or straight punch with advanced; at the same time assign 2-3 attackers to move around, giving headlock from behind to the strikers at random

 

Intermediate (B1)

Muay Thai Pads

Round 1- Cross, Hook, 2 Right Round Kicks, Right Knee

Round 2- Cross, Hook, Cross, 2 Left Round Kicks, Left Knee

Round 3- Put the two combos together (Cross, Hook, 2 Right Round Kicks, Right Knee,

Cross, Hook, Cross, 2 Left Round Kicks, Left Knee)

360 with counters

Drill: Groups of 3, Thai pads; Basic combos on pads, attacker; makes a 360 attack.

Choke from Front Against Wall

 

Advanced (B1) 

Thai Pads- Opposite Stance- 3-1 Minute rounds- Non stop combinations

Jumping spinning Back Kick

Full Nelson- Finger Strip

Axe defense v. overhead

Drill: defender works combinations on pads, attacker makes either a Full Nelson attack or Axe defense v. overhead.

Beginner (B1) 

Punches Straight

Round Kick

Front Kick (Groin)- quick review

3 Round Drill

Headlock from Behind

Ground- Front Kick

Ground-Getting up (quick review)

Combination- Ground- Front kick, get up, non stop punches on pad

Drill: Groups of 3, defender starts on the ground, Front kick, gets up and attacks the pad with non stop punches, attacker; makes a headlock from behind, defender makes an aggressive defense and gets back on the ground.

Intermediate (B1) 

Side Kick

Hammerfist to the side- quick review

Combination- Side kick, Hammerfist to the side, turn to face the pad and  attack with non stop strikes, until pad holder calls time.

Choke from behind with a pull

Ground-Trap and Roll

Ground- Elbow escape

Drill: Groups of 2, defender; mounts pad and strikes from mount position, attacker; shoves defender off the pad and mounts him/her (for the sake of the drill defender allows attacker to mount them), defender; trap and roll or elbow escape to gain a better position, once the defender gains a better position they get back on the pad and continue with strikes.

Advanced (B1)

Combatives to Pad- front kicks, rounds kicks, punches, elbows, knees. etc.

Gun from Front- regular and off hand

Long Gun from the Front- Live side

Long Gun from the Front- dead side

Drill: Eyes closed-  Gun & Long gun

 

 

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)

Horse stance

5 Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique

720 Tornado Kick

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)

Jumping Knees to Chest 99 reps

Crocodile Wrestling 3 rounds of 2 minutes

Defense v. Rolled Up Magazine

 

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)

Defense v. Mild Insults to Family Members

Redirecting Gun Fire (slow work)

Redirecting Gun Fire (full speed)

Missile Disarm