Beginner (A1)
Left/Right Combination
Front Kick to a Vertical Target
Knees (regular and round)
Drill: Combo- Front Kick Vertical Target, L/R combination followed by non stop knees. On instructors signal, 3 Burpees, 3 Push ups and repeat combination.
Wrist Releases
Choke from Behind
Drill: Defender Eyes Closed, Attacker; make choke from behind Or bump defender with pad and hold for strikes.

Intermediate (C1)
Uppercut Punch
Hook Punch
Headbutt Forward
Focus Mitts:
Round 1- 6 Punch Combo; Jab, Cross, Left- Uppercut, Right-Uppercut, Left- Hook, Right Cross
Round 2- 6 Punch Combo followed by Headbutt Forward
Bearhug Front Arms Caught
Ground- Forward Roll
Drill: Defender; Eyes Closed, Attacker; Make a Bearhug Front Arms Caught Or bump defender from behind. Defender; when bumped from behind, make a Forward roll, get up and attack pad with non stop Front Kicks (Groin) until pad holder calls "time". Reset.

Advanced (C1)
Muay Thai Pads: 3 Rounds of 3 min- Start each Round with 10 Kicks on each leg, Combinations 1-9, Kicks, Knees and Elbows. The last 30 sec, Strikers on their back, pad holders mounts strikers, non stop punches from the bottom.
One Arm Shoulder Throw
Full Nelson-finger strip
Knife Defense v. forward slash
Advanced Gun-from kneeling position

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Straight Punches
Elbows 1-3
Combo: Left/Right/Right Elbow
360 - add counterattacks
Choke Front
Drill: eyes closed, attacker makes either a choke or attacks with 360

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)
Focus Mitts: Combo #6 (cross/hook/cross)
Focus Mitts: Combo #7 (hook/cross/hook)
Defense v. Hook Punch (covering)
Focus Mitts: cover v. right hook/cross/hook/cross
Focus Mitts: cover v. left hook/hook/cross/hook
Bearhug Behind, Arms Free
Bearug Behind, Arms Caught
Drill: focus mitts + bearhug from behind

ADVANCED CLASS (C1)
Focus Mitts: cover v. right hook/cross/hook/cross/left round kick
Focus Mitts: cover v. left hook/hook/cross/hook/right round kick
Gun Front when attacker is pushing, kicking, yelling
Machine Gun Takedown when attacker is in front of the defender and pushing with left hand

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Straight Punches: 4 punches moving forward
Straight Punches: 4 punches moving backwardKnees
Drill: 3 punches moving forward/right knee
Elbows
Combo: left elbow #6 (upward)/right elbow #7 downward
Choke from the Side

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)
Thai Pads: 3 rounds of two minutes; do 5 squats and5 push ups during each rest period
Bearhug Front (neck leverage)
Ground: Kick off from Guard
Ground: Sweep from Guard
Ground: variation - try sweep from guard, but use neck leverage to do it

ADVANCED CLASS (C1)
Spinning Heel Kick
Sliding Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick
Gun from Kneeling Position
Gun Kneeling, 3rd Party (if you don't know how to apply these principles, skip this technique)

Congratulations to the great group of people who passed their Level 4 Instructor Certification. This was a fantastic group, and shows how strong the KM Alliance has become!

Friday 7/12/13
Beginner (A1)
Palm Heel strikes
Hammerfist-Downward
Drill: 2 ppl-A & B/ Large shield
"A's" mount the pad and "B's" stand at the opposite side of the room. "A's" non stop aggressive Palm heel and downward Hammerfist strike (Ground and Pound), "B's" are doing Air Squats. On instructors signals A's & B's switch positions as quickly as possible!
Wrist Releases
Choke from Behind
Choke from side
Drill: Groups of 3
Striker; non stop strikes. Attacker; Makes a choke from behind Or Choke from Side
Ground- Front Kick

Intermediate (C1)
A/B Drill
Defense v. High Round Kick (2 points of Contact)
Defense v. Low Round Kick (Shin Block)
Drill: Focus Mitts
Pad Holder- Calls out Combinations and Randomly makes either a Low or High Round Kick.
Headlock from Side
Bearhug Front Arms Free (Neck Leverage)
Drill: Monkey in the Middle- Groups of 4-5 adjust according to class size
Defender is in the middle. Non stop attacks, any level one self defense, including Headlock from side and Bearhug Front Arms Free (Neck Leverage)

Advanced (C1)
Back Roll To Push Up Drill
Hip Throw
Combo- 5x each
Round 1- Hip Throw, get to side control and mount
Round 2 - Hip Throw, get to side control and mount, person on the bottom pushes on partners chest, person on top goes for the Arm Bar
Gun from Front
Advanced Gun - from Front, assailant pushing
Advanced Gun - from Behind, attacker close (hug defense)
Drill: Defender; eyes closed. Attacker; Gun from Front, Gun from Front, assailant pushing, Gun from Behind, attacker close (hug defense)

Beginner (A1)
Knees (regular and round)
Basic Takedown Defense (Changing height, moving feet)
Drill: 2 ppl-
Start in Knee strike position
Attacker; Changes levels, moves in for a take down.
Striker; Defends, maintains control and delivers 2 knee strikes (with out making contact)
360 Defense
Choke from the Front (2 handed)
Drill: Attacker Fights Back
Attacker; makes a choke from Front. After a successful defense from defender, attacker makes a 360 attack.

Intermediate (C1)
Muay Thai Pads:
Combo # 8 & 9- Add Low and High Round Kicks
Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorbing)
Defense v. Low Round Kick (shin block)
Ground- Headlock side Backward
Ground- Headlock side Forward
Drill: 2ppl/ Large Shield
Defender; Ground and pound. Attacker; safely tackles defender off pad and can make either a Headlock side forward or Headlock side Backward. Defender; makes the appropriate defense and gets back on pad.

Advanced (C1)
Drill: Stand up and Ground- 4 Rounds of 2 minutes, 30 sec rest
Round 1- Thai Pads- Combinations, Kicks, Knees and Elbows
Round 2- Ground Work- Pad holder puts striker in either mount or side control and makes it challenging for the striker to gain a better position.
Round 3-Thai Pads- Combinations, Kicks, Knees and Elbows and sprawls
Round 4-Ground Work- Pad holder puts striker in either mount or side control and makes it challenging for the striker to gain a better position. Add strikes to disturb defender.
Full Nelson-singer strip
Full Nelson-Throw

BEGINNER (A1)

Straight Punches

Front Kick Vertical Target - discuss the need to make decisions between kicking and punching based on the distance

Knees

Combo: Front Kick Vertical Target/Knee -- do it with right kick/right knee and also right kick/left knee

Choke from Behind (practice going to the opposite side)

Drill: eyes closed; attacker can either hold a pad in front and give a verbal signal (different distances for punches or kicks) OR make Choke from Behind

INTERMEDIATE (C1)

Focus Mitts:  free work for 2 rounds of 2 minutes, very aggressive training, 30 second break.

Drill: dirty fighting from Guard - practice elbows and punches, but explain that these are difficult; also talk about eye gouging, grabbing hair, twisting the chin, etc.

Groundwork: Get Up from Ground (review)

Groundwork: Kick off from Guard

Groundwork: Sweep from Guard

ADVANCED (C1)

Light sparring: 4 rounds of 1 minute

Knife Upward Stab

Gun from the Front

Drill: eyes closed; attacker pushes the defender and then makes Knife Upward Stab or Gun from the Front; defender must open his eyes and see the attack, then defend.

Beginner (A1)
Punches- Left/Right Combination
Knee Strikes
Drill: "Fast" & "Slow"
Round 1- Left/Right punches, when Instructor yells "Fast", Non stop, Fast and aggressive punches. When the Instructor yells "Slow", back you to easy L/R punches.
Round 2- Knee strikes, when Instructor yells "Fast", Non stop, Fast and aggressive Knees. When the Instructor yells "Slow", back you to easy Knees.
Round 3- Mix it up- Punches and Knees- Pad Holder either holds Punches or Knees, when Instructor yell "Fast", Non stop, Fast and aggressive strikes. When the Instructor yells "Slow", back you to easy strikes.
Wrist Releases
Choke From the Side
Choke From Behind
Ground- Getting up

Intermediate (C1)
Uppercut Punch
Defense Against Hook-Covering
Combo: 1- Defense against Hook- Covering (Left side), Right Uppercut, Left Hook, Right Cross
2- Defense against Hook-Covering (Right side), Left Hook, Right Cross
Defense v. Low Round Kick (shin block)
Defense v. Front Kick (stopping)
Bearhug Front Arms Free (Space)
Ground- Headlock side Forward
Drill: Groups of 3/ Punching Shield
Pad Holder; Move any where in the room, Defender; starts on the ground, Attacker; Makes Headlock side forward, Defender; fast and aggressive defense, get up and sprint towards pad holder, non stop punches, elbows and Headbutts. Attacker; at any given time, Bearhug. Once the defender completes the his/her defense, Reset!

Advanced (C1)
3 Round Drill
Machine Gun Takedown
Knife- Defense v. Downward stab
Knife- Defense v. Upward Stab
Drill- Groups of 3/Large Shield
Defender; Non stop combatives (punches, Knees, Kicks, Elbows etc), Attacker; Give a verbal signal and make a Downward stab Or Upward stab. Defender; aggressive Defense and back on the pad.

Beginner (A1)
Fighting Stance
Palm Heel Strike
Front Kick Groin
Combo: Front Kick Groin/Right/Left/Right Palm Heel Strikes
360 Defense
Choke from the Front (2 Handed)
Ground- Front Kick
Ground- Getting up
Drill: Groups of 3
Defender; start on the ground, Front kick from the ground, get up and continue with counter attacks on the pad.
Attacker; make a choke from the Front or give a verbal signal, make a 360 Defense.
Defender; Defend and continues with counter until attacker calls "Time". Reset!

Intermediate (C1)
Hook Punch
Combo: #6 & #7
Front Kick with Advance (fighting and neutral)
Headbutt Forward
Combo: Front Kick with Advance, L & R punches followed by Headbutt Forward
Defense v. Low Round Kick (Absorbing)
Headlock from the Side
Ground- Fallbreak High, Back
Drill: 2 ppl/ 1 Kicking Shield
Defender; Eyes closed.
Attacker; Make a HeadLock or Safely Shove Defender from front.
Defender; Fast and aggressive defense against headlock. When bumped, Back Fallbreak, Kick, get up fast and continue with counter attacks until Attacker calls "Time". Reset!

Advanced (C1)
Muay Thai Pads: 3- 3 Min Rounds- 2 Min Rest, 200 Meter Run During Rest
Round 1- Combinations and Kicks- Non stop punches during the last 30 sec
Round 2- Opposite stance- Combinations, Kicks, add sprawls, Last 30 Sec- Thai Clinch- Non stop knees.
Round 3- Combinations, Kicks, Sprawls (switch fighting stance after every sprawl), add elbows and knees, Last 30 Sec- Non stop round kicks
Spinning Heel Kick
Focus Mitts- Combo: Spinning Heel Kick followed by Superman Punch
One Arm Shoulder Throw
Gun from the Front
Advanced Gun- from the Front, assailant pushing
Advanced Gun- from the Front, assailant pushing, slapping, kicking
Drill: Defender; Eyes closed
Attacker; Any Level 1 & 2 technique, Gun from the Front, Gun from the Front assailant pushing and Gun from the Front assailant pushing, slapping, kicking

Sorry, we will take a break for the 4th of July. Lesson Plans will resume Monday, July 8!