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BEGINNER CLASS (B3)
Front Kick - practice from passive stance, followed by straight punches
Round Kick
Round Kick - focus on various angles: downward, horizontal, upward
Drill: Horseshoe Drill Horseshoe Kicking Drill
Wrist Releases - discuss aggressive v. soft responses based on situation and stimulus
Arm Pull -- burst forward with counterattacks
Drill: Aggressive or Soft -- the defender has eyes closed; the attacker grabs the wrist, sometimes pulling aggressively; the defender react according to the aggressiveness of the grab with either a wrist release OR bursting forward with counterattacks.
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D3)
Focus Mitts -- Left/Left/Right
Focus Mitts -- Left/Right/Right
Round kick (review)
Round Kick - variation, striking with the ball of the foot
Choke from Behind with a Pull
ADVANCED CLASS (D3)
Focus Mitts -- Right/slip left punch/Right
Focus Mitts -- Right/Left Hook/duck under right hook/Left Hook
Hip Throw
Basic Self Defense Review -- include Hip Throw into counterattacks
Long Gun Behind, Touching
"ATONEMENT"
BEGINNER CLASS (B3)
Review basic combatives (straight punches/front kicks/knees/round kicks)
Drill:
30 seconds left/right punch
10 seconds rest
30 seconds front kicks
10 seconds rest
30 seconds knees
10 seconds rest
30 seconds round kicks
10 seconds rest
x 2
Hammerfist to the Side
Drill: Monkey in the Middle with Push ups -- the defender begins by striking one pad; when he is hit by a different padholder, he turns with hammerfist to the side, and continues with combatives. At any time, the instructor yells "Down!" and the defender does 10 pushups while being struck lightly with the pads, then gets up and continues.
Choke Behind with a Push (if time)
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D3)
Review basic combatives (straight punches/front kicks/knees/round kicks)
Drill:
30 seconds left/right punch
10 seconds rest
30 seconds front kicks
10 seconds rest
30 seconds knees
10 seconds rest
30 seconds round kicks
10 seconds rest
x 3
Bearhug From Behind, Finger Leverage
Drill: Monkey in the Middle with Push ups -- the defender begins by striking one pad; when he is hit by a different padholder, he turns with hammerfist to the side, and continues with combatives. One attacker with no pad can make Bearhug From Behind (the defender should make finger leverage). At any time, the instructor yells "Down!" and the defender does 10 pushups while being struck lightly with the pads, then gets up and continues.
ADVANCED CLASS (D3)
Review basic combatives (straight punches/front kicks/knees/round kicks)
Drill:
30 seconds left/right punch
10 seconds rest
30 seconds front kicks
10 seconds rest
30 seconds knees
10 seconds rest
30 seconds round kicks
10 seconds rest
x 3
Knife Upward Stab
Drill: Monkey in the Middle with Push ups -- the defender begins by striking one pad; when he is hit by a different padholder, he turns with hammerfist to the side, and continues with combatives. One attacker with no pad can make Knife Upward Stab. At any time, the instructor yells "Down!" and the defender does 10 pushups while being struck lightly with the pads, then gets up and continues.
BEGINNER CLASS (B3)
Stance
Movement
Movement + Pivot (see video)
Left/Right/pivot left
Left/Right/pivot right
Straight Punch Low
Inside Def.
Inside Def. v. Straight Punch Low
Defense high or low straight punch
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D3)
Combative Combinations to Large Shield
- Left/Right/Front Kick Vertical Target
- Right/Left Knee
- Left/Right/Right Elbow/Right Knee
Pull Arm - burst forward and counter attack
Hair Grab from the Side
Ground - Elbow Escape
Drill: pulled by arm or hair; defender makes hair grab defense BUT if the attacker yells "down!" the defender must act as though they have been dragged to the ground; attacker takes full mount, defender defends.
ADVANCED CLASS
Spinning Outside Slap Kick
Long Gun Live Side
BEGINNER CLASS (B3)
Palm Strikes
Drill: Find Your Partner - using palm strikes
Knees - straight and round
Drill - slow work, giving knees; as attacker covers himself to protect against one knee, find a new target; continue slowly
Choke from the Side
Choke from Behind with a Push
Drill: eyes closed; choke from the side or behind with a push, make defense, find open targets for knees
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D3)
Focus Mitts
Fall Break
Drill: focus mitts; holder calls "down!" and puncher must make a fall break, get back up, and continue (don't call "down!" too many times)
Outside Defenses 1-5
Discuss moving to dead side, getting behind attacker, etc.
Discuss using attacker as a shield against possible second attacker
Drill: several attackers; defend using outside defenses, and move out of the middle, using attacker as shield
ADVANCED CLASS
Spinning Heel Kick
Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick (stopping)
Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick (sliding)
Long Gun - Dead Side
Beginner:
hammerfist forward, down, side
Review front kick
Review Round kick
kick combo: front kick, round kick
Review chokes (front, side, behind)
Drill: Divide the group into A and B. A's will defend first, give all of them some sort of injury; tie a hand, marbles in the shoe, hold breath, no weight on a foot etc. The attackers then go around make one of the chokes, defenders do their best to defend.
Intermediate:
Side kick (with and without an advance)
Outside defense 1-5
Hair grab side, impending knee
Drill: Divide the group into A and B. A's will defend first, give all of them some sort of injury; tie a hand, marbles in the shoe, hold breath, no weight on a foot etc. The attackers then go around make one of the outside defenses or hair grab, defenders do their best to defend.
Advanced:
gun from the front
gun from behind, touching
gun from behind, at a distance.
Drill: Divide the group into A and B. A's will defend first, give all of them some sort of injury; tie a hand, marbles in the shoe, hold breath, no weight on a foot etc. The attackers then go around make one of the gun attacks, defenders do their best to defend.
Today's lesson plans continue the "Fighting Injured" theme. One set of drills deals with a different type of injury -- losing your breath due to a punch to the stomach or, as we say in English, "getting the wind knocked out of you." Since we obviously cannot hit our students that hard, we will simulate the feeling as closely as possible.
Always remember, SAFETY FIRST. If your students cannot due the drills below, modify or discard them. No one should pass out while doing these drills.
BEGINNER CLASS (B3)
Palm Strikes
Hammerfist to the Side
Knees
Choke From Behind
Drill - Simulated Loss of Breath: student holds breath while punching for 20 seconds; at the end of 20 seconds, a third person makes Choke From Behind; the defender must defend (and now breath!), then return to punch again. Do 3 rounds.
Palm Strikes with one hand tied to side
Choke From Behind with one hand tied (defend so that the good hand is on the inside, nearer to the attacker)
Drill - Simulated Loss of Breath -- do the drill as above, but now with one hand tied.
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B3)
Straight Punches with one arm tied
Elbow #3 with one arm tied
Bearhug Behind, Arms Free (arms are both untied for now)
Drill - Simulated Loss of Breath: student holds breath while punching for 20-30 seconds; at the end of 20-30 seconds, a third person makes Bearhug From Behind; the defender must defend (and now breath!), then return to punch again. Do 3 rounds.
Bearhug From Behind, Arms Free (but with one arm tied down); emphasize moving the body, even if you cannot strike with one arm
Drill - Simulated Loss of Breath: as above, but with one arm tied.
ADVANCED CLASS (D3)
Combatives to Pad -- front kicks, round kicks, punches, elbows, knees, etc.
Ground - Side Control
Ground - Escape Side Control
Drill - Simulated Loss of Breath: student holds breath while making combatives for 20-30 seconds; at the end of 20-30 seconds, a third person says "Down!"; the defender must go down, and the third person takes Side Control; the defender must defend (and now breath!), then return to punch again. Do 3 rounds.
Ground - Escape Side Control with one arm tied (this will be difficult for many of our students!)
Drill - same as above, but with one arm tied
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