BEGINNER CLASS(B1)
Straight Punch
Palm Heel Strike
Hammerfist Forward
Drill: Tombstone pad holder calls for a number between 1 and 6. Striker throws that number of hand combatives in broken rhythm (not just left/right), using a combination of Straight Punch, Palm Heel Strike, and Hammerfist Forward.
Drill: Striker begins with nonstop aggressive hand combatives. After 15 seconds, instructor calls "DOWN!" and both Pad holder and Striker move to kneeling, where Striker continues a flurry of hand strikes. After another 15 seconds, Striker safely gets on back, Pad holder stands over them, and Striker must throw hand combatives from the prone position. On instructor's call of "UP!" they move back to kneeling. The last 15 seconds should be with both Striker and Pad holder standing.
Choke from the Front (1-handed)
Choke from the Front with a Push
Drill: A/B Drill. A's stand in neutral position with eyes closed. B's are roaming attackers and can attack with Choke from the Front (1-handed) or Choke from the Front with a Push.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)
Headbutt Forward
Headbutt Side
Headbutt Backward
Drill: Striker begins in neutral with eyes closed. Pad holder gives verbal cue at very close range from either the front, side, or behind. Striker performs appropriate headbutt, then when pad holder takes a step back, follows up with mid-range Level 1 combatives, i.e. punches/palms, or hammerfist to side followed up by punches/palms until pad holder calls "TIME!"
Drill: Same as previous drill except instead of only taking a step back after the headbutt, Pad holder can stay in the same spot. If Pad holder does not take a step back, Striker should turn and face and follow up with frame-hold or clinch knees until Pad holder calls "TIME!"
Choke Behind Against Wall                                                                £
Choke Behind with a Pull
Drill: A/B Drill: A's line up facing wall. B's are roaming attackers and can attack with Choke from Behind Against a Wall, Choke from Behind with a Pull, or grab a pad and verbal cue for Headbutt Backward to follow up combatives (hand strikes or knees) until B calls "TIME!"

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)
Jumping Spinning Back Kick
Drill: Shared Interval Round 1: Partner groups; 1 curved kick shield; 4 minute round. 15 seconds maximum effort, on instructor's call of "SWITCH" Partner A gives pad to B and immediately begins striking with the same combative B just completed. Combatives in this order: 1) hand combatives, 2) Front Kick Groin, 3) 2 punches and a push up, 4) Jumping Spinning Back Kick.
Drill: Shared Interval Round 2: Same as above with the following order of combatives: 1) Straight Punches, 2) Jumping Spinning Back Kick, 3) Round Kick to a Sprawl (alternating kicking leg), 4) clinch knees.
Gun to the Side of the Head
Drill: Groups of 3; 1 Pad holder; 1 Attacker; 1 Striker/Defender. Pad holder holds for any two hand combatives or 1 kick (round kick, Front Kick Groin, Front Kick to a Vertical Target, Jumping Spinning Back Kick, etc.). Striker must throw the appropriate combative based on the hold. Attacker can apply Gun to the Side of the Head at any time. Striker makes defense and immediately returns to striking pad.

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)
Elbow #4
Elbow #5
Drill: 1 striker, 1 tombstone pad holder. Striker starts in passive stance, pad holder bumps striker with pad. Striker delivers either elbow 4 or 5 and gets to control position as quick as possible. 3-5 combatives once in control position before resetting.
Headlock from Behind
Drill: Same as above, but now add headlock from behind to possible attacks

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)
Uppercut back kick
Drill: Partners practice delivering uppercut back kick & turning into control position as quick as possible. Deliver combatives once in control position before resetting.
Ground - Headlock from side (weight forward)
Ground - Headlock from side (weight back)
Rodeo Drill: 1 minute rounds. Each partner gets to be attacker (Ground - headlock from side) for a full minute. Attacks may only shift weight forward & backward to prevent defender from escaping. Defender must escape as many times as possible in 1 minute.

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)
Jumping Spinning Back Kick
Thai Pads: 3, 1-minute rounds. Freework combinations. Mix in as many jumping spinning back kicks as possible.
Ground - Guillotine
Ground - Defense vs. Guillotine
Ground Sparring: 90 second rounds. Both participants try for submissions (maintaining a dominant position is a secondary objective). Light palm strikes are allowed, particularly if any participants attempt to simply hold on and stop trying to improve their position.

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)

Punches- Straight Punch

Straight Punch Low

Knee Strike (quick review)

Combo: Straight Punch Low, 4 straight punches, 2 knees

Inside Defense

Inside Defense v. Straight punch Low

Drill: defender eyes closed; inside defense or defense against a low punch

Headlock from behind

Drill: defender eyes closed; inside defense or defense against a low punch, Headlock from behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)

Hook Punch

Combos #3 & 4

Combos # 6 (right straight/left hook/right straight) and 7 (left hook/right straight/left hook)

Defense v. Hook Punch (extended)

Defense v. Hook Punch (covering)

Inside Defense review

Drill: defend straight or hook (left only, then right only)

Sparring: light sparring, 50% speed, with straights and hooks

 

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)

Focus Mitts: 2 rounds of 2 minutes

Sparring drill (with gloves, etc.) – defend any single attack from the left hand; then any single attack from the right hand

Sparring drill: defend Left Straight/Right Round Kick OR Right Straight/Left Round Kick

Sparring drill: defend Left/Right/Left Round Kick OR Right/Left Hook/Right Round Kick

Sparring: 2 minutes rounds, 60% speed and power

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)
Punches-Straight
Front Kick Groin
Drill: Partner moves around with large pad, holds for punches or groin Kicks
Ground- Getting up
Ground- Front Kick
Ground- Round Kick
Drill: Movement,Kick, get, up, Groin kick followed by 4 straight punches
Headlock from behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)
Headbutt Forward
Side Kick
Combination-Side kick, transition to face the pad, 2 punches followed by a forward Headbutt.
Drill- Groups of 3, Focus Mitts, Kicking shield; Basic combinations on focus mitts, Pad holder with the Kicking shield walks towards striker from either side and gives a verbal signal, striker makes todays combination and gets back to working the mitts.
360 with counters
Choke behind with a pull
Drill: Groups of 3, focus mitts; basic combinations, attacker makes choke behind with a pull or gives a verbal signal and makes 360, defender makes the appropriate defense and gets back to working mitts

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)
Stand up & Ground- Thai Pads, 3 rounds of 2 minute rounds
Round 1- Stand up- Thai Pads- Combinations, include kicks, elbow, knees
Round 2- Ground- Striker; on their back, pad holder mounts or hold striker in side control, striker works to gain a better position, reset.
Round 3- Stand up- Thai Pads - (opposite stance), combinations, kicks, knees, elbows, and sprawls
Full Nelson-Finger Strip
Full Nelson- Sweep
Ground- Leg Triangle from Guard

Beginner CLASS (B1)
Punches- Straight Punch
Straight Punch Low
Knee Strike (quick review)
Combo: Straight Punch Low, 4 straight punches, 2 knees
Inside Defense
Inside Defense v. Straight punch Low
Drill: defender eyes closed; inside defense or defense against a low punch
Headlock from behind
Drill: defender eyes closed; inside defense or defense against a low punch, Headlock from behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)
Hook Punch
Combos #3 & 4
Combos # 6 (right straight/left hook/right straight) and 7 (left hook/right straight/left hook)
Defense v. Hook Punch (extended)
Defense v. Hook Punch (covering)
Inside Defense review
Drill: defend straight or hook (left only, then right only)
Sparring: light sparring, 50% speed, with straights and hooks

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)
Focus Mitts: 2 rounds of 2 minutes
Sparring drill (with gloves, etc.) – defend any single attack from the left hand; then any single attack from the right hand
Sparring drill: defend Left Straight/Right Round Kick OR Right Straight/Left Round Kick
Sparring drill: defend Left/Right/Left Round Kick OR Right/Left Hook/Right Round Kick
Sparring: 2 minutes rounds, 60% speed and power

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)
Movement from Fighting Stance (Forward, Left, Right, & Back)
Straight Punches w/ Advance & Retreat
Drill: Partners traveling in 1 lane so as not to collide with anyone else. Pad holder has a tomb stone. Starting in punching range, pad holder will either advance one step or retreat one step. Striker will respond as quickly as possible and deliver an advancing straight punch or a retreating straight punch
Choke from the side
Drill: Groups of 4. 1 tombstone pad holder, 1 defender, 1 attacker, and 1 bystander. Defender must throw broken flurries w/ full aggression at the pad. Bystander “interferes” with Defender by body blocking the pad, pulling the defender away, or pushing the defender away. The Bystander must make it difficult, not impossible, for the Defender to get back to the pad to continue with flurries. The Defender may not hit, push, pull, or otherwise “fight” the Bystander. The defender must use footwork to get around the Bystander. At any point, the Attacker may choke the defender from either side, which the Defender will address with choke from the side defense.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)
360 Defense w/ Counter
Reflexive Defense vs. Front Groin Kick
DRILL:Groups of 2, Attacker, Defender. Defender begins neutral. Attacker steps in to send either a 360 attack or FGK. Defend, counter, finish and reset.
Rear Choke w/ Pull
FINAL – DRILL:Partner up the class into groups of 2 then further divide in half. One half will be working the drill from earlier. Other half will roam attacking the ATTACKERS from the other group with Rear Choke w/ Pull.

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)
Punch one direction, kick in another
Drill: Group of 3. 1 focus mitt holder, 1 striker, 1 kick shield holder. Focus mitt holder and striker free work. Kick shield holder approaches striker and gets attention verbally. Striker includes a kick with any punch of the current combination.
Full Nelson – throw
Full Nelson – sweep
Drill: Defender stands in the middle of a crash pad with eyes closed. Attacker applies full nelson. Defender either throws attacker forward or sweeps attacker backward and finishes with combatives.

BEGINNER (A3)
Palm Heel Strikes
DRILL: Strike w/ Distraction
Grps 3, Pad, Striker, Distractor. Striker sends all out Palm Heels. Distractor attempts to pull, move, obstruct strikes.

Elbows 1-3
Wrist Releases
DRILL:
Same as above, however distractor should attempt to work down to and hold wrist for release.

Choke - Rear
DRILL - FINAL:
Same as above, but Distractor can also attack with Choke.
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INTERMEDIATE (A3)
Front Kick/Strike (Straight & HF) Review
Front Kick w/ Advance
Defense vs Front Kick - Redirect
DRILL:
Grps 2, Attacker, Defender. Attacker sends Front Kick + Straight. Defender defends kick and punch (Inside Defense)

Knife - Upward Stab

DRILL - FINAL:
Same as above, but Attackers sends upward stab after Front Kick.
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ADVANCED (A3)
DRILL - WARMUP
Grps 2, Striker Padholder. Padholder holds pad against chest. Striker sends combo of various upper body front combatives (Straight, Hammer, Elbow, etc.), eventually clinching and finishing with several knees (padholder adjusts for knees when clinched).

Stick - Baseball Bat Defense

General Defense (Baseball Bat)/Close Quarters*
*Explore using the same defense in close from various attacks:
-Straight Punch/Haymaker
-Knife - Downward
-Attacker pushes away then attacks

DRILL - FINAL:
Grps 2, Defender, Attacker. Defender neutral, eyes closed. Attacker cues and can attack from distance with Baseball Swing or close for any technique explored above.

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Straight Punches

Knees

Basic Takedown Defense

Drill: defender’s eyes are closed; attacker either gives a slight shove OR begins to grab the defender very lightly; the defender opens his eyes and either punches OR makes basic takedown defense.

Choke From Behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

“Everything From Awkward Angles”

Focus Mitt Work – basic combinations, but begin each one with Hammerfist to the Side

Defensive Back Kick with a Spin

Outside Defenses 1-5

Hair Grab From Behind

Drill: Groups of 3; 2 defenders, 1 attacker; defenders, light sparring (open palm, shin pads), attacker; grabs either defender's hair from behind.  Defender; makes the appropriate defense and continue sparring.

ADVANCED CLASS

Spinning Heel Kick

Sliding Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick

Stopping Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick

Stick – overhead or baseball bat

Drill: Groups of 3; 2 defenders, 1 attacker; defenders, light sparring (open palm, shin pads), attacker; gives a verbal signal and attacks with either overhead stick OR baseball bat.  Defender makes the appropriate defense and continue sparring.

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Warm Up: Shoulder Tag (switch partners randomly every 30 seconds). After 2 minutes, drill becomes shoulder and knee tag.

Front Kick (Groin)

Knees

Combo: Front Kick/Knee (Same Leg) – work both sides

360 Defense

Choke from Behind

Drill: Group of 3. First person attacks second with single haymaker strikes. Second person defends using 360s. Third person randomly attacks first person with choke from behind between haymaker attacks. First person defends against choke from behind before returning to throwing haymakers at second person.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Hook Punch

Outside defense vs. Right punch

Drill: 2 people w/ boxing gloves. First round, one person attacking the whole time. Attacker throws any odd numbered combination (1, 3, 5, etc.) then throws a big looping right punch immediately after. Defender uses a combination of head movement and covering to address the combination being thrown. Upon seeing the big looping right punch, defender uses outside defense vs. right punch to capitalize on attacker’s opening. Second round, switch roles. Third round, alternate 1-for-1.

Bearhug Behind – Leverage on finger

Drill: A/B drill. Group A positions themselves with space all around on the mat and closes their eyes. Group B then attacks with bearhug from behind. Then groups switch roles.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

Review Heel Kick

Spinning Heel Kick

Sliding Defense vs. Spinning Heel Kick

Stopping Defense vs. Spinning Heel Kick

Drill: Shoulder tag. One person in each pair designated as attacker. Attacker randomly throws spinning heel kick and defender may either use sliding defense or stopping defense

Sparring: Boxing gloves, shin guards, & head gear. Light free-work sparring. The goal is to find openings to throw spinning heel kick and recognize spinning heel kicks being thrown. Safety Note: Spinning heel kicks should be thrown with as much control as possible and targeting the shoulder instead of the head in the event the defender fails to recognize the attack or appropriately defend.

BEGINNER CLASS  (A3)
Punches-Left/Right combination
Front Kick (groin)
Front Kick to a Vertical Target
Knees
Drill: Upside Down Pyramid!
15 seconds Left/Right Combination
30 seconds Front Kick Groin
45 seconds Knees
30 seconds Front Kick Groin
15 seconds Left/Right Combination
Basic Takedown Defense (changing height, moving feet)
Ground – Back Position
Ground – Front Kick
Ground – Round Kick
Ground – Getting Up
Drill: A/B Drill: A's standing in neutral position with eyes closed. B's are roaming attackers and always begin attack with verbal cue/tap for Left/Right combination. B will change level and A performs Basic Takedown Defense then 4 knees. B can then move away and attack another A OR call "DOWN" during knees. A will safely get into Ground – Back Position. B can hold for Ground – Front Kick or Ground – Round Kick depending on angle. After making appropriate kick, A will perform Tactical Get-Up and return to eyes closed.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Drill: Shared Interval Round 1: Partner groups; 1 curved kick shield; 4 minute round. 15 seconds maximum effort, on instructor's call of "SWITCH" Partner A gives pad to B and immediately begins striking with the same combative B just completed. Combatives in this order: straight punches, front kick groin, low round kick right leg, low round kick left leg.
Drill: Shared Interval Round 2: Same as above with the following order of combatives: palm strikes, forward hammerfists, 2 low round kicks right and 2 low round kicks left, sprawl to knee.
Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorb)
Defense v. Low Round Kick (shin block)
Bearhug Front Arms Caught
Bearhug Front Arms Free (space)

Drill: Trigger Sparring: Begin with hands only. Whenever, A throws a low round kick at B, Be defends with shin block or absorb and immediately applies a Bearhug from above. B should give active resistance and force A to maintain feet and balance. As soon as A begins follow-up combatives after bearhug defense, A and B return to hand sparring.

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
Thai Pads
3 x 3 minute rounds; 1 minute rest in between
Round 1: Free work
Round 2: 1K-10K. If combo finishes with rear leg, add hook/cross. If combo finishes with lead leg, add cross/hook.
Round 3: Add opposite kick after hook/cross or cross/hook, i.e. 2K= Jab/cross/lead kick/cross/hook/rear kick
Stick Overhead v. left or right handed attacker
Drill: Dive for the Stick: Have partners line up facing each other at the center of the mat with the stick between them. Partners should be equidistant from the stick, with elbows on knees. On instructor's call of "GO!" students attempt to grab the stick. Whoever can get it first gets to be the attacker for Stick Overhead using right or left hand and partner must make defense. Play with variations of distance (3 steps away, at opposite ends of the mat) and how they must get there (begin on stomach facing away from knife, bear crawl, army crawl, etc.). Rotate one line at regular intervals to allow for different match-ups.