BEGINNER CLASS (A1) Straight Punches Drill: Find Your Partner Knees - talk about Muay Thai clinch Knees - emphasize round knees Drill: slow work, defender makes regular knee; after the […]

BEGINNER CLASS (A1) Straight Punches Hammerfist Forward Ground Position (Back) Ground Position - Front Kick Drill "Up and Down Gauntlet": Partner holds pad. Defender beings with Straight Punches and Hammerfist […]

Hey Everyone, I just wanted to apologize for not getting a week's worth of lesson plans out in advance. I had the best of intentions, but time and scheduling has […]

BEGINNER CLASS (A1) Palm Heel Strike Drill: Palm Heel Strikes Across Room -- partner backs up a little with each strike; HOWEVER, two or three times the partner stops and […]

BEGINNER CLASS (A1) Wrist Releases as part of warm up Straight Punches Drill: Belt Drill (groups of 3; one person punching, one person holding pad, one person holding belt around […]

BEGINNER CLASS (A1) Straight Punches Straight Punches - make the first punch from a passive stance Hammerfist to the Side Front Kick to the Groin Drill: practice all of the […]

BEGINNER CLASS (A1) Left Straight Punch (Jab) Double Jab Right Straight Punch (Cross) Double Cross For both punches above, be sure the student recoils enough to make both punches strong; […]

BEGINNER CLASS (A1) Shadow Boxing - 4 punches moving forward, 4 punches moving backward Straight Punches Drill: pad holder holds the pad; on the instructor's command, the puncher must drive […]

BEGINNER CLASS (A1) Straight Punches Left/Right Combo - more advanced students, work right/left combo from opposite stance Sprawl Drill: Left/Right combo; sprawl on instructor command; 2 rounds of 1 minute, […]

BEGINNER CLASS (A1) Palm Strikes Kick Vertical Target - after the basic lesson, practice giving the kick to slight angles on either side. Knees Combo: Front Kick Vertical Target/Knee (same […]