BEGINNER CLASS Palm Heel Strike Front Kick (groin) Knees Conditioning Drill: 3 minutes on the clock: 10 palm heel strikes, 10 Front Kick Groin, 10 knees, 2 burpees, switch pad. […]

BEGINNER CLASS Movement in fighting stance (forward, backward, left, right) Knees Basic Takedown Defense (changing height, moving feet) Drill: 1 kickshield holder, 1 striker, 1 attacker. Striker puts kickshield holder […]

BEGINNER CLASS Straight Punches Straight Punches moving forward Straight Punches moving backward Combo: 4 straight punches moving forward/knee Combo: 4 straight punches moving backward/knee 360 Advanced Technique: Knife Downward Stab […]

BEGINNER CLASS Punches Straight Punches Straight changing levels Left punch high (head)/Right punch low (body) Left punch low/Right punch high Choke from Behind Headlock from Behind Drill: Groups of 3; […]

BEGINNER CLASS Straight Punches Knees Basic Clinch Defense (framing position for knees) Drill: have the attacker push and move to fight through the framing position; defender must move feet to […]

BEGINNER CLASS Left/Right Combination Front Kick Vertical Target Drill: pad holder moves around; at distance, call for Front Kick Vertical Target; move closer and call for Left/Right Combo Headlock from […]

BEGINNER Palm Heel Strike Hammerfist to the side Combination: Hammerfist to the side, transition to face the pad and follow up with 6 Palm Heel strikes. Drill: Striker eyes closed; […]

BEGINNER CLASS Punches- Straight Punch Elbow 1 Knees Basic Takedown Defense Drill: Pad holder calls any number 1-6 and Striker makes that many punches to pad. Drill: Same as previous […]

BEGINNER  Palm Heel Strikes Introduction to Focus Mitts: 3 rounds, beginner combinations 1-4. Striker hits with palm heel strikes. Mitt holders should focus on good pad holding practices (i.e. good […]

BEGINNER DRILL - WARMUP: Grps 2, Striker, Padholder. Padholder holds against chest. Instructor cues “PUNCH” or “HAMMER.” Striker sends strike burst, changing to appropriate strike as cued. On “SWITCH” striker […]