BEGINNER CLASS (A3)
Punches- Straight
Front Kick (Groin)
Drill: Find your partner drill (using straight punches/ Groin Kicks)
360
Choke rom the Front (2-Handed)
Drill: eyes closed, choke, 360 or push with pad and react with straight punches

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Hook Punch
Uppercut Punch
Focus Mitts-
Combo: Left hook to the body/Right Cross/Left Hook/Right Uppercut
Combo: Right Uppercut/Left Hook/Right Cross/Right Forward Elbow
Bearhug from the front arms Caught
Bearhug from the forntt arms free (space)
Bearhug from front arms free (neck leverage)
Drill: defender has eyes closed bear hug rom front is made, after the initial defense, the attacker attacks with a pad that the defender has to strike until pad holder calls "time".

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
Back Kick
Spinning Back Kick
2 Back Kicks with a Switch
Stick- Baseball bat swing (left and right)
Drill: 2 attackers, 1 defender, constant baseball bat attacks from left or right side. No disarm during the first round, just defense and counterattack (attacks should be non-stop and fast!); during the second round, the defender should try to disarm.

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)
Movement-Fighting Stance Moving Forward, Left, Right, Back
Knees (regular and round)
Basic Takedown Defense (Changing height, moving feet)
Drill: Knee strikes, pad holder changes height and moves feet, striker; Basic Takedown Defense
Choke from Behind
Advanced-Gun from behind
Drill: Groups of 3; Defender; Non stop knee strikes on pad, attacker; Gun from Behind or Choke from Behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Defensive Front Kick
Front Kick with Advance
Drill: Striker eyes closed, pad holder gives a verbal signal, and either walks towards defender holding for Defensive Front Kick or stands at a distance and holds for Front Kick with an Advance
Outside Defense 1-5
Bearhug Behind (leverage on finger)
Hair Grab from Behind
Drill: Attacker fights back!
Groups of 3; Striker; non stop strikes on pad, attacker makes either attack, then takes a step back and makes a wild punch (Outside Defense 1-5)

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
Spinning Heel Kick
Focus Mitts- Combination- Jab, Cross, Hook, Spinning Heel Kick (both sides)
Stopping Def. V. Spinning Heel Kick
Stick-overhead defense
Stick- Left handed attacker
Drill: Defender; eyes closed, attacker; gives a verbal signal and makes either attack

BEGINNER (A3)
Palm Heel Strike (from mount)
Hammerfist Strike (from mount)
Elbow 1 (from mount)
DRILL:
Everyone begins mounted on kickshield. Instructor cues for any of the strikes above. Strikers send all out strikes. On “SWITCH!” strikers get up, find and mount another pad, waiting for next cue.

360 Defense
DRILL:
Grps 2, defender, attacker. Defender begins mounted on kickshield. On “GO!” performs ground and pound. On “UP!” defender gets to feet and attacker sends 360 attacks. On “DOWN!” defender returns to strike in mount.

Ground - Back Position
Ground - Back Getup
DRILL - FINAL:
Grps 2. Same as above, but instead of “UP!” cue, on “ATTACK!” attacker grabs shoulders and “throws” defender off pad onto back (if no back fall break, great). Defender gets up appropriately and defends 360 attacks until “DOWN!” cue is given.
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INTERMEDIATE (A3)
DRILL - WARMUP:
Grps 2, alternating attacker/defender.
Rnd1: One person attacks with a 360 or straight punch, other defends. Switch after each attack/defense.
Rnd 2: Same as above, but attacker must perform [insert exercise here] after attacking.

Outside Defense 1-5
DRILL:
Grps 2, defender, attacker/padholder. Padholder stabs end of tombstone sending a “straight punch”. Defender should use outside defense. After defense padholder adjusts pad hold for straight burst. Padholder cues to reset.

Bearhug Behind Arms Free
Bearhug Behind (Leverage on Finger)
DRILL - FINAL:
Grps 2, attacker, defender. Attacker sends strikes for outside defenses. Choose another partner group(s) to roam and apply Bearhug Behind to any other ATTACKER.
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ADVANCED (A3)
WARMUP: Sparring
*30-60s, switch partners after each round.
Rnd 1,2: Hands Only
Rnd 3,4: Legs Only
Rnd 5,6: Hands and Legs

Spinning Heel Kick
Sliding Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick
Stopping Defense v. Spinning Hell Kick
TRIGGER SPARRING:
*30s rounds
Decide A/B in group. A/B begins round with Spinning Heel Kick, other defends, then begin regular sparring. Other person attacks to start next round.

Stick - Baseball Bat Defense
DRILL - FINAL: Roaming Attacker
Defenders neutral, eyes closed. Attackers give verbal cue and send Spinning Heel Kick, Baseball Swing, or any level appropriate attack (At least L1-3).

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)
Straight Punches
Drill: belt drill
Elbow #2
Combo: start sideways; right elbow #2/left straight/switch right knee
Choke from the Front with a Push (work both sides)

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)
Thai Pads: 3 rounds of 3 minutes; include sprawl in second and third rounds
Defense v. High Round Kick (2 or 3 points of contact)
Drill: attacker makes hand combinations, and also makes occasional high round kick
Light sparring: divide into groups of 4; one person spars the other three for 90 seconds each

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)
Plucking/Rowing Defense v. Medium Side Kick (incorporate into warm up)
Thai Pads: 3 rounds of 2 minutes, second round in opposite stance
Advancing Front Kick (review)
Gun from Front, cupping technique
Gun from Seated Position
Gun from Kneeling Position

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Conditioning!

Movement- Fighting Stance Moving Forward, Left, Right, Back

Palm Heel Strikes

Front Kick Groin

A/B Drill

L/R Combination

Knees

Tabatta Strikes- 20 seconds work/10 seconds rest- 4 Rounds

Choke from behind

Drill: groups of 4-5; defender is in the middle, make the appropriate strike when bummed by the or defend Choke from Behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Belt Drill

Hook Punch

Uppercut Punch

Combination: Left Uppercutt/Right Cross/Switch Left Round Kick (left leg)

Combination: L/R Uppercut/Left Hook/Right Cross/Right Round Kick

Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorbing)

Drill: Light Sparring-2 rounds of 90 seconds- include low round kicks

Hair Grab Behind

Bearhug from Behind

Drill: Groups of 3; Light Sparring (open hands), one defender, one attacker and one sparring opponent; At any point during the sparring match the attacker attacks with a Bearhug form behind OR Hair Grab from behind. Defender makes the appropriate defense and continues to spar.

 

ADVANCED CLASS(A3)

Warm up with light Sparing: 2 rounds of 2 minutes, Open hand, Shin Guards on

Sparring: Gear on; 2 rounds of 90 seconds

Stress Sparring Drill: 1 round-3 min; Groups of 3, one large shield, 2 sparring opponents and one pad holder; Fighter-A; non stop strikes on pad, on instructors signal “FIGHT!” , Fighter-B advances towards Fighter A and they start to spar; on instructors signal “BACK!” Fighter A-gets back on working the pad with non-stop

strikes- repeat!

Stick- Dead Side

Stick- Left handed attacker

BEGINNER CLASS  (A3)

Punches- L/R Combination

Left/Right/Right Elbow to Pad

Drill: light striking on the pad with straight punches; on the pad holder’s command (“go!”) burst in with Left/Right/Right Elbow aggressively, then move back out and continue with light strikes.

Choke from Front

Drill: eyes closed, either defend Choke from the Front or hit with pad and make Left/Right/Right Elbow combination

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Focus Mitt Combination: Right Uppercut/Left Hook

Focus Mitt Combination: Right Uppercut/Left Hook/Right Cross

Focus Mitt Combination: Right Uppercut/left Hook/Right Cross/Side Step to Left/Right Cross

Bearhug from the Front – Arms Free (space and base)

Bearhug from the Front – Neck Leverage

Drill: eyes closed; partner either pushes, defender opens eyes and makes punch combination OR partner attacks with Bearhug and defender must defend appropriately.

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

Thai Pads – basic combinations

Drill: groups of 3, two with thai pads; striker must make combinations while moving to keep second pad holder “lined up” so the striker deals with only one at a time; now and then, the second pad holder jumps in and becomes the first pad holder; BLACK BELTS do this from an opposite fighting stance.

Stick- Overhead defense

Drill: Defender starts on their knees, attacker gives a verbal signal and makes an Overhead Stick attack, defender must get to his/her feet as quickly as possible and make an aggressive defense

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)
Elbows 1-3
DRILL: Circle of Doom
Defender surrounded by potential attackers and slowly spins. At will, a takedown attempt comes through. Defender reacts with defense.
Basic Takedown Defense
Knees w/ Clinch
DRILL: Roaming Attackers
Defenders scattered, neutral, eyes closed. Attackers with KS, cues with a pad tap. Defender opens eyes, gains balance. Attacker chargers in. Defender defends “takedown” and counters with knees.

Choke from Behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Hook Punch
Bas Combos 1-4
Defense Front Kick
DRILL: Grps of 3.
Striker works Bas combos on focus mitts. Second pad holder approaches from either side for DFK.
Ground Kick Off From Guard
Ground Guard Reversal

Final Drill: Attacker attempts to stay in guard/keep chest to chest. Defender attempts to either kick off or scissor sweep, then fights to feet and runs to designated “exit”. Meanwhile attacker lies on the ground and prepares to be attacked.

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
Stick Defense Review: Overhead and Baseball one for one.
Drill: Grp of 3
All out strikes punches to tombstone. Attacker cues and sends either stick defense.

Knife Defense Review: Downward, Upward, Straight Stab, one for one.
Drill: Grp of 3
All out strikes front groin kicks to tombstone. Attacker cues and sends any knife attack

2 Opponents - Knife and Stick

Final Drill: Grps of 3.
Defender must run to some spot in the room, close eyes and perform assigned exercise (mix it up each time). During exercise, attackers, 1 knife/1 stick position. Attacker cues to OPEN! Defender reacts appropriately.

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)
Punches- Straight
Front Kick (Groin)
Drill: Partner calls out even numbers (mostly 2, 4, 6) and striker makes that many punches, leading with the forward hand. At least twice during the round, the partner calls out a number higher than 10.
360
Choke rom the Front (2-Handed)
Drill: eyes closed, choke, 360 or push with pad and react with straight punches

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Basic Punching and Kicking to large shield
Drill: "in" and "out" on instructors command, practicing distance continuum (kicks, punches, then elbows and knee, etc)
Front Kick with Advance (fighting and neutral)
Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorb)
Defense v. Front Kick (stoping)
Bearhug Front Arms free (space)
Bearhug Front Arms free (neck leverage)

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
Spinning Heel Kick
Focus Mitts- Combination- Jab, Cross, Hook, Spinning Heel Kick (both sides)
Stopping Def. V. Spinning Heel Kick
Stick-overhead defense
Stick- Left handed attacker
Drill: Defender; eyes closed, attacker; gives a verbal signal and makes either attack

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)

Round Kick – practice angles chopping down to the leg and up to the ribs

Combo: Right Round Kick/Right Cross (to emphasize recoil of the kick

Knees – emphasize forward knee with a switch of the feet

Choke from Behind with a Push – practice turning both directions

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)

Front Kick Vertical Target (review from level 1)

Defensive Front Kick – include follow up combatives

Drill: attacker advances with Defensive Front Kick; defender makes the kick; attacker either reacts to the kick and retreats OR simply stops, and defender finishes with additional combatives.

Kick Off From Guard

Foot Grab – Stripping

Drill: attacker is on top in guard; defender kicks off from guard; attacker stands up, grabbing defender’s foot; defender makes the Foot Grab defense.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)

Front Kick (review; focus on high front kick)

Scissor Front Kick

Side Kick (review)

Plucking/Rowing Defense v. Medium Side Kick

Redirecting Defense v. High Side Kick

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)

Straight Punch

Front Kick

“Find Your Partner” drill with punches or kicks.

Choke from Behind

Drill: “Monkey in the Middle” – group of 5 people; 1 person in the middle, 3 people with pads, 1 attacker; the person in the middle must strike different pads on command; at any time, the attacker can make Choke From Behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)

Uppercut Punch

Combination: Left Uppercut/Right Straight/muay thai clinch/Left Knee

Outside Defenses 1-5

Drill: defender’s eyes are closed; partner gives a verbal signal and attacks with STRAIGHT PUNCH from any angle; defender must defense and counter.

Inside Defense v. Left/Right combination

Inside Defense v. Left/Right combination using 1 hand

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)

Knife – upward stab

Knife – low straight stab (treat like upward stab)

Knife – straight stab (sternum/chest/face)

Drill: Defender; eyes closed, defend Knife