BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Stance – Passive, Fighting
Movement in Fight stance
Left/Right Combination
Front kick to the Groin
Drill: Ascending Ladder Combatives:
Round 1– 2 Straight Punches, 1 Burpee, 4 Straight Punches, 1 Burpee, 6 Straight Punches, 1 Burpee, 8 Straight Punches, 1 Burpee, 10 Straight Punches, 1 Burpee.
Round 2– 2 Front Kicks Groin, 2 Burpees, 4 Front Kicks Groin, 2 Burpees, 6 Front Kicks Groin, 2 Burpees, , 8 Front Kicks Groin, 2 Burpees, 10 Front Kicks Groin, 2 Burpees,
Choke from the front, 2 handed pluck
Drill – Eyes closed, defender either gets choked and has to defend or gets popped with a pad and makes punches to the pad until pad holder calls time.
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)
Hook punch
Headbutt forward
Focus Mitt Combination: Left, Right, Left Hook, Headbutt forward
Kick off from guard
Choke from the Side on the Ground – show kicking first, similar to kick off from guard
Choke from the Side on the Ground – arm bar
Drill: Choke from the Side — if the attacker stays close, use arm bar; if you can make space,kick him away; get up and work focus mitts (use today’s combo) then drop down and restart.
ADVANCED CLASS (A1)
Focus mitt or Thai pads one round regular stance, next round opposite stance opposite stance
Drill: Groups of 3; Belt Drill with Thai pads or Focus Mitts Mash up! 1 Round of 90 seconds.
Mouth of hand punch
Review headlock side from earlier levels
Headlock spinning inward
Headlock neck break
BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Straight Punches
Groin Kick
Drill: A/B drill with straight punches or groin kicks
Choke from the Side
Drill: eyes closed, choke from either side
Drill: eyes closed, choke from the side or strikes from any angle (hammer fist, straight punches, groin kicks)
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)
Hook Punch
Uppercut Punch
Combo #8 (Right Uppercut/Left Hook/Right Straight)
Combo #9 (Left Uppercut/Right Straight/Left Hook)
Defense v. Front Kick to the Groin (redirect)
Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorb)
Drill: pad holder moves around and calls out punch combinations OR makes a low kick
ADVANCED CLASS (A1)
Thai Pads: Combo #9 (Left uppercut/Right Cross/Left Hook) with Right Knee
Thai Pads: after the knee, pad holder shoots and striker must sprawl
Gun from the Front
Gun from Behind (Touching)
Drill: gun techniques hold packages, bags, etc. in hands; ALSO, gunman moving, pointing the gun in different directions so that the defender must wait for an opportunity.
BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
L/R Combination
Knee
Front Kick Groin
Round Kick
Drill: 3 Round Drill
Choke from Front (2 Hands)
Choke from Behind
Drill: Groups of 4-5; one defender- non stop attacks, 1st round slow and easy, 2nd round fast and aggressive
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)
Belt Drill
Hook Punch
Headbutt forward
Focus Mitt Combination: Left, Right, Left Hook, Headbutt forward
Ground- Kick off from guard
Ground- Choke from the Side
Drill: Choke from the Side Ground- make space, kick attacker away; get up and work focus mitts (using today's combo) then drop down and restart.
ADVANCED CLASS (A1)
Round Kick
Jumping Round Kick
Scissor Round Kick
Knife Downward Stab
Knife Threat
Drill: eyes closed, open on command, recognize Downward Stab v. Knife Threat
BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Warmup Drill: Follow the Leader (Footwork Focus)
Groups of 2. One partner leads moving various directions in fighting stance, other partner mirrors movement. Switch roles.
Hammerfist Forward Review:
Side Hammerfist
Drill: Groups of 3, striker sends straight punches to padholder 1. Padholder 2 approaches for Side Hammerfist, striker transitions to Padholder 2 for straights.
Rear Choke
Final Drill:
Same as above, but 3rd person can choose to present pad for Side Hammerfist OR attack with Rear Choke.
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INTERMEDIATE (A1)
Forward/Backward Rolls
Drill:
Grps of 2. PH + Striker. Striker begins at one pad, all out combative based on instructor cue. Instructor cues for forward or back roll. Striker performs and PH follows. Striker gets up and sends next combative.
Thai Pad Round Kick Review
Defense vs. Low Round Kick (absorb)
Defense vs. Low Round Kick (shin block)
Drill:
Same as above but PH can cue for Thai Pad combo or send RHK for defenses. Roll on cue.
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ADVANCED (A1)
Warmup: Kicks Across Room
Right: Front Kick Groin, Front Kick Vertical Target, Round Kick, Side Kick, Back Kick...switch stance
Left: Front Kick Groin, Front Kick Vertical Target, Rounder Kick, Side Kick, Back Kick
Jumping Kicks:
-Front
-Side
-Round
Knife - threat, def. to dead side
Knife - threat, def. to live side
Final Drill:
Roaming attacker. Threatens with knife. Can choose to attack with any knife stab before or during the knife threat defense.
BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Wrist Releases as part of warm up
Combo: Left/Right/Right/
Movement - retreat slightly out of range, then back in
Advanced Straight Punch (emphasis strong side)
Combo: Left/Right/shift out of range/Advancing Right
Knees - emphasize switch knee with the forward leg
Combo: Left/right/shift out of range/Advancing Right/Left Knee
Choke from the Side
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)
Focus Mitts: Combo # 8 (Right Upper/Left Hook/Right)
Focus Mitts: Combo #9 (Left Upper/Right/Left Hook)
Defense v. Low Round (shin block)
Defense v. Low Round (absorb)
Defense v. Front Kick (redirect)
Drill: defend any low kick (slow, then faster)
Drill: as above, but include some straight punches
ADVANCED CLASS (A1)
Thai Pads: Left/Right/Right/Left Hook/Right Knee
Thai Pads: Left/Right/shift back out of range/Right/Left Knee
Headlock from the Side, Spinning Inward
Gun from the Side, in Front of Arm
Drill: eyes closed, either gun or headlock
BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Punches- Straight
Drill- Punches/Sprint/Push ups
Elbow 1-3
Choke from the side
Drill: Groups of 3; non stop punches, defend choke from the side
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)
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 (A1)
Focus Mitts- 3 Rounds of 2 minutes- Non stop combinations - 30 Sec rest. (opposite stance)
Mouth of Hand Punch
Combo- R- Uppercut, L-Hook, Mouth of Hand Punch
Gun from Behind (touching)
Gun from the side, Behind the Arm
BEGINNER CLASS (A3)
Straight Punches
Left/Right Combo
Left/Left/Right - focus on making both left punches strong
Left/Right/Right - focus on making the second right punch strong
Front Kick Vertical Target
Round Kick
Combo - Left Front Kick/Right Round Kick
Combo: Right Front Kick/Left Round Kick
Drill: any hand combo or kick comob
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Thai Pads - 3 rounds of 2 minutes, basic combinations
Thai pads - work "drop step/left cross/right hook" (switching stances suddenly)
Thai pads - work "drop step/left round kick"
Thai Pads - Combos #3 and #4, finishing with Elbow
Thai Pads - 3 rounds of 3 minutes, incorporate elbows and drop step
ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
Thai Pads - 3 rounds of 3 minutes
Spinning Heel Kick
Focus Mitts - 3 rounds of 3 minutes, incorporate spinning heel kick
Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick (sliding defense)
Beginner (A3)
Fighting stance
Movement - fighting stance moving forward, left, right, back
Partner A/B drill - one leader, one follower. Leader steps forward, back, left, or right; and the follower must keep within punching range. Instructor calls switch
Punches - left/right combination
Front kick (groin)
Partner A/B drill with tombstone - add punches, kicks, and sprawl
360 Defense
Partner A/B drill, add roving attacker(s). Same as above, but roving attackers will attack with multiple 360 attacks to any striker in the room. After the defense, that striker becomes a new roving attacker.
Intermediate (A3)
Warm up - touching shoulders/knees. Clinch fighting/pummeling.
Bearhug - front, arms caught
Bearhug - front, arms free (with space and without space)
Drill - partner pairs, 1 tombstone per pair; with roving attackers. Defender stands with eyes closed while pad holder stages in a random location around the room. Roving attacker may attack anyone with eyes closed using a front bear hug (heavy resistance. After defender breaks free they find their pad holder and strike until pad holder calls "time." The pad holder then becomes a new roving attacker and the defender becomes the pad holder for the person that just attacked them.
Advanced (A3)
Warm up - crawls, falls, and rolls.
Review 360s - add in knives, grappling, and multiple attackers
One arm shoulder throw
Machine gun takedown
Drill - use an obstacle course if possible, including low light, blind corners, and/or multiple rooms. Defender must clear obstacle course with multiple attackers. If the attack is a wide right overhand punch or stab, counter with shoulder throw. Counter gun threats with machine gun takedown. Make sure to have plenty of room for falls.
BEGINNER CLASS (A3)
Straight Punches
Drill: Belt Drill
Advancing Straight Punch
Drill: Advancing straight punch on pad from one end of the mat to the other. Pad holder and Striker do two burpees and then sprint back to starting point and switch roles until Instructor calls time.
Advanced Technique: Gun from the Front
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Defensive Front Kick
Hook Punch
Drill: practice hook punch at various ranges from very close to full extension
Combo #7: Left Hook/Right Cross/Left Hook
Bearhug Front Arms Free, Neck Leverage
Drill: eyes closed; attacker may hold for Defensive Front Kick OR Hook Punch OR make an attack with Bearhug From the Front Arms Free
ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
Focus Mitts: Opposite stance — Right/Left/move out/burst in with Right/Left Again
Knife Downward Stab – emphasis on disarms
Knife Upward Stab – emphasis on disarms
Drill: two attackers; first attacker uses knife; defender makes the defense and attempts to disarm and use the knife to defend himself against the second attacker, who also has a knife.
BEGINNER CLASS (A3)
Movement- Shadow Boxing w/o Punches or Kicks
Punches- Left/Right combination
Combination- Left/Right/Right Elbow Strike
Drill: Light striking on the pad with straight punches; on the pad holder’s command (“Go”) burst in with Left/Right/Right Elbow 3x aggressively, then move back out and continue with light strikes.
360 Defense
Choke from the Front (2-handed)
Drill: Start with packages in hand and eyes closed, attacker either makes a choke from front or gives a verbal signal and makes 360.
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Hook Punch
Focus Mitt Drill: Mitt holder throws looping hook with either left or right. Striker bobs & weaves, then throws combo 6 or 7 to counter.
Defense vs. Low Round Kick (adsorbing & shin block)
Sparring Drill: 1-for-1 partners take turns either throwing a hook or a low round kick. Defender either bobs & weaves or uses a kick defense. In either case, defender should counter with either combo 6 or 7.
Bearhug from Behind Arms Caught
ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
Thai Pads: Combos 8 & 9 with knees, 2 rounds of 2 minutes
One Arm Shoulder Throw
Drill: Clinch work to One Arm Shoulder Throw
Stick v. Left Handed Attacker
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