BEGINNER (A1)

Palm strikes

Front Kick (groin)

Elbow #3

Groups of 3: Monkey in the middle, (approximately 1 minute unless students not getting fatigued), non-stop palm strikes on padholder #1, building up to Padholder #2 can verbal cue from behind at any time for Elbow 3. Striker makes elbow followed by 2 palm strikes and a Front Kick Groin, then returns to palm strikes on padholder #1.

Wrist releases

360 defense v. Haymaker

Drill: A/B Non-compliant attacker. Attacker makes wrist grab. Defender makes wrist release. Attacker can disengage or follow up attack with Haymaker. Defender makes 360 with follow-up combatives. Emphasize wrist releases looking non-aggressive, but shifting gears as soon as haymaker in motion.

 

INTERMEDIATE (C1)

Uppercut Punch

Uppercut Punch Defense

DRILL:

Groups of 2. Alternate between Attacker/Defender, sending Uppercut and defending.

Defense v. High Front Kick (redirecting)

DRILL:

Same as above, but Attacker can send Uppercut or High Front Kick for defense.

Knife – Straight Stab

DRILL – FINAL:

Same as above, but replace Uppercut attack with Straight Stab (both begin with knife in hand). On cue, find new partner.

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ADVANCED (C1)

Gun Front 2 Handed Technique

DRILL:

Groups of 3, Defender, Padholder, Attacker. Defender sends all out strikes to Pad. Attacker approaches from either side of Pad and points gun. Defend and return to striking.

Advanced Gun Front – Kneeling Position

DRILL:

Defenders neutral/eyes closed. Attackers give verbal cue. If close enough, Defender should use 2 Hand defense. If too far away, Attacker will order to knees and approach. Once close enough, defend using Kneeling defense.

Advanced Gun Front – Mounted

DRILL – FINAL:

Defenders eyes closed, transition between standing, kneeling and laying on back. Attackers roam giving verbal/tactile cue. Defend from position appropriately and return to transitioning eyes closed.

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Hammerfist to the Side
Elbows 1 & 2
Drill: 2 tombstone pad holders, 1 striker. 1 tombstone pad holder begins calling combinations for striker to throw. At any point the other pad holder approaches striker from the side and either bumps them with the pad or verbally gets their attention. Striker delivers either Hammerfist to the Side or Elbow 2 and transitions towards 2nd pad holder who will now call combinations. The pad holders will repeat the process back & forth until "Time" is called.
Choke from the Side

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)
Headbutts (Forward, Side, Upward, Backward)
Bearhug Front Arms (Caught & Arms Free)
Bearhug Front Arms Free Leverage on the Neck
Drill: Circle-of-Death. 1 defender, rest of class attacks. All Level 1 basic chokes and bearhugs from the front are allowed. Attacks should come in rapid succession. Encourage defenders to incorporate headbutts into their follow-up combatives once they reach control position.

ADVANCED CLASS (C1)
One Arm Shoulder Throw
Tabata Focus Mitt Rounds: 20 seconds maximum effort, 10 seconds of rest. Rounds 1-3, focus mitt holder throws 1 straight punch, striker slips and counters with either lead uppercut/cross/hook or rear uppercut/hook/cross. Rounds 4-6, focus mitt holder throws 1 looping hook, striker bobs & weaves and counters with either hook/cross/hook or cross/hook/cross.
Advanced Gun - from behind, attacker close (hug defense)

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)

Straight Punches

Drill: straight punches and sprawls on command; 3 rounds of 30 seconds each, alternating with partner

Front Kick Vertical Target

Drill: Front Kick Vertical Target/Right Knee

Choke from the Front

Drill: eyes closed, practice ranges -- attacker holds pad for straight punch OR Front Kick Vertical Target OR makes a choke

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)

Focus Mitts: Combo #3/duck right hook/left hook/right cross

Choke from the Front (1 hand) review

Headlock from the Side - practice opposite side

Drill: either side headlock, OR choke from the front

Ground - Choke from the Side

ADVANCED CLASS (C1)

Focus mitts: Opposite stance, two rounds of two minutes

Inside Defense review

Knife, Straight Stab

Gun from the Front

Drill: groups of three; both confront defender, one person attacks, either with gun or knife

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)

Straight Punches

Basic Clinch Defense (position for knees), include some footwork and movement, attacker dropping lower, etc.

Drill: Groups of 3; 30 seconds non-stop straight punches with pad holder, followed by 30 seconds of Basic Clinch with other parter. Do FOUR rounds of this before switching.

Front Kick (groin)

Knees

Choke From the Front (2 Handed)

 

Ground - Back Position

Ground - Round Kick (emphasize recovery to ground position)

Ground - Get Up

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)

Focus Mitts: 2 rounds of 3 minutes, include elbows

Head Butt Forward

Focus Mitts: Left/Right/Head Butt

Focus Mitts: Left/Right/Right Elbow/Head Butt

Bearhug Front, Arms Free (space and base)

Bearhug Front, Arms Free (neck leverage)

 

ADVANCED CLASS (C1)

Focus Mitts: Thai Pads: 2 rounds of 2 minutes, emphasize round kicks

Spinning Heel Kick (video tape your own "Bottle Cap Challenge!")

Thai Pads: Left/Right combo OR Spinning Heel Kick

Gun with Assailant Pushing, Slapping, Etc.

 

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)

Straight Punches

Drill: straight punches and sprawls on command; 3 rounds of 30 seconds each, alternating with partner

Front Kick Vertical Target

Drill: Front Kick Vertical Target/Right Knee

Choke from the Front

Drill: eyes closed, practice ranges -- attacker holds pad for straight punch OR Front Kick Vertical Target OR makes a choke

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)

Focus Mitts: Combo #3/duck right hook/left hook/right cross

Choke from the Front (1 hand) review

Headlock from the Side - practice opposite side

Drill: either side headlock, OR choke from the front

Ground - Choke from the Side

ADVANCED CLASS (C1)

Focus mitts: Opposite stance, two rounds of two minutes

Inside Defense review

Knife, Straight Stab

Gun from the Front

Drill: groups of three; both confront defender, one person attacks, either with gun or knife

Beginner (A1)
Warm-up: After touching shoulders and knees have students partner for frame-hold position and change levels to defend takedown
Punches-Left/Right combination
Partners; 1 curved kick shield per partner group
Round 1: 2 punches to basic takedown defense
Round 2: Spin on centerline
Round 3: Spin on centerline to knee
Choke from the Front, 2 handed Pluck
Drill: A/B Drill: Non-compliant attacker with Takedown Defense. A's are defenders. B's are attackers. B's can give tap and A makes 6 straight punches OR apply Choke from the Front, 2 handed Pluck and then disengage after follow-up combatives OR apply Choke from the Front, 2 handed Pluck and make mimic a takedown during follow-up combatives (for safety, have students attempt to wrap high up on the waist rather than shooting low to knee level).

Intermediate (C1)
Uppercut Punch–emphasize adjusting the length of the uppercut to distance of the target; a standard close uppercut has palm facing self, if target is further away the pinky rotates out and angle of the arm becomes more obtuse to ensure striker is still making contact with first two knuckles.
Defense v. Low Round Kick (shin block)
Focus mitts and Shin guards
Round 1: Combinations 8 (Rear uppercut/lead hook/cross) and 9 (lead uppercut/cross/lead hook)
Round 2: Combinations 1-10; make the last punch of every combination an uppercut, i.e. 3 = jab/cross/lead uppercut
Round 3: Mitt holder can throw low round kick at any time. Striker makes defense v. low round kick (shin block)
Headlock from the Side
Drill: A's-B's-C's: A's are touching B's shoulders or making low round kick. B defends low round kick with shin block. C's are roaming attackers and can apply Headlock from the Side to any B.

Advanced (C1)
Thai Pads and shin guards
Long Combo! Work muscular endurance and speed by building up to the following in stages:
Jab/Cross/R Kick/Check on the rear side/Kick back with the rear leg
Block the body kick on the lead side/7
Jab/Inside defense v. the jab/Jab/Cross
Cover against hook on the lead side/Lead hook/Rear Kick
Cross/L Kick/Rear Uppercut/L Hook
Knife – defense v. downward stab
Knife – defense v. upward stab
Drill: A/B drill with either above Knife defense.

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Ground – Back Position
Ground – Front Kick
Ground – Get Up
Hammerfist to the Side
Choke from Behind
Drill: groups of 3; one person makes Palm Heel Strikes to pad; attacker makes Choke from Behind; sometimes, during the Choke, the attacker says “Down!” The defender lies down into Ground Back Position, kicks, and gets up to continue striking the pad.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)
Hook Punch
Round Kick (Quick Review)
Switch Round Kick (Quick Review)
Drill: Thai Pads/ 3 rounds of 2 minutes
Round 1: Work these combinations in the following order: Jab/Round Kick, Jab/Cross/Switch Round Kick, Jab/Cross/Hook/Round Kick, Jab/Cross/Hook/Cross/Switch Round Kick.
Round 2: Jab/2 Round Kicks, Jab/Cross/ 2 Switch Round Kick, Jab/Cross/Hook/2 Round Kick, Jab/Cross/Hook/Cross/ 2 Switch Round Kick ** Include sprawls**
Round 3: Jab/3 Round Kicks, Jab/Cross/ 3 Switch Round Kick, Jab/Cross/Hook/3 Round Kick, Jab/Cross/Hook/Cross/ 3 Switch Round Kick **Include Sprawls & 3 Push ups**
Defense v. Front Kick (Redirect)
Advanced: Knife- Straight Stab
Drill: Defender; eyes closed, defend Straight Stab OR Defense v. Front Kick

ADVANCED CLASS (C1)
Spinning Heel Kick
Focus Mitt Drill: 3 Rounds. Free work combinations mixing in spinning heel kicks
Machine Gun Take-down (lifting & leverage on neck variations)
Advanced Gun – from the front, assailant using off hand (dead side only)
Circle-of-Death: All self defenses Levels 1-3. Advanced Gun technique should be mixed in every 3rd or 4th attack.

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)

Palm Heel Strikes

Front Kick Vertical Target

Drill: move around, pad holder calls out Left/Right or Front Kick Vertical Target

Choke From the Side

Drill: as above, but a third person makes Choke From the Side at any time

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)

Focus Mitts: 2 rounds of 3 minutes

Straight Punch With Advance (review)

Front Kick With Advance

Drill: eyes closed, attacker pushes defender, then holds pad up or down; defender recovers and makes Advancing Straight Punch or Front Kick With Advance as appropriate

Ground - Kick Off From Guard

Drill: as above, but sometimes pad holder pushes and says "Down!" Defender must drop down. Attacker goes into guard, and defender must make Kick Off From Guard

 

ADVANCED CLASS (C1)

Thai Pads: 2 rounds of 4 minutes

One Arm Shoulder Throw

Drill Option 1 (Basic): attacker makes straight punches and defender defends; when attacker makes a 360 attack, the defender defends, then makes One Arm Shoulder Throw

Drill Option 2(Advanced): attacker makes straight punches and defender defends; attacker moves in to clinch; defender establishes 50/50 (arms over and under position), then makes One Arm Shoulder Throw.

Gun From The Front

 

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)

At end of Warm Up -- Ground - Back Position and Get up

Straight Punches

Knees

Combo: pad holder calls out 3, 5, or 7; striker makes that many straight punches (starting with Left), then delivers a right knee

Ground - Front Kick from Ground

Drill: as above, pad holder calls out combination with knee; after knee, striker sits down (fall break if desired) and takes Ground Position; striker gives kick, gets up, and pad holder calls out another combination; reset

360 Defense

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)

Uppercut Punch

Combo: Left/Right/Left Uppercut

Combo: Left/Right Uppercut/Left Hook

Combo: Left/Right/pad holder comes forward and striker covers, moving head outside of at the attacker's elbows,  then throws Left Uppercut

Combo: Left/pad holder comes forward and striker covers, moving head outside of the attacker's elbows, then throws Right Uppercut

Bearhug Front, Arms Free, Neck Leverage

 

ADVANCED CLASS (C1)

Focus Mitts: Left/Right/Left Hook/bob and weave v. left hook/Left Hook/Right

Full Nelson, Finger Grab

Full Nelson, Throw

Side Control

Shrimp from Side Control to Full Guard

Drill: full nelson, throw; then take side control; bottom person shrimp to full guard

Beginner (A1)
Front Kick to a Vertical Target
Straight Punches
Knees
Drill 1: 1 attacker, 1 striker. Attacker with kick shield advances towards defender. Defender throws front kick to vertical target and then follows up with 6 straight punches. Strikers may start from fighting stance until they’re comfortable with range, then move to passive stance. Once in passive stance, attackers should make their advance faster and faster as striker has success delivering kick.
Drill 2: Now, Pad holder should move fast enough that Striker can't always make FKVT. When attacker comes in too fast, Striker hits frame-hold position to 4 frame-hold knees.
Drill 3: 30 seconds max straight punches standing, instructor calls "DOWN" and Striker and pad holder go to 30 seconds kneeling straight punches. Instructor calls "DOWN" one more time and 30 seconds hand combatives with striker on back and tombstone holder standing over them.
Choke from Behind
Final Drill: A's-B's-C's. A's are holding for Drill 2 from earlier. B's are Strikers/Defenders. C's are roaming attackers and can apply Choke from Behind to any B.

Intermediate (C1)
Headbutt Forward
Headbutt Side
Headbutt Backward
Focus mitts
Round 1: Basic combinations with a sprawl
Round 2: All combinations begin with a Headbutt Forward. Mitt holder should hold one mitt at very close range for headbutt and then move to mid-range for combination.
Round 3: Striker stands close to wall with eyes closed. Mitt holder can orient them in any direction, and then gives a verbal cue. Depending on where holder stands, Striker makes Headbutt Forward, Headbutt Side, or Headbutt Backward, then turns and faces and makes an Elbow 1 followed up by Combo 8 (rear uppercut/lead hook/cross).
Bearhug Front Arms Caught
Bearhug Front Arms Free (space)
Drill: Non-compliant Attacker A/B: A's are standing in neutral with eyes closed. B's are roaming attackers. B can make Bearhug Front Arms Caught or Bearhug Front Arms Free (space) OR apply any Level 1 attack and during follow up combatives, make Bearhug. A must be prepared for potential follow-up attack. Switch roles.

Advanced (C1)
Thai Pads
Round 1: All combinations
Round 2: Double the combination, i.e. when pad holder calls "2K" Striker makes a jab/cross/lead kick/jab/cross/lead kick
Round 3: Triple the combination + sprawls
Gun from the Front, 2 handed technique
Advanced Gun – from kneeling position
Drill: Ground, Pound, and Attack. A is at one end of the mat with a curved kick shield and B is stationed at opposite end with a gun on floor next to them. A makes 20 Ground and Pound strikes to pad and then sprints to B. B is doing 5 push ups and 5 air squats. If B is in push up position when A picks up gun, B makes Advanced Gun – from kneeling position. If B is doing air squats when A points gun at them, B makes Gun from the Front, 2 handed technique. After making defense, partners switch roles.