BEGINNER CLASS (B3)

Palm Heel Strike

Round Kick

Combinations 1-4 wit round kick (use all Palm Heel strikes rather than Hooks, unless your students know Hook Punch)

Choke From The Front (1 Hand)

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B3)

Front Kick Vertical Target (review)

Side Kick

Back Kick

Drill: Monkey in the Middle: groups of 5, with 4 pad holders surrounding the person in the middle; non-stop kicks

Hair Grab from the Front

Hair Grab from the Side

 

 

ADVANCED CLASS (B3)

Focus Mitts 2 rounds of 2 minutes; pad holder make occasional hook punches; striker covers

Focus Mitts 2 rounds of 2 minutes, include combinations with Elbow #6

Choke From Behind With A Pull (review)

Defense v. Garrote

 

BEGINNER (B2)

Knees w/ Clinch

DRILL: Find Your Partner

Groups of 2, Striker, Padholder. Padholder positions somewhere around room. On “GO!” Striker locates, runs to and sends all out knees to Pad. On “RESET!” Striker goes to neutral and Pad finds new location.

Basic Takedown Defense

DRILL:

Same as above, but switch who moves. So Striker finds spot in room. On “GO!” Pad locates, runs to and attempts to touch pad to hips. Striker defends and sends burst of Knees. On “RESET!” Striker finds new location.

Headlock Rear

DRILL - FINAL:
Groups of 3, Defender, Padholder, Attacker, scattered around room. On “GO!” Striker locates, runs to and sends all out knees to Pad. On “ATTACK!” Attacker runs to Defender and applies Headlock Rear. On “RESET!” everyone scatters around room.

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INTERMEDIATE (B2)

Bobbing/Weaving

Hook Defense - Extended

Hook Defense - Covering

DRILL1: Defense Chain

Groups of 2, gloves on. One person goes first sending a series of 3 Hooks with the forward hand. The other person defends each Hook by Covering, then Extending, then Bob/Weave. After coming out of the Bob/Weave, the defender sends a series of 3 Hooks with the rear hand… Both continue to alternate back and forth for time. Do another round with the other person sending 3 forward Hooks to work both sides.

DRILL2: Hook Sparring

Groups of 2, gloves on. Alternate back and forth, each getting to send one Hook, left or right, and the other person sending any defense.

Headlock Reverse (Guillotine)

DRILL - FINAL:
Groups of 2, Defender, Attacker (gloves on). Defenders neutral, eyes closed. Attacker locates, starts sending all out Hooks. Defender covers and rides out strikes. Attacker eventually applies Headlock Reverse. Defend appropriately and reset.

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ADVANCED (B2)

Mouth of Hand Punch

COMBO:

Mouth of Hand Punch + Hammerfist Down + Clinch/Knee Burst

DRILL:

Groups of 3, Striker, Padholder, Attacker. Striker neutral, eyes closed. Pad standing in front. Attacker positions somewhere nearby. On “GO!” Striker opens eyes, sends Mouth of Hand, Clinches and orients to stack Pad between Attacker. Attacker attempts to tag Striker’s shoulder until “RESET!” cue.

Sweep with Heel Kick

COMBO:

Mouth of Hand Punch + Hammerfist Down + Clinch/Knee Burst + Sweep

NOTE: Padholders should not wrap wrists through pad handles to allow hand free for Fall Break

Knife - Kick from Distance

DRILL - FINAL:

Group of 3, Defender, Padholder, Attacker with Knife. Striker neutral, eyes closed. Attacker standing in front. Padholder positions somewhere nearby. On “GO!” Striker opens eyes, sends Knife - Kick from Distance, runs to Pad, Clinch/Knee Burst + Sweep, then run to designated “EXIT” and resets.

BEGINNER CLASS (B2)
Left/Right Combination
Front Kick Vertical Target
Knee
Combo: Left/Right/Right Front Kick Vertical Target/Right Knee
360
360 – add counters and Front Kick Vertical Target (counters do not have to be simultaneous unless you want to teach “360 with Counterattack”)
Advanced Technique – Knife Downward Stab: you can teach the whole technique or just the 360 with counters, then create distance

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B2)
Thai Pads: Combination #8 (right uppercut/left hook/right cross) – add knee or kick
Thai Pads: Combination #9 (left uppercut/right cross/left hook) – add knee or kick
Review Choke from the Front (2 handed technique)
Ground – Trap and Roll
Ground – Defense v. Choke Full Mount

ADVANCED CLASS (B2)
Thai Pads: Combo #3 with kick
Thai Pads: Combo #3 with kick, pivot right; left kick/right cross
Gun Front with punches, slaps, kicks
Gun from Kneeling position

Beginner (B2)
Introduce focus mitts
Palm heel strike
Elbow 1
Round 1: Mitt holder calls a number between 1 and 4, Striker throws that many palm heel strikes beginning with lead hand
Round 2: Mitt holder can also call 1Elbow, 2Elbow, etc. and Striker will throw the called number of palm heel strikes and finish with an elbow, i.e. 2Elbow= lead palm/rear palm/lead elbow
Drill: Find your partner: Mitt holder and Striker repeat calls from previous round. At any time, instructor can call “DOWN” and Striker does a push-up while Mitt holder sprints to a different spot in the room. Striker must find them and do 2 hard palm heel strikes and a burpee until instructor calls “TIME!” Drill resets.
Choke from the Front with a Push
Ground – Back Position
Ground – Getting Up
Drill: A/B Drill. Attackers can apply Choke from the Front with a Push OR give a shove with pad and call “DOWN.” Defender gets safely into ground position and tracks Attacker, then gets up for nonstop palm strikes until Attacker calls “TIME”

Intermediate (B2)
Thai Pads
Round 1: Basic combinations with kicks and knee
Round 2: Add Basic Takedown Defense/spinning on centerline
360 with Counterattacks
Defense v. High Round Kick (covering)
Drill: Defend haymaker using 360 with Counterattacks or Defense v. High Round Kick (covering)
Drill: Non-compliant attacker: After defending haymaker or High Round Kick, Attacker can mimic takedown, forcing Defender to make Basic Takedown Defense

Advanced (B2)
Mouth of Hand Punch
Drill: Target recognition on pad: 2 hand combatives, Front Kick Groin to Mouth of Hand Punch, Front Kick to a Vertical Target/Defensive Front Kick/Knee, Round Kick
Drill: Shared interval round: Partners switch pad every 15 seconds for 4 minutes. Max combatives as hard and fast as possible with the following
-Hand combatives (switch)
-Front Kick groin (switch)
-Knees (switch)
-2 round kicks right, 2 round kicks left
Gun from Behind (touching)
Advanced Gun – from the side or behind, assailant using off hand
Drill: A/B Drill with Gun from Behind (touching) or Advanced Gun – from the side or behind, assailant using off hand

BEGINNER CLASS (B2)
Elbow 1
Palm Heel Strike
Front Kick Groin
Front Kick to a Vertical Target
Drill: Distance Continuum: Pad holder begins at long range for Front Kick to a Vertical Target, then steps in for Front Kick Groin, a small step for Palm Heel Strike, and then finally into close range for Elbow 1.
Drill: Distance Continuum 2: After moving from long range into close range, pad holder will move back out again; Elbow 1 to Palm Heel Strike to Front Kick Groin to Front Kick to a Vertical Target.
Choke from the Front (2-handed)
Choke from the Front with a Push
Drill: A/B Drill: A’s are roaming attackers and can make Choke from the Front or Choke from the Front with a Push. Defenders must threat discriminate and respond accordingly.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B2)
Focus mitts; 2 minute rounds
Round 1: Basic combinations 1-4
Round 2: Add combination 8 (Rear uppercut/Lead hook/Cross) and 9 (Lead Uppercut/Cross/Hook)
Round 3: Add combination 10 (Cross/Lead uppercut/Cross) and Basic take down defense
Defense v. Straight Punch Low (quick review from Level 1)
Inside Defense with Counter v. Left Punch
Inside Defense with Counter v. Right Punch (1 counter)
Reverse Headlock Standing
Drill: A can attack B with a straight left punch, a straight right punch, or a straight punch to the body. If A manages to touch B’s stomach with the Straight Punch Low, B leans forward and A applies Reverse Headlock Standing. B makes defense and partners immediately return to drill.

ADVANCED CLASS (B2)
Thai Pads; 3 x 3 minute rounds
Round 1: Free work
Round 2: 2 kicks for every combo with a kick
Round 3: Add sprawls
Knife–Kick from Distance
Knife–Defense v. Downward Stab
Drill: A/B Drill: B’s are standing with eyes closed. A’s can make verbal cue at a distance for Knife–Kick from Distance or begin (safely) making contact with training knife for Downward Stab.

BEGINNER CLASS (B2)
Punches Straight
•Punches Straight changing levels
Left punch high (head)/Right punch low (body)
Left punch low/Right punch high
Knees
Combination: Left punch low/Right punch high/4 knees
Choke from Behind
Headlock from Behind
Drill: Groups of 3; non-stop strikes on pad, defend either Headlock from Behind OR Choke from Behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B2)
Bobbing/Weaving/Slipping punches
Drill: Focus Mitts- Bob/weave/slip punches 2x and immediately follow up with counters.
Ground- Trap and roll
Ground- def. v. Choke full mount
Drill: Groups of 3; defender; on the ground on their back, eyes closed, attacker; mounts and starts safely striking defender OR mounts and Chokes defender, defender; makes the appropriate defense, quickly gets up and attacks pad with non-stop aggressive strikes until pad calls time, Reset!

ADVANCED CLASS (B2)
Thai Pads: 3 Rounds of 2 Minutes- opposite stance-Power shots (every punch, every kick has to have KO power)
Sweeps with Heel Kick
Quick Drill: Groups of 2; any level 1,2 or 3 technique; sweep with heel kick, if the sweep is available
Knife- defense v. downward stab

Beginner (B2)

Elbow 1
Palm Heel Strike
Front Kick Groin
Front Kick to a Vertical Target
Drill: Distance Continuum: Pad holder begins at long range for Front Kick to a Vertical Target, then steps in for Front Kick Groin, a small step for Palm Heel Strike, and then finally into close range for Elbow 1.
Drill: Distance Continuum 2: After moving from long range into close range, pad holder will move back out again; Elbow 1 to Palm Heel Strike to Front Kick Groin to Front Kick to a Vertical Target.
Choke from the Front (2-handed)
Choke from the Front with a Push
Drill: A/B Drill: A’s are roaming attackers and can make Choke from the Front or Choke from the Front with a Push. Defenders must threat discriminate and respond accordingly.

Intermediate (B2)
Focus mitts; 2 minute rounds
Round 1: Basic combinations 1-4
Round 2: Add combination 8 (Rear uppercut/Lead hook/Cross) and 9 (Lead Uppercut/Cross/Hook)
Round 3: Add combination 10 (Cross/Lead uppercut/Cross) and Basic takedown defense
Defense v. Straight Punch Low (quick review from Level 1)
Inside Defense with Counter v. Left Punch
Inside Defense with Counter v. Right Punch (1 counter)
Reverse Headlock Standing
Drill: A can attack B with a straight left punch, a straight right punch, or a straight punch to the body. If A manages to touch B’s stomach with the Straight Punch Low, B leans forward and A applies Reverse Headlock Standing. B makes defense and partners immediately return to drill.

Advanced (B2)
Thai Pads; 3 x 3 minute rounds
Round 1: Free work
Round 2: 2 kicks for every combo with a kick
Round 3: Add sprawls
Knife–Kick from Distance
Knife–Defense v. Downward Stab
Drill: A/B Drill: B’s are standing with eyes closed. A’s can make verbal cue at a distance for Knife–Kick from Distance or begin (safely) making contact with training knife for Downward Stab.

BEGINNER CLASS (B2)
Front Kick to Vertical Target
Ground - Back Position & Movement
Ground - Getting Up
Ground - Front Kick
Drill: Circle-of-Death. 1 Defender, rest of class has kick shields. Defender starts on the ground in back position. Attackers surround defender holding kick shields. When instructor says "Go" defender must kick attackers away to create space in order to stand. Attackers should crowd in on defender and return to their position in the horde if they're kicked out of the circle by the defender.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B2)
Basic Take down defense/Spinning on Centerline
360 Defense with Counterattacks
Advanced: Knife - Downward Stab and Upward Stab (Note: Don't worry about the disarm. Students should learn to recognize the presence of the weapon and work to continue diminishing attacker with combatives while keeping the weapon arm as isolated as possible)

ADVANCED CLASS (B2)
Inside and Outside Chops
Focus Mitt Rounds (striking with bare hands): Round 1 - Free work combos 1-10. Round 2 - add chops to combos. Round 3 - Free work
Gun from Side, in Front of Arm
Gun from Front, Pushing into Stomach

BEGINNER CLASS (B2)

Combo: Left/Right/Right

Combo: Left/Left/Right

Elbows 1-3

Hammerfist to the Side

Drill: eyes closed; pad holder pushes with pad; defender must recognize the distance and give Elbow or Hammerfist, then continue with additional counterattacks.

Ground - Back Position and Movement

Ground - Get Up

Drill: as above, but sometimes the pad holder says "down" and the defender must drop down, move, then get up.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B2)

Thai Pads: 2 rounds of 3 minutes, combinations including kicks

Defense v. High Round Kick

Defense v. Front Kick (pluck/row)

Drill: right leg only, defend round kick or front kick

Drill: left leg only, defend round kick or front kick

Drill: defend left or right, front or round kick

Drill: light sparring with hands and ONLY round kicks

Drill: light sparring with hands and ONLY front kicks to body

 

ADVANCED CLASS (B2)

Sparring: 3 rounds with hands only

sparring; 3 rounds with hands and feet

Gun From The Front, assailant using left hand to control defender

Gun From The Front, assailant pushing, slapping, punching, etc.

BEGINNER CLASS (B2)

Punches- Straight Punch

Hammerfist Side

Combination- Side Hammerfist , turn and face the pad, 6 straight punches

Drill: striker starts with their eyes closed, attacker bumps striker from various angles with pad and holds for Straight punches. Striker; if bumped from the side make a hammerfist to the side then face pad and continue with non-stop straight punches until pad holder calls time. Reset!

360 defense

Advanced- Knife- downward stab

Drill: Groups of 3; defender; non-stop straight punches on pad, defend downward stab.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B2)

Punches- Straight (quick review)

Drill: striker sits on a chair and from that position makes non-stop punches on pad, when possible defender much stand up out of the chair and continue with counters until pad holder calls time. Reset!

Defense v. High Round Kick (2 and 3 Points)

Defense v. High Round Kick (Covering)

Advanced- Gun- 2 handed cupping technique

Drill: defender sits on a chair, eyes closed; defend High Round Kick OR Gun (2 handed cupping technique)

 

ADVANCED CLASS (B2)

Warm up with level 1, 2 & 3 self-defense techniques

Drill: 2 rounds of 90 seconds- one defender, non-stop attacks (moderate speed in round 1; fast and aggressive in round 2)

Sweep with Heel Kick

Drill: groups of 2; Level 1, 2 OR 3 self-defense techniques; Sweep with Heel Kick when possible

Gun from Behind (touching)

Advanced Gun- from Behind the side or behind, assailant using off hand

Gun from Behind (touching)- while holding a bag or pads

Advanced Gun- from Behind the side or behind, assailant using off hand- while holding a bag or pads