Beginner (B1)
Movement from Fighting Stance (Forward, Left, Right, & Back)
Straight Punches w/ Advance & Retreat
Drill: Partners traveling in 1 lane so as not to collide with anyone else. Pad holder has a tomb stone. Starting in punching range, pad holder will either advance one step or retreat one step. Striker will respond as quickly as possible and deliver an advancing straight punch or a retreating straight punch
Choke from the side
Drill: Groups of 4. 1 tombstone pad holder, 1 defender, 1 attacker, and 1 bystander. Defender must throw broken flurries w/ full aggression at the pad. Bystander “interferes” with Defender by body blocking the pad, pulling the defender away, or pushing the defender away. The Bystander must make it difficult, not impossible, for the Defender to get back to the pad to continue with flurries. The Defender may not hit, push, pull, or otherwise “fight” the Bystander. The defender must use footwork to get around the Bystander. At any point, the Attacker may choke the defender from either side, which the Defender will address with choke from the side defense.

Intermediate (B1)
360 Defense w/ Counter
Reflexive Defense vs. Front Groin Kick
DRILL:Groups of 2, Attacker, Defender. Defender begins neutral. Attacker steps in to send either a 360 attack or groin kick. Defend, counter, finish and reset.
Rear Choke w/ Pull
FINAL – DRILL:Partner up the class into groups of 2 then further divide in half. One half will be working the drill from earlier. Other half will roam attacking the ATTACKERS from the other group with Rear Choke w/ Pull.

Advanced (B1)
Punch one direction, kick in another
Drill: Group of 3. 1 focus mitt holder, 1 striker, 1 kick shield holder. Focus mitt holder and striker free work. Kick shield holder approaches striker and gets attention verbally. Striker includes a kick with any punch of the current combination.
Full Nelson – throw
Full Nelson – sweep
Drill: Defender stands in the middle of a crash pad with eyes closed. Attacker applies full nelson. Defender either throws attacker forward or sweeps attacker backward and finishes with combatives.

Have your class do a 1000 burpees and call it day! Just kidding, Happy April fools!

Beginner (B1)
Straight Punch with Advance
Drill: Eyes Closed, partner holds pad either in normal punch range or a step out, partner has to open eyes and make the appropriate punch.
Choke from behind with a push
Drill: Groups of 3- Defender; eyes closed, on pad holders signal, defender makes an advancing push followed by a punch flurry, 3rd person comes up from behind and makes choke form behind push, defender defends, then resets.

Intermediate (B1)
Side Kick
Back Kick
Drill: Groups 5; Defender in the middle, pad holder will say "Hey!", defender makes the appropriate kick
Bearhug Front- Arms Caught
Bearhug Front - Arms Free (with space)
Bear Front- Arms Free
Drill: Divide the class into A/B. A's close their eyes, B's attack anyone in the room with a front bear hug

Advanced (B1)
Gun from the Front
Gun to the Side of the Head
Gun from the side, Behind the Arm
Drill: Disturbance Drill; Groups 4-5; Defender is in the middle, pad holders are SAFELY, shoving defender while yelling, shouting and creating chaos, attacker makes gun threats from todays lesson.

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Front Kick Vertical Target review

Knees – include Muay Thai Clinch

Knees – spinning on the centerline (explain concept of using attacker as a shield)

Combination: Front Kick Vertical Target, Clinch, Knee, spin, Knee

360 – include counterattacks

Drill: 2 attackers; defender’s eyes are closed; on verbal signal, the defender opens his eyes and either makes Front Kick Vertical Target/Knee combination or defends 360 and counterattacks; in either case, the defender must then spin to avoid a 2nd attacker

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Drill: Tabata Ground and Pound- 4 Rounds of 20 seconds, 10 seconds rest between rounds.

Defensive Front Kick

-Defensive front Kick followed by counter attacks

Drill: Groups of 2, 2 large shields; striker; non- stop strikes from mount position, pad holder gives a verbal signal “Hey!” and starts to walk towards striker, striker; quickly stands, makes a Defensive Front Kick and continues with counter attacks until pad holder calls “time!”, Striker then gets back to working the pad from mount position.

Outside Defense 1-3 Review

Hairgrab from the Front

Drill: eyes closed, hair grab OR verbal signal and defend wild punch

Bearhug Front Arms Caught

Drill: as above, add in bearhug

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

2 Front Kicks with a Switch

Drill:  10 rounds- 5 Jump Squats, 3 x 2 Front Kicks with a Switch

Sliding Def. v. High Round Kick

Stick- left handed attacker

Drill: Sliding defense v. high round kick OR stick

 

Beginner (A3)

Punches-Left/Right combination

Knees (emphasize switch knee and returning to stance)

Elbow 1

Partners; curved kick shield

Round 1: Pad holder calls any number 1-4. Striker throws that number of straight punches, beginning with lead hand.

Round 2: Pad holder calls 1Knee-4Knee. Striker throws that number of straight punches followed by opposite knee, i.e. 1Knee=Jab/Rear Knee, 2Knee=Jab/Cross/Lead Knee

Round 3: Pad holder calls 1Knee-4Knee. Striker throws combination followed by opposite elbow 1, i.e. 1Knee=Jab/Rear Knee/Lead Elbow 1, 2Knee=Jab/Cross/Lead Knee/Rear Elbow 1.

Wrist Releases (emphasize Defender appearing compliant, not showing aggression on release, and making space into a good modified fighting stance)

360 Defense vs. the Haymaker

Drill: A/B Non-compliant attacker. A's are standing with eyes closed in neutral. B's can apply wrist release and back off once Defender makes space, verbal cue and then throw Haymaker when Defender's eyes are open, or apply wrist release and when Defender releases wrist, make Haymaker.

Intermediate (A3)

Uppercut punch

Partners; focus mitts

Round 1: Combinations 7 (Lead hook/Cross/Lead Hook) and 8 (Rear uppercut/Lead hook/Cross)

Round 2: Combinations 9 (Lead uppercut/Cross/Lead Hook) and 10 (Cross/Uppercut/Cross)

Round 3: Combinations 7, 8, 9, 10 + 2UP (Jab/Rear Uppercut) and 3UP (Jab/Cross/Lead Uppercut)

Outside Defense #5

Hair Grab from Behind

Drill: A/B/C. A is holding focus mitts calling combinations from Round 3. B is Striker/Defender. C can verbal cue and throw punch from B's side for Outside Defense #5, or apply Hair Grab from Behind.

Advanced (A3)

Partner and Kick Shield

1 2 minute round of basic target recognition each: 2 punches, Front Kick Groin, Round Kick, Knee, or Front Kick to a Vertical Target.

Drill: Combative Stations: Multiple Lines of 5 or so depending on numbers (add G&P to a pad if you need to even the group numbers up). One minute at each station, non-stop, as hard and fast as possible. 10 seconds to transition to next pad. After full rotation, pad holders and strikers switch roles.

Round 1 Stations:

-Straight punches

-FGK

-2 round kicks right, 2 round kicks left

-Two Knees with a Switch

-Two Front Kicks with a Switch for Advanced

Round 2 Stations:

-2 palms to an elbow

-Clinch Knees

-Forward Hammerfists

-Two Back Kicks with a Switch

-2 punches to a burpee

Machine Gun Takedown

One Arm Shoulder Throw

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)
Front Kick to a Vertical Target
Palm Heel Strike
Knees
Elbow 1
Drill: Distance continuum; Groups of 2; 1 curved kick shield. Striker throws nonstop strikes at appropriate range moving “in” and “out” on instructors command.
Choke from the Front, 2 handed Pluck
Ground – Back Position
Ground – Front Kick
Ground – Getting Up
Drill: Dizzy Drill. Groups of 3: 1 attacker, 1 pad holder, 1 defender.
Have defender stand in center with a stick. Defender holds the stick upright with one end on the mat. On instructor’s “GO!” they run in a circle, spinning with their forehead touching the top of the stick. After 10-20 seconds (depending on equilibrium of the group), instructor calls “STOP!” Partners can apply Choke from the Front or call “DOWN” for Defender to safely get on back, orient toward pad holder, make Ground – Front Kick, and get up.  

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Front Kick with an Advance (Fighting & Neutral Stance)
Defense v. Front Kick (Redirect & Stopping)
Ground - Kick off From Guard
Ground - Guard Reversal (Scissor Sweep)
Drill: 1 minute rounds. Partners start in guard position. Bottom person must effectively kick-off or sweep. Top person must try to pass guard (or at least maintain top position). If either partner is successful, partners stop & reset to same positions. Partners will switch positions during the next round. After both partners have fought from both positions, students must find a new partner and repeat drill.

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
2 Back Kicks with a Switch
Drill (Roaming attacker): Partners free work Thai pad combinations. 1-2 attackers roam the mat with kick shields. Attackers masy get any striker's attention and call for 2 back kicks with a switch. Striker should follow up with a few combatives before returning to pad work.
General Defense vs. Medium to High Round Kicks
Stick - Baseball Bat Defense
Stick - Left Handed Attacker

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)

Straight Punches - 4 punches moving forward

Straight Punches 4 punches moving backward

Knees

Drill: punches forward/sprawl, then knee/punches backward/sprawl, then knee/continue

Choke from Behind with a Push

Drill: barricade drill -- defender makes the defense against Choke from Behind with a Push, then breaks through a barricade of pads, then gives 10 punches and 5 knees.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

During warm up, include step and pivot movements to the right and left as review

Uppercut punch

Focus Mitts: Left/Right/Step and Pivot to the Right/Left Uppercut/Right Elbow)

Combo: 4 hooks (left/right/left/right) up the body/step and pivot to the left/right uppercut/right straight

Sparring: light contact, hands only, multiple rounds

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

Sparring Drill: one foot in the circle (make circles on the ground with belts, or use hoops; each opponent must keep one foot in the circle during sparring. 5 burpee penalty if you leave the circle; 70% speed and power, hands only

Drill v. Multiple Attackers: zombie drill with attackers making one attack each (straight or hook)

Sparring v. 2 assailants

Sparring v. 2 assailants -- start on ground, in side control

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Palm Heel Strikes

Drill: :30 seconds non-stop striking, 2 rounds

Front Kick (groin)

Front Kick Vertical Target

Drill: move around, pad holder holds for groin kick, Front Kick Vertical Target, or Palm Heel Strikes

Choke from the Front

Ground - Hip Escape from Side Control

Drill: light clinch work; partner says "down" and the other person drops down; first partner gets Side Control then Arm Lock

Drill: as above, but the second partner does Hip Escape

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

Thai Pads: 3 rounds of 3 minutes

One Arm Shoulder Throw

Stick - Overhead

Drill: attacker makes Stick Overhead attack, defender makes the defense; sometimes (just for fun) during the counterattacks, the defender uses One Arm Shoulder Throw

Beginner (A3)

Punches-Left/Right combination

Front Kick (groin)

Knees

Drill: Shared Tabata Round: 1 curved kick shield. Partner A strikes for the first 20 seconds with maximum effort, switch pad during 10 second rest, then Partner B performs same strikes to pad, in the following order: left right combination, front kick (groin), knees, sprawl to a knee.

Basic Takedown Defense (changing height, moving feet)

Drill: A holds for B for Left/Right combination. At any time A can call “TAKEDOWN” and attempt to put shoulder to B’s upper torso. B perform Basic Takedown Defense followed up by 2 knees.

Choke from the Front; 2 Handed Pluck

Drill: Non-compliant attacker. Class split into A’s and B’s. A’s stand with eyes closed in neutral position. B’s can attack by tapping with pad for non-stop Left/Right Combination. During flurry, B can call “TAKEDOWN” and A performs Basic Takedown Defense. B can also attack with Choke from the Front; 2 Handed Pluck and may or may not follow up with a showing takedown attempt.

Intermediate (A3)

Uppercut Punch

Drill: Focus mitts: Free work on all known combinations, 1-4 or 1-10.

Drill: On combinations 2-10 have students add call of “UP” for Striker to replace last punch in combo with an uppercut, i.e. “6UP” = Cross/Lead Hook/Rear Uppercut, “9UP” = Lead Uppercut/Cross/Lead Uppercut

Advanced Preview: Knife; Upward Thrust

Drill: A/B Drill. Encourage attackers to make a realistic recoil from stab to ensure defenders bursting in far enough for control position. Attackers can increase speed of attack and attempt multiple stabs as round continues.

Advanced (A3)

General Def. v. Medium to High Kicks

Focus mitts and shin guards

Drill: Free work on focus mitts

Drill: Free work on focus mitts with mitt holder throwing a Medium to High Kick at any time. Striker makes General defense v. Medium to High Kicks

Stick – overhead defense

Stick – baseball bat defense

Stick – dead side

Drill: Groups of 4-5. One person in center defending any Stick Overhead, Baseball Bat, or Dead Side. Attackers can also choose to make a Medium to High Kick for General Defense.

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)
Straight Punches
Drill: Left Punch 20 times, Right Punch 20 times x 2
Elbows 1-3
Combo: Left Punch/Right Elbow
Choke From Behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Hook Punch
Uppercut Punch
Focus Mitt Rounds: Round 1 - Combos 6 & 7 only. Round 2 - Combos 8 & 9 only. Round 3 - Pad holder can call any combo 6-9, striker delivers combo, sprawls, then delivers combo again.
Bearhug Behind Arms Free
Bearhug Behind Leverage on the Finger

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
2 Straight Knees with a Switch
Machine Gun Takedown (throw)
Machine Gun Takedown (leverage on the neck)
Drill: Groups of 3 - 1 striker, 1 kick shield holder, 1 gunman. Striker free works on the kick shield mixing in 2 straight knees with a switch. Gunman verbally gets striker's attention before stepping in front of the pad and presenting their weapon. Striker performs either machine gun takedown variant and returns to pad work. Note: If long guns are unavailable, gunman can hold a pistol near their body with their right hand while using left hand to post on/push striker