BEGINNER CLASS (A2)
Straight Punch with Advance
Inside Defenses
Inside Defense v. Straight Punch Low
Drill: Defend High or Low Straight Punch

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)
Tha Pads: 2 rounds of 2 minutes
Review basic strike defenses
Sparring: hands and groin kicks only
Sparring: hands and all low kicks
Sparring: one person uses forward hand, rear leg to attack; other person uses rear hand and forward leg only (can defend with all limbs)

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)
Thai Pads: Combinations 1-4 with knees
Sweep with Heel Kick
Drill: perform all basic self defense from earlier levels, include sweeps in counterattacks when possible
Gun from the Front
Knife Downward Stab
Drill: eyes closed; any self defense, gun from the front, or knife downward stab

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Combination: Left/Right/Right

Combination: Left/Left/Right

360 Defense

Ground  - Back Position and Movement

Ground - Front Kick

Ground - Get Up

Drill: groups of 3; defender makes punch combinations to pad holder; third person makes 360 attack OR says "Down!" and defender must drop down, kick to the air, then Get Up and continue punching.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Hook Punch

Focus Mitts: Combinations 6 & 7

Bearhug from Behind, Arms Free

Bearhug from Behind, Leverage on Finger

Arm Bar from Guard

Drill: defend against bearhugs from behind using either technique; sometimes attacker says "Down!" and the defender must drop, pull attacker into guard, and make arm bar.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

Thai Pads: 2 rounds of 3 minutes, include Front Kick Vertical Target to create distance between combinations

2 Front Kicks with a Switch

Knife Downward Stab

Knife Upward Stab

Drill: begin each repetition with a stab to the back (downward or upward), defender must react to the stab by turning and defending additional stabs as soon as possible

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Straight Punches

Drill: Belt Drill

Advancing Straight Punch

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)
Straight Punches
Elbow #1
Knees
Advanced Technique: Gun from Behind

Intermediate (A3)
Defensive Front Kick
Defensive Back Kick with a Spin
Drill: Working in pairs, 1 striker, 1 kick shield holder. Pad holder starts in striker's range. Striker delivers defensive front kick to create distance. Pad holder immediately starts closing distance again. Striker delivers defensive back kick with a spin. Reset, repeat.
Ground - Armbar from guard
Ground - Guard Reversal

Advanced (A3)
Spinning Heel Kick
Stopping Defense vs. Spinning Heel Kick
Sliding Defense vs. Spinning Heel kick
Stick - Baseball Bat Defense

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 (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 (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)

Straight Punch review

Knee review

Drill : 30 seconds non-stop punching; 15 second rest; 30 seconds non-stop knees; do 2 rounds

Elbows 1-3

Drill: Elbow #3, turn and give knees

Choke From Behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Inside Defense (review)

Outside Defense with Counter v. Right Punch

Drill: attacker makes straight punches; defender makes Inside Defense; when the attacker makes a wider right punch, the defender makes Outside Defense with Counter v. Right Punch, plus additional counterattacks.

Bearhug Behind, Arms Free

Drill: as above, but a third person attacks with Bearhug from Behind, Arms Free

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

Focus Mitts: 2 rounds of 3 minutes, emphasize head movement and footwork

Stick Overhead

Knife Overhead

2 Opponents - Knife and Stick

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Straight Punches

Knees

Basic Takedown Defense

Drill: defender’s eyes are closed; attacker either gives a slight shove OR begins to grab the defender very lightly; the defender opens his eyes and either punches OR makes basic takedown defense.

Choke From Behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

“Everything From Awkward Angles”

Focus Mitt Work – basic combinations, but begin each one with Hammerfist to the Side

Defensive Back Kick with a Spin

Outside Defenses 1-5

Hair Grab From Behind

Drill: Groups of 3; 2 defenders, 1 attacker; defenders, light sparring (open palm, shin pads), attacker; grabs either defender's hair from behind.  Defender; makes the appropriate defense and continue sparring.

ADVANCED CLASS

Spinning Heel Kick

Sliding Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick

Stopping Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick

Stick – overhead or baseball bat

Drill: Groups of 3; 2 defenders, 1 attacker; defenders, light sparring (open palm, shin pads), attacker; gives a verbal signal and attacks with either overhead stick OR baseball bat.  Defender makes the appropriate defense and continue sparring.

Beginner (A3)

Palm Heel Strike

Front Kick to Groin

Knees

Partners; Curved Kick Shield

Round 1: Target recognition for 2 Palm Heel Strikes or 1 Front Kick Groin

Round 2: Pad holder can call "TAKEDOWN" at any time. Striker makes Basic Takedown Defense, knee,  and spins on centerline for one more knee

Drill: Multiple Attacker Stack. Groups of 3. 2 pad holders. Defender tries to stack attackers.

Basic Ground Position

Front Kick from the Ground

Round Kick from the Ground

Drill: Multiple Attacker Stack + Ground. Attackers can call "DOWN!". Defender gets in Basic Ground Position, attacks closest target, grabs leg of defender to side to get up.

 

Intermediate (A3)

Thai Pads and Shin Guards

Drill: Combinations 1-4 with a kick. Pad holder can throw the low round kick to striker. Striker defends using the shin block.

Drill: Same as previous drill, but after performing shin block, striker touches defending leg down and then launches that same leg to return with a body level round kick to the Thai pads.

Drill: Puke round! 30 seconds power punches Left/Right combination. 30 seconds 2 round kicks right, 2 round kicks left. 30 seconds speed punches.

Bearhug from the Front, Arms Free

Bearhug from the Front, Lifting

Drill: Circle of Death. Break class into small groups of 3 or 4. 1 defender, everyone else is an attacker. Defender stands in neutral with eyes closed. Attackers can apply Bearhug from the Front, Arms Free OR Bearhug from the Front, Lifting OR any Level 1 self defense technique.

 

Advanced (A3)

Focus mitts; 4 minute rounds

Round 1: Free work on the focus mitts adding Spinning Outside Slap Kick to any combination ending in hook punch (combinations 3, 7, or 9). Show students how to use the hook to cover/distract from initial step across centerline that sets up spin.

Round 2: Focus mitts in opposite stance. Spinning Outside Slap Kick from opposite stance only required for black belts and black belt candidates.

Double Leg Takedown

Hip Throw

Drill: A/B Drill. A’s can attack B’s with any Level 1-3 self defense technique. B’s finish with the initial set up for a Hip Throw when possible/appropriate.

Beginner (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 L/R/Right Elbow 3x aggressively, then move back out and continue with light strikes.
360 Defense
Choke from the Front (2-handed)

Intermediate (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 (A3)
2 Front Kicks with a switch
2 Back Kicks with a switch
Machine Gun Takedown (lifting & leverage on neck variations)
Circle-of-Death: 1 Defender, rest of class attacks. Pad holders approach from front or rear holding for 2 front or back kicks with a switch. Gunmen use appropriate attack angles (covered during lesson) for machine gun takedown.

Beginner (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 (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 (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