Beginner (A2)
Movement- Fighting stance, Moving Forward, Left, Right, Back (drill both both sides)
Punches- Left/Right Combination
Drill: "Go" & "Time"- On Instructors signal "Go", non-stop punches, on Instructors signal "Stop", off the pad, move around
Choke from Behind with a Push
Headlock from Behind
Drill: Groups of 3; defender works straight punch combinations on pad (i.e.: R/R/L, L/R/L. etc..) attacker; makes Headlock from Behind or Choke from Behind with a Push.

Intermediate (A2)
Defensive Front Kick
Combination: Defensive Front Kick/Left/Right Combination/ 2 Knees
Inside Defense v. Left/Right
Bearhug from Behind Arms Free
Drill: Defender; Eyes closed, attacker; makes a Bearhug from Behind Arms Free or gives a verbal signal, makes Left/Right combination
Ground- Escape form Guard (gouge and stack)
Drill: Groups of 3, One large pad; defender; escape from Guard, stands up, pad holder walks towards defender, defender makes a Defensive Front Kick followed by non stop punches until pad holder calls "Time". Reset!

Advanced (A2)
Drill: Striking Transition- non stop striking drill; the attacker starts in a standing position, striking on pad; then he drops to his knees, then to his back, then again back to his knees, then standing.. but never stops striking! Alternate with partner, three rounds each
Knife- defense v. downward stab- (work both sides & different angles)
Ground- Def. v. Full Mount, hands pinned
Drill: Groups of 3 and a small pad; Defender starts on the ground and defends against Full Mount, Hands pinned, stands up, non stop strikes on pad, attacker; gives a verbal signal, Knife- downward stab- (either side, off angle)

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)

Straight Punch

Front Kick

“Find Your Partner” drill with punches or kicks.

Choke from Behind

Drill: “Monkey in the Middle” – group of 5 people; 1 person in the middle, 3 people with pads, 1 attacker; the person in the middle must strike different pads on command; at any time, the attacker can make Choke From Behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)

Uppercut Punch

Combination: Left Uppercut/Right Straight/muay thai clinch/Left Knee

Outside Defenses 1-5

Drill: defender’s eyes are closed; partner gives a verbal signal and attacks with STRAIGHT PUNCH from any angle; defender must defense and counter.

Inside Defense v. Left/Right combination

Inside Defense v. Left/Right combination using 1 hand

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)

Knife – upward stab

Knife – low straight stab (treat like upward stab)

Knife – straight stab (sternum/chest/face)

Drill: Defender; eyes closed, defend Knife

Beginner (A2)

Straight Punches

Palm Heel Strikes

Round Kick

Drill: 3 minute 3 man relay

2 curved kick shields per group

Striker 1 must perform 20 punches and 10 round kicks right, 10 round kicks left on curved kick shield, meanwhile Striker 2 is performing Ground & Pound Palm Heel Strikes on 2nd curved KS. Once Striker 1 finishes they take curved kick shield, padholder goes to G&P station, Striker 2 goes to punches and round kick station, etc.

Choke from the Front (1-handed)

Headlock from Behind

Drill: A/B Drill with either Choke from the Front (1-handed) or Headlock from Behind

 

Intermediate (A2)

Gloves and shin guards on

Inside Defense v. Straight Punch Low (quick review from Level 1)

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

Defense v. High Round Kick (covering)

Round 1: A calls for Basic combinations using gloves as Focus Mitts. A can make Straight Punch Low at any time, B defends.

Round 2: A can make High Round Kick at any time between calling combinations. B makes 2 and 3 point block.

Round 3: A can make High Round Kick at any time between calling combinations. B makes covering defense.

Reverse Headlock Standing

Drill: 3-step isolation sparring with Reverse Headlock Standing. A can attack B with Straight Punch Low or  High Round Kick. If A lands Straight Punch Low, B must lean forward as if struck and A applies Reverse Headlock Standing. B makes defense. Partners switch roles every 3 combatives.

 

Advanced (A2)

Spinning Outside Slap Kick

2 Jumping Front Kicks

Jumping Side Kick

Drill: Combative Stations: Curved KS holders line up across from Strikers. KS holder always hold for the same combative while Strikers change stations. 30 seconds at each station. On instructor’s call of “ROTATE!” everyone shifts right. Station 1: Spinning Outside Slap Kick. Station 2: 2 Jumping Front Kicks. Station 3: Jumping Side Kick. Station 4: Round kick to a sprawl. Station 5: 2 punches and a push-up.

Advanced Gun – from front, assailant using off hand

Beginner (A2)
Punches - Left/Right Combination
Round Kick
Intro to Thai Pads: Round 1 - Basic combos 1 & 2 with a kick. Round 2 - Basic combos 3 & 4 with a kick. Round 3 - Basic combos 1-4 with a kick.
Review: Technical Stand-up
Ground - Side Position
Ground - Side Kick
Drill: Groups of 3. 1 Thai pad holder, 1 striker, 1 kick shield holder. Striker and Thai pad holder free-work basic combos 1-4 with a kick. At any time kick shield holder may whack striker's body with kick shield to signal striker to drop into side position. Striker must get into side ground position as quickly as possible and deliver side kicks to create enough space for striker to stand back up. Once striker is up, back to Thai pads & repeat.

Intermediate (A2)
Defensive Front Kick (fighting & passive stance)
Inside Defense vs. Left/Right (2 defenses)
Inside Defense vs. Left/Right (1-hand)
Bearhug Behind Arms Free
Drill: Groups of 3. 1 defender, 1 striker, 1 attacker. Striker throws left/right combination at defender. Defender uses either 2 hands or 1 hand to defend. At any time attacker may bearhug striker from behind (arms free). Striker must defend, finish with combatives, then return to drilling with defender.

Advanced (A2)
Spinning Outside Slap Kick
Focus Mitt Rounds: Round 1 - free work combinations. Pad holder calls "Spin!" for spinning outside slap kicks in between combos. Round 2 - All combos end with spinning outside slap kick.
Knife - Defense vs. Forward Slash
Knife - Defense vs. Left Handed Attacker (forward slash)

Beginner (A2)
Review stance and movement
Straight punch with advance
Drill: students pair off with one focus mitt. Pad holder will slowly move the pad to the side of their body and the puncher will try to land a jab or cross to the pad before the pad holder can move it away. For the second round increase the distance and attempt to do the same with advancing straight punches
Straight punch with retreat
Drill: students pair off with one tombstone pad. Pad holder advances forward while puncher delivers hard retreating straight punches. At a predetermined distance the pad holder calls "down!" and the striker does a fall break, gets up, and covers the same distance forward with straight knees from the Thai clinch.
Choke from behind with a push

Intermediate (A2)
Ground - escape from guard (gouge and stack)
Ground - side mount position and strikes
Ground - side mount to full mount
Ground - side mount knee to belly (disengage)
Drill: ground and pound with transitions. Round 1 - each student has a tombstone pad or ground dummy and strikes from positions called out by instructor. Include side mount, full mount, knee to belly, standing, and all transitions between. Round 2 - students pair off, and student on "top" tries to get to the position called out by the instructor as quickly as possible, while person on bottom resists.
Ground - arm lock from side

Advanced (A2)
Warm up: shadow boxing, then body sparring (boxing only)
Review 360 and counter
Drill: 360 and counter using Thai pads or focus mitts. Pad holder puts up "target" first (well away from the face), then swings for the attack.
Knife - defense vs upward stab
Knife - defense vs straight stab
Drill: attacker pins defender against wall (use a corner if possible) using straight arm and/or clinch, while also delivering knife stabs to the body. Defender must get free to deliver strikes on tombstone until "time" is called, then the drill repeats.

Beginner (A2)
Palm Heel Strikes
Drill: Groups of 2 (partners should be about same size and hight), Small shield; Non stop Palm Heel Strikes, on instructors signal "GO", striker Fireman or Piggy back carries pad holder to the opposite end of the room and back, and continues with strikes.
Choke from the Front (1-handed)
Choke from the Front with a Push
Choke from the Back with a Push
Drill: Groups of 4-5; 90 seconds, One defender, non stop attacks.

Intermediate (A2)
Strikes from mount position
Inside Slap Kicks (both sides)
Drill: A/B Drill- Strikes from the mount position on one end, and Inside Slap Kicks on the other.
Reverse Headlock Standing
Ground- Trap and Roll (quick review)
Drill: Groups of 3; defender; Strikes from the mount, 2nd person safely tackles defender off the pad and mounts them, defender; escapes the mount and gets up, 3rd person, then immediately makes Reverse Headlock. Repeat.

Advanced (A2)
2 Jumping Front Kicks
Jumping side Kick
Jumping Round Kick
Knife- Defense v. Downward Stab (work both sides, and off angle)
Knife- Defense v. Upward Stab (work both sides, and off angle)
Drill: defender eyes closed, attacker gives a verbal signal- Knife- upward and downward stab, include off hand and off angle.

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)

Straight Punches

Round Kick - emphasize low kicks

Combo 1K & 2K

Knees

Combos 1k & 2K + knee

Headlock from Behind

Drill: work combinations, third person makes Headlock from Behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)

Thai Pads: Combos 6K and 7K

Bearhug from Behind, Arms Caught

Bearhug from Front, Arms Caught

Bearhug from Front, Arms Free

Drill: attacker makes Bearhug from Behind; as defender defends and turns, attacker drives forward and makes Bearhug from the Front (arms free or arms caught); defender defends and finishes.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)

Focus Mitts - 2 rounds of  3 minutes; sometimes pad holder closes distance, striker clinches with with framing position or over/under hooks

Sweep with Heel Kick

Focus Mitts: 1 round of 4 minutes; sometimes pad holder closes distance; striker clinches and sweeps

Knife - Forward Slash

Knife - Back Slash

Beginner (A2)

Straight Punch with Advance

Straight Punch with Retreat

Elbows 4 and 5

Drill: Groups of 3; 2 pad holders, 1 Striker. Padholder 1 calls "ADVANCE" for 4 advancing straight punches or "RETREAT" for 4 retreating punches. At any time, Padholder 2 can give tap to Striker from behind. Striker makes Elbow 4 or Elbow 5 depending on hold, turns and faces for 4 advancing punches, and then returns to Padholder 1.

Headlock from Behind

Drill: Same as previous drill, but Padholder 2 can also apply Headlock from Behind at any time.

 

Intermediate (A2)

Thai Pads

Round 1: Hands only

Round 2: Hands and feet

Round 3: Sprawl to 2 frame-hold knees on Padholder's call

Ground – Foot Grab Strip

Ground – Foot Grab Spin Inward

Ground – Foot Grab Spin Outward

Ground – side mount position and strikes

Drill: A begins on ground in Basic Ground Position. B is standing and moving, forcing A to make movement on ground. B grabs A's foot at any time and attempts to get Side Mount. A makes appropriate Foot Grab defense.

 

Advanced (A2)

Thai Pad Cauldron

Round 1: Free work with pad holder calling all combinations including kicks + cover against the cross, counter with a #6

Round 2: For every call with a kick, Striker makes 2 round kicks + cover against the lead hook, counter with a #7

Round 3:  opposite stance! Parry the (in theory, opposite stanced opponent’s) cross, and counter with a lead hook and cross. For every call with a kick, Striker makes 3 round kicks. Add sprawls on Instructor's call.

Advanced Gun – from kneeling position

Drill: Roaming attackers. Defender/Striker begins mounted on pad sending all out strikes. Attackers “throw” strikers to ground and pick up pad. Striker gets into Ground – Back position, tracking padholder and sending kicks when approached. After several kicks, padholder should throw pad down, for mount/strikes, OR attackers can make a verbal cue and apply Advanced Gun – from kneeling position. Defender must make defense starting from mounted position on pad.

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)
Palm Heel Strikes
Straight Punch Low
Drill: Cauldron. 1 tombstone pad holder, 1 striker. Pad holder can call any of the following commands; punches high, punches low, kick, or sprawl. Pad holder is responsible for presenting pad for appropriate strike (i.e. calling "kick" and holding for either a groin kick or round kick). Round 1 - single combinations of everything. Round 2 - double combinations. Round 3 - triple combinations.
Inside Defense vs. Low Straight Punch
Choke from Front (1-handed)
Drill: A/B drill. Group A attacks, group B defends. Defenders stand in passive stance, eyes shut. Attackers either choke from front, or lightly shove defender before throwing low straight punch. Note: attackers should only shove hard enough to make defenders take 1 step back at most.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)
Inside Slap Kick
Outside Slap Kick
Focus Mitt Rounds: Free work combinations. Pad holders can call for slap kicks at any time. Round 1 - Combinations only. Round 2 - add sprawls. Round 3 - add bobbing/weaving.
Reverse Headlock Standing
Drill: Groups of 3. 1 focus mitt holder, 1 striker, 1 attacker. Repeat round 3 from focus mitt rounds above. Attacker may jump in at any time to apply reverse headlock standing on striker. Striker must allow attack to come on before defending, finish with combatives then return to focus mitt work.

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)
Scissor Round Kick
Jumping Round Kick
Thai Pad Rounds: Free work all combinations with a kick. Round 1 - Standard Combinations with regular round kicks. Round 2 - All kicks become scissor round kicks. Round 3 - All kicks become jumping round kicks.
Knife - Defense vs. Straight Stab
Knife - Defense vs. Back Slash
Drill: A/B drill. Group A attacks, Group B defends. Defenders stand in passive stance, eyes shut. Attackers may either straight stab or back slash defenders. No verbal warnings, attacker simply begin attacking rapidly with their chosen attack. Defenders must respond quickly & appropriately.

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)

Straight Punch (review)

Learning to make a straight punch from a passive or unprepared stance. The punch should lead into a fighting stance. For more advanced students, make the punch at various angles.

Front Kick to the Groin (review)

Learning to make a groin kick from a passive or unprepared stance. The kick should lead into a fighting stance. For more advanced students, make the punch at various angles.

Drill: eyes closed; partner holds the pad for straight punch or front kick and gives verbal signal; defender opens his eyes and makes the appropriate strike, with additional strikes from a fighting stance

Choke from the Front with a Push

Drill: barricade drill -- defender stands with eyes closed; an attacker makes choke from the front with a push; defender defends, then must burst through a group holding pads (include proper safety!), and then give 1o left/right combinations to a pad. The group making the barricade should be arranged in pairs: two people stand shoulder to shoulder with pads, then two more behind them, then two more behind them, etc. They should NOT give too much resistance. For SAFETY, the defender must keep his hands lower than the pads (to avoid accidental strikes to the paddlers' faces).

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)

Inside Defenses (review)

Bearhug from Behind (arms free)

Ground - Trap and Roll

Drill: slowly, have the attacker make a Bearhug from Behind and then pull the defender to the ground (defender must cooperate). To signal cooperation, the attacker says "Down, down." When the defender is on the ground, the attacker takes full mount. The defender then makes Trap and Roll.

Drill: one attack/one defend using Inside Defenses; random attackers move around the room and make Bearhug From Behind, Arms Free to the punchers (not the defenders). Sometimes they make regular Bearhug, sometimes they make the person go the ground and defend Full Mount using Trap and Roll.

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)

After warm up, basic shoot/sprawl slowly to review

Focus Mitts: basic combinations. Pad holder can shoot in at any time, defender must sprawl; 2 rounds of 2 minutes

Drill: multiple attackers; move and make defenses, try to deal with one attacker at a time; counter when possible; include shoot/sprawl if safety allows for it; (open hands, light training)

Gun from the Front

Gun from Behind at a Distance

Drill: groups of 4, one defender; attackers make punches, defender must move to deal with one attacker at a time; at any time, an attacker can point a gun from the side or front at a distance; defender must defend, take the weapon, and then continue with the drill.