BEGINNER CLASS (A3)
Straight Punches
Ground - Back Position and Movement
Ground - Front Kick
Ground - Round Kick
Ground - Get Up
Choke from Behind
Drill: Move around, kick when attacker approaches, then get up, punch until second attacker makes Choke from Behind; then reset

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Focus Mitts -- 3 rounds of 2 minutes each; basic combinations in the first round; add sprawls in the second round; add sprawl/jump tuck third round
Advanced Technique: Knife Upward Stab

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
Stick Downward v. Left Handed Attacker
Knife Downward v. Left Handed Attacker

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Straight Punches

Elbows 4-6

Hammerfist to the Side

Combo: elbow #4/elbow #3/hammerfist/turn and deliver knee

Choke from Behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Uppercut

Combo: Left Hook/Right Uppercut/Right Elbow #1

Uppercut Back Kick

Bearhug Behind, Arms Free

Bearhug Behind, Leverage on Finger

Drill: attacker makes bear hug from behind, defender should try basic defenses first, then go for finger if necessary

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

Tabata Punches: 20 seconds on/10 seconds rest x 8 rounds of punching

Machine Gun Takedown v. Gun from the Front

Stick Overhead

Drill: eyes closed, defend straight punch or Stick Overhead

Beginner (A3)

L/R combination

Drill: Partner calls out even numbers (mostly 2, 4, 6) and striker makes that many punches, leading with the forward hand. At least twice during the round, the partner calls out a number higher than 10.

Front Kick to a Vertical Target

360 (various angles)

Choke from the Front (2-handed)

Drill: Front kicks to a vertical target, attacker; makes Choke form the Front or 360 attack from various angles

Ground- Back Position

Ground- Getting up

Intermediate (A3)

Focus Mitts-

Left Hook

Slipping/Bobbing and Weaving (Quick Review)

Combo: Jab, Cross, Hook, Cross

- Add- Bob and Weave/counter, Cross, hook, Cross

- Add- Slip to the Right, Cross, hook, Cross

Defense against Low Round kick (using Shin)

Defense against Round Kick (Absorbing)

Light Sparring Drill: Working on Recognition!

1 Striker/1 Defender (movement,  straight punches, Hooks and Round Kicks)

Defender- foot work (moving off angle, forward, back & side to side)

-Recognition- ( Bobbing and Weaving, and Defense against Low Round Kicks) No counters yet..

- Switch

After both sides have had a turn-

** Switch again and add counters**

Choke from Behind with a pull

Advanced (A3)

3 Round Drill

Thai Pad- Opposite stance- 2-5 minute rounds

Sliding Def. V. High Round Kicks

Sliding Def. V, Spinning Heel Kick

Stick- left handed attacker

Drill- defender eyes closed, Sliding Def. V. High Round Kick, Spinning Heel Kick or Stick-left handed attacker.

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.

I'm sorry there were no Monday lesson plans. I still write most of the lesson plans myself, and I had a family emergency yesterday.

-- John Whitman

Beginner (A3) 

Palm Heel Strike

Front Kick Groin

Knee (emphasize forward knee with a switch)

Combination- Right Front Kick (Groin)/Left/Right Palm Heel Strikes/Left Knee

Ground-Back Position

Ground-Front Kick

Ground-Get up

Drill: starting on the ground, move to face partner with pad; when he approaches, kick and get up, then deliver the combination mentioned above

Intermediate (A3) 

Uppercut Punch

Hook Punch

Thai Pads- 3 Rounds of 2 Minutes; double on all round kicks and knees, include Hooks and Uppercuts

Bearhug from behind Arms Free

Hair Grab from Behind

Drill: Non stop punches on the pad, attacker; Makes  Hair Grab from Behind or an aggressive Bearhug from Behind

Advanced (A3)

Belt Drill: 30 Seconds- 45 Seconds- 60 Seconds (20 Seconds rest between each round)

Spinning Heel Kick

Stopping Def. v. Spinning Heel Kick

Stick- overhead defense

Stick- Left hand attacker

Drill: defender; eyes closed, attacker; makes either Stick-overhead, Stick- Left Handed or gives a verbal signal and makes a spinning heel Kick.

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 Left/Righ/Right Elbow 3x aggressively, then move back out and continue with light strikes.
360 Defense
Choke from the Front (2-handed)
Drill: Start with packages in hand and eyes closed, attacker either makes a choke from front or gives a verbal signal and makes 360.
Intermediate (A3)
Focus Mitts- Hook Punch
Combination- Cross/Hook/Cross
Focus Mitts with Disturbing- Pad holder strikes partner continuously while partner covers and absorbs; when pad holder slaps mitts together, the partner makes Cross/Hook/Cross Combination, then the pad holder goes back to striking.  This drill should be very fast and aggressive.
Defense v. Low Round Kick (Absorb & Shin block)
Defense v. Front Kick (redirect & stopping)
Drill: defender eyes closed, vision drill, recognize Low Round kick or Front Kick
Hair Grab from the Front
Hair Grab from the Side, impending knee
Advanced (A3) 
Thai pad Drill:
Groups of 3, two with thai pads; striker must make combinations while moving to keep second pad holder "lined up" so the striker deals with one threat at a time; now and then, the second pad holder jumps in and becomes the first pad holder; Black Belts do this from an opposite stance.
Stick- Over head Stab
2 Opponents- Knife and Stick
Drill: groups of 3; defender eyes closed, Stick- overhead defense or 2 opponents- knife and stick

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Front Kick Vertical Target

Knees

Combo: Right Front Kick Vertical Target/Right Knee

360

Choke From Behind

Drill: Non-Compliant Attacker -- attacker makes Choke from Behind; the defender makes the defense; during the counterattacks, the attacker steps back, then gives a 360 attack with the right hand; defender must defend and continue with counterattacks

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Straight Punch (review)

Front Kick with Advance - fighting and neutral stance; practice both legs

Drill: eyes closed, pad holder pushes the defender; defense reacts with Front Kick with Advance, then continues with additional strikes

Drill: attacker pulls at the defender's wrist; defender bursts forward with counterattacks

Hair Grabs from the Side

Drill: eyes closed; pad holder pushes (as in the drill above using Front Kick with Advance) or pulls hair from the side

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

Two Front Kicks with a Switch

Gun from Behind at a Distance

Machine Gun Takedown - practice using Gun From Behind, with the gun held back and the defender forced to go to the deadside.

Practice making this technique turning both directions!

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Left/Right Combo

Elbows 1-3

Front Kick to the Groin

Combo: Left/Right/Right Elbow

Choke from the Front (2 handed)

Drill: eyes closed, pad holder holds for straight punches, front kick to the groin, OR makes Choke from the Front.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Back Kick

Drill: groups of three; make back kick, turn, and continue with combatives until a second pad holder signals you to kick his pad, etc.

Defensive Back Kick with a Spin

Outside Defense 1-5

Drill: groups of 4, 1 person in the middle -- one striker at a time makes straight punch from any angle; the defender must defend and counterattack

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

Thai Pads: 3 rounds of 2 minutes

Knife Defense v. Downward Stab

Gun from the Front

Gun from Behind at a Distance

Discussion: Using a knife during Gun Defense

Drill: two attackers; defender defends against knife, then uses the knife during gun defense