Beginner (A1)
Palmheel strikes
Knees (Regular and Round)
Drill: 2ppl/1 Large Shield
Pad Holder and Striker start on one side of the room. Striker; L/R Palm heel strikes, Right Elbow followed by 2 Knee strikes. On Instructors signal, striker sprints to the opposite end of the room, 5 Jump Squats and sprints back. Continue until Instructor calls time.
Choke from Side
Choke from the Front (2 handed)
Ground- Back Position
Ground- Getting up
Drill: Pad Holder; Stands any where in the room. Striker; starts on their stomach, on Instructors signal, executes 3 push ups, rolls over to their Back Position, Gets up, finds the pad holder and delivers non stop knees until time is called. Reset!
Intermediate (C1)
Uppercut
Hook Punch
Thai Pads:
Round 1- Combo A- Jab, Cross, Switch Round, R-Cross, R-Elbow
Round 2- Combo B- L-Uppercut, R-Cross, Left Hook, Right Round Kick
Round 3- Put Combo A & B together
360 with Counters
HeadLock from the side
Drill: Thai Pads
Basic combinations and kicks, Attacker; Make headlock from side
Advanced (C1)
Thai Pads: 2 Minutes
Round 1- Combo- Jab, Cross, Hook, Cross, 2 Round Kicks Left, 2 Round Kicks Right, 2 Knees Left, 2 Knees Right, Sprawl, 2 Sit throughs.
Round 2- POWER Shots- Pad holder calls out Single techniques- Either Jab, Cross, Hooks, Uppercuts and Body shots. Striker; Doubles up on the technique called, making it STRONG and POWERFUL.
Ax Kick
Knife- defense v. forward slash
Knife- defense v. straight stab
Dril: Defender; Eyes Closed, Various Knife attacks
BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Front Kick
Round Kick
Knees
Drill: pad holder moves around the room giving targets for front kicks, round kicks, and knees
360
Advanced Technique: Knife Downward Stab
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)
Straight Punches
Front Kick Vertical Target
Drill: A/B Drill - punching at one end, sprinting to the other end for kicks; back and forth on the instructor's command
Inside Defense (review)
Inside Defense v. Straight Punch Low (review)
Inside Defense w/Counter v. Right Punch
Advanced Technique: Knife Straight Stab
ADVANCED CLASS (C1)
General Combatives to large kicking shield after warm up
Forward Roll (review)
Drill: at one side of room, make general combatives to pad; on instructor command, sprint to the other end of the room and back; in the middle of the room, make a Forward Roll, then continue to sprint.
Gun from Behind, Touching - Turn to either side
BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Front Kick Vertical Target (emphasize forward leg for this lesson)
Left/Right Combination
Knees (emphasize forward knee with a switch)
Combo: Left Front Kick/Left/Right/Left Knee
Ground - Back Position and Movement
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 CLASS (C1)
Headbutt Forward
Focus Mitts/Left/Right/duck left hook/Right/Right Elbow/Headbutt!
Straight Stab
ADVANCED CLASS (C1)
Thai Pads: Left/Right/Left Knee
Thai Pads: Right/Left Hook/Right Knee
Sweep with Heel Kick
Drill: Left/Right/ step in and sweep partner (slow work)
One Arm Throw
Hip Throw
Beginner (A1)
Hammerfist to the Side- Let students know this strike is Reactive and windup is not recommended!
Elbows 1-3
Thai Clinch- Knees
Combo- Hammerfist to the side, Right Cross, Right Elbow, Thia Clinch 2 Knees
Choke from Front (2 Handed)
Drill: Groups of 3, 1 Attacker, 1 Defender, 1 Pad Holder.
Attacker; makes Choke from Front, during the defense, pad holder bumps defender from the side, Defender; Reacts to the bump with a side hammerfist strike, turns and immediately follows with counter attacks until time is called. Reset!
Ground- Front Kick
Ground- Getting Up
Intermediate (C1)
Bobbing and Weaving
Front Kick with Advance (fighting and neutral)
Combo-Front Kick with Advance, Left/Right Combo followed by Right Elbow
Defense v. Low Round Kick (Shin Block)
Drill: Light Strikes- Attacker; Straight punches, Hooks and Low Round Kicks. Defender; Bobbing and Weaving, Blocking and Defense v. Low Round Kick (shin block)
Headlock from the side
Ground- Kick off the Guard
Advanced (C1)
Light Sparring- 4 Rounds of 2 min
Spinning Heel Kick
Focus Mitts- Combo # 3, followed spinning Heel Kick
Machine Gun Takedown
Gun from the front
Advanced Gun- from behind, attacker close (hug defense)
Drill- Groups of 4-5
Defender; is in the middle, Attackers; non stop various Gun threats.
Beginner (A1)
Hammerfist to the Side- Let students know this strike is Reactive and windup is not recommended!
Elbows 1-3
Thai Clinch- Knees
Combo- Hammerfist to the side, Right Cross, Right Elbow, Thia Clinch 2 Knees
Choke from Front (2 Handed)
Drill: Groups of 3, 1 Attacker, 1 Defender, 1 Pad Holder.
Attacker; makes Choke from Front, during the defense, pad holder bumps defender from the side, Defender; Reacts to the bump with a side hammerfist strike, turns and immediately follows with counter attacks until time is called. Reset!
Ground- Front Kick
Ground- Getting Up
Intermediate (C1)
Bobbing and Weaving
Front Kick with Advance (fighting and neutral)
Combo-Front Kick with Advance, Left/Right Combo followed by Right Elbow
Defense v. Low Round Kick (Shin Block)
Drill: Light Strikes- Attacker; Straight punches, Hooks and Low Round Kicks. Defender; Bobbing and Weaving, Blocking and Defense v. Low Round Kick (shin block)
Headlock from the side
Ground- Kick off the Guard
Advanced (C1)
Light Sparring- 4 Rounds of 2 min
Spinning Heel Kick
Focus Mitts- Combo # 3, followed spinning Heel Kick
Machine Gun Takedown
Gun from the front
Advanced Gun- from behind, attacker close (hug defense)
Drill- Groups of 4-5
Defender; is in the middle, Attackers; non stop various Gun threats.
Beginner (A1)
Left/Right Combination
Front Kick to a Vertical Target
Knees (regular and round)
Drill: Combo- Front Kick Vertical Target, L/R combination followed by non stop knees. On instructors signal, 3 Burpees, 3 Push ups and repeat combination.
Wrist Releases
Choke from Behind
Drill: Defender Eyes Closed, Attacker; make choke from behind Or bump defender with pad and hold for strikes.
Intermediate (C1)
Uppercut Punch
Hook Punch
Headbutt Forward
Focus Mitts:
Round 1- 6 Punch Combo; Jab, Cross, Left- Uppercut, Right-Uppercut, Left- Hook, Right Cross
Round 2- 6 Punch Combo followed by Headbutt Forward
Bearhug Front Arms Caught
Ground- Forward Roll
Drill: Defender; Eyes Closed, Attacker; Make a Bearhug Front Arms Caught Or bump defender from behind. Defender; when bumped from behind, make a Forward roll, get up and attack pad with non stop Front Kicks (Groin) until pad holder calls "time". Reset.
Advanced (C1)
Muay Thai Pads: 3 Rounds of 3 min- Start each Round with 10 Kicks on each leg, Combinations 1-9, Kicks, Knees and Elbows. The last 30 sec, Strikers on their back, pad holders mounts strikers, non stop punches from the bottom.
One Arm Shoulder Throw
Full Nelson-finger strip
Knife Defense v. forward slash
Advanced Gun-from kneeling position
BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Straight Punches
Elbows 1-3
Combo: Left/Right/Right Elbow
360 - add counterattacks
Choke Front
Drill: eyes closed, attacker makes either a choke or attacks with 360
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)
Focus Mitts: Combo #6 (cross/hook/cross)
Focus Mitts: Combo #7 (hook/cross/hook)
Defense v. Hook Punch (covering)
Focus Mitts: cover v. right hook/cross/hook/cross
Focus Mitts: cover v. left hook/hook/cross/hook
Bearhug Behind, Arms Free
Bearug Behind, Arms Caught
Drill: focus mitts + bearhug from behind
ADVANCED CLASS (C1)
Focus Mitts: cover v. right hook/cross/hook/cross/left round kick
Focus Mitts: cover v. left hook/hook/cross/hook/right round kick
Gun Front when attacker is pushing, kicking, yelling
Machine Gun Takedown when attacker is in front of the defender and pushing with left hand
BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Straight Punches: 4 punches moving forward
Straight Punches: 4 punches moving backwardKnees
Drill: 3 punches moving forward/right knee
Elbows
Combo: left elbow #6 (upward)/right elbow #7 downward
Choke from the Side
INTERMEDIATE CLASS (C1)
Thai Pads: 3 rounds of two minutes; do 5 squats and5 push ups during each rest period
Bearhug Front (neck leverage)
Ground: Kick off from Guard
Ground: Sweep from Guard
Ground: variation - try sweep from guard, but use neck leverage to do it
ADVANCED CLASS (C1)
Spinning Heel Kick
Sliding Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick
Gun from Kneeling Position
Gun Kneeling, 3rd Party (if you don't know how to apply these principles, skip this technique)
Friday 7/12/13
Beginner (A1)
Palm Heel strikes
Hammerfist-Downward
Drill: 2 ppl-A & B/ Large shield
"A's" mount the pad and "B's" stand at the opposite side of the room. "A's" non stop aggressive Palm heel and downward Hammerfist strike (Ground and Pound), "B's" are doing Air Squats. On instructors signals A's & B's switch positions as quickly as possible!
Wrist Releases
Choke from Behind
Choke from side
Drill: Groups of 3
Striker; non stop strikes. Attacker; Makes a choke from behind Or Choke from Side
Ground- Front Kick
Intermediate (C1)
A/B Drill
Defense v. High Round Kick (2 points of Contact)
Defense v. Low Round Kick (Shin Block)
Drill: Focus Mitts
Pad Holder- Calls out Combinations and Randomly makes either a Low or High Round Kick.
Headlock from Side
Bearhug Front Arms Free (Neck Leverage)
Drill: Monkey in the Middle- Groups of 4-5 adjust according to class size
Defender is in the middle. Non stop attacks, any level one self defense, including Headlock from side and Bearhug Front Arms Free (Neck Leverage)
Advanced (C1)
Back Roll To Push Up Drill
Hip Throw
Combo- 5x each
Round 1- Hip Throw, get to side control and mount
Round 2 - Hip Throw, get to side control and mount, person on the bottom pushes on partners chest, person on top goes for the Arm Bar
Gun from Front
Advanced Gun - from Front, assailant pushing
Advanced Gun - from Behind, attacker close (hug defense)
Drill: Defender; eyes closed. Attacker; Gun from Front, Gun from Front, assailant pushing, Gun from Behind, attacker close (hug defense)
Beginner (A1)
Knees (regular and round)
Basic Takedown Defense (Changing height, moving feet)
Drill: 2 ppl-
Start in Knee strike position
Attacker; Changes levels, moves in for a take down.
Striker; Defends, maintains control and delivers 2 knee strikes (with out making contact)
360 Defense
Choke from the Front (2 handed)
Drill: Attacker Fights Back
Attacker; makes a choke from Front. After a successful defense from defender, attacker makes a 360 attack.
Intermediate (C1)
Muay Thai Pads:
Combo # 8 & 9- Add Low and High Round Kicks
Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorbing)
Defense v. Low Round Kick (shin block)
Ground- Headlock side Backward
Ground- Headlock side Forward
Drill: 2ppl/ Large Shield
Defender; Ground and pound. Attacker; safely tackles defender off pad and can make either a Headlock side forward or Headlock side Backward. Defender; makes the appropriate defense and gets back on pad.
Advanced (C1)
Drill: Stand up and Ground- 4 Rounds of 2 minutes, 30 sec rest
Round 1- Thai Pads- Combinations, Kicks, Knees and Elbows
Round 2- Ground Work- Pad holder puts striker in either mount or side control and makes it challenging for the striker to gain a better position.
Round 3-Thai Pads- Combinations, Kicks, Knees and Elbows and sprawls
Round 4-Ground Work- Pad holder puts striker in either mount or side control and makes it challenging for the striker to gain a better position. Add strikes to disturb defender.
Full Nelson-singer strip
Full Nelson-Throw
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