Category: Affiliate Lesson Plans

BEGINNER (A1)
Left/Right combination
Front Kick Groin
Introduce Sprawls
Drill: Partner calls out even number of punches and front kicks; striker makes that many punches/Kicks; on Instructors command, sprawl get up and continue.
Choke from the Front
Drill: Eyes closed; Attacker make choke from front or bump defender with pad; Hold for Kicks or Straight Punches

INTERMEDIATE (C1)
Straight Punches to Focus Mitts
Hook Punch
Defense v. Hook Punch (Covering)
Round 1- Disturbing Drill: defender covers and absorbs while pad holder hits with focus Mitts: on command, defender makes L/R combination, then immediately covers as the partner hits with focus Mitts again.
Round 2-Basic Combination, include sprawls, at any given time during the drill, pad holder makes a Hook punch at the striker, striker makes the covering defense.
HeadLock from Side
Drill: Groups of 3; disturbing drill as above and include Headlock from the Side.

ADVANCED (C1)
Belt Drill- 30 Seconds- 45 Seconds-60 Seconds (20 Seconds rest between each round)
Spinning Heel Kick
1 Round of 2 minutes- Light Sparring
Machine Gun Takedown
Gun from the Front
Advanced Gun- from front, assailant pushing, slapping, Kicking

Beginner (A1)
Movement- Fighting Stance Moving Forward, Left, Right, Back
Straight Punches- combo-Left, Right, Left, Right Elbow
Front Kick to a Vertical Target
Drill: Light Straight punches on the pad; on pad holder's command ("Go") Front kick to a Vertical Target burst in aggressively with Left, Right, Left, Right Elbow, then move Back and continue with light strikes
360
Choke from Side
Drill: Eyes closed, either choke from the side or give a verbal cue and make a 360 attack

Intermediate (C1)
Front Kick with Advance
Headbutt Forward
Headbutt Upward
Drill: 2 Round of basic focus mitt work (include Forward and Upward Headbutts)
Defense v. Low Round Kick (Shin Block)
Defense v. Front Kick (Redirecting)
Defense v. High Round Kick (Reflexive)
Vision Drill: Recognize High Round, Low Round and Front Kick
Bearhug Front Arms Free (neck leverage)
Ground- Headlock Side Backward

Intermeidiate (C1)
Thai Pads/ Large Shield- 3 Rounds of 2 minutes, Basic Combinations, include sprawls, knees, Elbows. On pad holders command ("Down") striker mounts large shield, Ground and pound until pad holder calls "Up", striker quickly gets up and continues with combinations on Thai pads.
One Arm Shoulder Throw
Full Nelson- throw
Full Nelson- sweep
Advanced Gun- from front, assailant using off hand
Drill: Eyes closed, Full-Nelson (throw/sweep) or Gun from front, assailant using off hand

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)
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)