BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Movement - forward, back,left, right
Movement - step left, pivot to face right
Straight Punches
Elbows 1-3
Choke Side
Drill: eyes closed; choke from either side OR push with pad, open eyes, make straight punches

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)
Uppercut Punch
Combination: Left Uppercut/Right Straight Punch
Combination: Right Uppercut/Left Hook
Review Straight Punches and Front Kick to the Groin
Forward Roll (more advanced students, roll opposite side; VERY advanced students, put a stack of two pads in front of them; they must roll over the pads without touching them -- THIS IS ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH FORWARD ROLL)
Drill: pushed from behind, forward roll (turn to face threat)

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)
High Front Kick
High Round Kick
Axe Kick
Choke from the Side on the Ground - make arm bar -- this technique applies axe kick in a practical way.
Side Kick
Jumping Side Kick

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Palm Heel Strike
Drill: Striking/Sprint/Push up Drill: defender strikes pad full speed at one end of the room; on command, he sprints to the other end of the room, does 5 (or 10) push ups, then sprints back to continue punching. To make the drill a little easier, have them start with slow punches, then increase speed when they return from running; then slow down again.
Basic Takedown Defense (position for giving knees)
Knees (straight and round)
360
Drill: defender's eyes are closed; attacker pushes, then makes 360 attack with right hand; defender defends, controls and gives knees; sometimes the attacker resists and tries to move in, sometimes not.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)
Front Kick Groin (review)
Front Kick with Advance
Defense v. Front Kick to Groin (redirecting with shin)
Review Inside Defenses
Drill: defend front kick or straight punch; new students should be limited to right kick and right punch only; more advanced students can do either hand AND include round kick and 360 attacks as well

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)
Thai Pads: 3 rounds of 2 minutes in opposite stance
Cavaliers 1-4
Knife Threat Dead Side
Drill: have the attacker resist and try to pull the knife away; defender must decide to continue holding or disengage; put pads around the room to use as shields; the defender should try to get to one of these objects if possible.

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Straight Punches
Front Kick groin
Front Kick Vertical Target
Drill: A/B Drill -- groups of 3; one person holds small pad for punches ("A"), one person holds large pad for Front Kick Vertical Target ("B"); they stand at opposite ends of the room. The third person starts in the middle and runs where the instructor tells them. Make it exhausting!
Choke from the Front (2 handed pluck)

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)
Straight Punches to Focus Mitts
Drill: Disturbing Drill -- defender covers and absorbs while partner hits with focus mitts: on command, the defender makes Left/Right combination, then immediately covers as the partner hits with focus mitts again. FOR MORE ADVANCED GROUPs, add sprawl
Hook Punch
Combo #3
Headlock from the Side
Drill: disturbing drill as above, but use groups of 3 and include Headlock from the Side

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)
Mouth of Hand Punch
Focus Mitt Combo: Left/Right/Left Hook/Mouth of Hand Punch
Headlock from the Side, Spinning Inward
Headlock from the Side, Neck Break

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Straight Punches
Front Kick groin
Front Kick Vertical Target
Drill: A/B Drill -- groups of 3; one person holds small pad for punches ("A"), one person holds large pad for Front Kick Vertical Target ("B"); they stand at opposite ends of the room. The third person starts in the middle and runs where the instructor tells them. Make it exhausting!
Choke from the Front (2 handed pluck)

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)
Straight Punches to Focus Mitts
Drill: Disturbing Drill -- defender covers and absorbs while partner hits with focus mitts: on command, the defender makes Left/Right combination, then immediately covers as the partner hits with focus mitts again. FOR MORE ADVANCED GROUPs, add sprawl
Hook Punch
Combo #3
Headlock from the Side
Drill: disturbing drill as above, but use groups of 3 and include Headlock from the Side

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)
Mouth of Hand Punch
Focus Mitt Combo: Left/Right/Left Hook/Mouth of Hand Punch
Headlock from the Side, Spinning Inward
Headlock from the Side, Neck Break

Hey Everyone!

Happy New Year!

I just wanted to make a comment on our intentions for the Daily Lesson Plans for 2013. I know that, as the holidays approached, our posting became a little ragged. Our goal for this year is to post a week's worth of lesson plans in advance.This will give you time to practice techniques and review them with your staff if necessary. This had been our goal for last year, but we just couldn't pull it off.

A short time after this post, you should see lesson plans for the remainder of this week posted, then see next week's lessons posted soon after.

One final note: to keep things simple, we are recalibrating all lesson plans for those of you who follow our Daily Lesson Plans, Monthly Checklists, and the midterm format we provide. We are beginning with checklist A1 for all levels. So the entire year of Monthly Checklists will follow this plan:

BEGINNER CLASS INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED
January A1 A1 A1
February A2 A2 A2
March A3 A3 A3
April B1 B1 B1
May B2 B2 B2
June B3 B3 B3
July A1 C1 C1
August A2 C2 C2
Sept A3 C3 C3
Oct A1 D1 D1
Nov A2 D2 D2
Dec A3 D3 D3

If you are following this pattern, you can offer midterms and/or tests toward the end of March, June, September, and December, and your students will have seen all the material necessary.

If you aren't sure what I'm talking about here, email Erica or me, and we'll be happy to run through the program with you!

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Ground - Back Position

Ground - Front Kick

Ground - Round Kick - focus on recovering from round kick into back position

Ground - Getting up

Drill: pad holder (standing) moves around, then moves in to give target; defender (on the ground), gives a kick, then gets up; SOMETIMES the attacker stays away, SOMETIMES the attacker moves in, and the defender must continue with punches, knees, etc.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Uppercut Punch

Focus Mitts: Right Uppercut/Left Hook - learn to burst in on uppercut

Focus Mitts: Left Uppercut/Right Cross - learn to burst in on uppercut

Defense v. Front Kick (redirect)

Defense v. Front Kick (stopping)

Drill: attacker throws straight punches, hook punches, and sometimes kick to groin; slow speed unless the group is more experienced.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

Stick - overhead review

Stick - dead side

Stick - attacker is directly in front, but makes a very straight stick attack; defender must decide to defend regular or dead side

 

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Straight Punches

Elbow #1

Knees

Combination: Right/Right Elbow/Knee

Combination: TRY THE ABOVE COMBINATION FROM AN OPPOSITE STANCE (i.e., Left/Left Elbow/Knee

Arm Pull: teach the students to burst in with counterattacks when they are pulled by the arm.  Sometimes they will have to burst into an opposite stance (that's the reason for the combination above)

Wrist Releases

Drill: eyes closed, feel the difference between an arm pull and a gentler wrist release, make the appropriate technique

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Inside Defense Review

360 Review

Knife Upward Stab

Drill: attacker varies between straight punch attacks, and pulling out a knife for upward stab

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

2 Knees with a Switch

Stick - overhead swing

Knife - Downward Stab

2 Opponents with stick and knife

 

 

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Straight Punches

Front Kick

360 - include counterattacks simultaneously (from Level 2) or after the defense

Choke From the Front (2 hands)

Drill: Attacker makes choke from the front; defender makes the defense and counters; the attacker steps back, then advances with 360; the defender must defense 360, then continue with counterattacks

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Hook Punch

Focus Mitts: Right Cross/Left Hook

Focus Mitts: Left Hook/Right Cross -- learn to advance on the Left Hook

Defense v. Low Round Kick (Shin Block)

Defense v. Low Round Kick Absorbing)

Combination: Defense Low Round Kick (absorbing) while making Right Cross/Left Hook

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

Review Side Kick

Review Hammerfist

Drill: Interference Drill -- 2 rounds!

Gun From Behind at a Distance

Machine Gun Takedown

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: any of the above!

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Spinning Heel Kick

Sliding Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick

Stopping Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick

Stick - overhead or baseball bat

 

 

Beginner:

knees

basic takedown defense

review gun from behind

drill: monkey in the middle - groups of 4 or 5

defender in the middle gives combative to the 3 or 4 people surrounding them using pads to push them around.  The last person holds a gun to their back, when they feel it they defend against the gun and reset.

 

Intermediate:

hand sparring with hooks, uppercuts and straight punches (layer them in as they get warmed up)

hair grab from the front

hair grab from the side

review hair grab from the back

drill: eyes closed any hairgrab

 

Advanced:

Machine gun takedown

2 opponents - knife and stick