BEGINNER CLASS (B1)
Straight Punch - emphasize starting from passive stance, or other unprepared positions
Hammerfist Down
Knees -- practice knees without grabbing
Choke from Behind with a Push

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D1)
Focus Mitts -- Left/Right/Liver Shot/Left Hook/Right Cross (build combination slowly)
360 with Counterattacks
Reflexive Defense v. Front Kick
Drill: eyes closed, attacker gives a verbal signal and then makes either 360 or front kick to the groin; defend must make Reflexive Defense v. Front Kick OR 360 with Counterattacks

ADVANCED CLASS (D1)
Shuttle Run (start at one end of the room, sprint to first line and back, second line and back, third line and back, etc.) x 5; 1 minute rest between runs, but must do 15 push ups during rest
Gun Front
Gun Behind
Machine Gun Takedown, gunman standing behind the defender

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)
Palm Strike
Ground -- Back Position & Movement
Ground -- Get Up
Knees
Choke from Behind with a Push
Drill: groups of three; palm strikes to a pad; on command, sit down into back position, then get up on command; third person chokes from behind with a push.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D1)
Headbutt Forward
Headbutt Side
Thai Pad Combo: Headbutt to the left side/right elbow/knee
Thai Pad Combo: Headbutt to the right side/left elbow/knee
Inside Defenses with Counterattacks

ADVANCED CLASS (D1)
Focus Mitts -- 3 rounds of 2 minutes, 30 second rest
Overhand Right Punch
Drill: uppercut punch, hook punch, overhand right (all with right hand)
Ground - Leg Triangle
Ground - Guillotine

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)
Straight Punch
Hammerfist Forward
Drill: belt drill using straight punches and hammer fist
Straight Punch with Retreat
Knees
Headlock from Behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D1)
Back Kick
Uppercut Back Kick
Drill: verbal signal from behind, recognize distance, make back kick OR uppercut back kick
360 w/counterattack
Inside Defense (review)
Drill: slow work using Inside Defense and 360, try to counter against 360 attacks!

ADVANCED CLASS (D1)
Gun Front
Gun Behind
Advanced Gun: under chin, grabbing hair
Gun Behind, Attacker Very Close - hugging defense

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)
Straight Punches
Straight Punch with Advance
Round Kick
Combo #1 - straight punch/round kick
Inside Defenses

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D1)
Side Kick
Hammerfist (review from level 1)
Combo: Side Kick/Hammerfist
Choke Front Against Wall

ADVANCED CLASS (D1)
Focus Mitts - 3 rounds, opposite stance
Stick Overhead (advanced students, train v. left-handed attacker)

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)
Movement
Straight Punches
Drill: Left/Right Combo, move to new angle (don't stay in one place)
Choke from the Side
Drill: groups of three; the person in the middle punches non-stop, then defends Choke from the Side

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D1)
Thai Pads - combinations 1 & 2
Choke from Behind with a Pull
Inside Defense w/Counterattacks v. Right Punch (do 1 and 2 punches)
Drill: groups of 3; the defender punches non-stop; the third person attacks with Choke from Behind with a Pull OR gives a verbal warning and then makes a right punch.

ADVANCED CLASS (D1)
Light Sparring (hands only, open hands)
Singe Leg takedown
Light Sparring including single leg takedowns; sprawl to defend
Stick Overhead
Drill: eyes closed; defend stick overhead or takedown

Dear Affiliates and Instructors,

We'd like to apologize for the lack of lesson plans for the past week. John Whitman writes the lesson plans, and we haven't been able to stockpile them when he travels a lot. We are working on improving this system.

Lesson plans will resume again on Monday, July 9. Again, apologies!

Beginner:
Hammerfist forward/down
Elbows 4-7
Choke from the side
Drill: Barricade drill - eyes closed, attacker makes choke from the side. Defender defends, goes through the barricade to make hammerfists to pad holder till pad holder calls time.

Intermediate:
Inside defense with counter v. Left punch
Inside defense with counter v. right (2 counters)
Inside defense with counter v. Right (1 counter)
Choke from behind with a pull
Drill: 3 person drill - 1 person defends against punches with an inside defense & counter. 3rd person does choke from behind with a pull to the person punching. Then reset.

Advanced:
Fancy kicks
2 Back kicks with a switch
scissor front kick
scissor round kicks
Knife defense v. downward stab
gun - under the chin, in mouth, grabbing hair
Drill: defender eyes closed, attacker either makes gun or knife attack

Beginner:
Review advancing punches
Inside defense - practice one side then the other, then mix up R and L
Straight punch low
inside defense against straight punch low - practice one side then the other, then mix up R and L
Drill: One attacks, one defends. Partner can throw right or left punches, high or low. Defender practices their inside defenses high/low

Intermediate:
Thai pad work 2 rounds - hands (last 30 sec non-stop R/L), hands and feet (last 30 sec make a combo sprint and back)
hairgrabs
Front
side impending knee
behind
Drill: Divide into groups of 3. One person holding the pad, defender makes punches until the 3rd person attacks with one of the hairgrabs. Defender defends and goes back to punching.

Advanced:
Work fancy kicks:
Jumping front kick
Jumping side kick
Jumping round kick
Headlock from the side, spinning inward
Drill: make combatives to pad including fancy kicks, until attacker comes to make headlock from the side.

Beginner:
Advancing punch
Drill: eyes closed, partner holds pad either in normal punch range or a step out, partner has to open eyes and make the appropriate punch.
Choke from behind with a push
Drill: Groups of 3 - Defender starts eyes closed, pad holder says "hey!", Defender makes and advancing punch followed by a punch flurry, 3rd person comes up from behind and makes choke from behind with push, defender defends, then resets.

Intermediate:
Front Bearhug day!
Bearhug front arms caught
Bearhug front arms free (with space)
Bearhug front arms free (no space) leverage on the neck
If time - Bearhug front (lifting)
Drill: Divide the class into A/B. A's close their eyes, b's attack anyone in the room with a front bearhug.

Advanced:
General defense V. medium to high kicks
Sliding defense v. high round kicks
Gun from behind touching
Drill: light sparring including high kicks, at any point an attacker comes up and holds a gun to the defenders back, defend then go back to sparring.

Beginner
Fighting stance
Left/Right combo
Front kick to groin - front leg and neutral stance
Choke from the front 2 handed pluck

Intermediate
Bearhug from the front arms Caught
Bearhug from the front arms free (space)
Bearhug from the front arms free (neck leverage)
Drill - defender has eyes closed bearhug from front is made, they defend and a 2nd attacker attacks with a pad that the defender has to send combatives to until pad holder calls "time".

Advanced
Thai pads from opposite stance
jumping front kick
jumping side kick
jumping round kick
gun from behind (touching)
Drill - 1 person in the middle with attackers with pads coming in from different directions 180 degrees from the front, or an attacker from the back puts gun in the defenders back.