Beginner 
Movement from Fighting Stance (Forward, Left, Right, & Back)
Straight Punches w/ Advance & Retreat
Drill: Partners traveling in 1 lane so as not to collide with anyone else. Pad holder has a tomb stone. Starting in punching range, pad holder will either advance one step or retreat one step. Striker will respond as quickly as possible and deliver an advancing straight punch or a retreating straight punch
Choke from the side
Drill: Groups of 4. 1 tombstone pad holder, 1 defender, 1 attacker, and 1 bystander. Defender must throw broken flurries w/ full aggression at the pad. Bystander “interferes” with Defender by body blocking the pad, pulling the defender away, or pushing the defender away. The Bystander must make it difficult, not impossible, for the Defender to get back to the pad to continue with flurries. The Defender may not hit, push, pull, or otherwise “fight” the Bystander. The defender must use footwork to get around the Bystander. At any point, the Attacker may choke the defender from either side, which the Defender will address with choke from the side defense.

Intermediate 
360 Defense w/ Counter
Reflexive Defense vs. Front Groin Kick
DRILL:Groups of 2, Attacker, Defender. Defender begins neutral. Attacker steps in to send either a 360 attack or groin kick. Defend, counter, finish and reset.
Rear Choke w/ Pull
FINAL – DRILL:Partner up the class into groups of 2 then further divide in half. One half will be working the drill from earlier. Other half will roam attacking the ATTACKERS from the other group with Rear Choke w/ Pull.

Advanced 
Punch one direction, kick in another
Drill: Group of 3. 1 focus mitt holder, 1 striker, 1 kick shield holder. Focus mitt holder and striker free work. Kick shield holder approaches striker and gets attention verbally. Striker includes a kick with any punch of the current combination.
Full Nelson – throw
Full Nelson – sweep
Drill: Defender stands in the middle of a crash pad with eyes closed. Attacker applies full nelson. Defender either throws attacker forward or sweeps attacker backward and finishes with combatives.

BEGINNER CLASS

Straight Punches

Drill: Left Punch 20 times, Right Punch 20 times x 2

Elbows 1-3

Combo: Left Punch/Right Elbow

Choke From Behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Front Kick with Advance – train from both fighting and neutral stance

Drill: eyes closed; pad holder shoves the defender and steps back, holding the pad for groin kick; defender opens eyes and bursts forward with Front Kick with Advance

Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorbing)

Defense v. Low Round Kick (shin block)

Drill: Inside Defend Straight Punch or Low Round Kick

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Slow Fighting – no gloves, light strikes with open hands, light contact

Stick Overhead – defense v. off angle (dead side)

Practice this also against an attacker making a downward swing with two hands or an attacker swinging downward with the right hand, but from the left side of the attacker’s body

Drill: groups of 4; defender fights with one attacker using open hands; second attacker picks up stick to attack; fourth person calls out warning, and the defender must break off and defend the stick.

BEGINNER CLASS 

Front Kick Vertical Target review

Knees – include Muay Thai Clinch

Knees – spinning on the centerline (explain concept of using attacker as a shield)

Combination: Front Kick Vertical Target, Clinch, Knee, spin, Knee

360 – include counterattacks

Drill: 2 attackers; defender’s eyes are closed; on verbal signal, the defender opens his eyes and either makes Front Kick Vertical Target/Knee combination or defends 360 and counterattacks; in either case, the defender must then spin to avoid a 2nd attacker

INTERMEDIATE CLASS 

Drill: Tabata Ground and Pound- 4 Rounds of 20 seconds, 10 seconds rest between rounds.

Defensive Front Kick

-Defensive front Kick followed by counter attacks

Drill: Groups of 2, 2 large shields; striker; non- stop strikes from mount position, pad holder gives a verbal signal “Hey!” and starts to walk towards striker, striker; quickly stands, makes a Defensive Front Kick and continues with counter attacks until pad holder calls “time!”, Striker then gets back to working the pad from mount position.

Outside Defense 1-3 Review

Hairgrab from the Front

Drill: eyes closed, hair grab OR verbal signal and defend wild punch

Bearhug Front Arms Caught

Drill: as above, add in bearhug

 

ADVANCED CLASS 

2 Front Kicks with a Switch

Drill:  10 rounds- 5 Jump Squats, 3 x 2 Front Kicks with a Switch

Sliding Def. v. High Round Kick

Stick- left handed attacker

Drill: Sliding defense v. high round kick OR stick

 

BEGINNER CLASS
Front Kick to a Vertical Target
Palm Heel Strike
Knees
Elbow 1
Drill: Distance continuum; Groups of 2; 1 curved kick shield. Striker throws nonstop strikes at appropriate range moving “in” and “out” on instructors command.
Choke from the Front, 2 handed Pluck
Ground – Back Position
Ground – Front Kick
Ground – Getting Up
Drill: Dizzy Drill. Groups of 3: 1 attacker, 1 pad holder, 1 defender.
Have defender stand in center with a stick. Defender holds the stick upright with one end on the mat. On instructor’s “GO!” they run in a circle, spinning with their forehead touching the top of the stick. After 10-20 seconds (depending on equilibrium of the group), instructor calls “STOP!” Partners can apply Choke from the Front or call “DOWN” for Defender to safely get on back, orient toward pad holder, make Ground – Front Kick, and get up.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Front Kick with an Advance (Fighting & Neutral Stance)
Defense v. Front Kick (Redirect & Stopping)
Ground - Kick off From Guard
Ground - Guard Reversal (Scissor Sweep)
Drill: 1 minute rounds. Partners start in guard position. Bottom person must effectively kick-off or sweep. Top person must try to pass guard (or at least maintain top position). If either partner is successful, partners stop & reset to same positions. Partners will switch positions during the next round. After both partners have fought from both positions, students must find a new partner and repeat drill.

ADVANCED CLASS
2 Back Kicks with a Switch
Drill (Roaming attacker): Partners free work Thai pad combinations. 1-2 attackers roam the mat with kick shields. Attackers masy get any striker's attention and call for 2 back kicks with a switch. Striker should follow up with a few combatives before returning to pad work.
General Defense vs. Medium to High Round Kicks
Stick - Baseball Bat Defense
Stick - Left Handed Attacker

BEGINNER CLASS
Front Kick to a Vertical Target
Palm Heel Strike
Knees
Elbow 1
Drill: Distance continuum; Groups of 2; 1 curved kick shield. Striker throws nonstop strikes at appropriate range moving “in” and “out” on instructors command.
Choke from the Front, 2 handed Pluck
Ground – Back Position
Ground – Front Kick
Ground – Getting Up
Drill: Dizzy Drill. Groups of 3: 1 attacker, 1 pad holder, 1 defender.
Have defender stand in center with a stick. Defender holds the stick upright with one end on the mat. On instructor’s “GO!” they run in a circle, spinning with their forehead touching the top of the stick. After 10-20 seconds (depending on equilibrium of the group), instructor calls “STOP!” Partners can apply Choke from the Front or call “DOWN” for Defender to safely get on back, orient toward pad holder, make Ground – Front Kick, and get up.  

INTERMEDIATE CLASS 
Front Kick with an Advance (Fighting & Neutral Stance)
Defense v. Front Kick (Redirect & Stopping)
Ground - Kick off From Guard
Ground - Guard Reversal (Scissor Sweep)
Drill: 1 minute rounds. Partners start in guard position. Bottom person must effectively kick-off or sweep. Top person must try to pass guard (or at least maintain top position). If either partner is successful, partners stop & reset to same positions. Partners will switch positions during the next round. After both partners have fought from both positions, students must find a new partner and repeat drill.

ADVANCED CLASS
2 Back Kicks with a Switch
Drill (Roaming attacker): Partners free work Thai pad combinations. 1-2 attackers roam the mat with kick shields. Attackers masy get any striker's attention and call for 2 back kicks with a switch. Striker should follow up with a few combatives before returning to pad work.
General Defense vs. Medium to High Round Kicks
Stick - Baseball Bat Defense
Stick - Left Handed Attacker

BEGINNER CLASS
Straight Punches
Drill: belt drill
Elbow #2
Combo: start sideways; right elbow #2/left straight/switch right knee
Choke from the Front with a Push (work both sides)

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Thai Pads: 3 rounds of 3 minutes; include sprawl in second and third rounds
Defense v. High Round Kick (2 or 3 points of contact)
Drill: attacker makes hand combinations, and also makes occasional high round kick
Light sparring: divide into groups of 4; one person spars the other three for 90 seconds each

ADVANCED CLASS
Plucking/Rowing Defense v. Medium Side Kick (incorporate into warm up)
Thai Pads: 3 rounds of 2 minutes, second round in opposite stance
Advancing Front Kick (review)
Gun from Front, cupping technique
Gun from Seated Position
Gun from Kneeling Position

BEGINNER CLASS

Punches-Left/Right combination

Front Kick (groin)

Knees

Drill: Shared Tabata Round: 1 curved kick shield. Partner A strikes for the first 20 seconds with maximum effort, switch pad during 10 second rest, then Partner B performs same strikes to pad, in the following order: left right combination, front kick (groin), knees, sprawl to a knee.

Basic Takedown Defense (changing height, moving feet)

Drill: A holds for B for Left/Right combination. At any time A can call “TAKEDOWN” and attempt to put shoulder to B’s upper torso. B perform Basic Takedown Defense followed up by 2 knees.

Choke from the Front; 2 Handed Pluck

Drill: Non-compliant attacker. Class split into A’s and B’s. A’s stand with eyes closed in neutral position. B’s can attack by tapping with pad for non-stop Left/Right Combination. During flurry, B can call “TAKEDOWN” and A performs Basic Takedown Defense. B can also attack with Choke from the Front; 2 Handed Pluck and may or may not follow up with a showing takedown attempt.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Uppercut Punch

Drill: Focus mitts: Free work on all known combinations, 1-4 or 1-10.

Drill: On combinations 2-10 have students add call of “UP” for Striker to replace last punch in combo with an uppercut, i.e. “6UP” = Cross/Lead Hook/Rear Uppercut, “9UP” = Lead Uppercut/Cross/Lead Uppercut

Advanced Preview: Knife; Upward Thrust

Drill: A/B Drill. Encourage attackers to make a realistic recoil from stab to ensure defenders bursting in far enough for control position. Attackers can increase speed of attack and attempt multiple stabs as round continues.

 

ADVANCED CLASS

General Def. v. Medium to High Kicks

Focus mitts and shin guards

Drill: Free work on focus mitts

Drill: Free work on focus mitts with mitt holder throwing a Medium to High Kick at any time. Striker makes General defense v. Medium to High Kicks

Stick – overhead defense

Stick – baseball bat defense

Stick – dead side

Drill: Groups of 4-5. One person in center defending any Stick Overhead, Baseball Bat, or Dead Side. Attackers can also choose to make a Medium to High Kick for General Defense.

BEGINNER CLASS
Straight Punches
Drill: Left Punch 20 times, Right Punch 20 times x 2
Elbows 1-3
Combo: Left Punch/Right Elbow
Choke From Behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Hook Punch
Uppercut Punch
Focus Mitt Rounds: Round 1 - Combos 6 & 7 only. Round 2 - Combos 8 & 9 only. Round 3 - Pad holder can call any combo 6-9, striker delivers combo, sprawls, then delivers combo again.
Bearhug Behind Arms Free
Bearhug Behind Leverage on the Finger

ADVANCED CLASS
2 Straight Knees with a Switch
Machine Gun Takedown (throw)
Machine Gun Takedown (leverage on the neck)
Drill: Groups of 3 - 1 striker, 1 kick shield holder, 1 gunman. Striker free works on the kick shield mixing in 2 straight knees with a switch. Gunman verbally gets striker's attention before stepping in front of the pad and presenting their weapon. Striker performs either machine gun takedown variant and returns to pad work. Note: If long guns are unavailable, gunman can hold a pistol near their body with their right hand while using left hand to post on/push striker

BEGINNER CLASS
Straight Punch with Advance
Inside Defenses
Inside Defense v. Straight Punch Low
Drill: Defend High or Low Straight Punch

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Tha Pads: 2 rounds of 2 minutes
Review basic strike defenses
Sparring: hands and groin kicks only
Sparring: hands and all low kicks
Sparring: one person uses forward hand, rear leg to attack; other person uses rear hand and forward leg only (can defend with all limbs)

ADVANCED CLASS
Thai Pads: Combinations 1-4 with knees
Sweep with Heel Kick
Drill: perform all basic self defense from earlier levels, include sweeps in counterattacks when possible
Gun from the Front
Knife Downward Stab
Drill: eyes closed; any self defense, gun from the front, or knife downward stab

BEGINNER CLASS

Combination: Left/Right/Right

Combination: Left/Left/Right

360 Defense

Ground  - Back Position and Movement

Ground - Front Kick

Ground - Get Up

Drill: groups of 3; defender makes punch combinations to pad holder; third person makes 360 attack OR says "Down!" and defender must drop down, kick to the air, then Get Up and continue punching.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Hook Punch

Focus Mitts: Combinations 6 & 7

Bearhug from Behind, Arms Free

Bearhug from Behind, Leverage on Finger

Arm Bar from Guard

Drill: defend against bearhugs from behind using either technique; sometimes attacker says "Down!" and the defender must drop, pull attacker into guard, and make arm bar.

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Thai Pads: 2 rounds of 3 minutes, include Front Kick Vertical Target to create distance between combinations

2 Front Kicks with a Switch

Knife Downward Stab

Knife Upward Stab

Drill: begin each repetition with a stab to the back (downward or upward), defender must react to the stab by turning and defending additional stabs as soon as possible