BEGINNER CLASS 
Eye Strikes
Elbows 4 & 5
Choke from Behind with a Push
Drill: Shark tank. 1 defender, 2-4 attackers. Defender starts in passive stance, eyes shut. When round begins, attackers may either present a tombstone pad for elbows 4 or 5, present a focus mitt for eye strikes, or choke from behind with a push.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Basic Take-down Defense/Spinning on Center-line
Outside Defenses 1-5
Focus Mitt Drill: 1 striker, 1 mitt holder, 1 attacker. Pad holder and striker free work combinations. Attacker verbally gets striker's attention before bursting in with one straight punch from outside. Striker defends, counters with combatives, and returns to pad work.
Choke from the Front Against a Wall
Choke from Behind Against a Wall
Drill: Ring-around-the-rosy. 1 defender, 1 attacker. Defender stands 2-3 feet away from a wall in passive stance with eyes shut. Defender starts turning around constantly in place, keeping eyes shut until attacked. Attacker should time their attack to either choke from the front or rear and push defender into wall. Defender completes skill and finishes with combatives before resetting back to passive stance & spinning in front of wall again.

ADVANCED CLASS
Thai Pad Rounds: Round 1 - free work combinations with 1 kick. Round 2 - free work combinations with 2 kicks (one medium, one high).
General Defense vs. Medium to High Round Kicks
Sliding Defense vs. Medium to High Round Kicks
Stick - Baseball Bat Defense (both sides)
Drill: Don't bat an eye. 1 defender, rest of class attacking. All basic choke defenses and baseball bat attacks are fair game. Note: Once defender gets to control position & begins delivering combatives, the next attack should be coming on.

BEGINNER CLASS
Left Right Combination
Round Kick
Knees (Regular and Round)
Drill: Introduce Muay Thai Pads
-- Round 1- Pad holder- Calls out straight punch combinations- 1-4 (straight punches)
-- Round 2- Straight punch combinations plus Round kicks & Knee strikes
Wrist Releases
Inside Defense
Choke from Behind with a push
Drill: Defender, yes closed; attacker gives a verbal signal and makes a straight punch or makes choke from behind with a push

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Side Kick (with and without advance)
Combo: Side Kick, side Hammer fist followed by knee strikes
Outside defense v. Right Punch
Hair Grab Behind
Bearhug Behind Lifting
Drill: Focus Mitts
Defender combo #5; attacker make a Hair Grab from behind OR Bearhug Lifting
Ground- Strike from Full Mount
Ground- side mount to full mount

ADVANCED CLASS
3 Round Drill
Ax Kick
Combo: Front Kick Groin (Back Leg) followed by an Ax Kick (Forward Leg)
General Defense v. Medium to high Kicks
Hip Throw
stick- overhead defense
Headlock from the side, spinning inward
Drill: Groups of 3, one large shield
Defender non stop knee strikes; attacker gives a verbal signal and makes an overhead defense OR Headlock from the side, spinning inward

 

BEGINNER CLASS
Punches- Straight Punch
Round Kick
Knees
Intro to punch/round kick combinations on curved kick shield
Round 1: 1-4 (straight punches only)
Round 2: 1K-4K (straight punches only)
Round 2: 1K-4K + sprawl to 2 knees
Inside Defenses
Inside Defense vs. Straight Punch Low
Drill: Partners. 90 second round. Straight punches to head at 30% speed, open hand punches to body at 100% speed. If A can touch B’s stomach, B owes 5 round kicks to be paid at the end of round all in one go. Switch.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Basic Takedown Defense/spinning on centerline
Thai Pads
Round 1: Free work with combinations 1K-4K
Round 2: Pad holder can mimic takedown at any time. Striker makes basic takedown defense, makes knee, and spins on centerline to 2 knees.
Round 3: Same as Round 2, but pad holder can now apply sloppy clinch and active resistance after spin on centerline to knees. Striker must maintain balance and attempt to stabilize clinch. On pad holder's call of "BREAK!" Striker will disengage clinch and make Combination #8 (Rear uppercut/lead hook/cross).
Ground – side mount position and strikes
Ground – arm lock from the side
Ground – side mount knee to belly (disengage)

ADVANCED CLASS
Thai Pads--begin every round with 10 round kicks right and 10 round kicks left!
Round 1: Free work including punch and kick combinations, elbows, and knees
Round 2: Add spinning outside slap kick on pad holder's call
Round 3: Add cover against hook to the head and counters. If Striker covers on rear side, Striker follows up with Combination #6 (cross/hook/cross). If Striker covers on lead side, Striker follows up with Combination #7 (hook/cross/hook).
Stick – overhead defense
Stick – baseball bat defense
Stick – dead side
Drill: Monkey in the Middle: Groups of 3-4; Defender in Center, everyone else is an Attacker. All stick defenses.

BEGINNER CLASS
Fighting Stance
Movement in Fighting Stance
Basic Left/Right Combinations
Drill: 1 tombstone pad holder, 1 striker. Pad holder moves 1 step in any direction. Striker moves to recover punching range and delivers one strike while doing so (either jab or cross)
Choke from the Side

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Heel Kick
Focus Mitts: Round 1 - combinations 1-4. Round 2 - Pad holder intermittently creates more space than normal and calls for a heel kick.
Hair Grab Front
Hair Grab Side (impending knee)
Hair Grab Behind

ADVANCED CLASS
Axe Kick
Long Gun from Behind - Touching (both sides)
Gun from Behind - Touching (both sides)
Drill: Roaming attackers. Partners free work focus mitt rounds (bare handed striking). 1-3 roaming attackers may either use a gun or long-gun to threaten strikers from behind. Strikers defend, disarm, confirm situation is safe and immediately return to striking.

BEGINNER CLASS
Straight Punches
4 Punches moving forward
6 Punches moving backward
Inside Defenses
360
Defense v. Straight Punch or 360

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Focus Mitts: Left/Right/Left Elbow #1 (like a hook punch)
Advancing Front Kick
Choke from Behind (review)
Choke from Behind with a Pull

ADVANCED CLASS
Free work to pad, including punches, elbows, headbutts, kicks, and knees - 4 rounds of 30 seconds each
Plucking/Rowing Defense v. Front Kick
Plucking/Rowing Defense v. Side Kick
Gun from the Front

BEGINNER CLASS

Left/Right Combination
Hammerfist to the side
Knees
Combination: Hammerfist to the side/Left/Right Combo/4 Knees
Choke from behind with a push
Choke from side
Drill: Defender works combinations on pad, attacker; makes Choke from side OR Choke from Behind with a Push

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Basic Take Down Defense/Spinning on the Center Line
Heel Kick
Muay Thai Pads: 3 Rounds of 3 minutes
Round 1- Basic Combinations
Round 2- Basic Combinations, plus kicks
Round 3- Basic Combinations, plus kicks, at any given time pad holder may shoot in for a basic take down. Striker; make the appropriate defense and continue with combos.
Bearhug Behind (Finger leverage)
Bearhug Behind (Lifting)
Drill: Groups 4-5/1 Pad
Defender; non- stop attacks on pad, Attackers; Any level one technique, plus Bearhug Behind (Finger leverage), Bearhug Behind (Lifting), Defender makes the appropriate defense and continues working the pad!
Ground- Fall Break (Back)

ADVANCED CLASS
A/B Drill w/sprawls: striker; 3 Sprawls before sprinting to the other pad
Spinning out side slap kick
Focus Mitts: Opposite Stance
Round 1- Combo #8 (Cross/Hook/Cross)
Round 2- Combo # 9 (Hook/Cross/Hook)
Round 3- combinations, include spinning slap kick; Last 30 sec- Sprawl, get up, 4 punches..
Hip Throw
Headlock from the side, spinning inward
Headlock from the side, neck Break

BEGINNER CLASS
L&R Straight Punches
Round Kick
Switch Round Kick
Combo:
-L&R Combo, Left Leg Switch Round Kick
-R&L Combo, Right leg Round kick
Inside Defense
Ground-Side Kick
Drill: 2 ppl/kicking shield
Striker- Ground- side position, execute a Side kick, get up and continue with counter attacks until pad holder calls "Time". Reset!

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Basic Takedown Defense/Spinning on the centerline
Spinning Heel Kick

Combination- Right Cross/Left Hook/Spinning heel kick
Focus Mitts: Basic combinations, Spinning Heel kick after every combo that ends with a Hook punch.
Bearhug Behind (finger leverage)
Bearhug Behind (lifting)
Drill: Monkey in the Middle
Groups of 4-5
Non stop attacks- Any level 1 &2 techniques, include Bearhug from Behind (finger leverage & lifting)

ADVANCED CLASS
Muay Thai Pads:
Round 1- Basic Combinations, Elbows, Knees, sprawls
Round 2- Basic Combinations, Elbows, Knees, sprawls, Med & High Round kicks
Round 3- After every combination, execute 2 Round Kicks (Med & High)
General Defense v. Med to High Kicks
Sliding Defense v. Med to High Kicks
Long Gun from Behind, touching (both sides)

BEGINNER CLASS

Hammerfist forward

Hammerfist downward

Round Kick

Drill: Pyramid: 20 seconds forward hammerfist, 30 seconds 2 round kicks right and 2 round kicks left, 45 seconds hammerfist downward

Choke from the Behind with a Push

Drill: Round Robin: A is pad holder. B is striker. C is defender. B sprints to pad and throws 10 forward HF, 10 DW HF, and 10 Round Kicks, then takes pad. A sprints to C and applies Choke from Behind with a Push.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Basic Takedown Defense

Side Kick

Defensive Back with a Spin

Focus mitts and belly pad

Round 1: Free work with all the combinations students know; 1-4 or 1-10 +

Round 2: On combinations 3, 7, and 9, Striker uses hook to disguise step across centerline with lead leg, and makes a side kick with lead leg to belly pad

Round 3: Same as Round 2, but Striker takes a deeper step across centerline off combinations ending with a hook and makes Defensive Back Kick with a Spin

Ground – Elbow Escape

Ground – escape from guard (gouge and stack)

Drill: Attacker Flow: Gloves on. A holds gloves like focus mitts for hand combinations for B and can mimic takedown for Basic Takedown Defense. On instructor’s call of “DOWN” B gets on ground safely and A mounts. B makes Elbow Escape. A makes Escape from Guard (gouge and stack) and B should be careful to cover head and defend any strikes where possible, and throw light, tapping strikes to A to create some realism. (Note to students that once their knowledge base increases, there are better options for next move.)

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Interval Round Day!

Interval Round 1: 4:00 minute round

-40 seconds free work on the bag

-40 seconds jump rope

-40 seconds 5 jumping jacks, 5 air squats, 5 push ups, 5 sit ups

-40 seconds free work on the heavy bag

-40 seconds jump rope

-40 seconds 5 jumping jacks, 5 air squats, 5 push ups, 5 sit ups

1 minute rest

Interval Round 2: 4:00 minute round

-30 seconds straight punches

-30 seconds air squats

-30 seconds 2 round kicks right, 2 round kicks left

-30 seconds sit ups

-30 seconds free work

-30 seconds push ups

-30 seconds free work

-30 seconds burpees

1 minute rest

Interval Round 3: 4:00 minute round

15 seconds on, 15 seconds rest on the heavy bag

Defense v. Bayonet Stab, live and dead side

Drill: Groups of 4-5: Circle of Death: One defender in center, everyone else is an attacker. Nonstop attacks for 1:30. All levels 1-3, plus any appropriate attacks for student’s level, plus Defense v. Bayonet Stab, live and dead side.

BEGINNER
Palm Heel Strikes
Palm Heel Strikes form mount
Knees
Drill: Groups of 2, large kicking shield; striker; non-stop palm heel strikes from mount, on instructors signal “Up”, stand up and deliver non-stop knees, on signal “Down” mount pad and continue with non-stop palm heel strikes.
Wrist Releases
Ground - Side Position
Ground - Side Kick

INTERMEDIATE
Defensive Front Kick
Back Kick
Choke from Behind with a Push
Choke Behind Against Wall
Drill: stand near wall; attacker can either give a verbal signal and the defender makes a back kick OR the attacker can choke and push the defender against the wall

ADVANCED
Focus Mitts: inside combo – right uppercut/left hook
Focus Mitts: inside combo – left uppercut/right hook OR left uppercut/right elbow
Drill: striking from Muay Thai Clinch — hold in clinch, use knees, release hold for short elbows and hooks, give head butts as appropriate; the attacker should make very light contact or NO contact to the partner
Long Gun Live Side
Long Gun Dead Side

BEGINNER CLASS

Punches Straight

Round Kick

Switch Round Kick

Thai Pads: 3 Rounds of 2 minutes; Straight punch combinations include Round Kicks/Switch Round Kick; Round 2: add sprawls; round 3: add sprawls, 2 push ups and non-stop punches the last :30 seconds of the round

Inside Defense

Choke from the Front (1 handed)

Quick Drill: Use an object as a barricade (ie; a chair, a stack of pads) bet. Defender and Attacker taking away the option of kicking to the groin, defend Choke from Front (1 handed pluck)

Drill: Eyes Closed; defend Choke from Front OR Inside Defense

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Heel Kick

Combination: Focus Mitts: Forward leg Heel Kick/Cross/Hook/Cross, (Both sides)

Outside Defense v. a Right Punch

Hair Grab Side, impending Knee

Hair Grab Behind

Drill: Non-stop strikes on pad; defend either Hair Grab; after the defense attacker attacks with a wild right punch, defender; defends (Outside Defense v. Right Cross) and continues with non-stop strikes on the pad.

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Thai Pads/Ground and Pound: Thai Pads and one kicking shield per group; 2 Rounds of 3 minutes. (Opposite stance), basic combinations, Knees, Elbows, Kicks; On instructor’s signal “Down”, striker; mounts pad and delivers non-stop strikes from mount. On instructor’s signal “Up”, striker stands up and continues working combinations on Thai Pads.

Hip Throw

Quick Drill: Any level 1 & 2 techniques; execute a hip throw when available

Stick-Overhead defense

Stick-Baseball bat defense

Drill: Defender; Ground and pound; attacker gives a verbal signal and makes a Stick attack; defender; make the appropriate defense and back to non-stop strikes from mount.