BEGINNER CLASS (B1)
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 CLASS (B1)
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 FGK. 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 CLASS (B1)
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 (A3)
Palm Heel Strikes
DRILL: Strike w/ Distraction
Grps 3, Pad, Striker, Distractor. Striker sends all out Palm Heels. Distractor attempts to pull, move, obstruct strikes.

Elbows 1-3
Wrist Releases
DRILL:
Same as above, however distractor should attempt to work down to and hold wrist for release.

Choke - Rear
DRILL - FINAL:
Same as above, but Distractor can also attack with Choke.
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INTERMEDIATE (A3)
Front Kick/Strike (Straight & HF) Review
Front Kick w/ Advance
Defense vs Front Kick - Redirect
DRILL:
Grps 2, Attacker, Defender. Attacker sends Front Kick + Straight. Defender defends kick and punch (Inside Defense)

Knife - Upward Stab

DRILL - FINAL:
Same as above, but Attackers sends upward stab after Front Kick.
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ADVANCED (A3)
DRILL - WARMUP
Grps 2, Striker Padholder. Padholder holds pad against chest. Striker sends combo of various upper body front combatives (Straight, Hammer, Elbow, etc.), eventually clinching and finishing with several knees (padholder adjusts for knees when clinched).

Stick - Baseball Bat Defense

General Defense (Baseball Bat)/Close Quarters*
*Explore using the same defense in close from various attacks:
-Straight Punch/Haymaker
-Knife - Downward
-Attacker pushes away then attacks

DRILL - FINAL:
Grps 2, Defender, Attacker. Defender neutral, eyes closed. Attacker cues and can attack from distance with Baseball Swing or close for any technique explored above.

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: Groups of 3; 2 defenders, 1 attacker; defenders, light sparring (open palm, shin pads), attacker; grabs either defender's hair from behind.  Defender; makes the appropriate defense and continue sparring.

ADVANCED CLASS

Spinning Heel Kick

Sliding Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick

Stopping Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick

Stick – overhead or baseball bat

Drill: Groups of 3; 2 defenders, 1 attacker; defenders, light sparring (open palm, shin pads), attacker; gives a verbal signal and attacks with either overhead stick OR baseball bat.  Defender makes the appropriate defense and continue sparring.

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Warm Up: Shoulder Tag (switch partners randomly every 30 seconds). After 2 minutes, drill becomes shoulder and knee tag.

Front Kick (Groin)

Knees

Combo: Front Kick/Knee (Same Leg) – work both sides

360 Defense

Choke from Behind

Drill: Group of 3. First person attacks second with single haymaker strikes. Second person defends using 360s. Third person randomly attacks first person with choke from behind between haymaker attacks. First person defends against choke from behind before returning to throwing haymakers at second person.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Hook Punch

Outside defense vs. Right punch

Drill: 2 people w/ boxing gloves. First round, one person attacking the whole time. Attacker throws any odd numbered combination (1, 3, 5, etc.) then throws a big looping right punch immediately after. Defender uses a combination of head movement and covering to address the combination being thrown. Upon seeing the big looping right punch, defender uses outside defense vs. right punch to capitalize on attacker’s opening. Second round, switch roles. Third round, alternate 1-for-1.

Bearhug Behind – Leverage on finger

Drill: A/B drill. Group A positions themselves with space all around on the mat and closes their eyes. Group B then attacks with bearhug from behind. Then groups switch roles.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

Review Heel Kick

Spinning Heel Kick

Sliding Defense vs. Spinning Heel Kick

Stopping Defense vs. Spinning Heel Kick

Drill: Shoulder tag. One person in each pair designated as attacker. Attacker randomly throws spinning heel kick and defender may either use sliding defense or stopping defense

Sparring: Boxing gloves, shin guards, & head gear. Light free-work sparring. The goal is to find openings to throw spinning heel kick and recognize spinning heel kicks being thrown. Safety Note: Spinning heel kicks should be thrown with as much control as possible and targeting the shoulder instead of the head in the event the defender fails to recognize the attack or appropriately defend.

BEGINNER CLASS  (A3)
Punches-Left/Right combination
Front Kick (groin)
Front Kick to a Vertical Target
Knees
Drill: Upside Down Pyramid!
15 seconds Left/Right Combination
30 seconds Front Kick Groin
45 seconds Knees
30 seconds Front Kick Groin
15 seconds Left/Right Combination
Basic Takedown Defense (changing height, moving feet)
Ground – Back Position
Ground – Front Kick
Ground – Round Kick
Ground – Getting Up
Drill: A/B Drill: A's standing in neutral position with eyes closed. B's are roaming attackers and always begin attack with verbal cue/tap for Left/Right combination. B will change level and A performs Basic Takedown Defense then 4 knees. B can then move away and attack another A OR call "DOWN" during knees. A will safely get into Ground – Back Position. B can hold for Ground – Front Kick or Ground – Round Kick depending on angle. After making appropriate kick, A will perform Tactical Get-Up and return to eyes closed.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Drill: Shared Interval Round 1: Partner groups; 1 curved kick shield; 4 minute round. 15 seconds maximum effort, on instructor's call of "SWITCH" Partner A gives pad to B and immediately begins striking with the same combative B just completed. Combatives in this order: straight punches, front kick groin, low round kick right leg, low round kick left leg.
Drill: Shared Interval Round 2: Same as above with the following order of combatives: palm strikes, forward hammerfists, 2 low round kicks right and 2 low round kicks left, sprawl to knee.
Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorb)
Defense v. Low Round Kick (shin block)
Bearhug Front Arms Caught
Bearhug Front Arms Free (space)

Drill: Trigger Sparring: Begin with hands only. Whenever, A throws a low round kick at B, Be defends with shin block or absorb and immediately applies a Bearhug from above. B should give active resistance and force A to maintain feet and balance. As soon as A begins follow-up combatives after bearhug defense, A and B return to hand sparring.

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
Thai Pads
3 x 3 minute rounds; 1 minute rest in between
Round 1: Free work
Round 2: 1K-10K. If combo finishes with rear leg, add hook/cross. If combo finishes with lead leg, add cross/hook.
Round 3: Add opposite kick after hook/cross or cross/hook, i.e. 2K= Jab/cross/lead kick/cross/hook/rear kick
Stick Overhead v. left or right handed attacker
Drill: Dive for the Stick: Have partners line up facing each other at the center of the mat with the stick between them. Partners should be equidistant from the stick, with elbows on knees. On instructor's call of "GO!" students attempt to grab the stick. Whoever can get it first gets to be the attacker for Stick Overhead using right or left hand and partner must make defense. Play with variations of distance (3 steps away, at opposite ends of the mat) and how they must get there (begin on stomach facing away from knife, bear crawl, army crawl, etc.). Rotate one line at regular intervals to allow for different match-ups.

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)
Straight Punches (quick review)
Belt Drill
Wrist Releases (only do one or two)
360 Defense (after basic defense, add knees or punches)
Drill: attacker makes wrist grab; defender uses soft technique to release wrist; SOMETIMES attacker then makes a 360 attack; defender must defend and finish
Choke from Behind
Drill: attacker makes Choke from Behind, defender defends; during counters, attacker steps back, then makes 360 attacker; defender makes 360 defense and finishes with counter attacks.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Defensive Back Kick with a Spin
Thai Pad Rounds: Round 1 - Freework combinations 1-5. Round 2 - Freework combinations 6-9. Round 3 - Freework combinations 1-9. During all rounds, pad holder should mix in calls for defensive back kick with a spin.
Ground - Arm Bar from Guard
Ground - Guard Reversal
Drill: King-of-the-hill. Depending on available space, pick up to 1/3 of your class to start as "King" of the hill. The Kings will always start on the bottom in guard. Another 1/3 of the class will be challengers. Challengers will always start on top in guard. The remaining 1/3 will be standing by on the edge of the mat waiting for an opening. Once challengers & kings are in their respective guard positions, the kings try to either execute an arm bar or guard reversal. The challengers try to improve their position (i.e. half-guard or better). Who ever succeeds first wins and remains on the mat as king. The loser joins the group on the side of the mat and is replaced by someone who was waiting.

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
Spinning Heel Kick
Focus Mitt Rounds: 3, 2-min rounds. Free work combinations and movement. Add in spinning heel kicks on both sides.
Sliding Defense vs. Spinning Heel Kick
Stopping Defense vs. Spinning Heel Kick
Sparring Drill: 1-for-1, partners take turns throwing a combination of 2-5 strikes (medium speed, no power). Defender must incorporate movement and defenses to mitigate strikes. Both partners should try to incorporate spinning heel kicks into their combinations. Training Note: Defender's speed should always match attacker's speed. Students have a tendency to speed up their defenses when their know they're out of position. There's no power being thrown so attackers landing strikes should have little to no risk of injury for anyone.

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)
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  (A3)
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 (A3)
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 (A3)
Warm Up: Shoulder Tag
Palm Heel Strike
Knees (Regular and Round)
Rounds: Basic Palm Heel combinations 1-4 with knee strikes
360 Defense
Choke from Behind with a Push
Drill: A/B drill. Group A attacks, Group B defends. Defenders stand in passive stance with eyes shut. Group A either chokes from behind & pushes or jostles defenders from the front before throwing an outside looping attack. Safety Note: Defender’s eye must open BEFORE winding up for the strike.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)
Front kick w/ advance (fighting & neutral stance)
Defense vs. front kick (redirect)
Focus mitt free work: have pad holder mix in groin kicks for striker to defend
Bearhug Front arms free (space)
Bearhug Front arms free (neck leverage)
Divide class in half. 1st group stands in passive stance, eyes closed. 2nd group attacks anyone in 1st group with bearhug from front arms free. Safety reminder: remind students to go slowly w/ neck leverage and leave enough space around themselves for the takedown.

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)
Focus mitt combinations – bare hands for striker
2 straight knees with a switch
Focus mitt/thai pad combinations (focus mitts and belly pad recommended): Free work w/ focus mitts, instructor yells for “knees” (2 straight knees w/ a switch) and “sprawls” randomly.
General defense vs. medium-to-high round kicks
Stick – baseball bat defense
Drill: Group of 3. Same focus mitt/thai pad drill as above, but now 3rd person has a stick and yells “THREAT” randomly getting striker’s attention before attacking w/ baseball bat swing.

BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Elbows 1-3

Combo: Left/Right/Left Elbow

Combo: Left/Right/Right Elbow

Drill: eyes closed; pad holder pushes with pad, defender makes either combo to pad

Choke from Behind

Drill: use the drill above, but the attacker can also make Choke from Behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

Uppercut Punch

Combos 8&9

Drill: pad holder throws 4 strikes at defender, who covers up, then steps inside and makes combo 8; repeat drill using combo 9. Note: dictate number of strikes from pad holder for safety

Bearhug from Behind, Leverage on Finger

Drill: groups of three; work combos 8 & 9 as above, but include Bearhug from Behind, Leverage on Finger

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A3)

Thai Pads: Combos 8 & 9 with knees, 2 rounds of 2 minutes

One Arm Shoulder Throw

Drill: Clinch work to One Arm Shoulder Throw

Stick v. Left Handed Attacker