BEGINNER CLASS (A2)
Round Kick - practice angles chopping down to the leg and up to the ribs
Combo: Right Round Kick/Right Cross (to emphasize recoil of the kick
Knees - emphasize forward knee with a switch of the feet
Choke from Behind with a Push - practice turning both directions

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)
Hook Punch
Uppercut Punch
Combo: Right Uppercut/Left Hook
Defensive Front Kick
Drill: practice Defensive Front Kick with the defender starting on their knees or on their stomachs; they must get up in time to make the kick against an advancing attacker with a pad
Bearhug Behind, Arms Caught
Bearhug - remove arms

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)
Thai Pads 3 rounds of 2 minutes
Gun Front Regular Defense
Gun Front 2-Handed technique
Gun Front while attacker is pushing, slapping, grabbing the defender

BEGINNER (A2)
Palm Heel Strikes
Drill: Groups of 2 (partners should be about same size and hight), Small shield; Non stop Palm Heel Strikes, on instructors signal "GO", striker Fireman or Piggy back carries pad holder to the opposite end of the room and back, and continues with strikes.
Choke from the Front (1-handed)
Choke from the Front with a Push
Choke from the Back with a Push
Drill: Groups of 4-5; 90 seconds, One defender, non stop attacks.

INTERMEDIATE (A2)
Strikes from mount position
Inside Slap Kicks (both sides)
Drill: A/B Drill- Strikes from the mount position on one end, and Inside Slap Kicks on the other.
Reverse Headlock Standing
Ground- Trap and Roll (quick review)
Drill: Groups of 3; defender; Strikes from the mount, 2nd person safely tackles defender off the pad and mounts them, defender; escapes the mount and gets up, 3rd person, then immediately makes Reverse Headlock. Repeat.

ADVANCED (A2)
2 Jumping Front Kicks
Jumping side Kick
Jumping Round Kick
Knife- Defense v. Downward Stab (work both sides, and off angle)
Knife- Defense v. Upward Stab (work both sides, and off angle)
Drill: defender eyes closed, attacker gives a verbal signal- Knife- upward and downward stab, include off hand and off angle.

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)

Movement-Fighting Stance Moving Forward, Left, Right, Back

Punches-Left/Right combination

Round Kick

Drill: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work! 1 minute: Partner A throws 2 punches on pad, does 1 push-up then takes the pad from B. B throws 2 punches and a push-up. A throws 4 punches and 1 push-up, they switch, then 6 punches and 1 push-up, etc. with partners attempting to make as many punches as possible in 1 minute. The partner group that has accumulated the most punches wins. Everyone else does 5 burpees.

Drill: Same as above, but with 1:30 on the clock, replacing punches with 2 round kicks left and 2 round kicks right and 1 sprawl. Number of kicks always increases by 2 each leg.

Choke from the Front with a Push

Drill:

Drill: Diving for the pads: Curved kick shield is centered on the mat with partners facing each other on opposite ends of the room. On instructor's call of "GO!" whoever touches the pad first gets to be holder and holds for non-stop punches until instructor calls "TIME!" OR drops pad and applies Choke from the Front with a Push. Rotate one line to allow for different match-ups, change distance from pad, and/or have them begin prone, or make them bearcrawl to pad, etc.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)

Inside Slap Kick

Outside Slap Kick

Focus mitts

Round 1: Combinations 1-4

Round 2: Combinations 1-4 + mitt holder can hold either focus mitt in position for a hook, Striker throws Inside Slap Kick or Outside Slap Kick

Inside Defense v. Left/Right

Defense v. High Round Kick (2 and 3 points)

Defense v. High Round Kick (covering)

Drill: 5 for 5: A can attack B with Left/Right combination OR High Round Kick. B defends and counters with 3-4 combatives. Partners switch roles every 5 attacks.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)

Scissor Front Kick

2 Jumping Front Kicks

Jumping Side Kick

Drill: Karate Kid Competition: Stack 2-3 curved kick shields at the center of the room. Have students attempt a Jumping Side Kick over the pads without knocking any over. Every student who successfully clears the stack has to try with another pad added to increase the height. Winner clears the most pads. If most of the students have trouble at the early on, you can change/add the competition to distance and have students attempt to Jumping Side Kick over pads lined up next to each other.

Knife – defense v. upward stab

Advanced Gun – from front, assailant using off hand

Drill: A/B Drill including Knife – defense v. upward stab and Advanced Gun – from front, assailant using off hand.

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)
Fighting Stance
Movement in Fighting Stance – Left, Right, Forward, Backward
Review Technical Stand-up
Ground – Side Position
Ground – Side Kick
Drill: Zombie drill. 1 kick shield holder, 1 striker. Striker starts in side position on the ground in front of pad holder. Striker’s 1^st side kick to pad holder starts the drill. Striker’s goal is to create enough space to execute a technical standup into fighting position and move away. Pad holder continuously move forward towards striker. Note: pad holders should adjust the level of difficulty to help train their partner for success. Every pad holder should start as a slow zombie and build up to fast zombies as their striker has success in creating enough space to stand up.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)
Focus Mitts: Combos 1-4 for 2 minutes
Focus Mitts: Combos 6-9 for 2 minutes
Review Choke from Front with Push
Bearhug Behind, Arms Caught
Drill: eyes closed, either Choke Front Push or Bearhug Behind, Arms Caught

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)
Thai Pads: 3 rounds of 3 minutes – 1^st round all combos end with 1 round kick. 2^nd round, 2 kicks. 3^rd round 3 kicks.
Side Kick Review
Plucking/Row Defense v. Medium Side Kick
Redirecting Defense v. High Side Kick
Light Sparring: try to include side kicks into your sparring rounds

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)

Palm Strikes

Inside Defenses

Drill: Introduce the concept of shelling up

Drill: using Inside Defense, defend 4 palm strikes, then shell up against further palm strikes and move away.

Knees --- use both Framing Position and Muay Thai Clinch (plum)

Drill: using Inside Defense, defend 4 palm strikes, ten shell up against further palm strikes, close distance for control and give knees

Headlock from Behind

Drill: in groups of three; do the drill as above, but at any time the third person can attack the PUNCHER with Headlock From Behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)

Focus Mitts: 2 rounds of 2 minutes

Inside Defenses with Counter Attacks (v. left, v. right with 2 counters, v. right with 1 counter)

Back Fall Break

Ground - Side Control

Ground - Hip Escape from Side Control (either pull guard or kick away)

Drill: attacker makes Left or Right Punch, defender practices defenses and counters; at any time, attacker can say "Down!"; defender makes Fall Break; attacker jumps into Side Control; defender does Hip Escape, kicks off, and gets back up.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)

Sparring Drills: Partner A makes low round kick (left or right), defender checks and makes two counters; switch after 2 minutes

Sparring Drill: Partner A makes any punch (left or right), defender blocks and makes two counters; switch after 2 minutes

Sparring: 2 minute rounds

Knife Forward Slash

Knife Back Slash

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)
Palm Heel Strikes
Drill: Groups of 2 (partners should be about same size and hight), Small shield; Non stop Palm Heel Strikes, on instructors signal "GO", striker Fireman or Piggy back carries pad holder to the opposite end of the room and back, and continues with strikes.
Choke from the Front (1-handed)
Choke from the Front with a Push
Choke from the Back with a Push
Drill: Groups of 4-5; 90 seconds, One defender, non stop attacks.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)
Strikes from mount position
Inside Slap Kicks (both sides)
Drill: A/B Drill- Strikes from the mount position on one end, and Inside Slap Kicks on the other.
Reverse Headlock Standing
Ground- Trap and Roll (quick review)
Drill: Groups of 3; defender; Strikes from the mount, 2nd person safely tackles defender off the pad and mounts them, defender; escapes the mount and gets up, 3rd person, then immediately makes Reverse Headlock. Repeat.

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)
2 Jumping Front Kicks
Jumping side Kick
Jumping Round Kick
Knife- Defense v. Downward Stab (work both sides, and off angle)
Knife- Defense v. Upward Stab (work both sides, and off angle)
Drill: defender eyes closed, attacker gives a verbal signal- Knife- upward and downward stab, include off hand and off angle.

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)

Palm Strikes

Round Kick - practice with both legs

Combo #1: left punch/right round kick

Combo #2: left/right/left round kick

Choke From the Front (1 hand)

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)

Thai Pads - 3 rounds of 3 minutes

Ground - foot grab; stripping

Ground - foot grab spinning inward

Ground - foot grab spinning outward

Ground - hip escape from side control

Drill: defender starts on ground; attacker grabs foot; defender tries to make foot grab defenses; if he fails, the attacker pulls leg to the side and takes side control; defender makes hip escape

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)

Ground - def. v. full mount, wrists pinned (snow angel)

Knife Downward Stab (v. left and right handed attacker); react from a kneeling position.

Gun Front from a Kneeling Position

Drill: groups of three; defender defends against full mount, wrists pinned; as he is getting up, he must defend against gun or knife

BEGINNER CLASS (A2)
Movement- Fighting stance, Moving Forward, Left, Right, Back (drill both both sides)
Punches- Left/Right Combination
Drill: "Go" & "Time"- On Instructors signal "Go", non-stop punches, on Instructors signal "Stop", off the pad, move around
Choke from Behind with a Push
Headlock from Behind
Drill: Groups of 3; defender works straight punch combinations on pad (i.e.: R/R/L, L/R/L. etc..) attacker; makes Headlock from Behind or Choke from Behind with a Push.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)
Defensive Front Kick
Combination: Defensive Front Kick/Left/Right Combination/ 2 Knees
Inside Defense v. Left/Right
Bearhug from Behind Arms Free
Drill: Defender; Eyes closed, attacker; makes a Bearhug from Behind Arms Free or gives a verbal signal, makes Left/Right combination
Ground- Escape form Guard (gouge and stack)
Drill: Groups of 3, One large pad; defender; escape from Guard, stands up, pad holder walks towards defender, defender makes a Defensive Front Kick followed by non stop punches until pad holder calls "Time". Reset!

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)
Drill: Striking Transition- non stop striking drill; the attacker starts in a standing position, striking on pad; then he drops to his knees, then to his back, then again back to his knees, then standing.. but never stops striking! Alternate with partner, three rounds each
Knife- defense v. downward stab- (work both sides & different angles)
Ground- Def. v. Full Mount, hands pinned
Drill: Groups of 3 and a small pad; Defender starts on the ground and defends against Full Mount, Hands pinned, stands up, non stop strikes on pad, attacker; gives a verbal signal, Knife- downward stab- (either side, off angle)

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)

Palm Heel Strike

Elbow #1

Knees

Focus mitts and belly pad

Round 1: Mitt holder calls a number 1-4; Striker throws that many palm strikes, beginning with lead hand

Round 2: Mitt holder can also call 1Elbow-4Elbow; Striker throws the number of palms followed by Elbow #1

Round 3: + 4 clinch knees after elbow #1

Choke from Behind

Drill: Groups of 3; 1 focus mitt holder calling for drill from earlier; 1 Striker/Defender; 1 Attacker who can apply Choke from Behind at any time. After applying defense, Striker immediately returns back to focus mitts.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)

Warm-up Drill: Ground and Pound Relay; Groups of 2; one at one end of the mat, one mounted on curved kickshield. On “GO!” mounted person sends all out strikes to pad. Partner runs to opposite end of gym performing 3 burpees, then runs down to relieve striker.

Headbutt Forward

Headbutt to the Side

Combatives Drill: Striker begins in neutral with eyes closed. Pad holder gives verbal cue at very close range from either the side or the front. Striker performs appropriate headbutt, then when pad holder takes a step back, follows up with mid-range Level 1 combatives, i.e. punches/palms, or hammerfist to side followed up by punches/palms until pad holder calls "TIME!"

Advanced Technique: Gun from the Front

Drill: Ground and Pound Relay Remix; Groups of 2; one partner mounted on curved kickshield; the other partner standing at other end of the mat in neutral with eyes closed with a training gun and another curved kickshield next to them. Striker throws 20 Ground and Pound strikes to kickshield then sprints to partner and can either verbal cue for Combatives Drill from earlier OR make Gun from the Front attack. Defender makes appropriate defense and then sprints to kickshield while Attacker takes their place.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)

Axe Kick

Jumping Front Kick

Drill: Target recognition on curved kick shield; 2 punches, FKG, Round Kick, Axe Kick, or Jumping Front Kick

Drill: Add sprawls

Knife – threat, def. to dead side

Knife – threat, def. to life side

Drill: A/B Drill: Have defenders standing with their backs to a wall. Roaming attackers can apply Knife – threat, def. to dead side, Knife – threat, def. to life side, or any beginner/intermediate technique (especially Choke from the Front Against a Wall!). Defenders make sure to make space away from wall after defense.

**Bonus: can establish cones or landmarks in the room as exits/safety points and have defenders sprint to exit after making defense.**

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Elbows 1-3
Straight and round knees
360 defense
Drill: Defender starts eyes closed. Attacker bumps with kick shield for elbows 1-3, followed by knees until “time” is called, or alerts the defender and attacks for 360s.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)
Belt Drill
Headbutt forward
Focus Mitt Combination: Left, Right, Left Hook, Headbutt forward
Ground- Kick off from guard
Ground- Choke from the Side
Drill: Choke from the Side Ground- make space, kick attacker away; get up and work focus mitts (using today’s combo) then drop down and restart.

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)
Focus Mitts – Right Cross/Liver Shot
Focus Mitts – Right Cross/Live Shot/Left Hook
Body Absorption – light work
Toe The Line! – stand across from partner, two lines, both attack with body shots; then move on to next person.
Gun Side Front of Arm – work both sides