BEGINNER CLASS (A1)

Left/Right Combination

Front Kick (Groin)

Round (kick)

Knee

3 Round Drill

Choke from behind

Drill: defender; non-stop straight punches on a pad, attacker; Choke from behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)

Hook Punch

Uppercut

Focus Mitt Combination: Right Cross, Left Hook, Right Uppercut

Kick off from the Guard

Choke from the side on the Ground- show kicking first, similar to kick off from guard

Choke from the side on the Ground- Arm Bar

Drill: Choke from the Side- if the attacker stays close, use arm bar; if you can make space, kick away; get up and work focus mitts (use today's combo) then drop and restart.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)

Light Sparring- one partner attacks, the other defends, short combinations

Light Sparring- both attack, both defend, light contact

Gun- from front against a left-handed gunman, use both the regular and the 2- handed cupping technique

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)

Straight Punches

Front Kick Groin

Knees

Drill: 1 minute rounds. Striker sends all out punches. On holder's cue of “KICK!” striker stops punching, as padholder steps back to hold for Front Kick Groin, then returns to striking.  Add call of "KNEE!" after first round. Repeat for time. Switch after each round. Increase number of kicks/knees per call by 1 each round.

Choke from the Front 2 handed Pluck

Drill: Defenders at one end of gym, neutral, eyes closed. Attackers run to opposite end of gym, do 3 burpees, run back down and attack with either choke from front 2 handed pluck or pick up pad for drill from earlier but finishing on 2 kicks.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)

Gloves and shin guards

Drill: 2 minute round; using gloves as focus mitts, A holds for B calling for basic combinations. Switch.

Defense v. Low Round Kick (absorb)

Drill: Basic combinations + holder can throw Low Round Kick. B absorbs and counters with a Combination #6 (cross/hook/cross) or Combination #7 (hook/cross/hook).

Defense v. Low Round Kick (shin block)

Drill:  Basic combinations + holder can throw Low Round Kick. B shin blocks and counters with a Combination #6 (cross/hook/cross) or Combination #7 (hook/cross/hook).

Ground – Headlock from the Side Backward

Drill: Groups of 3; A is attacker; B is defender/striker; C is timekeeper/pad holder. A attacks B with Ground – Headlock from the Side Backward, giving active resistance. C counts how many seconds it takes B to extricate from headlock, and when B stands up counts off that many seconds for punches on a tombstone pad. Repeat for time before having students rotate through all positions.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)

Jumping Front Kick

Jumping Round Kick

Drill: Basic combatives on curved kick shield. When pad holder calls "UP!" Striker must throw Jumping Front Kick to Pad. Increase the number of kicks per verbal cue every minute for 3 minutes.

Drill: Same as previous drill but Striker throws Jumping Round Kick when pad holder calls "UP!"

Gun from Behind, Touching

Gun to the Side of the Head

Drill: Groups of 3. Repeat previous drill on pads. The third person in each group can attack the Striker with Gun from Behind, Touching or Gun to the Side of the Head.

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Elbow #2
Hammerfist to the side
Choke from Behind
Drill: 1 striker, 1 attacker, 1-2 pad holders. Striker stands in passive stance with eyes shut. Pad holders get striker’s attention verbally or by jarring them with the pad. Striker opens eyes and delivers either elbow #2 or side hammerfist, following up with 2-5 combatives. Attacker chokes striker from behind at any point during the drill (sometimes in passive stance, sometimes while striking on the pad).

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)
Headbutt Forward
Headbutt Upward
Headbutt to the Side
Headbutt Backward
Drill 1: Closing the distance. 1 tombstone pad holder, 1 striker. Striker stands in passive stance, eyes shut. Pad holder gets striker’s attention either verbally or by jarring them with the pad. Striker opens eyes, identifies threat, and strikes their way into using a headbutt (i.e. straight punch, elbow, headbutt)
Drill 2: 3 strikes drill. 1 focus mitt holder, 1 striker. Focus mitt holder places mitt on strikers face and pushes striker’s head (be a bully). Striker works on verbal de-escalation techniques and positioning (situational awareness). After a brief moment, mitt holder pushes striker’s head again (escalating situation). Striker, continues to de-escalate while maintaining situation awareness of room. Mitt holder pushes striker’s head for a third time and presents the mitt for strikes. Striker flips the switch immediately delivers punches, elbows, and headbutts to the pad. Reset and go again. Safety Note: mitt holder, be sure to make contact first, THEN push. Do not inadvertently slap your partner in the head.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)
Review 360 defenses (bottom half of circle, both hands)
Knife – threat, defense to live side
Knife – threat, defense to dead side
Drill: Circle-of-death. 1 defender, everyone else is an attacker. Working at 25%-50% speed, attackers are allowed to bring on any unarmed attack from lower levels (1-3) as well as knife threats. Note: Defenders are training situational awareness. They should be constantly looking for attacker’s wielding weapons and prioritize those defenses accordingly.

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)
Fighting Stance
Palm Heel Strike
Front Kick to a Vertical Target
Combo- Front Kick to a Vertical Target/Left/Right Palm Heel Strike
Choke form the side
Drill: Eyes closed, defender either gets choked and has to defend or gets popped with a pad and makes palm heel strikes until pad holder calls time.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)
Hook Punch
Uppercut
Combo- L-Uppercutt/L-Hook/R-Cross/under/R-Cross/L-Hook/R-Cross
Headlock from the side
Drill: Work todays combo on mitts, attacker; Headlock from the side, defender makes an aggressive defense and get back to working the mitts

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)
Focus Mitts/Thai Pads form opposite stance- 2-3 minute rounds, add sprawl knee tucks to the last 2 rounds.
Cavaliers 1-4
Gun from the Front
Gun from the side of the head
Gun from behind (touching)
Drill: Groups of 3-4, non-stop Gun threats; 2 rounds- first round 50% speed and power, second round- Fast, Strong and aggressive!!

BEGINNER CLASS (A1)

Left/Right Combination

Front Kick (Groin)

Round (kick)

Knee

3 Round Drill

Choke from behind

Drill: defender; non-stop straight punches on a pad, attacker; Choke from behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A1)

Hook Punch

Uppercut

Focus Mitt Combination: Right Cross, Left Hook, Right Uppercut

Kick off from the Guard

Choke from the side on the Ground- show kicking first, similar to kick off from guard

Choke from the side on the Ground- Arm Bar

Drill: Choke from the Side- if the attacker stays close, use arm bar; if you can make space, kick away; get up and work focus mitts (use today's combo) then drop and restart.

 

ADVANCED CLASS (A1)

Light Sparring- one partner attacks, the other defends, short combinations

Light Sparring- both attack, both defend, light contact

Gun- from front against a left-handed gunman, use both the regular and the 2- handed cupping technique

BEGINNER CLASS

Movement

Straight Punches – Left/Right Combo

Drill — Circle Drill — puncher makes Left/Right Combo, then moves in a half circle around the pad holder; after moving 180 degrees, make Left/Right Combo and move back 180 degrees. During movement, the puncher should be just outside of punching range. This is a basic drill for improving footwork.

Straight Punch with Advance

Inside Defenses

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INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D3)

Straight Punches

Hammerfist Punches

Drill: pushed from side, give hammer fist followed by straight punches; resent with eyes closed

Outside Defenses 1-5

Choke Behind Review

Choke Behind with a Pull

Drill: eyes closed; Choke Behind Pull OR verbal warning and then straight punch from either side.

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ADVANCED CLASS (D3)

Belt Drill — 3 rounds each! 30 seconds – 45 seconds – 30 seconds

Gun Front

Long Gun Front (live side)

BEGINNER CLASS (B3)
Straight Punch with Advance
Straight Punch Low
Hammerfist to the Side
Drill: “Monkey in the Middle” – groups of 4; one person in the middle; one pad holder hits the defender from the side and the defender must turn with a hammerfist, then continue striking until another pad holder strikes him, etc.
Inside Defense
Inside Defense v. Straight Punch Low
Drill: defend high and low, right punch only
Drill: defend high and low, left punch only
Drill: defend high and low, left or right

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D3)
Combative Combinations to Large Shield
– Left/Right/Front Kick Vertical Target
– Right/Left Knee
– Left/Right/Right Elbow/Right Knee
Pull Arm – burst forward and counter attack
Hair Grab from the Side
Ground – Elbow Escape
Drill: pulled by arm or hair; defender makes hair grab defense BUT if the attacker yells “down!” the defender must act as though they have been dragged to the ground; attacker takes full mount, defender defends.

ADVANCED CLASS (D3)
Spinning Heel Kick
Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick (stopping)
Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick (sliding)
Long Gun – Dead Side

 

Beginner (B3)

Left/Right Combintion

Round Kick (also work switch round kick)

Drill: Thai Pads- 2-3 minute rounds, straight punch combinations with round kicks, add sprawls in the second round

Choke from Front

Choke from Side

Choke from Behind

Drill: Monkey in the Middle- Groups of 5; One defender, non-stop attacks

Intermediate (D3)

Thai Pads- 3-2 minute rounds

Round 1- Left/Right/Right Elbow/Liver Shot/Left hook/Right Cross

Round 2- Bob and weave/Left hook/Right Cross/Left Round Kick/Right Knee

Round 3- Put both combos together!

Choke from Behind with a pull

Hair Grab Behind

Bearhug Behind

Drill: Groups of 3; Defender, works combinations on Thai Pads, Attacker; makes makes any of the above attackes

Advanced (D3)

Jumping Spinning Back Kick

Jumping Spinning Heel Kick

General Def. V. Medium to High Kick

Inside Defense with counters (quick Review)

Hip Throw

Elbow escape (quick review)

Drill: Slow Sparring with Hip throw- 2-2 min rounds- A's & B's

Round 1- A's are the aggressors- Open hands, light contact, on instructors signal  "Down" A's are taking their partner (safely) down with a hip throw and quickly mounting them, B's must work to gain a better position, quickly get up on their feet and  continue with Slow sparring.

Round 2- B's are now the aggressors- Same drill as above.

 

BEGINNER CLASS (B3)

Punches- Straight Punch

Palm Heel Strike

Knees

Drill: A/B Combatives Drill: Groups of 3. A's stand at one end of the mat with pad. B's stand across from them at opposite end with curved kick shield. Third person from each group stands in between them. On instructor's call of "A!" Striker sprints to A and throws nonstop Punches and Palm Heel Strikes. On instructor's call of "B!" they sprint to B and thrown nonstop knees. Vary the length of striking time, sometimes only allowing one or two strikes before calling the other letter, sometimes exhausting them by going longer.

Choke from the Front, 1 handed Pluck

Choke from the Side

Drill: Round Robin. Groups of 3. One curved kick shield holder (A); One striker (B); One defender (C). B sprints to A and throws 10 palm strikes and 10 knees then takes pad from A. A sprints to where C is waiting in neutral with eyes closed and applies Choke from the Front or Choke from the Side. C defends and sprints to pad while A becomes the new Defender. Rotate through the positions for time.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D3)

Basic Takedown Defense

Thai Pads

Round 1: Basic combinations with a kick. On Padholder's call of "DOWN!" Striker performs Basic Takedown Defense and 4 knees.

Round 2: Basic combinations with a kick. On Instructor's call of "DOWN!" Striker does a push-up. Padholder runs to a different spot on the map. Striker gets up from push-up, finds their Padholder and sprints to them, throwing nonstop power punches (Left/Right combo) until Instructor calls "TIME!" at which point they return back to drill.

Round 3: Same as Round 2, except once Striker sprints to Padholder, they throw 2 round kicks right and 2 round kicks left nonstop until Instructor calls "TIME!"

Reflexive Defense v. Front Kick

Choke from the Front Against a Wall

Drill: A/B Drill Against a Wall. Split class into A's and B's. A's line up with their backs to a wall, eyes closed, in neutral stance. B's are roaming attackers and can apply Choke from the Front Against a Wall or give a verbal cue, and one A opens their eyes throw a Front Kick for Reflexive Defense v. Front Kick.

ADVANCED CLASS  (D3)

Thai Pad Cauldron

Round 1: Combinations 1-10 with a kick

Round 2: For every combo Padholder calls, Striker must throw that combo twice (i.e. 2K = Jab/cross/left kick/Jab/Cross/Left kick)

Round 3: For every combo Padholder calls, Striker must throw that combo three times!

Knife – threat def. to dead side

Knife – threat def. to live side

Drill: Monkey in the Middle. Groups of 3; 1 defender; 2 attackers. Attackers can apply either Knife attack from today's class or any attack from levels 1-3.

BEGINNER CLASS (B3)
Palm Strikes
Hammerfist Forward
Drill: non-stop punches and hammerfists forward
360 Defenses (quick review)
Inside Defense v. Straight Punch Low
Drill: defend v. straight punch low OR any 360

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (D3)
Bearhug Behind Arms Free
Bearhug Behind (finger leverage)
Ground: Elbow Escape from Full Mount
Drill: defender punches pad; attacker makes Bearhug From Behind, Arms Free; defender makes the bearhug defenses OR the attacker says “Down!”; defender must go down and allow attacker to get full mount; defender defends and gets up, continues

ADVANCED CLASS (D3)
Thai Pads: Left/Right/step right and pivot/Right/Left Round
Thai Pads: Left Hook/Right/Left Hook/step left and pivot/Right Round
Gun – behind at a distance (live side & dead side)
Drill: Group of 3-4. 1 thai pad holder, 1 striker, 1-2 gunmen. Striker & pad holder free work both combinations from above. Gunmen verbally get striker’s attention from some reasonable distance behind. Striker performs appropriate defense, then returns immediately to pad work. Safety Note: Striker must hit barehanded in order to be able to perform defenses, encourage strikers to use palm heel strikes rather than punches on thai pads and/or encourage thai pad holders to lighten up on the amount of back pressure they give strikers.