BEGINNER CLASS
Palm heel strike
Round kick
Movement drill: alternate power palm heels and round kick from opposite leg on tombstone or Thai pads down the length of the mat. Then have the pad holder stand at angles to the front and side of the defender (in neutral stance). On the pad-holder’s command to go, the striker turns, delivers a palm heel/round kick combo.
Headlock from behind

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Warm up: shrimp across mat. Forward single and two-leg shrimp backwards, side shrimp, and forward shrimp. Have students get used to the movements, then put them in a “shrimp box:” two strokes backwards, side, forwards, and side.
Ground- back fall break
Ground – forward roll
Ground – backward roll
Drill: Defender starts with eyes closed, attacker bumps hard from front or back. Defender does fall break or roll, then pops up and strikes the tombstone until “time” is called.
Ground – elbow escape
Drill: attacker has focus mitts or boxing gloves and tries to slap the defender’s shoulders. Defender must escape from a determined attacker in full mount while defending punches. 

ADVANCED CLASS
Focus mitt drills (MMA gloves or bare knuckles): Round 1- combos 1-10 with uppercut variable (last punch of combo is uppercut), Round 2- add elbow variable (add either elbow #1 or elbow #6 to the end of the combo, using opposite hand of last punch), Round 3- headbutt variable (same as elbow, but with head)
Jumping spinning back kick
Long gun from the front – live side
Drill: one attacker gives focus mitt combos while another attacker attacks with long gun, making sure to present live side. Repeat as desired.

BEGINNER CLASS

Quick combative review -- this is a self defense heavy lesson plan!

Choke from Behind with a Push

Choke from the Front with a Push

Drill: eyes closed, either attack

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Uppercut

Focus Mitts: Combo #8 (right uppercut/left hook/right straight)

Focus Mitts: Combo #9 (left uppercut/right straight/left hook)

Defense v. Uppercut

Light sparring, emphasize uppercuts

Ground: trap and roll

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Focus Mitts: 3 rounds of 2 minutes

Clinch: striking and covering from the clinch

Gun from the Front (2 handed)

Gun Across Counter Top

Drill: gun defense with resisting attacker (pulling on weapon, punching at defender, etc. -- use headgear)

 

BEGINNER CLASS

Palm Heel Strike

Hammer fist Forward

Combo: R&L-Palm Heel Strike/Right Hammerfist/Right Elbow

Choke from Behind with a push

Drill: Defender; eyes closed defend either Choke OR make non-stop Palm heel strikes on pad when bumped by the attacker/pad holder

Ground: Round Kick

Quick Drill: Ground: Round Kick, get up, non-stop Hammerfist Forward

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Focus Mitts: 3 Rounds of 2 Minutes- Opposite Stance

Headbutt Forward

Combo: Jab/Cross/Hook/Headbutt

Choke from Behind with a Pull

Drill: Groups of 3, Focus Mitts; Striker works combinations on mitts; attacker makes Choke from Behind with a Pull, defender makes a strong defense and continues working the mitts.

Ground: Fallbreak back, high

Ground: Forward roll

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Thai Pads- 3 rounds of 2 minutes, (opposite stance), 200 meter run between rounds

Full Nelson- Finger Strip

Full Nelson- Throw

Ground: Guillotine

Ground: Defense v. Guillotine

BEGINNER CLASS

Straight Punch with Advance

Straight Punch with Retreat

Drill: Striker; eyes closed, Pad holder holds pad at a close distance for a bit further away from striker and gives a verbal signal, striker makes either Straight Punch with Advance OR Straight Punch with Retreat.

Choke from the Side

Ground: Front Kick

Drill: Groups of 3, 1 Large Pad; Defender; on their back, Front Kick from Ground, get up and follow up with counter attacks, attacker makes a Choke from the side; Defender; defend and reset.

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Side Kick (with and without advance)

Back Kick

Combo: Side Kick/Back Kick (both sides)

360 with counterattacks

Choke Behind with a Pull

Drill: Attacker fights back!

Groups of 3; Defender; non-stop strikes on pad; attacker makes Choke Behind with a Pull, as the defender is making their defense, attacker takes a step back and makes a 360 attack. Defender; makes the appropriate defense and continues with counterattacks on pad.

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Thai Pads: 3 Rounds of 3 Minutes.

Round 1: Combos- Include Kicks, Knee, Elbows

Round 2: Opposite Stance- add sprawls

Round 3: Kicks and Knees ONLY- Pad holder may call kick and knee combos to make this round challenging for their partner.

Long Gun from the Front – live side

Long Gun from the side- dead side

Ground: Leg Triangle

BEGINNER CLASS
Straight Punch
Palm Heel Strike
Hammerfist Forward
Drill: Tombstone pad holder calls for a number between 1 and 6. Striker throws that number of hand combatives in broken rhythm (not just left/right), using a combination of Straight Punch, Palm Heel Strike, and Hammerfist Forward.
Drill: Striker begins with nonstop aggressive hand combatives. After 15 seconds, instructor calls "DOWN!" and both Pad holder and Striker move to kneeling, where Striker continues a flurry of hand strikes. After another 15 seconds, Striker safely gets on back, Pad holder stands over them, and Striker must throw hand combatives from the prone position. On instructor's call of "UP!" they move back to kneeling. The last 15 seconds should be with both Striker and Pad holder standing.
Choke from the Front (1-handed)
Choke from the Front with a Push
Drill: A/B Drill. A's stand in neutral position with eyes closed. B's are roaming attackers and can attack with Choke from the Front (1-handed) or Choke from the Front with a Push.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Headbutt Forward
Headbutt Side
Headbutt Backward
Drill: Striker begins in neutral with eyes closed. Pad holder gives verbal cue at very close range from either the front, side, or behind. 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!"
Drill: Same as previous drill except instead of only taking a step back after the headbutt, Pad holder can stay in the same spot. If Pad holder does not take a step back, Striker should turn and face and follow up with frame-hold or clinch knees until Pad holder calls "TIME!"
Choke Behind Against Wall                                                                £
Choke Behind with a Pull
Drill: A/B Drill: A's line up facing wall. B's are roaming attackers and can attack with Choke from Behind Against a Wall, Choke from Behind with a Pull, or grab a pad and verbal cue for Headbutt Backward to follow up combatives (hand strikes or knees) until B calls "TIME!"

ADVANCED CLASS
Jumping Spinning Back Kick
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: 1) hand combatives, 2) Front Kick Groin, 3) 2 punches and a push up, 4) Jumping Spinning Back Kick.
Drill: Shared Interval Round 2: Same as above with the following order of combatives: 1) Straight Punches, 2) Jumping Spinning Back Kick, 3) Round Kick to a Sprawl (alternating kicking leg), 4) clinch knees.
Gun to the Side of the Head
Drill: Groups of 3; 1 Pad holder; 1 Attacker; 1 Striker/Defender. Pad holder holds for any two hand combatives or 1 kick (round kick, Front Kick Groin, Front Kick to a Vertical Target, Jumping Spinning Back Kick, etc.). Striker must throw the appropriate combative based on the hold. Attacker can apply Gun to the Side of the Head at any time. Striker makes defense and immediately returns to striking pad.

BEGINNER CLASS
Elbow #4
Elbow #5
Drill: 1 striker, 1 tombstone pad holder. Striker starts in passive stance, pad holder bumps striker with pad. Striker delivers either elbow 4 or 5 and gets to control position as quick as possible. 3-5 combatives once in control position before resetting.
Headlock from Behind
Drill: Same as above, but now add headlock from behind to possible attacks

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Uppercut back kick
Drill: Partners practice delivering uppercut back kick & turning into control position as quick as possible. Deliver combatives once in control position before resetting.
Ground - Headlock from side (weight forward)
Ground - Headlock from side (weight back)
Rodeo Drill: 1 minute rounds. Each partner gets to be attacker (Ground - headlock from side) for a full minute. Attacks may only shift weight forward & backward to prevent defender from escaping. Defender must escape as many times as possible in 1 minute.

ADVANCED CLASS
Jumping Spinning Back Kick
Thai Pads: 3, 1-minute rounds. Freework combinations. Mix in as many jumping spinning back kicks as possible.
Ground - Guillotine
Ground - Defense vs. Guillotine
Ground Sparring: 90 second rounds. Both participants try for submissions (maintaining a dominant position is a secondary objective). Light palm strikes are allowed, particularly if any participants attempt to simply hold on and stop trying to improve their position.

BEGINNER CLASS

Straight Punch Review

Left/Right Combination

Round Kick (both legs; discuss switching movement with foreward leg)

Combo #1 to tombstone pad

Combo #2 to tombstone pad

Choke from Behind with a Push

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Tombstone Pad: 2 rounds of 2 minutes; emphasize straight punches and elbows #1 and #6 to pad

Side Kick- include turning to face new threat

Drill: groups of 3; one person does basic strikes to tombstone pad; second pad holder from either side gives signal; defender makes Side Kick, then turns to continue striking the new threat; do TWO rounds of 1 minute each, alternating.

Choke from the Front Against a Wall

Choke from Behind Against a Wall

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Thai Pads: 3 Rounds of 2 minutes, 1 minute rest. Combos 6 & 7, sometimes punches only, sometimes ending with knees, sometimes ending with elbows. Focus is on power, NOT cardio, so allow short reset or break between striking combinations.

Sparring drills: 4 rounds of 1 minute; each round, one person attacks with 3-4 strikes; the other person defends and counters; the original attacker should just cover up rather than defend;

Long Gun from the Front, live and dead side

 

BEGINNER CLASS

Punches- Straight Punch

Straight Punch Low

Knee Strike (quick review)

Combo: Straight Punch Low, 4 straight punches, 2 knees

Inside Defense

Inside Defense v. Straight punch Low

Drill: defender eyes closed; inside defense or defense against a low punch

Headlock from behind

Drill: defender eyes closed; inside defense or defense against a low punch, Headlock from behind

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Hook Punch

Combos #3 & 4

Combos # 6 (right straight/left hook/right straight) and 7 (left hook/right straight/left hook)

Defense v. Hook Punch (extended)

Defense v. Hook Punch (covering)

Inside Defense review

Drill: defend straight or hook (left only, then right only)

Sparring: light sparring, 50% speed, with straights and hooks

 

ADVANCED CLASS

Focus Mitts: 2 rounds of 2 minutes

Sparring drill (with gloves, etc.) – defend any single attack from the left hand; then any single attack from the right hand

Sparring drill: defend Left Straight/Right Round Kick OR Right Straight/Left Round Kick

Sparring drill: defend Left/Right/Left Round Kick OR Right/Left Hook/Right Round Kick

Sparring: 2 minutes rounds, 60% speed and power

Have your class do a 1000 burpees and call it day! Just kidding, Happy April fools!

BEGINNER CLASS
Straight Punch with Advance
Drill: Eyes Closed, partner holds pad either in normal punch range or a step out, partner has to open eyes and make the appropriate punch.
Choke from behind with a push
Drill: Groups of 3- Defender; eyes closed, on pad holders signal, defender makes an advancing push followed by a punch flurry, 3rd person comes up from behind and makes choke form behind push, defender defends, then resets.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Side Kick
Back Kick
Drill: Groups 5; Defender in the middle, pad holder will say "Hey!", defender makes the appropriate kick
Bearhug Front- Arms Caught
Bearhug Front - Arms Free (with space)
Bear Front- Arms Free
Drill: Divide the class into A/B. A's close their eyes, B's attack anyone in the room with a front bear hug

ADVANCED CLASS
Gun from the Front
Gun to the Side of the Head
Gun from the side, Behind the Arm
Drill: Disturbance Drill; Groups 4-5; Defender is in the middle, pad holders are SAFELY, shoving defender while yelling, shouting and creating chaos, attacker makes gun threats from todays lesson.

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.