BEGINNER CLASS (B3)

Straight Punch with Advance (quick lesson)

Inside Defense

Inside Defense v. Straight Punch Low

Ground – Side Position

Ground – Side Kick

Ground – Get Up from Side

Drill: defender makes Inside Defense; puncher can also yell “Down!” and defender must drop down into a Ground Side Position, give a kick to the air, and get back up

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B3)

Focus Mitts: Combo #6, add movement to right after the cross

Focus Mitts: combo #7, add movement to left after the hook

Outside Defenses 1-5

Bearhug Front (lifting)

Choke Front Against Wall

Drill “Back To The Wall”: defender stands with back to wall, eyes closed; attacker either gives a verbal signal and makes a straight punch from any angle OR makes Choke Front Against Wall

ADVANCED CLASS (B3)

Combination #8, then shuffle right

Combination #9, then step/pivot left

Baseball Bat

Baseball Bat v. Left Handed attacker or Right Handed Backhand

 

BEGINNER CLASS (B3)

Straight Punches (review)

Straight Punch with Advance

Inside Defense

Inside Defense v. Low Straight Punch

Drill: Defend High or Low Left Punch

Drill: Defend High or Low Right Punch

Drill: defend either

 

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B3)

Focus Mitts: 3 rounds of 2 minutes

Inside Defense (review)

Hair Grab from the Front

Bearhug from Behind, Leverage on Finger

Drill: eyes closed - bearhug, hair grab, or push followed by straight punch (make inside defense)

 

ADVANCED CLASS (B3)

Thai Pads 3 rounds of 2 minutes

Simple Takedown

Ground - Guard Reversal

Ground - Arm Bar from Guard (review)

Drill: burst through barricades, at end, attacker makes Simple Takedown; defender allows takedown, but then either makes Guard Reversal or Arm Bar, then gets up and punches a pad until pad holder calls time.

Beginner (B3)
Straight Punches
Left/Right Combination
Round Kick
Choke from the side
Drill: A/B drill. Group A defends, Group B attacks. Defenders starts with eyes closed. Attackers either choke from the side or bump defenders with a tombstone and call for strikes. Repeat.

Intermediate (B3)
Side Kick
Outside Defense v. Right Punch
Hair grab front
Hair grab side, impending knee
Drill: A/B drill. Group A defends, Group B attacks. Defenders starts with eyes closed. Attackers either hair grab from the front/side, bump defenders with a kick shield calling for side kick, or verbally get defenders attention before winding up to throw a right punch. Repeat.

Advanced (B3)
Spinning Outside Slap Kick
Sliding Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick
Stopping Defense v. Spinning Heel Kick
Stick - Baseball Bat Defense
Drill: Group of 3. 1 pad holder, 1 striker, 1 attacker. Pad holder holds focus mitts or clap paddle for striker to throw spinning outside slap kicks (striker may use both legs to kick). Attacker intermittently gets striker's attention verbally and either throws a spinning heel kick or attacks with a baseball bat swing. Striker defends against the attack, finishes the fight and returns to striking the pad with outside slap kicks.

Beginner (B3)
Palm Heel Strike
Eye Strike
Knees from clinch position
Choke from the front (1-handed pluck)
Drill: defender starts with eyes closed. Attacker either chokes from the front or bumps defender with a tombstone and holds for strikes. Repeat.

Intermediate (B3)
Back Kick
Drill: defender starts facing a wall while two attackers with kick shields press the defender against the wall. The defender fights through the padholders, sprints across the room to another person holding a tombstone, and delivers palm heels, elbows, hammerfists, etc. until the pad holder calls time. The drill immediately repeats.
Choke from behind against wall
Choke from behind with a pull
Drill: Same as above, only the attackers can also choke with a push or pull.

Advanced (B3)
Simple takedown
Double leg takedown
Single leg takedown
Drill: one partner attempts a takedown the other defends. Switch back and forth. As the drill progresses, increase the difficulty by bringing the person doing the takedown closer. Have them first start a step apart, then have the attacker grabbing one knee, then two knees, then have the defender hold their hands behind their back.
Hip throw

 

BEGINNER CLASS (B3)

Straight Punch with Advance (quick lesson)

Inside Defense

Inside Defense v. Straight Punch Low

Ground – Side Position

Ground – Side Kick

Ground – Get Up from Side

Drill: defender makes Inside Defense; puncher can also yell “Down!” and defender must drop down into a Ground Side Position, give a kick to the air, and get back up

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B3)

Focus Mitts: Combo #6, add movement to right after the cross

Focus Mitts: combo $7, add movement to left after the hook

Outside Defenses 1-5

Bearhug Front (lifting)

Choke Front Against Wall

Drill “Back To The Wall”: defender stands with back to wall, eyes closed; attacker either gives a verbal signal and makes a straight punch from any angle OR makes Choke Front Against Wall

ADVANCED CLASS (B3)

Combination #8, then shuffle right

Combination #9, then step/pivot left

Baseball Bat

Baseball Bat v. Left Handed attacker or Right Handed Backhand

Drill: eyes closed, defend against Baseball Bat from the right or left side

BEGINNER CLASS(B3)
Straight Punches
Drill: Flurries of punches on command
Front Kick (quick review)
Round Kick
Drill: Horse Shoe Drill
Choke from Behind with a push
Choke from the Side
Drill: eyes closed; any choke, or hold pad for front kick, round kick, or straight punches

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B3)
Review basic combatives (Straight punches/front kicks/round kicks)
Drill: 2 Rounds
30 Seconds left/right punch
10 Seconds rest
30 Seconds front kicks
10 Seconds rest
30 Seconds Knees
10 Seconds rest
30 Seconds round kicks
10 seconds rest
Bearhug From Behind, Finger Leverage
Drill: Monkey in the Middle with Push ups- the defender begins by striking one pad; when he is hit by a different pad holder, he turns with hammer fist to the side, and continues with combatives. One attacker with no pad can make Bearhug From Behind (the defender should make finger leverage). At any time, the Instructor yell "DOWN!" and the defender does push up while being struck LIGHTLY with the pads, then gets up and continues.

ADVANCED CLASS (B3)
Belt Drill- 3 rounds each! 30 seconds- 45 seconds- 30 seconds
Gun from Behind at a Distance
Defense v. Bayonet Stab, live and dead side
Drill: Eyes closed; Gun from Behind at a distance, or Bayonet stab, live and dead side

BEGINNER (B3)

WARMUP DRILL: Slow & GO! Punches

Groups of 2, Striker, Padholder. Striker begins in fighting stance, tracking pad a slight distance away. On instructor’s “GO!” Striker bursts forward sending all out Straight Punches. Return to tracking on “RESET!”

Straight Punch Low

Defense versus Straight Punch

DRILL: 3 Postion Punches

Groups of 2, Striker, Padholder. Striker sends all out Straight Punches, transitioning to the appropriate position based on cue “UP!”/Standing, “KNEES”/Kneeling, “BACK”/Mounted.

Wrist Releases

DRILL - FINAL:

Groups of 2, determine A/B. Both begin facing each other performing whatever exercise is assigned. Instructor yells “A/B” indicating the initial attacker. The attacker grabs the others wrist (must grab mirror image, not cross-body). Defender sends Straight Punch Low, Attacker defends, then Defender uses wrist release if necessary. Reset based on exercise cued.

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INTERMEDIATE (B3)

Basic Takedown Defense (Spinning on Centerline)

DRILL1:

Groups of 2, Attacker, Defender. Attacker stands in front of Defender with pad. Attacker charges in attempting to place pad to Defender’s hips. Defender defends, spins and finishes with Knee burst, throwing away and running to “exit” the instructor has indicated. Return to spot and reset.

DRILL2:

Groups of 2, Attacker, Defender. Defender neutral, eyes closed. Attacker chooses any angle and walks through the Defender holding pad across chest. Once being pushed, the Defender recognizes the angle, orients as necessary to clinch, control and send Knee burst, throwing away and running to “exit” the instructor has indicated. Return to spot and reset.

NOTE: It is important the Attacker walks through as if the Defender is not even there, DO NOT stop applying pressure just because the defense has begun.

Outside Defenses 1, 2, 5

DRILL:

Groups of 2, Attacker, Defender. Defender neutral. Attacker can send Straight Punch or shoot in. Defend accordingly.

Rear Choke w/ Pull

DRILL - FINAL:

Groups of 3, Defender, Attacker A, Attacker B. Attacker A can send Straight Punch or shoot in. Attacker B randomly applies Choke Rear w/ Pull to ATTACKER A. Repeat for time and rotate.

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ADVANCED (B3)

Axe Kick

COMBO:

Front Groin Kick + Axe Kick + Clinch/Knee Burst

*Use same leg for all strikes. Switch leg each cue.

DRILL:

Groups of 3+. One defender, others are potential attackers. Attackers in line in front of Defender. Defender closes eyes/turns and Attackers decide who is attacking. Defender gets set. Attack with 360, defend/counter and repeat for time.

Stick - Overhead Defense

Stick - Baseball Defense

Stick - Deadside

DRILL - FINAL:

Groups of 3. Defender, two Attackers, one with Stick. Defender eyes closed/neutral. Attackers setup in random positions. Defender opens eyes and defends against stick attack or 360 depending on position and orients to stack against other Attacker.

Beginner (B3)
Straight Punches
Round Kick
Tombstone combos 1-4. Pad holder calls for round kicks randomly on both legs. Single kick for each call in round 1. Double kick for each call in round 2. Triple kick for each call in round 3.
Choke from the front (1-handed)
Drill: Circle-of-death. 1 defender, rest of class is attacking. Attackers may either choke from the front or hold tombstone to call for continuous punches or round kicks.

Intermediate (B3)
Review Front kick to vertical target
Side Kick (with and without advance)
Back Kick
Drill – 1 striker, 4 kick shield holders. Striker stands in the middle of kick shield holders and stays facing the same direction during the entire drill. Kick shield holder verbally get striker's attention and striker delivers either a front, side, or back kick to the pad holders.
Bearhug from front (lifting)
Drill - Drill: Circle-of-death. 1 defender, rest of class is attacking. Attackers either bearhug from the front (lifting), hold kick shields to call for side kicks & back kicks or perform any Level 1 static choke (front, side, or rear).

Advanced (B3)
Simple Takedown
Double Leg Takedown
Single Leg Takedown
Drill - Focus mitt work (bare handed strikers). Partners free work with focus mitts (include bobbing, weaving, & slips). Strikers practice setting up their take downs with strikes. Safety note: Strikers are responsible for keeping their pad holder safe during the take down. They must be sure the landing area is clear.
Headlock from the side, spinning inward
Headlock from the side, neck break
Drill - A/B drill. Half the class is group A, other half is group B. Group A stands in passive stance with eyes closed. Group B attacks anyone in Group A with headlock from the side spinning inward, or neck break. After both groups go once, reset and include regular Level 2 headlock from the side to ensure that defenders are responding appropriately to the attack occurring.

Beginner (B3)
Hammerfist to the side
Knees (regular and round)
Drill - groups of 3 with 2 striking shields. Striker starts on one pad doing forward hammerfist combinations while other pad holder positions themselves to striker's left or right, holding for a side hammerfist. The 2nd padholder says "go" and the striker turns, delivers a side hammerfist, and continues with forward hammerfist combos.
Choke from the side
Drill - same as above, only second pad holder can also attack with choke from the side

Intermediate (B3)
Ground - Fall break side
Side mount position and strikes
Ground - Side mount knee to belly (disengage)
Drill - Striker begins striking a heavy bag or working focus mitts. A partner positions a ground dummy or tombstone (indicate where the "head" is) and shouts "go." The striker turns, runs to the pad and starts delivering strikes in side mount. On the "up" command, the striker disengages via knee to belly and resumes striking in their original position
Ground - arm lock from the side

Advanced (B3)
Review inside defenses
Redirecting Defense v. High Side Kick
Defense v. Bayonet Stab (live and dead side)
Defense v. Bayonet Stab (clothesline)
Drill - Defender starts with eyes closed in neutral position. Attacker starts one large step away and attacks with either straight punch, side kick, or bayonet stab.