Beginner (B1)
Straight punch
Straight punch low
Inside defense
Inside defense vs straight punch low
Choke from the front (1-handed)
Drill: after the defender starts delivering combatives from the choke defense, the attacker may create space and attack a second time with either a straight punch (high or low) or 360 attack. The second attack can also come from a different attacker. "Roaming" attackers work well in this drill.

Intermediate (B1)
Focus mitt combinations
Defense v hook (extended)
Defense v hook (covering)
Ground - trap and roll
Drill: attacker starts in full mount with either boxing gloves or focus mitts. Attacker delivers hook punches to defender, who defends until instructor calls "go," after which the defender escapes, stands, and runs to a pad holder or heavy bag and starts throwing punching combinations. The drill resets either when the pad holder or instructor calls time. The drill can be repeated with a knife, depending on the group's skill level. Allow the knife attacker to start moving the knife before "go" is called.

Advanced (B1)
Striking practice: front kick (vertical target), defensive front kick. Practice first on striking shield, then again with kicker held in a full nelson.
Review low kick defenses - each student has shin pads; after a low front kick or round kick defense, immediately return with a low round kick on the same side.
Full nelson - finger strip
Full nelson - sweep
Drill: defender starts in full nelson, with secondary attackers advancing in from the front with striking shields. The defender must kick and otherwise defend against the mob of attackers until they have enough space to escape the hold.

 

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)

Palm Strike

Palm Strike Combo: Left/Right/Right

Elbow #1

Combo: Palm Strikes Left/Left/Right/Right Elbow

Knees – emphasize control and turn, use attacker as a shield

Choke Front (1 handed pluck)

Advanced Technique: Choke from the Side on the Ground (ONLY IF the instructor knows it)

Awareness Drill: groups of 3; defender closes his eyes; the attacker makes the choke, while a third person stands somewhere nearby; the defender must defend, then spin the attacker so that he is between the defender and the third person

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)

Front Kick to Groin (review)

Forward Roll

Drill: pushed, make forward roll, turn and give front kick to pad

Inside Defense with Counter Attack v. Left Punch

Inside Defense with Counter Attack v. Right Punch (2 counters)

Inside Defense with Counter Attach v. Right Punch (1 counter)

Drill: pushed, make forward roll, turn and defend Left or Right Punch (appropriate speed!)

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)

Focus Mitts with disturbing (pad holder strikes the puncher, then calls a combination)

Axe Defense v. Overhead — like stick defense, but emphasize opening outward with the defending arm so that the axe head moves away from the body. If you want to be very elaborate, you can tape rubber knives perpendicularly to the end of sticks to create an axe head.

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)

Straight Punch

Straight Punch with Advance

Straight Punch Low

Inside Defenses

Inside Defense v. Straight Punch Low

Drill: Defend Left Punch only, high or low; then right punch only, high or low, then either

If you have time, and with more advanced groups, introduce SLOW fighting, straight punches only

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)

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 (B1)

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

BEGINNER (B1)

Straight Punch Low

COMBO:

Striker sends Straight Low and orients perpendicular to pad holder. Padholder punches tombstone straight out from chest presenting pad for a rear straight. Reset and repeat.

Straight Punch Low Defense

DRILL:

Group of 2, Striker, Defender. Defender begins holding pad for Straight Low. Striker sends strike, resets, sends again. At any point, as the Striker begins to punch, the Defender can pull the pad away and perform Inside Low Defense. Replace pad and allow additional punches. Repeat for time.

Headlock Rear

DRILL - FINAL:

Groups of 3, Striker, Padholder, Attacker. Same drill as above, but Attacker may apply Headlock Rear at any point to the Striker to defend.

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INTERMEDIATE (B1)

Outside Stabbing Defense vs. Front Kick

DRILL:

Groups of 2, Attacker, Defender. Begin facing each other. Defender then must transition between laying chest to ground and standing. At any point during the transition, Attacker can send a Front Kick for defense. Defend, counter, and return to transitioning.

Ground - Trap, Buck and Roll

Ground - Choke from Mount

Ground - Choke from Side

DRILL - FINAL:

Group of 3, Attacker 1(A1), Attacker 2(A2), Defender. Defender begins on back, eyes closed. A1 can apply any Ground attack above. After defending, as Defender gets to feet, A2 can send Front Kick for defense.

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ADVANCED (B1)

DRILL - WARMUP:

Groups of 2, Striker, Padholder. Review Advancing Front Kick (Neutral and Fighting). After basic review, begin seeing how much distance Striker can cover with advance and still make a powerful kick.

Gun Front - 2 Handed Technique

Gun Front - Kneeling

Gun Rear - Hostage

DRILL - FINAL:

Defenders scattered, neutral, eyes closed. Attackers roam with guns presenting any attack above. Perform 1 round for each participant without Attackers resisting. Then perform a second round per participant with Attackers permitted to resist during the defense.

Beginner (B1)

Fighting Stance

Hammerfist Forward

Hammerfist Downward

Drill: 2 people; 1 tombstone pad holder & 1 striker. Striker stands in passive stance with eyes closed. Pad holder jolts striker and either holds tombstone for hammerfists forward or for a groin kick. Striker opens eyes, recognizes threat and delivers a broken flurry of hammerfists forward or a groin kick followed by a broken flurry of hammerfists downward (3-5 punches). After the threat is neutralized, striker returns to passive stance with eyes closed and the drill repeats.

Choke from Behind with a push

Drill: Group of 3; 1 attacker, 1 defender, & 1 tombstone pad holder. Defender stands in the middle of the mat in passive stance. Attacker chokes from behind with a push. Once defender reaches control position and is delivering combatives, pad holder immediately jolts the defender with the pad calling for either hammerfists forward or a groin kick followed by hammerfists downward (as in the drill above).

 

Intermediate (B1)

Side Kick (with and without advance)

Back Kick

Drill: 1 striker, 3 kick-shield holders, 1 focus mitt holder. Kicker stands in the middle, surrounded by pad holders. Focus mitts at 12 o’clock and kick shields at 3, 6, & 9 o’clock. Once instructor starts the round, focus mitt holder calls for basic combinations 1-4 adding in looping attacks to force striker to either bob & weave or hard cover. Kick shield holders verbally try to get striker’s attention, at which point striker will deliver a back or side kick followed by 3-5 combatives before returning to the focus mitts. If striker does not respond to verbal provocation by kick shield holders, they may jolt the striker with their pad (Note: pad holders must quickly get back to an effective range for kicks if they do this).

Ground – headlock from the side (weight forward & weight backward)

Drill: 1 attacker & 1 defender. Starting from headlock from the side position, defender’s job is to get out as quickly as possible. Attacker may shift their weight forward & backwards changing the required defense on the fly. Note: attackers should make it difficult NOT impossible for defenders to have success.

 

Advanced (B1)

Review fall breaks

Full Nelson – throw

Full Nelson – sweep

Drill: Group of 3; 1 focus mitt holder, 1 striker, & 1 attacker. Striker and Focus Mitt holder free work. Attacker randomly catches striker in a full nelson. Striker defends, finishes with combatives and gets back to free work on the focus mitts. Safety Note: when the attacker catches the striker in a full nelson, the focus mitt holder needs to get away from them quickly so there’s no risk of collision.

Long Gun from the front – live side

Drill: A/B drill. All students who are A’s start in passive stance with eyes closed. All students who are B’s randomly attack A’s with long gun from the front. Reset & repeat for the length of the round, then switch.

Beginner (B1)
Straight punch with advance
Straight punch with retreat
Round kick
Movement drill: using Thai pads or striking shield, striker pushes pad holder across the length of mat. Power jab/rear leg round kick, power cross/lead leg round kick with step.
Choke from the front with a push
Drill: defender starts in neutral position with eyes closed. Attacker either gives choke from the front with push, or hard push to chest with tombstone to create distance. On the push, the defender delivers an advancing straight punch and advancing round kick then resets.

Intermediate (B1)
Review straight punches and inside defenses (high and low)
Forward headbutt
Focus mitt combos: add slips and inside defense. After slip, striker delivers a #6 or #7 combo to pads (cross/hook/cross, hook/cross/hook), also add headbutt variable - after last punch, grab the mitt, close range, and headbutt.
Inside defense w/counter vs. left punch
Inside defense w/counter vs. right punch (1 counter)
Inside defense w/counter vs. right punch (2 counters)
Light sparring - Round 1: only straight punches, controlled body contact. Round 2: boxing only, body contact only. Emphasize combos.

Advanced (B1)
Warm up - review guard sweeps
Review standing guillotine defense (level 3)
Position drill: defender starts on ground with attacker in guard. The defender must break the attacker's posture and pull them down. Emphasize headlocks, underhooks, and using legs to pull attacker in. Repeat with light shoulder touching
Ground - leg triangle
Ground - guillotine
Ground - defense vs. guillotine
Repeat drill from above, but give the defender the option to get submission via leg triangle or guillotine.

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)
Palm Heel Strike
360
Drill: groups of 3, palm heel strikes to target, third person gives a verbal signal and burst forward with 360, defender must defend, then turn to the pad.
Knees (quick review)
Choke from the Front (1-Handed)
Drill: Non-Compliant Attacker- Attacker makes Choke from the Front and the defender defends. Once the defender begins to give knees, the attacker breaks off and comes back with a 360 attack.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)
Focus Mitts: Hooks and Uppercutts
Drill: groups of 3; make the appropriate hook or uppercut while third person holds up a hand; striker must call out the hand motion.
Defense v. Hook (extended)
Defense v. Hook (covering)
Ground- Trap and Roll
Ground- Elbow Escape

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)
Choose 3-4 self defense techniques from the lower levels to review
Add non-compliant attacker as described above
Gun from the Front - attacker grabs gun with his left hand to secure it; the defender must maintain control and continue with counterattacks.
Gun from the Front- attacker tries to punch defender with his left hand as the defender defends. Defender must be sure to keep his chin down.

BEGINNER CLASS (B1)
Punches- Straight (both sides)
Round Kick- emphasis on switch round kick
Thai Pads- Combination- Switch round kick, right punch, left punch, back leg round kick
Choke from behind with a push
Headlock from behind
Drill: Groups of 3, large shield; defender starts on their stomach, eyes closed, pad holder can stand any where on the mat, on instructors signal, defender must quickly get up, locate the pad holder and work the pad with non stop straight punches, attacker makes headlock from behind. After a successful defense, reset.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (B1)
Side Kick
Back Kick
Combination: Side Kick, turn, Back Kick
360 with Counters
Outside Stabbing Defense v. Front Kick
Drill: defender eyes closed, 360 or Outside Stabbing defense v. Front Kick
Ground- Def v. choke full mount
Barricade Drill: Defender defends Choke full mount, quickly gets up, breaks through the barricade and 30 front kicks (groin) on pad

ADVANCED CLASS (B1)
Focus Mitts- 3-2 min. rounds- opposite stance
Thai Pads- 3-2 min. rounds- opposite stance- include: knees, elbows, sprawls.
Long Gun from the Front-Live Side (both sides, various angles)
Long Gum from the Front- Dead Side (both sides, various angles)
Drill: eyes closes- Long Gun defense from the Front- both sides, various angles

Beginner (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 (B1)

Headbutts (forward, side, backward, & upward)

Defense vs. Hook (covering)

Drill: Pad holder with focus mitts. Calling combos 1-4. At any point, mitt holder yells “Cover” and throws a wide looping hook at the defender while presenting the other focus mitt in front of (but not touching) the defender’s face. Defender uses covering defense, then immediately throws a headbutt to the mitt presented in front of their face.

Choke from Front Against Wall

Drill: A/B drill. Half the class will be A, the other half will be B. A’s defend first, lining up in front of the wall (approximately arm’s length away), facing away from the wall. Defender’s close their eyes and any person in B group may attack any person in A group. Then switch.

 

Advanced (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 (B1)
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 (B1)
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 (B1)
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.