BEGINNER CLASS (A3)

Straight Punches

Elbow #1

Knees

Combination: Right/Right Elbow/Knee

Combination: TRY THE ABOVE COMBINATION FROM AN OPPOSITE STANCE (i.e., Left/Left Elbow/Knee

Arm Pull: teach the students to burst in with counterattacks when they are pulled by the arm. Sometimes they will have to burst into an opposite stance (that’s the reason for the combination above)

Wrist Releases

Drill: eyes closed, feel the difference between an arm pull and a gentler wrist release, make the appropriate technique

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A3)

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 (A3)

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.