BEGINNER CLASS
Palm Heel Strike
Choke from the Front (1-Handed)
Ground - Side Position
Ground - Side Kick
Ground - Get Up (from side position)
Drill: groups of 3; eyes closed, attacker makes Choke from the Front; defender makes the defense; sometimes, the attacker says "Down!" and the defender must sit down (fall break, if your students know it and it is safe to do so); third person steps forward with pad; defender delivers a side kick, then gets up and does palm heel strikes until the holder calls "time." Reset and continue.
INTERMEDIATE CLASS
Focus Mitts: 2 rounds of 2 minutes, :30 second break
Back Kick
Defensive Back Kick with a Spin
Bearhug Behind, Arms Free
Bearhug Behind, Finger Leverage
ADVANCED CLASS
Dutch Kickboxing Drills (using focus mitts to catch partner's punches, but defending kicks). For this set up, do 1 minute per person as attacker for each combination:
Combo #3 with low kick
Combo #3 with medium kick
Combo #4 with low kick
Combo #4 with medium kick
Headlock from the Side (review from Level 2)
Headlock from the Side, Spinning Inward
Drill: groups of 3; one person makes combos 3 or 4 with kicks, partner defends (defending now, not dutch drill!); at any time, the third person attacks the STRIKER with a headlock; striker makes the defense spinning inward, the resumes.