BEGINNER CLASS (A2)

Straight Punches/Palm Heel Strikes

Drill: striking 30 seconds with a 15 second break; 5 rounds

Front Kick Vertical Target

Drill: kicking 30 seconds with a 15 second break; 3 rounds

Choke Front with a Push

Choke Behind with a Push

Rotation Drill: groups of 3 — Person #1 holds for punches at one end of the room; at the other end, Person #2 stands with eyes closed; Person #3 makes Choke Front Push or Choke Behind Push to Person #2; Person #2 defends, then sprints across the room while Person #3 stands with eyes closed; Person #2 makes 10 left/right combinations, then takes the pad; Person #1 runs across the room and attacks Person #3. They rotate continuously.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS (A2)

Defensive Front Kick

Bearhug Front Arms Caught

Bearhug Behind Arms Caught

Drill: eyes closed, any bearhug OR verbal signal and the defender makes defensive frontkick OR push with pad and make counterattacks with close range weapons

ADVANCED CLASS (A2)

Thai Pads 5 rounds of two minutes, include sprawls, emphasize footwork especially in the later rounds as the striker becomes fatigued.

Knife Upward Stab

Knife Upward Stab — work at very, very close range (defender might take the first stab; try to control after that)