elite force martial arts curriculum - march (April Cycle)

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​ELITE FORCE MARTIAL ARTS CLASS FORMAT

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY TIME YOU SEE SOMETHING UNDERLINED IN BLUE THAT IT IS A HYPERLINK TO A VIDEO 
* some of the videos are the same for A Day and B day so the video is only linked once

Kids Classes - 45 minutes
Adult Classes- 60 minutes

A Days- Monday,Tuesday, Friday
B Days- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

Kids
  • 3 minutes- lineup and pre-frame the class on what will be covered
  • 7 minutes- dynamic warmup
  • 10 minutes- Self defense 
  • 10 minutes- Pad work
  • 10 minutes- Forms on A Days/ Sparring or sparring drills on B Days
  • 5 minutes- Mat Chat and Announcements

Adults
  • 3 minutes- lineup and pre-frame the class on what will be covered
  • 10 minutes- dynamic warmup
  • 10-12 minutes- Self defense 
  • 20 minutes- Pad work
  • 10 minutes- Forms on A Days/ Sparring or sparring drills on B Days
  • 5 minutes- Mat Chat and Announcements

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Basic Class Plan - Weeks 1 & 2

​“A” Day Class Plan

Jog Around – Action Creates Motivation

Spot on a Dot Warm Up
  • Jab – Right Knee
  • Jab – Cross – Left Knee
  • Walk out push-ups
  • World’s Greatest Stretch
  • Basic Punch Drill
  • Slide Up Left Round Kick

Partner No Touch Tame and Aim
  • Left FK – Jab – Cross
  • Left FK – Left RK

Wall Work: Pumping Round K’s

Instructor Tips

​Junior Paddle Kicking Drills
  • Jab – R-RK
  • Jab – Cross – Left RK
  • Front Kick – Jump FK
  • Add in Rolls/Obstacles

Adult Thai Pad Drills
  • Jab – R-180
  • Jab – Cross – Left RK
  • Hook – R-180 – Cross – L-RK (First 4 of the Dutch)
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Forms Curriculum

Basic Class Plan - Weeks 1 & 2

“B” Day Class Plan
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Jog Around – Get them moving!

Spot on a Dot Warm Up
  • Jab – Right Knee
  • Cross – Left Knee
  • Push-ups/Abs
  • World’s Greatest Stretch
  • Left FK – Right RK
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Instructor Tips
  • Have the 7th sense – You only see CHAMPIONS!
  • Sensei sets the tone!  Your energy and expectation of the students sets the tone for the class.  Be in peak state!
 
​Self-Defense
Light Touch Tame and Aim w/Gear On
  • Jab – Right RK
  • Jab – Cross – Left RK
Defensive Drills
  • A Line: Jab – Cross
  • B Line: Push Kick
  • A Line: FK
  • B Line: Low Parry – Cross or Low Kick

Advanced Class Plan - Weeks 1 & 2

“A” Day Class Plan
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Jog Around – Body in Motion

Spot on a Dot Warm Up
  • Jab – Cross – Hook – Right Knee
  • Walk out push-ups
  • World’s Greatest Stretch
  • Jab – Uppercut – Cross – Hook – Right RK
  • Appreciation Form

Partner Tame and Aim Drills
  • Left FK – Right RK
  • Jab – Side Kick
  • Partner Pumping RK’s

Instructor Tips
  • Have the 7th sense – You only see CHAMPIONS!
  • Sensei sets the tone!  Your energy and expectation of the students sets the tone for the class.  Be in peak state!

​Junior Line Drills
  • FK – FK – Jab – Cross – Left RK
  • Step Downward Blocks
  • FK – Jump FK (Both Sides
  • Jab – Side Kick (Both Sides)
  • Jab – HK/RK
  • FK – RK – Spinning HK

Adult Thai Pad Drills
Forms Curriculum

Advanced Class Plan - Weeks 1 & 2

“B” Day Class Plan

Jog Around – Body in Motion

Spot on a Dot Warm Up
  • Double Jab – Cross – Hook – Cross – Jab Out
  • Push-ups/Abs
  • World’s Greatest Stretch
  • Double Jab - SK

Instructor Tips
  • Have the 7th sense – You only see CHAMPIONS!
  • Sensei sets the tone!  Your energy and expectation of the students sets the tone for the class.  Be in peak state!

​Self-Defense

Partner Thai Drills
  • Hook – Right Low Kick – Cross – Left RK
  • A Line: Hooks to the Head
  • B Line: Roll under the punches and counter
  • A Line: Jab – Cross
  • B Line: Push Kick
  • 1 to 1 Kicking Skills
  • Back and Forth Sparring

​Light Contact Sparring
  • 1 Minute Rounds for Juniors/2-3 Minute Rounds for Adults
  • Make sure you have proper partner match ups – Sparring the same person is OK
  • Stress proper stance and footwork
  • Always connect the dots between sparring and self-defense