/ Yellow belt

Defences

Defence against arms

  • High head cover defence
  • High parry
  • Combine high head cover and high parry
  • Middleparry
  • Low parry
  • Slip and parry
  • Slip, parry and bob
  • Inner forearm block
  • Shoulder roll
  • Inside line neck grab
  • Outside line neck grab
  • Double palm blocking

Partner Drills

Clock face drill:

  • Mirror partners movements. From left lead forward stance shuffle forward, centre, right, centre, back, centre, left, centre. (forward and left momentum is driven from the rear leg, all back and right momentum from front leg)

Forearm shield, body block & punching drill:

  • Lead leg front stop kick, using forearm shield to defend, add the rear and lead shovel hook combination using body block to defend.

Front stop kick& shovel hook drill:

  • Partner holds Thai pad, lead leg front stop kick, rear and lead shovel hook combination.

Shell defence against punchesdrill:

  • Shell defence against the jab, cross, add high head cover against left and right hook punches.

Defence against high round kickdrill:

  • High parry and high head cover as defence against high round kick.

Defence against low round kick drill:

  • Inside and outside leg checks against low round kicks

Defence against low round kick with power kicking drill:

  • Partner works low and high round kick, use leg checks against low roundhouse kick and Thai pad for high round kick. Pad holder indicates high round kick by butting pads together.

Low parry defence drill:

  • Partner front kicks, use the low parry inside and low parry outside to defend

Low parry defence drill with counter:

  • Partner front kicks, use the low parry inside and low parry outside to defend, add the arm check and roundkick counter.

Parry and slip against high cross punch:

  • Partner throws cross punch, slip inside/outside with parry to defend

Parry and slip against middle cross punch:

  • Partner throws cross punch, parry across and down to defend

Inner forearm block against middle cross punch:

  • Partner throws cross punch, defend with inner forearm block

Inner forearm block against front kick:

  • Partner throws middle front kick, defend with inner forearm block

Uppercut weave drill:

  • Both partners left forward stance. Rear uppercut, hook, and cross - partner swings with the left –weave back – partner swings with the right – weave forward – Lead uppercut, cross, hook.

Shoulder roll drill:

  • Shoulder roll and against cross, return punch combinations

Inside line elbow drill:

  • Double palm block elbow, Inside line neck grab, return elbow

Outside line elbow drill:

  • Double palm block elbow, outside line neck grab, return elbow