Objectives 

  1. SITUATIONAL AWARENESS: The habit of being aware of your environment and your intuition. 

  2. HARD TARGET: Difficult to strike, grab, or control from an ‘aware’ position. 

  3. ON SWITCH: Can transition quickly to aggression and offense.‘Being first’ 

  4. EFFECTIVE STRIKING: Basic strikes are fundamentally effective and tactical. 

  5. SAFETY IN TRAINING: You drill and train safely with your partners, even under stress and intensity. 

  6. REPRESENT: You represent the CSDKM community well.

Principles 

  1. Deal with THREAT, then strike or control immediately 

  2. Use weapons of opportunity

  3. Continuous movement: strike/control til threat is over. 

  4. Hierarchy of space 

  5. Always be improving position

LEVEL 1

STANCE & MOVEMENT:
1. Fighting Stance
2. Fence Structure
- Passive (Confrontation)
- Active (‘Long Guard’ vs. Aggression)
3. Tactical Footwork
- Directional Movement
- Pivot
- Step Pivot
4. Step 180 Pivot
- With Clearing Strike
- To Seatbelt

STRIKES
1. Straight punches /Palm strikes 
2. Advancing Punches – half / full step 
3. Hook punches 
4. Power Slap (Preemptive strike) 
5. Rising Strike to Groin (front/rear) 
6. Hammerfists - Forward/Downward/Side/Back
7. Elbow forward (#1) 
- Close range/Advancing 
8. Elbow to side (#2)
9. Elbow to rear - high (#3) & low (#4) 
10. Knee strike (grip/no grip) 
11. Rising Front Kick (groin) 
12. Offensive Front Kick 
13. Simple Side/Back/Stomp Kick 
14. Round Kick (Low to Med) 
15. Dirty Strikes: Throat/Eye/Ear 
16. Headbutts 
17. Striking Combinations 
- Mitt Holding & Call System: 12, 112, 123(2), 232, 323, 523, 632

STRIKE DEFENSES
1. High Cover Punch Defenses 
2. Parry (Inside Defense) vs Straight Punches
3. Low Punch Defenses vs Straights/Hooks to Body
4. Crashing the Gate (Clinch) 

CLINCH GRAPPLING OFFENSE/DEFENSE 
1. Hand Fighting/Wrist Releases 
2. Clinch Positions
- Arm Stop/Seat Belt
- Head & Arm Tie
- MuayThai (Dbl Neck Tie)
- Overhook/Underhook/Pike
3. Clinch Finishes/Transitions
- Strikes
- Arm Drags
- Duck Under
- Snap Down
4. Head Clear ‘Shuck’ / Throw Over

ATTACK DEFENSES
1. Takedown Defense from the Front (Early/Late)
2. Grab/Choke/Push From the Front (Early/Late)
3. Grab/Choke Defenses (Late) – All Angles 
4. Headlock From Behind 
5. Bodylock (Bearhug) Over Arms From Behind
6. Hairgrab/Clothing/Broken Posture (leveraged pull)

GROUNDWORK
1. Break Falls - Forward, Side, Back 
2. Ground Defense Positions & Movement 
3. Technical Stand Up 
4. Front Stomp, Side & Round Kick 
5. Simple Sweep from Guard 
6. Buck Trap Roll from Mount

LEVEL 2

STRIKES
1. Uppercuts
2. Elbow 5, 6, 7
3. Offensive Front kick: Advancing (Step/ Dash) / Pendulum
4. Defensive Front kick
5. Oblique Kick
6. High Round Kick
7. Advancing Side Kick: 2 Variations
8. Back kick, Advancing Back Kick: 2 Variations
9. Stabbing Knee
10. Striking and Kicking Combinations (Mitt/Pad Work) (Ground and Pound)


STRIKE DEFENSES
1. General: Incidental Defense/ Footwork/ Movement/ Angles/ High Covers/ Countering
2. Head Movement: Slips/ Bob & Weave/ Pulls
3. Straight Punches: Parrying (Inside Defense) with Simultaneous Counters
4. Hook Punches: Blocking (360 Defense), with Simultaneous Counters
5. Uppercut Punch: Catch/ Redirect
6. Body Punches: Low Punch/ Liver & Kidney Punch
7. Low Round Kick Defenses: Move/Absorb/Check
8. High Round Kick Defenses: Move/ Reflexive/ 2-3 Point
9. Stomp Kick Defense: Move/ Blade/ Row/ Pluck
10. Front Rising Kick (Groin-Body-Face)
11. Knee to Body
12. Flurry of Strikes: Crashing the Gate/ Getting the Clinch

CLINCH/STANDING GRAPPLING
1. Pummeling (Advanced)
2. Arm Drag Finishes
- (Takedowns, RNC Control, Strikes)
3. Snap Down with Finishes
4. Striking in the Clinch
5. Head and Arm (50/50) Clinch: Basic Offense and Defense
6. Muay Thai Clinch: Basic Offense and Defense (Intro)
7. Striking/ Defending Strikes in the Clinch
8. Control/ Takedowns from Behind: 2 on 1 Wrist Control/ Seatbelt Control/ Rear Naked Choke
9. Triangle Choke

ATTACK DEFENSES
1. Choke or Pull From Behind
2. Bear Hug (bodylock) from Behind - Overhooks
3. Bear Hug (bodylock) from Behind - Underhooks
- Breaking the Grip and Turning In
- Defending the Pick Up
4. Bear Hug (bodylock) from Front - Overhooks (Arms Trapped)
- Framing the Hips
- Getting Arms Free
5. Bear Hug (bodylock) from Front - Underhooks (Arms Free)
- Base/ Space/ Elbow Crush
- Seatbelt Frame
- Eye Gouge/ Headbutt
6. Leg Catch (Standing Single Leg)
- Breaking the Grip
- Sprawl

GROUNDWORK - TOP
1. Mount Control
- Defending Rolls/ Bench Press/ Steam Roller
- Taking the Back - RNC/ Control
2. Side Mount Control
- Defending Elbow Frame/ Knee Shield
- Knee on Belly
- Getting to the Mount Position
3. Submissions
- Rear Naked Choke
- Americana/ Kimura
- Headlock (Scarf Hold/ Head Triangle)
- Chicken Wing
- Arm Bar

GROUNDWORK - BOTTOM

1. From the Guard:
-Guard Building: ‘Punch Block Series’
- Scissor/ Elevator Sweep
- Sit Up Sweep
2. From the Mount:
- Buck Trap & Roll Options
- Elbow Escape
- From the Side Mount
- Shrimp to Knee Shield
3. Submissions
- Head Triangle Choke