IRON SHIELD PROFESSIONAL PROTECTION SERVICES

Sample Lesson Plans

  1. Introduction
    1. Instructors
    2. Seminar focus
    3. Train safe, have fun
    4. Adding to your knowledge (not replacing)
  2. Warm-up
    1. Stretching - breathing
    2. Seminar overview
  3. Mind Set
    1. Positive thinking, visualize victory from "I couldn't" / "I won't" to "I can" / "I will"
    2. Attaining realistic goals, fear management
      1. What is the primary goal?
      2. Who will lose if goal is not met?
    3. Ruthless means to an end
      1. Use protective instincts
      2. Decide personal boundaries now
  4. Physical defensive skills
    1. Heel palm strike
      1. How to correctly form hand/striking surface
      2. Linear and circulare variations
      3. Target areas
    2. Striking drills
      1. Solo command and mastery
      2. Impact training
      3. Combat scenarios
      4. Application
    3. Shock training
      1. Our definition as applied in seminar
      2. How it relates to "reality" vs. training
      3. Counter-shock most critical of skills - must make transition from defense to offense
    4. Shock/counter shock drills
    5. Knee strike
      1. Solo command and mastery
      2. Impact training
      3. Target areas, use of hands to assist
      4. In combination with palm strikes
      5. Combat scenarios
    6. Front kick
      1. Solo command and mastery
      2. Impact training (natural walking stride)
      3. Target areas
      4. Understanding relation to range
    7. Range training
      1. Understanding close, medium, long ranges
      2. Drills and exercises through all ranges
    8. Elbow strikes
      1. Proper form, natural-powerful targets
      2. Close range options-combined with knee strike
      3. Forward and backward strikes
      4. Impact drills
      5. Combat scenarios
    9. Heel hook, stomp kick
      1. Proper form, target areas
      2. Close range options against rear attack
    10. Complete flow of all options
      1. Solo mastery
      2. Combat scenarios
  5. Psychological Defense
    1. Proper combat, positive mind set
    2. Manageable goals
    3. Verbal de-escalation
      1. Sending a mental image
      2. Why? To stall, dissuade, change their focus
      3. Examples of situations and effective techniques
      4. Decide and practice one
    4. Combat scenarios
    5. Complete combat scenarios using resolve (mental mind set), counter-shock (essential transition to offense), verbal de-escalation (pre-determined tech.) speed, impact, force, (technique) -- attaining manageable goal of getting away
    6. Grappling techniques
      1. Guard vs. mount
      2. Attainable goals
      3. Using logic and leverage