IDX COMBATIVES

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COURSE CURRICULUM

The basic principles of combat do not take years to teach.  The IDX Curriculum is divided into 3 Courses.  Each Course consists of 8 classes of 1 ¼ hours in length (10 hours per course).  The high-level outline for each course is listed below.

 

LEVEL 1 – FOUNDATION COMBATIVES

 

DAY 1: CORE COMBATIVES

  • Introduction
  • Fundamentals
  • Core Principles
  • Core Targets
  • Core Strikes
  • Pad Work Drills

 

DAY 2: ATTACK SEQUENCES 1

  • Day 1 Review
  • Concepts
  • Attack Sequences 1
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 3: ATTACK SEQUENCES 2 & COMBAT TACTICS

  • Day 2 Review
  • Concepts
  • Additional Targets
  • Offensive Tactics
  • Attack Sequences 2
  • Miscellaneous Tactics
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 4: PASSIVE STANCES & DE-ESCALATION

  • Day 3 Review
  • Concepts
  • Additional Strikes
  • Confrontation Management
  • Zones
  • Stances
  • De-escalation Strategies
  • Attack Sequences
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 5: OVERLOAD STRIKING

  • Day 4 Review
  • Concepts
  • Training Points
  • Overload Striking
  • Usage Scenarios
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 6: GROUND ATTACKS

  • Day 5 Review
  • Ground Attacks
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 7: CHOKES AND LOCKS

  • Day 6 Review
  • Concepts
  • Standing Chokes and Locks
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 8: TAKEDOWNS

  • Day 7 Review
  • Concepts

  • Combative Takedowns
  • Flow Drills
  • Closing

 

LEVEL 2 – COUNTER COMBATIVES

 

DAY 1: STRIKE COUNTERS

  • Introduction
  • Defensive Attributes
  • Strike Counters
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 2: GRAB COUNTERS

  • Day 1 Review
  • Common Principles of Grabs
  • Wrist/Hand Grabs
  • Single Hand Grabs
  • Two Hand Grabs/Chokes
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 3: ENCUMBERING HOLDS

  • Day 2 Review
  • Bear Hugs
  • Tackles
  • Pushes
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 4: MISCELLANEOUS HOLDS & GRABS

  • Day 3 Review
  • Wrist/Hand Grabs
  • Single Hand Grabs
  • Two Hand Grabs
  • Bear Hug
  • Control Release
  • Flow Drills

 


DAY 5: GROUND COUNTERS 1

  • Day 4 Review
  • Prone
  • Side by Side
  • Mount Counter
  • Guard Counter
  • Cross Mount Counter
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 6: GROUND ATTACKS & COUNTERS 2

  • Day 5 Review
  • Ground Counters
  • Ground Attacks
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 7: CONTROL COUNTERS

  • Day 6 Review
  • Control Releases
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 8: SPECIAL SITUATIONS

  • Day 7 Review
  • Seated Attack Sequence
  • Seated Strike Counter
  • Seated Control Releases and Clinches
  • Seated Single Hand Grab Counter
  • Seated Two Hand Choke/Grab Counter
  • Additional Situations
  • Falls
  • Flow Drills
  • Closing

 

LEVEL 3 – WEAPON COMBATIVES

 

DAY 1: WEAPON COUNTERS 1

  • Introduction
  • Reality of Weapons
  • Gun Counters
  • Stick Counters
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 2: WEAPON COUNTERS 2

  • Day 1 Review
  • Stick Counters
  • Knife Counters
  • Flow Drill

 

DAY 3: ADVANCED WEAPON COUNTERS

  • Day 2 Review
  • Long Weapon Counter
  • Knife Counters
  • Gun Counters
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 4: MULTIPLE ATTACKERS & VEHICLE SURVIVAL

  • Day 3 Review
  • Safety Tip
  • Strategy
  • Multiple Attackers
  • Vehicle Survival
  • Additional Situation – Rear Rope Strangle Counter
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 5: PALM STICK USAGE

  • Day 4 Review
  • Basics
  • Strikes
  • Targets
  • Palm Stick Sequences
  • Flow Drills

 


DAY 6: FUNDAMENTAL CANE/WALKING STICK USAGE

  • Day 5 Review
  • Basics
  • Strikes
  • Targets
  • Combat Stick Sequences
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 7: FUNDAMENTAL KNIFE USAGE

  • Day 6 Review
  • Basics
  • Strikes
  • Targets
  • Draw
  • Knife Sequences
  • Flow Drills

 

DAY 8: WEAPON VERSUS WEAPON COMBAT

  • Day 7 Review
  • Weapon versus Weapon Tactics
  • Palm Stick versus Weapon
  • Combat Stick versus Weapon
  • Knife versus Weapon
  • Flow Drills
  • Closing

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