Lesson Focus: Mental Development & Foundational Skill Building

This month is dedicated to developing the mental side of combat and building the foundational systems that lead to high-level performance. Athletes will focus on understanding the why behind their training, while learning how to structure drills that reinforce consistency, control, and decision-making.

Through intentional repetition and clearly defined action–reaction patterns, students will establish strong fundamentals that create reliability under pressure. As the month progresses, these foundations will be expanded into more dynamic and variable training environments, allowing athletes to begin developing adaptability and fight IQ.

The ultimate goal is to transition from thinking → executing → reacting, where movements become instinctive and decisions happen in real time.

This process builds fighters who don’t just perform techniques—but who can adapt, create, and respond intuitively in live situations.

Mental Development & Foundational Skill Building Intro

Foundation to Innovation: Mental Frameworks & Drill Development

New This Month: Foundation to Innovation: Mental Frameworks & Drill Development

Welcome to K1

Intro to Mindset and Training Concepts

How You Train Is How You Fight Case Study

How You Train Is How You Fight Lesson

Having a Warrior Mindset

Warrior Mindset Closing

Team USA Warriors Mindset Guide

Don "The Dragon" Wilson Mindset

Warrior Mindset Examples

Olando "The Warrior" Rivera Mindset

Principal of Offense - Direct, Indirect, and Broken Lines of Attack

How you train is how you fight principal

How you train is how you fight for Drills

Role of a coach

Principles of Fighting

Bounce Step Breakdown

Bounce step with Jab

How To Fire Off Of Their Movement

Bounce step Partner Drills

Bounce Step Partner Drill with Counter Attack

Circling Drill

Line Drill

Head Movement & Footwork Drills

Head Movement Drill with Mark Greubel

Footwork Breakdown

Variations of Movement

3 Ways To Change Your Range

Move Before You Fire Drill

Adjusting To The Counter Adjustment

Footwork Concepts and Drill

V-Step or 45 Degree Step Drill

Moving & Punching Drill

Jab Slip Roll Drill

Weave Drill

Head Offline Drill

4 Basic Steps of Movement

4 Basic Movements Application

Shotgun Mitt Series

6 Basic Steps of Lateral Movement

Circle Kick Drill

6 Steps of Lateral Movement Application

MOVEMENT movemventdrill

Month 1: Movement, Footwork, & Balance

Welcome to Offense

Pressure Drill

Spinning Back Fist Breakdown: Mechanics, Timing, and Tactical Application

Spinning Back Kick Breakdown: Structure, Line of Force & Impact Control

Lesson Focus: Developing the Jab

Lesson Focus: Jabs with Fents and Angles

Developing the Jab: Mental Warfare Through Level and Rhythm Changes

Trigger Response & Set Point Control

Offensive Strategies & Defensive Maneuvers - Part 2

Olando "The Warrior" Kick Punch Set Up

Spinning Backfist set up and applications

Offensive Skills Breakdown

Single Double Triple Jab

Jab to Level Change Cross

Overhand Cross Breakdown

Corkscrew Punch Breakdown

Liver Shot Breakdown

Sweeps & Applications

Dirty Dozen Offensive Skills Part 1

Dirty Dozen Part 2

Matador Mitt Series

How to Fight Taller Fighters with Mark Greubel

Direct, Indirect, and Broken Line of Attacks Kathy Long

Direct, Indirect, Broken Line Drills

Feints and Fakes breakdown

Jab, Double Jab, Leg Kick

Double Jab, Cross, Slide to Post Leg Kick

Jab, Cross, Hook to Leg Kick with 2nd effort pendulum kick

Spinning Back Kick Application

Timing and Range Drill

OFFENSE 6

Month 2: Offensive Skills

Welcome to Defense

Action Reaction - Timing and Response

Defense Styles Intro

Defensive Maneuvers - Timing & Distance Control - Part 1

Defensive Styles ; Philly Shell

Defensive Styles ; Tight Guard / Shell

Defensive Styles ; Long / Pillar Guard

Kicking Defenses

Defense & Counters off of the Jab

Checking the Kick with Austin Bybee

Jamming the Leg Kick with Austin Bybee

Jab Defense Drill with Mark Greubel

Kick Defenses with Mark Greubel

Jab Defense Variations

Cross Defense Variations

Uppercut and Hook Defense Drills

Body Shot Defense Options

Kicking Defense Options

Ducks, Slips, Weaves and Rocking with Kathy Long

Head movement Defense options with Kathy Long

DEFENSE - COUNTER rythmdrill

Month 3: Defensive Skills

Welcome to Counters

Blocks & Counters from Kicks

Offensive Skills and Counters

Kathy Long with Leg Kick Counters

Canelo Counter

Drop Counter

Roll Counter

Same Side Returns

Defense & Counter Attacks off the Low Kick

Snap Back Series

Benny Briscoe Mitt Series

Check and Counter with Austin Bybee

Counter Options from Jamming the Kick with Austin Bybee

Understanding Timing with Kathy Long

Counter Options off of the Jab

Counter Options off of the Jab and Cross

Attacking the body

Rhythm Disruption Drill

Leg Attack Counters

Mitt Series Benny Briscoe

Block and Counter Drills

Month 4: Counter Attacks

Welcome to Creating Angles

Don "The Dragon" Wilson Side Kick Set Up

Cuban Hook

Side Step

Creating Angles & Openings

Circling

Creating angles off a Jab

Boxing Side Step

Boxing Side Step and Variations

Kickboxing Side Step

Pendulum Drill

Month 5: Creating Angles

Building Set Ups off of the Jab

Set Ups - Head Kick

Set Ups - Overhand Right

Set Ups - Hook

Set ups: Side Kick

Leg Kick Set ups

Leg Kick Set Ups for Avoiding Leg Check 1

Leg Kick Setups and Avoiding Check 2

Overhand Setup

Liver & Post Leg

Month 6: Building Set Ups

The K1 Curriculum is a complete striking development system built on 6 core fighting principles, designed to take athletes from foundational mechanics to high-level performance.Created by 3x World Champion and Team USA Head Coach David Bybee, this program goes beyond technique—focusing on the systems, structure, and mental frameworks that develop real fighters.Each month, athletes are guided through focused skill development, structured drills, and progressive training methods that build consistency, timing, and decision-making under pressure. This is not random training—it’s a proven process designed to develop fight IQ, adaptability, and instinctive reactions.Featuring world-class instruction and insight from legends such as Kathy Long, Peter “Sugarfoot” Cunningham, Don “The Dragon” Wilson, and Orlando Rivera, the curriculum delivers elite-level knowledge in a format that can be applied by coaches, athletes, and students at any level.Whether you are a beginner building your foundation or a competitor refining your edge, this system provides a clear path:Train with purpose. Build with structure. Fight with confidence.

A complete striking system built on 6 core principles, combining world-class instruction, structured drills, and mental frameworks to develop real fight IQ, adaptability, and instinctive performance.

K1 Development Curriculum

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