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Curriculum Sequencing and Drill Design
Saturday · 2026-04-25 · 71 min auto-detected · proposed name · Reset card order
Library access viewThe class nameThe library drafted this name from the class itself. Brandon has not approved it; he can approve it, replace it, or leave it.
Every class opens with check-in, bow-in and stretching and closes with a bow-out. The class backbone is the same every time. This is what this class does with the rest of the hour:
- Conflict examples motivate broad awareness · Retail confrontation and stress responses · 0:12–2:36 · 2 moments
- Opening with count and broad drill sequence · Early interception versus waiting for completion · 4:35–7:23 · 2 moments
- Foot/hand rhythm with line-based force · Tooling the arm path and outside pull prevention · 10:00–29:37 · 10 moments
- Left/right adaptation and teaching order · Ura-waza lock quality and elbow contact · 42:05–43:59 · 2 moments
- Knee and dropping-angle cautions · 46:14–47:14 · 1 moment
- Yonkyo-family line: hold angle, 90-degree structure · Avoiding structural overextension in lock work · 52:29–54:56 · 2 moments
- Seven-technique curriculum framing · Review of omote/ura mix and technique ordering · 58:53–64:34 · 5 moments
- Fatigue and narrowed decision bandwidth · Stool analogy for low-resource states · 66:12–71:29 · 5 moments
The library grouped the moments into sections and named them. The boundaries and the names are proposals until Brandon approves them.
The class blends scenario-based conflict reasoning with detailed technical drilling, moving from general awareness and safety in real-world confrontation toward progressively tighter Aikido-based mechanics (ikyo/sankyo/yonkyo-family work, omote/ura variation, footwork, and shoulder-center structure). It emphasizes initiative and timing, then closes with applied stress-management: choosing timing, force, and communication strategies when resourcing drops or conflict escalates.
The library wrote this description from the transcript. Brandon has not written it and can rewrite it at any time.
Names are drafted from what happens inside each one (proposed, awaiting Sensei's approval).
- Conflict examples motivate broad awareness · Retail confrontation and stress responses · 0:12–2:36 · 2 moments
- Opening with count and broad drill sequence · Early interception versus waiting for completion · 4:35–7:23 · 2 moments
- Foot/hand rhythm with line-based force · Tooling the arm path and outside pull prevention · 10:00–29:37 · 10 moments
- Left/right adaptation and teaching order · Ura-waza lock quality and elbow contact · 42:05–43:59 · 2 moments
- Knee and dropping-angle cautions · 46:14–47:14 · 1 moment
- Yonkyo-family line: hold angle, 90-degree structure · Avoiding structural overextension in lock work · 52:29–54:56 · 2 moments
- Seven-technique curriculum framing · Review of omote/ura mix and technique ordering · 58:53–64:34 · 5 moments
- Fatigue and narrowed decision bandwidth · Stool analogy for low-resource states · 66:12–71:29 · 5 moments
The library grouped the moments into sections and named them. The boundaries and the names are proposals until Brandon approves them.
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