Two Options
How should the curriculum arc look?
Option A is a cycle diagram — the arc as a circle. Option B is a two-direction band display — the arc as a forward and return path.
Option A
The Cycle
The curriculum is a circle, not a ladder. B1 expands outward. B6 is the threshold. Then it curves back — the same roots, expressed by a more developed gymnast.
Center
It always comes back to you.
“The curriculum ends where the gymnast begins — and from there, it always comes back to the same roots.”
Option B
The Two-Direction Arc
Read top to bottom: the gymnast develops. Read bottom to top: the gymnast returns. The threshold is the moment between the two.
↓ Forward — Expanding outward
Body shapes, basic rolls, the first handstand.
Linking shapes into sequences.
Using force and rebound.
Controlled flight and rotation.
Combining all forces.
Where the curriculum ends. The gymnast begins.
The Threshold
Curriculum ends. Gymnast begins.
↑ Return — Coming back to center
Same roots. More body. Deeper understanding.
Same roots. More body. Deeper understanding.
Same roots. More body. Deeper understanding.
Same roots. More body. Deeper understanding.
Same roots. More body. Deeper understanding.
Same roots. More body. Deeper understanding.
“It always comes back to you.”