Class topics
A topic is what you tag onto a class to record what it actually covered — the positions, the focus of the session, and the specific techniques. The moment you save it, every member checked in for that class gets it added to their own training history. Tag classes over time and your curriculum turns into something you can actually see, not just remember.
Tag what you taught
Positions, focus, and techniques — picked right on the class, in under a minute.
Members see it happen
The topic shows on their schedule before class, and stays in their training history after.
Grows your technique list
Type a technique once and it's there to pick from next time — for every instructor.
Watch your curriculum add up
See what each student has covered, and whether your teaching is balanced across positions.
Set a topic on a class
Owner, admin, and instructor accounts can set a topic. Students can view one once it's saved.
Open the class
Go to Classes, open the Class Instances tab, and click the class you want.
Find Class Topic
Scroll to the Class Topic card.
Pick Positions
Tap an area to see its sub-positions, then tap the ones you covered. Pick as many areas as you need.
Pick a Focus
Tap the option that best describes the session, and tap it again to clear it. Focus is a single pick, so choosing a new option swaps out the last one.
Add Techniques
Type a technique name and press Enter, or pick one of the suggestions that show up as you type. The first time you type a new one, it joins your academy's technique library — every instructor sees it as a suggestion from then on.
Save
Click Save Topic.
Set topics ahead of time
Your classes exist on the schedule about three weeks before they happen, so you don't have to wait until the mats are rolled out. Tag positions in advance and members see what's coming — it's also more accurate than trying to remember what you covered after the fact.
You can edit a topic any time, even weeks after class. Nothing is locked in at check-in — the moment you change a topic, every member's training history that includes that class updates with it.
On the mobile app, open the class and tap Set Topic, or Edit if one is already there. It opens the same Positions, Focus, Techniques, and Notes fields in a sheet — tap Save when you're done.
Every position area and focus option11 position areas, 8 focus options.
What members see
Once you save a topic, it shows on the class for every member — on their schedule before class happens, and as part of the class's record afterward. Anyone checked in for that class gets it added to their own training history automatically, even if you edit the topic later.
From their mobile app, members open Training Explorer to see this history in full and search across it. Alongside it, they get a map of the positions they've trained most, built entirely from classes they've attended.
Members can also keep a private note on any class they attended. On the class screen in the mobile app, look for My Notes — marked Private. It's separate from the topic you set: only the member who wrote it can see it, in the mobile app.
What it means for your academy
Every technique your instructors type into a topic joins your academy's shared technique library. The first time someone enters a new name, it's saved automatically and offered as a suggestion to every instructor after that — so naming stays consistent, and the library keeps compounding the more you teach.
Topics also turn into data on your students. Open any member's profile and you'll find a Knowledge map — which positions they've trained most, built from their check-ins and your topics together.
Zoom out to the whole academy on Classes → Overview → Curriculum Coverage, where you can see whether your teaching is spread evenly across positions or leaning heavily on a few. See Class analytics for the rest of what that page shows.
Who's allowed to do what
| Feature | Owner | Admin | Instructor | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set or edit a class topic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| View a class's topic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| View their own training history | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| View another student's training history | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| See curriculum coverage for the whole academy | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
See also
- Schedule — create and manage the classes topics attach to
- Attendance & check-ins — how a check-in links a member to a class
- Class analytics — curriculum coverage and knowledge maps for your whole academy
- Members & profiles — a member's profile, including their Knowledge map