Casey Moe

Hello bloggers. Week 3 of nunchucks has had its ups and downs. Im beginning to become more fluid with my motions and have picked up speed with each move. Im happy with the progression and even have started to do more advanced skills. But, with the new skills, I have also encountered some obstacles. You need a large open space to practice certain nunchuck skills, and that can be difficult sometimes. Ideally, I would go outside in order to avoid breaking my tv or hitting my dogs on accident, but because it is so cold, its not exactly doable. So, Ive been practicing in my bedroom. I have smacked my ceiling fan, dresser, and almost killed my cat in cold blood swinging the nunchucks around. These are issues indeed, but the grind never stops so Im still going. I hope by next week I can  start using youtube videos to learn combo moves and impressive skills.

This week I had a nunchuck lesson with Mr. Hollowell. He taught me basic warmups, techniques, and starter skills. The moves I learned can be combined in many ways to form nunchuck combos. I learned about 6 moves in total, and have begun to practice them about every other day. Nunchucks actually require a lot of forearm strength, so practicing every day isn’t easy because of how sore my arms become. My goal this week is to make the moves more fluid and eventually speed up. By the end of genius hour, I want to combine all these skills to make a “routine.” Ive learned a lot so far, and am excited to progress further.

Welcome back everyone. For Genius Hour number two, as most of you might know, I am pursuing the art of nunchaku, or more commonly known as nunchucks. This first week, I have been doing a substantial amount of research on techniques, tips or beginners, and skills to start with. Since Mr. Hollowell is going to be my primary resource for learning, I will meet with him today to get the basics down and begin my journey. I am concerned that I will injure myself, destory something, or insult my perfectionist personality by not being immediately good, but I am excited to pursue this.