Genius Hour 2.2

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.

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  1. Katrina RaislerJanuary 30, 2020 at 7:03 AM

    It is cool yet terrifying that you’re learning this skill. I hope you don’t plan on using it on me in the future... good luck with your project!

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