Genius Hour 2.6

Hello Bloggers. This week I have not accomplished much progress wise. I was out of town for 5 days, and obviously didn’t bring my nunchucks with me because that is a public safety threat. I can definitely notice when I haven’t practiced for awhile, because my forearms become sore when practicing again. My goal in starting up again was to keep my motions fluid, and I feel as if I accomplished that because I got back into the swing of things pretty fast. No pun intended. With Genius Hour ending soon, I am more than happy with my overall progress, and am on track with my original plan even at this point.

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  1. Chaney LaPlanteMarch 4, 2020 at 7:33 AM

    I imagine it would be very difficult to practice when you are out of town. Keep up the good work though!

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