Beta Form Progress

We performed our weapon beta forms ( as well as hand forms) during Thursdays class, and it's really put into perspective how little I have done in terms of creating the form itself. Every practice session I've had with my three segments staff has been decently lengthy. However, when it came to our in class performance, I realize I have been practicing in a more general sense rather than creating a sequence to learn off of. I performed by first (and only) 5 moves so far in the form, bonus points for still managing to hit myself in the face. The whole thing lasted about 7 seconds, and it's really put into perspective how much I still need to add to the form for me to be happy with it. Of course that's a number I can't exactly quantify at the moment, but I do know that it involves a lot more "fiddling" so I can figure out what to put there in the first place. All this to say that I need to train more. The only way I'm gonna get better with the "stick on a stick on a stick" is by picking it up and using it, and I plan on doing just that. After all, I got a deadline for the end of March, and I'll be damned if I miss it.

Push-ups: 320/50000
Sit-ups: 320/50000
Three segment staff form: 0/1000
DMS 3,4 & 5: 1/1000
Kilometers: 192.55/1609
Sparring: 0/1000
Acts of Kindness: 14/1000
Bedtime Routine: 43/300
Dedicated Outdoors Time: 130/21900 (converting the 365 hours into minutes for more precise measurements)
Video Game to "ups" ratio: 2400-320

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