Like some people who forget steps in their regular Taekwondo pattern – I do too.

When I make a step forward, then realise my mistake I can sometimes backtrack to the previous step. Sometimes I botch it up completely and having need to start from the very beginning.

Just like learning a new Taekwondo pattern – I remember the beginning steps well. The middle steps are okay and the final finishing steps are vague.

I have also found that if I “talk out aloud” my steps and thoughts it’s much easier for me to remember that same step, the next time.

I guess, whether I retain this pattern would depend on how often I perform it “correctly” in the near future – and for how long I repetitively practise it.

To me, I view it very similar to learning a new pattern. You need to repeatedly practise and “complete” the necessary steps to get from Point A to Point B to Point C and finally to finish at Point Z.

Then, even after having done it all the way to Point Z, you might want to practise ONLY the steps from Point A to Point B until you’re comfortable with it. Once there, continue to Point C.

Then start again and practise starting from Point A and go to Point C (in order of A, B and C, of course) until you’re comfortable with that!

The procedure to learn is simple – incrementally add on the next step to what you’ve already comfortably memorised. Stopping at each stage and starting from scratch to “test” yourself.

Hopefully, you’ve read the above and can apply it to both your learning of a new pattern – or trying to solve that rubik’s cube. I think the rubik’s cube pattern is a little more complex than our TKD ones.

That was from playing once a day for the past week. Then I really tried for a high score yesterday but failed to make it.

Got 169 today first go too, but my name was written as “Roy Khoh” and the scoreboard just showed ********** so I tried again without any spaces.

In particular, I received this 6 piece burr as a Christmas present years ago. Difficulty rating of 9! Needless to say – it was ABSOLUTELY mind boggling.