I finally got around to watching the 9-section whip instructional video that Krist let me borrow. I didn't really learn a whole lot (, if anything)... it was like all stuff that I knew already, and their like step-by-step descriptions of what to do weren't very good anyway. Well, I went into my backyard afterwards and practiced for 45 minutes.
I managed to knock my glasses off 7 times (I was too lazy to put in my contacts) before I decided to just keep 'em off. Some people hear that and think that that's like crazy cuz you could "get yourself killed if you can't see what you're doing," but you really go more on feel than sight when it comes to weapons- or at least that's been my experience. Haha, but for real, I'm like pretty dangerous without my glasses; my prescription is soooo bad, I'm practically blind, hahaha.... no, seriously!