I was one of the "smart" kids in science class. I used to write all my notes in cursive so that nobody could ask for my notes to borrow. And my plan went perfectly all throughout that class.

My dream is to write a novel, in longhand, in beautiful cursive. It may never get published but the mere act will be satisfying.

my handwriting could probably be scanned as a barcode at the grocery store

I started practicing my handwriting during highschool out of nowhere because it soothed my anxiety. When I was 18, while working at a store, an elderly men got very surprised and complimented my cursive handwriting with "you just don't see it like that anymore". Then it struck me that I'd unconsciously development a skill, and such diligence and care is actually appreciated. Today I study chinese calligraphy as well, very fun.

That akward moment when you are doing your history homework, then you accidentally write the Declaration of Independence🤦‍♂️

Your handwriting is absolutely beautiful.

Me: writing in English. Teacher: I never told you to write in Arabic.

I write a distorted comic sans, you cant fix the perfection

I write in a mix of cursive and print :D

Looks like he wrote the bill of rights.

i was forced to learn cursive in grades 4 & 5. i absolutely hated it because it seemed so mundane & useless to me. it was hard to read & hard to write. as i’ve aged, i’ve become thankful that i was taught. it’s a lot faster to scribble in cursive during college classes & a plus is that no one pesters you to take a photo of your notes. my boyfriend bought me a beautiful journal & fountain pen as an early birthday present. it came in today & i found myself watching this video. it only confirmed what i knew i had to do anyways; practice. my cursive is scratchy & messy. it is riddled with extra loops & lines due to a habit of writing too quickly. my hands are always very shaky, so i must learn to not fight but incorporate the trembling somehow. good luck to everyone who is practicing!

Since your video 9 years ago, I practiced my cursive handwriting every day. And I'm now at the point that writing a very neat cursive handwriting comes natural. Instead of making me stop practicing, I noticed that it made me even want to write more. So I started practice with a dip pen.

Beautiful! I heard schools stopped teaching cursive handwriting, which is a damn shame.

One day while visiting a farm way out in the countryside, I dropped my notebook just outside of the henhouse. Half a dozen chickens wandered over and immediately started reading my lectures notes.

When I was in grade 4, my teacher tried to show me how to draw in cursive since my normal looked unreadable at times, I learned cursive FAST, literally the first 3 minutes she started teaching me how to draw in cursive, I got the hang of it quickly, now my cursive 4 years later looks really good even though I dont work on it, I give all my respects to my teacher she taught me how to learn in beautiful cursive, anyways, have a good day!

When he said “focus,” me and my adhd decided that my messy handwriting will continue on living.

I'm a college student so I can't really slow down 😫

Pens aren't magic wands?

*Tries it* *Smudges every letter* *Realizes I'm lefthanded* AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

“Pay attention to what you are doing” ADHD: LOL what?

cursive handwriting does look beautiful, shame i can never read it.

Well , i am indian. Here parents and teachers start encouraging the kids to improve writing from a very early age. I remember,when i was 7 years old one my uncle gifted me a kind of pen which was made of stick. he carved it himself and a pot of ink. He told me from now you will practice with this. I was very excited about this because it was like writing with feather of bird in old times ( old scriptures are written like this). Then i got fountain pen...i was very specific about my pens...sometime i used to modify the nib of my pens. it was really fascinating. and i was the only one in the class who wrote with fountain pen in school and the college. Still i have my favourite pens which i carved and modified in my teenage. Sorry for long note. but i can't help when it comes to handwriting or fountain pens. i really get excited. 😂🙂🙂

As soon as he used words "focus and delegence", I knew I have no hope for a beautiful script.

I actually shifted my handwriting to cursive. They never taught us in school so I taught myself over quarantine. Now I write that way. I find it faster and way more neater. Also I'm gonna start writing this way so kids won't copy my paper lol. Most kids in my school can't really write or read cursive as much.

in my high school I'm one of the few kids in my school who actually can read and write cursive, it's sad...

"There's no such thing as perfect cur-" *watches this video* I stand corrected

Dear CJ, A few months ago, last year I came across this video and I was bedazzled by your penmanship. Starting then, five months ago I wrote in a diary in cursive for the first time in years. It was hard to write and hurt my hand writing this way. But as the months rolled by and I wrote in my cursive handwriting every night before bed it gradually started to improve. Slowly but surely I watched my handwriting evolve from what I first learned back in 3rd grade to what truly is my truest and prettiest handwriting which I can call my own. It's slanted to the right, some letters curved and some dynamically moving through the lines of my paper, like a roller coaster I can now write fast and write good thanks to practice. I come back to this video and though I'm not as impressed with your penmanship and the magic is gone I can say that the lesson you taught me is still here, you have taught me the biggest lesson I ever needed to learn in life. That getting good at anything is as easy as getting started. Now I have started learning other things like guitar, sketching and other things. I come into it knowing nothing and slowly get better as time goes by and I can't thank you enough for the advice that has made my penmanship, as well as my life so much more beautiful.

it makes me so happy to see so many people learning cursive! i was taught (well, i wasn’t there for the teaching part but i was required to use it) in elementary school and now that i’m in high school it’s definitely payed off. my cursive honestly isn’t much more neat than my normal print but it always makes me enjoy writing notes for school because i feel like i am some old important person, haha but hey!! best wishes to all that want to learn cursive! for a lot of people it’s easier to use once you get the gist of it, and for some it’s not; either way, have fun with your handwriting!

I remember when I was reading my classmates paper once, I said " You're handwriting is too beautiful for me to read". I'm not being sarcastic.

im 19 years old and my handwriting looks like a 5 year old :'(

I’ve always been pretty clueless and unobservant, but I remember it coming as a complete surprise when I realised at uni that most people don’t write in cursive. Maybe it’s because I was schooled in a mixture of French, English and Arabic schools, so my handwriting kept switching between spiky script to loopy cursive. Then 3h-long exams became a thing and I quickly discovered that writing cursive was MUCH quicker, so I deliberately made myself change the overall ‘look’ of my writing with my teachers’ comfort in mind, such as making loops short and round rather than long or spiky. I even developed my own shorthand and code during lectures to get more on the page faster. This caused quite a bit of frustration from classmates who asked for my notes and couldn’t easily read them, but almost everyone who sees my writing compliments it regardless of legibility! To this day, I don’t really know why, because I never put much effort into neatness and as far as I’m concerned it’s irregular, spiky and difficult to read. But apparently it looks piratey, so I’ll take it!

your writing style is somehow what I want to archieve. not too loopy and readable. just started yesterday, glad I still remembered the elementary cursive lessons.

I was taught cursive in school and I quickly learned to love it a great deal more than printing. I now find myself being one of very few people who know how to write in cursive. I often get compliments from strangers about how beautiful it looks. But the truth is I have used cursive for so long that I can't write in print anymore. If I try it usually ends up barely legible. But I still love cursive and I enjoy sometimes just writing what ever comes to mind just to keep my practice up and my writing as well done as my teachers taught me many years ago. It's a shame that schools no longer teach cursive. But I guess with learning about computers becoming the most needed skill these days I can understand why.

Oh wow your handwriting looks magical.

I agree .Don’t lose this beautiful art .Everybody has a own writing ,that is fantastic .

You're the guy who's handwriting I sat pausiing your videos and recreating 4 years ago. You helped me with these short videos just from your really clean writing style that allows for such good flow when youre rolling. Very fun way to write while still writing so beautifully. Thank you for your inspiration, I am now a fountain pen addict and a confident writer!

Ahhhhh! The first 15 seconds made me jealous XD ITS SO PERFECT

In 5th grade i learned cursive. But i SUCKED really hard at it, over the past two years ive gotten better. And hopefully this helps me!

Your cj round hand has changed my writing completely.. everyone just gets amazed and shocked by writing... It also doesn't need time to write .... Thanks 😊

I recently understood that nice script shouldn’t be rushed it has a flow and smooth pace. Great video

I’m kinda lucky since my handwriting is already quite cursive-looking, I always get compliments on how “fancy” my handwriting looks lol

Thanks for the encouragement! People tell me I have beautiful handwriting, but I know that's only because standards are low. Like you say, I've let bad habits slip in. I recently pulled my old fountain pens out after letting them languish for a couple of years. I came to KZfaq for inspiration to improve, and found it here!

Since the day I watched this video, fountain pens and Cj's round hand handwriting became my favorite, I've watched this video more than 50 times now and can't stop myself

Such beautiful handwriting! Such simple instruction. Pure brilliance! Thank you for this

when you told "some time we don't understand our own handwriting " i felt relived because this same is happening with me and happy to know that its a common problem and can be corrected.

I hate my pen i hate my left handed hand i hate my life i love your pen i hate cursive i hate the guy who invented it i hate mayonaise

Out of all the videos, this helped me the most. Thank you!! Your writing style is elegant and absolutely beautiful.

I’ve been taking my notes in cursive, and I can say that I’ve certainly gotten better. Sometimes I notice I rush, but as said in the video focus and not rushing is key.

Watching the video around 1:18 I now notice how your whole hand glides over the paper - instead of just writing with finger movement, you use whole hand movement. Up 'till now I've been writing with finger movement (I believe from ballpoint pen bad habits), and really struggled with your capital letters and making those beautiful curves. Switching to whole hand movement I can instantly see an improvement on my curves and slant angle. So we learn. :-)

Ok...I'm left handed... SON OF A-

Stunning handwriting!!! I make my f’s similarly, but I personally loop them back like a g or y. I have many loops with stylized dots and crosses, but with sharp slanted parallels. I’m proud of the work I put into my handwriting, but you are a master 💜

My dad was born in 1918 in Indiana and my mother-in-law was born in 1924 in New York City. They both had beautiful handwriting that was quite similar in style. In those days students all took penmanship classes and learned from a standardized textbook that was used in many schools across the country. I always had my dad sign my report cards so everyone would know the signature wasn't forged. I'm working on my handwriting so I can continue the tradition. If only I could my son interested too.

Make a template of capital, lowercase, and numbers pleasssseee!!!

I love writing in cursive! I've been practicing almost everyday and have definitely noticed a significant change. Now I'd like to find my own style. Thank you for the tips!

Cursive is also disappearing where I live, but it's still admired and if a person can write in it, they will be praised for their good handwriting! I never wrote in cursive until I started going to college, and it really helped me write faster. My notes and diaries are also pretty to look at so it's a win!

I remember when I was learning to write in cursive, that was a year ago, but now I know how to write thanks to these kinds of videos❤️

I love writing in cursive, I first learned cursive from my mother whenever I was first learning to write. Btw I just noticed that he was writing his entire script. Anyways I get a lot of compliments on my handwriting. And I just love ur handwriting

I have cursive writing,There're no tricks...good writing is to be cultivated by long practice,its a matter of time

great lesson ! Thank you! Deep down I've known all your pieces of advice but articulating them made them more clear to me.

The principles of good writing, that you stated in this video, can be used in almost any profession. The discipline, practice, patience; observation of where you're going wrong (bad habits creeping in) - all of these can be applied in any other field.

Dude, I would be happy with the example (0:08) handwriting.

Great now I'm depressed after I saw your handwriting :(

He writes so effortlessly...dang how beautiful!!

I’ve been writing cursive form child hood from pre school to be precise and now I write very well

There is nothing wrong with my Handwriting..!! *I HAVE MY OWN FONT* -I HAVE MY OWN FONT-

I hope that one day, I could write like you ! Your writing is absolutely amazing !👍🏻👍🏻

I appreciate your brief, concise video. Thank you for posting.

I learned cursive in elementary school and even though years later I didn't often write in cursive, I realized I could still read it whereas my peers would be stumped upon seeing any cursive writing.

I write naturally like that, but I love your capitals ! ( sorry if my english's wrong but I'm French haha )

For some reason ever since I started writing in cursive again.... I can't spell -_-

That's Incredible, I love your handwritting!!!

I subscribed as soon as you showed us your note book with all those letters, really sets the tone for what practice looks like. Thank you, Ps got a feather pen for Christmas

ohhh I can't believe my eyes that its ur actual handwriting!😱😍

Ok man I'ma be honest throughout the whole video I wasn't pay attention I was just watching how good ur cursive is 😱

Such beautiful handwriting!

I am a Japanese and I am a translator. When I write English texts, I always write in cursive. I have written it since I started taking English classes back in 1988. I have googled "The Benefits of Writing Cursive" and found that we should write in cursive more. I will continue writing in this traditional method. Thank you for posting this clip.

Simple and straight to the point, with an added visual to maintain interest. Very good video, and keep up the good work! - Practice makes perfect... :P

So glad that i finally improved my handwriting

Was always amazed by how beautiful my fathers hand writing was. Watching him it just flowed effortlessly with beautiful swirls and was always perfectly legible. Ironically he only ever wrote on the odd occasion, he was always busy working. Want to start this week developing my own as it looks like a dogs dinner currently.

Love your collection of Metropolitans!

I'm pretty good at cursive. I'm glad I was taught cursive when it was still taught in school.

I've been writing in cursive for about 2 years now and when I was just starting I learned that writing the closed letters, like 'e', 'a' , 's', etc, small, and the open letters, like 'p' , 't', 'd' , 'l' , 'k', etc tall and long made the writing look neater. Sorry if it's hard to explain, it would be easier if i could show you all 😝

Skill and felicity! That is so charming, thank you..

I loved writing in cursive. I’m 28, so when I was in primary and middle school it was kind of starting to fade away. I remember learning a bit of it in sixth grade, but that’s about it. My grandma taught me how to write in cursive and I could write in cursive pretty well. So well that one of my teachers in middle school couldn’t read it. I haven’t written in cursive since I was 15 and I’m a disappointed that I actually kind of forget how to do it lmao. Well, I don’t forget how, like I know how to write the individual letters and form a sentence, but it’s very messy compared to before. I wish I didn’t stop. It’s a nice skill to have. It was actually one thing that I could do well that a lot of people couldn’t, considering my age.

I remember when "cursive" was referred to as "script."

Just the other day, a teacher at school looked at my notebook and saw my handwriting. She said "Oh, wow! What a good cursive hand you have! It really look like a handwritten 19th century book." I was quite surprised, to say the least. Personally, I think my handwriting can get a lot better (especially my cyrillic hand writing. I writing with latin letters mot of the time) but, still, it was nice to get that positive feedback.*My advice:* Try to write as much as possible by hand (and not on a computer). Practise makes perfect and, the more you write, the more practise you get. Fortunately, I'm a student...

I’d love to be able to write like that again. Think I’m going to start practicing again

I never found any dont better than yours and i liked it that much I even made it my own by taking inspiration from you thank you

Any other people here that learned cursive first? I was struggling with learning how to not write in cursive lol

Make a tutorial on how you write your letters please!! Its so beautiful

I watched this years ago and actually practiced. This popped on my recommended and I'm happy to say that my handwriting resembles the video somewhat now. (I use the Pilot Precise v5 pen) It took maybe a solid year of practice.

When I was little we were taught cursive and I thought it was just more pain to go through now since I’m high school it looks really nice to have cursive handwriting

My hadwriting is terrible I try to slow down it's still terrible. Can you help?

Guys it's easy! So I wanted to practice mine but my cursive was really sloppy and I even forgotten how some letters were written but I just wrote a lot everyday (random song lyrics,names,the alphabet) and i could tell it definitely improved.All I did was practice and practice, it's all about patience guys 😉

I learned to write cursive in the 4th grade. It proved to be useful in middle school and high school because none of my teachers could read it; they just assumed it was fine and gave me full credit.

Wow your handwriting is beautiful

Cursive handwriting is so impractical for taking down notes. It's beautiful, but it hurts your hand, and it's slow too.

I still remember when my father told me he learn cursive writing and polish his writing just to send a love letter to my mom when they're in college😂😂😂💖. Well, I'm gonna do this too.

Finally the perfect video 🙌

I learned cursive in Biology class in high school because the subject was boring to me, but the teacher was badass. She wrote in cursive, so I tried to get something enjoyable out of it. Still write cursive today because of her.