Are you going to start learning handwriting because of a particular interest in it?. Personally i wouldnt mind if i couldnt write my own name in front of other colleagues. The thing is, many people underestimate what it takes to become proficient in writing japanese by hand specially if you dont do it daily.I might learn to handwrite katakana and hiragana one day but thats just it.
I just wanna give it a shot, I'm not gonna grind it out for real