Is stick welding like riding bicycles?

I am considering a advanced stick welding class. What I am not sure
about it, if I learn something good, and then do not use it for a few
years, will I fully forget the skills that I would learn? What about
those of you who learned some welding stuff but then did not use for a
while, have you lost those skills completely or can relearn almost
instantly?

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