Candidate Journals

Today I went to church and learned something important. God won’t always give what you expect or exactly what you asked for because you might need the experience. After Church I chilled at the house until Sparring. I met someone new and I don’t know if it’s spelled the same way but it sounds like Decoy. He was really tall and he helped me learn something; I can use crescent kicks and Inside out kicks a lot more and put them to use. It’s like Curry with a 3 pointer. If you can consistently get the higher scoring shot off and make it, then you’ll be harder to beat. After sparing I completed my physical requirements and made some progress on me and my friends collaborating.

Today I woke up late because I forgot to set my alarm. I was late to Black Belt Class because of it. During black belt class I met someone new and got a new perspective on Bocho special. After class I went home to do my requirements and after that I went to a party and I ate a lot of food. There was an Ice cream shop beside the restaurant that the party was in. After the party I chilled at the house and talked to my brother and played games.

Today I practiced my poomsaes and self defenses early today so the rest of the day I could chill until sparring. I streamed for a couple hours and talked to my friends. I had a bunch of late night laughs with my best friend from 4th grade talking about sports, and the gym. At sparring I tried to go light because my toe was bruised but I still pushed myself to try and improve.

Today I woke up at 5 and started writing lyrics that just came to my mind because I figured it would be good to just write them I'll get better at hearing a beat, catching a vibe from it, and start writing then. I ate a bowl of cereal then started adding progress to me and my friend's song. we're still making the beat itself but I have an idea of my first verse already. I called Willow and started up stream and just played UFL while talking with her because I just started streaming so I don't get many viewers so it would be weird just talking to no one. After that stream I hung up and cooked some eggs and then I went to have a Mentee session with Matteo. After that I walked around for a while then went home. I finished all my requirements and then I...

Today I had to walk my two miles instead of running it because I twisted my ankle. I streamed today with one of my oldest friends and I also made progress on a song me and one of my best friends from 5th grade started making. The funnest part of my day was when I went to Tae Kwon Do  and especially Black Belt Class. I learned a lot from that class and practicing my Bocho Dan one step and special was fun as well. I haven't seen him in a while. I did see him randomly one class just watching but I haven't taken a class where he was involved in a while. I have a lot to practice but I know it's possible with time.

Today felt pretty normal and nothing note worthy happened. I woke up at 8 which is late because I usually wake up early so I have more time to do fun stuff. I did my requirements and then I streamed again. After stream, I got ready for Tae Kwon Do and had a session with my mentee. After that I helped with 2 classes and led warmups for one of them. After that I took the 6:55 class and I was the highest belt that time. Most of the black belts weren’t there but one (who was Disha) helped and didn’t take class.

Today I had to do double of everything which was challenging because I had to that and also class was very difficult. I played FIFA again today but I didn’t stream it. My brother’s still sick but I don’t know how much better he is. I actually didn’t eat much today but I’m writing this before eating dinner and I’m about to eat a LOT more than I did earlier today.

Today was my mom’s birthday so I forgot to do all of my requirements and I didn’t go to sparring class today. I went to sleep at 3 AM but I somehow stayed awake during the whole sermon at Church today. After Church we found out that my brother was sick so he was quarantined for basically the whole rest of the day except for using the bathroom. I gave him his food and stuff. After a while we gave him a supply of food and drinks and we went to a skating rink and I had a LOT of fun. I think the last time I went there was just before covid in 2019’s spring break. Then at 5 pm we had to leave so we spent 4+ hours there. I surprisingly didn’t fall once even though I got bumped into a couple times. After the skating rink we went...

Today I ran my mile as early as possible and the rest of my requirements as well. During lunch I made an egg burrito and had a taco bell quesadilla to my surprise. I was charging my phone but didn't hear my mom leave to go get some food. I watched YouTube for a bit then I started streaming FIFA 16 and a few Roblox games until I had to leave for sparring. During sparring I kinda hurt the knuckle part of my big toe but I still continued so it wasn't too bad until I had to walk to the car. After sparring I got home and took a bath after I showered because I just wanted to chill for a while. Then I said goodnight to my parents and went to sleep.

Today I ran my mile first thing again but I ran a little slower than yesterday. I read 2 chapters of the Atomic Habits book in the morning and in the car. I helped out with 2 classes and took one. After I came home, I took a loooong shower and I then watched TV.

Today I woke up not as early as usual and I decided to run my mile first and I ended up running a 7:10 which is the fastest I've done since starting the cycle but, I almost had an asthma attack after. I've always been more a explosive short burst type of speed not holding a speed long term. Hopefully I'll improve my long term stamina by the end of the cycle. I helped out in 1 senior tigers class and took 1 class which was the black belt class.

Today I finished my second 12 hour period of the digital detox and I feel like a free man. One thing I noticed is that it's easier to focus and get tasks done but when you're done it feels like "now what". I dont like reading at all and I just cleaned my room so I just took a nap which I haven't done in a long time. I remember when I was forced to take naps😭. I was worried that class was going to be worse than it was yesterday. Yesterday's class was really bad for me because I had already finished all of my requirements but I had to do 2 miles because I forgot to do it the day before. Overall today was a relief and I'm glad I can listen to music again.

Today wasn't as boring as I thought it would be without technology for 12 hours, I was very productive and got all of my requirements done early and also made progress on reading the book. I also did the first day of the white belt challenge today and it felt nostalgic but new at the same time. Except from 3 people, I don't remember anyone from the 2 classes I took being there when I was a White belt. It's like I reversed time but only for myself. I still knew everything I learned but it's from a different perspective visually.

Today I spent most of my day cleaning my room. I haven't used my phone or my Playstation today because I was attempting the digital detox but at some point after church, I was really bored and just gave up because I forgot I was even doing the challenge. I watched YouTube on my computer and watched Netflix on my TV later on. I wont count it for one of the two 12 hour periods because of that. Today was definitely the most boring day of my year so far but I feel good that my room's really clean. Whenever I walk in I feel very accomplished and productive.

Today I helped my old 5th grade teacher for 2-3 hours and went to sparring but the instructor wasn’t there so I worked on my requirements for the cycle. The problem is that nobody there could sign my book so I have to figure that out.

Today I did community service and helped my 5th grade teacher organize her classroom for 5 hours. After that I went to class and helped out the class that Antoine taught and then I went home and finished the rest of my requirements.

Today I finished all of my requirements as soon as possible then I did a 3 hour live stream with Aiden, Antoine, and Laylah. After that I watched YouTube videos for a while then I went to my first ever black belt class. I wasn’t expecting for us to do sticks and staffs as well. It was a great experience and I enjoyed it a lot. Then, me and Master Weeks had a Mentor session where I learned a lot.

Today was very straight forward and I finished everything before 11PM and then I wrote this. I finished all my requirements and worked on my essay and a song.

Today I focused on getting my physical requirements done early. I finished everything at 1 PM and then I relaxed and played FIFA with my brother and I went to class at 5 and left at 8. Then I showered and took a nap. After that nap I ate dinner and felt like I had a very productive day.

Today was my birthday so my day was really busy but mostly fun. I had a watch party for the World Cup Final at a restaurant and I made a new friend there.

I woke up at 5 AM to get ready for my pretest today and it was a cool experience. I was surrounded by people who were so good at Tae Kwon Do and it felt like I was watching people on a level way too far away. I also had my birthday party a few hours after the pre-test which was nice