Candidate Journals

Today was my long day, I went directly to the Dojang after I got off. I thought the family class today, It is always an honor to be able to be able to teach a class. Let a long a very large class like the family class is at our Dojang. Thank goodness I had help from a few masters and instructors to help with small groups. After family calls was over I took class and was able work on some things. My lass class of the day was PMAA , where we are reviewing. Today was good , I am not to tired but I look forward to some good rest. 

Yesterday was Monday and boy it was a struggle to get back into the groove of the week. By late afternoon I was finally able to feel like I was ok. I knocked out my physical requirements  and took Monday as a rest day. I did not go to class but plan to the rest of the week. 

This morning I woke up before everyone in my house, so I decided to go get a run in before starting the day. It was the perfect time to go around 8am the sun was up but was not hot and very little people and cars were out. The thing I like most about running is exploring and seeing new areas I just have not driven thorough. I did just that and ran to a new neighborhood, a good distance from my home, ran to what was a dead end and went back home. Five miles later I would say it was a good way to start my Sunday. I spent the rest of the day with my family, relaxed and knocked out my requirements. This week I am going to knock out two papers , I finished on last week so I am in a decent place. 

One thing I have learned from my first week back on the cycle is how important rest and recovery is. Prior to this cycle I just got up, ran for miles and trained. This go around I am much more conscious of my body and how it is responding. This as some persecutive for me on how valuable it is to take care of your body through rest and recovery. Stretching has also become my friend so that I can continue to be flexible and mobile as I progress thorough the cycle. I was able to get a mentee session in yesterday and knock out my requirements after Black Belt class. 

It is finally Friday and the start of the weekend. It was seen a challenge to get back in the groove of being on cycle and working at the same time. I think that overall I did a good job. Today  I knocked out my requirements early in the day and hoped on SNKRS to grab a pair of shoes that released for WNBA all star weekend. After I got off I took my two youngest kids to the last day of vacation bible school and I went on a run at a near by park. It was pretty decadent beside the cramp I caught half way through. I hope by next week be back in the grove of running so I can get my time back at least close to where it was. After coming back home I spend time updating my book and the website so I could have...

Today was ok, My body is defiantly starting to feel the effects of cycle. I am sore from sparing class on yesterday, but I did some stretching through out the day as I completed my requirements. This eventing I thought the family calls and worked on forms with the students. It went pretty well , I look forward to leading more classes. Well that is one week of classes down , I look forward to what comes next week. 

Yesterday was a lot I must admit. I went to the Dojang directly after work, I thought I was going to be teaching sparring due to Master Opi being out of town at the Hangmadang. I did not end up having to teach , Master Hurskey from the UNCC Taekwondo program came over and lead class. He explained they do a lot of sparring on the current tournament cycle and one of his students was a current heavy weight champion.  Let me tell you it was no joke, five minutes in I was at heavy breath. I was able to learn some really great drills and techniques to add to my teaching bag. I now realized that I am no longer a twenty something year old , this morning I am paying for it with soreness. Over all it was a great day and I was able to get my first...

Today was a very full day for me. I got to the Dojang around 6 today and helped with a class. In between classes I was able to complete a mentee session while waiting for the actual class I was taking. After I completed this session , Instructor Gabe and Mark had brought some mats out and and we worked on rolls for a while and we started our Teen and adult class. when this class was over I went to PMAA class to end the night. After I got home I realized I had done a lot. Luckily I was able to get all my requirements done prior to going to the classes today. 

Happy Monday everyone. My day started off very exciting I over slept  through my alarm and rushed to work. Luckily I work from home so that was only me running across the house to throw a polo on , to log in the computer. After I calmed down from the sprint I did and was able to get into the flow of the day, things went well. In between sessions I focused on knocking out my requirements and was able to complete those by mid afternoon. On my lunch break I knocked out my jump rope for the day.  The rest of the afternoon I rested and planned out my week of classes so I can get those requirements completed. As I look back at my day I almost caught a case of the Mondays but was able to push through and have a great day. 

This weekend was very fun, I was able to watch boxing both Friday and saturday night. Anyone who knows me , knows I am a die heart boxing fan. Especially  in the summer because I really do not watch baseball or soccer so I spend a lot of time watching and seeing what fights come one through out the summer. On Saturday my college roommate came over with his fiancé,  we had a great time. This morning I went to church and did my service on the security team. Later on after I got back home I went for a four mile walk around a few neighborhoods , it was a very warm day indeed. However it felt great to be outside, enjoying the sunshine. I am in need of some new running shoes, my college roommate runs half and full marathons so he suggested some shoes for me that I...