Candidate Journals

​Today was a good day. I woke up and watched the church service online. It wasn’t my favorite sermon, but it was still good—I like to change it up from time to time. Right after that, I knocked out a few of my black belt requirements.​I squeezed in a bit of gaming before diving into chores around the house. I set up our new internet and migrated all the devices over. It’s an easy process, just time-consuming. I also did some deep cleaning on the carpets, which was long overdue—they honestly needed it a year ago! Clean carpets make such a huge difference in both the smell and the overall feel of the house; I'm super satisfied with how they turned out.​Tonight, Lauren, myself, Christian, and Momma went out to dinner and then hit up Spare Time for an overall amazing evening.​Now, I just need to finish a few more requirements...

I am at myrtle beach right now for the Labor Day weekend. I was still able to get a couple of requirements in though so that's good. my school weeks with marching band are already stressful enough, I don't need extra requirements worrying me even more. Also need all the time I can get to go to class and get those mentor and mentee sessions. Anyways today I woke up around 8:30 ish and did a couple of requirements. We are staying in this small but cute air bnb. Yesterday right after the community service, We starting driving straight from there after my parents picked me up. We are leaving tomorrow but today was pretty chill overall. After I had breakfast I was chilling a little and then me and my sister changed and went to the beach. It was fun because the water was like perfect and the waves weren't...

today i woke up early and do my requirements because i had to go meet my friends for lunch since it was one of my friend’s birthday today. we went to brixx and it was pretty good. after i came home and finished my community service essay heic was my last essay i had to get done.

The nerves are very much here lol. I’m trying my best not to test worry because that’s dumb to do, but still. Three weeks of practice is probably more than it feels like. I’m gonna try to catch up on some things tomorrow, since I have the whole day. Requirements and just practice. And all academic stuff done by the weekend. Arggg. If I stress now I will stress for three more weeks. That’s a lot. I gotta not do that. 

Today I had to catch up on my missing cycle requirements for week 6. I did all the physical requirements except for rolls and falls, and I finished the kicking category, which leaves self defense and poemsaes for tommorow.

Today, I woke up and was almost late for a church meeting that I had at 9:30. Today was the most I've slept in for a long time, even throughout summer, I woke up before 8:00 consistently, but today, I woke up at 9:10. I received news this morning, that the man I've been visiting from my church passed away today. It was very saddening, even though we knew it would happen soon, but even though he is no longer with us, he just made Heaven even brighter than it was before. I am so grateful for his example that he set for me and all of the men that he influence. If you pray, please ask for blessings on his wife, it would really help to comfort her. I hope that all of you can feel joy in your lives, and as you grow you can continue to feel joy,...

Today was quite boring. First I woke up early to do something, but I did not do much. I just chilled. Then I ate breakfast, then took a nap. Then we went out for shopping, but I slept in the car too. Then we went and had dinner, then came back home very tired and sleepy.

Me & my grandpa made fudge today. It was really good. After that, we went to my great grandparents house and had a little family cookout & got to swim for a while. After the cookout, we went back to my grandpa's house and I got my requirements done. Then my parents came and picked me up to go back home. Now im at my house getting ready for bed. Just won a game of fortnite so that was good timing. Good night. 

hi guys, today i went to my friends bday dinner at olive garden and it was really fun. fun fact: my fav food in the wholeeeeee world is cheese ravioli just letting yall know. came home and finished all my work for physics im so ready to sleep

6 Today was an ok day. I forgot to do my Journaling yesterday so... Today I had lots of fun because I wne to my cousins house and I did my tkd requirements with them. Other than thag we just played video games and played basketball. We had so much fun we didn't want to leave so we convinced our parents for them to come to our house and have a sleepover l. Over a 9/10 day  

Today a pretty normal Sunday for me. I woke up and went for a walk, then went to church. When I came home from church, I did my requirements and decided to take a rest day. So, for the rest of the day, I played games with my friends and watched a show. Overall, a pretty boring day. I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and has a safe Labor Day. Goodnight!

Happy Sunday! Woke up for run this morning but for some reason just wasn't feeling it so I ran a little slow. Met Ms. Jen at 9a.m. and got lots of work on weapons done before poomsae class. Lots of kicking drills that were very hard but super helpful and ended with work on Sam, Sa, and Oh Chang. Afterwards, I stayed for a mentor session with Master Natasya. We reviewed White-Blue belt self-defenses in depth and she taught me some really great ways to explain them to kids. I came home and got to work on my requirements, trying to get ahead as much as I can before the week starts. One of my mom's previous students came over with his wife and had dinner with us. They ended up staying until just after 10p.m. and I know my parents really enjoyed that. I'm off to bed now! Have a...

Hey everyone, its pretty late so this is gonna be a quick journal. Today was good, slept in, got ready for the day, and went to church. Then after church I didn't really do anything at home since this was my only rest day of the entire week and I wanted to enjoy it, I watched a movie as well. I hope you all had a great day as well, see you all later.

Today was a pretty good day. I woke up and did my requirements as a usually do on Sundays. I was planning on going on a run this evening but for some reason my knee was really hurting me. I don't recall anything that would have stressed it out so hopefully it will be better tomorrow. My parents arrived home from a wedding this afternoon so it was nice to see them again. We went out to Waffle House for dinner which hits the spot 100% of the time. The rest of the evening I tried to let my knee recover as much as possible so I can hopefully go on a run tomorrow.

Today was a long day I woke up did my morning routine and ran an extra mile. After that I helped clean up around the house. Then I went to help set up my friends baby brother. Then I attended the party and stayed there until 10:00.Finally I got comfertable and wrote this journal.

Today I woke up pretty late around 9 in the morning. Yesterday I went to my friends birthday party and then to his house after and we played so much my legs gave out. So today I couldn't really do anything, also my allergies were acting up so I didn't feel good at all not allowing me to do my requirements for the day. From 3 to 9 my family and I went to a temple but I pretty much rested the whole time, took lots of medicine and I'm feeling better. Hopefully I'll be fully recovered tomorrow. Good Night!

Today was a normal day. Since there was a festival at church, i was there for 5 HOURS. But my friends were there too so it wasnt boring. did my requirements when i got back home. then i went to dance class. also its like really really hot.

Today I woke up really late and got to make a mini pancake cearl thing I saw online weeks ago during my bread diet. It was so good but soon after I had to leave for the gym and got 4 miles today by acciedent, I then did my other workouts and finished them pretty fast and came home to start putting up halloween decorations by dressing up the skeletons which was so fun. I then started to finish an essay before working on more halloween decorations, So I worked on them so more. Soon after I chilled for a bit then finished the essays and now just chilling. I hope everyone had a happy day!

Had a good practice this afternoon, then a good workout at the Harrisburg YMCA.  I also wanted to give a big thank-you to Senior Instructor Jahkye Watson for helping me make a video for Stick #1 this past week.  It's a big help for me when I can watch an instructional video and I've been using it a lot today.  

Woke up ate breakfast and went to church. Church was good. After church I went home and ate lunch and did requirements. I got 2 essays done today. Then I spent the rest of the day chillin. 

I woke up to realize its basically a saturday because its a three day weekend. I then had some oatmeal for breakfast and started working some more on my homework. Today I am going to see coyote vs acme after i finish the rest of my work and Im really exited that there is an extra day to the weekend.

Knee actually seems to be recovering. I can now stand and walk pain free. Tried to run on Friday and knee would not allow it. Going to need more time without running. Will hit eliptical this morning. Worked on front stance to back leg side kick transition in Chong Kwon. Having alot of difficulty with this.

today we had the community service project which was pretty cool to see so many people there to help out member of our community. after that i went to my friend bday party and came home and did some homework.    

Today was a really good day. I woke up and went to class because I had already completed the community service on my previous cycle earlier this year. After class, I came home and knocked out my requirements so I would not have to worry about them for the rest of the day. I feel like I procrastinate more when I hesitate to do my requirements rather than just doing them as soon as I get the chance. This afternoon, I decided to repair one of my old RC cars. I had to fix a couple things that had to do with the suspension and then soon enough I had a fully functioning RC car. I haven't messed around with an RC car in years so it was a lot of fun to take it for a spin. This evening, I just hung out at home because I am super exhausted from...

Today was a good day. We went and did the service activity, which was really nice, because we were able to pack supply bags for a whole ton of homeless people. It took a bit, but we got it done. After that, I went on a run, but it was really hard, because my calves and my knee were acting up, so I took it slow. I hung out with my friends, and we played games and ate snacks and it was the most fun I've had all week. I'm so grateful to them and how they were able to come over and spend a crap ton of time at my house playing games with me. Goodnight, and sleep well, cause tomorrow is Sunday!

Hey everyone, today was a good day for me because I was able to get some service hours in and play with friends. So, first I woke up and ran 2 miles, then after that I went to the service YMCA event and hung out there for a while. After that I went home and started working on a paper I needed to write, after that some friends came over and we played DND which was fun, we also played Super Smash Bros, and Magic the Gathering which were awesome, I hope you guys had a great day as well, and I'll see you all later.

hellooooo, i had so much fun at the community service today. the heat was so horrible but it was a fun time. i've gotten really close with the kids in our school i love our group so much. gonna go to sleep now im exhaustedddd and my stomach is killing me lol.  

Woke up early to attend the community service event at the McCrorey YMCA—and what an incredible event it was! There was an overwhelming turnout of volunteers, tons of donations, and so many blessings all in one place. Charlotte’s mayor even officially proclaimed today as McCrorey YMCA Day! ​Despite the heat, it was worth every second: our goal was to pack 6,000 care bags for the homeless, and we blew past it to exceed 7,000. ​Afterward, I headed home to knock out some requirements before going over to my in-laws' house. We grabbed half-off sushi together as a family, then headed back to help them set up a new TV and hang out. After hot dogs for dinner, we returned home later in the evening to unwind with a bit of football before bed. ​Hope everyone is having a great extended weekend so far!

Today I woke up early, then I went to participate in the community service at the YMCA. We stood in the sun while waiting, but we also socialized in did some sinwalis. Then we went to bag the foods, so that was nice. Then I went and put the foods in other peoples bags, then I went home. I was overheated after being in the sun for so long, so I chilled at home. Then I went to hospital for my mom, and we were there for 5 hours! So I did some requirements in there. Then I got home.

We had out service project today!!! It was super hot and we barely had anything to do but it was really cool seeing all this people get together for a good cause. Plus, I'm halfway done with my essays so yay.

Toda was the community service project. I had to wake up a little early today so I could get to the YMCA on time, but it was really worth it because I not only had a great time; I also got to help the needy around Charlotte. When I got home, I did my requirements. I decided not to walk today because I wanted to give my knee a rest day, but the rest of it went great. After that, I wrote my essay on the community service, and I only have like 2 left to write. Anyway, I hope everyone had an amazing Saturday, and I'm sad to say it's the last one I will be journaling for this cycle. Goodnight!

I woke up at 6a.m. for a 3 mile run which felt good. Small BBC because most people were at the community service event, lots of weapons forms and kicking today. After work, I came home for lunch and requirements. Around 2:30p.m. my mom and I went dress shopping for homecoming and got a few other errands done while we were out. We met my dad at Jason's Deli for dinner and then came home to relax for the rest of the night! Glad to hear the community service went well even though it was hot! We are 3 weeks out from the physical test, written test, and day that essays are due; make sure you are on track and keeping up with all of that! Keep up the great work everyone! ~ Peyton

Today was the community service project. It was so hot out and there were so many people there. I wasn't able to find too much to do, but thats kind of what happens when so many people turn up at a volunteering event. In total everyone packed over 6000 bags though, so that was really cool. The rest of my day was normal I also ran a 5k today.

Today, all of the black belts went to the YMCA for our community service project, where we packed bags for Stolen Lunches. It was really hot, but the event was still a lot of fun. I enjoyed spending the time together and was happy to be part of something that helps the community.

Today i woke up early and went to the parking lot at 8:00.We went to the stolen lunches fundraiser and helped out as volunteers. after I came home I slept then went to a friends house for a ceramony once I came back. I wrote this journal. 

Today was community service. Not going to write a whole lot cause I’m about to put that in the essay lol. But honestly it was better than I expected. Physically it was pretty terrible. So so so hot out. 3 hours, barely any shade. But mentally it was nice. The group I hung out with made it worth it, it was nice to see them. But, although I felt mostly fine that morning, I felt sick again when I got home. I’m rly getting hit over the head with the whole take it easy thing this week. Which I’m horrible at. Do I know I need rest? Yes. Am I still meeting people to train at a park tomorrow morning? Yes I am. I need the social interaction and practice lol. That’s all goodnight.

I woke up around 7 o’clock to get ready for my community service Event. I then got there set up the stage with balloons and stuff with other people that were doing it too and heard the speech on what they were doing. And then packed some bags for a couple hours got home and ate some lunch. I then did some of my homework finished my requirements and ate dinner.

Today started with going to the community service event with my sister. The heat index was over 100° so it was miserably hot out. There was barely any shade either. But at least it was for a good cause and we were able to help people in need. After the event, we went home to rest and nap a little. That sun wore us out. After my nap, I went to my great grandparents and did requirements then went swimming. We're back at my grandpa's for the night, and now getting ready for bed. Its been a long day. 

Woke up ate breakfast and then went to King Tiger. I rode with Master Marcus to the community service project. It was hard work but was super fun. I got home and worked on requirements and went to the pool for a little bit. I went to dinner with my parents and then watched a movie when I got home. Going to sleep good tonight. 

Today was the volunteering event at the Mccrory Family YMCA. It was Master Foster, Mister woods, me, and six others who went to the event. We mostly helped st up balloons, deliver drop-offs of the donations for the event from the driveway to the packing tent. Overall it was a nice experience, despite the hot weather.

Today, the Black Belt candidates got a chance to complete our Community Service Project requirement.  I'm not sure how many of us showed up (aside from Harrisburg, I did see people I knew from North Charlotte and Huntersville), but we did accomplish our goal of filling 6,000 bags of toiletries, water, and foodstuff for needy families in the Charlotte area, and we did it in a little over 90 minutes.  In fact, when that was announced, some of the people wanted to shoot for 7,000 bags since we had the space rented for another hour.  It was a great event, and showed that when a group of people, even those from different backgrounds, come together for a common cause, they can accomplish a lot.

​Today was a long, exhausting day, starting at 3:00 AM when one of the dogs got sick. After cleaning that up, I managed to crawl back into bed and catch a little more sleep before waking up for a workout—which turned out to be another great session. ​Work went smoothly; I hung out with a few kids and ate lunch until it was time to run the pickup route. The heat today was brutal. ​In the afternoon, I pushed through black belt class. By the time I got home, I was starving—just like yesterday—so I grabbed dinner right away. I wound down with some football before showering and getting ready for bed. Looking forward to the group community service event tomorrow! 

4 Today was pretty good. School was hard getting caught up on all ap classes. I was looking forward to sparring class. Overall I dint do swell as I thought i would do today in sparring. Overall a 6/10 day  

Today, honestly, was not great. I woke up late this morning, so I couldn't go to FCA, and I had 2 tests (which actually went ok, I think). During 6th period, my mom texted me and told me she was coming to get me early because my dog had an emergency surgery today. He's ok, but he's really sore. Other than that, I came home, did my requirements, and went on a walk. Thank you for listening, and I hope you had an amazing week. Goodnight!

Day was my brother’s birthday and we went out to eat and I did my requirements. That’s all I did today.

I hope everyone has been having a great week! Its been a little rough for me but hopefully this long weekend will help out. Did remote learning for school today at my friends house and then had an eye doctor appointment this afternoon. They put 3-4 dilation drops in each of my eyes and for the rest of the night I was definitely not the same. Everything was much brighter and just having my eyes open was painful. BBC was pretty fun, afterwards I had a good mentor session with Master Natasya working on weapons forms. I came home to requirements, dinner, and some relaxation time. Have a great long weekend everyone! Try to stay on top of your requirements because are 4 weeks out from testing! ~ Peyton

Maybe it's just the bronchitis talking but this has been a long week. I am coughing a little bit less so that's a positive change. I and my throat, nose, ribs and abdominal muscles are tired of coughing. I took last night's sparring class off, much needed evening of rest. This morning was probably my best in over a week so I am hoping that is a trend. Class tomorrow and then a workout with Joel. Hope the community service goes well! 

This week has gone by so fast for me. I think that I have been really busy with school and keeping up with requirements every day. Black belt class this evening was pretty good because we tried out a new drill and it's always fun to try out new drills. After class, I told my parents goodbye because they are going to a wedding and I won't be seeing them until Sunday evening. To end off the night, I went on a run which got me to the realization that I really need to rest my legs. They are pretty sore because of all the kicks I have been training for. Overall good week and I am glad it is now the weekend.

I took three tests today, and I think I did well on all of them. I know I did well on one of them, I got an 83% on my AP Bio quiz, which was above average, even though the average was absurdly high for the test, being 80%. I also took a surprise APES test, but it wasn't hard at all, and then the last one that I took was an Econ and personal finance test, and I think I did pretty good on that one too. We practiced spin falls in black belt class today, and I was able to get the spin fall from 2nd Dan number 6 properly first try, so that made me feel a lot more confident, but now I have to do it on the normal mat instead of the squishy one. I completed 4 miles today, and I'm waking up early tomorrow to...

I've been so busy for the past couple of days and up late with a lot of homework so I completely forgot to journal. I almost forgot today too. Anyways everything has been going good. Today I went to black belt class and sparring class which is always my favorite part of the week. I'm excited for the community service thing tomorrow, not so much excited about how hot its going to be. I'm also excited for my 3 day weekend. My plan is to finish all my homework before sunday and then use all of monday to focus on poomsae, self defense, etc. I've really been waiting for a day where I can just lock in on that and monday will be the best time. 

Hey everyone, today was an ok day for me, I was pretty tired all day and I was pretty stressed about some grades, I did good on my APWH test though. After school, I got some homework done and then went to watch my show and do some exercises, after that I went to TKD and did all the stuff I needed to get done. Then I went to go get pizza with my family, after that we went home and then I chilled. I hope you guys had an awesome day, see you later.

Today I woke up, went to school, then when I came back I ate lunch, then headed to Tae Kwon Do. In black celt class we did lots of fun stuff, in my opinion. Then after that was sparring, we did the same things but it was still a good learning chance. Then I went home and practiced my written test.  

helloooooo, today i went to sparring class and i hurt my hip reallyyyy bad so im in a limping sort of situation rn. hopefully it'll be better when i wake up. im really excited for community service it'll be fun to see everyone so i'm looking forward to that. 

Still not feeling well. I felt better today but not sparring better, so I didn’t go. Which is stressing me out a little about credits but it’s fine. I’m doing the community service thing tomorrow morning, it’ll be nice to see people but not great to be out in the heat that long. I’m really exhausted. And it annoys me that I’m exhausted from barely doing anything haha. But I’ll be back in my rhythm next week. I hate to say it but I’m about ready for the cycle to be over. Ready to have a little less stress and a little more free time I guess. But there’s also testing. That’s stressing me out. Especially if my ankle isn’t behaving by then. Oh well.

If you've ever been to an NBA game, you realize television doesn't do justice to real live 7-footers.  Up close and personal, it's hard to believe they're human beings.  I always wondered if a 7-footer came at me, how would I handle it (that's how we martial artists think about stuff, right?).   Tonight, at sparring class, I had a chance to find out.  The student who visited our class isn't a 7-footer, but he's a lot closer to it than I am.  2nd Dan Trent Foster (our unofficial sparring coach) gave me the solution to combat tall opponents.  His advice helped out a lot, but, hopefully, I won't have to put it into action again anytime soon.  6-footers are more my speed. 

    Today was Friday! I woke up exicited remembering it was Friday in which I got ready for school and went on the buss. I enjoyed my day at school and went to King Tiger before getting picked up by my mom. I then did some exercises before going to sparing. I hade a fun time at sparing in which I then got home and completed all my things.

First sparring back after being sick!!! It was pretty fun. I'm also excited for the community service tomorrow but warning to everyone watching this, it's going to be hot. 

Today I woke up and went to school which was okay I guess, but later I got home and chilled out for a bit until we went to the gym. I went to the gym and got 2 miles but yea. I then came home and called my friends and talked with them for the rest of the night, but I just took a shower so now abut to go to bed. I hope everyone had a great day!

Woke up ate breakfast and had remote learning. I got done about 11:30. I had lunch and went to the orthodontist. I did some requirements and got to King Tiger around 4:00. I did black belt class and more requirements and a mentor meeting. I finished my requirements after dinner. Up early tomorrow for community service project. Good night.

Tokay I attended black belt weekend class and advanced sparring class. I also helped lead warmups for sparring class. I then got my 8th mentor session.

Today I woke up did my physical requierments and dropped my sister to the bus stop. In school we started a math test and took a science test. After I got home I read a book then got ready for blackbelt and sparring class. Once I came home I wrote this journal and am about to take a shower.

I woke up and got to school after a really late bus. I then did my classes did a test and went to the black belt class I was about to be late for by car because of my dang bus. I then went home and ate dinner then chilled and went to sleep.

Today is Friday. I was really happy because it's the last day of the school week. I had a test in ELA, which is my least favorite subject. My grade wasnt great, so theres that. I came to stay at my grandpa's tonight so he can bring me to the community service event tomorrow, since my parents have to work. Im pretty excited about it! Now im about to get ready for bed. 

Ran a 10K starting at around 11am. Planned on going longer but the heat got to me, and I was worried Olive was going to get too hot too (it was just me). I have a 5k planned for the middle of October, for now my goal is to be near 22:00 but we will see how things go leading up to it.

Well it has been a while...this week I have been on the struggle bus (hence the title)! Monday was awful, then Tuesday through today I had 4 tests, 3 were for AP classes. A bunch of family stuff has been going on as well, but my mom is finally back from VA which is nice. I've quite literally not had time to take a breath since Sunday. I took a pass on sparring tonight and went over to my friend's house for a sleepover since we have e-learning tomorrow and this week is finally over. Stress is finally relieved (at least somewhat) so I can enjoy the long weekend. I hope everyone is having a better week than I did. Have a great Friday!

Today I woke up and ate breakfast. Then went to school and turned in my project with a 90 i got. Then found out soccer practice was canceled  and the game. Then went to TKD for my cycle. Then went home and ate. Thats my day.

helloooo, currently working on some lit homework since i have a test tomorrow. i also have a physics test tomorrow and i'm not prepared at alllll its so wraps for me. my goal is to sleep before 1:30-2 so i'll see how much i can get done. im really irritated but at least its basically the weekend. 

Today i completed my physical requierents went to school and finished a project there. After I got home I took a break then went to a learning cent er after i came home and ate dinner .After dinner I studied and finished my homework. Then wrote this journal.

Today was a good day. The dog woke me up this morning because she needed to go out. I took care of a few things around the house before heading out for my workout. It was a great session today—Lo pushed me pretty hard at a few stations. 900 calories burned, which was a great start to the day. Afterward, I had to run over to the UPS Store to return my old phone to Verizon. I still don't fully understand the upgrade deal they offered, but I'm definitely not complaining because I love the new phone. Helping out in classes today went well. I worked with the lower belts on their hop-step kicks, which was a lot of fun. Being back on the floor more consistently will definitely help me think outside the box with techniques and fresh teaching approaches. I'm still waiting to hear whether I'll be coaching Christian...

Today I woke up at 6:30 in the morning and got ready. I started my daily physical requirements around 6:50 and ended at 8:00. After I took a nice, refreshing shower and went to school. At school we didn't really do much other than present a project we did. So after school, I ate some chips and headed to King Tiger. Once I got there I donated some lays for Saturday and then did the sparring class, where we did pretty fun drills. After class I got my book signed and headed back home. Once I got home for 30 minutes I did my poomsae's, self defense and kicks for the day. After that I ate dinner and the time was around 9:00. I was really hoping to chill since I hadn't gotten any rest for the whole day and didn't game at all but I remembered I had a project...

Today was pretty normal day. I keep waking up past my alarm and end up having to rush. normal school and marching band practice. excited for my first game tmr!! no tkd class for me today, that’s all goodnight!

Today I helped lead warm-ups, assisted with class, and got my 7th mentor session finished which focused on all of the color belt self defenses.

3 Today was another simple day for me. I was sick so not much to do again. I did school work and tkd requirements  i felt well later on the day so I went to tkd class and got to help out. I met a wonderful well trained yellow belt that knew his stuff very well and immediately sent him to instructor conner for him to get tested next week. Over all it was a pretty good day. Good night crew  

Today was alright. I finished my weekday black belt class requirements yesterday and finally completed my new skill. i can bake now!!! it defiintely took a while but it happened!

    Today was another usual day. I wake up go to school, go to king tiger. I went to Jason's Deli's and ate before going to sparing. I enjoyed it adn knocked out my black belt exercises. Good night

Today was pretty normal. I went to school today and had my quiz in Spanish (which was kinda hard), and I started making my synthesis in AP Seminar. Other than that nothing really happened. When I got home, I did my requirements, and my knee started killing me, so I decided to skip sparring so I could heal faster. I had a lot of homework to get done, so I did that, and now I'm writing this. I hope everyone had an amazing Thursday. Goodnight!

Hello everyone, today was good, I had to hard tests, one in math and one in APWH, but I think I did pretty good. After school, I finished some assignments then went on a run, the run was nice but little did I know that I was going to be a little late to TKD if I didn't get back in time, so I sprinted home. Then we did sparring class, wasn't my best class, but it was still good. I hope you guys had a great day, and I will see you later.

This morning at the Y, after getting in my requirements, a group of us got together with a Black Belt from another school to work on some basics (kicking, blocking, punching).  When we were practicing the side kick, he stressed to the newer students the importance of chambering your leg before the kick is completed.  One thing he said that stuck with me was, "Everything we're doing becomes easier to learn when you understand why you're doing it."  To me, that applies not just to Taekwondo, but to other aspects of your life.  

I had another test today for AP Bio, and I have another two tests tomorrow too, and guess what? One of them will be my third AP Bio test this week! Today was good though, I got all my work done and worked on some of my duel enrollment classes and got some of that done too. I'm planning a game night with my friends for Saturday, but I have to finish everything for school and black belt cycle before I can do that. Hope you guys sleep well and wake up refreshed, goodnight!

Today was a very typical day at school. After school, I jumped directly into my requirements. My legs were sore from last nights run which added a layer of difficulty into the daily requirements. Later, I went over to King Tiger for sparring class which was good but I also was able to practice this new drill I have been doing. I am trying to get the front kick, turning side kick in Pyongwon to be on a perfectly straight line. After sparring, I came home and studied for a couple classes because I got a couple tests tomorrow. I hope everyone had a good Thursday.

Today I went to school, and after school there was an interest meeting, so I stayed back for that, t was a math club, so I hope to get in. Then I went straight from there to Tae Kwon Do. I got a mentor session, then I helped with a class, and I led the warm ups. Then I went home.

Woke up ate breakfast and went to school. School was ok. I went to King Tiger after school and met with my mentee. I went to early dinner with my Mom and then back to King Tiger for more requirements and sparring class. I then went home and did homework. I’m whooped! 

Went to school, pretty normal day. After school I did some requirements before class. When I got to class, I got to spar my sister and she "beat me". Then we all went to my great grandma's house to visit and celebrate her 83rd birthday. Now im headed home to do homework & finish requirements. Then shower & bed.

hellooooo, its almost midnight and I just finished my homework so im tryna write this really fast before it doesnt count for today lol. i still feel like i have to throw up 24/7 so yayyy that's amazing. this week has been so long already i need the weekend to come faster im so done with everything.

Today was first regular schedule day at at school with no homeroom. Pretty normal. After that i had band practice till 6 like usual but my band director took some time to come so we were all js waiting in the hallways for him. Our first game is friday and im pretty excited. When we went through our songs we did much better than yesterday. It was genuinely so freaking hot outside though and we were marching for like an hour and a half. Somehow survived and when i came home i got ready for black belt class. I literally showed up one minute early but for some reason i was considered late, ya ik i have to come earlier than js one minute but i literally had no time because marching band went a little over and my dad was kinda busy. Anyways, came home got some takeout and about...

Today school was pretty boring. We got home early today since my parents were both off work & it's one of my off days from class. So that was nice. I relaxed and played some video games a while, then worked on requirements. Now I'm about to go to sleep.

Today was a rough day I slep in.so wan't ale to get everythong done in the morning went to school and forgot I had too wear something different.Luckily the rest of the day was fine, After I got home from school I got ready went to swimming class.Then did the weekday black belt class .After I got home A friend came for a few minutes. After I ate dinner and wrote this journal.

​Today was a decent day. I woke up and took Christian to his orthodontist appointment, which went well, and then dropped him off at school. ​I headed back home to finish a few chores before going into work. Once there, I was able to spend a few minutes working on my essay before leaving to pick up the kiddos from school. ​Today was my first day stepping away from after-school duty to help in classes as soon as I got back, and I really enjoyed it. I got to watch two younger candidates during their mentee sessions, which was great for helping correct their techniques. ​After work, I dropped off one of the vehicles for service and returned home to grab dinner with the family. I finished up my testing requirements after dinner, then showered. ​I’m completely spent, so hopefully I can get a good night’s rest—another long day ahead tomorrow.

2 Didn't go to school today because I was sick. It was hard and easy to complete my tkd requirement today because I had more time but also it was harder because I was sick. Not much happened today but I tried to get school work done.   8/10 day  

Today at school we did lots of fun stuff so that was good. Then I went back home, and had a class. Then after my class I went to Tae Kwon Do. In class we did lots of poomsaes, which was good practice. I also led the class for part of the warm-ups. Then I got a mentor session, and at this point I know all of my self defenses and poomsaes, so my mentor asked me to do a self defense, randomly, and he said I was doing good, so I feel good about that. All I need is more detail, power, and speed. Then I went home, practiced poomsaes and self-defenses.

    Today was a pretty chill day. I woke up at a nice breakfast, went off to school. The usual, I then got to school and had a good day. I waiting for the King Tiger bus and when I got there, I did a mentor session with my mentality and lead class. I then got home and did my homework and exercises. Then I go to bed.

Today was okay but in band at school we played a note that was pretty hard. Later after school I went to go get some food, Once I at I went to taekwondo but we had to cancel the last class since there I was I guess to many low belts or not enough people but we are doing sparring tomorrow, after class I came home and did my jumprope for a few minutes. I then called my friends for an hour or so. I am now chilling out but now soon going to go to bed, I hope everyone had an amazing day!

Today I woke up and went to school. Soccer practice got cancelled so i went home and ate KFC . Later I went to TKD for my cycle. Then went home and helped my brother with his homwork.

I took an AP Environmental Science test today, and I did pretty well I think. It's getting pretty late so I'll keep this one kinda short, after school I finished my homework and went to Taekwondo to get some stuff done, and I was able to get all caught up on my mentee sessions (finally), and i got a ton of requirements done too. Well, I'm pretty tired, and I need to wake up early again tomorrow, so goodnight!

Today was not great. I woke up this morning, and my allergies were really bad, but school wasn't terrible. I have a quiz tomorrow in Spanish, and then on Friday I have a test in Spanish and in math, so I'm really trying to study for those. I also had a few club meetings today, which are always fun. I had DECA at lunch and Haunted Hallways (my school's haunted house) after school. I also had a crazy amount of homework, so I decided not to go to TKD because of that and my allergies. Anyway, I hope everyone had an amazing Wednesday. Goodnight!

I had quite a busy day today. School was very busy and I had to finish up some things as homework. I did most of my requirements when I was done with school at home. I then went over to King Tiger and was able to get leadership, a mentee, and mentor session. Really working on my kicks which are starting to look a lot better than they did. Later this evening, I went for a very humid run; I cannot wait until the weather cools off which should make it easier to run. I am currently reviewing some material in some of my classes because I have a couple tests / quizzes coming up tomorrow and Friday. I hope to get to bed soon so tomorrow goes smoothly.

Today I woke up around 7 in the morning and completed my requirements for the day. After I got ready and went to school which I had two tests. I had 1 for math which I got a 100 on and 1 for reading which I got a 93 on. After school I ate a snack and went to my friends house to play basketball which was pretty fun. After basketball I relaxed ate dinner and chilled even more. Later, I went to sleep.

Hello everyone, today was a good day for me because I was able to go to work after a long time. First, I woke up and went to school, pretty normal stuff did my classes and got my work done, I feel good about my classes. Then after school I headed over to work because today was a good day to do it because I got a lot of my homework done. Then after work, I got 2 miles down with my brother and then ate some dinner and now I'm here. I hope everyone had a wonderful day, see you later.

I woke up and got to school I then did some coding in my computer science class then did the rest of the school day and went home. I then ran did my workouts then did a class then went to dinner.

Today I had a computer science test at school and was pretty tired, and I also went to a club induction meeting. I helped with the black belt class today and got a assistance credit.