Fall 2026 Black Belt Cycle

Candidate Journals

King Tiger Tae Kwon Do Black Belt candidates blog daily about their journey: their thoughts and feelings, their struggles and successes; their pain and their encouragement. Follow along on their journey; words of encouragement are always welcome!

7/20

hi guys, im still pretty sore from saturday but it's going away so that's good. today i did all my requirements and hung out with my little sister. we played mario cart and a bunch of other games on our switch. just dance got really competitive between us and i obviously won (with the exception of her winning like twice). in the evening i had a mentoring session with my instructor and we worked on my first dan self defense and specials. after that i helped out in my sisters class getting the kids ready for tomorrows testing. right now im just helping my sister with her breaking for tomorrow. it was overall a pretty chill day!

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7/19

Yesterday was the pretest for the start of the new cycle. When I woke up this morning I was so sore I couldn’t even sit up to get out of bed and had to roll out instead 😭. Today I pushed through and finished my requirements, and I came to a huge convention center for a big event. I also got to watch the World Cup finals here and hang out with everyone. I’m excited for this cycle and can’t wait to keep improving and see how much progress I make by the end!

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