Fall 2025 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!

Aug 10 day #19

Today was pretty fun. I woke up went to church. When I got home I got ready for a pool party that the youth group was having. When I got home, I did my requirements and then got ready to go to Walmart to get back to school groceries. After that we met up with my grandparents at Dairy Queen and got ice cream. And tomorrow is my first day of middle school Im really excited but nervous at the same time. Overall today was pretty fun.

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Aug 9 day #18

Today was really fun! I woke up, got ready for taekwondo, the black belt class was really good! After that me and my dad got Chick-Fil-A for breakfast. After that we went home and got ready, and later me and my cousin got our second piercing in our ear, it didn’t hurt that bad. When I got home I did my requirements, later I went to my school for a fun celebration for back to school, there was bounce houses, water slides, food trucks, a small train, and a fire truck that sprayed water. It was so fun, and at 9pm we watched fireworks. Overall today was really fun!  

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Aug 8 day #17

Today was amazing! It was my cousins birthday today, and Im really happy for her because she made the cheer team at her school! Today I also did my two miles for the pre-test. OMG my legs hurt SO bad after that. It took me 32 mins to run two miles because on the 3rd to last lap I got a cramp in my leg. But I can definitely improve. Overall today was a pretty amazing day.

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Aug 7 day #16

Today I went to my grandmas house and we had Papa John’s for lunch. Later I did my requirements at her house. After seeing my grandma for a while we went to open house at my school. After that I got ready for taekwondo and I went to a sparring class. Overall today was a great day and I am happy with my teachers at school!

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Aug 6 day #15

Today was an ok day. I went to the movies with my grandma, mom, and brother. We watched a movie called Sketch, it was ok. After that I went home and got ready for taekwondo. I helped with my brothers class, and a drills for skills class. After that I went to church. Overall today was ok.

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Aug 5 day #14

Today was a good day. I woke up, did my requirements, hung out with my brother. Later I went to taekwondo for a green-blue belt class and a black belt class. Overall today was pretty great day!

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Aug 3 day #13

Today was chill. I went to church, did my requirements and hung out with my brother. Thats pretty much all for today. 👍🏻 

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Aug 2 day #12

Today was pretty good. I woke up at 6am to go to the pre-test, I think I did really good! After the pre-test we had a black belt class. We mostly focused on poomsases and kicks. After the class my mom and I went to Chick-Fil-A for breakfast. When I got home I did my requirements. Today was a pretty chill, but good day.

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Aug 1 day #11

Today was not the best day. I woke up with a sore throat, so we went to CVS and thankfully I was negative for strep throat. But the doctor still said that my right tonsil was swollen. So I went home and painfully did my requirements, and I was going to go for a run with my mom but it stared thundering so I just walked on the treadmill. I am also pretty stressed for tomorrow, but I know I’ll do well. Overall today wasn’t the best, I hope to have better days. 🤞

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Jul 30 day #10

Today was cool, I went to taekwondo with my little brother and did a mentor session with Libby. Later we got some food, and I went to my grandmas house and had a sleepover. 😃 

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Jul 29 day #9

I had a good day. I woke up, and my babysitter came and watched me and my brother. We went to the playground and then went to get a drink from a place called Fit ‘n Lit. After she left I did my requirements, about an hour later I went to my black belt class. Today was great! 😀

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Jul 28 day #8

Today was a pretty good day. I went to my grandmas house and went swimming. After that I went to taekwondo and did my requirements. Today was good and I am studying for the pre-test. 👍🏻 

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Jul 25 day #7

Today was cool, I woke up did my requirements, later I went to my friends church where there was lots of games. After that we went to the pool to swim for a while and watch a movie. But, halfway through the movie it started to thunder so we got out and watched the movie from outside the pool. The person that was taking me home was the lifeguard, and it was a pretty crazy ride home! Anyway, I had a pretty fun but crazy day.

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Jul 24 day #6

Today was good, I went to my grandmas house for a while and swam in her pool. Later at her house I did my requirements. I would say today was a pretty chill day. 👍🏻 

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Jul 23 day #5

Today was a fun day! I woke up, did my requirements. After that I went to my aunts house and hung out with my cousin. After that I went to taekwondo with my brother that just had his first class today. Im really glad I have someone to do taekwondo with at home now! Today was a good day!

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Jul 22 day #4

Today was a good day, I woke up and did my requirements then just chilled for a while. Later I went to taekwondo and helped with testing and after I went to my black belt class, but I still haven’t got my taekwondo book yet, so I’ve been keeping track of my stuff on paper. Overall I have had a good day.

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Jul 21 day #3

Today was a pretty chill day, I went to my grandmas house. When I got home I went to taekwondo but I didn’t know that there was testing that day and I didn’t have my full uniform on so I had to leave. And then when I got home I did my requirements. 👍🏻

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Jul 19-20 day #1 - #2

On Saturday I went to a black belt class in North Charlotte, we focused on front kicks a lot and how our foot should be flexed. And when I got home I did my requirements. On Sunday morning I went to church, when I got home I got my requirements done. Later that night I went back to church to watch a movie called the Jesus Revolution (very good movie), overall I had a good weekend but I still haven’t got my book yet.

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. 7/19 day 1

Today was a good day, I went to the Saturday morning black belt class, and when I got home I knocked out my requirements

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