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!

9/1

today we just got back from Labor Day vacation at sun outdoors, we had a lot of fun, and I did a lot of my6 requirements. Unfortunately, on Saturday I couldn't get any poomse self-defense or kicks in, but I tried my best along with homework.

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first full day of vacation

so today was my first full day at sun outdoors myrtle beach. its not a beach its a camping ground but it is close to the beach I was able to get a few requirements done but not all of them.

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8/28

today I wasn't able to get any requirements done due to homework and studying for a quiz. I hope it doesn't hurt me in the future but I will still try to make up for it either tomorrow or over the weekend.

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8/27

Today was pretty good, I didn't have as much homework, just exercise 4 for logic, 15 problems for math, exercise 9 for Latin, and reading chapters of the bible in Mathew. I went to class today and got a mentor and leadership credit in.

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8/25

Today was a very homework-heavy day. I had a ton of math and I also had tkd class and requirements. I got all my workouts done and now I'm going to bed.

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8/24

Today we had a cookout at church with a 100 foot slip-n-slide and i finished all my requirements.

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8/23

Today I went to sparring class and assisted with the little tiger's class. After tkd, I went with my family and my brother's friend to Carowinds and went to the water park. we later came home for dinner and dairy queen. later, I finished all my requirements and I'm starting on the nutrition diet soon which will be no bread for 30 days.

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8/22

Today was the last day of the first week of school. I have completed all my assignments and tkd requirements. I just finished the digital detox essay today.

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8/21

So today was a normal day at school except they assigned us 3x as much homework as yesterday, after school I went home and got my homework and requirements done, had dinner, then went to assist at taekwondo. 

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8/20/25

Today I wasn't able to get much workout done because of homework and fixing binders and other schoolwork. I'll try to make up for it Saturday.

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2nd day of school, 2nd day of torture

So today should have started like any other day, except when you have a class like mine. there are a total of four boys out of sixteen students in our class (which is the entirety of 8th grade) so there is no place we can go where there isn't a gossip central, the kinds of conversations we overhear are the most HORENDUS TOPICS KNOWN TO MANKIND. It's like Chinese water torture but with talking. also, btw what is all this talk about a new variant of covid? I'm so confused. well anyway I've completed my requirements and I'm going to a well-earned sleep.

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First real day of school

Today I forgot my homework on the first day of school and now I have a bad grade. I have finished all my requirements though so that's good.

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busy day

today I went to church then shopping then I completed my requirements.

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Saturday

Today I went to a self-defense seminar and got a lot of bocho special self-defense in and I have finished all my requirements.

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Field trip today

Today I went with my upper school to the white-water center, we had lots of fun and got really wet. We came back to the school for the back-to-school bash, and we played one big game of Manhunt. I have finished all of my requirements.

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first school day

today was my first day at school and I met a lot of my classmates, It was a half-day today and tomorrow we are going white water rafting at the white water center from 8 to 5. I have finished all my requirements and I'm getting ready for bed.

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Last day of summer break

Today we went to our orientations and met our teachers, It was split up into two times of the day, my brother and sister went first, then we had lunch, then me and my stepbrother since we are in upper-school. after orientations we went home and my dad got dressed before taking me my younger brother, and my sister to Carowinds. Then we came home and I got all my requirements done before going to bed.

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busy day

Today I woke up at 7 am to run a mile, then I went to a doctors appointment. We then went home for dinner then taekwondo, then came home and did another mile. I have completed all my requirments.

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8/11/25

Today Marks the first day of the last week of summer break. I'm going to be completely honest, I'm tired of summer. It was great, but the heat lasted what seemed like decades. School technically doesn't start until next week because the first week (starting Thursday) Is just half days and field trips. I have completed all my requirements and I'm starting on my essay.

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8/10/2025

Sundays are kind of annoying. Every Sunday we go out to eat, which isn't that bad, but it's after that gets WAY too busy. we went to like three different shoe stores and were in the car for an hour. I honestly can't wait until Monday

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I'm already tired before lunch

Today I woke up at 8:00 am to go to sparring class. I then came home to do even more workouts. It's not even lunch time yet and I'm already tired. Maybe the rest of the day will be more laid back.

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8/8/25

Today was a pretty good day, I won LIT of the week for summer camp (which basically means I was the best helper of the week) I helped run a concession stand for a party at the same summer camp. I joined an LIT group chat and I have completed all my requirements in what feels like 5 minutes.

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rain feels good

today was a nice and cool day, I liked the slight rain, like a cloud slowly lowering. It felt good to have a nice cool day to get a little wet after all the hot summer days. I have gotten all my requirements done and I'm about to watch a movie with my family.

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8/6/25

Today I went with my group to the stars and strikes bowling alley, we had a lot of fun there and I hope to be able to do more field trips like that in the future. I have completed all my requirements.

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another Tuesday

Today was another day as an LIT for the YMCA. It was pretty fun but still kind of boring because of the rainy weather. I got to socialize a lot more with the other LIT's and I've started making new friends throughout the camp.

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good day

Today I started my first week as an LIT for the Rowan-Cabarrus YMCA. It went pretty well and the day past by in a flash. I'm starting my exercises and I'll have to do an extra mile today because I got home too late yesterday.

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Wednesday

Today was my third day of my second week at the Harrisburg YMCA summer camp. Overall Its really6 fun, we play all kinds of games with the campers. Though sometimes the kids will act up just to be annoying and really frustrating. Buit Proverbs 27 verse three says "Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both." The stone and sand represent heavy responsibilities and burdens, while the fools provocation means ongoing annoyance and lack of wisdom to find away to stop those feelings.

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Monday week 3

Today was my second week as an LIT for the Harrisburg YMCA summer camp. We tend to have a good time even with the struggles of stubborn kids. Saturday is the Pre-test and I'm not really looking forward to it. The cycle is a lot harder than I anticipated but I think I can push through to the end. I have finished all my workouts and I'm preparing for the Pre-test.

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Saturday

Today i woke up at 7:30 am to get ready for sparring class, right after class I helped master knight with the junior tiger's class. then I came home for a shower before leaving to go to lunch then ice cream with some church friends at papa robs, I'm about to start my essays then my workouts.

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Thursday

Today I woke up at 6:50 AM to get ready for another day as an LIT for the Harrisburg YMCA summer camp. So far being an LIT has been pretty good (with a few challenges here and there) I have made some great friends working there, at the beginning of the week they gave me a "camp name" (which is basically a nickname) which is "Sushi" due to my love of ... well, sushi.

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Wednesday

Today I woke up early for a warm shower and breakfast, later, my dad brought me to the Harrisburg YMCA summer camp. I work as an LIT (leader in training) there for community service, I have done all my workouts and am about to take a well-earned break

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Tuesday

today i started the morning with a warm shower before breakfast and heading to the YMCA summer camp. I work there as an LIT which is my community service hours. After I got home, i started my workouts before dinner. Because I missed yesterday's run, I ran two miles today.

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Monday

Today I started out by working as an LIT for the Harrisburg YMCA summer camp. After helping with the younger groups, I was taken home to eat dinner and head to taekwondo. After taekwondo, I headed home to continue exercises for my Black Belt Cycle.

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