Spring 2024 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!

Last minute Thursday

Getting some last minute requirements in. I'm going to finish the rest tomorrow. I shouldn't have waited until the last minute to get all my stuff done. I won't do that the next time. Today was still a good day.

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Very behind

Today I am very behind. Up late trying to catch up. Really tired.

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Funday

today was fun I got requirements done while watching TV went running with my family after running we went and got ice cream after that I went home and got the rest of my requirements done it was quick and easy

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Saturday

I got back from a trip and got as many requirements done as I could. I think I'm almost ready for testing.

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Quick

Today I had to do my requirements quickly. Short, simple, and to the point.

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sparring class

today i went to sparring class at master Burkart's school it was really fun then we had to rush all the to black belt class at the sparring class we got a lot of pushups, situps, kicks, and sparring rounds i need to go there more often

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run

today i went running and my mom and i noticed that i must have done a lot of walking at testing because my time was a lot better today. I did not get much done tonight because of homework

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Sticks

I don't know if I know all my stick stuff.  I need to talk to my mentor. I hit my Dad accidently while I was practicing my sticks. In dream team, we did some stick stuff. There was a lot of stick stuff done today.

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Sunday

Today I focused mostly on sit ups and jump ropes although I did not get much done. It was a good day.  I went to see my cousins play basketball.  

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testing

today i had testing it was very fun but i failed the run\ good thing master evans told us that we need to do pull ups not chin up at first i didn't know it was a great painful challenge in the good way.

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afternoon

today i tried to relax and enjoy friday since the testing is on my birthday  but my parents had different plans and made me do requirements hey but tomorrows testing  

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almost there

4 more day till the bb physcal and written test relaxing just a little bit but im glad it is almost over igot some stuff done today as quick as i could just so i could relax.

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comunity sevice

today i had to leave school early to go to the comunity service it was  actually a bit fun i saw a lot of people theat didn't have what some of us had but i was actually a bit surprised that how many people were there    

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tournements

today i got to go my big cousin's tournements he had 2, 1 at the beginning and 1 at the end after the first game i went to get some requirements i was able to get a whole lot of the done, because there was a fitness are in the same building I really like going to tournements.

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okay day

got an okay amount done today i tried to do what i could.  yesterday i didn't journal bcause iwas hurt i actually damaged some nerves in my thumb it hurt a lot but i still got through it.pushed thru the pain.

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Little

today and yesterday i got very little done yesterday forgot to journal sorry I had a lot of homework to do so i had to try and squeeze in as much requirements as i could when i had the chance im getting stuff done little by little bye

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Long day

Went to dream team Tried to catch up on sparring rounds Stayed up very late so the day was very long Good night

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Sunday

Got some stuff done today. Ran and I was really tired. Really I would say it was a tired Sunday.

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gym

today i got to goto the school gym and run around a couple times I  also got to do some jump roping rounds and i got some pushups and situps done too so i got some stuff done at school. 

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good times

today in class there were some really funny things happening i got my stuff done ,i enjoyed it a lot and i got all my requirements done early and homework so im am able to go to sleep today i had a good time

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Helped

Today I got help with Wang Ho 2.  Thank you Inst. Dege. I got some good advice about my stances. I got some push ups and sit ups done in BB class.

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no school

today there was no school I got some stuff done especially jump rope i had a lot of time to get requirements done today

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Blind

I was blind today. It was really annoying. I was still able to get my requirements done with my parents help. I didn't like being blind.

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Sparring

today I went to the sparring seminar we did a lot of kicks and sparring rounds I got to spar some people that i didn't know it was fun but really hard.  

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make up

today i went to a valentines dance still made up some of the stuff i missed over the week It was a really good day

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little

today i got very little done i had a lot of homework igot the homework done and i got as much requiremet as i can

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essay

today i got one of my essays dome it took me all day it really hard to think with my parents cleaning but i still did some requirnments , so that good right.

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Lazy Friday

I didn't do too much stuff today. I was a bit lazy. I was also really tired but I still got some stuff done. So I wasn't being completely lazy.  But I still was lazy.

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good day

today i had a good day today i got some stuff done today  I could still do more and better but i still did good

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mentee

still getting stuff done it is harder to get stuff done with aal the homework i have trying to get menteeing session in with my mentee but he keep argueing back with me whaat do i do?!?!

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Slow Tuesday

Got stuff done. The day moved really slow. I moved really slow. It was just a slow day.

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good day

got some stuff done this morning and got some stuff done at school I t feels great getting stuff done this mornig so that i dont have to do it now.  

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super bowl sunday

yes the super bowl's today I am watching the game and doing requirements i could get some requirements done during the stadium power outage I LOVE THE SUPER BOWL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jr. Instructors Camp

I'm journally early because I will be at Jr. Instructors camp tonight. I know that I'm going to get a lot of requirements done.  It will be a lot of fun but also a lot of hard work.

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retest for pretest

today i did had to retest Pal Chang and Sam Chang I kew that a was going to do great and i did do great all that practice was actually worth it

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windy wednesday

today i went running in the wind  it was a bit harder to run with the wind  pushing you back I also  learned some new things in Dream Team It was really windy today.

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Black Belt Class

today was great i got some stuff done and in class we did the one of the coolest, weirdest, hardest push ups ever I can't believe that we did that.

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Another Monday

Woke up and I was very tired.  I still got a lot of requirements done.  Stayed up really late to finish up my requirements.  Learned some sticks in dream team.  J ust another tired Monday.

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Sunday

Got  all my requirements done for the day I started one time and not long after i was done It was fun.    

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Pretest

had the pretest otday I think i did good then took sparring class and that gave me a couple sparring rounds EVERYONE ON THE THAT TOOK THE PRETEST DID AWSOME!!!!!!

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icy friday

got some stuff done it was freezing koutside didn't run tbecause there was ice on the ground I also got out of school early and was able to get requirements done and got to celebrate my dad's birthday It being cold was awsome  

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Thrilling Thursday

Got most of my requirements done again. Studying for the pre-test.  I think I'm ready.  

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Tired Wednesday!

Got a lot of my requirements done. I had to stay up late doing homework that I should have gotten done earlier. I was lucky to get my stuff done. I need to plan better during the cycle.

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tough tuesday

I was home alone so i got some of requirements in took black belt class did so many poomsaes and self defence All the selfdefences and poomsaes that was done in class was tough.

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MLK day

A late Monday.  Got some stuff done late today. Still doing good!

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super sunday

third night with company still managd to get some requirments in missed some journal entrys but i am doing one now having a super time  

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Fun Friday

Got a little bit ahead with some of my requirements had some company come over tryig to get ahead so i can go skiing or snow boarding

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WackyWednesday

did some wacky stuff durring 5:55 and in the dream team class. got some requirement done ealry in the morning and I am still up late.   today was just wacky.

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terrific tuesday

Got a lot of my requirements done in the morning. I also had a no homework so I got some requirements in. It was terrific!!

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Marvelous Monday

I got a bunch of requirements done today. I didn't have a lot of homework so that helped.  I'm still pretty sore from Saturday.

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