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!

International conference!

Planning an international conference for prospective student in the health field is no joke. A lot of money, countless phone calls, atleast 5 video conference calls, and back to back meetings. I’m genuinely exhausted! But then again, gotta do the work to if I wanna succeed!

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Full day of nothing but work!

Despite finally having more time on my hands, i just keep getting more homework and exams to study for. On the bright side, I bought the new iPhone 11 pro and the new Apple Watch! Well deserve purchase after doing nothing but school work 

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After 4.5 long years...

Tonight marks the last day of my 4.5 long research that I’ve done at uncc. It’s bittersweet but I’m excited for the what the future holds. Staying late night to run experiments and calculating data. Sometimes going until 2 or 3 am. But finally my team and I have completed our research and I can go back to a normal human sleep schedule! Glad to say that I’ll soon be graduating with a double major and a double minor, along with getting my research published!

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no schoool

Since exams are done for me, I dont hav to go to school this week :) cant wait for summer to start. Still got to go to work...but payday is amazing :)

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Rained all...

Rained all day today... work was really boring since no one really came :/ aahh school needs to end

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So todayat...

So todayat work I had a patient come in who is 98 for a prescription. ..he drove here in tricked out nissan Z 370 with the doors opening upwards...I asked him for his license..his excuse for not having it.. "son I lost it in world war 2" hahahaha I wanna be like him when im old

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So todayat...

So todayat work I had a patient come in who is 98 for a prescription. ..he drove here in tricked out nissan Z 370 with the doors opening upwards...I asked him for his license..his excuse for not having it.. "son I lost it in world war 2" hahahaha I wanna be like him when im old

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Been worki...

Been working everyday for the past 2 weeks...sooo tired.. everyday rifht after school from 330 to 8 :( and then hw till 12... same routine for 2 weeks...im dead...I miss tkd.. aahh

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Clean shav...

Clean shaved feels verryy good! Haha walked around the school today with a python (my APbio class pet) and chilled with my principal! Good relaxing day today!

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In about a...

In about a couple of minutes will be my sisters 23rd birthday! She is at medschool so she cant be here to spend it with us. But we sent flowers and gifts and had her friends plan a big party for her! Cant wait to see her reaction

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Went all d...

Went all dressed up in a suit for a interview for a big club in my school :) I think I did great! Hopefully I get accepted. Anyway schools almost at an end and senior year is close!!

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Life is so...

Life is sooo busy now a day! College applications and studying! When will it end???

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Hope the g...

Hope the goodwill games went great today! Wish I was there. Exams are over. And so i school in a few weeks. Cant wait till my sister comes home!!

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Still home...

Still homework -_- even after exams are done teachers still decide to give work :/ ugh...tornado warning today in school! Still though..I love the rain!

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Last exam ...

Last exam was today! School is basically over for me! Passed junior year with a 3.8 out of a 4.0!! Proud of myself!

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Last AP ex...

Last AP exam tomorrow! Cant wait for it to end! Then summer vacation starts soon!!!

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mothers day

Had an amazing mothers day :) im so great full to have a mother so great and amazing in every way. She is my number 1 women in my life!

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calc done. 6 more exams

Exam went great today. I think I passed with a 4 out of 5. We will see when the test results come back. Medication seems to be working cus im feeling great :) cant wait to get back to tkd soon

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out of the hospital

Finally out the hospital :) exams starts tomorrow! First of 7 :( wish me luck yall!

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tea ceremony

Tea ceremony is coming soon :) cant wait to get the new belt. I wonder what the retreat will be at! Aahhh

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tea ceremony

Tea ceremony is coming soon :) cant wait to get the new belt. I wonder what the retreat will be at! Aahhh

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carowinds

Today was great. Mum felt good enough to let me go to carowinds with some friends. Imm sooooo sore and tired. Exams soon!!

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alot of sparring...

Did 4 days worth of sparring in one day...im tired sore and in pain cus I had 2 soccer games today and still did sparring...aaahh

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job interview

Aced job interview with the carolina panthers :) mums doing great so far since she has been a the hospitalt

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8 exams in...

8 exams in one day...i am brain dead...aaahhh I need tkd testing to come soon!!!

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back!

HOSA was great!! Made top ten but not top three like last year ...but I always got next year! Only 7 days till testing!! I cant wait!! Aahhh!

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Finally do...

Finally done packing for my hosa trip for tomorrow! Next two days will be fun yet difficult. I gope I place in the top three! Next week is black belt testing so I hope everyone is prepared!!

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soo close

Hosa competition is soo close! Cant wait to go! I know ill place in top 10. Hopefully top3!! Then testing next week!!!

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bruises everywhere!

Paintballing yesterday has left my body in a few bruises...im sore everywhere!! Aahh. Hopefully it wears off by next week...FOR THE TESTING!! AAHHH!! Cant wait! Soo close

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paintballing!

Went paintballing with my friends today! Was sooo much fun! Got hit in the thigh tho alot... on the bright side I got 5 people in the back of the head (not protected) and one guy between his legs (if you know what I mean) done with all my physical requirements! !!

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soccer and tkd

First soccer game of the season tomorrow! Aaahhh cant wait! Its been over a year since ive played. And today at practice ive noticed that tkd has improved my speed and stamina :) I killed it on the field!!

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soccer day!

not a bad day today! played soccer with my tkd boys and had a good time in class. then studied or a big exam tomorrow :/ not gonna lie....its gonna be a hard test tomorrow. but nothing is gonna stop me for the Black belt test coming up soon! im ready!

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Hello!! To...

Hello!! Today went well! Except for the fact it rained the whole day and I had work straight after school :( aahhh the rain needs to stop!

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long day

Went to the mall this morning to get suit fitted for my HOSA competition :) then worked out in the rain :)) it was soo much fun! Ended the day by going to my temple for a religous event and eating out with friends :)

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testing

Written and physical test tomorrow! Cant wait!! I got this easily! Well maybe not the written test...too much studying for me this past week so I hope I pass. Goodluck to everyone!

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life is great

Testing is only one day away! Soo much studying and stress. School exams and tkd exams and internships...sooo much work. Aaahhh anyway good day at class today. I wish everyome luck for saturday. We will all do great!

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bad knee again

So my knee has decided to give put on me every 10 seconds -_- great. Back to the doctor and hopefully better by saturday! Hardly did much today except for studying

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life is great

Today went great. Perfect weather and perfect day at school. No hw and no stress. Teasting this week and ive been studying sooo much. Im ready. I know it

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hopefully this works

Hoefully this journal entry goes through. It hasnt for the past few days. Aaahhh. Anyways I wish we didn't have school tomorrow. But we do. Today went well! Cant wait till testing

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so close

Today went by fast! I hope those who tested today did great! Cant wait to see who got their new belts next week! Cycle is alsmost done. Only a few weeks left. Almost done! Aahhh 3rd dan here I come

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so close

Today went by fast! I hope those who tested today did great! Cant wait to see who got their new belts next week! Cycle is alsmost done. Only a few weeks left. Almost done! Aahhh 3rd dan here I come

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rough day

today i had the ACT. in my opinion it went fairly easy :) i know i got atleast a 28 or higher. had a half day too so came home at 12:30. got a good workout in before black belt and sticks class.only 4 more weeks till cycle ends! cant wait!!

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ACT tomorrow

Today went by great. Having login issues and the website wont accept my journals or inputs :( emails master hartle so hopefully I get that fixed. Today was a great day. Not mervous at all for my ACT tomorrow. Got a 34 out of 36 the first time I took it. This time shouldnt be hard at all :) not feeling over confident or under confident. I got this.

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the stress is real

Too much school and work to handle. Aaahhhh mp break at all! If im not doing school im working. If im not working im doing tkd. If im not doing tkd Im doing doing school or work. Ugh. Help!

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half way done

Well it looks like the cycle is half way done. Cany believe that im already testing for my 3rd dan. I feel proud of myself. Even though I started a week amd a half later than everyone else I was still able to get caught up. I cant wait till the actual testing. I feel prepared.

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why isnt my account letting me in

Ive been up for the past two ours trying to get into my account. But it says it expired!! Ugh help!!

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why isnt my account letting me in

Ive been up for the past two ours trying to get into my account. But it says it expired!! Ugh help!!

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knee is getting better

Almost full functiom of my knee. Hurts a bit tho but the pain is bearable.  Got a good workout in today since ny knee didnt let me do much the past week :/ cant wait till class tomorrow! Back to a white belt ;)

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Didn't do ...

Didn't do much today. Just studied and went out to eat with family. My knee is getting better and I will have full function of it on Monday :) done with my essays and can't wait till the 15th for the written and physical test :) hopefully everyone is doing good!!

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doesnt hurt as much

My knee wanted to front stances and back stances so badly today in class but was sooo hard to keep it from moving. It was fun taking class as a cripple! Haha but nonetheless I wasnt gonna quit. Hopefully I get this brace off!

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Btw...doin...

Btw...doing pushups and squats and kicks with one leg is sooooo hard :o

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I am crippled!!

Aahhh...I hav a sprianed knee which also may be fractured :( but that will not stop me from doing my requirments. This will be an extra painful week. But I have no choice but to push through. These next 5 weeks will be intense!!

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injury!

Messed up my knee vary badly today :( gonna be wearing a knee brace for a while... ugh..only able to do half my requitments than I usually do :/ oh well

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mother nature does not want me to pass this cycle....

sooo since wednesday morning, my internet was gone. the winter storm blew out the power lines throughout my whole neighborhood. road blocks were set all around the block so i could go anywhere, ergo i was stuck at home the whole day :/ i rather go to school!! nonetheless i was able to do most of my requirements except for my journaling :/ aahhh anyways drank lots of hot chocolate and lots of fruit :) cant wait till class tomorrow!

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no school at all

No school for me tomorrow or Thursday. And it looks like its not gonna be on friday either. Had a good day at school. Had a snowball fight with the teachers and my friends in the courtyard. Came home to hot chocolate and a hot panini so I was a happy boy. Had a good workout in to get my body warmed up and get my blood flowing. Took a nap and then qorked out more. Cant wait till the cycle ends :)

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school tomorrow! aahh!

well tomorrow is school...again..ugh...the news said that charlotte will be getting more snow!! yay!! i cant wait! hopefully i have it on a test day or something...anyway today was productive. ran in the morning and afternoon and at 8. im done with my burpees now but im still gonna do more. hopefully this week is less painfull :/

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homework after homework

Teachers need to understand that we have more than one class and too much hw is very hard -_- but thankfully I have a loving sister who is off at medschool and is still helping me with hw. I need to steady myself and do every journal a day. Eating more healthy. Pull ups are ddone but im still gonna do more. My body is shaping up properly and everything seems more easier. 

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time to do more

so far its been a good cycle. but its hard to do 7 AP classes AND do a black belt cycle AND do 2 internships all at the same time.... any tips on how to do all them at the same time? haha but im feeling good about this cycle. the past two cycles were really hard, but i seem to like this cycle. 1. there are less people unlike last time. and 2. im more fit than the last two cycles. the days coming to an end and i cant wait for this week to end. goodnight people!

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it works!!

finally my account works again. apparently it was shut down since saturday morning :O but im back now! hahasaturday at master canns seminar was great. got in a good sparring round and landed a double headshot!! :) fell afterwards... but got 6 points all at once. then another 6 from body shots :)))idk what my requirements are just yet. normally master evins would say 750 kicks and a certian amount of black belt classes and sparring classes. sunday involved me doing pushups and having my dad massage me to help with the major soreness.other than that school has started again and so has the massive pile of homework. ugh...

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Short day

day went by fast. Didn't do much except for my. Requirements. Finally went to class and got my bb class and pmaa class in. Can't wait till sparring seminar on Saturday. very tired and sleepy so goodnight!

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No school again!

School has been canceled again for tomorrow! Yay but on the downside so was tkd class. Atleast I've been able to do some of my push-ups and sit-ups and burpees and pull ups and jumproping and meditation time. LOL but over all my body wants to do more and more. I'm positive I'll catch up to everyone soon enough!

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I got this!!!!

Aaahhh no school for me tomorrow !  Thank The Lord for giving us a snow day! Now I have a day o sleep in and wake up fresh and get most of my requirements done! I'm still on track and getting most of my requirements done.the healthy eating is actually helping me a lot and I can see the progress on my body. I know that this will be my best cycle. Too bad class was cancelled today. But that gave me more time to stay home and do a lot of my Push ps and sit-ups. Pacing myself and doing have in the morning and half at night has really been working and I hardly feel the pain of my soreness anymore. I got this !!!!!  Hope everyone else is doing well! 

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Doubled up!

Finally the day is done and my body is surprisingly getting used to the soreness... Maybe because I've been on the cycle before and my body knows to prep itself..haha...anyway finally ready to do at least half my requirements in the morning and the rest at night... That way I can double up each day. Good thing about the spring cycle... Anyone on it will have an amazing beach body when summer starts!!!! Yes! Haha dinner will consist of Chinese food and lots of tofu. Then at night I will finish my day with a protein smoothie so when I wake up at 5am I will be ready for my run and some of push ups and sit ups.

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IM LATE !!! AAAHHHH

Heyt 2014 spring black belt candidates!! Yes I am on the cycle for my 3 dan. I know im late :o but in my defense I had AP exams and I was totally lost in my studying. Haha but I have caught up a bit and working hard. QUICK NOTE FOR THOSE LOOKING AT MY REQUIRMENTS! I hav just inputed all my running and pushups and sit ups ect. Haha Ive been awake since 5. I had a good protien shake amd worked out for a good 2 hours. Im going to relax for a bit then start up again this afternoon! Haha hope everyone is doing well!   

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