Spring 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!

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Today was a good day.  I got in my requirements and I’m tired and ready for bed.

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33

Today was a good day.  I got all my homework done at school and got my requirements done.  

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32

Today was a good day.  I had a testing at school today.  Got home ran and did my requirements.  Too tired trying to do homework.  Going to bed.

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31

Today was a good day.  I did a lot this weekend and now I’m watching the Super Bowl and falling asleep.

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30

Today was the first day back at school and I’m so tired.  I helped with a class today and did homework.

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29

Today I didn’t do much but I did all of this lol.  4 school zoom meetings, got ahead on my homework, I cooked my lunch, did my requirements, went to King Tiger to help lead and assist with a class, sparring and black bet class, showered and ate dinner.  Now I’m really tired but I can’t go to sleep lol.  

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28

Today was a boring day.  I stayed at home and did my school work and requirements.  I led and assisted with a class and that was fun today.

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27

Today was a good day.  I got some of my remote school work done for tomorrow.  I did my requirements and played in the snow.  Now I’m chilling with my family watching American Idol because it’s letting me stay up late.

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26

Today was a chill snow day.  I played in the snow and played with my friends.

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25

Today was a good day.  It snowed 10 inches the last time I checked.  The best part was riding my electric dirt bike in the snow and playing with my dog.

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24

Today was a late workout day.  I got a new school Chromebook because my friend accidentally broke mine at school.  I got some classes in today and a mentor session.  I did my workout and requirements.  I'm now chilling with my dog watching YouTube.

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23

Today was a chill day.  I played the game a lot with my friends.  I did a lot of workouts and my muscles are feeling tight.  

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22

Today was a chill day.  No school again tomorrow!  I practiced a lot today.

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21

It snowed and iced!  It was so fun playing in the snow.  Sledding was so fun.  The best part is no school tomorrow!

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20

Today was a good day.  I got in a mentor session and black belt class.  I did my mile and it was really cold.  I wish it was snowing so I can run in the snow.

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19

Today was a good day.  I didn't have any classes today.  I did my requirements and played with my friends.  Black belt class in the morning.

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18

Today was a good day. I got more credits and my workout felt good.  It was a light day at school.  I'm going to sleep now.

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17

Today was a good day. I did a lot of requirements and now I'm going to sleep.

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16

Today was a chill day.  School was easy.  I got some credits for my black belt cycle.  I finished my requirements when I got home and watched a show with my mom while I ate.

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15

Today was a chill day.  I was out of school so I did my run early and my requirements.  I went to the doctors and got two shots.  My arm still hurts. I want to stay up to watch the game but I'm going to bed.

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14

Today was a chill day. I did black belt class, mentor session, requirements, football practice, read my teacher notes and did my calendar for next week, then I played with my friends on the game.  For me that's still a chill day.

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13

Today was a chill day.  I didn't have any classes and was able to play with my friends.  Tomorrow I have black belt class and football practice.

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12

I got a lot done today.  Today I got two more class credits and a mentor and mentee session. Did my run on the walking pad because it's so cold outside. I've also had three vocabulary tests this week.  No class tomorrow!

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11

Today was a good day.  I did sparring, lack belt class and a mentor session.  I have a lot of work to do.

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10

Today was a chill day. Helped assist with class, homework, and requirements. 

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9

Today was a normal day.  I had a test in school, and I'm finishing it tomorrow.  I'll be done with all of the tests by Thursday.  My teacher and his wife have a baby on the way.  His wife is the 4th grade teacher and he is the 5th grade science teacher.  I'm excited for my first spring 7v7 football practice.  It's going to start earlier than they said.

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8

Today was fun.  I went to church and then I chilled with my friend the whole rest of the day.  He just left.  I ran my mile with him.  He helped with my video game while I did my workouts.  I just showered and brushed my teeth and now going to sleep.

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7

Today I didn't like having to wake up so early, but I think I did ok on my pretest.  There's a lot of improvement I can do on my forms though.  After that, I went to a spot with my mom, friend and his mom to watch the Panther's game.  I'm now in my bed!

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6

Today was a chill day.  Ran two miles today.  One before school and one after school.  The weather felt so good.

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5

Today I went to the middle school basketball game.  Girls and boys lost but everyone played good.  Has me excited to play basketball again.

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4

Today was a normal day, but I got excited at the end because I learned I'm going to my school's basketball game tomorrow with my friend.  Also, today was a bit of an easier day for King Tiger.

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3

Today was a chill day because it was the first day back at school.  I was excited to go back to school.  I love the challenge of getting higher grades.  We got new seats today.

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2

Today was a funny day because my mom used the middle finger emogi. I'm also excited because I'm getting the new apple watch.  

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1

Today was a good day because I had football tryouts. 

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#68.

I’m tired. That’s all I want to write but it won’t let me.

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#67.

Today went to top golf with my football team and ate a lot of wings.

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#66.

Today was chill day with only a little fun at football.

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#65.

Today I had football and got chipotle with my friends and cousins after practice.

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#64.

Had a chill day today. Studied for the written test and did some homework. 

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#63.

Today I was just well.  I just went to black belt class and played football. Good night.

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#62.

Today I did a lot of King Tiger requirements and football practice.   Good night bye

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#61

Well today I went to the track to run my mile. Today was chill.

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#60.

Today I hurt my wrist at school.  I think it’s ok but yeah.

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#59.

Today I just did a lot of black belt requirements and homework. 

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#58

Today I started off feeling sick and got better after lunch.  Just watching football now so yeah.

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#57.

Today I watched football with my friends and my family and my dad grilled a lot of steaks, hamburgers hotdogs chicken and fried chicken.

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#56. LET’S GO KC

Today not much i had footbal pictures.  I am watching the KC game. 

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#55.

Today I went to curriculum night at school with my mom to see my teachers.  I really like my teachers.

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#54. Homework

Today was a good football practice O line finally blocked.  Got home late and had to do homework. Tired now bye.

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#53.

I didn’t do much.  I had school and then I went to camp and then I went to football practice and then requirements now I’m brushing my teeth.

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#52

Very chill day.  I played a lot of video games that I don’t get to do much anymore.  I met my friend at the track to run my mile and practice.

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51.

Today was a chill day. I was able to play some video games with my friends.

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50.

I had a football game and we took an L and now my friend is here. 

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49.

Tomorrow I have a football game.  I did some cycle requirements and yeah.

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48. Sparring

Math test at school and then sparring. Sparring was fun.

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47. Tired

Tired again. School, football, Blackbelt, homework. Tired again. 

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46.

Today I had school, a test, and helped out with a class.

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45.

I am tired. That’s it. Good night.  Bye.  I am tired.

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44. Gym today

Today I went to the gym with my friend, and then I went to go eat with him.

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43.

Today I went to black belt class and did a mentor session. I went tfootball game we lost but it’s ok.  I’m playing a video game now and watching football. 

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42.

Today after football I got chipotle with my friend.  I got a game tomorrow.  I’m watching football now.

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41.

Today not much.  School, afterschool, requirements.

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40. First day of school

Today was the first day of school fun.  My mom picked me up at the end of the day. 

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39.

Today was a rest day.  There’s not much to it.  I am sick.  I have my first day of school tomorrow.

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38. Shopping again

Today I went shopping with my dad.  I got new football pads and shoes.  I got a half football to use for practice.  It’s cool.  I can throw it at the wall and it bounces back.

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37. I hate shopping

Today I went shopping for more school clothes and I hate shopping!  

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36.

Today I had my football game.  I have been saving up for something in a game.  My dad gave me the rest of the money I needed for it.  

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35. Chill day

Today was chill.  I helped with a class and went to football practice.

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34. Ready for school

Today I went to an open house for school and got my new Chromebook.  That’s it.

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33. Better day at football

Today we had a football scrimmage.  It was cool.  We won!  But that’s it. 

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32.

Today I went to football.  It was a rough practice.  No O line.  I’m tired and going to bed.

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31. No friends

Today I went to camp at King Tiger like always, but school started back today so there was like no people or friends.  I did my requirements; I was behind so today I worked on getting caught up.  Football was cancelled because of the rain.

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30. Back home

I had my friends bday and it was a sleepover in Georgia. We went to a baseball game and played but that was it. 

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29. Brighton’s Bday

Today I will go to my friend’s bday after black belt class. My other friend is picking me up because the bday is in Georgia. We are going to a baseball game and having a sleepover in Georgia at my friend’s house. 

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28.

I'm so tired.  I did some fast fun throws.  I assisted with the little tigers today.  I did rolls and falls class and black belt class.  I went to football and then got pizza with my friends.

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27. Long day, short journal

Today was overwhelming.  I had sparring and football, but I still got my requirements done and that's it.

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26. Credit

Today was a big credit day.  I did sparring twice, mentor session, black belt class, class assistant, and I did a lot of practice on my forms.  So yeah, time to go to sleep.

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25. Grant's Birthday

Today I went to summer camp and had fun practicing my forms with instructor Garrett in the morning.  After that I went to Master Foster's sparring class and then I went to my friend's bday party at Top Golf.  

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24. Im tired Today!

Today I was tired. I am tired now. I had football and that is the hardest part of the cycle. But I went to my dad's house and bye. 

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23. I hate shopping

Today I went to see Fantastic 4 and went school shopping. I liked the movie, but I hate shopping.  

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22. Room to improve

Today was pretest and I feel I did good.  Still have room to work.  I have to go to panther fanfest so bye. 

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21. Chill day at home today

Today was chill.  I did a lot of practice for pretest tomorrow.  I did a black belt class.  I went to Panda Express for the first time, and it was a lot of food.  It was good.

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20. Sparring was fun

Today I had a lot of fun at sparring.  Today was really chill, but I got a lot of practice in. Pretest on Saturday.  

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19. Tired

Today well I am half asleep and my mom is doing my hair.  Pretest in 3 days.

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18. Late to the party

Today was my friend's birthday.  I was a bit late because I helped out with a class but that is it so not much.  It was at Top Golf.

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17. Hot today

Today I had my first hot football practice, so we had no pads on and just helmet.  So now I am home doing some more requirements and going to sleep.

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16. Chill Day

Today I did a lot of chilling and cleaning. I got this really fun game.  I was chill until I did my workout. I ate too much ran a mile and almost threw up.

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15. Did a lot today

Today I went to black belt class, helped with the little kid class, did my mentor session, and went to the poomsae seminar, and then came home and helped cut the grass.

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13. I forgot to journal yesterday

Yesterday not much happened.  I just went to practice and did a lot of throwing the football.  My mom picked me up from camp early, so I got to do my mile early.

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#14. A Good Class Today

Today I had black belt class in Huntersville.  It was a really good class.  I played football with my friend and now it's late and I'm so tired. Good night.

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12. 4/10 Day

So, today I found a mentee, Levi.  That was the best part of my day.  Let me get to the bad part.  I came home from football practice and the AC was not working.  I thought my dog was going to pass away because of no AC.  She is a french bulldog and cannot be in the heat.  I was so scared for her because it was hot in the house.  Finally the AC came back on before I got in the bed.  Today was a 4/10.

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11. Feeling good

Today was my first day of all pads at football practice, and I did good with hitting.  I like staying after practice running my mile with my friend.  It makes it a lot more fun doing it with someone. 

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#10. I did good

Today I had my first football practice with my helmet on. Tomorrow, I have full padding.  I did good on my mile today also, and my kicks. 

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#9 Sleepy Days

Today was a sleepy day.  We went to run errands, and I was sleepy.  I also got my football pads today, and that was cool.  Today I did my requirements a bit late but that's ok.

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#8. Falling asleep

Today I did a lot with my friend.  I did black belt class, worked out and went to the pool.  Now I am watching people fight, and I will see Manny Pacquiao fight if I don't fall asleep before they fight.  It's 8:32pm and I'm falling asleep.

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#7. Elephant Toothpaste

Today was a big football day, but it's 11:00pm, so I really just played a lot of football.  I stayed late after football to do my requirements with my friend.  Also, I did my favorite science experiment at camp.  We made elephant toothpaste with my 5th grade science teacher.  It was so much fun. 

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#6. Thursday is my favorite day

Today I was doing the same as yesterday.  I had middle school 5th grade camp and football practice and that was fun.  I did half my requirements this morning with my dad before camp and the other half tonight.  It was fun but that was it.  

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#5. My dog Blu

My dog Blu won't let me write my journal; she's just sitting on it pawing at me to scratch her.  Today I did not do much, but I did do requirements with my friends on a video call.  We also had our first really good football practice but that's it.  We practiced in the rain the entire practice yesterday.

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#4. Camp was Fun

So, today I was in the right group for camp, and it was a lot more fun! But yeah, that is all that happened.  Not really, but that's the most important thing and I'm too tired to write more.  I will have to tell you more tomorrow.  To be continued...

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#3. Today Was Crazy

Today was crazy!  My mom put me in the wrong camp.  She put me in the class with a lot of 1st-2nd graders for learning! I was supposed to be with my 5th grade class and playing games after with my friends.  Tomorrow I will be in the right place!  It was so not fun there!  I will be with my friends tomorrow, so I'm all good!

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