Fall 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!

8/29/26 #25

I just realied today that in about 2 to 3 days my diet will be done! Anyway today I woke up and went to black belt saturday class which was so fun, after my dad and I went to Aldis store and got some food. Later we went home, ate, and watch a part of the movie then I got tired and tooke a nap. Soon after my dad went to bed, I then woke up around 2 pm, So we went to my mums house and went to the gym for a few hours. Once I got back I ate dinner and chilled out for a bit. I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

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8/28/26 #24

Today at school during band I went to class and saw east gaston  high school jr and seniors helping us 6th graders. I then went home after the rough day, A few hours later at my mums house I stayed there until aroung 6 pm is when my dad came from charlotte for 3 hours he was in charlotte. I then went to his house, ate and chilled out, I then went to go do my workouts except for running, after that I head to go clean my room a little. Once I was dome I chilled out for the rest of the evening. I hope everyone had an amazing day!

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8/25/26 #23

Hello, Today I woke up as always and went to school, today in band we put together our clarinets, trombones,flutes,and trumpets. Which was super fun by the way, After school I went home, ate, chilled for a bit before heading to taekwondo for  most of the 3 classes. During the time in between classes I worked with 1 of our new deputy black belts and helped him with bocho dan self defence. After classes I headed home and took a shower to clean up, I then did my workouts for the day. I just started to play a game with my dad. I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

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8/23/26 #22

Today I woke up really late and went to sams club with me parents to go get a ton of food. Then we went home and slipt our foods and dad left for work, I then later went to the gym for miles and yoga, I also did my workouts before yoga. Once I got home I went to chill and got on the zoom call  for Korea, After the meeting my and my mum went to a thrift shop. I then came home and looked at some of the stuff, soon after I took a shower and now chilling. I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

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8/22/26 #21

Today I woke up and went to black belt class at lake norman which was okay, once I left I went home and cleaned my room then went to the gym for 2 miles and other things. I then went to starbucks but the car started getting this little wasp inside of it so I had to get out and away from the car. Once I went home I chilled out for a little before working on 2 identical garden boxes that are pretty small and elevated about 2 feet. Once I finished I looked in my book and chilled out for a bit, I am now on a call with some of my friends. I hope everyone had an amazing day!

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8/21/26 #20

Today I woke up and went to school, in band at school we played our mouthpiece which was super fun and loud. Later I got picked up around 4 pm, I then went to my mums house and chilled out for a bit because we really dont get homework or things like that, I then went to the gym around 6 pm to go do my 1.5 mile i needed to finish off the week. I then went and tried a few of the machines, so after 30 minutes of trying machines I went home and chilled out, I just did my other workouts. I hope everyone had an amazing day!

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8/20/26 #19

Today at school was pretty chill because these kids went home which made the day way more chill. Later after school I went to my dads to grab my taekwondo uniform for tuseday. I then went to my mums house and chilled out for a bit, I then went to the gym at 6pm for 1.5 miles, I just toke a shower and now about to go clean the sinks and trashcans. I hope everyone had an amazing day!

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8/19/26 #18

Today was okay because I had to go to school and got my bag checked, Later I then went to band after math and ELA. In band I learned that tomorrow we will get our insturments! After school I went home to dads house and ate dinner, Then I got changed and went to taekwondo for 3 classes today. In class I got kicked around a little but learned a little about each person.  After Taekwondo I ran 2 miles and went home to do my jumprope and other. I am gased out but I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

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8/18/26 #17

Today I woke up early for school and got ready, once I left for school I then got dropped off and walked through the metal detectors. After school though I went home, ate, and went to taekwondo. At taekwondo I did all 3 classes which was really fun. After class I went to this track really close to king tiger and ran a mile before leaving to go home, I just took a shower and now playing with my cat, Cheeto. I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

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8/15/26 - 8/16/26 #16?

Yesterday was pretty good. So I woke up at 6 30 or so and change to my uniform so I could go to the black belt class, before I went to leave the house I drank an energy drink. When I got to the black belt class we did kicks, poomsaes, stick forms, and study guide. After class I went home, changed, and ate some food and chilled a little, I then a few hours later went and did my other workouts for the cycle. thats really it.   Today I woke up and went down stairs to find some food for breakfast. I then ate and did this wooden puzzle cafe thing, That only took an hour or so, I then went and did my workouts early so I didnt have to do them later. Then I went down and my dad and I went to a restaurant, we got...

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8/14/26 #16

Today I went to school at like 8 am and went to my homeroom, math, ela, social studies, science, and band. After school I went home to my moms house and helped around the house with cleaning some things and packing a taekwondo bag for tomorrow in the morning. I then was picked up from my moms house by my dad who then took me to his place to stay until Wednesday if im correct. We just finished watch the movie, Masters of the Universe which is an amazing movie by the way. Well im heading to bed now, I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

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8/12/26 #15

Today I woke up early and went to school at 8 am, once I got in my homeroom for 6th grade I found my seat and we talked about everything for the day and how the day is going to go. After that class we all 30 people in 1 class went to reading and watched a video and decoded a paper, after that class I went to band and art. Once I got back I went to soical studies with a teacher that has a very thick accent. I then headed to science and we did really not that much. I went to my dads house after school to grab my uniform and went to my moms house to eat and change to my uniform. I went to taekwondo and did all three classes, I went home and changed out of my uniform. Right now Im doing my other workouts...

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8/11/26 #14

Today I woke up pretty late and got dressed for my mums office. When we got to my mums office I got this cabinet thing and some sharpies so I could finish it, Once I got situated I started coloring it for a few hours which was amazing when it was finished I set it down and did some of my workouts for the day. Later once we left I went home ate and went to taekwondo for all 3 classes and got in a setion with my mentee. Once I got home I got in the shower and cleaned up. I now am getting ready for bed. I hope everyone had an amazing day!

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8/10/26 #13

Today was pretty great. So I woke up and went to the gym for a 2 mile run with my mum, After I went home and did my other workouts, then I started doing some art in my room for I think around 3 hours just drawing on this cabinet which was so fun. Later me and my mum headed to orentation where my dad was because my mum had a very important meeting, after the slide show I went to go meet a few of my teachers, me and my dad then went to my band teachers room and met her. I then went to my dads house and did my own thing for a little before I headed to my mums house. Well I hope everyone had an amazing day!

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8/9/26 #12

Today was amazing because first I woke up and cleaned my room after waking up and getting energized for the day, I then watched some videos my friends sent me so I could be ready to go to the gym for my workouts and yoga or body balence. After morning I headed to the gym with my mom for my mile, after my mile I went to the privtate trainer room for my other things. Soon after I went to do the yoga class for I think 1 hour and 30 minutes which was so relaxing. Soon after I went to Wally World (Walmart) for some things. After I went home and called my friends for an hour and a half. I now am coloring a shelf. I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

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8/8/26 #11

Hello, Today was ehhh, okay but not great first of all I had to wake up early to go to saturday black belt which was super fun! Later I had to go to the gym like 2 hours later, Right after that I did my other workouts and chilled for a little before cleaning and drawing a little, later I watched a show and ate dinner. Soon then I went on a car ride with my mom and our dog stella. I just got back like 30 minutes ago and now laying down for bed. I hope everyone had an amazing day!

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8/7/26 #10

Today was pretty good because I woke up and I went to the gym for a little while getting everything finished for the week. Later I came home and drew for hours while my mom worked in the office, Hours later we went to this art place so I could finish my ceramic that I did, while figuring out what todo next. I came home and clean my room, kitchen table, my lunchbox. I just finished and about to call my friends to say hi. I hope everyone had a perfect day!

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8/6/26 #9

Today was okay but kinda good, first thing is I woke up and went to the gym for an hour then me and my mom went home to clean a little while my mom was finishing her work for that hour. After that I reread through and changed some words in my history of the kwans essay for alittle bit while she finished up, soon after I cleaned some more until dinner was ready so I took a break for an hour and a half, I took a shower than took me and my mom to go take the dog for a drive since she doesnt like walks. After that I cleaned a little more than just chilled on my phone for at least right now. I hope everyone had a beautiful day!

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8/5/26 #9

Today was pretty fun, so when I woke in the morning and I went to go see about my essays which I dont really need a lot. Later we went to this place for breakfast which was amazing, after that me and my dad stayed home and took a nap, after a few hours it was around 12pm so we both got ready to go see a movie for like 2 hours and 33 minutes or something. Right after this movie I went to taekwondo for sparring class and got my book signed. I just ate dinner and chilling right now but I already did my other requirments but, I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

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8/3/26 #8

Today was pretty good so today I woke up at 7 I think and went to my dads house to change and go to crowders mountain which was super fun, going uphill was the worst part because of all the slopes and hills, down hill was not that hard. Right after crowders I was gassed out, so we went to eat at home, forgot to mention but the hike was 4 miles, 2 going up and 2 going down. After I ate I took a shower for the sweat and changed clothes. So then I did my other workouts real quick and ate really late lunch, I took a nap later in the day for a few hours, when I woke up I ate dinner. I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

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8/2/26 #7

Today I woke up pretty late as usual and got changed then headed to breakfast. After breakfast I cleaned around the house then soon after went to the gym and ran 1 mile and did my push ups, sit up, v sit ups, burpees, and jumprope in a private training room, then I went to starbucks with my mom for a few drinks, Right after the starbucks trip we went to this art place in cramerton and spent the afternoon there leading into the evening a little. As soon as we got home, I ate dinner and cleaned the rest of what I had todo, I am about to go take a shower. I hope evryone had an amazing day!

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7/31/26 #7

Today was okay, I went to camp and we watched a movie for an hour or so. Later I went to my dads house after I went to my moms house, I went running and got a miles worth, I then did my other workouts, ate dinner then looked in my book for other things if I need any, well I am about to go grab some snacks and watch a movie. I hope everyone had a wonderful day.

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7/30/26 #6

Today was pretty good, I went to the pool and stayed for a little. Later I went home and and went to the gym at like 6pm, then I got home and did my sef defence and kicks and poomsaes, I am about to go take a shower, I hope everyone had a wonderful!

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7/28/26 - 7/29/26 #5

Yesterday was pretty good in terms of like I went to summer camp and we went to the park for a while, later I went to taekwondo and did the black belt class only and went to the track right near my dads house so I ran about 1/4 of a mile before it started pouring, so we went home and I did my other workouts there. Today was okay, I went to summer camp and we did a few games, later I went to the gym and ran a mile there, as soon as I was done running my mile I went to taekwondo and did all 3 classes there, when I got home I changed and started to fill up my candy dispendser with resin ducks, frogs, black furry things, ect. I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

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7/27/26 #5

Today was a pretty good day and i went to this summer camp about science which is my best subject, then i went to taekwondo for the first 2 classes and then went to the gym for about 30 minutes to do my mile and pull ups, then i came home and cleaned my room, I am about to do my other workouts like burpees and sit up. I hope everybody had a wonderful day!

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7/26/26 #4

Today was okay, this morning i woke up and finished my history of the kwans essay, then we went to the gym where i did my workouts and did my 2 miles. Then me and my mom went to this art place around 2 or 3 i think and we spent a few hours there, at around 6pm we got home and i looked though my book to see if i need anything else done. thats all, hope everyone had a good day!

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7/25/26 #3

Today was pretty good and i am so sorry that i missed yesterday and that I will keep up more often, anyways today was amazing and i went to a bbc this morning and accidently showed up for the 2nd dan and higher class which i felt really awkward there but i am glad that today i went somewhere to go celabrate for my friends birthday and spent the day with her, later i went to get some tacos with my dad which they were amazing tacos! thats all, hope everyone had an amazing day!

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7/22/26 #2

Today was pretty good and i woke up so i could go to the gym so early in the morning, i hated that but at least i got a mile out of it. A few hours ago me and a friend went to this black belt class in north charlotte at 7:05 to 8:05 and it was actually better than i antisipated. Anyways i think i am going to the store tommorw to go get a watermelon for a friend since she has not been to the store in a little and i dont know why she did not ask her parents, but yeah. Hope everybody had a great day, night!

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7/21/26 #1

Today was pretty good, i ran 2 miles today and did all of my other workouts. I am also not feeling great, i keep coughing a sneezing. Anyways I think i am coming down with something but i dont know what. I am about to go warm up a rice chicken veggie bowl, with other stuff too. I have started and i think finished an essay or two? I hope everybody had a good day!

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