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!

September 29

Today I did not have school so I got to sleep in. It was really nice. I was able to get alot done today espically studying for the written test, I went to black belt class in the afternoon. 

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September 28

Today at school it was Jersey day and I wore a rangers Jersey. After School I went home and did some homework. I went to sparring class later at 6:30 and helped in the family class afterward. 

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September 27

Today was Holiday day at my school. I dressed up as Christmas. I got really hot with the sweater on. 

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September 26

Today was decade at my school and I dressed up as the '80s. It was really cool seeing what everyone else dressed up as. After school I did some homework and then went to dance. 

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September 25

Today at my school, since it was Marvel Monday for spirit week, I dressed up as Captain america. School felt super long today. I was really tired.

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September 23

Today I had sparring in the morning. After sparring I had black belt class, but I was still doing my white belt challenge so it was different. 

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September 22

Today I had school and after school I came home and babysat my Siblings. I went to class at 5:30 and did my white belt challenge. It was weird.

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September 21

Today was a normal day at school. I had Chemistry, Spanish, and English. I have an English Project due soon. 

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September 20

Today I woke up early and went to school. School was normal and at lunch I ate a sandwich. I finished most of my written test I just have a few questions to ask my mentor. 

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September 17

Today I got to sleep in. I woke up at 10. I went to church at 11 and then came back home. After church I did alot of homework for the week.

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September 16

Today I woke up early and went to sparring class. After sparring I went to Black Belt class. After Tae Kwon Doe I went to dance. When I came home I had piano lessons.

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September 14

Today was tiring. I had a long day at school and after school I had dance. I also had a lot of homework to get done too. I almost finished my essay. 

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September 13

Today I had a normal school day with the exception that it was picture day. In art I kept drawing my dog. 

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September 12

Today we had a 2 hour delay at school because of the Hurricane. It was nice to sleep in a little bit. School was normal and after school I went to dance.

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September 11

Today I woke up for school and school was fairly normal. After school I got a message that dance was cancelled. At about 5 I went Tae Kwon Doe and then came home and did some homework. 

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September 10

Today I had an audition for dance. I stretched for a long while before the audition started. It went well I think. After the audition I came home and did some homework. 

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September 9

Today I went to Tae Kwon Do in the morning for sparring and a black belt class. After class I went to dance. 

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September 8

Today I had school. I dressed down because it was a school spirit day. After school I came home and got ready for Tae Kwon Doe. After Tae Kwon Doe I went to the CTK Football game. 

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September 7

Today i went to school and had a normal day. When I came home I had to study because I have several quizzes and tests tomorrow. I went to sparring class too.

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Septerner 6

Today I woke up early for school and after school I had a meeting for the social comittee. After school I got ready for dance and went to dance until 8:30.

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September 5

Today i went to school and it was a normal day. After school I went to dance until late. When i got home i ate some really good dinner and then did some homework.

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September 4

Today I got back from my Mountain trip. I had so much fun. We went river tubing and creek exploring. I got home and did some homework and got ready for tomorrow. 

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September 1

Today I woke up early for school. At school we had a mass dedicated for Bill Fox, who died of a heart-attack last night. I prayed for Megan and her family. It was her birthday too. I felt awful.

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August 24

Today I woke up and went to school. At school I went through all of my classes and got a lot of syllabi to read over and sign. After school I went home and did some school work. At 5:30 I went to Tae Kwon Doe. 

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August 23

Today was my first day of school. At school we had a few assemblies followed by a long mass. I gave a presentation to the freshmen about tips for freshman year. I went to Tae Kwon Doe at 6:15.

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August 22

Today I babysat my brother and prepared for school because my school starts tomorrow. I packed my lunch and packed up my school supplies. I went to Tae Kwon Doe at 4:15. 

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August 21

Today I watched the solar eclipse from my house. I used glasses and a box. It was really cool even though I did not get to see it at totality. 

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August 19

Take I woke up early and went to Tae Kwon Doe in Charlotte. After class, I got home and got a shower. I left to go to lunch with a few of my friends at 1. When I got home I had piano lessons. 

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August 18

Today I woke up around 11. I finished some push ups and sit ups in the morning and then relaxed at home for the rest of the day. I babysat my siblings in the afternoon. At 5:00 I went to Tae Kwon Doe. 

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August 17

Today I woke up at 10 am. I didn't really have much to do today and had a very slow morning.I babysat my siblings for most of the afternoon. I went to sparring class at 6:30.

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August 16

Today I woke up around 8. We had to clean up the beach house we stayed at. After I ate breakfast, my family and I got into the car and started to drive home. We got home around 2pm. I had to clean up my room and empty my suitcase. I went to Tae Kwon Doe at 6:15

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August 14

Today I woke up late and ate breakfast. I went shopping with my mom while my brothers went shopping. When I came home, I relaxed for a little bit. At around five, we went out to the beach and it was very breezy and nice.

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August 13

Today I slept in until around 11. After that I ate breakfast and headed over to the beach. I played at the beach for a while and then got ice cream. I went home, showered and relaxed for a while. I played a board game and then went to bed.

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August 12

Today I got to sleep in late. I woke up at 10. After I woke up I ate breakfast and got ready to go to the beach. We walked from the hotel to the beach and set up our chairs. The beach was so pretty with the waves and the sand. It was not too hot because the wind was blowing. I had so much fun playing in the water.  

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August 11

I woke up at 5:45 to go to the beach. We went to pick up my friend Sarah at 6 because she was coming with us. The car ride was 3 and ½ hours. We got there around 10:30. We went to the beach in the afternoon and went out to dinner.

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August 10

Today I woke up early to help my siblings get ready for the beach. Some of my siblings leave today, the rest, including me, leave tomorrow. They left around 12 and I waved as they backed out of the driveway. I ate lunch and relaxed the rest of the day. I went to Tae Kwon Doe at 6:30.

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August 9

Today I woke up around 9 to go to the garden with my mom. At the garden I watered some plants including tomatoes and peppers. I love tomatoes. After the garden, I went home. Soon after I went to the store with my mom to go grocery shopping. At 6:15 I went to Tae Kwon Doe.

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August 8:

Today I woke up at about 10. It was raining when I woke up. I love the rain because it sounds really nice for a day at home. I relaxed most of the day with my siblings. I went to Tae Kwon Doe in Charlotte at 7:00.

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August 7:

Today I woke up at about 10:30. It is nice to wake up late in the summer. I babysat my siblings for most of the day. I helped my mom put some pictures in frames and hang them up. It was cool to see all the old pictures. I went to Tae Kwon Doe at 6:15 and worked with my mentee Mason. I also learned Bo Cho Dan Specials for self defense.

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