Hey guys! Belt testing is today. I've been nervous all day but hopefully that helps me do better. A bit of pressure is good. This is my first time doing a black belt test, but the black belts at my dojung are really good at telling you what to expect. Im writing this during school because I have free time and I keep watching youtube videos on poomsaes and self defenses so I can mentally follow along with them. but I'm ready to do my best!
Overnight testing tomorrow!!! i’m pretty nervous but i know my stuff so i just need to worry about not falling asleep. good luck everyone!
Now that the written and physical tests are done, i can focus on my poomsaes and self defenses. I know them but they could always use more polishing.
Physical and written tests today!!! Also i went to the hopkido seminar. I learned a lot and Grandmaster Medina is pretty funny.
Physical and written exam tomorrow! I stayed back late to practice the test questions and i just need to memorize a couple more things. Other than that, today i volunteered, and went to black belt and sparring class.
We don't have school tomorrow so that's good. I got a mentor and a mentee session in today too. Requirements are coming out well.
Regular day today. I put the test questions on flashcards so I can memorize them better. Also, we had a photographer come to our dojung and the class helpers were interviewed and did their favorite kick. I did my turning hook. I would've done a front kick but I thought it felt kind of awkward looking at the camera.
Today was a normal day. I went to school, had some meetings, then went to a Harrisburg Youth Council Meeting. Then when i got home I did my requirements. Still kind of nervous for this and next Saturday.
Still keeping up with these journals!!! Today I assisted a class and got a mentor session in. I still need a couple before oct 2. Other than that, im done with many other requirements.
Written test on sunday!!! Thankfully I have a day off on the 25 so I can use that to practice, practice, practice. practice minutes are still going strong too.
Today was the PMA seminar with Master Evins! I was told to start from the intermediate level even though I've never done PMA before so it was definetly a lot to learn. But it was fun and i really learned a lot.
Today we did the same thing last week. We went over every color belt thing. I also went over staff and stick form. I may need to catch up on my running so i’ll do that this week
Today me and my mentor went over almost everything. She was definitely tough but it was for the best. Tomorrow at black belt class, we’ll be doing the same thing we did last week which was everything color belt. I know everything, but I still get nervous when tested.
Today I helped out at the junior tiger class. Its a little hard to get them to listen and stay focused but they're defintely very passionate about what they do. also, i went to black belt class and we practiced poomsaes and going with your attackers energy.
Today was alright. I had another test, got home and studied then got ready to class assist. It was fun they learned about accuracy and I helped people with sa/sam jang.
Today was kind of not good. I had TWO tests on a Monday and I forgot my water bottle. But other than that, I used my bad day as a motivation to run and my mile time today was two whole minutes lower than my average. So Im really proud of that.
Today was fun! I got home from myrtle beach and did my requirements (per usual) but then i went to my friends birthday party. it was super fun and i loved it. also on the car ride home i realized that the written test is in less than 2 weeks and the final test is in less that 3. thats so crazy, time passes by fast.
I’m at myrtle beach right now so i could run BUT i could do burpees pushups and such. (sorry to my downstairs neighbors). but i’ll have to catch up on my running tomorrow when i get back home.
Today in class we went over every single form and self defense. It was really useful because you could see what you needed to work on and got extra tips for them. Super grateful for today.
Today was our dojungs belt testing day! Its crazy to think how i used to be every single belt that was testing. it kind of killed me not being able to help them improve right then but i know i can another day.
Today we were put on the spot to do poomsaes in front of the entire class. at first i was stressing because i didnt know it. then i thought about it and realized i did know it. so maybe you should overthink sometimes.
Today was again a normal day. I helped out for class assistance. I also found out i can sit in the splits for a while.
Today was a normal day. Since there was a festival at church, i was there for 5 HOURS. But my friends were there too so it wasnt boring. did my requirements when i got back home. then i went to dance class. also its like really really hot.
We had out service project today!!! It was super hot and we barely had anything to do but it was really cool seeing all this people get together for a good cause. Plus, I'm halfway done with my essays so yay.
First sparring back after being sick!!! It was pretty fun. I'm also excited for the community service tomorrow but warning to everyone watching this, it's going to be hot.
Today was alright. I finished my weekday black belt class requirements yesterday and finally completed my new skill. i can bake now!!! it defiintely took a while but it happened!
Hey guys I am back on that streak (kind of) and feeling a lot better than I did over the weekend. I need to try going to more sparring classes to make up for the one i missed on friday. other than that, glad to be back!!!(after only 4 days)
ok,so, sadly i was sick and couldn't make it to class today, BUT i am feeling better and can go to class tommorow. hooray!!! since i was doing alot before this, taking a day off didnt get me behind luckily. I just have to get back on that streak.
Ok still recovering from being sick. since im not contagious i want to go to class tomorrow but ill have a really bad headache, throat ache, and just be really tired. but i have to stop missing classes. ive taken like 3 naps today. so hopefully ill be better by tomorrow
Sadly, yesterday i was sick and couldn't make it to either the blackbelt class or sparring so ill have to make those. also my mile today was 5 minutes longer than my average since im sick. but hopefully ill be better by monday to go to class!!!
Today was good. I did't have any tests, quizzes, or anything of the sort. but im feeling pretty sick today so im going to skip out on sparring and just go to black belt class.
today was alright. i think i did pretty good on my bio test today. other than that a lot of memorizing. got home, just finished my requirements. nothing new.
Today was fun-ish. I went to school had a club meeting, went home and did my requirements. then i had a harrusburg youth council meeting (which was basically next to the dojung) so that was fun.
I'm writing this during lunch!!! I'm pretty excited for the black belt class today. also to help our the junior tigers!
I took a pretty big test today so to get rid of the stress i just did my requirements. being tired really does help you forget about whatever. anyways, yesterdays bb class was fun. i really like when we do rotations like that so that if i make a mistake its easier to spot and get corrected.
yesterday all i did was class assistance and leadership. it’s kind of fun helping others in their classes. even more when they’re confused because i’m a white belt.
Ok i just started getting the hang of all my classes and tkd and all my other stuff. its a lot but i can handle it. anyways im excited to go to black belt class today!!
it’s been a while since i last blogged. but im still kind of getting in the swing of things as the assignments pile up. but still keeping up with requirements and such. also i started my week as a white belt. it’s kind of weird to not see color on my uniform.
Today was pretty uneventful. i went to church, went to a class, went to a festival. then i went home and did my requirements. weekends are pretty boring when theres nothing to do. but still going strong with practice!!!
Yesterday i went to blackbelt class and sparring. there i found out that our service project is being done by Mr. Woods so thank you! but we also learned about more self defence. Master Foster likes to make it known that self defense is not a choreography and that in a situation like that, just do whatever is smart to get out of there as quick as possible.
Today is the day im starting my diet! i decided that eating more protein would be good for me especially when im on the cycle. im excited to see how it effects me!!!
Yesterday was pretty chill in class. we learned about locks and how to get out of some grabs. other than that, i worked with my mentee today and that was pretty fun. she's really funny so it's never boring mentoring her. im just really excited for the weekend.
Today i helped with our senior tiger class today. i helped the white belts and i really hope that i could be as encouraging to them as people were to me when i was a white belt. but i guess i have to turn in to them soon (for a week). im honestly really excited to see what happens when i turn into a white belt. that's all!!!
today i got 2 out of 10 (i think) essays done. im going to start a new diet soon. i want my new diet to be getting more protein so im excited to see what that diet does to me. i also went to a black belt class today and did a lot of kicking. so it was a pretty chill day
Yesterday was the first day that the requirements were stepped up a notch. For the kicks section, i usually already to more than 5 minutes but i was for sure more tired because of the other things. one thing im going to start doing is running more than a mile a day. its summer and i'm like really really free so, why not?
Today during sparring, sadly i couldn’t spar because i was dizzy. but i think it was a blessing because i could really see how other people sparred and how different the styles were. some people have strong kick some have fast some have good front kick and so on.
today was my dojung's belt testing so i helped out. it was kind of weird being the one helping instead of the one testing. usually i envy the helpers because they're not stressing about getting the next belt. turns out i was wrong and most of them still are. but it was great telling people that they did a good job and watch their face light up. so anyways, until next time!!!(probably tomorrow)
Today, when I was doing my mentor session I realized that mentoring someone else really gave me a deeper understanding on what I was doing too. I mean I've read somewhere that teaching other people is what helps people remember best. Plus, I think that mentoring is a requirement BECAUSE it gives us a deeper understanding. (Also it helps with your people skills too>)
Today was pretty fun! I went to the mall with my friends and that was great. Somehow the conversation we had shifted to me being in Taekwondo thrice which is strange but, I'm not complaining. They had many questions though. For example, "Do you beat people up?", "Is it hard?", "Don't you get hurt?". The answer to all of the questions was "sometimes" but I'm just glad they were asking me questions about something I'm so passionate about.
Today was the first time I went to sparring during the black belt cycle!!! I think there's this feeling that when you're on the cycle, every class you go to, you try 10 times harder than you usually would. Or maybe it's just me. Either way, I'm proud of all the new effort I'm putting into classes. Plus, I'm getting into the hang of the cycle with all the requirements and classes I have to go to. Bye!
Today was the first day I assisted a class and went to the front of the class for a leadership credit!!! I felt really good making other people feel better about their self defense and hop step kicks. I was a little nervous for the leadership part though. While I can usually remember all the warm ups while I'm taking classes, when I'm in front I'm a little less confident. But I'll get more confident as the cycle goes on. Good luck again everyone!!!
Yesterday was the first day that I incorporated all the requirements for the cycle into my daily routine. I'm used to doing them all on different days but it was strange doing them all on the same day. But today, I made a set time frame that i should do my workout and runs during. I'm sure that as the days go on, I'll make it a habit to do the excercises instead of having to be reminded.
I just did my first black belt pretest today! I'm super excited (but really nervous) to go on this journey. My baselines for workouts were alright but I know that if I put in the time and effort, I'll do a lot better on the final physical test. Good luck everyone!
