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!

8/14

Today was a nice day. I woke ipa round 7 did the usual , change and run my mile and did my physical work. This time I did it with my two friends Keemya and ridhi! After I took my bath and went to school. We did nothing but just play games and do a few light activities. After I went back home took another bath got dressed took my class ate lunch and took a long nap. Then I practiced a bit. Ate dinner and went to bed.

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8/13

Today was honestly pretty good, today I did the same thing as yesterday in the morning just a hint different. So I woke up at around 7 freshened up and changed and did my physical work and ran my mile. I also saw my friends puppy Max! He’s Soo cute! He Is a Labrador! Tomorrow I’m going to run with her and my other friend and maybe Ira on Monday! Anyways I continued my run then went home to take a bath and change/get ready for school! I drank my smoothie and then went to the bus. I talked to my friends about some random stuff. After I went to school and honestly it was A lot better then yesterday, like I made some new friends got to talk to more people like in 1st period we had to do this cup thing where there strings attached to a rubber band...

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8/12

First day of 7th grade! Can’t believe it! Well honestly the first day of 7th grade want anything special but today I woke up at around 7 and did my physical work and ran my mile and practiced a bit. Then got freshened up changed and went downstairs to drink my smoothie. After k took first day of school pictures and went to my bus. Then I went to school which was again nothing special. Honestly had nothing to worry about. After I came back home took a bath ate lunch then went took my class and went to taekwondo. There I helped with junior tigers and then attended my black belt class did leadership credit and did a mentee session. I went home and changed then ate dinner played Roblox and went to sleep

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8/11

Today was such a fun last day of summer break! I woke up ate cereal and went to get my haircut then I went home ran my mile and did my physical work then I went to my friends house and we played together and got ready for our “pool party” after we went to the pool together and played lots of fun games! After we came back and had pizza and watched movie. Then went home and played Roblox with my friends and went to bed!

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8/10

to start off with today the reason why there are two dates with 8/10 is because yesterday since I came home late at 12 the date changed.  So today was a simple day, I woke up and cleaned my room while calling my best friend after I practiced my poomaes and then took a class and went straight to taekwondo. Then me and my dad went grocery shopping for snacks and then I ran my mile and did my physical work. The  ate dinner  and played Roblox and went to sleep.            

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8/10

Today was super boring I woke up around 6 and ran my mile and did my physical work and practiced. I’m kinda stressed to because I’m such a slow learner and so my pomsae and self defense is not looking good. But I’m going to try to lock in for the next 2 days especially excuse school starts on the 12th. Anyways today we drove back home and honestly I just slept for the most part. I ate subway and chicken pizza which was so yummy. Anyways I ended the days off by cleaning my room and heading to bed.

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8/8

Today was a very busy day. I woke up and ran my mile and did my physical work and practiced just a little bit. Then I played with my cousins for the rest of the time. The. I ate donuts and watched a movie with my cousin. Then i got ready to go to a family friends house we ate dinner and played games. Then from there we went to a majlis and i honestly just played with my younger cousin and talk to my other cousin. Then we went home did some other stuff and got ready to go to bed.

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8/6

One more day at Dallas, I had a good sleep and woke up late, ate my breakfast and played with my cousins. I tried to run a mile outside but it was too hot, so I stretched inside and also did push ups, and tried pull up’s and other workouts. Then I went out to eat lunch with my family  to a Chinese restaurant the food was great -and we had a great time. I also tried boba teas then we went to Ross for shopping and bought some clothes for school. Excited to try them out for first day of school. From there we went to one more cousin’s house for dinner… I met my cousins and played with them and ate delicious dinner with Theo family - I had a blast playing with my little cousin Wafa, he is very cute and friendly. Overall I had a great day! Learned...

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8/5

Today was a crazy day! Today I woke up ran my mile and did my physical work in the hot hot summer heat! Then I ate egg and played a board game with my family. After me and my cousins played Sara and sita and then we just played Roblox and watched yt. After I thought we were going to get ready but apparently not. After that we then got ready to go to a family friends house for dinner. They had such cute cats and kitties! Unfortunately I’m allergic and got a reaction to the kittens but the cat is a hyper alagenic cat so it was fine for me to go around that one. Anyways I went home with red sore eyes but maged to practice a little taekwondo. And went to bed.

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8/4

Today was a busy day, first me and my cousins woke up and made pancakes and honestly they were not good…At all. But after me and my cousins watch this paranormal movie show. I love that show it’s so interesting. It talks about all these paranormal events. Like aliens,ghosts, monsters,spirits etc. After we went to a Majalis and I played with my baby cousin he’s so cute! And also stayed for a speech and lunch. After we went back home and just watched some random stuff then had to go to another Majalis. It’s was huge! We did the same thing except I got strawberry matcha! And also ate chicken nuggets with fries and fried chicken. After I went back home and did my physical work and ran my mile and practice my pomsae. And then got ready to go to bed!

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2/8

Today was a really busy day! Me and my family woke up at around 7ish. I ran my mile and then also did my physical work. Then we stared our 4 hour drive to Atlanta Georgia. I slept for the whole ride. Then we arrived at a family friends house and stayed for lunch. I ate naan and baked chicken with salad! It was really good. After I played with the kids and then we went to a majlis and also ate dinner. After we went to a Majalis again and also ate dinner and I played with the kids. Then to our drive to the hotel I read The Grit workbook for kids. And then played Roblox. After we reached the hotel and I took a bath and brushed my teeth. The I finished off with practice my work and the heading to bed.

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8/1

Today was a normal day, I woke up at around 8:20ish and went to taekwondo, there I did sparing and helped out with the junior tigers! That was fun of course! After I came back how did my physical work and ran my mile and also learned a little bit of green belt. Then I took a bath and played Roblox then went to some house and ate food and then went back home. I read my book a little then played Roblox again and then went to bed.

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7/20

Today was an interesting day, I started the day by randomly waking up at 6:30ish. I think it was because yesterday I had an orthodontist appointment and they added an extra wire to pull a specific my K Nine tooth down. But then I brushed my teeth and the made my self breakfast which was two pieces of Sara dough bread. Then I watched my anime show took some pauses and then took an hour break. During my break I read The Grit Workbook For Kids, and after played some Roblox. Then I ran a mile and did my physical work. Next after I took a bath and changed to go to South Carolina for a funeral. I personally wasn’t close with the person who died but it was really sad.(RIP) We also stayed there for 5 hours and then went home. Then I played MORE Roblox with my best friend...

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7/28

Today was a super fun day for me! Today I woke up are 12 and ate a chocolate croissant for breakfast, then I watched my anime show and then read The Grit Workbook For Kids. I really like that book and enjoy it a lot and I feel that this book is especially very helpful to certain kinds of kids who really need to work up building there Grit. Then I did my math worksheet around 2ish and then around 3 I  practiced some of my taekwondo. After I played Roblox with my best friend and then did my physical work and prayed, after I called Kendall to work on MORE taekwondo and after played Roblox. Around 5 I took my Quran class and then got ready to assist in senior tiger class. That class was really fun and thankfully I wasn’t alone because ria (hope I spelt it right) but...

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July 25th

Today I woke up, had a delicious smoothie and went straight to taekwondo for sparring which was really great and enjoyed it a lot! I also helped with the junior tigers which was something new for me that I enjoyed a lot! Next shortly after I got my book signed and went straight home and did my physical work and run a mile, I feel that with the time I got I could have done better which is what I’m looking to improve tomorrow. Then I got freshened up and got ready to go to Raleigh to go to a family friend’s house which i had a really great time at. We then stayed for dinner and went back home. Then again got freshened up, ate an orange and ended things off with playing Roblox and also working on my self defense. And then I went to bed.

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