Fall 2025 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!

9.9.25

My day was good. I woke up did my  Exercises and then I got dressed for school. After school (as usual i went to the dojang after school to help out and then I took the Tuesday Black belt class. Now I am exhausted and just chilling. It has been a long day 

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Journal Entry #46 9/9/25

Today is Tuesday. And today in weight lifting class we maxed out on our squats. I got 245 pounds. And before I squatted 175ibs. So that's a 70 pound growth. But the rest of the day was boring. And tomorrow will be Wednesday. And on Wednesday we do awful calisthenics. 

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September 9

Today I woke up and did school and essays that’s all night!

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9/9

So today I made a sound of my clarinet. I then I went to taekwondo and I helped out with classes . Then I went home and ate . Bye

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Tuesday

Hello today I woke up and went to school we did a little experiment then I went to king tiger after school then I did a help out with class then I  did my requirements I'm getting good at pull ups then I went home well that was my day byyy.

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neglected life

I missed the 6pm class but can still make it to the 6:45 class if I leave in a few minutes.  Trouble is, there are so many unread emails, unpaid bills, maintenance tasks etc piling up.  I may just stay home to get caught up a bit and work on essays. Maybe even go to bed at a decent hour.  

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9/9/2025

Today I get to go driving with my dad. That's fun. I like the fact that cars are machines & not living organisms as sugested by the movie cars. Cars is beloved for it's message & characters with everything summating to a climax where the hero learns humility & is rewarded for it.

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Entry 27

Today I will be helping out with the lower belt class and hopefully do a mentee and mentor session. Me, my dad and my brother went one a bike ride and the way coming back home was mostly uphill. I am surprised that my legs are feeling sore!

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Feast

Today we had Monday feast and it was okay. The art class was cool. We did scribble art and learned about optical illusions and I'm not nearly as exhausted I usually would be

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Sept 9

Today was our first day of Monday co-op and it went really well and it wasn't nearly as exhausted as Wednesdays are and I'm looking forward to doing that for the rest of the year

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less than 4 weeks??

Classes, requirements, aches and pains, tiredness and dread at not having enough time to fix everything I want to fix. 

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Entry 26

September 8 - Entry # 26 Woke up, ate breakfast and went to school. We played Blooket and I got 1st place because I got the most questions right. So that was pretty cool. When I got home, I did some requirements then went to class. After class, I came home and finished requirements then we had Subway for dinner. Now im going to bed.

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9/8

today was a really long, boring day. had tons of school and kinda felt like i was running all over the place. did a mentor session with master foster. i've finally realized how much i hate the cycle and how ready i am for it to end. it doesnt even feel rewarding anymore. who knows, maybe my opinion will change.

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9/8

today nothing really happened. i did some requirements and had a pretty long mentor session. i will also finish all my class assistance credits tomorrow.

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9/8

light day of more studying today. Helped out with the 8-12yr class and then took advanced class after. We worked on basic kicks and some development of hook kicks.

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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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Smash Burgers

Tonight, we had double homemade cheese smashburgers on the blacktop grill, they were delicious. Also, we made homemade fries for them too. It was very delicious, and I would want it every day until the end of the year😋😋😋.

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Journal #50

Today after school we had Stix class and after class I got my hair cut and blue highlights. Tomorrow is picture day so had to get it redone. After that, I finished my homework and requirements. 

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9/8/25

Today was mostly a normal day. I had school and soccer practice. Once soccer practice was done, my dad and I headed to family class at Lake Norman where I helped out. Then after I got home, I did my homework and watched some of Monday Night Football. 

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so much work

I have so much homework, but all of the assignments I have are long term assignments so i dont feel like doing them right now, because they are due in a couple of weeks. Still I'm trying to get as much done as possible now because im only going to get more work and its gonna start piling up. Anyways at school i just had my regular classes. After school i did my requirements and went to taekwondo and after that I came home and showered and ate dinner and did homework.

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9/8

Today I had a ton of homework, but I was able to get t done and finish my exercises before bed.

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9/7/2025

Today I had my concert and had to sing in front a lot of people. Master Foster also showed up. I turned out to be the best singer there which I was proud of.

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9/8 Curtis Journal

Monday- lots of mind numbing tasks today but I did manage to work on my essays. Morning workout was good and not too hard. These 4 minutes of each exercise don’t seem like a lot less but I feel better!

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9/8

Today was a good day because after school, I got to go to Boy Scouts for a ceremony where we got all our new ranks and merit badges. Other than that I just did my requirements.

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Day #46 9/8

Today was pretty boring. I went to school, but we really didn't do anything. When I got home, I worked on some homework and ran down to my neighbor's house, where I am dog-sitting. After that, I came home and got changed for taekwondo. I got to help with all the classes today, which was nice, so I got some credits from that. After I came home and ate dinner, and am about to go to sleep. 

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9/8/25

Today was a normal day. First i woke up and went to school. Then I came back and ate a snack and did my homework. After that I went to taekwondo took a class and got a mentee session in. Finally  came back watched tv and ate dinner.

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9/8

Today was a normal day at school. After school I went to soccer practice then I went home and showered then did the rest of my requirements after that then I ate dinner.

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9/8/2025

My day was good woke up did my Exercises and got dressed for school. There was two quizzes in Chemistry today. And after school I went to the Dojang early to help out and I got home around 7:15. My friend she told me to watch to one one piece its actually  better than I thought it was gonna be. But yeah that is my day  now I am just relaxing. Have  a good night guys 

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Today

               So today at school I didn’t make a sound off of my clarinet. At king tiger I finished some of my homework. I helped out with some classes . That’s it bye bye 

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Monday

Hello today I woke up and went to school we did a since project then I went to king tiger.Then I did a mente session then I helped out and did leadership and then I went home and ate diner byyyy.

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Journal Entry #45 9/8/25

Saturday we brought lunch for my grandpa’s birthday and spent time with him. Then, me and my uncle, and my little cousin ate at a bigger spot. It was so good. And they made the food pretty fast. And I liked the sauce that they put on it. I’m not a big sauce guy. But it was surprisingly good. Then we all played call of duty. Then I came home and it was raining heavy. So I couldn’t run.

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9/8 #44

Today at school I was kinda scared because I am on saftey patrol and it starts tommorow. But later after school I got to my dads house and I did my homework and chores, then I had to leave for taekwondo and I did the red belt class and helped out for class. Then I got to my moms house and I finished my homework, well bye yall.

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9/8 18

today I went to school and had a very good day and this week Mr gibson wants us to make a bench this is going to be very hard and my science project is going to start the experiment soon.  

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Sep 8 day #36

Today was pretty good. I woke up, got ready for school. After school I went to my grandmas house, then my dad picked me up. We went to taekwondo, and I helped with a shin kickers class, and then I did another white-yellow belt class and I did my white belt challenge which went good. Then I went home and had a delicious dinner.

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Entry 26

Today I ran one mile without taking any breaks! I am so exhausted. I will be helping out with the lower belt class and will do a mentee and mentor session. My number one word of the day: TIRED. 

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Movie Night

Tonight was the first of many movie nights with some people at the Chinese House. I watched Marry My Dead Body, a Taiwanese comedy, and it was pretty good! I sort of miss the movie nights I had last year with people I used to hang out with, but I am recreating that here! Anyway, I did a zoom mentor session and it went well. Between Friday and yesterday's training sessions, I'm pretty sore, as I found while doing some workouts.

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Entry 25

September 7 - Entry # 25 Today I woke up and ate breakfast, then knocked out some requirements. I played video games with my friends. Hung around the house with my family a lot today too. Just got out of the shower, now im playing with my dogs for a few minutes before bed. Today was our only day "off" from everything so that was nice. Back to school and class tomorrow. 

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9/7

Today was a pretty packed day when I woke up I had to go to hockey practice for the preseason. Then once I got back home from hockey practice, I had A thing for Boy Scouts anyway now I’m about to go to sleep

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Sunday

Today I woke up and went to church then I went to run and I chilled and then I went to my confirmation class at youth and then played kickball at youth group then I went home and ate pizza. Goodnight.

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good day

Today was pretty good. I was mostly finishing up homework due this week because we had a lot of things assigned to do over the weekend. I did my requirements and got a good run in. Lately I havent been able to run that long without coughing because I'm a little sick. Everyones getting sick lately, its just that time of the year i guess. Anyways today i was able to run without coughing too much so that was good. I played volleyball with my friends but it was a little cold. After that I just came home, showered, ate dinner, and finished some more homework. The workload for school is getting higher and im going to have to stop procrastinating things. Anyways thats it, byeee

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9/7

today was mine and parkers show, we sounded really good and had a great turnout. im not excited for school tomorrow but ill live. did requirements and headed to bed.

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9/7

Got in a great study session for the written exam today, as well as a great run. After my run I took a nap and finished up some requirements, watched some tv before bed and got some journaling done also.

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Weekend

This weekend was semi relaxing. Yesterday we went to blackbelt class, had a mentor and mentee session. Then today we went to Carowinds and watched the Ravens game this evening. I've been getting up and doing 3:15am Amazon shifts the past few days, and I have another one tomorrow, so I'm going to bed now.

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9/7

Today was a fun day, first I went to Sunday school and that was pretty fun. Then, I went to Carowinds with my friend for a majority of the day, then I came home and did homework and went out to watch football (Go Ravens!) and that’s it for the day.

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9/7/2025

The thing about the cycle is that it has 4 weeks left. If you want to catch up you need to be better. On an unrelated note I am happy that soon I don't have to stay up late & wake up so early & I get to "Rank up" as I belive the children are saying nowadays.

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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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9/7 Curtis Journal

Sunday, nothing exciting today I can’t believe this is week 9! I’m hoping to catch up on my mentor/mentee sessions and finish a few essays, I’m feeling good about everything else!

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9/7

Today was my rest day! I had to get up early to go to a meeting for an organization I’m part of. I carpooled with a family friend and we had to go to a housewarming function right after so that’s where we went. My mom and sister came there too later on. We were there for some time and we had lunch there. After I finally went home after a long morning. I was chilling mostly, took a shower, played with my dog, ate and did some homework. Thats been my day.

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9/7 #43

Today I woke up and I started to plant my seedlings and water them, soon after I went to walmart with my dad to go look at and buy halloween decor. Later I had to go to my moms house, but before we did I had to run 2 miles which was "fun". Then I got home and did my requirements and cleans my room. But bye yall.

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Day #45 9/7

Today I did a lot of homework and worked on some of my essays. I went for a run with my dog and did my other requirements. I cleaned my room and did some laundry. I watched a movie and am gonna go to bed. 

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9/7

Another exhausting day on cycle 😅😐🙁☹️😟😫 aaanyway we really had a couple of smaller things today it was Sunday so I got to play Minecraft for longer than I usually do mostly played on servers and then I went to Mass and came home and to my surprise the Panthers were on 🏈🏈🏈 which I did not know that the official season started but anyway the other big-ish thing was that after dinner I had to run to Carter's house Carter's my friend and bring a grill back that we had gotten for free which is a little nice since I got a little running time in as well it wasn't much but it was still kind of nice anyway that's basically it bye

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9/7/25

Today was a pretty good day. I slept in and did my requirements. I watched some football, and I also played some video games with my brother. Tomorrow, I have to wake up early for school which I am not excited for. But I have to get ready for bed so I'm ending this post. Goodnight!

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Sept 7

Today was a good standard Sunday. We went to mass this morning and then I spent the afternoon working on stuff for our first Monday Feast day tomorrow!

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9/7/25

Today was a normal day. First I woke up and had my math class. Then I walked a mile and did some work. After that I read a book for some time and then had a mentee session at her house. Finally I went outside and played volleyball with my friends.

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Journal Entry #44 9/6/25

Yesterday was Friday. I played the new season of siege. With Avery. And we lost badly. We lost all the games we played so far. And Avery keeps on using the new operator. But the thing is it's near impossible to put all his abilities down before the round starts. So he takes so long then he just gets killed. And Avery just keeps using him round after round. And hopefully today if he finally gets home we can win a match.

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#49

Today I got to sleep in a little and it was so nice. I walked the dog with my mom and did my homework. Then I did my requirements and worked on an essay. I did my run while watching Wednesday.

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September 7

Today I woke up went on a run and I was so happy because I ran a 6:20 minute mile then I hung out with some friends that’s all. Nighttt!

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8/7

i wrote a couple of essays today, im almost done with all them. i did some requirements and got some cool food today. i forgot a journal yesterday too

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Hi

So today was simple I went to poomsae class then I went home and played with my friends . Then I ate dinner  then I played games with my siblings. Bye-bye.

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Fun

Hello today I woke up and went to poomsae class we use these shaker things then I went to  Starbucks then we went home and played with my friends then played roblox well that was all byyyy.

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Football is back!

Today I did absolutely nothing. I went to church and rushed back home to catch the 1pm games. Anyone who knows me , knows I am a football fanatic. I am talking four game on the screen at a time and glued to the couch. Today I did not get any requirements completed because I was so fired up about football. I am ok with this , because I have pushed so much for the last about four weeks to do extra so incase I get sick or something happens  I will be ok. I will get back on things tomorrow. 

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9/6/2025

Today is my last practice for band. I am really nervous because I will be singing in front of a lot of people. 

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9/7

today was very busy In the morning but this afternoon I got all my exercises done and then I did my poomse self-defense and kicks. that's all have a good night.

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9/7 #17

Today I woke up and played with my cousin I did some requirements and work on a challenge so far I’m having a very good day and I started playing with my cousin again 

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09/70/25

Today I did some requirements then watched a Bengals game they won. I came home and did 2 miles. And now I am going outside to play with my friends.

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9.6.2025

My day was good. I woke up feeling a little bit sluggish and then I did my exercises. I then went on a two  hour road trip to a wedding. Because my cosuin was getting married  The food there was great. The wedding was fun (My cousin his name is forest and the girl he was getting married to  was named Mariah. I had a fun time there and then we got home around 11pm    

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9/7

Relatively boing day. I just got my mile done in under 13 minutes, that's all.

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September 6

I forgot to journal last night so I’m doing now I woke up finished a lot of essay and that it night!

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9/6/25

Today was a normal day. First I woke up and went to taekwondo. I took sparring did a mentee session and helped out with the junior tigers and the family class. Then I came home and changed and I went to dance class. After that I came back home and read a book and watched tv. Finally I went outside and played volleyball with my friends.

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9/6

Today was a pretty good day. I went to the Whitewater center with my friends after I went to my black belt class. I’m about to go to sleep now.

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September 6th

Got in a good run this morning before black belt class. We worked a alot on fixing hapkido 1-3, and reviewed some forms. Finished working through my requirements by 3:00 so I took some time to sleep and relax before the end of the day.

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9/6

Today I had black belt class in the morning and it was just normal then I did some of my requirements at home before going to my piano class. I got a little annoyed because my jump rope got really tangled. I had a good piano class and then my dad took me to my school to run at the track but there was a game so I ran on the field instead. I came home played with my dog, finished my requirements and was talking to my grandma for some time. Then I ate and I was pretty much chilling the rest of the day. I was supposed to go to this wedding reception this evening but my sister wanted to stay home and I wouldn’t know anyone there so I stayed home too. We watched these 2 really good movies. That was it.

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Todays journal

Today i woke up and went to sparring which was fun. Then i went to lunch with my family and my sisters husband and his parents. Then we tried to go to the park to play disk golf but we got rained on. Then i came home and ate dinner and chilled. Goodnight.

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fridays journal

Today i went to school and my new teacher was there and we had gryphon groups and mine was boring but after school i went to taekwondo then to run. 

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9/6

Today I woke up went to black belt class then helped with the following class after that I chilled for a bit then did my requirements then I went to my grandmas for dinner.

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Journal #48

Today I had black belt class and a mentor session in the morning. Then I went over to my grand fathers to see my aunt. I also went to my friend’s birthday party. 

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Entry 24

September 6 - Entry # 24 Woke up and went to Saturday black belt class. After class, I went home and did requirements. The rest of the day I just hung out with my family and played video games with a friend. Got a mentee session in as well. Mom made spaghetti for dinner and my sister has her friend staying the night tonight. Im going to bed.

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9/6

today I went to sparring class and got a mentee session in. Then I went to a pool party and ate lunch. Then I came home and ran my mile.

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9/6 #17

Today I woke up and felt really bad in my head and shoulders later I went to my friend Henry’s birthday party and had a blast when it was done I was exhausted 

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Good day

Taekwondo was fun, had a good time sparring and learned bolo today for Conner. Got to relax at home afterwards. Hope you had a good day.

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09/06/25

Today I went to BBC then had two football games. then went shopping. and had viva chicken for dinner.

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9/6

today me and my girlfriend hung out after i took my taekwondo photos. i also had dress rehersal for my show tomorrow. thats all ive done today, and now im gonna eat dinner and relax hopefully.

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Babies

My mom's friend brought over her twins, named Jahyel (JAH-Yell), Jonae (JOE-Nay). To our house around 12 o'clock after black belt class, and we cared for them until 5 and I even got to hold them. They cried a lot but we got them to sleep. The friend came and picked them up, and it was just a pretty cool experience. I did two miles on the treadmill since it started raining when I was getting ready. I did my requirements pretty fast, and me and my sister saw a giant patch of mushrooms in our backyard.

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Test Taste?

Seems like we got a little taste of the blackbelt test this morning. No worries, though... we've got four weeks to tighten it all up. 

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Week 9 - Perseverance

There will be days when the body feels weak, and the mind wavers. On those days, perseverance carries us forward. To keep going is itself a victory.

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Locking in

Today I am locking in on getting these journals done. I have about fourteen more to do , for some reason I keep forgetting to log on them daily. As things wind down for the second half of the cycle I plan having more time to focus on other things. I am looking forward to finishing strong. 

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9/5 #16

yesterday i went to school and had some help on my science fair project but when i got on the bus musules started to feel tense and my throt got dry i was thinking that i was sick when i got home i videm c and went almost strate to bed

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9/5

nothing to crazy, i had black belt class and today was picture day for taekwondo which was cool. i got a black belt and a leadership picture. also did some requirements. 

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9/5

Today was pretty normal day at school, not too much work yet. Usually I rest little after school before starting my requirements but today my dance class was early so I had to finish everything fast. Everything was going okay but my run was just my breaking point. I’ve been so tired lately because I just do my requirements after school and then have tae kwon do classes till 8:30 or 9. So I barely get a good break. Anyways I went to my dance class for 1 and a half hours and then calm home, practiced piano, ate and was chilling. I started studying for the written test. The actual tae kwon do part is fun but doing all these other physical requirements is what I don’t like. Just 4 more weeks!

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9/5/2025

My second band competition of the year, down. We did so much better than last week & we actually won the football game, that dosen't mean I support the team but I am proud of our school. Our band has been doing great this Year & I think we'll be able to win the grand chamionship.

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Day #44 9/5

Today we just played games at school so that was pretty chill. When I got home I went on a run and did my requirements and watched a show with my mom. I was supposed to go to a movie night tonight with my family, but I didn’t feel great so I stayed home and worked on stick form 1. I watched a movie and am about to go to bed. 

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9/5

Today was Friday. Yay! I got to hang out with my friends after school and did My run and requirements. Tomorrow town is picking me up to go to the boat class, which will be pretty good.

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9/5/2025

Today I got a bunch of school work done. When I was done I went to sparring and had a lot of fun. I went home to talk to my friends.

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9/5

Today I Friday yay, I went to school then I went to tkd after that I had dinner then did my requirements.

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9/4/2025

Today I helped out at TKD and had a good time. After helping out I went back home and played guitar and I also listened to one of my records before bed.

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9/5

Took sparing and black belt class at the Knight and Foster location tonight. We worked on some basic blocking and mobility drills today. Got a chance to get ahead in my requirements as well

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Friday

Slacking off on my no-sugar diet again for the past couple of days. I need to get back on track with that. Training is going well. Neck is feeling much better. Or it was before doing rolls and falls tonight and getting my neck cranked over and over during Hapkido. It's all good though. I'm going to take a muscle relaxer and go to bed. 

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9/5/25

Today was a normal day. First i woke up and went to school. Then I came back ate a snack and went to black belt class and sparring. After that I came back and went to go play volleyball with my friends. Finally I watched tv and ate dinner.

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9/5/25

School was pretty fun today, we had hour classes in the morning, then after lunch we did some activities. We did this scavenger hunt thing where we had to take selfies of our group with the item we found. It was pretty fun. Then after that I had art club. The candidates who were running for art club president and vp did their presentations and then we voted. The people i voted for didnt win but its okay. fter school I went to taekwondo and did black belt and sparring class. Then I came home and I played volleyball for a bit. Then I came home and showered and ate dinner and stuff. Thats it, byee.

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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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