Candidate Journals

Our DoJang is AWESOME!!! I want to adopt a Tae Kwon Do mom to have my back. The parents, and grandparents were on point with changes of clothes, snacks, drinks and hugs. Everyone had a fan club called family. The kids really do take their cue from their family.  (Shout out to Mrs. Evins for being my coach/mom during the sparring match) Once again I was impressed by the effort that went into the competition. The event was well organized and geared toward a safe competition. The judges and referees were attentive and alert. Win or lose, I think the respect for the competitors shone through.  Instructor Hero kept us on point and focused. With all of the excitement, he made us stretch and warm up just like sparring class. I really helped to calm me down. His breathing exercises make an old zen meditation practitioner proud. Timing is everthing, at...

To tired to journal .... will talk about Kukkiwonn tomorrow

today i mostly went to the pool and was hanging with my friends which is always fun, and i'm so excited to finally go on the vacation i have been dreaming about the past month. 

Today I did some of my requirements. I was very tired after I did them so I relax for a while. I ate lunch and then we went to the bank. The bank was closed so we went back home. I played outside for 4 hours with my friends. I came home and ate dinner. Now I'm going to sleep. Good night.

Today was a relaxing day, I practiced with my basketball, went to game stop to sell my games, and that was it.

Today, i did basically nothing in the morning. Then, i went to a birthday party. it was fun. Then i went to run while dribbling my soccer ball.

Today I went to the kukkiwon cup and it was awesome!!!!! I got both gold in sparring and poomsaes!!! In sparring I started out down 0 to 5. Then I got up to 4 and he was all the way at 12!! Then I made a huge come back and I ended up at 16 and he ended up at 14. It was the best tournament ever, and I really like the medals.

Hi, I think that this years Kukiwon Cup is the best one I have ever been to. It was really fun and I want to tell you about my experience there. First of all I want to give a shout out to Taylor Belcher because this was her first Kukiwon and she did very well in this cup and I hope she had fun. My experience was very fun and I was proud for the people that I was cheering on.  I competed in forms and I chose Koryo for my form, I got a Bronze medal. Everyone gave me a high five and told me I did a good job. Everyone else did good and I was happy for my friends. This was also the first time I ate korean food. Oh and after my form competition my dad and I went to get snowcone's from Kona snow. It was...

Today is my grandpa's birthday.  Sometimes he takes me and my sisters to tae kwon do classes.  He is the person who always takes me to places when my parents can not.  I can depend on him.  I am glad he is here.

I woke up, ate breakfast and started my exercises. Then we went to the pool. Then when I got back home we visited with my Uncle and Aunt for awhile. Then at night we watched the Olympic Trials. 

I woke up early. I ate breakfast and later went to my grandparent's house. I did my physical exercises and did some of the test questions. We ate lunch and played outside, then went home.

Well, I'm finally home from Kukkiwon. It was a lot better than I expected it to be. I got a gold medal in Poomsae and a silver in sparring. The worst part was definitely the drive. I woke up at 2 because I thought we were leaving at 3:15. I didn't get picked up until 4! It was a four hour drive both ways and it was exhausting. But it was a great experience and definitely worth it.

Today, we went to get my school supplies. I actually thought that we went early, but there was not everything there that we wanted. I did requirement and went to some ones house for dinner

Today was electronic day at camp. We keep getting in trouble because people were to loud or acting up. The internet was a struggle for me to get but I still got it.

Me and my little brother are starting a youtube channel called random bros. We havent done anything yet except shoot videos

Tomorrow is Kukkiwon! I'm really excited but also very nervous. I've been working on my Poomsae, stances, and sparring a lot and i hope it will make a difference tomorrow. All i can do is try my hardest!

Today I did stuff and then I went to the hotel for kukiwoncup a day. Earlier than what we were supposed to do so good night.

Today we are leaving to go to the hotel for kukkiwon, I'm really excited for sparring and I know what I have to do for my poomsae. Then we're going to the beach after kukkiwon!!

Not going to Black belt class today, my parents and I are leaving for Greensville around 3:30. I'm just going to pack and study my study guide. I have the right one and I completed the right one. And as I was writing this journal, I got a text from my dad ... change of plans, were leaving at 6:30. Man I could of went to help with Summer Camp, oh well, things happen

I had one of the most fun days I have had in a while besides being able to work at summer camp which is always fun my friend Alex's 18th birthday was today. A bunch of our friends got together and threw him a party we had some food and we played a ton of Pokemon Go today. I actually just got back... about three four hours of walking and running around it was amazing and I hope to do it again soon.  

today on my way to class a 230 cp pikachu showed up. I tapped him and literaly cried because I had no pokibals

Today I went to King tiger and watched a magic show at Tae Kwon Do from a magician named Jason Frame.

So. Here we are again. I am working towards my second poom. I am nervous but excited. I hope I will finish all my requirements this year like I did last year. Like the other day I ran four miles. I've already started my push-ups, sit-ups, and kicks. And I've got my first journal done. WOO HOO!

Today at summer camp we had Jason Frame come to show the kids magic, this year he added in some new tricks that were pretty cool. The summer camp took class at the park instead of at the school which saved some time. After the first class I mentored Andre and then went for a two mile run. After that I jumped into doing warm-ups for the next class.

Today was a relaxing day.  I had came back from my friend sleepover, and I went to BBC and that was it.

We watched a magic show today. The guy was great, and super entertaining. I worked on my staff form, i think i got it down, just need to practice. Took sparring class. Not much else happen today. I got to pack for Greensville. Can't wait for Kukkiwon 

The highlight of my day was a game of cards. I was running the game of card then my mom came to pick me up. I was so sad to see my whole hand of cards put back in the deck.

I have been just practicing and practicing for Kukkiwon! It's a little nerve wracking but hopefully I'll do well. I didn't do a lot today. I helped my mentee practice before he tested for his high white belt, and it felt good to see him receive it. I took sparring class and i think I've gotten much better than i was before. Other than that, i stayed home all day.

Today, i did nothing. I did my requirements, ran a mile, and went to family class. That was my day

today i had a very relaxing day except for that i had to run a lot. and i cant wat for my family vacation.

hello every body today i woke up ate did stuff went to tea kwon do and then went to bed

Today I did all of my requirements and I'm about to go to my grandparents house. I'm still going to black class and have packed for kukkiwon cup.

When to the movies with the King Tiger Kids. At lunch, I told them i would do 10 push-ups for each kid that stayed quiet 1 whole minute (their was 9 kids at the table). So surprise that only three of them talked. I did 40 of them in front of them, with a couple short breaks for my arms. I finished them after we left the park. I it was a great way to do some requirements and make the kids laugh. My push-ups have got so much better!!! I can do 15-20 good ones in a row. IMPROVEMENT. "Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection" -Kim Collin

Today I just did all my requirements and not much except go to auto bell to get our car cleaned for kukkiwon. And I have gotten even more tips for my poomsae, so I think I'm ready for kukkiwon!! Thatso about it for today.

Today I was at x country camp and when we got home I did black belt. Tonight we went to waffle cone Wednesday at Kilwins. On our way back my brother caught his second pikachu and he just started this week. I taught him everything he knows.

My mentee has been doing better since our mentee sessions have started, but there are a couple errors that she tends to make. While everyone makes mistakes, I am determined to make her poomsaes look as good as the ones that will be at Kukkiwon Cup. I know she has the potential to make her poomsaes flawless, so I'm going to make sure it happen.

Today I did some of my requirements. I didn't do all of my requirements today because I was tired and sleepy. I started working on my school project because I haven't started it yet. I did my project for 30 minutes and then I took a shower. I ate lunch and then I went to my friends house to play Xbox. Then I went home and got dressed for Tae Kwon Do. I went to sparring class and helped out with the family class. I got home and ate dinner. Now I'm going to sleep. Good Night. 

Today I worked on a new system for the mentee and mentor sessions. I was at camp today and got a lot of requirements done there. I also had sparring class today.

We had a great time at the self defense class on Saturday. Hope there will eventually be a self defense course for people who want to learn more. They are excited about the donations at the shelter. People were very generous. Can't wait for Kukkiwon this weekend even though I don't feel prepared. 

Hi today is a good day because I am going to relax today. The reason that I am so happy about this is because I am really tired after me and my brother play tennis for three hour and I think we just need a day so we can relax. So instead I am going to chill and relax. Were I am relaxing you may ask,  to my grandmothers house. I am just going to blog and do the physical requirements and that is it. I can relax for the rest of the day.By relax I mean sit and watch TV while eating chips. Also I may play with my brother and my Moms cousin. That is my  definition  of relaxing. Anyways talk to you next time. Bye and have a good day.

Rough couple of days - - urg- - -but I will be back.  My body and head is not cooperating with what my mind would like to do.  Really we have been attached long enough it should know better to listen.

i did my stuff and went to class and then ate went to bed

Today i met up with a friend and watched the movie legend of Tarzan, that movie was really good, some parts were kind of slow but overall a good movie. I also got to tae kwon do at 6:10 and didn't end till about 9:25 so that was long!! But i do like the PMAA class and i got the uniform today, that's so cool!! And kukkiwon is coming up on Saturday and i got really good feedback, can't wait!!

Today I did all my requirements. I ran 3.24 miles today and I was exhausted. After that I did my push-ups and sit-ups. I ate lunch and played xbox for a while. Then I got ready for TKD because I was going to the family class and get my leadership credits. After the family class I went to Black Belt class. Black Belt class was fun because we did a lot of kicking. Now I'm going to sleep. Good Night!! 

Today during summer camp we went to the pool and it was pretty fun. After we got back from the pool I worked a lot on my requirements. I ran 2 miles and during sparring I did pretty good getting ready for the tournament this Saturday.

Today I got a mentee and did my first mentee session. We worked on white belt and high white belt.

I've been practicing Koryo poomsae for the Kukkiwon Cup for the past couple days. I've gotten more feedback on the poomsae and I'm working towards making it better before Saturday. I'm a little nervous that I'll make a single mistake and how much it would cost me, but if I work hard and stay positive, I'm sure I'll be okay.

Today was the second day of Olympic week and it was another great day. The kids got to see the instructors do some "entertainment" and the kids were howling with laughter made my day just to hear them. The first half of the day the little tigers and I had our own separate space and the kids were super focused and very strong which made me happy, seeing them work so hard is a feeling that indescribable. But towards the end when two groups came into the same room the kids lost focus and I don't blame them it was very loud and there was a lot of people in there. Tomorrow I am hoping to have my own space once again!

Today was the first day of x country camp so my miles were a little up there.  For some crazy reason he made us work our arms and not our legs so I did 30 burpies. I am also putting in something from yesterday, which is when I caught 2 squirtles in the same day. if don't know what I am talking about, you have to get a Pokemon Go account. #GO TEAM RED 

Today, i went to the pool with my friends. It was fun. In the morning, i did my requirements and ran 1 mile. I am about to go to the family class and black belt class. i hope i get a leadership 2

Today at summer camp we went to a place called the spraygrounds. We also played and ate lunch that the park.  For the rest of the day I have to go to black belt class and do some reqirements.

Today was our first day of Summer Camp and the theme is Olympic Sparring. Since we are in the temporary space before we get to move into our new dojang, so there was some issues that wasn't as much fun as some of the summer camps before. It was a little loud during camp but I could get louder than everyone else. I had the youngest kids the little tigers in my group and I really enjoyed those kids they were cracking me up all day! I can't wait for another day of camp for tomorrow.

Today i am done with my white belt challenge and my actual black belt feels way heavier than the white belt! But i do have to put ice on my arm and i can't wait for kukkiwon cup!!!!

Today I went to summer camp and we had new students and this week is magic week.

Worked today at TKD. We went to Robinson park and Master Hartle helped me get a bamboo staff (they have a bamboo forest across the street). I had a great mentor session. I worked on my pal gwes. I learned Sam and Sa. Then two classes later, I had to teach it. Nothing makes you pick something up quicker than teaching it to someone. I also started my white belt challege  

For the past couple days, I was thinking about who my mentee should be. Today, all of a sudden, after summer camp's class, Alex asks me to help her with her self-defense. I asked her if she would like to be my mentee for the cycle, and she agreed. We agreed to meet daily after leadership classes. This will get most of my mentee requirements done before school starts.

Long and short crazy day at work then did not hydrate enough before my run so after run felt like I was run over by a truck - -I should know better than that.  Oh well live and learn- - -good news I did not get sick during bb class.

Today at summer camp we to what seemed to be a new park to me. I also just had a very relaxing evening.

Today, I ate breakfast and went to a shop with my dad. After that, I had Bojangles and did my requirements. Then, i went to hyper pro. I also got a leadership 2 at the family class. I had a good day

Today I did my first day of the white belt challenge. When my sisters got to class I really had to be humble. Today was a productive day any way.

Today I did all my requirements except for my running. I couldn't run because I didn't wake up on time. After my requirements I went to a movie with my friends. We went to see Legend of Tarzan in AMC Theaters. After the movie we ate at Burger King and then we roamed around in the mall for a little while. Then I came home and ate a snack. I'm about to go to Hyper class now. I hope it'll be a fun class. 

Today wasn't anything special. I worked at summer camp and every single break I had, I worked on requirements for my cycle. I was so exhausted at the end of the day but at least I'm getting closer to finishing everything I need to do.

Didn't to do much physical requirements today. My aunt took me to church (40 min drive) with her and we stayed there til 1. Then we went out to eat with her and my cousins friends. Finally came home around 5 and the AC was turned off (we been having a few problems with it, so we turned it off before we left) It was terrible hot.  But on the brighter side, I finish my reading. I work in the school library last year, and the librarian gave me any of the books she was giving away. And i happen to get The Alchemist, which is coincidentally on the black belt suggested book. Short but amazing read. After i finished reading i watched the author, Paulo Coelho, being interview on the Oprah Show. I can't wait to write my essay on the book. I did finished one of essay today, since...

My requirements have been recently getting more difficult than at the start of the cycle. My body is in constant pain and cramps more easily than before. At the beginning of the cycle, I was able to run over three miles straight, but now I'm barely able to run two. Hopefully my body gets used to this amount of exercise before testing.

Today, i woke up and went to see the Secret Life of Pet. Then, i did my requirements after lunch. I had lots of time left, so me and my friend went to the pool for a while. 

Today i finished my white belt essay and also did my regular workouts, i'm very glad to say that i can wear my black belt once again. But my left shoulder has been hurting since 2 days ago, and i am going to the chiropractor tomorrow so that's good. That's really all so good bye.

Today I studied some of the black belt test and of course me and my brother did our workout. We also worked on staff and sticks and i finished another essay, i did alot!

Good day today - -little things in life excite me - -I was done with the HT and Wally World by 10:00 this morning which left time to finish the domestics, productive on the requirements then great dinner with most of the meal prep done for the week.  Really does not take much to make me a happy camper!!

Well there's only a week until the Kukkiwon CUp. I'm very nervous since this is my first time attending. I'll be doing festival sparring and Poomsae. I practiced Taeguek Pal Jong for at least an hour. ANd when i watched TV, i stood in front and back stances to try and angle my feet correctly. My legs are still a little sore, but hopefully I'll do well thanks to it. I attempted to teach my little sister how to spar and attack me for self defenses so i can start working on them at home, but she was way too scared of me. Maybe that's how everyone at Kukkiwon will react!

Today was a normal day. I ran a mile and half. Later I had lunch then completed the rest of my requirements.  

I woke up early and ate breakfast. Then I went to my grandparents house. Next we dropped off my sister then we played our toys. I was able to finish one of essays and I did my physical requirements. Then I went home.

While I was on my run today I ran into a man walking a full sized pig on a leash like a dog and of course I had to go pet the pig so my run took me a little longer today but it was worth it. I can honestly say that I have never seen a pig on a leash until today the best run I've had in a while.

Black belt class was good. We practice are poomsaes for kukkiwon next week.  I love doing poomsaes!!! I have definitely have gotting stronger with my moves. I won against my competitor. Later today i played pokemon go. I teaching my cousin how to play and we got caught in the rain. good thing my hairs braided, or it would be a disaster. I have walk about 25k this week and it didnt even feel like it. Anyways ... I am really excited for Kukkiwon, I am going to give it my all!   

Today, I started he day of by going to black belt class. We practiced pomsaes for the kukkiwan cup. Then, i went with my mom to go get some clothes, I also did my requirements. I had a good day 

Today I learned that i need to work on things in sparring like throwing more than 1 kick, and being the aggressor. In my poomsaes I learned that i need to have more passion when I block or strike. So sparring was good and I can't wait for kukkiwon cup!

The pain in my foot came back last night, but it was nowhere near as bad as it was the night before and it only lasted a couple minutes. This made today's sparring class easier than it would've been. It was, however, still difficult. I got some tips for sparring and I learned that I cannot perform Tae Baek at the Kukkiwon Cup. Instead, I'll be performing Koryo.

Today i was at the dojang from 8:50-2:00! First i did sparring which was my major workout. We lifted up weights, a bunch of sparring rounds and then it came to blackbelt class. In blackbelt class we practiced our forms that we were going to do at kukkiwon cup. I came home and practiced more of my stuff for the cycle. i am tired!

Today was an interesting day. I took my first Saturday black belt class at the North Charlotte location. I was a little nervous to meet new people but everyone was very nice. I worked on my Poomsae the entire class. After i got home I rested for a bit and got ready to head out. I walked to my friends house and we got some of his bikes to ride to Birkdale. As soon as we turned the corner down a big hill, it started pouring. We were supposed to meet people so we didn't want to turn around and we got soaked. After we made it we hung out and ate food. Then We went back to his house so i could work on my cycle requirements. 

The day ended up way better than planned.  Happy with what I was able to accomplish on the work front and requirements, more so on the work front as that should free up some time tomorrow.  Going to try to run in the morning so will see how that goes.  Pulled something by my ankle on Thursday and still a bit tender but nothing to loose sleep over.  When you get old things seem to snap, crackle and pop - -pull, sag, twist - -way more frequently.  All is good!!!!

Today I had sparring class. We used electronic scoring. The scorers were a lot harder on the black belts at scoring because we were not hitting with our feet directly and were using our lower part of the shin. It was a very good couple of rounds of sparring.

Today i woke up and then went to pick up E.J. to go to black belt class this morning. During black belt class we were practicing our poomsaes for the Kukkiwon Cup this week. After that I went to work.

Today was my first day of going to North Charlotte for Saturday Black Belt class and I had a great time I really loved it. I drove up there and the drive was my first time going on the highway by myself and although it was a tad stressful I loved having all of that freedom. I had a great time during sparring class and during black belt class and I learned a bunch of new stuff and learning new things makes me feel the best. During sparring class I did roll my ankle a little bit but it won't stop me from doing all of my requirements.

Today I went to a tennis tournament. I had two matches in the morning and will have two in the evening. When I come back and take a shower, I have to go to someone's house for dinner. I can't wait.

yesterday i had to baby sit these kids which they were very hipper and even though at the end the all fell asleep and then i could finally just rest. 

Last night, my right foot was in unbearable pain for two hours straight. It woke me up while I was sleeping, and I have no idea why. This morning, my dad gave me an ankle brace to wear throughout the day, and the back of it was digging into the back of my ankle. I took it off when I got home, and there's still a mark where it was. I hope the same thing doesn't happen tonight.

Today was something, i got to watch kung fu panda 3 today, and got to chill for a little bit and went over to my grandmothers house and ate there for a little bit. Then we went home but the storm was huge, there was lightning everywhere, and the sky was super dark. I just hope our power doesn't go out again!

today was my last day with my friend its sad because i might not see him until middle school

today was my last day with my friend its sad because i might not see him until middle school

Today I over slept and woke up at 12:00 noon. I did attend black belt class at Lake Norman. Afterwards we ate at Zaxby's and drove around looking at the shopping centers.

Today, i played my xbox, did my requirements , and played with my friends. We tried going to the pool and the tennis court, but it was thundering so we went back home

Today was another day of watching children at the summer camp. It wasn't a hard day today, we went to the library and park. During my break I went to McDonalds and i felt awful afterwards. It was not worth it at all. After camp ended I took black belt class and learned Bocho Dan special self defense. When I left class I found at that my grandma was visiting. Now I am super tired and ready to sleep.

Excited about the self defense class tomorrow. I think we will have a lot of donations for the battered women's shelter. Women who can't come to the class, have donated items. These thing are so helpful for shelter. Many women have to leave their homes with just the clothes on their back. Basic supplies are so important.  My niece is here to take the course. She is 13, so she is old enough to take the class. Love spending time with her. She is growing up and has less time for "old Aunt Rochelle." Still running every morning. Keeping up with requirements the best I can. Jury duty Monday and Tuesday put a little kink in my plans and really disrupted the office, but I hung in there. I'm not used to sitting for hours on end. 

Today at summer camp we went to the library and the park and then went back to show off our staff skills that weve been practicing on and then I went on a run with a few friends and then took black belt class.

This morning i went for a 2 mile run followed by some working out, after all of that I went and got a haircut. I went to black belt class and worked out a lot during class. So far today has been pretty good.

Today, there was a family exhibition at our summer camp because this is the last day of this weeks camp. It was really fun showing all the parents what we did over the course for a week. I hope I can go next year as well. Now I will do my requirements and try to do as many as I can because I will not be able to do them tomorrow and maybe not Sunday either.

hello there, today i went to defy gravity for 2 hours and it was fun, i really only played dodge ball the whole time. Then i went to help out the little tigers and that took A LOT of patience. Then i took black belt class and went home for the night, and now i am going to bed.

hello everybody!i had another great day with my friend. we went to defy gravity came back went to blackbelt class and then home. only a couple days left on my white belt challenge!

Today, Master Knight surprised me during summer camp class. After leading the warm-ups as usual, he had me stay in the front of the class and had me test some of the students for their black stripes. I then broke the class into groups and we practiced physical activities; push-ups, burpees, etc. Today was my first time doing this and it felt great. It made me extremely nervous, but I would like to do this once a week or so.

Today I went to summer camp an we played whale and a few other games and i did a front flip we also went to the energy explorium and then took regular and sparring class.

Today was a pretty boring day because I did not go to any camps, I just stayed at home and completed requirements for the cycle. The day got better once I attended black belt class. The class was good as I got to practice staff self defense. Lastly, I have thought of a really good idea to consider for my empathy requirement. I will get started on it tomorrow.