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!

Macaroons

ugghhh!!!!!(scream of frusturation) their was soooo much homework. Well like for one class, that is. 5 pages of endless word rpoblems about boring things i did NOT understand. on the other hand, I made my FIRST batch of macaroons, its very hard, for my new skill. yay! they taste great, the cookies, the icing i didnt do, but I fell pretty good about it!

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Macaroons

ugghhh!!!!!(scream of frusturation) their was soooo much homework. Well like for one class, that is. 5 pages of endless word rpoblems about boring things i did NOT understand. on the other hand, I made my FIRST batch of macaroons, its very hard, for my new skill. yay! they taste great, the cookies, the icing i didnt do, but I fell pretty good about it!

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Wipe out Wednesday

Just wiped out today and no requirements accomplished. Got home from work and fell asleep, yikes!!!!! It is what it is and hopefully will wake up in the morning ready to go.

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Very produ...

Very productive day. Started with Mastesr / school owner training. Went over Hop Ki Do Forms 1 & 2. Then taking apart a old plugger, cleaning the carburetor, making my own plugs. This is what you have to do when they don't make parts of this old unit. I love a good challenge.

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Today is a...

Today is a day where I really have to study tonight. I have a big test tomorrow on science. Proably not going to be sleeping tonight till like 11. Need to start studying.

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My Brother Left Me

Today after 2 class at Tae Kwon Do I was done at 7:45. I then began waiting as everybody left I was still waiting and waiting. After 15 mins I called and he realized he had forget me.

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Today in b...

Today in black belt class we did self defense, hap kid 1-10 and the new hap kid form 1.

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To day I w...

To day I woke up got school done and lifted some worked on an essay went to the YMCA and came home watched the 2012 Mr.Olympia competition did all my physical stuff and finished an essay so thats my whole day in a sentence

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Today in s...

Today in school we had art. We continued to work on our poster board. After school I was able to get my requirements in and study for the written test. Tonight I went to church. I am now going to bed.

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10/1/14

Today I went to school and did my work and 100 sit-ups in my math class. After school I went to tae Kwan Do and did my requirements and took class.

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Helped put...

Helped put in class today to geta leadership credit!! Got to get as much as I can that I have left before it is over!

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Today I di...

Today I did lots of chores, like cleaned my room, took out trash and loaded dishwasher. I also went to Tae Kwon Do to the senior belt class.

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I had a go...

I had a good day, I did a test but it was actualy fun because it was easy and small and then played a class game to test our knowleadge. Plus we did mostly reading in lang. Arts and I love reading.

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Grammy too...

Grammy took me shopping. She bought me a new sheepskin bean bag chair. Love it! I can sit in it and play games on my iPad.

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Today was ...

Today was a good day. I got good grade on my test, I got to see my friends, and my grandmas in town so I get to spend time with her. I also finished all my requirements. YAY!

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An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. M.K. Gandhi

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An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. M.K. Gandhi

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Today we a...

Today we are having co-op and we to practice using a compass. It sounds like a lot of fun. We are going to leave in a few minutes. It was so exiting! Just a minute ago my little brother who is almost a year old signed all done. That is the first sign he has done.

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It was an ...

It was an interesting day at school today! For my Ap English class, I had to make a scarlet letter for one of my owns sins and create it and stick it on my shirt for the whole day at school. It was fun to do because only those in the class got to participate and everyone kept questioning each others letters.Other than that, i had a normal day with my requirments and workout. But for Tae kwon doe we had an extra sparring class today that I attended right before my PMAA class!

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Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a constant state of learning. -Bruce Lee

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Long ,long...

Long ,long Tuesday. One good thing about having old mechanical stuff is its pay for. The bad thing is some times you end up working on them more then the job takes to do.

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Legs are t...

Legs are tired today! Did a long run on Sunday and then a 3.7 today. Working on the Pal Gwe forms, but need to work on Wang Ho forms.

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Marcus Hendricks

I was pretty tired today.  Instead of hyperpro we replaced our class with sparring so kids could get caught up and also to practice for the mini tournament on Saturday.

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My Grammy ...

My Grammy came in today. She is staying for a week. We will have fun!!! Master Justin worked us hard tonight

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My Grammy ...

My Grammy came in today. She is staying for a week. We will have fun!!! Master Justin worked us hard tonight

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My Grammy ...

My Grammy came in today. She is staying for a week. We will have fun!!! Master Justin worked us hard tonight

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Grammy fle...

Grammy flew in today. She is here for a week. Had a good TKD class today. My arms are sore

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Grammy fle...

Grammy flew in today. She is here for a week. Had a good TKD class today. My arms are sore

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Today inst...

Today instead of hyper pro class we replaced it with sparring class to get ready for this weekend. I also presented a project in spanish, which is surprising since I have never really presented a b rojeces because I'm to shy.

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Jinx Fairy Is Back

So not going to dwell on the darn fairy that should be helping me out instead of hindering me but yikes what is it about the kitchen. Now the faucet needs a thingy so it does not leak and the dishwasher has become possessed and decided it wants another life somewhere else. That is three in the kitchen you are done - -fix it all and move on. Nutty day at work with some very trying clients - -be nice or karma will get you - then off to South Charlotte. Got in some requirements, helped in class then adult class. Very nice evening of red stripe, thank you Inst. Hsin!! Would have liked to increased on the requirements but sorry folks if one of the little's asks a question, wants the belt tied, or just would like to joke around, you find out what is most important to your journey....

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Today I he...

Today I helped out with class. I also had a mentee session but I was missing the mentee. Rachel didn't come so I don't think it counted : -(

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today I di...

today I did a mentee meeting (I got it right for once) and we did a lot of kicks that he did not understand so I taught the hook round house kicks and he was very confused

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Today I ha...

Today I had a normal day except I had to play baseball again.

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Today I ha...

Today I had a normal day except I had to play baseball again.

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I had a go...

I had a good day at school and feeling better than yesterday. I had piano lessons and my mom sat in to listen. I was able to make it to TKD and get to hyper class tonight. I been working hard to get my homework done.

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today I we...

today I went to Showmars and I played with my brothbr

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ok

school was fun or shall i say it was ok. we were going to present our imovie's today but since there were too many presentations i'm doing mine tomorrow.

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empathy training

Today I treid to do my empathy training. I chose to be mute, so I was mute all the way until math. Math is my LAST PERIOD. I just started talking, not noticing. So I guess I must actually talk A LOT. It was a pain, so I guess thats what I'm doing this weeken. I could isolate my self on my ipad.....

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empathy training

Today I treid to do my empathy training. I chose to be mute, so I was mute all the way until math. Math is my LAST PERIOD. I just started talking, not noticing. So I guess I must actually talk A LOT. It was a pain, so I guess thats what I'm doing this weeken. I could isolate my self on my ipad.....

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so I am a ...

so I am a slacker just like some of the ones I have yelled at not sure that makes me a hypocrite or not, feel like one, so many things have me down right now, school stuff, work out stuff, need energy need to be a student again not a master. I have so much on my plate that I can not focus properly, I have gotten requirements completed except jump rope due to this foot thing. I will have to ask Master Evins for something else, he is the fitness king. I will try to get up on Thursday nights now and some Tuesday night classes and as many Saturdays as I can, hope to see you all soon. Burkart out

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sick

Today and yesterday I have been sick.  It has not been very pleasant because my dad is making me take medicine.  The only good part about it is that I don't have to go to school.  

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This morni...

This morning i got up pretty early and plan to get tons of requirements done. Maybe even finish all my physical requirements. Nothing much to write about except i'll be glad when the cycle is over.

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Today was ...

Today was fun. I laughed so hard in science today for no reason. Well there were some reasons, like my friend and I were trying to creep this gye out. It didn't work, but it made us laugh really hard.

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today we a...

today we ad our first christmas show practice I run sound for it so I was there along time working come see us at narrowly look it up it has good reviews

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Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it. -Bill Cosby

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Today Didn...

Today Didn't do that many requirements since I did a lot at the class I had to take yesterday so that's how my day went

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Toady I wo...

Toady I worked with my mentee Rachel and it was awesome. We worked on a lot of kicks and I think she can be tested on the kicks: -) I am proud

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today I di...

today I did some jump ropes and man are they easy so I did 10 for fun

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Awesome da...

Awesome day. At work got put on a one person job, six hour. Most of the time we work in two men teams ,but this job there was only room for one person. Yes I like my coworkers but not today in this small space.

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I went to ...

I went to school today and had a good day. i had cub scouts tonight. i was able to attend class and get my requirements done.

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today I di...

today I did school work and I played with my brother

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Today this...

Today this is my last journal. Today I have started my white belt week. I have also finished most of my required classes.

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Very tired...

Very tired. Today I almost fell asleep in band class. I don't now why I am very tired because I did sleep early. Anyway got some credits done and went to Hyper Pro. Can't wait for dinner, my mom said she made something super good.

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Cupcakes!!! and empathy training!!!

I came home from school, we went to barnes and nobles to get this free cupcake or cookie, and of course, I got a cupcake. Last night I had sent an email to my teachers and the priciple, and other adults, to ask them permission if I could do my empathy training at school. Most of them said yes, and the others did not respond. So, tomorrow, I will be mute! yay!

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Cupcakes!!! and empathy training!!!

I came home from school, we went to barnes and nobles to get this free cupcake or cookie, and of course, I got a cupcake. Last night I had sent an email to my teachers and the priciple, and other adults, to ask them permission if I could do my empathy training at school. Most of them said yes, and the others did not respond. So, tomorrow, I will be mute! yay!

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Last night...

Last night i went running and i realized that i have gotten a lot faster because used to it would take me 3 hours to run 4.67 miles but last night it took me only an hour and a half to run 4.09 miles. This morning i went to the orthodontist to get my braces changed and the doctor said i have done a really good job keeping my teeth clean! After that we went to another appointment and then went running. I only have a small amount of miles to run which is great!

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Marcus Hendricks

Had a really good workout session today. My legs are so sore from all of the running i have done recently. I also was mute today which found itself to be very annoying.

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Marcus Hendricks

Had a really good workout session today. My legs are so sore from all of the running i have done recently. I also was mute today which found itself to be very annoying.

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The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle.

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today I wa...

today I walked 6.2 miles and burned 432 calories not as much as I thought but at least i burned that much ate a really good salad for dinner it was so good

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Today I wo...

Today I worked on making duck tape wallets and phone cases to sell to raise money for the Levine's Children's Hospital, I am personally proud of them they are Halloween themed. :-)

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two hour class

today lkn had a two hour class for curriculum and extra requirements. It was very fun.

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Today all ...

Today all the bb candidates at the LN school had a two how r workout class, then I went to my cousin's birthday party.

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Today I di...

Today I did my exercises after taking a light week. It was hard to get back on track but got to work hard these next few weeks to prepare for the test. Then I worked on campaign posters for student council and I went and got my tree for my requirements. Busy but good day.

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Today was ...

Today was a very tiring day. I had a lot of homework to finsh up including a small project. I didn't get much requirments done. I did have a good evening though. I went to my freinds house and we played video games for like 1 hour. Then he had this reusable breakable boards so we started playing with those. It was a fun evening.

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9/28/14

Today I did some homework to get ahead. After that I wrote my new skill essay and I think I did a good job. I also spent some time with my uncle before he left. After all that I went shopping with my mom and tonight I am going to watch iron man.

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I went to ...

I went to church and choir today. I got my requirements done. I watched the Panthers game. I worked on my essays.

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I went to ...

I went to the park today with my friend to work on tae kwon do, run, and sparring. We had fun, when we were done we played a little bit of soccer and talked for a while then went home to eat dinner.

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Happy Dance Sunday

Had a great, and very productive, day!!! Up early and hit the treadmill hard along with a few requirements. Costco, HT and back home with groceries before the game started. Had a miserable him in the house, imagine that with the way the Panthers played, then icing on the cake with the Steelers, so I exited to the carport, along with mr. spark, and did nothing but requirement focus. Such a beautiful day out - - enjoyed every minute of it. Got a ton accomplished and even tried some pushups. They were pretty ugly and not great form but it's a start. Attempted the pull-up's & burpees but that is going to have to hold a bit longer as I could immediately feel the shoulder. See how l fair in the morning and just take it one step at a time. Going to be smart and listen to my body. It's...

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catch up day

today we had a day where we did a bunch of black belt stuff. There was a lot of things we did. We either caught up on black belt or get ahead on requirements. We did a lot of push up and sit ups, a ton of falls, a big amount of forms, and 5 jump ropes and sparing.

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Today I ju...

Today I just relaxed at home because the night before we went to go see Ben Folds.

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It was the...

It was the first day i had Tae Kwon Doe on Sunday and in the morning too! It was a mentor/requirement/review session for the black belts on the Cycle at our school. It was from 11-1 and we finished a lot of requirements and I'm glad we did! It brought many of my daily requirements down to a lower number and it was also a good workout! We went over the different stick and staff forms and poomsae! After that session, I went to Costco with my mom for a little while and then went back home to finish my homework and also go to Planet Fitness to do more requirements for the day!

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Back home ...

Back home after bruising or busting my lip. Had a party at DEFY GRAVITY. But it was still fun hanging out with my friends.

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Yesterday ...

Yesterday my papa took me to buy new shoes . "Then we went to Denny's.

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Church and Game

Earlier today I wen to church at a new place that I have never been to, except when I was blind for my empathy training.  Now, I am getting ready to watch the Panthers Vs Ravens game.  

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You only live once, but if you do it right once is enough. -unknown

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TKD

We are going to the black belt thingy, I don't know what it's really called. Otherwise though it seems like it's going to be fun!...

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Right now ...

Right now I'm in bed with my cat and the iPad,but I fineally got all my stuff in and now I'm going to go eat breakfast.

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Yesterday ...

Yesterday i got quite a bit done despite my being super busy. Today i plan to get tons done though because i have almost all day, maybe even finish some more requirements.

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Class Today

Today I have class at KTA Lake Norman from 11:00- 1:00 it is official I have class everyday now.

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Today I ha...

Today I had a sparing class, hyper pro class, and Saturday BBC class. I also arranged for a mentee session with Rachel which I look forward to and did warm ups twice :-)

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Don't practice until you get it right, practice until you can't get it wrong-Roger Gracie

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Denver Days

Today my friend William and I went to a Fall Festival in Denver. We went on all these awesome rides there. We actually made money. It was a dollar per ticket and we bought 24 tickets for 20 bucks. We were able to sell our leftover tickets and make some money.

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We had a g...

We had a great mentor session today. I think I have my Bolo form1 Worked on self defense. Did my math homework for monday

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Today is S...

Today is Saturday for most normal people, but for me it is hump day and date night out with my wife.

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Weed Pulling

Today I had to pull weeds on the side of my house and in my mother's roses.  Pulling the weeds was my punishment for getting in trouble at school.  It was not fun.  I got poked by thorns a lot, saw a bunch of worms, and yellow fuzzy things on a tree.  

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I had a ve...

I had a very busy day today. In the morning I had black belt class and sparring class. Then I went to this farm to pick grapes, which are very good. I went to this farm in Concord called Ritchie Farm. It had the best grapes I have ever tasted before. Now I have to leave for another birthday party.

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Imagination is more important than knowledge. Albert Einstein

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Jinx Fairy

I believe I have a little jinx fairy following me around. Headed up north for black belt class then back home and the goal was knock out the domestic duties and work on requirements. Just as I was finishing cleaning the house I notice a bunch of water in the kitchen. I was like why are my feet all wet???? Big leak under the sink so that was fun taking everything out and cleaning up. Needless to say not a quick task - -so tonight it will be off Home Depot for new disposal. Found the culprit disposal has hole in it so yup every time you run water instead of going down the drain it goes in the cabinet. Could have been a lot worse!!!!

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today i'm ...

today i'm going mute. i stop at 7:00.i can not wait to finsh

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Saturday, September 27

Today I am planning to get all of my requirements done. they have become much easier ever since i recalculated what I had to do every day. we worked on a attack/defend form and I think I memorized it! In sparring we worked on kick defense and did "meat grinder" it is where someone stands in a rink and spars everyone in the line. After they are finished, they switch out with the next person in line. you literally spar everyone twice! I kicked someone's elbow >~

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today I to...

today I took a bbc class and it was fun because I did some attack defend

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essays

what do the kwans mean. I need to know so I can write my essay. it is going to be very hard because it has to be five pages long!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is overwhelming.

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Today I'm ...

Today I'm mute for the black belt empathy training, so far it's been pretty easy to do.

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I had my b...

I had my black belt yard sale today to raise money and it was fun I dont' remenber how much we raised but it was alot. WE also had some baking goods for sale for anyone who was buying some stuff or wanted just the brownies, and cookies. but above all we all had fun.

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Today i go...

Today i got up at 7am to go help with testing, then i had a mentor session, and then straight from there i went to Master Evans. So it has been a busy morning but i got a lot of poomsae credits because basically all we did was poomsaes. When i got back i got changed and did some rolls and falls. I have i co-op meeting soon but after that i will get in some more requirements and work on studying for my written. I hope to get a lot done today but with today being so busy i may not. Hopefully though i will get tons done on Sunday.

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Today I di...

Today I did a yard sale with the other black belts at Belmont. We raised a lot of money for the Kicks for Kids fund raiser. Tonight I am going to see a piano performance.

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Yesterday ...

Yesterday my friends came over and we went swimming and played wii. On the wii we played Mario kart 8 and Just Dance. It was really fun. We all were dancing really silly and we were laughing so hard. I can't wait until they come over again.

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I'm eating...

I'm eating the rest of me breakfast right now. The rest of the day is probably going to be fun. After this we will be leaving for the BBC, then we are probably heading home, then i do some homework and then it's just my sister, my brother and I at home eating pizza with soda and watching a movie.

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Its kind of wierd. I wrote a journal for today, the 27 of september, Saturday, but its showing up for Sunday...

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