Candidate Journals

My day started with requirements.  Afterwards, I headed to the North Charlotte dojang.  Today was a milestone day for Little Tigers.  Today was the first time we did testing for the Little Tigers since the program began again.   The kids were so excited!  Some of them got to the dojang thirty minutes before testing because they wanted to make sure they weren’t late.  Many of them brought their parents and their grandparents to watch.  The kids got to show their family how hard they’ve been working on following directions, answering yes ma’am, kicking and punching, basic stances, and even counting in Korean.  You could tell that both the kids and the adults were very proud of their accomplishments.  Their instructors were very proud too! J  Thanks to Master Knight, Instructor Dege, and Melvin Harris for helping with testing. I hate that I missed the demo at Freedom Park and Instructor Auerbach’s...

I dont have enough time to write that much so let me just tell you a little bit of my day. I had a test and I got a 104, got a 100 on my quiz, got a 100 on all my homework. I did not have to do that much of my requiremnts because Im done with most of stuff. I just need to stop worrying about the physcial and worry about my journals and classes. Im scared Im not going to pass. If I dont pass will I have to do everything over again or will  my data save?

when i got home i forgot to do a journal. i had to run down stairs to do it. im about to go to bed big day tomorrow. yahhhhhhhhhhhh

Today I took the black belt class at lake Norman.  I got help with staff form 2.  One less thing for me to worry about.  The cycle is almost over, and still so much to do.  Tomorrow is the demo at freedom park.

Today went really well. I got green on poomsae, got new shoes, and did a lot of requirements. This Saturday I'm going to try to sell a bunch of coupon books. I'm going to do a lot of requirements this weekend and work on essays. Tomorrow I will finish my last required sparring class, and second to last leadership one credit. I think I'm going to catch up and get ahead soon. 

I got my HOTA and apes test scores back, 95 for hota and 91 for apes. Considering I thought I failed them, I'm pretty proud. I spent my afternoon doing apes notes and now I'm kinda brain dead. But I had a nice dinner with my family. Food night, see you tomorrow!

Today I went to the class before black belt class and I got leadership credit.  I was helping a high blue belt with his form and self defense.  It feels good to help somebody with something I know.  Afterwards in the black belt class we got to practice Hapkido 1-20, short stick and bolo.  

Happy camper!!  Very productive day on requirements.  Has lesson with Master Chin this afternoon, thank you Master Chin you are the best, then black belt class in Mint Hill this evening.  Got to Mint Hill early so was able to attend the 5:45 class and also help in class.  It was the first time I helped at another school and was not quite sure what is acceptable.  I had the white belts so I figured if I started saying drop do situps, pushups, punching, kicking, blocks and squat thrusts in between they would think I was nuts.  Hey is was poomsae week so we did a lot of Kwon Sool, even criss cross apple sauce Kwon Sool.  Even though very repetitive I tried to explain the why of things because that was one of my main things when I learn, please explain to me as it helps make me understand.  Black belt class was...

Today I helped out at KTMH 5:45 class. I got to help high white belts learn their poomsaes. Then I took black belt class and we went over hapkito, sticks, and black belt cycle questions. So we got a lot done. Now I am tired and I am going to go to bed.

Today I had to be home early because I was behind on logging the requirements in on the computer. Master Hartle was very mad at me and we had a little talk about it and it made me cry. I really want to get my black belt so I was sad when he said if I do it one more time I would be off of the black belt cycle.

Today I did my weekday black belt class with Master Burkart.  I worked on Hopkido, Stick form 1, and completed another Leadership 1 credit.  I am tired and ready for bed.   

Today I woke up at 6am like usual and did requirements. I am exited about the weekend because now I can get almost all of my requirements done. I am also exited for the soccer game this tuesday.

Today I had sparring class. Master Knight taught the sparring class. There was only 4 people at class. We practiced on getting our opponent intimidated. We also practiced our kicks.  We got a chance to spar and kick each other.  It was fun.  I was able to get in a lot of requirements also. 

after hours of staring at the board and doing worksheets and test while trying to keep my eyes open its finally Friday! But unfortunately my Saturday sleep in till noon plan cant happen because of the black belt demo. so yeah :( 

On 9-26-13 I went to black belt class and we did a lot of self defense blind I was really carefull not to hit anyone we also did a lot of kicks

Today was a busy, stressful, long day at school. Had to work on a project in almost every class in addition to tests. I have plans to finish up todays requirements tonight after friends and I go to Scarowins. Really excited for tomorrows demo. Also extremely excited that I don't have to drive a hour to get to Saturday BB Class. 

today i ran 2 miles faster than i usually do my dad said i had to hurry up so i did but i didn't have to i really think he just wants me to be like him

I'm feeling better today. I ran well for one. I also got some of my APES notes done, which is a start. However, I slept through both my alarms this morning. I hope I don't keep up the habit because it's hard to make the requirements up in the afternoon. I must go to sleep now! ahh!

Today I helped with Wang ho class. I helped the white belts with their hwa rang poomsae.  I wanted to see what they would do if I TKD them through the moves.  It was interesting. In the end they knew the poomsae pretty well.   Also had a mentor session with Master Mitchell. We went over hopkido thru # 4.  Still have a ways to go.  

class was cool today. i liked how the we practiced our curriculumn in a form of activities instead of straight out doing it.  

Had project after project today. Teachers are really loading us up with homework and tests as well. Im really looking forward to this weekend with the demo in Freedom Park and this Saturdays class. Hopefully we will help motivate everyone that is doing the run/walk and also raise money for Levine Children's Hospital. 

Today when I went to black belt class it was interesting to have master Shin teach class especially when we did the self defense with our eyes closed.  I like it when there are different people teaching because they each have their own styles of teaching

Today I sold 4 coupon books, and have some people interested in buying them. I took a sparring class at Mint Hill, and we didn't do drills, but we did the other stuff that we usually do. I'm going to compete in the AAU, so these sparring classes will help a lot. I managed to get a good amount of requirements done, but I still need to do a lot more. I need to do some sparring rounds done, but all in all I'm doing pretty well. Last week I was in the green for all my physical requirements! Most people are close to finishing, so I really need to try to get lots more done. I need to do more poomsaes tomorrow as well as self defense. I also need to do jump rope rounds. 

Pretty uneventful day.  Hit requirements hard and had class at South Charlotte tonight.  Worked on many different areas in class as some of the students will be testing next Friday.  Looking forward the weekend and just going to keep plugging away.

I am so glad that I am almost done with all my requirements! I only got 500 kicks left and 3,000 pushups and sit ups and 100 more bur-pees. Today I slept in by accident and didn't get all my goals for today done in the morning man. ;-l

Today we played Holy Trinity for my schools soccer team.  We tied 4-4.  I made one goal.  After the game I had a mentee session with my mentee Gregory.  After that I went to help out with the Jr. Tiger class.  I was not able to get in any requirements because I had homework.  I have a half day tomorrow so I will get in triple my requirements and attend sparring class. 

today we played mat ball again and the score was 3-5. we were losing and for once it played out like all the sports movies do. i was one of the last kickers and the bases were full. i kicked the first  home run in our class! in the end we won 8-5

today i went to mint hill to master berkart school. it was a lot of sweet but was really fun. yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I'll probably still journal, but at least the monkey is off my back and my required number of journal entries are done. One more thing to cross of the list. My toe continues to challenge me. I've learned to keep my weight off the right side of my foot so that walking is not a problem. Jumping or running I still very painful. And I still can't put a shoe on. I'm glad I can still wear sandals!

at home my dad helps me with sparring and my mom started to help me with my test so I am really happy with my parents. I love them and they do everything with me and now there doing it to help me.

Today I woke up at 4:30AM to get in a esay and my workout I think it was a good Idea because I was fully awake when I was done and got in a quick shower and was on my way.The cycle is drawing to a close and we all are finishing our stuff and are hurring to get in all our jurnal entreyes so good job every body.

I've gotten so much better at leading. I don't like when kids don't listen to me. It tells me that I should behave too.  I also don't like it when kids do exactly the opposite of what people are telling them to do.  I'm glad that I've gotten better at listening.  I hope when this is all over, kids will respect me and think of me as an instructor. 

i woke up and got a head start so i could relax for a bit before i had to leave. i got dressed and had pancakes, bacon, milk, rice crispies, and a protein shake for breakfast, got packed up, then just watched tv until it was time to go but i forgot what i watched. i slept on the bus and went to first block but our teacher wasnt there, she showed up 10 minutes late and didnt tell us why but we didnt question her. in first block we read more about "kaffir boy", we are close to finishing and will probably finish tuesday, its a really long book and it took all class to go over 13 chapters. in second block me and 8 other guys spent the class in the back room trying on uniforms, we all got our pants and shirt but not anything else because they...

ALMOST DONE WITH MOST OF MY REQUIREMENTS! I finished alot of my stuff so tomorrow my goal is 500 pushups and situps, and 20 pull-ups if I have enough time to do 20 pull-ups. 

Today was hard in school. I had two tests, one in HOTA and one in APES. I also overslept my first alarm, by the way. English class was a waste of time, since I'm not caught up in the book. Both my tests were kinda hard, and I wish I had studied some more. I hope BB cycle isn't taking its tole on my grades yet. I am just read to get everything done. And have time for naps. Yep, definitely naps.

Today I  had an okay day. I didn't get that many requirements done, but I can catch up on that. I haven't had any time to work on my essays, so I've decided to do the writing on the weekends, and do my research during the week. I need to do a lot of kicks, and I'm catching up on poomsaes and self defense. Also, I want to finish meditation, sit ups, jump rope rounds, and journal entries early.  Tomorrow I have a long day, and I need to do even more than I usually do to catch up for today. I really need to get a schedule to help me know when to do what. Tomorrow I'm also going to try to sell a lot of coupon books for my school. Tomorrow's going to be a busy day, so I need to at least make a schedule on when to do...

Today, I helped with Wang ho class. I got to help a lot of my friends from summer camp, and made some new friends too. It's always interesting to see howpeople react to certain situations, and how the learn.  Had lots of homework too.  Bern up since 6:15 am to do physical requirements.  Tired.  

Today like usual got up at six did requirements go to school home work tae kwon do bed time. Tomorrow I got a science test so I am studying hard for it. Today finally I did one full pull up!

Finally it's time for the happy dance, I am in green on tracking in all except one item (mentee) and I could not be happier.  My mentee, Luke -- who is the best, is only at class on Tuesdays because of other obligations.  Hoping that I can scoot away and meet with him a few extra days to get caught up but if I do not it's ok- - he is so worth working with.  I will be there for him on his next test regardless of cycle testing and requirements.  I am very lucky!!  Got to South Charlotte about 4:00 today and hit requirements hard.  My little friend Johnathan was there, all of 3 years old, that helps with my requirements on Mondays & Wednesdays.  He likes to know what I am doing, why I am doing it, what is next, when is the Panda going to find a home and can...

I’ve been reading some journal entries that have said the physical requirements are getting easier to do and at first I thought so too….but this week, the pushups, situps, and the burpees have been really, really hard.  And don’t even mention the pull-ups…I’m getting better at doing them with assistance, but I still haven’t mastered doing one without assistance.  L  I’ve just got to keep telling myself that I am getting stronger with every pushup, every situp, every burpee, and every pullup! I really enjoyed the rain today!

Today I didn't have soccer practice so I had a chance to help out with class.  I also got a mentor session and lots of requirements. I finished my homework before 8:30.  I now have some free time before bed time. 

Had a very successful day at South Charlotte. Had the chance to see Instructor Tucker and go over Knife Self Defense with Master Chin. Its so good to have her back! Im finally catching up with all of my requirements after being sick, having injuries and traveling. Im hoping I can get in another leadership credit tomorrow after finishing all of my schoolwork and completing the many projects that have been assigned. 

There are a few items I've either finished or I'm close...I can see the finish line. I wish I could say that for more of them. I've sacrificed time with my kids, housework, time with my friends, and time for myself. I look forward to getting some of that back...at least until next cycle.  My family and friends have been very supportive. I'm thankful for that. 

Today my little brother went on a 3-day field trip to Barrier Island so I can have 3 or 2 1/2 days annoying little brother free!  I got a recommendation letter from one of my teachers yesterday.  I should be getting another one from another teacher real soon.   

My school gives a lot of homework for fifth grade. The easy thing is I can do my homework at afterschool. I also get to read for 30 minutes.

Tonight I am going to manage my team.  I think I am going to have to take some players out.  This week I am playing my mom.  She's going down!  Right now she is projected to win.  That is why I am going to work on my team.  I am not going to lose to her.

today i went to leadership class we did a lot of jump and spin kicks for the jump front kicks master Kim told me to demonstrate next we did Tornado kicks i got really dizzy after class master Kim said my jump front kicks were great   

Today we raced at Mcalpine. I believe that is located in south Charlotte but im not 100% sure. But anyway i ran a 22:30 5k which is a minute behind my personal record so im getting back down to it. i am still sore from mondays workout of sprinting 4 miles so i couldve shaved some time off possibly. anyway im really happy with my time!

in the morning i ran 2 miles ugh wasnt that fun but the morning seems longer when i run i did some of my requirements to it was an ok morning 

today was an amazing day. i got everything done today and had two tests today in school and over 100 on both. then i went home and relaxed an hour then got started on requirements. i then went to class at lake norman and got my leg stretched out, if you didnt know, i pulled my hamstring 2 days into the cycle  -_- so i havent been able to do a split or a good stretch kick since. but im not letting it get me down. gotta keep trucking

I've had a rough day, I have a lot of work I do for both school and and cycle. I just don't have enough time. I also tried out for bluegrass bros which went okay but not real fantastic. I'm ready for bed.

Today I got to sleep in because I went to get a flu shot.  It affected my push ups and things I had to do with my arms.  My arm really hurts and I'm really tired.  Good night.

Pretty random day with work and requirements.  I would like to do the happy dance for having all green on tracking but it is not quite there yet - -bummer.  Got to dojang early today and requirements, requirements and requirements - -the mom's think I am nuts - -but it's all good.  Helped in one class, met with my mentee Luke, he is awesome - -all of 6 years old and wide open then stayed for adult class.  Then off to doggy spa (ie. petsmart) where little one was enjoying her time of beauty.  We have a furry little office dog, Ms. Roxy, that I share joint custody.  She is the sweetest little rescue and would not trade her for the world.  Time to go have some Roxy time then will hit it hard tomorrow.

Now I am focusing on my v sit ups more vigorously for the test.  I'm doing leg raisesa long with the sit ups to get prepared, and help with that.  The goal is for it to get easier each day betweenknow and then.  Need to focus on trying to do pull ups too.

Today I went to class and got a leadership credit. When I got home I was tired but I kept going and did my requirements.

Today I accidently fell into an ant pile, and I had to go to the office to get some anti-itch medicine. My friend also had to come because she accidentally stepped into an ant pile. Other than that, I had a good day at school, and when I got home, I did homework and requirements. I need to do some more sparring rounds to catch up, but other than that, I'm doing pretty well on requirements, too. I still need to get to work on essays, however, because I still have a lot of them to do. Tomorrow I'll try to get a little bit more on my essays, day by day, until I finish. I have a lot to do, but I'm getting it done.

Today I did a lot of extra requirements like 250 puch ups and sit ups. Also 50 bur-pees, 36 poom saes and 40 self defense. I also did 6 sparring rounds. In black belt class we worked on being able to take a hit. The front row of instructors and masters tried to fling there belts at us and we tried to slide back to miss it. After that we hit a bamboo stick with a round house kick. I tried kicking it as hard as I could,man that hurt!

Tonight I didn’t go to class, instead I stayed home and spent some time with my kids looking at old pictures.  It brought back lots of happy memories.  I needed to take a short break to see if I can shake this crude that I’ve picked up.  L  I’m still doing my requirements but I just don’t feel like I’m one hundred percent and I’ve got this annoying cough.  I will persevere!

Last Sunday the Panthers had a huge win against the NY Football Giants.  It was 38-0, I think it was our first shutout in Panther history.  On fantasy football Eli Manning, the Giants’ quarterback, got -.65 fantasy points.  I beat my uncle Aaron. We sacked Eli Manning 5 times in the first quarter and made them fumble the ball several times. 

today i woke up motivated to get a head start on my day because i knew i was going to be tired by the end of it. i got dressed, ate frosted mini wheats, waffles, bacon, milk, and a protein shake, i dont really change what i eat every day. i got packed up and went out to the bus, it was cold today so it was a long sleeves day. i slept on the bus like usual. in first block we worked some on kaffir boy but only got a little done because we worked on our water project most of the time, im already done so i just played on my phone and used it as free time. second block i was measured for my uniform finally and then we learned about the holocaust, how the nazis operated and thought, what i gathered is they were horrible people and...

today i went to black belt class when master Mitchell said we were ganna do some conditioning i was like ok but oooow did it hurt the part tat hurt was when we were sliding from the belts being whipped at us i got hit about 10 time only 2 hurt next we kicked the bamboo swords i just forgot the name it might sound like it hurt but not much but on his last kick Michael kicked it as hard as he could he was on the ground it was a fun class 

Today I went to the 4:45 class at KTMH. We worked on forms and self-defense so I got  a lot of requirements done. Today was a really good day for me. 

Does anyone know when the essays are due? The problem is I have some of the done but not all. I am starting to get worried about this because it is my first time one the cycle and it is kind of difficult to me.

Had an extremely long day today. Feeling really congested and I can hardly breathe. Didn't go to class tonight because I knew I wouldn't make it 15 minutes into class! Went to the doctor to see what was the big problem and they said it was just a bad cold. Hopefully it will pass before Saturday. Im getting really excited for what we are going to do, even though its going to be apparently in front of a few hundred of people. Still a little behind in Leadership classes but with my schedule they will be easy to make up. I need to finish learning my knife self-defense and my staff poomsae. Other than that I am prepared for testing and feeling confident in what I know. 

today i had church. i also tried to find Halloween costumes. we had a busy day. i found out today that im running a 5k with my mom on Saturday 

I really need to go running in the morning tomorrow. It helps to wake me up and get more energy. I know that probably doesn't make sense but it works for me. I have been running during recess and gym. I am really starting to be exhausted by 6 o'clock. I am really excited about the Kicks for Kids! I really want to see who will win the giant pandas!  

 today I did my resquments at my house.Also, I played at the park.

A colleague of mine at work had a set of TKD Encyclopedias she gave me.  She was going to take them to Goodwill. It turns out there are 15 ~300 page books written by General Choi!  There were also 5 paperbacks written by Jhoon Rhee!  Although all the forms are ITF, there's a lot of really good information about TKD in general, the history, philosophy, etc.  Here's one I had not seen yet:  the 9 training secrets of TKD.  I look forward to reading these!

starting from today i'm going to be journaling twice a day to get so in i also have to run a but extra but ahead on kicks push ups and sit ups 

Summer just ended yesterday...... It was not the best, I had to go through sweat, getting yelled at, being frightened and tears. It felt like I was the antagonist the whole summer but I was just trying to be the good guy. Then the homework and requirements come around and you barely have any time to do other stuff. Thats my bummer summer

It's actually good to be back on schedule afte my weekend off. I got a lot done today, especially in class. I realized that even if I'm stressed about things in school and at home, I kinda have to forget about it in TKD class, which is prob really good for my mental health in a way. I also got to see Baby Chin, she is soooooo cute :) And Master Chin looks awesome! Can't wait to see her back regularly. Also wish me luck on bluegrass club auditions tomorrow, yay!

Today I didn't do as many requirements as I usually do, but I still did some. At Dream team today, we worked on crescent kicks and then I did my mentor session with Madovan on his breaking kick: flying sidekick. I finished my homework when I got home, then I worked on requirements. I'm practicing for the AAU Tournament and hopefully I'll do well. On the kwans essay, I have a paragraph, but I still have a lot more to write and I still need to get to work on my essays since their due soon. I think I'm catching up on requirements, but I still have lots more to do to get more greens. Tomorrow I need to do a lot. 

Sunday was a complete day of rest. My toe is still very painful. I still can't wear a shoe. When walking barefoot or with sandals, I've learned to compensate so that I don't put any pressure on the toe when walking.  Ben had a baseball tournament in Morganton this weekend so we'd leave the house at 8:30am and got back at 5pm Saturday and 8pm on Sunday. Sunday I didn't think we'd be back so late, but the games went long with extra innings for tie breakers and such. And when I got home, I had to get groceries so the kids had food for lunch, we had milk, etc.  At 9pm I was home and decided I had worked ahead enough to just take the day off and go to bed. So today I was back at it.  Running is super painful and barefoot, and I really want this toe...

Today I woke up very tired and it was hard me to stay awake on the way to school.   After school I had practice for soccer.  I helped out with the little Tiger class today.  I also went to Dream Team.  I had a lot of homework and I was not able to get in a lot of requirements.

Today's school class schedule was all messed up because of map testing.  The cycle is starting to get annoying.  I now am doing extra jump rope and basic kicks and burpees.   Done with sparring rounds.   I'll be over when this is over, and I've got my new belt!

Great day at work then hi ho hi ho it's off to the dojang I go.  Got quite a few requirements in before work today then did as many as I could between helping in class then black belt class.  Best of all Master Chin is back!!!!  It was great seeing her & Emmy and they both look fantastic.  Well Master Chin looks like she did not even have a little one and the little one is as cute as a button.  Class was great tonight covered many different areas and I am just trying to stay focused on learning the new curriculum.  Baby steps I can not get it all at once.  I am getting there, it's slow but I will get it.  I do not know what was up tonight but was having a terrible time with back falls.  We did a bunch last week and I was fine...

Yesterday I went to the park with Lauren and Pierce and I got most of my requirements done.  Later I went to their pool and finished my requirements there.

Today was Monday all day long…It started with requirements, then work, then a mentee session, teaching Junior Tigers, a mentor session, and finished with requirements. I’d like to say a huge “Thank You” to my mentor for taking the time to mentor me one more time before he leaves for his trip!  I hope he enjoys his trip   I’ve got a lot of work to do while he’s gone.

today i had so much white rice. i had it for breackfast. i had it for lunch. and i had it for dinner. i am getting a little sick of eating white rice.

Watching football is very addicting so every break I do some of my pushups and sit ups

today i went to school and finished a ton of my stuff. yahhhhhhhhhhh. after that we went to ceative eg so i could here my brother play quiter.

today i went to leadership class and got anew mentee  because my old one wasn't coming  

today i woke up with what i like to call a "weekend hangover" where you are thrown off by getting 2 days in the weekend to get up and go to sleep when you want, it was bad and i hate getting up on mondays, but i did. i got dressed knowing it was going to be cold outside, then i had waffles, cheerios, bacon, milk, and a protein shake for breakfast, then packed up my stuff and went out the door. i slept on the bus and i dont even remember the ride to school. in first block we took a quiz on "kaffir boy", which i did well on i think, then spent the rest of class reading, we are really far into it now, halfway at least. second block we got dressed then went straight to volleyball on the tennis courts, we are playing in a tournament so...

we ran 16 400s today. for those who do not know what that means, it equals 4 miles on the track sprinting. i am very sore and tired haha. I am still behind on requirments because of the car issue but i am trying my best to get to classes. i am going Friday to talk to the coast guard recruiter so i will miss this saturday also:(. i am also talking to an air force recruiter and balancing AP classes.. i thought senior year was supposed to be easy haha. i am ready to graduate and go to basic training. 

Im extremely excited for class tonight at South Charlotte because Master Chin is finally back! The last time I saw her was weeks before the cycle even started. It will be so cool to hear all about Emerson and how she has been doing. My toe has still been an issue... Ever since I cut it opened in the Dominican Republic, it hasn't seemed to heal. Hopefully it will be fine by testing. 

So I didn't really get anything done today because I was lazy. The whole weekend hasn't been to good for requirements I guess because it's a vacation I feel entitled to relax. But I'll work hard to catch up now. It's got to say something about how often I'm on here by the fact that I automatically tried to log into my tumblr with info from this account. haha, oh well. I'm looking forward to this saturday's class.

i forgot to journal yesterday. i am about to kill myself. my eye got better from when it got hit by a basketball. but it still hurts when ever i touch it or do anything like that.

Today was a great.  I was feeling a whole lot better than yesterday.  I felt less congested because I did not have to take as many breaks. I got 4x my normal requirements.  I also got to play basketball at my old school.  I also had some time to watch TV.  I had homework to do and I had to read a book. 

Had a very low-key day and slept in late for the first time in weeks! This morning I worked on homework for a few hours, and then I did all of my requirements. Its really encouraging to see the numbers getting higher on the tracker and its always nice to do less and less requirements a day. Still have some things to get finished before yet another busy school day. Im really looking forward to tests in every class... 

Today I did a lot of requirements. I also got started on my kwans essay. I think I could get ahead if I keep doing a lot of requirements every day. I also need to get the book I want for my essay at the library. I went biking with my dad today around my neighborhood. I was really thirsty when we were done. I have a lot of essays to do, so I better do them next weekend. I need to do a lot of kicks to catch up and get ahead.

Today I went to my friends birthday party. It was fun because I got to play foot ball and soccer. And of course I had pizza and cake. The party was some what useful because I got some random acts of kindness done to! Well tomorrows school so I better enjoy the weekend while it lasts.  

Very busy day with requirements and domestics.  I am tired now and going to go study before turning in for the night.  I was pretty much back & forth all day on the carport doing requirements and in the house cooking & laundry.  I will say this, if I could do the test on my carport I would be good to go on the curriculum I know- - still a few things that are a work in progress.  As soon as I get on the mat, especially at North Charlotte, my mind runs wild and I start the delightful creative forms where I just mix it all together.  All in all very good day and even better the Panters won - -no grumbling in our house tonight.  The other half is not a good sport when his team does not win.  Looking forward to great week and even better next Saturday.

Dear people I am almost done with every thing and only need about 1,812 push ups and situps WHOOOOHOOOOO I hope every one else is doing well. We had a demo performance yesterday and bain daze and I think we did pretty good.  So the AAU is comming up and I am wondering if I should go or not. I have been reading all of your jurnal entreys and all of them are looking great.     Thanks for support---

Met at the park to do requirements....and went swimming today  

Today I went to the park with Jonathan and we did our requirements. Then him and his brother came over and swam with me and my brother.  It was a lot of fun. 

today i woke up at my friends house, last night we just played basketball outside until it was dark, then played alot of video games on his xbox, then we went to walmart with his dad to get food, then we watched a movie on netflix and fell asleep. when i woke up his mom had breakfast ready, which was awesome, then we played video games until it was time for me to be picked up. i went home, got changed, grabbed breakfast, then we left to go to Charlotte to park our car at the nascar hall of fame so we could walk to the stadium. i am both a Giants and a Panthers fan so i didnt really care who won but since it was a home game i was wearing panther attire. we got food and went to our seats, great seats, upper section of stadium, behind the...

What a beautiful day it was outside today!  It put a bounce in my step when I was doing my miles.  J  I felt better today and was able to knock out all of my requirements before lunchtime.  Then I spent some time with my kids, which I haven’t been able to do much lately.  I wonder sometimes if people realize when they sign up for the black belt cycle that their family kind of signs up too.  You have to sacrifice time with your family to get your requirements done, to practice your curriculum, and to attend all of the extra classes.  My family has to put up with my bad mood when the pressure becomes intense and my lack of patience when I feel like I’m running out of time.  L  If my family didn’t support me, there’s no way that I could complete the cycle.  I intend to...

Finally jump rope is complete. which means my new goal is sit ups. i will see if i can knock em out by next week. if i do then i will reward myself by taking 1 day off 

Today I am going to time myself on my requirements. I an really hoping to see an improvement from the last time that I did this. Yesterday I ran in the rain. I think that it feels better running in the rain because it cools you down. It keeps getting easier to run my mile and a half. I think that I am going faster than when the cycle started.

i just finished working on my white belt challenge. i am about to finish my five kwans essay .