Spring 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!

Bummer Summer

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

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Baby Chin!

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!

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Monday

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. 

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A day of rest and now back at it

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...

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Start of the week

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.

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Jayson

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!

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Happy Monday!!

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...

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9/23

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.

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Monday!

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.

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white rice

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.

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watching football

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

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today

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.

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leadership and mentee

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

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sweat

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...

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cross country

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. 

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SEPT. 23

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. 

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Lazy

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.

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forgot

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.

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Feeling Better

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. 

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SEPT. 22

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... 

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Lots of Requirements

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.

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Birth day party

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.  

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Busy Day

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.

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--Journal--

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---

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sept 23

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

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Fun Sunday

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. 

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panther game

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...

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Sunday...

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...

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Finished! with jump ropes

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 

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Day 55

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.

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essay

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

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mornings

today i did everything before 11:00 and typed my empathy training i also answered some of my questions for the test 

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day is over

Finally the day is over. I am so happy I get to go to sleep and tomorrow watch football and take a brake. Today was very fun and very exiting. The sparring class with Master Mitchell is awesome.

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Bar Mitzva

Another cool day in Chicago. We went to my cousins' Bar mitzvas. pretty cool and I opened the arc. Afterwards there was food and a magic show. The magician did card tricks, slight of hand, and mind reading. Very cool. Then for dinner we went to my cousins' house. Food was good and I got to go to the park across the street to do pull ups and poomsaes. I'm not ready to go home yet.

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Jayson

Today I had a computer class, so I didn't make black belt class.  I did get to sparring class, an have amentoring session with Master Mitchell.  I also finished my mission statement essay.  I didn't get to run today, and I'll have to pay for that tomorrow.   

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Saturday

I went to Black Belt class today. I always enjoy it and learn much. I am also inspired and encouraged to keep pushing in my Tae Kwon Do journey and other areas too. It is difficult to be discouraed around that great group of people. I realize that I need to work on the Wang Ho 1 & 2. I need to practice so much that when my outside concerns sneak in that I can not be distracted or mess up. I really appreciated Instructor Lloyd and Master Hartle's (both) help today. Thank you to Donna for being my partner  

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Saturday...

I got up this morning, struggled through some pushups, situps, and burpees, and taught Little Tigers class.  After class, Inst. Dege and I went for a walk.  Since I wasn’t feeling well and I didn’t want to share my germs, I sat on the sidelines and watched BB class.  It’s was really tough to sit and watch, I kept wanting to participate. At times, I found myself going through the motions from the sidelines. After BB class was over, I went home, took some Advil, and took a nap!  I woke up feeling a little better.  I did the laundry and a few more requirements.  Since I slowed down a bit today, maybe I’ll be back to 100% tomorrow!

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Feeling better

Today was a great day. I am felling a whole lot better than yesterday. But I am 70% better than what I was feeling yesterday. I could do my requirements without taking a break because I was congested. But I got through everything today so all I have to do is relax now. Today was awesome!

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almost there

It is very close to the black belt testing and I am doing pretty good on every thing except for single stick form and hopceto self defense. I did another essay today so that means I only got 2 essays left and one of them I am doing tomorrow. Well I got to go see a movie because I got all my stuff done early! :-) 

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Saturday

Today went pretty well. I did a lot of requirements, and I'm done for today. Camille and I ran to the golf course and back. Last week I was barely green on poomsae, so I'm catching up fast. I may be able to finish early, but I really need to work on my essays. Tonight if I have some spare time, maybe I can do some research.

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saturday yay

today i went to black belt and sparring Anthony was there :) but not for sparring it was fun i got a lot of stuff in but master Michel didn't come early enough to get a mentor session Grrr :( overall it was a good day 

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home alone

yesterday my parents left me alone at the house to go to myrtle beach, so i have the weekend to myself. i woke up early because i was getting picked up to do community service at the Bain Daze festival at Fairview park. i got ready, got dressed, ate some cereal for breakfast, then grabbed my stuff and went to help out. i spent most of the time carrying things, setting up tents, the stage, the big tent, tables, chairs, and other things like coolers and bags of food. then i helped blowing up the inflatable soccer and basketball stations. the rest of the time i just worked at those letting kids play at each of them. i did see the KTMH demo team preform and they did good, my friends had only good things to say about them. once i was done i went home and mowed my neighbors lawn,...

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class

i just finished with class and sparring. when we finished me and megan went to dairy queen. yahhhhhhhhh

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Grappling Moves

Last night at dream team class we learned some new grappling moves.  The first move we learned was called the guard.  The way you do it is someone is going down trying to punch you, you lock your feet around their waist and then you have control of them because you have control of their hips.  We also learned another grappling move called the mount.  The way you do it is you get them on the ground, then you sit on top of their stomach and no matter what the person on the top has a longer arm.  It is really hard to get out of a mount position.  

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home

im am really tarred to day. i went to a party last night and it was so much fun.

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class

im about to go to class in about 2 hours. im going with megan. we might stay for sparring. my brother went to an ilectronic  class

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Nap!!!

Yesterday was not a productive day for requirements.  Had a great day at work, got home and the intention was to knock out requirements before going to class.  I sat down on the sofa for a minute just to unwind and next thing I knew - - sound asleep.  Well I guess my body was telling me something and nothing I can do about it now.  Went to Mint Hill and had a fantastic class.  I am going to get this hapkido down eventually - -for some reason 12 thru 20 is all running together.  Going to focus this morning on requirements then off to class at North Charlotte.  Have to leave after class to get my husbands tailgate stuff together but hope to be able to work even more requirements in for the afternoon.  Tomorrow night we have a 25th anniversary party so I have to be productive all day.

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Game truck night!!!!!!!!

Today was the game truck night, at first we played dodge ball then the games. In the game truck I played mine craft and smash bros brawl. After that we played foot ball and started tackling each other. I was playing goalie with the ball in soccer and dived for the ball the person tripped over my face and now I cant feel my lip!

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Chicago

Wow, I forgot how cool chicago is. We arrived last night and today we went into the city. We toured the field museum and went shopping on the magnificent mile. My favorite exhibit was the one on bioluminescence, I learned a lot. We also went through exhibits on the pacific region and ancient egypt. For shopping I got to go to a big forever 21 store and a cool candy shop. Its hard getting requirements done and I'm pretty sure I'll get behind this weekend but it should be easy to make it up when I get home. Same for homework. Maybe  I can write an essay on the way back. 

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Jayson

Today I had black belt class at Lake Norman.  I learned Wang Ho 2, and 1st Dan self defense.  Now I know what I've been doing wrong and what I need to do.  I need to stop bending my back leg on a front stance.  Tomorrow I have computer class, then sparring class.  Had tutoring early this morningbefore school, so I couldn't finish all my physical requirements.  Came home and startedmission essay.  

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9/20

Today I went to black belt class and we worked on hapkido 11-20.  I hope we work on it again so I can get the practice.  

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jurnal

So far I only have 18 more of these and am almost done with every thing else I am writteng this at 10:00 at night but I need to finish these we onky have 27 days left so go strong.

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Friday

Today I did a lot of requirements. I need to do sparring rounds and jump rope rounds and kicks and I'm almost done with meditation. I'm going to try to finish walking/running early, too.  Tomorrow is the weekend, so I'll need to catch up a lot. I'm going to do a lot of research for my essay on the kwans, my essay on the white belt challenge, and check out my book for my book-reading essay, too.

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basketball

today i was playing basketball with my friends. in the middle of the game i tried to catch the ball that my friend through to me. i missed the catch and it hit me in thet eye. i had to go home because i couldn't see.

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Sept. 20

Today I helped about at KTMH 5:45 class and got my leadership credits and got ,y leadership credits for the day. Then I took black belt class and we went over hapkito  and some kicks. It is kinda fun getting thrown a lot. When I first started Tae Kwon Do I would have hated it but now I like it.   TGIF EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!

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sept 20

today at black belt class I did Hopkito self defense forms and staff form.  

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Take Care of Yourself....

Well I had soup for dinner – what does that tell you?  Yep, I’m not feeling well.  I’m stuffy, coughing, and I’m freezing.  Luckily, I did my requirements this morning before work.  So, I’m just resting and eating soup! My plan was to get a flu shot tomorrow so I wouldn’t get the flu before/during testing.  Oh well.  I should mention to everyone – if you’re training hard and not sleeping much – your immunity system is compromised.  L  Please make sure to take care of your health while you’re training.  Get strong and stay healthy!

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53 Down, 17 to go!

Wow! I can't believe that it is the end of day 53! I just had my last mentor session yesterday. I really appreciate all of the help that Master Cavazos has given me and everything that he has taught me. I hope that I can get at least one more meeting in before testing. I also want to thank all of the instructors who have helped me to learn my curriculum! I am so excited about testing but nervous too. 

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The baby

Today a baby came into black belt class and he was adorable.  I had no idea that Master Hartle was a grandfather, I thought he was just a father.  I got to poke his stomach and play with his feet.  Master Hartle's son that came into class with the baby used to teach me TKD classes, I completely forgot about that.  

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SEPT. 20

Today was very relaxing. Did what was only needed for requirements and didn't force myself to go overboard. I had the opportunity to volunteer at a nearby Elementary School for my IB community service. It was amazing to see how much fun the children were having while reading books and playing on the computers. Now all I need is 39 more hours to be done... Tomorrow at Black Belt class I have heard we are getting the details to the demo thats being done at Freedom Park. Super excited to see what were going to be doing. 

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so close

The end is so close I am so stressed with school so I am very happy. After this Is over I am going to take three year long nap:) so I can relax.

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random stuff

today was just a normal day  except its FRIDAY all that really happened was i ran a  mile before and after school and did my requirements    

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Overdid it

I overdid it yesterday. My toe was throbbing again last night and kept me up half the night. So I tried to be more careful and take it easy today. I hate all these requirements hanging over my head. It stresses me out. So I tried to do less that causes pain in my toe, but I'm so driven to get this stuff done that I prefer to be mentally tough and ignore the pain. It wasn't easy to stop walking after 3/4 of a mile, but I did. Sit ups and push ups don't hurt it at all so I will try to make up for the lack of miles with more of those. 

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Feeling stronger

Yeah it is Friday. I am also glad because I am feeling stronger. I still don't have much of an appetite but it is improving. I know I need to eat to have fuel to do requirements so I am trying to make the best choices to do so. I am really looking forward to Saturday Black Belt class as always but especially since I missed class last night at South Charlotte.  

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Homework vs Requirements

Today I went to the first Ridge Road Ravens football game. It was interesting but I had to miss Mock Trials. I was pretty mad about that because you can only miss one practice. Anyways while I was waiting for my parents after school (I did not know that I was going to Mock Trial Today), I started walking around and apparently I got in a mile, plus a half mile for walking around this morning. Then I went to Tae Kwon Do, (Don't ask me who won because I left early). At Tae Kwon Do we worked on self defense, so I need to practice it, ALOT! Then I went home, finished my requirements and did my homework. Who knew this could be so hard because I have a ton of homework and a TEST TOMMOROW! On top of that my legs are really sore from working hard in Black...

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Awsome requirement day!

Today I was at TKD for 3 hours doing requirements  and some extra! Also I did my men-ti meeting. We worked on rolls self defense and hook kicks. After that I had black belt class. We worked on self defense so we could memorize them for the black belt test. When I got home I had to play the cello for 30 minutes.

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Jayson

Had projects for school to do, so I'll need to go to black belt class in lake Norman tomorrow.  Did my homework and some extra physicals.   My push ups are definitely getting easier.  The cycle is not easy, trying to find time to get it all done.

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Making My Cartoon

Today I made my first cartoon.  It was called MAGIC!  My friends and I play a card game called Magic and I love it.  I did a fantastic job on the cartoon drawings and it had a great story line too.  I was so excited to bring it home and show my parents.  I tucked it safely away in my jacket, then I lost my jacket and my lunch box after lunch!  I looked everywhere and it did not show up!  I hope to find it at school tomorrow, it made me really sad.  

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9/19

Today I went to class and I got a lot of my push up and sit up requirements done.  I was planning on going to black belt class but I was tired so I decided to stay home and work on my requirements.

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Weekend Yet?

This week has had it's up & downs and looking forward to a great weekend.  Finding the balance between work, domestics and catching up to everyone else.  It's all good and I will get there.  After work, off to the dojang to work on requirements, then helped with the little tigers, they just crack me up, lead warm-ups for them then lead warm ups & punching for the adult class.  Great class tonight!!!!  Sometimes it's not just about warming up, learning and execution of techniques but it's thinking about what you are doing and trying to articulate it.   That was a good one Inst. Hsin & Master Moon!!!  Luckily for me if I write the motions down, in my strange way, I can absorb better than watching a video.  It's all about trying something new and finding what works for you.  No right and wrong everyone learns differently.  Panthers home this week so have...

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poomsaes

today i worked only on poomsaes. every 3 poomsaes i did i did 30 pushups. i was really tired before i started so now i am extra tired. but i am happy for my brother because he had his first school football game today.

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Sparring Class

Today I had a sparring class at the Mint Hill location. We did drills and sparring. Today I had no homework because I finished it at school, so I was able to do a lot of requirements. It's definitely been a tiring day, but tomorrow I need to do more so I can catch up and get ahead. I'm going to try to get ahead on walking for right now.

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mentor leader

today i got a mentor session leader ship credit 1 and 2 today i worked on self  defense red high red and knife  

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journal

It feels like my sto.atch has riped open and my arms have given out but I am still going on

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sparring at LKN

Sparring at my school is really fun because I have a very awesome sparring teacher. It is Marcus and he has very fun sparring lasses with ladder drills and tag team.

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Making the best of it

The theme for the day, is "do what I can"...and not hurt myself further.  I iced my toe several times today and did everything with care on my right foot.  Pivoting on the heel of my foot slowly to avoid putting pressure on my toe, jump roping on my left foot only, etc. I can't wear any kind of shoe yet, but it is better. Heal toe, heal...  Today I had a lot of thinking work to do so I got some extra requirements in while thinking through things.

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Sept. 19

Today I had my regular class. In the class we did 180 push ups and 180 sit ups. So we did alot. We also ran 1/2 of a mile did almost all the self-defense, and almost all the poomsaes. We got alot done. Then I had sparring class. We did alot of requrements in that class too. Now I am finishing up my homework. FUN!! :(

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Push ups and Sit ups

today i woke up just like any other day, tired. i got dressed, had bacon, pancakes, cheerios, milk, and a protein shake for breakfast, then ran out the door because i again was almost late for the bus but i got on it. i slept on the bus, but the bus driver kept switching the lights on and off but leaving the light on so it was hard to sleep. in first block we did an activity where we pretended one side of the rooms were solid color "cats" then the other were striped "cats", in the story we striped cats thought we were better so we didnt associate with the solid color cats, when the cats drew on stripes and joined us in being striped, we wanted to be different so we covered our stripes, this process continued. we did this until we couldnt tell who was striped or not...

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Thursday...

I am usually really tired by Thursday (and today is no different), but I’ll be going to BB class and PMAA class.  I think I’ve almost learned all of the knife disarms, one through ten.  I wonder when I’ll know that I’ve learned everything I need to know for the test??  Usually after PMAA class my wrist is really sore.  I guess it’s about time to go get it adjusted again.  L I sent out some requests for donations for Levine Children’s Hospital today.  I hope everyone is working hard to meet our goal.  J Well, I’ve got to go get ready for class!

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Thursday

I really needed to be healthy and get some requirements done, however, my body has a different plan. I have whatever stomach or intestinal bug that Doug had Sunday. Too weak for much physical stuff.  I can't afford to be sick. I have way too much to do. I will use this time to study my test and finish essays.  

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SEPT. 19

It has been a LONG day for me... I had a test in almost every class this afternoon and was up extremely late last night studying. Im planning on just going to a leadership class tonight so I can get some rest. I had to skip class yesterday do to schoolwork, so Im now just trying to get through today! Im still having trouble with my pull ups so now its all about building up strength and working on technique.   

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got home

when i got home i finished my push ups and setups.  

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school

i went to school today and did a lot of my requirements in gym.  yahhhhhhh

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Day 49

Today was very long. I had a lot of homework and requirements. I'm starting to walk/run more often, and I'm almost done with meditation. I can focus on other things now that I'm done with pull ups, but starting today, I'm practicing 8 daily or every other day to practice for the physical test. Tomorrow I need to do some more research on the kwans for my essay.

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never ending

Today was never ending. I woke up fed the cats school then after school from my cello I got a blister on my right pointer finger. It was kinda heard to do puch ups with it. Then non stop home work that I slowly completed.

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Hump Day

This week I had a lot of assignments an several tests.  I have not been able to get in a lot of requirements.  I was able to do a little today.  I plan to do more tomorrow.  I also will double up on the weekend.

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car trouble

well i had to miss classes today because my car is broken. we think its the alternator but who really knows. it is making life hard and ive only been with out for one day. i want my car back so i can go to classessss

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Jayson Day 49

Today, I helped out with Wang ho class.   I really love helping out with classes.  I like helping people.  Took dream team too.  We focused on kicks.  That was cool too.  Lots of physicals and homework. No free time today.  I'm tired!

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9/18

Today I had a little too much home work to do so I didn't get much done and I'm going to have to make all of it up. 

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Another day on the cycle

Busy crazy day yesterday.  Took day off work due to am obligation, ran errands then off to S.  Charlotte.   Picture day so lots of energy and thought, what kinds of weapon should I pick for my photo.  Spent most of the day there and worked on requirements between parent questions and class.  Today I got to meet with mentor and think I am finally straight, straight not perfect, on a few things but much more to go.  Struggling with some of the curriculum but I will get it figured out.  Almost caught up on requirements so I am a very happy camper!!!!  All is good just keep plugging away.  Looking forward to weekend.

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Looking forward

I'm excited to go to chicago but it will be hard to get all my requirements done. I joked that I can walk the marvelous mile (shopping) for requirements. But I am really excited. I haven't been on a plane in a while, but it will be nice to sit and get homework and such done without having to worry, oh I should be doing burpees. I do have to get ahead some though. Sparring class tonight was good, and now I'm working on the written test. I missed my alarm this morning, but thankfully I made it up. Well, got to go pack now!

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day__

Hello sorry I havent jurnaled for a day my computer was not working and probably will never work again so I also have not been able to login my stuff gtg bye

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Comments and Messages

I was reading people’s journal entries today and it occurred to me – it’s kind of sad that no one comments on any of the entries.  Maybe Kelsey is right about no one reading them or maybe people read them and just don’t comment (like me)… I’m going to start making a bigger effort to comment.  I think right now during the cycle is the time that people need encouragement.  I know I do – and comments or private messages are a good way to provide some.

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Beat up

Yep....I definitely hurt my toe. Swollen and discolored. Couldn't run on it and even walking I can't put any pressure on it without a lot of pain.  Every time I turned over last night I woke up from the pain too. Someone at work looked at it and thought it was broken, but it's a pinky toe so it really doesn't matter. I just need it to heal. I've been icing it on and off. So it looks like I will be walking a few miles instead of running the next day or so.  I tried jump roping but based on the amount of pain, I'm thinking I'm doing more harm than good. I tried jumping just on my left foot, but then my shin splints were killing me.  I will try again tomorrow. 

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sept 18

had a lot of homework...did not get much done with requirements

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Sept. 18

Today was my day without Tae Kwon Do classes. I caught up on homework and I got to hangout with my friend. I had a lot of fun today.

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Shots HURT

I got a shot today, its required when you go into middle school. It hurt but I was fine, until I took class, the shot wore me out and n top of that i didnt have any water so that made me extra thirsty. Remind me to always drinks water.

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Shots HURT

I got a shot today, its required when you go into middle school. It hurt but I was fine, until I took class, the shot wore me out and n top of that i didnt have any water so that made me extra thirsty. Remind me to always drinks water.

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orthodontist

today i woke up but had a slow start to my day so i had to rush at the last minute to get out the door. i got dressed, ate pancakes, bacon, a protein shake, and milk. then i got packed up and rushed out the door because i thought i was late, it turns out i ended up getting there right when my bus is supposed to come but the bus was 15 minutes late so i was standing alone in the cold for an extra 15 minutes and rushed for nothing. the rest of my day went better, in first block we took a vocab test on the words we have been studying and im almost sure i got it perfect, then we read more of "Kaffir Boy", there were some disturbing parts, i wont go into detail but i can assure you that you would not want to...

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sore legs

My legs are so sore today because we played some football and did drills for 1 hour and 45 minutes. and after that when i got home i crashed on the sofa...only to be forced to goto class and have master kim drill us 

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