Candidate Journals

Was able to do three more miles tonight. Had my last required weekday black belt class tonight now that i can cut back a little on taking every black belt class i can work on requirements and weapons forms on those days. 

Today was a late night. I first woke up and had to listen to my sister saying that she doesn’t want to go to school, but she went anyways. So when I got to school everybody was confused about if it was “A” day or “B” day, but it was a b day. After school I got home went to taekwondo and then went to do my run. Then I got home did some homework till 10:20. It was a group effort in helping me with my homework.

WAs able to go to 2nd dan and up black belt class. I really like being able to focus on higher belt curriculum in class setting. Often in black belt class we focus on bocho, first dan, or color belt curriculum. I also review the curriculum sheet for the cycle. There are only a few things left I need to review and get down. Plus I need to work on my creative form.  Today, I made potatoes pancakes, because I've been seeing them online, so yummy. 

Today was my first hockey try-outs for this season.  When we got there we did line drills and puck handling.  Then we did a scrimmage.  I had two shots om goal - one missed and the other the goalie caught.  When I got home I took a shower and now I'm ready for bed.  See you tomorrow.  

Today, I woke up, did my requirements, and went to school. After school, I wore my white belt and assisted a junior tiger class and attended a weekday black belt class. Have a good night.

Today, I woke up and went to school. I played kickball in P.E., did an assignment in Spanish, I took notes and aced a quiz in bio, had lunch and played football, took a lot of notes in civics, worked on assignments in English, and took more notes in math. I went to work and got a class assistance credit, leadership credit, mentee session, and a mentor session, we worked on 1st Dan self defense and stick forms. I then took a 2nds and higher only class for a weekday black belt class where I learned hapkido 4 and the rest of my specials. I went home for dinner and chores. Goodnight everyone.

Hi King Tiger Family, great classes tonight. Got a chance to help instruct. I got a chance to work with two yellow belts were just fantastic to work with. They both were eager to learn and just get better. They listened very well and picked on some minor tweaks quickly. It was an absolute pleasure to work with them. Got a mentee session in and got some requirements done. Still a little behind but will catch up.Good day.  Take care 

Today I woke 2 hours before school. I got ready and then went to the bus stop.  Once I was at the stop the bus came.  I went to Bailey my new middle school.  I went to Homeroom and had class and then I went to ELA teacher.  After that I went to see my crazy science teacher.   She is funny and cray cray.  I went to lunch and PA. I walked the track during PA. I had the rest of my classes and then was done for the day.  I took the bus home. I got a sandwich and then went up to king tiger.  Going to do my requirements and then go to bed. 

Today I went to school and then chilled at home before going to taekwondo. My friend thinks he left his key at my house so we tried looking for it but no luck :( Then we went to run 2 miles. Then I talked to my parents about trying airsoft and building a pc. They said it's fine if I pay for the stuff so I asked if I could try petsitting for some money so i'll try to get someone to let me do it. But I could also do a console setup with a ps5 or xbox to save money. Its gonna be fun if I do it. but thats all for today. Goodbye.

Today was my first day of school and it was rough. This being my junior year, I have my hardest classes this year. After school I had a grueling practice. We were on the track and doing longer intervals. I then came home, ate, and got ready for class. I then headed to the Dojang and helped with a class, which was followed by the 2nd Dan and up class. Afterwards I came home, did some requirements, ate, and now I am here. 

Today I woke up and did my requirements for taekwondo and then went to the beach! I came back to the Hotel to eat lunch then went to the pool. Then I went back to the beach. Then I came back took a shower and then watched a movie! Now I’m done with the day! GOOD NIGHT!!!!

Today I started seminary which is a morning gospel study for my youth group in my church, so I woke up at 5:00 in the morning to do that that then hitched a ride with one of the kids there that goes to my school too. After school, I went to the gym and did requirements and I did 17 reps or a 50 pound easy bar and did 15 reps with 100 pounds on the lat pull down then did 110 on the lat pull down 5 times. After, I came home and did some drivers ed stuff, I have to read through 103 pages of that stuff to even go and get my learners permit and they call it a "scavenger hunt". After, I went to TKD and did a class and got a menti session and when I got home, I ate dinner and figured out my grandpa...

Today was my first day of fifth grade. Yay. then I went to king tiger and did some requirements. helped out with a class. then came home and did some requirements.

Today I went to school then I went home and did my requirments then I went to Soccer.

I have ever had a magnificent Monday and is excited for a terrific Tuesday!!! Today I got up and got ready to go to school and I was prepared for I ready reading diagnostic. after I finish the diagnostic, my art Teacher let me help out around the room to get her room ready for tomorrow. After I got off the bus, I went to get my allergy shots and then me and my friend met up at the Davidson Public library to finish our project for ELA. When I got home, I ate dinner Hung out with my family. I hope it was magnificent Monday for all good night!!! P.S. Today is National Dog/Puppy Day!!! ~Magnolia~

Today I woke up and I went to school which was good. I went running and worked on my exercises after school. Then I went to taekwondo and I helped out in jr tigers and that was fun And what was funny was at the end of class a little kid asked if  he could have my belt. Last I went to the black belt class I we worked on how to get up if you are on the ground. IOverall today was a good day.

Today i woke up a little late due to me sleeping through my alarm, but i made it to school on time. I think i'm the favorite of all the teachers. We did a shuttle run during P.E. and i got 7.10 seconds. I went to after school and did some requirements and had class. I went to  PMAA class today and then went home and ate. Day who knows on nutrition challenge. No juice makes me sad because i usually have it with my lunch and i'm also sad about no chips, but i shall prevail. Okay i'm done now.

Today I woke up and had to go to school and I am not exited how it is Monday. Then at school I had to take a diagnostic and it took a long time for everyone to finish but then afterwards we went home. Then we went to the gym and did all of our things and got it all marked off. then after we went to TKD and I got a Mentee session and a class assistance and had a good time then we went home, I hope everyone had a good day, bye.

Its to bad I can't count all my walking I do at school towards my miles.   So much fun coming home to walk almost 2 more miles and complete my requirements.  I have a feeling ill be crashed out early tonight.  I may need to knock out some of them before school, I just don't want to be sweaty.  I wonder if all our essays are due by Sept 28th if you are not testing until Spring?! Burpies and I  will never be friends, no matter how hard I work at them.  I am concerned that m6 heart rate continues to be high with the exercises. I hope that if I need to take a  break during g testing that I will be permitted.  (,A Masters status is not worth my health. I know that may sound rude, however,  my heart works harder due to having 3 chambers instead of 4....

The dreaded homework, the dreaded iReady, the hated Delta Math, the terrible pacer test, and the horrible requirement biting my back that i have to do at 8 at night. UHHHHHHHHHH. I wish the cycle could be all over the summer so its easier. Oh well, I guess I will be fine in the end. Have a good rest of your day.

Sunday- 1st full day our our beach trip, kids were up early, Got some requirements done, and we were at the beach by 8am… We spent the morning there and after lunch went to the Myrtle waves water park, pretty good. We all went back to the beach after dinner, Abigail and I thought it would be fun to do our poomsaes and self defenses on the beach, but we just ended up kicking sand at eachother and I don’t recommend it!

Today was busy for everything besides the black belt cycle for me. I got out the bed about 7:am and we drove untill 1 to get home. After that I did most of my physical requirements for the day and did some shopping, and when we got back from that, I had to unpack my bags and then pack for school right after. Towards the end of the day I finished my requirements and did my German lessons for the day, as well as finishing packing for school.

Not much today except in an effort to try and catch up on the running i did a late night loop around my neighborhood which just to happens to be 3 miles basically on the dot. 

It was the longest of days, it was the shortest of days....up and to the park in the morning to go over forms and self defenses with other black belt friends.  When we got home, I decided to make some food including some turkey sausage and steel cut oats.  I went to sit down for a second, and heard a strange noise coming from the kitchen.  I glanced up and saw our dog Matilda up on her hind legs, front paws firmly planted in my counter, and muzzle down in the sausage plate eating as fast and noisily as she could go.  Needless to say, Matilda ended up in time out in her kennel contemplating her relationship with the turkey sausage for a while.  Considering she's a dog (and a stubborn one at that with all the herding breeds she's comprised of) I doubt seriously that she cared much beyond a) the human was upset, b) she's in the kennel, and c) there is no more sausage today.  Matilda is an incorrigible repeat offender by the way, and would have long since been doing hard time under Bill Clinton's "three strikes and you're out" policy.  Turkey sausage, bacon, even the occasional blueberry muffin isn't safe from that four legged furry sneak.  Good thing she's cute. She was able to stay away from Mark's birthday cake, which I was able to finally make for him (hooray!), and we called Mark's mom to check on family in California.  I got off the phone not long ago, hence the late journal.  So much for getting to bed early.

Sunday morning means practice at the park.  It's nice to be able to get outside without it being terribly hot and we managed to get a lot of work done with both forms and self-defenses.  Afterwards we came home and had lunch but the dog stole the turkey sausage (cooked) off a plate on the counter.  She's a dirty sneak thief and doesn't seem to care about house rules. After lunch Gabe and Rachael went to the gym but I stayed home because someone at FedEx tagged the treadmill to arrive today.  We didn't really believe it would happen but I stayed home just in case.  It's a good thing I did because Joshua had some technical problems with his Minecraft account which I was able to get sorted out.  The treadmill, however, is now supposed to arrive tomorrow which makes far more sense. Gabe made a couple of different cakes...

The first part of my day was dedicated taekwondo. I went to Brookdale and did some requirements in the shade. I worked with my mentees. Then I went to go work on poomsaes.

The day was spent shopping for shoes. Just being on the lookout for new ones. I took my cat for a walk. She was Eager to get out the house,

Busy busy day today, got home late and immediately started working on schoolwork until 8:30pm. Luckily there was only two assignments left to finish giving me plenty of time to fulfill the need of the requirements that haunt me.

Today I woke up and did my driving for drivers ed. When I was down we went to Greensboro to see a friend for his birthday.  We went to a water park.  Then we ate dinner at a Japanese restaurant.  

Last night was fun and we played hide and seek in the dark. We played lots of games. I also played my first tournament in one of my video games. Of course I lost, but I still got to play. Then today I went to my grandparents new house for lunch, which was good. then I went to run 2 miles. Now I am finishing requirements. Goodnight

So I woke up for about 2 hours and then fell back asleep.  Then we had to go to the water park. I rode some rides. Then after we went and ate Japanese. I am very stuffed and it is late.  I have school tomorrow.  

I woke up ate breakfast then went to poomsae and we did a lot of kicks then I got on the fantasy football 🏈. I ate lunch then I did my exercise which I think is getting easier played some guitar then ate dinner then went on a run. Good night 😴💤.

Rest day for me. I doubled up on my requirement Saturday so I could spend time with my friend for my birthday. After my friends left Sunday, I did have to do some cleaning. I had to get my lunch packed for school and charge my school Chromebook. Did some studying. Overall, this was my rest day. I used the day to rest my muscles, brain, and my knee. Hoping to start fresh tomorrow.

Today, I woke up and went to Frank Laskie Park for a 2-mile run. After that, I finished my requirements and worked on my living hero profile essay a little, and the rest of the day was mostly uneventful. Have a good night.

Today I woke up and did my requirements for tae kwon do. Then I went to the beach and then went to a water park! It was fun! Then i went to the beach again and did my poomsaes and self defense! Then I watched a movie. And now I am done for the day! GOOD NIGHT!!

Today I woke up and played video games later on I did my requirments then went to my friends party at his church and we did a color war which was super fun!!!

Today I woke up to go to church, and it was a great day. To start off we had a wonderful church service by one of our Elders at the church. Then after that when we went home and did some work before one of my friends named Avery came over, we swam and rode electric scooters around the block before we just chilled for the rest of the time and now I'm just chillin for the rest of the day and did some home work which wasn't to bad. That was my day.

So today I went to church and hung out there for a while and that was fun and after church Zayne and Magnolia came over to my house so we could do a five mile walk again. It was really fun and I enjoyed it. When we got back, I helped Magnolia make her Dungeons and Dragons character and we played a little bit of a quest. Then we hung out and ate dinner we had pulled pork sandwiches and Magnolia's mom brought some homemade mac n' cheese and it was amazing so I'm taking it to school for lunch. I have to start waking up at 5:00 in the morning so I can do early morning scripture study with peers so that'll be fun too. After all that I used my lightsaber in a dark room and my mom recorded videos and they make the lightsaber look real and it...

Today, I woke up and started my last day of digital detox. I spent the day reading, catching up on requirements, and playing basketball with my neighbors and brothers. I’m glad it’s over and I can start the essay. I’ll see everyone tomorrow at the dojang. Have a goodnight.

Today I woke up and had pancakes and sausage.  Then I went to poomsae class, then I had a lacrosse lesson.  I had gum in the car and mac n cheese for lunch.  I was so hungry.  I practiced hockey in my driveway.  Tonight my dad cooked steaks for dinner.    

I had a long, very productive mentoring session this am. We made sure we knew everything we have to know for the test. Dylan and I came home and practiced specials, all three kicking defenses, and hopkido. I'm feeling fairly confident about these.  Tomorrow is Dylan's first day of school, so we spent the day relaxing and making sure everything is ready for the big day.

Today was a awesome day, I woke up and went to church and had a really good time there, then we went home and Zayne came to our house to do our walk with us but Magnolia came to. On the walk me and Magnolia played a trick on Evan and Zayne, we stopped walking but they did not know we did and then we hid in the tall grass and then we heard them yell and it was funny. Then we talked for a little and caught up with them and we went under a bridge. Then once we had finally got back to the neighborhood one of Magnolia's friends lived there so we went to say hi. Then once we got back to our house I helped her create a DND character and we were able to play it as well and it was funny because everyone wore a...

Today I woke up and went running with my Dad. I worked on my exercises and worked on my written test and my poomases. Then worked on my hurricane back kick which I am getting better at. Last I worked more on my written test and I finished it and now I am just studying it. Today was a good day. 

Today I left Cincinnati. The hotel I was staying at had bad wi-fi so I couldn't get any journals or log my requirements. tomorrow is my first day of school.

Oooooooo......it's the day before school officially begins. I hot up this morning and went to the park to join my group. Yay! We worked on several poomsaes and 1st dan self-defense...no falling. Ground and concrete hurt.  I eas also able to write them down in my notebook.  After the park, I did my requirements and even managed to get in a walk.  I'm hoping to get my requirements done while waiting for the 'all clear' from school.  Hugs and love ❤️     

Today is my last day of freedom because school starts tomorrow and i’m really excited. I’ve been homeschooled for nearly 5 years and it’s time for a change. Wish me luck

Good afternoon, I first went to church today, then did my requirements, cleaned, had my Grandma come over to help my sister with sowing, listened the Post Malone's new album, F1-Trillion. Have a good day.

Hi King Tiger Family, I hope you are all doing well. It is Sunday. We had a good morning at church and good message from one of our pastors. Basically, the message was that we all need to make time for our Lord. In prayer, scripture and worship. After church we came home and ate late lunch. Then Nate and I worked on some requirements and still working to catch up. Then I was working on a few items around the house. Now I am writing this. Ready to do some more requirements. Have a great rest of the week. Take care.  

I went several days without journaling because I was not in the mood to talk about the cycle. I was having some negative thoughts. However, everything is getting better. We met at the park this morning which is always helpful….going over Bocho Dan self-defense, 1st Dan self-defense and Staff Form 1 & 2.   

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you are having a good morning so far. Today will just be another average day in the cycle. 5 minutes of this and here and there and so on. Running is now a big challenge because of school. mine personally ends at 4:30 and taekwondo starts almost after that so yeah... But i still manage.

Today i had black belt class. I'm doing this journal at midnight so i guess i this counts for saturday and sunday since i can't do 2 journals in one day. Got Black belt class done then got a Class assistance. I went home and got waffle house. Played games then i did some pull ups. Got hungry, ate the rest of my waffle the watched TV. I need to catch up on mentee sessions ASAP. Okay i'm done now.

Finished up on school work today and went to practice with my youth music ministry. Lots of more work to do tomorrow.

Today we went to black belt class this morning. I had to take it easy because my back was hurting. I hate having to modify but I know it's what my body needs. 

Today we went to black belt class and then helped at family class.

The guys rebuilding our shower had some medical issues this week so they needed to come today to work almost 8 hours building our new shower so we were stuck most of the day inside keeping the cats trapped upstairs and staying clear of the guys working. Nothing from me in terms of requirements today except the Sparring class this morning. Did get our pictures taken though right before sparring. Its always a good gift to the grand parents of a picture me and Levi dressed in our uniforms.  

I arrived to Saturday black belt class, I thought class already started, and I was late because I saw some people on the mat. Realized it was a teaching session with 2nd dan and 3rd dans with Master Evans and didn't get an alert about that from anyone which made me confused. Other than that we did rolls and falls, all the poomsaes and bocho Dan specials. I still seem to get the kick of it as I knew them by heart and felt great about it. Later exercised, had my dinner, read a book, played games and that was it. 

It's Saturday which means Black Belt class.  We had to be in a bit early because the 2nd Dans and higher we told to be there by 8am.  Unfortunately Gabe left her Cycle book at home in our rush to get out but I guess that's only fair because I left my hogu in the dojang after sparring on Frida because of our rush to leave so Instructor Max could lock up and get out. For class we started out working on our forms which was nice to get some extra attention and then when 8:15 hit, the actual class started.  We did a lot of rolling and also wound up doing BoCho Dan special - so let's add some falling to those rolls.  It was kind of exhausting but good in that Master Evins was able to really explain some of the finer details of the techniques. After class Gabe...

Class started 15 minutes early so we could run through second dan and up stuff.  We took Black Belt class, went over forms and poomsaes, then did mentoring.  We decided to stay for Muay Tai but had a leave a couple of minutes early to get our oldest son from work   it feels so strange to be back at the beginning of a martial arts class and having to learn different ways of doing kicks, stances, etc.  We finished up requirements for the day around 4 ish or so and went to Aldi.  Due to my food allergies I have to be in careful where I eat.  We found  out that Outback cooks in beef tallow so as long as I order carefully I should be good.  We went to Outback for Mark's birthday dinner.  I still haven't made him his cake yet, but hopefully I will get to do it tomorrow.  

I woke up very late and miss black belt class, very disappointing way to start the day. 

On Friday, I did my requirements and went to school. After school, I attended a Saturday black belt class. After the class, I went to Harrisburg Park and ran for 1.6 miles. On Saturday, I went to sparring and helped out a junior tiger class in the morning. After that, I finished my requirements, ate dinner, and went to bed. I am starting my white belt challenge from tomorrow. Have a good night. 

Started today with a long walk and some essay work. Got to the hotel and finished my physical requirements. Ended the day by practicing my German and reading a book 

Today I woke up and did My requirements for taekwondo. Then I went to taekwondo and only did one class because my mom was really rushing me out the house. Because I’m going to the beach! Once I finished the Drive. I went to the beach!! It was a lot of fun!! But then I got back to the Hotel I watch a movie then went back to the beach!! Then I came back to the Hotel I look out on our balcony. Then went back to the beach! We didn’t get in the water we were looking for crabs. Then my sister Slammed me into the sand and I Twisted my legs and kept hold of her and then she fell to the ground  and I did to but before I could get up a big wave hit us and I got soaked!! but then I took a shower and...

Today I woke up to go to work which was good, just the usual, but after that we had a lot of fun. We went to Rockhill SC, to go to a paintball place called Central Paintball, I really enjoyed it. It was for my friends 16th birthday, it was just a lot of fun though I got hit a lot. I loved it, and it was good to get back into it since the last time I played I was in 6th grade. I enjoyed it though. After that I went home and now just chillin with my family.

Today I woke up and went to class. When we were done I did a mentor session.   We worked on bolo and stick form 3.   I got some breakfast and then came home.   Once I got home I waited for my driving instructor to come.  Then he made me check the car to make sure it was all good. Once we were all set.  We drove around the neighborhood for a while.  Then we went up to Davidson. When that was over I took a Nap and then ate lunch.  

When I woke up I went to black belt class and helped with the class after.  In between the classes I did bolo form with Instructor Logan.  I got home and went to the pool with my friends.  I'm so tired from a busy day.  See you tomorrow. 

Ummm…I woke up today and I went to class.  They were talking about mentor sessions so I had one today and learned bolo. I also went for a walk today. Dad and I walked the dowg for 2 miles.  After that we thought about going to the the pool but we didn’t.  Spoiler alert. We are going to a water park tomorrow.  Last fun thing before school start.  Tonight they had a food truck at our pool so I had tacos and chips. 10/10. I would recommend.  That’s it for today. See ya tomorrow. 

I hope everyone had a super Saturday and is excited for special Sunday today. I got up and packed to go rock climbing at Rocky face. I got in the car and when I got there, me and my friends listen to all the rules that we had to know before climbing up the mountain. We started with repelling down the side of the mountain at least 50 foot drop. After lunch there was another course open that was at least 85 feet. I was the first one that was able to make it to the top. then I came home and ate dinner while watching movie with my family. I hope it was a super Saturday for all good night!!! P.S. Today is National peach pie day!!! ~Magnolia~

Training day! We did a couple of rolls and fall combinations, practiced Kwansul and chagisul, and finally worked on special number 1 (Bocho special).

Saturday- got up early and finished packing my bag and the car for the beach. Got over to the morning blackbelt class. Man was that a lot of falls and rolls. But I’m not nearly as sore from them as I would have been at the beginning of this cycle, I guess I’m getting better. We made it to the beach this afternoon, everyone is off having a good time, I’m still worried about keeping Up with all our requirements while we are here!

Today I woke up this morning and I went to sparing class to get my class done then I helped out in jr Tiger. Now I need 1 more assistance credit. Last I went back home and took myself a nap and I woke up and I felt energized. I went running and did some exercises. Today was a great day. 

Today I woke up went to black belt class then i went to the store after that i went home then i did my requirments then i played video games.

Hi King Tiger Family. It has been a few days. Missed a couple journals. Busy but good. Nate had first cross country meet today and he crushed it. I’ll let him tell the story. Day went well. Got requirements to do. Have a great night and weekend. 

Today, I woke up bright and early, grabbed a snack, and headed to the dojang. I took part in Master Evan’s 15 minute seconds and higher class and then took a black belt class. I also got a leadership credit after that. When I got home I did my requirements. I then read and had lunch. I hung out for the afternoon and then had dinner. Tonight, I will catch up on requirements, shower, clean, and read my book. Goodnight everyone.

So today I was sparring mr honeycutt and got kicked in the face. I was okay but it was a hard hit so it hurt a bit. Then I sparred another kid and I underestimated his strength because he was vey strong but I got kicked in the arm. Then I did requirements at taekwondo and then ran. I am going to a sleepover at declans house so I am doing my journal earlier than usual. Goodbye.

Good afternoon, I'm currently doing my white belt essay. I had a mentee session, sparring, class, and leadership. Cant believe we're half way through the cycle, it feels like we should have been here a month ago. Body being a pain in the butt. Cant believe all the things I accomplished over the cycle so far: I learned and memorized all poomsaes, got a girlfriend,  help out many people, went to black belt classes, and able to do a pull up. Good luck everyone on the next half, don't give up. Have a good day.

Today was another busy Saturday. First I went to tae Kwon do and then did sparing then did all of my requirements for my cycle. After that I did leader ship and then went to do my run with Flynn. And now I’m going to have a sleepover with flynn, Landon, and even.

Hello there my friends, today I went to BBC, Black Belt Class and had a good time and I wished Master Natasya Happy Birthday and we got BBC checked off and then we went home. After we chilled at home for a little but then we went and got Master Natasya a Nothing Bundt Cakes cake and gave it to her. But when we went home we saw this funny squirrel who was looking for nuts and we saw him jumping like a bunny. But then he went up part of the tree and then started hanging with his legs and only his legs and started nibbling on his nut. But when we got out of the car he dropped his nut and went up the tree, I hope everyone is having a good morning.

Last night I got new lightsaber parts because the other parts weren't working properly. They would keep unscrewing and untightening if I even just touched it so we got new ones and they work great! I can swing it around with no issues and I can hit people with it and it probably won't hurt too bad. Anyway, I gotta go now see you guys on Monday, I've got to do some stuff, bye!

Training day! Sparring class is scheduled for 5:45 today, so I logged off work earlier than usual to get started with my workouts just prior to class time. Then I went in earlier to complete my daily requirements. Ran a total of 4 gentle miles and did some extra work all over to cover for my slow days. Phew!

Sore day, slow day. Could not run today because of the soreness, just felt sick all over. Managed to practice some kicks and poomse.

Friday- I really felt good this week. We went everyday and got some sort  of leadership or mentor/mentee work done almost everyday. Saturday after BB class we leave for the beach,  I hope we can keep up our morning runs and requirements. 

today I woke up early and I have my day planned out. I should go jog after bbc to get up in the morning. Then I'll come home eat breakfast and help out. Then I'll put my little siblings to sleep and go play with my friends for a little bit.

This was a rough week with work and getting requirement done, but that’s why you get a head early. Plus I have six days off now. I was able to go to sparring class at North Charlotte dojang, very fun and Instructor Max is a great instructor. Tried Korea bbq tonight, it was a good experience and I picked up some sweets to try in the tomorrow.

Double class fridays. Had Black Belt Class then Sparring right after. Still have a stuffy nose so breathing wasn't the best but I made it. All this exercise is paying off. 

It’s finally Friday! But I still have to wake up early tomorrow for black belt class. We did lots of drills in sparring class today and finished with some flow sparring.

At black belt class, we practiced stances, arm positions for striking and forms It made it easier to know where to strike and position my front stance for it. When I got back home I resumed my poomsae and self-defense practice with pull-ups and planks in between and had dinner afterwards.

I woke up and I went to black belt class.  I am keeping it short today. I have a fantasy football draft.  I went to my friends house and played Xbox. Then I got home and that’s all for the day.  Bye. 

Today I woke up and I played with my friend for a while.  I went to black belt class. There were no rolls and falls so I did jump rope instead.   In class we did line drills about different attacks in kwan sol.  

Sparring class was actually fun tonight. I usually don't say that about sparring, but I like the way that Instructor Max breaks down drills so that we are working on techniques rather than trying to kick each other to death.  I also like that we can also use our hands rather than traditional TKD sparring where you are just using kicks.  Class is early tomorrow, so this entry will be a bit shorter than most.  Today is Instructor Mark's birthday so if you are so inclined wish him a happy belated birthday.

It's finally Friday!  We're at the end of week 6 and, I suppose, officially halfway through the Cycle.  It's also my birthday which is ironic given that the first day of week 1 was our wedding anniversary.  For my birthday I did something I don't normally do and treated myself to a lunch out. After work I packed up all my stuff and headed down to the dojang for sparring class.  I really like the way Instructor Max teaches things differently than Master Evins - it's always helpful to get a different perspective and train in different ways.  We did a lot of new stuff and I think it was both fun and educational.  Afterwards we came home, had dinner, and worked on Cycle stuff for a bit before it was time to get everyone ready for bed.  Gotta get to bed early tonight as we've been told to show up 15...

Today was the first day out of state for me in a while. It was nice to meet some family I hadn't seen is years or longer. I practiced my forms, kicks, etc, and did my requirements early so I would have some down time before packed events later in the day. I also just made it to my 3rd unit in my German lessons today, so I feel like I'm making progress on that a lot easier compared to earlier this year.

I went to school and It was good we got our house there then I went to do a mentee session then do a rolls and falls class then that got canceled so I waited till black belt class then after that I played games with one of my friends then did some pull ups and got lots of self defense in. Good night 😴💤🌙 

Hello, I got up, went to school, did my exercises, went to black belt class, ate Taco Bell, went home and watched Tv. I hope everyone had a really good day.

Today I woke up to go to school and today was a good school day with a lot of activities. In PE we did something called the pacer test, which is where you have a certain amount of time to go from one side of the gym to the other side, and you keep going until you can't keep up anymore, and the time gets shorter and shorter to where your at the point where your sprinting every time. After school I went home and I chilled there until I had to go to Tae Kwon Do. We had black belt class and advance sparring, with the pictures at the same time, so overall a great day.

Today I went to school and I finished my requirements for the day, after I went to black belt class and I ate Taco Bell for dinner. We are watching Stanger Things right now and I needed to journal before I forgot, so goodnight! 

So today I did some schoolwork and went straight from there to taekwondo for pictures. Then I took black belt class where we did stick form which was fun. I also got some requirements done. Then went to run. Now I am chillin at home. goodnight.

I hope everyone had a fantastic Friday and is except for super Saturday!!! Today I got up and went to school and lunch. Me and my friends decided we were going to do the spicy pepper challenge. After school, I went straight to get my allergy shots and then to Barnes & Noble! When we finish up, I head on over to only to find out there was no rolls and falls class. We finally got our Curriculum sheets at Friday black class. When I got home, I went down to the pool and hung out with some people that I knew. Then I went home because my friend was all home alone. Hope it was a fantastic Friday for all good night!!! P.S. Today is National sponge cake day!!! ~Magnolia~

Tomorrow is a big day! Race day tomorrow! That meant a lot of preparation today! I woke up this morning and went to Walmart to finish off my school supplies shopping (I still had to buy a few things on Amazon). Then I came home and did a few things before getting a hair cut. I then came home and did a few more things before taking a nap. After I woke up I went for an easy run to prepare my legs for tomorrow. I then came home ate, showered, stretched, and now I am here.

Hey everybody, today I woke up early and had breakfast. I then went to school and had a decent day. I played basketball, watched a show in Spanish, did a paper in biology, I then had lunch and played football. After lunch, I went to civics and did a current event, I took a quiz in English, and then took notes in math. After school, I went home and had a snack. Then I walked to TKD and got a class assistance credit as well as a black belt class. I walked back home and had a night of dinner, chores, talking to a friend and the cycle. See you tomorrow for class. Goodnight.

Today was a trying day emotionally, mentally, and physically. Getting home from school close to 5pm does not leave much time for anything. I came home had about 10 minute break and had to turn around and go to classes tonight. I tried to not get in my head or let the negative thoughts take over. I am hitting a wall. I just want to relax. I took some breaths and pushed through my frustrations and tiredness. I only did 1 mile tonight and I saw a friend that I did my cool down lap with. I am still noticing pain in my left knee when I run. When do I need to be concerned about this pain?

Today  I woke up and did my requirements for taekwondo. Then I cleaned my house because I’m going to the beach tomorrow after taekwondo. But after that I went to my friend’s house and then I did some more cleaning. Then I watched a movie then I went on a walk with my dog.then I went to taekwondo and now I am done for the day. GOOD NIGHT!!!!