Fall 2026 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!

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It finnaly is here, the best part I of the week. I had so much time to do my tkd requirments today, I actually enjoyed it in a long time. After my shower, I went out to go play soccer with some friends. After that I played videogames with them and overall had a great day. Have a great day everyone.

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Happy Saturday!

Started with an early 6a.m. 3 mile run before class today. BBC was great, we did lots of poomsaes and self-defenses game-style! Family class and little tigers were fine. I came home just before noon and for about 5 hours I switched on and off between requirements and homework. Afterwards, I drove around town with my dad. I haven't been able to get a lot of driving practice in just because I'm so busy but today was a good day to do it and we did some errands along the way. We came and had dinner, I finished the rest of my requirements and then we relaxed with a movie for the rest of the night. I'm tired but its been a good, productive day. Have a great Sunday everyone! ~ Peyton

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8/29/26

Today was an amazing day. I went to sparring class in the morning, helped out with classes and had a mentor session with Master Knight. I also hung out with my friends today. We just drove around to random stores and stuff. It was really fun. Today when I was out on my run, someone asked me if his daughter could run with me. She was about 12 and it was dark, so I understand why he asked that. At first I didn't really want to but I said yes even though I had to slow my pace (I wanted to get a personal record time today). It was actually okay and we were able to get faster after a while. It was very fun getting to know her and getting to run with someone else is always nice. 

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Day 42 (8/29/26)

Today I went to Black Belt Class and I feel like I could’ve done better, I made a lot of mistakes except for the part at the end where we did poomsaes as a team but we switched. I‘ve never really been the best at self defenses but I still have time to work on it. After that I finished my requirements and we were out almost the rest of the day. We went to see some friends of my parents and we ate at a Jamaican restaurant that was so good and then we had ice cream. After coming home, I talked with my homeboy while I was washing my face then I watched some YouTube.

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Aug 29

Man I’m tired. I have tomorrow though, we’re skipping the park. So full rest/get caught up day. Yay. Although I’m gonna wish I had gone to the park lol. Good practice and it’s nice to be social on a day off. I took two naps today. (Pretty short but still) quite rare for me. I’m gonna try to log some requirements and work on the written test, then bed probably.

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Aug 29

Woke up today to do a weekend blackbelt class, class assist, leadership credit, and a mentee session! I then did my workouts and went for a swim. after that I went go carting at K1 and got fourth place out of 11 teenagers on my second time go carting. I then got some groceries and headed home for dinner.

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8 / 29 / 26

When I woke up today, my legs were really sore. hopefully they will feel better tomorrow. Class was pretty fun this morning, especially because of the poomsae game we played. I struggled to get through my requirements today because I was just really tired and sore and really not feeling it. My dad took me out to Waffle House this morning which was great because Waffle House is one of my favorite restaurants. Later in the day I did some yardwork and for the rest of the evening I tried to let my body recover as much as possible.

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8/29

Sadly, yesterday i was sick and couldn't make it to either the blackbelt class or sparring so ill have to make those. also my mile today was 5 minutes longer than my average since im sick. but hopefully ill be better by monday to go to class!!!

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8/29/26 #25

I just realied today that in about 2 to 3 days my diet will be done! Anyway today I woke up and went to black belt saturday class which was so fun, after my dad and I went to Aldis store and got some food. Later we went home, ate, and watch a part of the movie then I got tired and tooke a nap. Soon after my dad went to bed, I then woke up around 2 pm, So we went to my mums house and went to the gym for a few hours. Once I got back I ate dinner and chilled out for a bit. I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

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8-29

Woke up and  went to black belt class. I met with my mentor after class and worked on self defense. I ran a mile and then went to breakfast with my parents. When I got home I did more requirements and then knocked out another essay. I’m going to try to get ahead on some requirements this week so it isn’t such a challenge during the week with homework. 

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About my day

.   Today was a pretty chill day. I woke up and went to black belt class before heading back home to do my exercises. After that, my mom and dad took me to go get some ice cream at the newly opened Huntersville ice cream store. After that, I went home and packed my stuff since I’m going to my Nana‘s house and she’s taking us out for a surprise. I can’t wait to see what it is. I’ll give an update on it later today. 

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8/29

Today I have to journal early because I’m going camping and my phone will not work. I’m going to do my requirements. 

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8-28

I updated my requirements today, just have a few days left to do. Some essay work tonight and I think that Sunday may be my second technology free day. I have a lot to do around the house after poomsae class and the gym so I am hoping that I can be productive and really use my time to get a lot done. My son's graduation is coming up and beyond proud of him, kept thinking about him and all of his first days of school today. Time is so funny, slow sometimes but so fast.  He never learned how to truly crawl, just a sort of soldier crawl but once he figured out how to pull up and stand he was gone, zipping all over the place.  And now he is officially a Journey Wireman and is thriving and preparing for his trip to Japan.  Very proud, I do wish...

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8/28 #38

Today was a really easy day. I didn't do anything in most of my classes, so that was good. I did have another meeting with my principal and got Beta Club officially confirmed! Which is so great because I have put so much effort into getting that started. Anyway, when I got home, I went for a walk and got 1 mile before it started raining, so I just started heading home. I did my requirements and got ready to go to my school's first home football game. The theme was USA, and that was really fun to see everyone dressed up. I hope everyone had an amazing day. Goodnight!

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8/28

Today I had school. I came home from school and I did my requirements and hung out with friends

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8/28/26 #24

Today at school during band I went to class and saw east gaston  high school jr and seniors helping us 6th graders. I then went home after the rough day, A few hours later at my mums house I stayed there until aroung 6 pm is when my dad came from charlotte for 3 hours he was in charlotte. I then went to his house, ate and chilled out, I then went to go do my workouts except for running, after that I head to go clean my room a little. Once I was dome I chilled out for the rest of the evening. I hope everyone had an amazing day!

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08/28/2027

Today I couldn't make it to black belt class because I had another place to go to. However, I was bale to finish my week 3 journal requirements and will start on week 4 tomorrow.

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Long Week

This week flew by but also couldn't be done fast enough. Today was just one of those days where everything was rough. Classses were pretty tough today with pop quizzes and normal understanding checks. On top of that, I had a giant headache...not sure where its from, but I've had it since yesterday so maybe this is my sign to hydrate more. Little Tigers was alright, got some requirements in before black belt class and then afterwards when I came home too. Got takeout from Chipotle tonight and watched a movie with my dad. I'm hoping to wake up ealry tomorow and get in some miles before class but we'll see how that goes. This weekend I have come home with about 7 hours of school work...which is just great. That's about it for me, I hope everyone's week was exciting and eventful. Have a great weekend! ~ Peyton

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8/28/26

Today I just woke up and went to school did nothing much. Then I went to Tae Kwon Do and took black belt class and sparring.

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8/28

Woke up at 6 AM and decided to get coffee because I knew it was gonna be a long day for school after school. I try to finish all my homework and study for  economics of personal financial honors quiz. After I was finish, I want to taekwondo to get my black belt classes and sparring classes in.

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TGIF

​Today was another good day overall, aside from waking up pretty tired. I didn't sleep very well last night, so I was feeling sluggish and got to my workout about 30 minutes later than usual. Unfortunately, being late meant I missed the birthday pictures the ladies set up for my dad this morning. HAPPY BIRTHDAY POPS!​My foot was a bit sore from catching an elbow in sparring yesterday, but I still pushed through a solid workout at 9Round. After that, I headed to work to hang out with the few kids who didn't have school today. We made paper airplanes, and I set up targets for them to throw them through. I also got right back into cleaning the fleet. I finished three of them—minus the exterior wash, since we're still under water restrictions.​After work, I stayed for Friday Black Belt class. It was another good one; we worked on Hapkido...

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8/28

hi guys, had a mentee session today before sparring class so that went well. sparring was pretty fun, i enjoyed it even though i'm not that great but i'm trying my best so that's always good. gonna head to sleep early bc i have bbc early in the morning tomorrow, goodnight!!

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8/28/26

Today was a good day. School was fun today, its always fun on fridays. Every year we do this competition thing that all the grades particpate in. You go to each classroom and do different games. My group won out of the three groups in our class. It was fun. It rained super hard when was coming back from school. I was supposed to drive but my dad didn't let me since it was thunderstorming. I didn't want to anyway. After school I went to black belt class and sparring. I always like these classes because the structure is different, in weekday classes we are still with lower belts so classes are not as fast paced and they are usually structured in the same way. It can get a little repetitive so its refreshing when we do different and more advanced things on fridays. 

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Journal #37

School was filled with note taking today. I think so far today, I've taken over 10-15 good pages of notes just on my AP Bio class alone. I also got my homework done for Mitchell, so I'm getting ahead again, which is good. I was able to go to black belt class today and we did the 15 breakaways again today, and it was good to get refreshed on them again. Me and my family watched the Super Mario Galaxy Movie tonight as well, and I enjoyed all of the references they made to all their different games and stuff, but it wasn't as good as the first Mario movie in what I'm guessing is at least going to be a trilogy. Anyway, I'm tired and I'm going to black belt class in the morning too, so I have to get some sleep, goodnight!

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8 / 28 / 26

Today I had a pretty good day. School was good today, especially because I won't have anything to do over the weekend. When I came home, I knocked out my requirements and then went over to black belt class. Class was good but I can tell that I need to rest my legs because they are very sore. Despite that, after class, I went on a run. I am super tired so I am planning to go to be very soon. I hope everyone had a good week.

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8/28/26

Today I woke up. Then went to school. Then had a soccer meeting after school. Then went home to eat lunch to get ready. Then went home to eat dinner then Going to sleep.

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8/28/26

Hey everyone, today I had an AP World History test, and I think that I did pretty good on it actually. Then after school I went home and got my homework done. Then we went to TKD and got a black belt class. It was fun, then I went home and watched a movie with my family, I had a great day, I'll see you all later.

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About my day

    Today was a pretty relaxed day. I used my new backpack for the first day. Anyways, I woke up, ate some breakfast got ready for school and went to the bus. After school, I hopped back on the King tiger bus and when I got there, I finished up my homework before getting picked up. My dad took me home to get my exercises done in which I then went to sparring class. It was very different and I enjoyed it. I recommend going there anyways so I got home and here we are. I'm in my bed eating ice cream. Good night 😴

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28 Today I did my tkd requirments after school. After I went to tkd class and was so excited for sparring. The sparring drills. I learned many new things today and used them during sparring. I felt the drills were very innovative and exciting. After class, I went home and ok a shower.     overall a decent day.

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Aug 28

Today was rough tbh. Getting more worried about the injury, it should’ve been healed by now. Sparring is the main thing that gets it. More than anything it’s just frustrating. I’ve always had my body. My mind can fluctuate, I’ll have bad days. But I always had my physical health. I could always run or kick or spar my way through feelings. Now the feelings are ABOUT not being able to run or kick or spar. It’s difficult. And I’m too far in to quit. If I’m not healed before the test, that’s an issue. If I don’t do enough to prepare for the test, that’s an issue. I don’t have those balanced yet. I’m going to try to take it easier next week. That’s what a few of my instructors have been saying, I haven’t listened. So I’ll try that.

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Footwork in Sparring

I went to the gym early this morning and got in my requirements.  I have to tell you, hearing "you have to run 100 miles" as part of your Black Belt Cycle requirement is one thing, but actually doing it is something else entirely. In all my years of high school and college sports (football, baseball, wrestling), 10 years in the Army, including Airborne School (which is a different kind of hell), and 9 years of Shotokan Karate training (including 9 1-week Summer Special Training and 5 1-week Winter Special Training sessions) I have never run so much in my life.   After I left the gym, I went to South Charlotte to get fitted for a tux for a wedding I'm in on September 26th.  I'm sorry I'm going to miss the Combat Hapkido Seminar (I attended it last year), but when you're asked to be a groomsman in a wedding,...

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Finally Friday!!!

Woke up ate breakfast and went to school. School was busy and good. I went to King Tiger after school and worked on requirements and then black belt class. Did 2 miles when I got home and more requirements. I’m baked!!

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Day 41 (8/28/26)

I was pretty early waking up today because I had to do 4 miles today. I did 2 in the Morning and 2 before Sparring. I was really to myself today but still the same way. I ended up getting 2 lunches because my friend said you could but that wasn’t true but the ladies were nice and just let me have it anyways. I was disappointed on how I did today in sparring and I just want to get better. I’m supposedly Top 3 students in terms of sparring in the do jang but I still don’t use my gifts to full advantage. It’s annoying because I know what to do but I make it a pattern and it becomes obvious and they just make me do  the opposite. 

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New language

I woke up and had a protein shake and went to school I then did my classes until my band class came and we played on the drum set which was fun. I then went home and got Duolingo that my friends have been talking about and I choose to learn Japanese and it was so fun. I then finished my exorcizes and went to class.

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8/28

Today was good. I did't have any tests, quizzes, or anything of the sort. but im feeling pretty sick today so im going to skip out on sparring and just go to black belt class.

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Hartle - 8/28/26

Happy Birthday to ME! My knee seems to be getting better. Will continue to rehab. Continue to workout and practice my forms and self defense. Time to start considering essays and creative form.

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8-27

Good day today. Got a lot done in the office before picking up my kiddos, also picked up a little guy that we are helping out for a couple of weeks with a ride. He is a kindergartener but is quite the  conversationalist and if my Waze had malfunctioned at all he would have been able to step in as navigator. Adorable. Then classes where I worked with a lot of new belts on their new hop steps and hooks, and helped run some kiddos through for their makeup tests. We have quite a few new afterschoolers in class too but some of them are Group 2 kiddos from summer camp and they are having a great time and start to the school year. After sparring class I came home and finished up on some requirements while the thin crust pizza I made was in the oven. My dogs kept me...

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8/27/26

Today was my brothers birthday. First we woke him up for the presents. Then went to school. Then went to eat at a hibachi place. Then went to play golf. Thats my day.

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8/27

hi guysss, very tired today had work and finished up my homework. im gonna have a mentee session and sparring tomorrow so im looking forward to that. goodnight!!

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Sparring Thursdays

​Today was another solid day overall. I worked out early before work again, and it was another banger of a session. I burned over 600 calories, awesome way to start off the day. Once I got to work, I filled up one of the vehicles and gave it a quick clean. It still needs a bit more work—just like all the other vehicles—but I’ll get to them soon. ​I spent about 30 to 45 minutes working on my essay for the 30-day diet challenge. I stayed after work to catch a mentee session, helped out with the 5:15 class, jumped into class right after, and wrapped up the evening with sparring.  I did throw a few solid kicks in sparring tonight that I was happy with, but I did catch an elbow on a kick and foot is bruised again.  Dangit.  After sparring class I tried to give some advice on...

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8/27

Today I woke got ready and went to school where I got my second project and 2 assignments.After school I went to Takewondo and got my leader ship and class assistance.After I went to a place like kumon.After I went to soccer were I scored In a scrimage.

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27 Today was my math test. It seemed very hard at first, but I thought it through and think I did pretty well on it. After that, I went to tkd volunteering and helped others. Helping others not only made me feel good but also it made me learn from my mistakes and correct my forms. After that, from my mentor session, I finnaly got red and high red belt down.   Over all a 7/10 day

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About my day

    Today was a very exciting day. To some of you this might sound like an exaggeration, but I was very excited to get my new backpack. I used my Amazon gift cards and it was arriving today. Anyways, this morning, I woke up got ready for school before heading on the bus. After school, I went to King Tiger got some of my requirements done along with sparring and had some delicious tacos. I then went home before receiving my new backpack is amazing. good night

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8/27/26

Today was a pretty good day. School was good, nothing remarkable happened. When I got home I had time to do all my requirements and run pretty early. Usually I go around 8 but I went earlier since my bus got home early. I regret it because it was very humid. My cousins came from Ohio today. One of them is going to college in Canada so she's visiting before she has to leave. We played monopoly together which was fun and now I'm doing homework. 

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8/27

today was pretty tiring. I started getting actual school work today. I was honestly feeling pretty sick throughout the day. after i had band practice and we fortunately didn’t go outside bc it was wet. i pulled myself through because i had a stuffy nose and sore throat. after i came home i went to taekwondo class and got a lot of poomsae practice as a well as a long mentor session. that’s all for today, goodnight!

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8/27/26

Hello everyone, today was special because I got to do a bunch of new things in my classes, I'm also taking a quiz tomorrow in AP World History, wish me luck. After school, I finished my homework and then went to my favorite class of the week, sparring class. I was able to kick people which was fun, but I remember being kicked really hard in the chest, humbling experience. After that, I went home and ate some dinner, then studied for my test, I hope you all had a great day, see you all later.

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8/27/26

Today I went to school, and had a diagnostic in math. I had not finished, but I wanted to take my time so I could get a better score than ever. Then I came home and took a class. Then I went to help out at Tae Kwon Do, and led the class. Then I got a mentor session, and practiced red and high red self defense, along with Oh Chang and Yuk Chang.

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Day 40 (8/27/26)

Today I got up at the perfect time and I got my mile done and did my pushups. At school today it was fun being in homeroom and making some more friends in there. I had a lot of fun at lunch with my homies walking around outside and stuff. I had AP History today which was kinda confusing at first but I got my work finished early. I made a lot of progress on my beats and lyrics for a few songs. I had a Mentor session with Master Weeks and a Mentee session with Matteo after school. I just realised I wrote all of this in no particular order 😭. I think I already got a good friend group who are the same types of people I hang around but also a little diverse. I have 4 friends that are grades above me now, most of them are sophomores.

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Aug 27

I worked with some yellow belts today, they were a huge disaster but by the end they looked better and had fun lol. worked with some yellow belts today, they were a huge disaster but by the end they looked better and had fun lol. I had a long day. Especially ankle wise. I’m doubting it’ll be healed for testing. Which isn’t good. I’ll figure that out. It’s hard to keep up with training on it. I had to skip most of my workout today, even the elliptical was hurting. Again though, just trying to work around it. So yeah.

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Black Belt Cycle Day 41

Today I woke up around my usual time and got to work doing even more pushups before going to school. Today at school we had a pretty big science test so on the bus ride I prepared for that. After school I ate a light snack before going to King Tiger. I helped out today for some credit and did the sparring class. Sparring was pretty fun I was really tired after so my dad ordered some pizza for us and I ate that for dinner. After dinner I played some games with my grandpa and called it a night. Cya!

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8 / 27 / 26

Today was busy but overall a good day. school was normal; I can't believe that tomorrow is already Friday, It seems like this week has gone by super fast. After school I came home and did my requirements, I'm a little sore form yesterday but mostly all was good. I went over to King Tiger for sparring class and while I was there I was able to get a mentee and mentor session. Later, I came home and actually had some free time for about an hour, which was a strange feeling for a week night. That wraps up my day, I hope everyone else had a good Thursday.

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aug 27

hello guys, today i had school and i had such a tiring day. i’m taking 11 classes this semester and all of of them r either ap or de so it’s kicking my butt. after coming from home i worked on my creative form for a bit then did my other requirements before getting started on my homework which is yet to be completed 

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Encouragement

Tonight, I got a lot of satisfaction helping out in the Senior Tigers class (ages 8-12).  One of the drills they had to do was front, side and roundhouse kicks over a kicking pad.  The point of the exercise was to get them to chamber their kicking leg before kicking over the pad.  I was surprised to see the control a lot of them had.  That tells me they're practicing on their own at home. I also had a talk with a student who was getting frustrated because he felt overwhelmed with schoolwork and practice.  I like to think of times like this, when you're feeling overwhelmed, as Life Is Getting Loud.  I didn't try to diminish the way he was feeling, but I did try to offer a way to quiet the noise and to help him going forward.  Ultimately, I'll support him either way.      

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Ehh

Today was ok, not the best. School was whatever, I was half falling asleep in my first 2 class periods becuase I was just so tired. I am definitely going to have a good 5+ hours of homework this weekend....not looking forward to that. I came home and started my requirements, around 5:45p.m. I went to KT for a mentee session and then got in some poomsae and kick minutes before sparring. Sparring was good, lots of jump rope which is always a favorite of mine. Short sparring matches with lots of rest which I appreciated too. I came home, ate dinner with my dad, and then started my homework (which I am taking a break from as of now to write this). I still have a few minutes of push-ups and plank to work in between math or AP world practice questions and reading guides but hopefully I can get...

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Journal #36

Today was good, I had four study halls on account of my AP Bio class which is two periods long not happening today, but it was fine cause I got some other stuff done instead. I also went to tkd and I'm finally starting to catch up on mentee sessions. so that's good. In sparring today, we did a lot of footwork drills with jump rope, and let me tell you, it was not easy. We also ended up doing sparring around the world, which is where the matches are shorter, but you line up a bunch of people, and then after the shorter match finishes, they just rotate and go again right after. It was actually pretty fun, and I landed a couple really good kicks. I also almost kicked two people in the face with the same kick, one of them happened to be master Marcus, but I'm sure...

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Aug 27

I woke up today and got to school and after that I got some homework. I then Got home and did a sparring class and got home and ate dinner.  

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8/27 #37

Today was a pretty normal day at school. We had a fire drill during a test, so that wasn't ideal, but it was fine. When I came home, I was not feeling great, so I decided to stay home from TKD today. I finished my homework and went on a 3-mile walk to try and make myself feel better, and it kinda worked, but then I went and did my requirements, and I started to feel really bad again. Anyway, I hope everyone had an amazing day. Goodnight!

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8/27

Today I went to my schools football game. And did my requirements. 

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8-27

Woke up ate breakfast and went to school.I worked hard at school and had a good day. I did my run when I got to King Tiger and then had early dinner at Jason’s Deli. I went back to King Tiger and helped out with class and did some requirements and a session with my mentor. I took sparring class and noticed some things I can work on. I am going to sleep well. 

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8/26

Today I had a test in physics and hopefully I did well after that. I went home and studied for my next test tomorrow then I went to tae kwon do, was a very productive day today.

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8-26

Woke up feeling the flu shot that I got yesterday, my arm was very stiff and sore and I was slow-moving.  I did hit the greenway, not a huge amount of running as I was having a hard time keeping my breath.  The pollen has been no joke and it seems like every year my allergies hit me hard at the end of the summer.  The rain that we have been getting is terrific, it also seems to have brought on a mega ragweed pollen season.  The miles got done though and I did feel better afterwards and the movement loosened up the soreness in my arm which made working on my other requirements a little easier.  I had some good groups in the classes tonight.  In one I had a white belt that started in summer camp, a little junior tiger that helped teach a brand new white belt how...

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8/26

second day of school, got to go to 3 new classes. I’m rly liking my 1st block right now. lunch schedule pretty weird though. after marching band i went to my friends bell pooja. really sleepy goodnight!

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Aug 26

I’m very tired and going to bed. Idk how to get enough sleep now lol. With school and everything there’s not really any time that isn’t occupied. Class was good though. Good night:

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8/26

hi guys, very tiring day at school today im mixing up all my subjects and im getting confused i want summer to come back. i had black belt class today but came at 5:30 to help out and left at 8:40ish so now im trying to cram in all my homework. im currently doing my lit work so yay. okay goodnight

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Old friends

Today was another good day. ​I got in another great workout before work today and stuck around to put in a little extra effort. Right after, I went to King Tiger, picked up Joe and the little bus, and headed to Enso to load everything out. We eventually got it all packed up and moved over to storage. ​I had a fantastic lunch with Dad and Joe at City Barbeque, followed by a nice workday—the time goes by so quickly compared to summer camp! ​After work, I came home and spent about an hour writing my 30-day challenge essay. Later on, I met up for dinner with someone who used to work for me and is now out in the world flourishing. It’s always refreshing to catch up with him. ​Now I’m back home, showered, and relaxing. Got a long day ahead tomorrow, topped off with sparring in the evening!

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8/26/26

Today was a good day. At school I was very productive and got most of my work done for the whole week. I had math after lunch and it was kind of boring because its basically all the same stuff we learned last year. Last year I was in AP precalculus and this year I'm in math 171 which is college precalculus so the stuff we learn is pretty much exactly the same. My dad picked me up from school so I got home earlier than usual. I finished my requirements and went to help out with the junior tigers class. The junior tigers are always fun, they have so much energy its very contagious. I also had a mentor session with master knight and took high belt class after. 

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26 Today is a wednesday. I was informed that I have and Ap math test tommorrow and I'm both panicking and not panicking at the same time. In computer science ap class we did coding with python to make a physical hardware piece light up. It was pretty cool.   Overall it is a 5/10 day.  

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08/26

I’m going to a football game for my school. I’d picture day today as well after school I went to a sparring class. And I got a credit for sparring class assistance, and leadership.

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Black Belt Cycle Day 40

Today I woke up at around 6:30 in the morning, I couldn't run since my knee and ankle were still injured. My mom put some medicine yesterday night which made it feel a little bit better. Anyways I headed to school and got my result for social studies test which I got a 100. After school I went home ate some chips and a bit of my birthday cake, after that I relaxed for an hour before preparing for my science test tomorrow. I prepared for an hour and then took a break. Since I was pretty behind for like 2 days because of my injuries, I decided that if I couldn't do any leg excersizes I might as well do some push-ups. I did 4 minutes of push ups 4 times so 16 minutes. My arms were pretty tired so I rested for like 25 minutes and ate dinner. After...

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8 / 26 / 26

Today was a pretty good day. I woke up and went to school, school was normal, not to many eventful events happening. When I came home, I got to my requirements and then went to King Tiger. I was able to get a mentee session in and was also able to work on some specific parts of poomsae. When I cam home, I wasted no time going to the track so I could run. I wanted to see how my time compared in a neighborhood vs a track with flat ground. I got to running and the whole time I was telling myself I was going to break my record and indeed I did. I ran my 4 miles in under 30 minutes which was a goal I have had since cycle started in January. It is so rewarding making a difficult goal and then working really hard towards it and finally...

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Journal #35

Today was okay, I got all my work done, and I wasn't super tired. It wasn't a bad day, but it also wasn't an amazing day, it was just one of those day where you feel like you're just floating through the day and forget about most of what actually happened by the next day. Anyway, I am pretty tired now, so I'm going to bed, goodnight!

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8/26/26

Hello everyone, today was pretty normal, woke up and ate breakfast then went to school. I finished classes like normal then went home, at I finished my homework and exercises. Then I went to TKD and got a mentor session and did some classes and worked on anyo isa. I hope all of you had a great day, see you later.

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8/26 #36

Today I had my club fair at school, where I got to present my idea to bring Beta Club to the student body. I had the people sign a paper so I could show my principal that we have kids interested, and I got over 30 signatures. Other than that, today was pretty boring. When I got home, I got in a quick mile run and had to go to taekwondo. Today was the shin kickers class and sparring, which went really well. I came home and finished up my requirements. Now I'm trying to finish my Biology work. I hope that everyone had an amazing day. Goodnight!

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Happy Wednesday!

School was alright, I have a test in pretty much every class next week so I will need to start studying this weekend. I came home after school, worked on homework, finished up my daily requirements, and went on a nice run. My mom is leaving for VA tomorrow so I got to spend a little time with her tonight. I hope everyone had a great day! ~ Peyton

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8/26/26

Today I went to school, and reading was extremely boring. Science was when we got our test results back, and I was happy because, my teacher said that most people got bad scores on the test, and I got a 90, so I was kind of proud of myself. Then I went to health, which was boring as always. Then I went to band, which was kind of fun 'cause we played instruments a lot. Then I went to social studies, we worked on projects. Then in math we worked on hard work, and I found a technique to do it faster, but the teacher said we had write exactly what she wrote, or else she would take away points which really frustrated me. Then I went home, and took a class. Then I went to my first soccer practice, then in the middle, had to leave, for weekday black belt...

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08/27/2026

Today was a long day at school. I also went to the DMV and barely passed, with a 20/25 score. Today I went to the black belt weekday class, and I caught up on some requirements for my black belt cycle.

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8-26

Woke up ate breakfast and went to school. School was good. I went to King Tiger after school and did some requirements and class assistance credits. I did a mile when I got home and then did my ton of homework. Going to sleep good tonight!

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Second day of school

I woke up today and slept in while I could then got ready to gob to school. I then did my classes and got home to nock out some class assistances and go get dinner

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Day 39 (8/26/26)

Today I woke up slightly late and I had to hurry up and I didn’t have enough time to take a run until after school. I ate two egg muffins and a singular pancake. Not my favorite combo but I like both of them individually. I actually got to school early today so I went in the lunch line to get breakfast that morning because I was still hungry. I went to class and made friends with the my other classmates that didn’t sit at my table. I made a lot of friends today and in just homeroom I made three. After Homeroom was Health which I talked with my table a lot more and talked to the people on the soccer team about their positions and stuff. After Health was Computer Science and I made a lot of friends and I made a few friends that were juniors and sophomore’s. After...

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8/26

today was alright. i think i did pretty good on my bio test today. other than that a lot of memorizing. got home, just finished my requirements. nothing new.

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About my day

    My day is going good so far, I have just finished my i-Ready test I did good. I am going to go to Grand Master Evens school for black belt class so I can get caught up from when I was on vacation. I also was able to mentor Jaden and get a leadership credit as well as class assistant checked off. I finished my exercises when I got home and here I am watching TV in my bed.

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Hartle - 08/26/26

Hurt my knee pretty good on Monday. Couldn't put any weight on my leg. Saw my PT for my achilles rehab and she gave me a plan to get my knee back in shape. No running for me for at least a week. Started driving the bus again for afterschool pickup.

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08/25

Today was pretty good. My school lunch was very good after school after school. I came home and went to Taekwondo after that I did my exercises and I just woke up and realized I had to do my journal.

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8-25

Good day today. All but the kindergarteners and prek are back in school and I am back to my instructor schedule. Lots of end of the summer and afterschool work today in the office and then off to pick up kiddos. Back to help in class, worked stances with a lot of students today and some self-defense as well.Then some takeaways with Master Lucas and Master Marcus after class. Super helpful and I even took a page out of my mentee's book and wrote some notes down when I got home. Have my miles and workout planned for tomorrow and know what I want to tackle next with my mentor. Hope everyone has a lovely Wednesday!

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8/25

Today was fun-ish. I went to school had a club meeting, went home and did my requirements. then i had a harrusburg youth council meeting (which was basically next to the dojung) so that was fun.

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8/25

helloooo, i HATEEEEEE school why is my calc teacher such a harsh grader its making me mad. anyways i just finished all my economics and calc work and im getting ready to do physics now yayyyyyy :/ we are not sleeping tonight but its okay. byeeee

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25

25   Today was a slighty better day from yesterday. I felt more energized after school, but still took a nap. After tkd class, I did my tkd requirments and went to thew airport to pick up grandparents. I haven't seen them in a long time, they are so amazing.     Overall a 6/10 day  

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8/25

today was my first day of school. my classes are pretty good i like my teachers. afterwards i had marching band practice till 6 and right after i had tkd class where i got leadership credits and a mentee session. i’m trying really hard to keep up with everything im doing and it’s really hard. almost done 5 more weeks! goodnight!

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8/25

Today I did my phisical requierments and went to school where we got homework and after I got home I got ready and helped In class for my assistance credit.Once home I ate dinner at friends house then came home read some of a book/Finally I brushed and wrote this journal.

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atp idek the date

today i went to school and had so much homework. i came home and did my requirements then went to robotics 

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Back to School

Today was a good day. Woke up feeling great and ready to take on the day. ​I headed straight to 9Round and hit a killer workout—it felt good to be back in the gym. I even stayed after to get some extra work in. I stepped on the scale for the first time in about two weeks; the weight hasn't changed much, but more importantly, I'm feeling strong. ​After work, I took class and then headed home to tackle a few chores. Dinner and a shower followed, and now exhaustion is setting in. Hopefully, I'll get a solid night's rest. ​Tomorrow starts early with a morning workout, followed by heading over to Enso to load up the rest of the gear and haul it to storage. ​Goodnight, all.

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8/25/26

Today I woke up for school. Then I went. I took a reading test, but I was upset about my score. But I hope to grow next time. After I came back, I took a class, then went to swimming class. After that I played soccer with my friends for a looooong time.

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Aug 25

Whew. First day of school done. I forgot how much I hated highschool haha. Classes today were good though. I was teaching a few kids their first class, kwon sol. One of them asked “do I have to yell?” So that was fun. I tried taking off my brace in the second class. That was a no. It helped the stiffness at first, but hurt worse after. For that small time though it was great. I so missed doing round kicks right. I can’t point my toes with the brace. Anyways. I got a pumpkin latte today, which was good. And I don’t want to go to school again tomorrow haha. It’s very hard for me to not be annoyed with people there. Goodnight guys.  

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Black Belt Cycle Day 39

Today I woke up early in the morning at around 7. Although I couldn't really do any exersizes other than pushups because I hurt my ankle while doing jump ropes yesterday. After I went to school and in PE while we were playing ultimate football I dived to make a catch but since the grass was still wet I slipped while doing so and fell on my knee which hurt really bad so I could barely walk pretty much the whole day. I also had 2 tests, On 1 I got an 100 and we didn't get the score for the other one yet. After I got home I relaxed because my knee was still pretty badly injured and that's what I did the whole time. My mom applied some treatment which hopefully makes it better tomorrow. Anyways good night!

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Why Basics Matter

I was fortunate enough to be mentored by Master Knight tonight before class.  While we were working on Green abd High- Green self-defense and poomsaes, he stressed proper stances and hand placement.  These are things you don't normally focus on because you're trying to remember the movements.  But I understand why what he was saying is important.  You can never do the basics enough.  Being proficient in the basics isn't just important for white belts; it's the foundation of success for every belt level.  Mastery of the basics determines how good a student will (or won't) be in the future.  This includes poomsae quality, sparring effectiveness, self-defense techniques, and even your ability to teach others.  So never stop doing them.

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8/25/26

Today was a good day. I had 3 classes today which were all good. I especially like my history class. I usually think lectures are boring especially for history classes but my teacher makes lectures very engaging and interesting. In my free time for the rest of the school day I worked on the puzzle that we have had in our room for the past week. We finally finished that one and started another one which was also 350 pieces but much easier. We finished that one in less than an hour and started a 500 piece one. When I got home I did all my requirements and went for a run. I did 2 miles, would have done 3 but my knee was feeling like it was going to start hurting a lot so I didn't push it. On another note, I miss playing volleyball. I hope I can get...

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Start to the Week

School is fine, its the homework that is awful. I have consistently had at least 2 hours of homework every night since the first full week of school and its starting to take a toll on me. I'm not behind in my requirements but I have had to use up a lot of my built up minutes. Weekends have been busy too; classes, requirements, homework, family/friends, and I just have not had a lot of relaxation recently. I feel like its all go go go and I can't slow down. Anyways, I didn't get to journal yesterday but both Monday and Tuesday were fine. Not much to report other than the usual schedule of school, work, requirements, homework, sleep. I hope everyone is having a great week and staying on track! We are more than halfway through, keep up the great work! ~ Peyton

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8/25 #35

Today was picture day at school, so I woke up a little early because I also had to be there early. Other than that, school was pretty normal, and I didn't get too much homework, so that's good. Right after school, I went to taekwondo and helped with the classes before taking black belt class. Black belt class was really good; we worked on some poomsae and self defenses which really helped me recognize my mistakes and fix them. Anyway, I came home, and I have to get my presentation for my Spanish class ready to present tomorrow, so wish me luck! I hope everyone had an amazing day. Goodnight!

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About my day

    Today calm day, I woke up, went to school before riding back to king Tiger to finish up my homework. I got class assistance and leadership credit done for the day. I then proceeded to go home and finish all my other black belt exercise which leads us here now I am eating ice cream and relaxing.

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8/25/26

Hello everyone, today was another normal day, the only thing that made today different, was when me and my family went to see a friend of ours at a retirement home. It was really nice to see him again because I hadn't seen him in a while, after going to see him, me and my family went to our grandmas house and ate some dinner, it was very tasty. I hope all of you had wonderful days as well, see you all later.

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