Today was a busy day, I woke up and went to work, went to the shift and had a good time. Once I was dropped off at my house, I chilled for a couple of hours, then after that, I went to TKD again for the 6:00 and 6:45 PM classes. Then headed home and watched my brother play Red Dead Redemption II. Now I will go to bed and I'll sleep in a little tomorrow since my shift starts at 1:00 PM. See you all later.
I skipped the morning workout today—I really wanted to test the difference in my energy levels throughout the day without an early session. By the end of the day, the difference was huge. Camp went smoothly: my group headed to the pool while the other half took care of things at King Tiger. After work, I came home to tackle two hours of yard work, grabbed dinner shortly after, and then knocked out some requirements. It’s a peculiar feeling—how you can physically feel stronger overall, yet feel so weak in the moment that you can't display your full strength. Happy Birthday to my mentor soon to be Master Jennifer Gould.
Today was pretty good. When I woke up, I knocked out all of my physical requirements. I worked a lot on my creative form. Currently I am trying to do it as much as possible so it can become muscle memory. Tonight, I went on a run but instead of running in my neighborhood, I went to a track. I mainly went to the track because it is completely flat but also so I could pace myself after each lap. My first two miles were really good, I was making good time. However from mile 2 - 3 was when it started to get very difficult. I could feel my body wanting to drop from the pace I was at. That third mile felt like 2 miles. once I completed mile 3, I only had one more mile to go. I was so tired after this, my body wanted to stop....
Today, when I was doing my mentor session I realized that mentoring someone else really gave me a deeper understanding on what I was doing too. I mean I've read somewhere that teaching other people is what helps people remember best. Plus, I think that mentoring is a requirement BECAUSE it gives us a deeper understanding. (Also it helps with your people skills too>)
Today was a pretty chill day. I finished my last assignment for the class that I was taking, and I am so happy to finally be done with it. After I finished that, I went for a run and did my requirements. Later, I went to taekwondo and got to help with the shin kickers class, which is my favorite because the little kids are so cute trying to figure out how to kick. I also had sparring class tonight. Sparring was pretty good, although a kid did get hurt (he's ok). Overall, I had a pretty good day. I hope everyone else had a good day too!
Today was a good day. I ran a 8:27 mile which was my best time on the cycle but not my overall best time which is 8:19. I did my requirements and worked a lot on staff form 2. I think I'm finally starting to get the hang of it. I can get through the whole thing but admittedly, I'm probably making some parts up near the end. Hopefully I can get it good by friday which is when I'm having a mentor session with master knight. Today in class we just did a kicking drill and worked on our belt level curriculum. I also did a session with my mentee after class.
Black belt cycle is hard, its meant to be, but you learn so much about yourself in the process. Even if you don't pass the test at the end, thats not really what its about. Arthur Ashe once said, "Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome." The black belt cycle is hard for a reason, its supposed to challenge you--physically, mentally, emotionally--but the way you become better is by persevering through the worst times and making an effort to become stronger and get through it. This cycle is only going to get harder but if you go in with the mindset that you grow as a person whether you pass or fail, you will have grown far more than someone that thinks they must get their black belt to succeed. With that being said, happy Wednesday and Happy Brithday Ms. Jen! My day...
Yesterday was pretty good in terms of like I went to summer camp and we went to the park for a while, later I went to taekwondo and did the black belt class only and went to the track right near my dads house so I ran about 1/4 of a mile before it started pouring, so we went home and I did my other workouts there. Today was okay, I went to summer camp and we did a few games, later I went to the gym and ran a mile there, as soon as I was done running my mile I went to taekwondo and did all 3 classes there, when I got home I changed and started to fill up my candy dispendser with resin ducks, frogs, black furry things, ect. I hope everyone had a wonderful day!
Today I woke up late around 9:30 then did my mile, the time was 11:30 because I kind of twisted my ankle right before my run so I had to walk a bit too. After I did my requirements and then in the afternoon I went to the 4:15 class did punches and kicks and taught. Same time for the next class as well. After I got home scheduled another session with my mentee tomorrow.
I arrived at the Harrisburg Park track this morning to run with my group. To be honest, it was a little bit of a struggle. But at times like that, I remind myself of 1) why I'm going through all this, and 2) just like pledging a fraternity or going through ROTC Officer Basic Camp or Airborne School, as hard as going through something like that is, it always ends. It doesn't last forever. After I left the track, I went to the weight room and got in some weight training, pull-ups (someone was able to show me a better way of doing them), planks and ab work.
Im still trying to get back on track with doing my requirements because I was on vacation last week and I ran two miles and did everything else x2. after that I took a shower and chilled out until my dad got home and we went to the 6:00 class.
Today I woke up not as early as usual and I decided to run my mile first and I ended up running a 7:10 which is the fastest I've done since starting the cycle but, I almost had an asthma attack after. I've always been more a explosive short burst type of speed not holding a speed long term. Hopefully I'll improve my long term stamina by the end of the cycle. I helped out in 1 senior tigers class and took 1 class which was the black belt class.
Today was okay. Got my requirements done, it’s late so I’ll log them tomorrow. I had a mentor session, and helped out in a class. Which was nice. I’m very tired, and sore ofc. But that’s okay, I’ll have more time to rest tomorrow. I keep getting worried about certain things on the test, then having to remind myself I still have over 2 months to figure it out lol.
Today I did my exircises early so I could enjoy my day. We took my grandpa to a baseball game for his seventeenth birthday and me and my cousin got a ball. Today was very fun
Today was very tiring. I had get up at 7 for my band camp which is 8-12 and we were outside doing a bunch of physical training and marching and hen when I came home I didn’t have much of a break before I Had to finish my black belt requirements but at least it was less because of camp. I’ve also fallen behind on my pull ups. Anyways after that, I chilled for a half hour ish and then got ready to go to class to get a leadership credit and some practice in. Not many people today overall but i was able to get a mentee session in as well so that was good. After I got home I had a nice dinner and now im so tired and sleepy so goodnight!(have to do it all over again tomorrow)
When I woke up, instead of doing my physical requirements, I jumped right into poomsae, self defense, and creative form practice. Typically, I practice my creative form over concrete in my backyard because it is the most open and flat area that is easily accessible. Today when I was twirling my staff like usual, one end struck the ground and completely snapped off. I was shocked; I didn't even know that was a risk. Anyway, later in the day, I went by king tiger in order to get a new staff and since I was there, I was able to get a leadership credit as well. When I came home, I finished up the rest of my physical requirements. That wraps up my day.
Long day. Peyton and I met last night and spent a couple of hours working on self-defenses, our weapons and poomsaes. I got another section of my creative done and we finished the evening with milkshakes for the win. I worked on an essay some tbis evening, helped with some home DIY and cranked out some requirements.Tired Jen now. Hope you all have a lovely Wednesday!
Today I went to work and taught classes, I got some food from Jason's Deli and it was really good. I went to go see the Odyssey movie and I loved it! I do recommend it to everyone who is of age to watch it. I finished my exercises after I got home, but it was pretty late, so I'm tired. Goodnight and I hope you guys are having a great cycle so far!
Hi guys! I went on vacation on 7/25-7/28, I completed all my requirements still, at the gym in my hotel and have returned today!
Today was a good day. Went to work out before work, and that was killer—chow at every round, 1,180 reps in total! I was exhausted after that, but I powered through work, and today's field trip was Quest. It’s always a cool experience; every year feels a little different visiting these spots with the kiddos. After work, I stayed for class, logged some leadership credit, and worked on self-defense. Came home, ate dinner, and relaxed with the family. Ended the night with a bit more self-defense practice, and now it's time for a good night's rest before doing it all over again tomorrow. Good night, all. Hope everyone is getting stronger, mentally and physically.
Hello everyone, today was another busy day for me, started my shift at 9:00 AM, it was fun because we got to teach all the kids new stuff that they didn't know already. After we were done with classes I ate snack for lunch which was nice, once my shift ended, I went home and chilled for a bit, then me and my family went to go see the new movie called the Odyssey, I would recommend it to anyone who reads this. Now I'm home and I'm ready to go to bed. Hope you all had a great day, and see you later.
Oh my goodness, I'm exhausted. Today was alright, got to work at 9a.m. The kids were pretty rowdy and talkative since we stayed at KT and played games all day. They had fun but it was hard to get them to calm down and listen to instructions. I came home and had a long needed break...I was completely drained. I managed to get most of my requirements done. Another long summer camp day tomorrow! I hope everyone had a wonderful Tuesday! Keep up with your requirements everyone! ~ Peyton
After going to the gym this morning, I went to the dentist for my annual check-up. This afternoon, I visited a couple of car dealerships with my niece, who's beginning her junior year in college in 2 weeks. Tonight, in our regular class, I was able to snag some much-sought-after leadership credit and class assistance. We are conducting testing on 7/30/2026, so I was able to help a couple of students with their poomsaes, board-breaking kicks and self-defenses.
Today I finished my second 12 hour period of the digital detox and I feel like a free man. One thing I noticed is that it's easier to focus and get tasks done but when you're done it feels like "now what". I dont like reading at all and I just cleaned my room so I just took a nap which I haven't done in a long time. I remember when I was forced to take naps😭. I was worried that class was going to be worse than it was yesterday. Yesterday's class was really bad for me because I had already finished all of my requirements but I had to do 2 miles because I forgot to do it the day before. Overall today was a relief and I'm glad I can listen to music again.
Today, I went with my mom to look at some apartments for my grandparents, and after that we went to the movies and saw Hadestown, which was really good. After that, I drove home and got ready for taekwondo. Taekwondo was really good today; I got to meet with my mentee and work on some color belt forms. I also had black belt class, and we worked on some stick forms and self-defense. Today was a little sad, though, since it was one of my friends' last day at taekwondo. When I got home, I knocked out my requirements and now I'm gonna go to bed. I hope that everyone had an amazing day!
I came to stay with my grandpa for the week. Slept pretty late this morning. Played with my kittens for a while then went to my great grandparents house. We ate watermelon, I did my requirements, then jumped in the pool to cool off. After swimming had class. It was pretty fun. Bo staff forms was tiring. It was also Jack's last class which was pretty sad. Now im back at my grandpa's getting ready for bed. Good night!
Today was a super fun day for me! Today I woke up are 12 and ate a chocolate croissant for breakfast, then I watched my anime show and then read The Grit Workbook For Kids. I really like that book and enjoy it a lot and I feel that this book is especially very helpful to certain kinds of kids who really need to work up building there Grit. Then I did my math worksheet around 2ish and then around 3 I practiced some of my taekwondo. After I played Roblox with my best friend and then did my physical work and prayed, after I called Kendall to work on MORE taekwondo and after played Roblox. Around 5 I took my Quran class and then got ready to assist in senior tiger class. That class was really fun and thankfully I wasn’t alone because ria (hope I spelt it right) but...
I keep forgetting to journalllllll anyways today was pretty normal I did all my requirements and worked on staff form 2 A LOT. Its so hard for me to remember it for some reason so I just need to keep practicing it. I also caught up on jump roping since I was a little behind. I know I should definitly start my essays before school starts, but I have been busy for the past few weeks practicing for my SAT which is coming up in about a month so I need to find time to work on them because I most likely won't once school starts.
Today, I caught up with my pull ups, and planks since I was behind a day. Also today I scheduled another session with my mentee on Sunday. In the morning I got up around 9:30 and ran my mile then did my requirements which made the time around 11:00. I took a shower after and was pretty exhausted since I had to do more than I was already used to I just took a break the rest of the day so yeah.
hi guys, my day started off pretty good. i got all my requirements done in the morning and then just hung out with my sister. i had a shift from 3-7 and i couldn't find any parking near my regular spot so i parked somewhere different, then this is where my day starts going bad. i'm right about to end my shift and clock out and it starts POURING rain. i hate driving in the rain but i'm like "its ok nothings gonna happen" i walk out to my car and what do i see. a shopping cart. so i walk closer and it's FLIPPED OVER on top of my car. so i'm assuming the wind and rain smashed that cart onto my car. but i roll away the cart to assess the damage and now there's a dent and like 5000 scratches and my front bumper is messed up. i...
Today wasn't as boring as I thought it would be without technology for 12 hours, I was very productive and got all of my requirements done early and also made progress on reading the book. I also did the first day of the white belt challenge today and it felt nostalgic but new at the same time. Except from 3 people, I don't remember anyone from the 2 classes I took being there when I was a White belt. It's like I reversed time but only for myself. I still knew everything I learned but it's from a different perspective visually.
Today started kind of dull, I ended up doing my requirements a lot later than usual. But the rest was productive, I went to two classes, one to help out and one to take/ to mentee after. I was exhausted but it felt good to knock out some stuff. I want to get better about instantly working on the thing that’s stressing me out. Which is difficult to do but makes me feel better. Hope everyone had a good day <3
Me and my family went to an amusement park. We had a lot of fun and ate a lot of good food. I am going to bed very late and did my exercises very late aswell
Today was my birthday!! I went to band camp in the morning and we did some physical training in the beginning and then they kind of gave us a rundown of expectations and things to memorize. It was pretty cool. I took a rest day today so I didn’t really do physical requirements when i got home. After camp, when i came back my mom was setting up some things for my bday party and I had some lunch and showered. One of my friends came early and we were just talking and looking through board games we could all play when everyone came. Some time later more ppl come and we were just playing games, talking and eating and it was very fun!! They also gave me the best gifts🥹🥹. We got some really good food for dinner and my cake was nice too. Overall this is definitely one of...
When I woke up today, I went on a walk around my neighborhood and knocked out all of my requirements early because I had to go to the DMV today to get my permit. When I got home, I had a lot of homework to work on for my economics class. After I finished with that, I got to go to taekwondo and help with some of the other classes. I also got to work on knife self-defense and staff forms, which was really helpful. Thank you for reading, and I hope you have a great day.
today i knocked out all my requirements in the morning since i woke up early. after that i chilled and went to taekwondo at around 5. i helped out in two classes, met with my mentee and mentor, and took class. this week was red stripe so we did this activity where you and a partner do a combined total of 300 exercises which lowkey killed me.
Hello everyone, today was good day for me and my brother, so I woke up, ate some breakfast, then headed off to the gym to get my exercises done. Once I had got home, I got ready for my shift from 1:00 PM to 7:30 PM which was fun because we got to teach the kids. After our shift, we went home and ate some delicious chicken alfredo that my mom made, it was so good. After dinner me, my brothers, and my dad finished up a game we were playing which was super fun. After that, me, my older bother, and my dad went to watch this wonderful show called Band of Brothers. It's a show about a platoon in WWII called Easy Company, and it is just such an inspiring story, I recommend it to anyone reading this, just be prepared for some blood. I hope you are all...
Woke up and went to the gym, got a run in and finished my exercises early. Started a new tv show, Daredevil: Born Again, pilot episode was fire. went to work and taught classes, and got my leadership and assistance credits in for the day. Pretty swell day overall, hope your guys' days have been just as good so far, goodnight!
Went for a run today with Marcus. He wanted to find his baseline for how far he could run in 5 minutes and I tagged along. Focused on burpees, pullups, and stretches today so my upper body will for sure be hurting tomorrow.
Today I had to catch up a lot and do double of everything since yesterday I wasn't able to. In the morning I ran and walked a mile and then it took some time but slowly completed my exersises and then my poomsae's, self defenses, and kicks. After that I was really tired so I took a break. In the afternoon I helped my mom build a big cabinet which took like 2 hours. I ate a snack and went outside to play with my friend. After I had dinner and slept.
I woke up at 7:00 and started packing to go home and left around 9:00. I got home at 12:00 and went to a dentist appointment then did the 5:15 class and did a leadership credit too and went home to do the requirements and went to sleep.
Today wasn’t a great day. Woke up feeling like my head and shoulders had been beaten with a bag of quarters—splitting headache. It didn't help that I barely got any sleep. I called out of work, took some meds, and went back to bed until 12:00 PM. Ate some lunch, watched a little TV, and then went back to sleep for a few more hours. The headache didn't finally go away until around 7:00 PM. Ate some dinner, forced myself to get through my requirements, took a shower, and now here I am about to hit the sack. Good night, all. Hope everyone had a better start to their week than I did.
Today was similar to most other days of the cycle so far. I woke up and did my requirements. I practiced self defense and forms right after the physical exercises. I think I have finally put all the pieces together of my creative form. I don't think I am going to edit it any more unless a part is just not fitting in. Other than that, I really just had a lowkey day with not a lot going on. I hope everyone is doing good and is keeping up with everything.
Happy Monday! Got another 2 miles in and again dropped significantly in time. Got majority of my physical requirements in before 11a.m. and tried to brainstorm some more of my creative form. I went to TKD at 1p.m. and left just before 10p.m. I worked classes until 7:30 and then Ms. Jen and I worked on lots of poomsae, self-defense, and creative. It was honestly such a fun time and super helpful! We got milkshakes at Cookout afterwards and it was definitely worth it. Super grateful to have a partner like her! I hope everyone had a wonderful day! ~ Peyton
hi guys, today we drove back from atlanta and got home around 1. i relaxed for a bit and then headed to class. i had a mentee session and then helped out with my sisters class. i'm really tired so imma go to sleep soon. i'll catch up on my workouts from yesterday tomorrow!
Today I was able to complete my 2nd weekly mentor session. I was able to go all the way up to high green but I had to unfortunately leave, nevertheless it still helped me polish up on yi Chung and sa chung. I was also able to get my black belt weekdays class credit today, in which we covered pomsaes, specifically khoryo today.
I attended my 2nd weekday Black Belt class today. As intense as they are, I'm really getting hooked on them. I was able to lead the students in the Crescent Kick, and, for the most part, they did pretty well. I stressed the importance of turning the foot on the non-kicking leg so as to not twist the knee (something I learned the hard way some years ago). Before and after class, I was able to get in some yellow belt and high yellow belt self-defense with Trent Foster. He told me an easy way to remember what stance to use as the defender: other than white and high white, the solid color belts (for example, yellow belt) are in the neutral stance, and the striped belts (high yellow belt) are in the sparring stance. When he told me that, it was like a weight had been lifted. Now I don't...
Today was a pretty good day and i went to this summer camp about science which is my best subject, then i went to taekwondo for the first 2 classes and then went to the gym for about 30 minutes to do my mile and pull ups, then i came home and cleaned my room, I am about to do my other workouts like burpees and sit up. I hope everybody had a wonderful day!
Today felt a little less stressful because I planned ahead. I doubled up on my requirements yesterday since Mondays are usually my busiest days, and I was really glad I did. It took some pressure off and let me focus on everything else that needed my attention. The best part of the day, though, had nothing to do with checking things off a list. I got to spend time with my granddaughter (and her parents), which is always a highlight. Watching her try watermelon for the very first time was really fun. Tomorrow will be another double up day in the early morning hours, at least for the physical things. Hopefully I will be able to practice poomsae and self defense in the evening.
Today, I woke up and decided to go on a walk, and when I came home, I had to help my mom clean up the house. After I finished that, I worked on some of my requirements and had my brother do the attacks for my self defenses which was nice not to just do it in the air. Later, I had some of my friends come over because it was my birthday last week, so we were just celebrating. So I would say that today was a good day!
I slept in today and once I got up I had a nice breakfast and was watching a movie with my sister. Then later on I was chilling until my 2 pm sparring class but when I got there for some reason there was no one there and the building was closed. I guess it got cancelled and I didn’t know. Anyways I got home, and practiced some self defense and played with my dog. My bday party is tomorrow so I was planning a little for that too for like food and games and stuff. After a while I went on my run walk and I’m pretty proud of how consistent I was. I did 3 miles and my pace wasn’t that fast but I pushed myself more than usual so I’m still happy. After that, I got ready to go to Frankie’s with my sister. We weren’t there for...
Busy Sunday today. Poomsae class and a mentor session afterward with Master Marcus, then errands and lunch with Joel, some home DIY work then to the gym for some requirements and some miles.Came up with my plan for the week and some more ideas for my creative. I had an early birthday celebration Saturday night, we went to the Plant House. Highly recommend! And then to dinner afterwards. I had a great time and all of our creations are so different but also all really cool. I love mine and my son's is my favorite...it has the cutest shark. I hope everyone had a rejuvenating weekend. Twenty days until Greenville!
I went to the dojang this afternoon and practiced alone from 1:00pm-2:00pm. I did all the poomsaes from Il Jung to Koryo, the self-defenses up to high yellow belt, the basic kicks (I added crescent kicks as well) and staff #1. After that, I went to the Harrisburg Y and, in addition to it being leg day for me, I worked on my pull-ups and planks. I got home around 4:00pm and helped my neighbor with her yard. She'd been gone for the last two weeks, so her yard needed some work. It wasn't too hot today and I was trying to kill time until "House of the Dragon" came on at 9:00pm, so it all worked out perfectly.
It was my birthday weekend so we've been crazy busy all weekend! We had my party yesterday, then my friend had their party today at Burnt Mill. It was fun, but i got sunburnt. When I got home, I did my requirements and now I'm playing my video game some before bed.
Today was a pretty laid-back day, which I really needed. I slept in late—the latest I’ve slept in for a long time. I got some laundry done, cleared out a ton of old paperwork I hadn't gone through in years, and picked up around the house before lunch. I even stumbled across two gift cards I’d completely forgotten about! Later on, I hit a wall and took a nap, which felt amazing since I haven't taken one in forever. Ended up getting my requirements taken care of, too. Looking forward to some growth this week.
Last night, I had a great run. I set my personal record for 4 miles. I am super exited because each time I have ran on this cycle so far, it has been improvement every time. I really hope I can keep up the pattern as the cycle progresses. When I woke up today, my legs were a bit sore as to be expected. I have noticed that my appetite has really increased within these last couple of days. Its kind of a nuisance because I find myself more hungry throughout the day. Anyway I practiced my creative form some more. I am almost done constructing all of the steps which is helpful because now I can just practice without having to think about what should come next. I hope everyone is doing great!
Today I had the sleep over at my friends house and wasn't able to complete anything at all because I spend the whole day there with him. I knew that since I was not able to do anything today I would have to do double to work tomorrow but I was prepared because this would be a good challenge for me.
Today was the first day of the second week where I was ready and prepared to tackle new challenges I went to Saturday BBC and attending my 2nd weekend BBC after that I got home and finished my requirements. I also had a sleep over at my friends house.
I went on a 10 hour road trip today, once I got to my destination I did my exercises and forms.
hello everyone, today i had a pretty chill day. i drove myself to my sat prep class this morning which was pretty cool. after that i came home in the afternoon and did my requirements. i went running in the park with my friend and came home and played fortnite.
Went on a long walk today to catch up on my miles. Went to church and then played some board games and went to an open house with some friends. Ended the day by playing pickleball and getting a XL drink from a gas station. Overall a good day, goodnight!
We had our poomsae team class this morning where we did a ton of new stretching drills to help get higher and stronger kicks. Marcus and I also spent around an hour and a half recording our color belt self defenses for our students!
hi guys, today i did my requirements in my hotel room before i went out. i couldn’t get in my run, pull ups, or jump rope in, but i’ll make them up when i get home. after my family got ready we went out with our friends who live here and they showed us around and we did a bunch of fun stuff. right now we’re eating dinner at this fancy restaurant and we’re gonna get ice cream after!!
Hello everyone, I'm sorry I wasn't able to journal yesterday, my family was doing a lot of stuff and by the end of the day I was tired. But today was finally an easy day, I first woke up, then me and my brother went 5 miles down a trail, it was cool because we were able to see a bridge that construction workers had built, and that made it so there was a lot of traffic in our neighborhood. After the walk, my family and I went to church, that was fun, and we were able to eat a bunch of food after we were done. Once we got home, I was able to watch a movie, and now I'm going to go do my exercises.
Today I was able to do all my requirements in the morning and finish up my missing pull up time requirements. I was also able to score a solid time of 8:20 on my mile as well as not struggle as much with my requirements. I was able to help my mom with the garden and was able to play pickleball with her and my brother.
Today I spent most of my day cleaning my room. I haven't used my phone or my Playstation today because I was attempting the digital detox but at some point after church, I was really bored and just gave up because I forgot I was even doing the challenge. I watched YouTube on my computer and watched Netflix on my TV later on. I wont count it for one of the two 12 hour periods because of that. Today was definitely the most boring day of my year so far but I feel good that my room's really clean. Whenever I walk in I feel very accomplished and productive.
Today was okay, this morning i woke up and finished my history of the kwans essay, then we went to the gym where i did my workouts and did my 2 miles. Then me and my mom went to this art place around 2 or 3 i think and we spent a few hours there, at around 6pm we got home and i looked though my book to see if i need anything else done. thats all, hope everyone had a good day!
Today was pretty fun! I went to the mall with my friends and that was great. Somehow the conversation we had shifted to me being in Taekwondo thrice which is strange but, I'm not complaining. They had many questions though. For example, "Do you beat people up?", "Is it hard?", "Don't you get hurt?". The answer to all of the questions was "sometimes" but I'm just glad they were asking me questions about something I'm so passionate about.
I hope everyone had a great weekend! I slept in and got up for 10a.m. poomsae class. Lots of partner stretching today which felt sooo good afterwards. I stayed after class was done and worked on my creative form with Master Natasya, I'm really happy with what I have so far! I came home and a made a delicious strawberry chocolate smoothie after my 2 mile run. My times has been severely dropping and I'm very proud of myself. I finished the rest of my requirements and have been relaxing ever since. Its 7:30p.m. now but I'm exhausted so I will be going to be pretty early tonight. Have a great start to the week tomorrow! Keep up the good work everyone! ~ Peyton
I woke up and went to Brevard to shop with my grand parents and we got some fudge. we then looked aournd at some waterfalls and then went back for the night.
I woke up around 9:00 to realize it was my birthday. I ate some cereal and chilled out for a bit I then went to an arcade and played some pool air hockey and pinball. After that I went to a ramen place for lunch then i looked at some comics and left back to the place and watched a movie and went to sleep.
Today was the the black belt pre test. We went on a run for 1 mile. I was pretty fun, it was exhausting but once i stopped, it felt as if i was a machine that is cooling down. Then we went into the dojan, did the requirment and then did the poomsae. I had trouble on the poomsae, but was determined to use my mistakes to learn. Over all, it was a very fun, yet tiring day.
July 26th.
Im on my road trip from VA to NY.
After I finish my road trip, at my destination I still try to complete my requirements and do so. After im done, we leave the hotel and go on our first trip in NY. We go to the edge building. The glass building was scary to look
I woke up and finished packing for a week away at Camp Cherokee. I walked/ran my mile and got rained on. I worked on more requirements so I don’t fall too far behind while away this week.
Got home very late again. Did my last musical tonight, it went well and I’ll miss that. I’m going to train tomorrow at the park, going to be very tired. But I’ll have the rest of the day to rest and get caught up on logging my requirements. Yayyy
Today, I woke up and went to black belt class in Lake Norman, which was really good because I got to work on some stick forms that I had forgotten. After class, I went over to Birkdale to do some school shopping. When I got home, I started to work on some of my requirements and went on a run. Overall, today was a pretty good day.
I woke up and went to black belt class first thing in the morning. We were going to go running during class but it was raining so we didn’t🥹🥹(i forgot my sneakers anyway). It was a pretty normal class. Afterwards I came home and was chilling around with my family till lunch and then had some leftovers to eat. After that some hours later I got ready and went to the mall with my mom and grandma and since my bday party is coming up we went to buy some clothes and return gifts. We got some pretty nice stuff and I ran into people I knew which is a give when u go to Concord Mills. Then once I came home we had. a guest over and I packed up the gifts and was just chilling. I had dinner and wrapped up the day. Unfortunately, I’m pretty behind on my pull up’s and a little on my self defense, I also have to make up a run tomorrow which is supposed to be a rest day but today turned into one instead. That’s all for today, Goodni
Today was a good day overall. Slept right through my alarm this morning and ended up missing class, but I still got plenty of work done. Hit the pavement for a 4-mile run—by far the longest run I’ve done in a long time, and it felt like forever. It was tough; my neighborhood is definitely not flat, and some of those hills are brutal. Came in around an 11-minute mile pace, which I’m pretty happy with given the elevation. Spent some great quality time hanging out with the family. Right knee is feeling pretty sore today, which is weird since I’ve never had issues with it before. I'll keep an eye on it and hopefully it feels better tomorrow. Looking Ahead: Might take the boat out tomorrow after a morning football workout!
An easier day for requirements today. Mainly pushups, situps, and plank. I'm falling a little behind in self defense so that is the main goal for tomorrow.
Went to work today after black belt class, I was able to get some of my weapons forms done and practiced cause it's been a while since I've done those. Volunteered again at the Pines, and got more service hours for school next year. Finished my exercises and am getting ready to lock in for this coming week. Trying to keep my journals more concise and to the point from now on, goodnight!
Today I woke up, had a delicious smoothie and went straight to taekwondo for sparring which was really great and enjoyed it a lot! I also helped with the junior tigers which was something new for me that I enjoyed a lot! Next shortly after I got my book signed and went straight home and did my physical work and run a mile, I feel that with the time I got I could have done better which is what I’m looking to improve tomorrow. Then I got freshened up and got ready to go to Raleigh to go to a family friend’s house which i had a really great time at. We then stayed for dinner and went back home. Then again got freshened up, ate an orange and ended things off with playing Roblox and also working on my self defense. And then I went to bed.
Today was a good day. In the morning I had a mentor session with master Knight and we worked on staff form 2. Staff form 2 is the longest form and its really hard for me to remember so I really need to practice it. After that I came home and finished my requirements. Around 5 I went for a run and decided to do a 5k because the weather was good and I had time to. After that I went to my friends house and we played mario kart and then played volleyball in her driveway. Its been a while since I actually was able to play volleyball so that was nice. Then I came home and ate dinner and watched a movie.
Today was very productive. I went to a black belt class that helped me with the weapons form. I was struggling with and then I did my Exercise . That was mostly it today though thank you.
I woke up bright and early this morning anticipating a run before 6:30a.m. but it was just raining hard enough that I decided to wait until after class and work. I took the time to do other requirements instead and knocked out quite a few before class. Super grateful for all of the weapons work in class today because I was definitely a little rusty. Family and little tigers classes were ok, nothing special. Had some lunch and then went for a great run! I am still super sore today but I was really happy with my time for running 3 miles. After that, my friend and I went to Birkdale and walked around. I hadn't seen her all summer so it was really nice to catch up and just chit chat. Thats it for today! Happy Saturday! ~ Peyton
hi guys, today i had black belt class at 7:45 in the morning. it was pretty fun, we were supposed go for a run but it was raining. after class i got a mentor session in and then stayed back to help with the junior tiger class. after i got home i finished the rest of my requirements because we’re traveling. we ate lunch and then started our drive to atlanta. it wasn’t too bad only about 3 hours. right now we’re just hanging out at my friends house and i’m looking forward to tomorrow!
I woke up at 5:00am and traveled to Durham to meet with some friends of mine and practice at The Duke School. Since I'm not in SKA (Shotokan Karate of America) anymore, my practice was limited to the basics (kicking, punches and blocking). I was able to show them some of our poomsaes (in karate, they're known as katas) and practice a couple of self-defenses (since I needed an attacker). I got back home around noon. Around 2pm, I went to the Harrisburg YMCA to get in my run, pull-ups, and ab work. I'm going to sleep well tonight.
I'm feeling pretty good about week 2 of the cycle. It feels like we just started and we are already on week 2. I went to black belt class this morning and we worked a lot on weapons. When I came home, I started chipping away at the daily requirements. For the rest of the day I just relaxed at home. Right After I'm done writing this, I was planning on running. Hopefully I can improve my time from last run!
Today was pretty good and i am so sorry that i missed yesterday and that I will keep up more often, anyways today was amazing and i went to a bbc this morning and accidently showed up for the 2nd dan and higher class which i felt really awkward there but i am glad that today i went somewhere to go celabrate for my friends birthday and spent the day with her, later i went to get some tacos with my dad which they were amazing tacos! thats all, hope everyone had an amazing day!
Today was the sorest day of my life. I could barely get up this morning but I pushed through. I went to Saturday BB class and ran a mile after since it was so nice outside. Then I had a big breakfast and my Mom and I packed for my week at sleep away camp. I leave tomorrow and won’t be back until next Saturday. I hope to be able to work on some of my requirements while at camp.
Kinda forgot to journal again yesterday oops, but yesterday the was the end of the first week and I feel good and exited for the second week. In the morning I quickly completed everything and got my book signed by my parents for the first week. Also I attended 1 Friday BBC get 1 of each classes for my requirements complete. After that I looked at my book and saw that my mile run ahd improved a lot from the first to the last run I improved by 30 seconds. Anyways the rested the rest of the day waiting for tomarrow.
Another late journal but that’s alright. I had my second to last show tonight, got home late. I did my run outside instead of the gym, it was cloudy and cool out. Got my leg checked out today, and luckily nothing serious. Running might’ve not been the best idea still, it hurt a little after. I have my first Saturday black belt class tomorrow, I feel a little underprepared but I’ll be fine, just need to do it anyway. Anddd I need to update my book and log my requirements on here. Little behind but going strong.
Hey I woke up early went on a run then my gym to complete requirements then got ready and went to my friend's sweet 16.
Today was supposed to be my run day and it was going to be a shorter run than usual since i ran extra earlier this week but I wasn’t able to get to it. I went to my friends bday party from 12 to 4 and when I came back I was planning on completing my run and going to sparring but I’ve been missing a lot of my dance class lately for taekwondo and I have a recital coming up so I had to practice that instead of run and got to dance class instead of sparring. I’m thinking i’m going to just go to Sunday class instead of Friday so i’ll be able to manage dance as well. Today ending up turning into a somewhat rest day so I’ll have to make up the run tomorrow or Sunday. After my dance class, I went out to eat with my...
I woke up pretty early today, its my birthday so I was excited about that. Both my parents had to work so we didn't really get to do anything today. They did surprise us with a cake though. We have a busy day tomorrow. Just finished up with my requirements so now im getting ready for bed.
hi guys, i finished my requirements pretty early again today. i think my pull ups are getting better but i might just be gaslighting myself. today was supposed to be my first sparring class in a while, but it didn't even end up happening. i showed up with all my sparring gear ready to go, and all the other students were there too, but the instructor never came. oh well, we made the best of it. a few of the other students and i spent the time practicing the things we each needed to work on, so it definitely wasn't a complete waste. after class, we grabbed dinner and then came home to finish packing since we're leaving for atlanta tomorrow. i'm really excited for the trip, especially because I haven't been there in a while. it's only a 3 day trip, but it'll be a nice little getaway and a fun...
I completed my 5k today! I've been trying to work on my running stamina and today felt like a lot of progress had been made! In black belt class we worked on some color belt poomsaes and self defense. Afterwards I practice Koryo, particularly the side kicks and stretched to try and get some flexibility back!
Today was pretty long, I went to work at 9 and ended at 5. I was able to get some rolls and falls in and do Friday black belt class to get my stuff marked off. I need to run an extra mile tomorrow, but that's okay, hope you guys are well, and getting all of your requirements done and accounted for, goodnight!
Today was an okay day. Took Christian to the dentist this morning before heading into work. My feet were definitely hurting well into the late afternoon from yesterday's sparring—comes with the territory, but I still made it to Black Belt class today. There’s so much I still need to lock in on. Tomorrow is going to be a push: starting with Saturday Black Belt class, followed immediately by football training, and then fitting in a few miles on top of that. No real plans for the rest of the weekend beyond that. Need to get some solid sleep tonight—got a long day coming up.
Today was the first time I went to sparring during the black belt cycle!!! I think there's this feeling that when you're on the cycle, every class you go to, you try 10 times harder than you usually would. Or maybe it's just me. Either way, I'm proud of all the new effort I'm putting into classes. Plus, I'm getting into the hang of the cycle with all the requirements and classes I have to go to. Bye!
For some reason, I slept in really late today. When I finally got out of bed at 10:00, I did some of my requirements. Halfway through, I took a break and worked on my creative form. Soon after, I got back to the daily requirements. Later in the day, I went over to the weekday back belt class. After class, I was able to get a mentor session. I was really able to focus on bolo and anyo isa. I really need to start working more on my weapon forms because I tend to exclude those in my daily practice. After class, I came home and relaxed for the rest of the night. It's just me at the house tonight because both of my parents are in South Carolina visiting family but I had to stay back home because I couldn't afford to miss tomorrow morning's class. Can't wait for week...