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!

9/11

hiiiii guys, today is officially my 50th journal yay!! im glad i kept track of my journals cuz they're really easy to fall behind on. i'm still gonna journal though because reading everyone's journal has become part of my daily routine and it's my fav part of the day. i got a lot of candy at school today cuz of club fair and i was going around collecting stuff. we had sparring today and that was genuinely the most draining class i think we've had so far, i've never sweat that much. i got hit left and right and disha if you're reading this you knocked my head offffff, ily tho :). i'm gonna wake up with many bruises tmw but oh well. i just finished my physics and calc homework and im gonna watch a movie with my sis and head to sleep. gotta wake up early tmw for bbc,...

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11

11 Today was so beneficial in tkd. This class really helped me find my weaknesses so I can better prepare. I also was able to identify things that I was doing wrong and was practicing it that way. Overall a 7/10 day

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9/11

Today I learned a lot about American history specifically about the very sad tragedy that happened on September 11 this subject came across many different subjects in class and we talked about stuff like where the memorial is and how it effected the city and the rest of the country. When I got home from school I went to the Harrisburg location to do some sparring. I then got my first dinner at Popeyes. I then watched x men and then went to bed.

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9 / 11 / 26

Today was a crazy busy day and I am exhausted! I woke up and went to school and in the morning, our school had a really nice remembrance event relating to the 9/11 attacks. The orchestra and chorus performed the national anthem, and I was also able to be a part of the performance because I played the snare drum during the national anthem. After the remembrance ceremony, the rest of the school day proceeded as normal. After school, I tried to get as many requirements as I could knocked out before class. Class was good today, we had some new drills and a written test review. After class, I headed over to my school's football field because there was a home game tonight, and since I lead my school's drumline, I for sure had to be there as soon as class was over. The football game itself was super exciting, the lead kept going back and forth,...

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9-11

hello everyone. today i had a pretty normal day at school. it was club fair today so i was repping tsa and robotics. after school i went to sparring class where i got absolutely obliterated by mikey (yes i’m name dropping). i then came home and did my homework which i’m still doing

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Sep 11

Today was ok I’m just so so tired. And I have a lot to do today and some of tomorrow. Gonna cram some stuff in before bed, but I still need to sleep early cause black belt class. Arg. I’m scared to test but I’m ready to be done lol. Definitely not altogether, but with the cycle.

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9/11/26

Today is 9/11. We did a bit of 9/11 stuff in school but I had fun. After that I got picked up early from school to pray. Then I went home very tired. And I took a little nap. Then I was supposed to have a class, but it did not have it because in its place was weekend BBC. In BBC today we did all of our poomsaes and self defenses. Master Foster took us took the other room, and we could not do sparring because we had to finish our poomsaes and self defenses. But Master Foster still gave us credit for sparring class. Now I have lots of things to work on. Mostly self defense is what I need to work on. I often do not have anyone to practice on so I do it in the air. Then I went home, rode my e-scooter for a bit,...

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Happy Friday!

Wow its Friday, it came quick this week! Today was pretty good, school in the morning and then work until BBC. In class we did some poomsaes and fun drills like pistol squats and the other thing that I don't know what to call them lol. We also went over the written test which is only 2 weeks out so make sure you guys are studying!!! Stayed for a mentor session with Master Natasya to work on some self-defenses. My family got pizza for dinner and afterwards I did some homework and requirements. Tomorrow is Jr. Instructors Camp, so excited because its always a blast! I hope everyone has a great weekend! Keep in mind essays are also due in 2 weeks! ~ Peyton

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9/11

Today I woke up early for my robotics tryouts I think I did good at the tryouts. Then in school I did a lot of things related to 9/11. After I got home I practiced my poomsaes then got ready for blackbelt class and sparring. When we finally finished  with all the belt curriculam I went home. Once I got home I ate dinner then started working on one of the essays and finally wrote this journal.

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About my day

    Before I talk about my day I would love yo say thank you to all the people who served in the event of 9/11. My day was good, I wake up it's a friday and went to school and went back to King Tiger to take black belt class. I then got my exercises done and enjoyed time with my friend.

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9/11

I woke up ate breakfast and went to school. School was OK. We had a test and it was pretty good. I went to King Tiger and did a load of requirements. I helped out with a class and then I took blackbelt class. When I got home, I did a bunch more requirements . I know I’m going to sleep well tonight 😴

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9/11/26 #24

Today I woke up and went to school, during the morning we listened to where our math teacher was during the Twin Towers attack, and we heard the same in science but our science teachers uncle was on the other side of the Pentangon when it got hit. Later I came home and called my friends and we played a few games but then I had to go to my dads house and chilled out a bit before running 2 miles for the day which was horrible. I then came home and went to my room to draw for a little before calling my friends back and chatting, I just played a game before bed. I hope everyone had an amazing day!

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9/11

Today in class we went over every single form and self defense. It was really useful because you could see what you needed to work on and got extra tips for them. Super grateful for today. 

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9/11

I have been slacking off, and I really need to try harder and BELIVE in my self. I feel like the whole reason why I’m so behind is I just gave up trying. And now after today when we went over everything it made me think of what I need to go over what I need to try hard in and where I just genuinely need to lock in. I even completely forgot about the whole planting tree. I just need to get that black my belt. Right now everything isn’t important I just need that black belt around my waist and just be proud of what 4 years of hard works got me. I hope I can try to better and just keep going.

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Beach Running

I had to come to Florida for the weekend for a funeral.  However, I was able to get in my requirements this morning before I got busy for the rest of the day.  I used the fitness center on site for everything but the run, which I did in the sand on the beach.  If you've never run on the sand, you'll appreciate running on a hard surface a lot more when you're finished. Running on sand makes your body work harder because every step sinks and steals energy you'd normally not lose when running on the track or a treadmill. Now that I've gotten that out of my system, I'm think I'm going back to running on a hard surface.

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9/11

Today was a chill day at school today, but today’s black belt class. Master Foster made us go over every single belt Self-defense and pomsae. this made me realize what I need to go over and what I need to work on and I really appreciate what he done to make sure that we were ready

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09/11/2026

Today was a rough day in school for me, even though it’s a Friday. Though I cheered up when I went to Tae kwon do today and saw my friends. We had a special session for 2 hours that consisted of all pomsaes and self defenses, except for special khoryo. I also got my 10th mentee session, which was on stock and staff form.

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9-10

today i went to school and i had a test in apush that i did bad on. after school i came home, did requirements and did my homework

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9/10

hello, im very tired and nauseous. i just finished my calc homework 5 assignments due in one night yay! its currently 11:51 pm and i almost forgot to write this journal. i still have to do my physics and my ap lit work. i gave up on due dates because there's no way i can submit everything on time because my whole evening was taken up by work and my shift ended late.  so im just gonna have to submit whatever and call it a day

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9/10

Today was our dojungs belt testing day! Its crazy to think how i used to be every single belt that was testing. it kind of killed me not being able to help them improve right then but i know i can another day.

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Entry 23

Had a decent day today. We had to turn in our rationale for our science fair project. After school, I did some requirements then went to sparring class. After class, we went to walmart with my parents then came home and I finished requirements. Then I started getting ready for bed.

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High School Football

​Today was a solid day overall. Woke up and kicked things off with a great workout at 9Round. ​Felt a bit less hungry than usual when I got to work, so I saved most of my food for later instead of forcing it down. During lunch, I made some more progress on my kwan essay. Later in the afternoon, I picked up the kids, assisted with classes, and captured a few more videos of the after-school group staying active in Taekwondo to share with parents. ​Before sparring class, I went for a two-mile walk to get outside and clear my head. By the time I returned, my appetite was back, so I finished my leftovers right before stepping onto the mat. Sparring went really well—I was worried my foot would be sore afterward, but it’s feeling completely fine. ​Immediately after sparring, I rushed over to East Lincoln High School to catch...

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9/10

Today I had two tests at school and did pretty well on them, then after school I went to king tiger to help out people who are testing for their belts and it was nice seeing people get their belts also help them earn it.

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9/10/26

Today I woke up then went to school. There was not much that we did today, but I had somewhat fun learning. Then after school, there was a meeting for a math club so I went stayed for that. Then once I left, we came back again to pick up my friend. Then we dropped him and I went home. Then I ate fast and went to Tae Kwon Do to help out with the testing! I feel like the testers now are not doing as much power or technique as before. Then I held some boards to break. Then I got a King Tiger shirt. Then I went home and tested out my new electric scooter, which I rode pretty smooth. Then I went home after a long day.

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9/10/26

Hello everyone, today was a nice day, it was just pretty normal. So, first I woke up and went to my church discussion, I had a hard time getting up because I slept through my alarm, then I went to school and hung out with my friends. I had an awesome day at school today because I saw my friends. Then after school, I got what homework I could get done, because for the past couple of days I have had a lot of work that I have needed to do and it has been very overwhelming. Then after that, we went to sparring class and got that checked off for my book, then we went home, ate some dinner, now I must leave, see you all later.

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About

    Today was a interesting day, I woke up and got ready for school. I hopped on the bus and talk to my friend Sebastian on the way to school. I had more issues with a friend of mine and got that solved today. Hopefully things will go better tomorrow. When I got to King Tiger, I focused on getting my homework done which I then got to go and eat some Chinese food. After I ate my food, I went to sparring and had a good time. I got home and finished my black belt exercise before taking a shower. That leaves us here now. I'm in my bed. Good night 😴

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9/10

Today I had a test that I got 100 on. I did a sparing class and also data class assistance.

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9 / 10 / 26

I had a super busy day today. School was mostly the same as usual. When I got home, I jumped straight into my requirements, and I managed to complete all of my rolls and falls minutes. I ended up doing an hour of rolls and falls this week in order to complete them because I do not particularly like rolls and falls, so I thought the faster I got them over with, the faster I would not have to deal with them. This evening I went to King Tiger for sparring class which was good. After class I cam home and went on a run which was a bit strenuous because my legs were pretty tired. after my run, I ate dinner, did homework and now I am off to sleep.

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9/10/26

Long day today. School was alright, felt like I was there for so long though. This week went by fast, maybe because we had a long weekend. Today I helped out with belt testing. I don't even remember what color belt testing felt like when I did it. Overall everyone did pretty good. I've been driving a lot lately. Hopefully I can get all my hours done soon so I can get a license and not have to ride the bus for 2 billion hours everyday. 

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Black Belt Cycle Day 55

Today I woke up around 7 in the morning and did my requirements. After I went to school and saw that I had 2 test tomorrow which was insane. I needed to make sure to prep a lot. So after school, I chilled for 30 minutes, ate a snack and headed to King Tiger. When I got there I had a Mentor session with Master Chelley. After the session I did punches and kicks, and helped out in class before sparring. After the class I attended sparring which was fun as always. After all of that I signed my book and went home. Once I got home I ate dinner quickly before starting to study for my tests. From around 8:30 to 10:00 I worked on school assignments and prepared for my tests. After that I worked on my written test for testing which we were going to review in class...

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Sep 10

I’m so tired. Got a lot to do still before I can sleep. I don’t really know how to fit everything in now. I’m gonna cut this short so I’ll have more time tho.

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Sep 10

I woke up this morning and went to school I then realized I had 3 tests back to back except for ELA I then got home and went to get a haircut and then went to sparring the sparring time felt a lot shorter and I liked how went did Korean dances. Once I got home from that I showered ate dinner and did the rest of my homework.

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09/10/2026

Today I helped assist in senior belt testing at the Do Jang. I also got a hundred on a test today and went to my first soccer practice here in Harrisburg.

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Journal #50

This is technically my last journal, but I'll keep on doing it, just less frequently. Today was pretty standard, I enjoyed school today, which is something you have to learn how to do because if you don't enjoy school, you're gonna be miserable all the time. Being able to enjoy school for the learning aspect comes with more maturity, and realizing that it's all for your own benefit that you do well in your classes. Taekwondo was good today too, sparring was pretty crazy, and my legs were starting to hurt real bad, but not bad enough to sit out. We did lots of footwork training, and we did sparring around the world again. I need to wake up early again tomorrow, so goodnight!

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9/10

Today I woke up a little late then ran and did my other requierments. At school we had a choice program intro and an assembly about school fundraising. once I got home I got ready and went to taekwondo. After that I went to soccer where I score a goal in a scrimage. Then I went home and ate dinner. after I finished my homework then wrote this journal.

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Good Day

Happy Thursday! Woke up for school...got through it. It was fine, only about 2 hours of homework tonight which isn't bad. I came home and got my requirements done before sparring class. Had a mentee session with Stella, just reviewing the color belt stuff. Sparring was pretty fun, did some drills we haven't exactly done before. Came home for a good dinner with the family and finishing up homework now. I honestly can't believe tomorrow is Friday! It comes so quick in a 4 day week! I hope everyone is doing well, keep up the great work! ~ Peyton

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9/10/26

Today I went to school and we did a few fun things but our math teacher came late and wasnt there until 2nd block, Later in band we played a part of Hot Cross Buns and took me the whole class to figure it out. After school I came to my mums house and chilled a little while practicing my clarinet before taekwondo, at taekwondo I did sparring for 45 minutes or so, I then came home, practiced on my clarinet a little more before I took a shower. I am now doing all require ments and about to text a few. I hope everyone had an amazing day!

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9/10/26

Today I woke up. Then went to school. Then went home and rested. Then after I did my chores for the house. Then right now i might sleep early.

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9/9

Couldn’t go to bbc because I had two tests coming up sadly but Thursday should be a day where I can go so I’ll make sure I’ll be there.

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9-9

Worked out this morning and then went for a run on the Greenway. Perfect weather this morning for it. Happy with it, just one big coughing fit midway through. Good classes today, met with my mentee to go over the test. I hope everyone is finding their answers or asking for help. Don't wait until the last minute to.study. Hope tomorrow continues this pretty weather. Have a terrific Thursday!

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9/9

hi guys, had bbc today. it was pretty fun. I got a mentor session in as well. I have a physics test tomorrow and just finished all my work. i feel like throwing up and this feeling hasn't gone away in a week ugh goodnight!

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9/9

Today I woke up on time got everything done and went to school. School was normal but I did very well in P.E. After I got home I helped my sister with her studies. Then I went to swimming class after i went to taekwondo and got a leadership, and weekday class credit. Then I went help out and shape clay at my dads friends house. Once that was over i came home did my homework and did this journal.

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NFL

​Today was a good day. Woke up and went to 9Round—got in a really good workout today. I was pretty hungry afterward, so I grabbed lunch right when I got to work. After lunch, I worked on my essay for a bit before getting the kiddos. ​I helped in classes this afternoon and took videos of our after-school kids to send to their parents so they could see them in action. It went well, and I hope the parents appreciate seeing their progress. ​I took the 5:15 class and focused on more self-defense. After class, I went through the rest of the test with my mentor to make sure my answers were correct for studying going forward. ​Once I got home, I had to grab a quick dinner since I was starving. Watched the NFL kickoff game before heading to bed. Long day tomorrow. Hope everyone has a good day!

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Hartle 9/9/26

I was able to jog a little today with no knee pain. Also did 3 minutes of JR and a ton of kicks, so feeling pretty good about my knee recovery. Time to start planning for next weeks trip to Aruba.  Been doing so many pushups and pullups, my shoulders are getting a little achy. May need to back it off for a few days.

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9/9/26

Today I woke up and ate breakfast. Then went to school. Then went to practice after school. Then went to TKD for my cycle. Then went home and ate dinner. 

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9

Today was simple. Went to school not much happened. Im behind on some work. I caught up and tomorrow I have a quiz. I have to prepare. Overall a 7/10 day.  

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9/9

Today I had a Spam class that I helped with and a test in Spanish, which I got 100 on that’s all I did today

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9/9 #50

Today was a pretty normal day, but I got a lot of AP Seminar homework, so that was fun. So I worked on that during study hall instead of going to a meeting, which was kinda disappointing because I like going to those meetings. When I got home, I worked on some work and had to get ready for TKD. At TKD, I helped with the shin kickers class, which is definitely my favorite class to help with, and I got to take sparring class. After class, I came home, finished my homework, and went on a 2-mile walk before finishing my requirements. So, as you can see, this is my journal #50, which is really sad because I enjoyed doing this, but I hope everyone has had an amazing cycle so far and does amazing through the rest of it. So, for the last time, I hope everyone had an amazing...

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9/9/26

Today I went to schools, nothing fun or new. So after school there was quiz bow try outs so I stayed for that. I did not get many questions right, which was a little frustrating. Then I went home and went to soccer practice, which unfortunately meant that I could not go to Tae Kwon Do class, but it was fine since I already had my 10 weekday BBCs. Then it was my team mates birthday so we celebrated. Then I went home and ran and played with my friends soccer. Then I went home. 

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Sep 9

I woke up this morning and got a protein shake then went to school. I then got a test in social studies and got through the rest of my classes. I came home and went to Harrisburg to get a black belt credit then I got home finished my homework and went to sleep.

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9/9/26

Hey everyone, today was good, pretty normal, ate breakfast then went to school, then after school I went to work. I got a lot of work done there and made A LOT of progress on my creative form, almost done with it. My shift was good, then I went home and it was 8:00 PM and I still had a little homework, so we ate dinner, I finished my homework, and now I must go. I wish you all farewell, good night.

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Happy Wednesday!

Woke up and drove to school. Started MAPs testing and did that for about 3 hours. Then the rest of the school day was normal. Came home to homework and requirements. Overall, a pretty good day, definitely hoping to get some good rest tonight. I hope everyone is having a great week! ~ Peyton

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Black Belt Cycle Day 54

Today I woke up in the morning early and headed to school. On the way I studied a bit for my science test. I was pretty nervous but I ended up getting a 100 on the test which I was overjoyed with. After school I came home and ate a snack. After my friend and I finished up some schoolwork we had and just talked. After that I did some requirements and ate dinner. I ate a light dinner and then I chilled a bit. Then I went to sleep.

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Journal #49

Today was pretty boring again, my most exciting class was AP Bio, and we put water on pennies. Even though it was boring, I still got my stuff done on time. At tkd today, I was able to finally work on my creative form for real, instead of just going over it in my head. Me and Jack have some sick stuff planned, but I'll keep the element of surprise. I got home and had dinner, and I'm now going to bed, so goodnight!

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9 / 9 / 26

I am so tired today, probably from a lack of sleep. School was good today, my school days are all starting to blend together because it seems like it is the same thing every day. After school, I came home and worked on my requirements. Later in the evening, I went to King Tiger for leadership and to practice kicks. I find it a lot easier to work on kicks with a mat rather than at home. When I cam home from King Tiger, I ate dinner and I am planning to go to bead really soon.

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9/9

Today we were put on the spot to do poomsaes in front of the entire class. at first i was stressing because i didnt know it. then i thought about it and realized i did know it. so maybe you should overthink sometimes.

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Entry 22

Today was a pretty normal day. I was kinda tired though. In career exploration today we had to blow up soccer balls for coach, so that was kinda fun. At pickup, we were looking for my dads truck but my grandpa came to pick us up so that was surprising. We went to my great grandparents for a little while so I worked on my requirements and waited for my mom to pick us up. Now we are home. Im about to shower & get ready for bed. 

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A Big Thank You

Mr. Antoine Love (Community Service Co-Chair, Beta Nu Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.) wanted me to pass this message along to the King Tiger Volunteers who helped out with the Stolen Lunches program at the McCrory YMCA on September 5th: "Daemon, share with all the young volunteers that were engaged on Saturday.  They contributed to serve and were extremely appreciated.  While we gather official letters of gratitude for Give Blessing Bags Day, I had to personally reach out to those few people that directly made a huge impact in my line of sight and by my side.The day was full, the energy was high, and it was hot!  It was so much more than we expected, but we ultimately accomplished our goal-showing up and pouring into the community.  Though there were some structural challenges, thank you for WANTING to be a part of this celebration and lending a hand...

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Day 52 (9/9/26

Today I went to school early and talked to my friends at breakfast before class started. At 1st block, I made a new friend and talked to one of my friends I made earlier a little more. After that, I went to 2nd block and I finished all of my work the earliest so I just played games on my computer and talked to people. After the bell rang I asked this girl I’ve been talking to for her number and she gave it to me. After 2nd block I went to 3rd.block which is pretty boring except the people in it. I finished my work before Lunch and then at lunch I just walked around by myself making friends.After 3rd block I was trying to finish up work in English.

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9/8/26 #30

Today was pretty good but I am so stressed for tomorrow because I have a mouthpiece test for band and got to practice barely. Anhways I came home and chilled out after getting Subway for dinner, I then went to taekwondo and did the lapale grab #4 of hopkedo. I then came home, took a shower, and played on my phone some. I hope everyone had an amazing day!

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8/8

hi guys. currently doing my physics homework rn. i just finished calc and im super tired. im excited to go to taekwondo tmw i was sad having a break from labor day.

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Locking In

Today went well overall, but I was exhausted when I woke up after sleeping terribly last night. It was close to 3:00 AM before I finally fell asleep—I happened to check the clock right before drifting off. ​I headed to 9Round for a workout, but it felt rough, and my tracked numbers definitely reflected it. It's so weird how my soreness has returned lately. I wasn't expecting it to come back like this, but some days are definitely worse than others. After that, I fueled up all the vehicles before picking up the kiddos. ​As soon as I got back to King Tiger, I jumped right into helping with classes. I really enjoy doing it, and it's great preparation for the future. I took the 5:15 PM class and got to work on all the black belt self-defenses, which is what I struggle with the most. Right afterward, I stayed to...

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9/8

Pretty normal day. had school then marching band practice and I came later than usual home so I had to rush to get ready for tkd. We worked on breakdown in Marching band today. In Tkd I got leadership and mentor session. Then I came home and ate dinner and chilled. nothing much today. that's it goodnight!

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8

8 Today I was hard to go to school because I was still sick. I felt dread l... it was so hard to go to school. I don't know why im getting sick so fast and in the beginning of the year. I left school early because my sickness was getting worse and worse. After doing my tkd requirements l, I took a long 5 ish hour nap. I felt less sick so I did my homework and tried to catch up with school work.

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Entry 21

Pretty boring day at school today. After school, I worked on a few requirements, then went to black belt class, then home to finish requirements. Now im laying down with my dog, playing a video game before bed. Good night.

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9/8/26

I'm going to keep this short because I have to go to bed but today I was pretty busy in school. I had a Spanish test and I am still behind on some work for my Earth and Enviornmental class. It's online and self paced, but I can't move on at certain parts because I have to wait for the teacher to grade certain assignments. It's very frustrating. Anyways I got all my requirements done, and just did homework the rest of the day. 

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9/8/26

Today I went to school. It was fun there, nothing much. Then I came back home, to find an electric scooter there! I was very happy, because I had been anticipating it. Then I had a class. Then after that, I had swimming class. Then I came back home to a great weather, so I called my friend and we went running. This time uphill, and hadn't I, the uphill would be unbearable for until I try. Then I played soccer a bit. Then I tried teaching my non - Tae Kwon Do friends some things, and they tried it funnily enough. Then I went home and had dinner.

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9-8

Long day but a good one. Started with a workout at 9Round and then training with Grandmaster Evins and company. Completed an essay and then completes something that I have been working on at KT. Mentee session and good classes today. And wrapped my evening up in one of the best ways, laughing with Baby Olive. Back at it all tomorrow. Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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9 / 8 / 26

Today I had a good day but I am definitely tired. School was pretty good today, I was not overly busy so that contributes to having good day. After school I went to King Tiger and was able to get some leadership and a mentee session. I'm now done with mentee sessions but my mentee's are not done with mentor sessions so we will continue to meet. On my previous cycle in January cycle, I used to wake up early and run before school started and I don't know how I managed to do that. I guess now I find it easier to run in the evenings; speaking of which, the weather was really nice out tonight when compared to what it has been for running. I'm going to bed now so I can be well rested and ready to have another good day tomorrow. I hope everyone does the same!

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9/8

Today I just had a kind of chill day in school and taekwondo and now after I’ve done all my stuff I’m getting to bed

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Sep 8

Honestly not doing the best. I’m overworking myself but I really don’t know how not to. With my schedule and all, covering everything is cutting into sleep. Which isn’t good.  And my ankle still isn’t healed, but I’m getting to the point where I can’t not practice everything. Especially kicks. If I don’t practice, I won’t be ready to test. If I don’t heal, I won’t be healed for the test. I’m wrestling with myself cause I really don’t know what would be best. Normally I would result to pushing myself harder, but that won’t help me here. 

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09/08/2026

today I helped assist junior tiger class, helped lead warmups, got a mentee session done, and also got a mentor session done, getting me four credits in total.

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Black Belt Cycle Day 53

Today I woke up around 6:30 in the morning and got ready. I just chilled until school started and went to school. I didn't do much in school but I saw that I had a science test tomorrow. Once I got home I ate some chips and headed over to King Tiger and attended the family class. I officially started the white belt challenge so after class. I got home and went over my science notes for an hour. After that I ate dinner and went back in my room to study more. I hopped on a call with my friend and we quizzed each other. After we just talked and I managed to finish up my essay for the Community Service.

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9/8/26

Hello everyone, today was a good day for me, I think I did pretty good on my APWH test today, I had to write an essay in under 25 minutes comparing Christianity and Buddhism, it was actually easier than I thought. Then after school, I waited at car line with my friend and we made AI make us things, it was really funny. After school, I had all my work done, so I watched my show, it is getting really good. It was bright outside when I started watching, then I lost track of time and it was dark, so keep an eye on the clock. Then I ate dinner, now I'm going to bed, see you all later.

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About my day

    Today was a sad day, One of my good friends, Keaton, randomly befriended me for no reason. It is going to be difficu;t without him but I have other good friends. As my mom said, "It was his loss, not yours." I am excited for the Apple event tomorrow though, goodnight.

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9/5-9/8

Journaling the past weekend I had. Saturday had to wake up bright and early to go to a event to give out food and school supplies For about three or four hours after that I spent an hour learning all my pomsae and self-defense to make sure they were all perfect and correct. Sunday I took a little break for that day. All I did was my daily runs and exercise. Monday is where I have the whole day off so I was filling out My Journal so it look up-to-date for everything then this Tuesday I want to class and help out.

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9/8 #49

Today was a normal day of school. But I did have my interest meeting for Beta, which turned out to be amazing. Other than that, it was boring. When I got home, I went on a mile walk because I didn't have much time before I had to go to TKD. Today was black belt class, so we went over a lot of self- and poom sae's. I did get a mentor and a mentee session today. When I got home from that, I finished up my requirements and did some homework, and now I'm about to go to bed. I hope everyone had an amazing day. Goodnight!

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Journal #48

Today was kind of boring at school. I didn't get much work to do, but that's fine. Taekwondo on the other hand, was a lot more interesting for me. I was able to get a free standing handstand push-up, I can consistently get a one hand cartwheel, and I almost got a 540 kick. I know I don't need to do it, but it looks super fun to do. I worked on some Anyo Isa, Bolo, and double stick form. I was able to get about 17 pull-ups, so I need to amp it up a little more with my pull-ups if I want to do better than my pre-test. I'm really tired, so I'm going to bed, goodnight!

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Refreshed

The long weekend definitely helped me catch up on sleep, homework, requirements, and relaxtion time. Yesterday was good, nothing special. Today I woke up ready for school, my teachers thankfully went easy on us today since we have MAPs testing tomorrow. I didn't have much homework, so I came home and had a peaceful evening with my family. I'm so excited that tomorrow we will already be halfway through the week! I hope everyone is doing well, recovering from injuries and sicknesses, keep pushing through! ~ Peyton

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9/8

Today I woke up a little late but had enough time to get my physical requierments. At school i finished my math unit test. Once I got home I layed down then came to taekwondo where I helped in class. Afterwards I went outside to play with my friends and didn't come home till 8:10. Once home I ate dinner then wrote this journal.

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9/8

Today was again a normal day. I helped out for class assistance. I also found out i can sit in the splits for a while.

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9/8/26

Today I woke up and ate breakfast.Then went to school. Then got ready for my soccer game. Then won the game 9-0 which was a great game for our team. Then went home and ate and about to go to sleep. Thats my day.

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Sep 8

I woke up today from a nice long weekend. I got some cereal and  got to school I then did my classes and got home to do my leader ship and class assists. After that I ate dinner did my homework and chilled out for a bit.

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Day 51 (9/8/26)

Today I woke up at 4 and ran my miles as usual before school. After my shower, I spent a lot of time washing my face and preparing for school. School was enjoyable and really productive today but also boring during the day, it’s weird. Today we got a lot of homework we have to finish by Friday and I don’t think that’s even possible 🫩. After school I started working on it as much I could because truth be told I didn’t get a lot done in class. I came to Tae Kwon Do and helped with 2 classes and took one where we did every color belt self defense. I just came home and I’m tired but I still gotta study though.

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9-8

Woke up ate breakfast and went to school. School was horrible. There is a teacher not even my teacher who seems out to get me this year. She’s always yelling at me. She is so cranky. I went to King Tiger after school and did a mentee session and helped with a class. After that I worked on my requirements at King Tiger and at home. Then I did homework. I am tired. 

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08-07

hello everyone, today was the last day of the long weekend and i’m really not looking forward to going back to school tommorrow. i finally went to the theater and watched spiderman: brand new day today and it was pretty good. in my opinion marvel can never really go wrong they could release the worst movie ever and i’d still eat it up. after that i went to my friends house to plan stuff for our club this year. after that we both went to the gym together and i did some requirements. i came home and did my homework and lowkey crashed out because my solid modeling teacher made our homework due at 11 instead of midnight like usual so i submitted it late but hopefully he will accept it.

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9/7

hello, im very tired, very stressed, very nauseous, and im gonna lose it. if one more person asks me about my plans for college and how everything is going im going to start crashing out. senior year is genuinely junior year x2 until u get admitted. i have tooooooo much going on and im irritated. i think im going mentally insane. goodnight

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9/7

Today we came back from Myrtle Beach. It was a really chill trip didn't really do much. Slept in and started packing and stuff to leave. We had a plan to go to an Italian restaurant that said it was open but when we got there it was closed cuz of Labor Day prob. But we ended up getting some mediterranean food that was still pretty good. After that it was a looongg drive home and only emphasizing the long because it was so uncomfortable like I had no space in the car cuz there was 5 of us and it was just stuffed. When we got home we went to Sam's Club to get some groceries for my sisters college apartment and some stuff for the house. Bought this new snack ive been wanting to try out too. Had dinner , did some homework and practiced piano. Not really any...

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9 / 7 / 26

Happy Labor Day! I'm thankful for Labor Day since most everybody did not have to go to school or work. I feel like on school days, my evenings are almost nonexistent because of all the schoolwork and training. I had plenty of time to do all of my requirements today and I also worked on my creative form. Another bonus to having a long weekend is having a short week so I am looking forward to that as well. I hope everybody had a great Labor Day.

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9-7

Started the day with a 9Round workout, some of which I definitely had to take breathing breaks but still pretty happy with. Then met Joel for some grocery shopping during which Master Marcus called me and asked where I was. He was at my house, turns out that my home is a perfect halfway point for the 10k he ran today😂 Bummer to miss the visit and see Olive out getting her exercise. Beautiful day for it. I went back out later after lunch and got some miles in myself. The bronchitis seems better but I am still having a good bit of coughing. Still, I felt good afterwards and came home to get some more work done. Hope you all had a great weekend!

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Labor Day

I woke up and thought I had school but then I realized that it was 9:00 and I realized the day was off. I then chilled out and watched some stuff for an hour ate breakfast and did my workouts. I then ate lunch and did my homework until dinner then  went to the pool and later fell asleep.

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Entry 20

I woke up and forgot that it was a holiday, so I woke up my parents thinking they overslept and were late for work. So, after I woke everyone up, I laid back down and tried to go back to sleep, but couldn't. After my failed attempt to sleep, I got on the pc and played some video games. After that, it was a pretty normal day. Did my requirements, played more video games, hung out with my parents. Just got out of the shower, now I'm going to bed. Good night.

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9/7

Today I woke up late and ran 2 miles. Then I went home and played with my sister. After we went shopping as a family and got new clothes. Then I went out side to play with my friends. Once I came home I ate dinner and wrote this journal.

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9/7/26

Today  I woke up and ate breakfast. Then went to pack up before leaving Tennessee. Then went to the arcade. Then ate lunch. Then went home and relaxed a little. Then went to practice my forms.

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09/07/2026

Today I did makeup work for my black belt cycle, and it was defineitly  a difficult experience. I had to spend so much time on the physical requirements, that I couldn't even start on the poemsaes and self defense.

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Black Belt Cycle Day 52

Today I woke up at around 8:30 in the morning. I finally felt relief from my fever from yesterday, guess the medicine worked. My mom told me to rest the whole day since I still had a little bit of a fever so I did. In the morning I had a cookie for breakfast and started texting with my friends since I got my first apple watch 2 days ago. I got all my friends numbers which was pretty fun to finally be able to talk. For lunch I had some noodles which I haven't had in a while. After I ate dinner pretty early before going to my robotics class which was 2 hours long, our first tournament is going to be in a month so I have to prepare for that. After coming back home from class I called my friend and we played together before going to sleep....

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9/7/26

Today I woke up and just chilled with my parents. Then I went to Frankie's with my friends. We did bowling, then we played laser tag. It was really fun. Then we went out and ate pizza. It also was really good. Then I went to my friends house and we played a video game together, which was really fun cause we just pushed each other. Then I went home. Then I mentored my friend.

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9/7/26

Hello everyone, today was a good day for me because I had a nice and relaxing time. First I woke up and went for a 2 mile walk, that was nice. Then after that I relaxed for a while at home, I finished my exercises and ate some lunch. Today wasn't very active, but it was a good labor day. I hope you all had great days as well, see you later.

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7

7 Today was so hard. My throat felt like it was burning. I g ot sick again. My cousin left my home today. I was sad. My tkd requirments while sick were the worst part of the entire thing. Overall it was a 2/10 day  

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Journal #47

I went on a three mile walk today down a road that was outside of my neighborhood, and I haven't been down it before, so I wanted to see where it went. Turns out it just led into another neighborhood. I finished my exercises and was able to finish season three of Jujutsu Kaisen, and it was really good. I also finished watching Loki last night, and it was also super good. I helped replace my grandmas air filters at her house, and that was a quick trip, and I was glad to see her again. I have to go to bed earlier tonight because I have to wake up early for seminary, so goodnight!

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