Spring 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!

1/23

We had kids in the building today for CMS's teacher workday. The day went pretty well. The other day, on the way back to KT from PLP, Instructor Evan read the written test questions to Instructor Lucas and me.  Yes, I travel with a blank written test😂 It was a fun and relaxed way to test ourselves.  Instructor Peyton often gives very useful and helpful tips about the cycle, here's one from me. Don't do this by yourself...train, study, practice, ask questions, answer questions with your fellow black belts.  You will be better for it and they will be as well.  And it's more fun! See you in class!

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Journal 21

Definitely an interesting day. I went to class today but I pulled my calf muscle during sparring so I think I need to rest a bit more. I’m probably going to leave this short because I’m very tired, but that was pretty much it.

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Friday

Woke up helo the school with chickens and goats and did a quiz was a car rider to get home. Feed and water my dogs and did workout.

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #20

Today was also MID. I woke up, went to school, came home, did homework, then went to BB class. After that I came home ate dinner and did my requirements. I also got a new 35 inch monitor for my setup:). Have a good night.

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1/23/26

Today was pretty much the same as every day. I did miss taekwondo today since my sister got stuck in a traffic jam after picking me up and then I got a bad stomach bug. When I came home I did some homework and ate dinner.

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1 / 23 / 26

I woke up today and went to school. Today was Friyay, unfortunately this does not mean anything except the weekend is near. I came home and did my requirements and then went to class. I hope something magical related to the weather happens. Snow would be great but really anything that gets students out of school would be wonderful. Regardless what we get, hopefully everyone will stay safe. today marks the 1/4 of the way done with cycle for most; today marks the 1/8 of the way done for me and all the others testing for their masters or above. I feel like the cycle has been a lot less difficult ever since I started to embrace it. We know what is in store for us so instead of dreading or not looking forward to the obligations that the cycle brings, might as well embrace every challenge that gets thrown your way. -...

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1/23/2026

Today was a pretty calm day. It was also an automatically good day because it was Friday. I won a soccer game at my school and also had a math test which was easy and I’m pretty sure that I got a 100 on it. Then when I came home I did my cycle requirements and then went to black belt class.  Then I did my homework. 

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19

Today was a good day.  I didn't have any classes today.  I did my requirements and played with my friends.  Black belt class in the morning.

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Friday

Happy Friday! Had a great black belt class tonight, knocked out my requirements and celebrated my sister 13th birthday with family! 

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1/23/26 staff

Feeling a lot better than these past couple days. I managed to get my requirements today as my muscles felt a ton better and weren't tired . Went to black belt class and we practiced a ton of staff. Still didn’t go to school today and this feels like another winter break . Gotta catch up on some school work though.

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Friday

Friday, Friday!  Not a bad Friday.  Knocked out requirements, got a mentee session in.  Black belt class was a great workout.  Good self defenses, forms, striking, and at the end leapfrog burpees all the way around the dojang.  That was definitely interesting.  Hopefully I can squeeze in some miles at the park tomorrow morning before classes start.  Got some more things to do before I can have a rest day on Sunday.  Boy, I need it!

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1/23

Today was good! I was happy not having to wake up for school! First we went for a run, and then we had some breakfast. We then dropped of my other sisters at a friends house and then got boba with my friend. Me and my friend then played outside. Then we went to BBC, which was good! Now we are having some dinner and relaxing. :) Still hoping for snow! ❄️❄️❄️

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1/23/26

Today was awesome because I had no school today. I got to sleep in and I went for a run. It felt really good. Afterwards I went to my friends house for a few hours. We mostly just played in her backyard and bounced on her trampoline. I came home and had a snack before heading to KT for BBC. My ankle is still a little sore from sparring but it feels much better than yesterday. Today was a surprisingly nice day, it’s the calm before the storm. I really hope that we get some snow… that would be so nice ❄️🤞

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Upcoming Weather

I hope you all had a great week and are keeping up with your requirements! Definitely charge your electronics tonight and tomorrow so you can use them if the power goes out. If we end up getting snowed/iced in, try to get ahead on those requirements and take advantage of your time! Also tomorrow morning/early afternoon would be a good time to go running since we don't know what Sunday and Monday will look like. Stay safe everyone and have a great weekend! ~ Peyton

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1/23/26

Today I had my real ss test it wasn't it hard i finished in about 1 hour and 30 mins then after school I got on the bus and I thought my dad was going to pick me up from the bus but it was my titi and my sis and my two cousins then we went to there house and we all played on there trampaline and me and my cousin Kato played fighted then we went in his bedroom to chill and watch TV then I and my sis we went home and my sis was mad because she didn't want to leave.

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1/23/26

Today was a pretty good day for the most part. In school I tried some diffrent food in Food and Nutition. After school I went to the gym and did most of my physical requirements and was able to run on the treadmill because it's going to be to cold and icy to be running outside soon. After I went home and just worked on poomsaes and seld defense.

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 20 Of Black Belt Journey

Day 20: Today was the best day of all my days in my black belt cycle! First, I went to school, where I learnt and did my post test. I got a 23/24 on it so I got some candy! Once I came home, I learnt how to tie my shoes and took a shower and played some games! After that I played with my sister until 7:00 pm so I could change my settings in my Ipad! After that I ate some dinner and went to bed! I was also gifted something in a game. Have a safe weekend, guys!!

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1/23

A couple days ago I pulled a muscle in my back. I'm not really sure how I did it, I don't do heavy lifting and mainly do body weight workouts so I'm pretty confused on how it happened. Its been two days and it feels so much better. I'm appreciating the weather today as I know its planning on getting worse over the weekend. Hopefully we get snow, that would be fun.

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Ice storm

Hope you all are ready for the ice storm. I hope you guys don’t get hurt or lose power or anything. Prepare for the ice. Hope you’re all doing good on cycle.

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1/22

I started the day training at North Charlotte, some self-defenses and poomsae.  The majority of the time we were doing a poomsae several belts in my future. Chonkwon is interesting. And some Jitae too. Works out nice because those have both come up in my draws for poomsae tournaments, online ones. I've had to pass on a few because learning one poomsae in a couple of days is one thing but learning two at a level emer you can find something to be proud of... that's a bit much. 😂 Busy day at the dojang but a good one and then sparring class tonight. We have two younger girls in sparring now and it was so much fun to watch them, they were having a blast. Hope everyone had an excellent Friday!

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Thursday

I woke up got Dressed went to school helpt with the school chickens and goats and donkeys. Got home did class got a meentee in. 

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01/22/26

School was pretty light today, not that much. I studied for my spanish test tomorrow. I had a mentee session, did punches and kicks at the front, attended a class, and then I went to sparring today. So I was productive today.

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Journal 18

Today was a good day ran two miles helped out in class in today i also watched a james bond movie called no time to die first time it was very good a solid 8/10 good fight scenes great acting cgi was good and the plot made alot of sense anyways peace

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1/22/26

Today was simple. School was the same as usual and me might have Monday off. After school I had a snack and went to taekwondo. I helped with class and had a mentor session after. I memorized my tabek and stick form 3 which is really simple.

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1/22

MY day was ok I was very tired in the morning but I did my best and worked hard in school.

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Thursday 1-22-2026

Today was another day in school and excited that it might snow. My parents are out of town, so I am staying with my grandparents. I worked on some of my requirements and finished my homework. 

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January 22nd

I always sleep very well after a sparing class.  I hope everyone is doing well with their studies and tra

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Field trip day -

Today was a very fun day. I woke up finally actually feeling awake. When I got to school, again like always, me and my friend worked on the 4 boys, 1 car show. Then, I realized we were going to Fryes Roller Rink because it was part of our D.A.R.E. graduation. When we lined up to go to the bus we were each given red D.A.R.E. shirts to wear, and I was able to sit with my two friends, Matthew and Jackson. When we got to Fryes Roller Rink, I was so excited to skate around. I forgot how to skate, so I had to try and see if what I was doing was correct, and it was. So, once I got to skating, I taught my friends how to skate too. Me and my two friends found a way to get more candy from the little red machines you see...

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #19

Today I was mid, all I did was go to school and do nothing interesting. Then when I got home I did my homework then worked on my second essay. Later I went to sparring class, after that I came home and ate dinner then did my requirements... nothing special:/

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Sid 01/22/2026

Today, I woke up in the morning like usual and went to school. Then after school, I directly went to go to my basketball game and we won by 1 point! It was a really close game and I almost had a “heart attack” . Then I came home did my cycle requirements, took a math class and then slept. I ran a mile in school. 

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1/22/26

Today was normal nothing going on but i was more tired today cause i fell asleep later last night and i had a test in the morning which sucked but in all just another normal day

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Today was a good day. I got more credits and my workout felt good.  It was a light day at school.  I'm going to sleep now.

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Journal 20

Pretty normal day. We didn’t do much in school but get test scores back and I did alright. Came home and did my requirements, but I didn’t go to class. My leg feels slightly better? I can’t really tell but we’ll see tomorrow. Now I’m just practicing guitar. Also doesn’t sound like we’re getting all that snow but oh well.

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1st Day of No Sweets!

Today I started my nutrition challenge. I generally eat pretty healthy. I drink soda like once a month, I drink a good amount of water, I eat a lot of protein, vegetables, and fruits. So I had a tough time thinking of what to do. The only thing I can really cut down on is sweets, I love my cookies, brownies, ice cream, and definitely chocolate!! So 30 days with no sweets is going to be pretty rough for me! School was alright, nothing interesting. Came home, finished up requirements, and went to sparring. I can't believe tomorrow is Friday, this week just flew by! Have a great Friday everyone! ~ Peyton

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Carter Mech

today was chill I had P.E and yeah. tommorow I will play video games with my friends :) :) :) :) :) :) :) 

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Thursday

Today went pretty well. I went to school this morning and learned lots of things. We learned Factoring in Math, did a lesson in Reading, finished a project in Social Studies, and continued a project in Science. In PE, we had our first 3v3 Basketball Game, which we won, and learned more words and phrases in Spanish. After school, I had Math Counts, and we did some math worksheets and ate snacks. I then returned home, finished my homework, and got ready for YMCA. I ran a mile, worked out, and finished my physical requirements. I just came home, showered, and am eating a small dinner since I am not very hungry, while typing this. Tomorrow, I will be leaving school early because I have to go somewhere important. 

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1 / 22 / 26

Today I woke up and went to school. Nothing unordinary or extraordinary happened, so I guess you can say my school day was pretty ordinary. I went to King Tiger to do some leadership credits and help out with a couple of classes. After that I went home to eat dinner and then went back to King Tiger for sparring class. I feel like every time I go to sparring, either we practice something new or learn something new. After sparring class I came home and finished my requirements and studied for the rest of the evening.

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Journal #12 -1/22/2026 - Lalitha

Today was pretty normal. I finished school for the day and spent some time studying and knocking out my requirements. After that, I headed over to taekwondo, helped with the Senior Tigers, and had my mentor session (thanks Master Weeks). Once everything wrapped up, I came back home and called it a day. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck for the rest of the cycle! Thanks, Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷

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1/22/26

Today felt like a really long day. It was the first day of the new semester so my schedule got moved around and I started PE :\ After school was sparring. Unfortunately I did leave limping and my ankle is pretty swollen, but I’ll be okay 😅 The rest of tonight I’m taking it pretty easy. Luckily there’s no school tomorrow! Hoping for more snow than ice this weekend lol! I’ll se some of you at BBC tomorrow!

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Thursday

After school dropoff, I got to take an awesome class at North Charlotte.  Got a great session in with Grandmaster Evins and some pretty cool people!  Working on my poomsae was a HUGE plus.  I just need to do it 1,000 more times and it might look okay.  Still chipping away at the physical stuff.  Some days are a little easier than others.   "Keep on keepin' on!  Life's a garden...dig it!"          -Joe Dirt-

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1/22

Today was fine, but at least there’s no school tomorrow! We finally had a sub in ELA…lol, which was good. Other than that nothing really happened today. I was really tired today so sparring wasn’t so fun, I also hit a few elbows which also isn’t fun. Now I am doing the requirements and relaxing. Hoping for snow! ❄️ :)

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1/22/26

Today was relatively relaxed. We had a substitute teacher in math so I used that time to get some work done. I went to a club meeting after school and I won some candy. Got home, and now I’m finishing up my work.

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 19 Of Black Belt Journey

Day 19: Today was a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious day, meaning extraordinary or wonderful! When I went to school, we watched the weather forecast which said the winter storm is getting even closer and closer, that means we might have a day off on Monday and Tuesday. Once I came home from school, I again, did all my usuals! After that, I got bored so I decided to draw a Lamborghini while my mom made food! Finally, I did my martial arts practice, ate some dinner, and went to bed. Have a great, or I should say, safe Friday and weekend, guys! :)

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School

i ready testing was good my score went up 60% it was fun.

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1/22/26

Today was a pretty chill day I had to read a novle about Narnia and I worked with one of my classmates Ronald and it went pretty good it wasn't to bad. After ela we had snack then we got to win and did some fun computer games. Then we did math and honestly it was just some decimals and rounding decimals it wasn't to had then we did ss and it was all about the human body then I got on the bus and went home

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Workouts

I felt like the workouts were becoming routine, so I decided to break them all down in 1-minute increments.  Let me tell you the amount of energy I put into the workouts today were 1000% better than my previous ones.  Gotta find ways to keep the monotony at bay when working out!

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Journal 17

Today was a good day went to sparing and black belt class we did self defense and are poomsae today. Im also starting to study my test and look for answers im going to have too meet with my mentor to review them and also recheck the flag anyways peace

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Wednesday

  Woke up got new seats in Science and in math. I'm in health and not gym finish my math homework and blow up tube's for tubing.

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17

Today was a good day. I did a lot of requirements and now I'm going to sleep.

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Journal #11 -1/21/2026 - Lalitha

Today was pretty easy going. I had school first it was async., and once school was done, I headed over to taekwondo. I helped with the senior Tigers, had a mentor session (thx master weeks) and a black belt class. I finished my requirements and came back home. Mostly that was my entire day. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck for the rest of the cycle.   Thanks, Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷

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January 21st

It isn't getting below freezing tonight or tomorrow. Sometimes it's the little things that make a day great.

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1/21

Today was a great day... started with a workout and then some running. Brainstormed and planned summer camp crafts with Ms. Melanie and taught myself with a video how to make an origami tiger.  Lots of self-defense work in classes with the students I worked with, quite a few students were really in the zone tonight.  Sometimes something finally clicks and your student remembers or understands what you are asking of them, the "Aha" moment...excellent part of Taekwondo. Really excellent. I will see some of you in sparring class tomorrow, hope everyone has a good Thursday!

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1/21/26

Today I definitely felt better than yesterday . I was still tired and fatigued but my symptoms went down . While recovering in my bed I wrote an essay in the meantime and just chilled .

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1 / 21 / 26

Today was my regular Wednesday schedule. I woke up at 4:30 (AM) and went on my run. I was relatively slow because I am still recovering from my knee "injury". Anyways, when I got back from my run which was freezing cold, it was 24 degrees outside. Luckily I like the cold weather. When I got home I got ready for school. Typical things happened at school. After school I came home and started doing requirements. The rest of the evening was uneventful, hopefully will feel better tomorrow for sparring class. - Lucas

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1/21/26

Today was pretty normal. I stared school and today we did an owl pellet dissection lab in science today. My owl must have been hungry because I found 6 rodent skulls! (The average is 2-3). After school I came home and did some research for my science Olympiad presentation . After that I went to taekwondo and took class. I was able to learn my tabek and stick for 3. After taekwondo I had dinner and I cut my tongue on my braces which wasn’t the best. I feels fine now and I’m about to sleep.

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1/21/26

Today literally nothing happened. I did my usual morning routine with my requirements and went to school. School was completely normal. However, today was the last day of the semester for us. When I got home it was straight to KT. I got some credits and meetings in. When I got home it was mostly just homework and dinner. On Friday there’s no school so tomorrow’s the last day for the week! 

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Snow?

Apparently, it is going to snow and get really cold on Friday and the Weekends. I don't know if I should be happy or sad because I have experienced snow in Canada, and it isn't very fun. But we may miss some days of school, and it might be nice to experience snow for the first time in a while. Today in school was alright. I had a test, which I did well on, but I think I could have done better. The rest of my classes were pretty simple and easy-going. When I came back, I finished my homework, and had a snack. Then I went to my Taekwondo dojang and completed many of my requirements, both physically and class needed requirements, like "BB Class." After I finished class, I had Chick-fil-A for dinner, and that was good. I finished the rest of my physical requirements, took a shower, and...

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1/21

Today was pretty good, very normal. The whole day I thought that it was the 20th, which is what I wrote on all my papers… Before school I did most of the requirements. Nothing really happened at school, but I was the last day of the quarter, so tomorrow it all gets switched up. After school I had a little snack, then we went to TKD and I got good stuff done. Now we are relaxing and watching some TV.  

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1/21/26

Today was a good day. School was normal for the most part although I had a test in Food and Nutrition where I got a 94. After I went to Taekwondo where I took sparring class and then BBC.

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #18

Today I woke up and went to school and had a science quiz, it was like really easy because we literally did the exact same stuff last year. When I got home I did my homework then went to King Tiger just to take a class. When I got home I watched Tv then ate dinner. After I ate dinner I did my requirements.

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Wednesday

Overall pretty good day.  Feeling good.  Cleanse is working, cycle is working.  Chest is getting much tighter from the pushups and planks.  My legs are feeling stronger too, but I feel like my flexibility isn't where it should be.  Definitely need to stretch more.  Can always stretch more.  I'm hoping for some snow this weekend.  I would love to do some miles in the snow before classes start Saturday morning.  That would be awesome!

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1/21/26

Today was normal i went to school had a test in 6th period but it is close to the end of the day so i was actually fully awake during that time and i got home did a little bit of homework then i went to taekwondo and after i went home finished the rest of my homework and the rest of my requirements

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Journal 19

Pretty alright day. First period I had a test and got a 96 so that was really good. Then I had another quiz which was easy. I got home, finished all my requirements before class, and now I’m heading home. My leg is treating me better than the previous couple of days so that’s good, but my kicks still aren’t 100%. Good news tho I’m going to start getting ahead in studying for the written test. That’s it.

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Improvements

Just wanted to take a moment to celebrate everyone; you all are already half way through week 3! That's almost to 25% of the cycle! Take a moment and think about where you started, what was the hardest thing for you on day 1. Maybe you couldn't do a single pull-up and now you can do 1 or 2. Maybe it was running, it took you 15 minutes to run a mile, now you can do it in 11 minutes. Maybe you had trouble remembering poomsaes or self-defenses and now you can do them with ease. Wherever you started, look at where you are now, because I doubt there is a single one of you who hasn't improved on anything. Pat yourself on the back, be proud of how far you have come. Because without the celebrating the small victories how will you know when you have achieved the big ones. ~ Peyton

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School

School was very good today I had to do I ready diagnostic and a math project.

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 18 Of Black Belt Journey

Day 18: Today was another very productive day. I found out a winter storm was coming when I went to school! As I did my schoolwork, I goofed off a bit and finished my diagnostic. I got a 620 on it. Once I came home, I did all the usuals and did some homework. After that I went to marshall arts and exercised there. Once I came home, I ate dinner and went to bed.

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Get Going

Time to get going friends, if you are you are behind you need to pick it up , do a minute in the AM then a minute in the PM m

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Wednesday ()

Today I woke up tired. For some reason, my brain would not let me to sleep last night. Today when I got to school, me and my friend worked on the 4 boys, 1 car. It is almost though the first chapter. Nothing really happened for math today, nor reading. I made a secret language in my free time today after all my math work was done. It is pretty cool but also complicated at the same time.  At recess, we played soccer and I scored a goal. At intervention, after I finished my work, again, me and my friend started to work on the 4 boys. 1 car show. I also got a headache when I was in encore. Today for encore, we had dance. After dance, we learned science. What we learned in science was stationary and occluded fronts. My teacher says that science is the hardest subject to...

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1/21/26

Today I woke up from my unexpected break it was 4 days. after I woke up I got on the bus and went to school had to do ela then I had to do math then we went to lunch and I ate a salad and some fruit then I played soccer at recess then did my SS test with 29 questions and I got 7 wrong so 22/29  and I thought it was good so after that my friend monta bday was today and I help him pass out cupcakes then I got back on the bus so I can go home then im at home and that was my day. IM IN 5tTH GRADE

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Tuesday

Woke up went to school. Got home did some questions on the study guide. Got a hair cut did homework.

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Journal 16

Today was a good day i ran two miles im feeling better so i can go to class tomorrow also this is kinda late but most of my predictions for the pretest were right just a bit off im hoping maybe a 20 minute two miles run for my actual test we'll see if that happens anyways peace

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1.20.26

We have been out of school the last few days so we had to do remote learning work which was a lot of worksheets and videos to do and watch. Because my mom has to take her computer to work she bought a new laptop for the house so I could use it to do schoolwork and to do my journals and what not. Shes been really busy because she started school so she is going to show me how to log my workouts so it isn't showing as behind. I read my sister a few books to get her to sleep to help my parents out tonight because they are helping my Mimi move out of the neighborhood we live in. Today I got to help out in class by assisting any of the kids who needed the push for their workouts and their stances. I also took a break...

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January 20th

They're calling for snow this weekend. I hope that doesn't happen because I do not want to deal with the slow downs that will cause. Oh well c'est la vie.

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First day back from a long weekend

Today was the first day back to school from the long weekend. For breakfast I had a granola bar, but I don't think I got much energy from it.  I felt sleepy in class and almost fell asleep later in math class. I started to wake up at lunch, which is at 11:05. "Finally, finally" went through my head when I heard that we will be going outside for the first time in a week. I played soccer at recess. I didn't score, but I tried with multiple shots on goal, and a free kick. Hopefully, I can score tomorrow if we go outside. The score was 3-0, with my team losing. During intervention, me and my friend started to work on the next episode of 4 boys, 1 car. After school, I packed my dinner to eat at taekwondo, grabbed all of my stuff, then headed out the door. When I...

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1/20

My day was good I had school I got a A in my math test then we played football(soccer) in gym class the I went home and did a little work.

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1/20/26

Today was fun. Today I got picked up early from school since I had a dental appointment. However during the appointment they cut my mouth on accident and it hurts a lot. After my appointment I went to taekwondo and helped with class. After that I had a mentor session and did a 1v1 in soccer. After I got home I ate dinner and did some homework.

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1/20/26

Today was a pretty normal day. I definitely didn’t want to get up and go to school this morning after a long weekend but school was good. I had my last art class of the year :( but I got to work on my mural. Today was easy in all of my classes because teachers are doing a reset before the new semester starts. Today is my free day from TKD. After school I did requirements and got ahead on miles. Then I called my friends and just relaxed. Tomorrow I’ll get back into the grove with credits and classes. Meanwhile, I’m hoping for snow this Saturday! Fingers crossed! 🤞❄️

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #17

Hiya, today I went to school, left my coat in the locker room, then left early to go and get my braces tightened. After that I went home and did my homework. I didn't go to KT today but I did rest. Later after dinner I did my requirements:).

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16

Today was a chill day.  School was easy.  I got some credits for my black belt cycle.  I finished my requirements when I got home and watched a show with my mom while I ate.

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1/20/26 Flu

Today was a terrible day. This sickness is driving me nuts and it’s mostly the chills and sore throat. Going to have to catch up on a lot of stuff but for now I’m going to let my body rest.

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1/20/26

Today was a good day. I went to school which was tiring especially coming back from a 3 day break. After I got all of my physical requirements done for the day. I the went to taekwondo where I helped with the 6:15-7:00 class then attended the 7:05-7:50 class and was able to get a mentor session in.

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Back To School

School today was ok, I guess. I wish we had a few more days off. We just started our basketball unit in PE, and in my other subjects, we had a basic review, since we were off for 3 days. When I came back, I went to the YMCA and had a little workout, finished my physical requirements for the day, and played some basketball. I started at 5:30 PM and left at 8 PM, so I was pretty sore, but I think I am getting stronger. I just took a shower, finished my homework, and am about to eat. After I eat, I am going to review for my test tomorrow one more time, and then I will go to sleep. Tomorrow, I will be back for Taekwondo classes.

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Journal #10 - 1/20/2026 - Lalitha

Today was pretty steady overall. I had school first, and once that wrapped up, I headed over to the dojang. I had both a mentor (thx Master Weeks) and a mentee session (hey Emelia :>), which made the afternoon feel productive. I also helped out with the Senior Tigers and worked with the Yellow Belts, making sure everyone stayed on track and understood what they were doing. That was pretty much the whole day. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck for the rest of the cycle. Thanks, Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷

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2sday

Got the written test printed off.  I know a lot of the answers off hand, but there are definitely ones I forgot and/or just need to look up.  Will get cracking on that soon.  I seem to be getting slower on my burpees some days.  I don't think it is the exercise itself, just the up and down motion that gets to me.  Similar with multiple spinning kicks.  I swear I used to be able to spin faster and much longer without getting dizzy.    

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Carter Mech

I got back from my ski trip in West Virginia. nothing much happened today. in Spanish class we had a lot of free time and I played bingo with my friends. I hope tomorrow will be more exciting. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

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1 / 20 / 26

Today I woke up and went to school like usual. Nothing to eventful happened at school. After school I went to do some leadership credits, that is going to become my new schedule. After school, go to King Tiger. When I got home I finished requirements. Nothing else eventful happened. Hopefully tomorrow will be more exiting than today. - Lucas

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1/20

Today was very normal. I didn’t want to wake up to go to school, but at least nothing eventful happened. After school I got a lot done. I went through all the poomsaes and most of the self defense. Then I did the requirements. We had some dinner and now we are play some games! 

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1/20/26

Today i had nothing going on at all it was a pretty boring day I got up early for the first day back from a long weekend so i was tired of course cause I was not used to waking up really early but i made it through the school day (Seven Cruel Hours Of Our Lives) and since I had so much free time today I got to finish all my homework, do some essays, and do some extra requirements to get ahead

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01/20/26

It was really hard to get up this morning at five am. I did my requirements in the morning, and saved some for later. I got through school, and it felt so long. I came home at around 3:20 pm, so I got half of my homework done. I then went to taekwondo to help out with class and do punches and kicks at the front. After class I got a mentee session done and headed home to get the rest of my homework done. 

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Just An Ok Day

Today was alright, nothing special. Went to school, came home, finished up requirements and homework, and ate some dinner. I'm definitely happy that it is a 4 day school week but I've just been feeling tired and bleh lately. Hopefully I'll be in a better mood tomorrow. Have a great rest of the week! ~ Peyton

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Journal 18

Back to school sadly. I didn’t have much work but that’s because I have reviews to do for tests later in the week. I did most of my workouts when I got home but I had to cut that short for studying so I’ll do the rest after class. That’s pretty much it today wasn’t eventful. I heard we’re getting snow this weekend tho so hopefully that gives us a couple days off next week.

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Tuesday

Today is Tuesday I woke up went to school I had forgotten my lunch box at home but my parents brought it to school for me. Then I got a pizza during lunch because my wrestling team won our meet on Saturday. Then I completed the school day and went to wrestling practice were we worked out and and free wrestled. After that I came home, took a brake, did some homework, and worked out.  

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 17 Of Black Belt Journey

Day 17: Today I got assingned a lot of things to do in school and at home! First I went to school, where I learnt the metric system and decimals. I was also assigned a reading iready diagnostic which was super hard but I had 31 precent of it comeplete! When I came home, I planned out a schedule for today. First, I played some games and did martial arts practice! Then, I played with my sister while my dad went out to fill his car. Once he came back, I ate some dinner and went to bed and brushed my teeth! Have a terrific tuesday bros!

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Run

Ran 2 miles  today cause I was late a little behind so I needed to catch up for the week, I saw dogs and birds i ran the first mile in 9:56. I was happy with that. Im improving daily.

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Tuesday

Yesterday was such a great day. I got some stuff done around the house and all my work outs done by 2 PM then got to spend the evening with friends. Looking forward to tomorrow and my day off from working out. 

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1/19/26

I was not feeling well today so did not do much. I think I caught some virus because I have been coughing and feeling hot. All I did today was resting and drinking fluids. I also watched college football and Indiana won. Great game. Hope to feel better in a few days.

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Monday

Woke up at 10 look at weather it is cold so I didn't go outside. Did nothing until high belt class started the test got too question 30  

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1/19

Master Chelley and I held a camp day at our dojang today. And we were exhausted by the end of the day😂 The kiddos had tons of Big Mat games, a huge Nerf battle, a guided drawing and painted magnets. I also printed out the written test. Remember, DO NOT LOOK UP ANSWERS ON GOOGLE. Also started reading the essay book tonight, took the day off from physical work...needed a recovery day. Have a great Tuesday tomorrow!

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01/19/26

Got a lot of work done today. I cleaned my bathroom and room, finished some homework, and was able to study a bit of poomsaes/self defenses. Also my mile time dropped a good amount today too, which I feel good about. 

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Journal 15

Today was a good day pretty sure I have a cold somehow running two miles made me feel better? Don't know how that works watched some college football indiana is currently leading hope they beat Miami im still thinking about what new skill to learn im thinking a new a language not sure which one anyways peace

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