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!

2/22/26

Super annoying how I keep forgetting to do these, so today I decided to write my journal early. I woke up sorta early so I could get requirments done early, then I got home and had to do my SAT tutoring, which takes forever. Now I'm finally home and I might just spend the rest of the day catching up on work. 

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2-22

It's been a very requirement packed couple of days.  Lots of good work but I am ending Sunday absolutely exhausted.  It was a great weekend with a lot of fun  and a lot of training.  Saturday class had me sweaty!  All in all a good black belt cycle weekend. Hopefully the coming week will be just as good!

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The Last 3 Days

I haven't posted since Thursday so let me recap a little. Friday was good, I came home after school for about an hour and then got in the car to go camping with my scout troop. Every year there is an event called Klondike, where different troops compete at about 10-15 stations practicing skills like knots/lashings, fire building, teamwork/communication, first-aid, orienteering, ect all day Saturday. Friday night was not too bad but when we got up at 6:30 on Saturday morning it was pouring down rain. So we cooked breakfast and ate under rain tarps that we had to tie to trees. After about 9a.m. the rain stopped and the rest of they day was great! Most teams did really well and Saturday night they presented awards. My troop got 3rd place and congratulations to Carter Mech's team who got 1st!! This morning we packed up and came home. It was...

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Carter Mech

This weekend me and my scout troops competed in a team competition called Klondike. You have to do a bunch of scouting related activities that you get points after completing. my sled team called the Quarter Zips, got first place out of 18 different teams. The stations were fairly good and we did a lot with lashings and knots. We also made fires and stuff like that. overall 9/10 would go back again. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) 

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Back Injury

I have no idea how but for two days this week my back has been so bad I looked like a ship listing to one side when I walk , just crazy and then  do not even get me started on  my shoulder not even sure why that is I will balme Master Cavaos if for the burpees, lol it was not him but need to balme someone. Anyway it is hindering my training and that is jsut not good for me at all.  We will keep working on forms and self defense. 

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 46 Of Black Belt Journey

Today, I was kind of bored. I did nothing today and I only did eating! I did some practice and was bored again. Have a good day.

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Saturday February 21, 2026

Today I had my early morning Black Belt Class. We work on kicks and poomsaes. After that I went home and mom had order breakfast. Later on my parents took me and my cousin to see GOAT movie. After the movie we went to my grandparents house to eat and to get ready for church tomorrow. 

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Journal 49

Today was really cool actually. I got up pretty early and got everything done immediately, so that gave me lots of free time. I ended up going to hang out with my friends at one of their houses for the day and we baked and did like karaoke. Anyway it was fun, and a break I really needed. That’s it.

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Journal #39 - 2/21/2026 Lalitha

Today was pretty normal overall. I woke up, went to the Weekend's BBC class, we did the staff form first, after a while we worked on kicks and poomsaes such as hurricane back ect. We did Koreyo, yuk chang, sa chang and more. I came back home and drank juice as usual and after a while of cleaning, me and my parents went out for groceries, I came back did my requirements and studied and drew something! Overall normal Saturday. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

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Saturday

Today is Saturday I went to the morning black belt class. came home, and worked on my essays for a while. Then went  to Costco for the first time with my friend Samual and got a lot of samples and hung out with him after we made smoothies for a while then we played Minecraft then took him home.

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2/21

This morning we had sparring, junior, and senior tiger classes. After sparring a couple of the candidates and I decided to have fun with the band on our pull up bar. We attached two bands to it so our pull ups looked effortless. We also did the same for push ups and did jump push ups which looked like we were flying for a second. We have the bands to help those who are developing their pull up strength but we also use it to mess around a little like today. After classes I helped my dad clean out one of our sheds that was packed with furniture and boxes. He's been meaning to clean it out and today was a good day for it. 

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2/21/26 chocolate milk

Woke up and went to black belt class. I had chocolate milk this morning before I went, and I don’t know if it was the best idea but it was sure delicious. Afterwards I had breakfast where I ate a lot of protein, which is my nutrition goal challenge , and then went to the library which they had a gym  to workout. Then I went outside to this trail and got 2 miles in. Mostly it for today.

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #49

Today was alright, I woke up to go to BB class, then went to my cousins proposal, then went home and chilled, then did my requirements later.

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2/21/26

Today was a pretty good day. I woke up and went to Saturday BBC. After I assisted the Jr. Tigers class and lead warm ups. I then went home where I did all my physical requirements including running 2 more miles.

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43

Today was a good day.  I ran my mile with my dog and I went to a lot of stores.  I did black bet class, got a hair cut, ran errands with my mom, and went to football practice. I worked on my math project and did my requirements.  Now I’m in my bed watching YouTube and going to sleep.

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02/21/26

Today was a busy day. I went to KT for BBC and then I went to a birthday party to another birthday party consisting of many hours. It was super fun and then I cooled down at home watching the winter olympics with my family.

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2 / 21 / 26

Today I woke up and went to class. we worked a lot on staff forms and black belt forms. After class, I came home and knocked out some homework. I had a pretty big AP Environmental Science project that I was able to complete along with some other regular assignments from other classes. After that, I started doing my requirements. After my requirements, I ate dinner and had a peaceful evening to relax. - Lucas

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2/21

Today was a long morning. I had to go to the dojang at 9 am for the sparring class. It was pretty fun as I got to do some fun drills and spar with my friends. After that, I had a mentee session and reviewed her Poomsae and Self-Defense with Instructor Brayden's help. I also helped out with a junior tiger's class, which was fun too. Overall, today was a great day!

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2/21

Finally I get to go to black belt class this morning, im feeling much better and ready to work. It's been a long week staying at home. I excited I get to work with Adam and get back on track with classes. 

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2/20/26

Today was normal i went to school and a club and went to taekwondo for sparing and blackbelt

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February 20th

I was able to work off all of the snow days. I finished it off today with time to spare.  It's going to be a great weekend.

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2/20/26

Pretty nice day today. We had a sub in first period so I could really just relax and take it easy in school today. At BB class we were able to work on the written test and confirm our answers. When I got home, I ate some Dairi-Os and recognized one of my friends working there.

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2/20

On Fridays we just have black belt class and sparring. Before and after the classes we helped the candidates find their answers to the written test coming up. March feels really close and that means the end of this spring cycle. Making sure that I'm on track and not lagging behind. In class we focused on poomsae memorization and kicking conditioning. 

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Journal 39

Today was a good day ran two miles went to the mall I finished all my mentor sessions and all my sparing classes im gonna try to finish all my mentee sessions next im gonna have to make sure to schedule them because I have six left besides that we good anyways peace

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Friday February 20, 2026

We had free time today at school. So I watch a movie and did some drawings. This afternoon my little cousin came to visit for the weekend. I went to Black Belt class today and worked on my falls and rolls and came home and played some video games.

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02/20/26

I got my requirements done. I went to school and after I went straight home and finished some homeworks. After I did that, I went to KT for a BBC and then to piano class.

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2 / 20 / 26

Today at school was pretty smooth sailing. I guess the teachers were looking forward to the weekend as well. After school, I went to King Tiger for a mentee session. We worked a lot on self defense. I came home shortly after and started doing requirements. Then I went back to King Tiger for class and a mentor session. We worked a lot on belt self defense, especially number 5. After class, I came home and got to the requirements I could not get to earlier. I got some homework to do over the weekend, that's my plan for tomorrow. - Lucas

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2/20

Today was pretty good, happy Fri-Yay! We had kind of a busy morning, but nothing really happened at school. After school we when strait to TKD for rolls and fall, which was good! Then we did BBC, which was also pretty good. When we got home we had some dinner and watch some TV. Now I am doing the requirements and homework. :)

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #48

Today was ok, I woke up, went to school, had a math and science test that took me like 10 mins total... Then I went home and did some homework, then went to rolls and falls as well as BB classes. Then after that I went home and had some dinner then did my requirements.

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Journal 48

Pretty cool day. Did pretty much the same as everyday for the first part of it, then my friend stayed at my place for a while and helped me with my self-defense and kicking. Then I went to class early to study the written test. Then I also stayed later to study more for the written test. That’s pretty much it.

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42

Today was a good day because I made 100 on both of my tests.  In black belt class I saw one of my friends Kenneth and that’s about it. 

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Journal #38 - 2/20/2026 Lalitha

Today was pretty normal overall. School went by in a blur, but I finished my work and caught up on my missing assignments. I practiced a few poomsaes and some self‑defenses, then finished my requirements for the day. I also made dinner later on. I didn’t feel great in the morning, but I’m feeling much better now. Just a steady Friday. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

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2/20

My day this is my second day fasting for rammadan im doing good so far,I had school and i talked with a lot of my friends then i went to friday prayer then i went to takwando to do a class.

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2/20/26

Today was a good day. Today at school my biology teacher gave me my recommendation letter and I was able to cook pizza by scratch in Foods and Nutrition I. After school I went to the Greenway where I ran 3 miles and to the gym where I did all my physical requirements. I finally came home and practiced my forms, self defence, and kicks.

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2/20/26

Today was very busy. I went to school early just like every Friday for art club. I am working on a mural that I designed with my friend and we are actually making a lot of progress! I’m so excited for it to be done 😄 School was otherwise pretty normal. This week has been busy with tests, etc. so it was good to have a chill day. This whole week I have also been helping out at color belt testing which was a lot of fun! Today I did rolls and falls and BBC after school. When I got home we ate my favorite dinner ever: wings and potato salad :) It was so delicious. Anyway now I’m relaxing before a busy weekend!

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2/20

Fun day! I finished all my work in school, so when I came home, I chilled a bit. I then finished all my physical requirements and was proud of myself. I also had to go early to Taekwondo to finish my requirements there. I had a BBC Weekend class, a Sparring Class, a Mentor Session, and a Leadership Credit 2, which I was happy about. I just came back home from Taekwondo, and I have to go to my friend's house for some reason. I think tomorrow is Day 50 of the cycle, which I am happy for.

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2/20

What a great week for my workouts!  I felt the strongest this week because I did 2 pull ups and when I started this journey, I could not even do 1.  This is a huge accomplishment for me and I really can't wait to see how many I can get to by the end of cycle.  Hoping next cycle Cenzo will be able to join me because he graduated to high red yesterday and broke that board on his final attempt.  Overall a great week!

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2-20-26

Today i had a great day. First talked to my friends imto it was time for class. Sdcond we went to music and came back to class to do our ckla quick check i did good on it then it was snack time i ate some chips jello and a juice. Then did a kahoot then did our math quick check i also did good Then ate lunch went outside then came back into the class and did our ss quick check.[ preatty much just quich checks lol].

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2/19

Long day but a good one. Nice workout this morning followed by some miles then our final day of color belt testing. All in all it was a great testing week and our students should be proud of themselves. I hope everyone has a fantastic Friday!

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2/19

In the evening I went to work at the ninja gym. I haven't been back to work for a couple of weeks since I needed to help at the dojang with my dad being gone. I missed the gym and the students there, even though they frustrate me sometimes. Afterwards I had my class to teach and also ended up teaching adult class since there was pmaa testing going on in our dojang. I rarely ever teach the adults and I like teaching them. Its a smaller class and they all catch on easily so Master Foster likes to have them practice some advanced drills no matter their belt.

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2/19/26

Today I woke up and went to school, like very ordinary day. I finished up an essay in alps which i hope i got a hundred on. I didn’t go to taekwondo today as they are still testing, but i am definitely going tomorrow either to regular lake Norman, or maybe even Harrisburg

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2/19/26

Really excited for school tomorrow because I’m not going to have much work that day! But regarding today, I spent a majority of it working on a club project with some classmates. I’m also excited for tomorrow because I might be able to go out somewhere with my friends, so that’s something to look forward to.

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2/19

Today was good. Happy about Friday eve! At school I had a couple quizzes and a test that went very well. After school we went to run with the high belts and help out at testing, which went great! My mom and little sister tested for high red! After testing they wanted to go to Chick-fil-a, which was very yummy! Now I am doing homework and the rest of the requirements. :)

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41

Today was a good day. I got 26/26 on my social studies test. I did a lot of math homework today and my requirements now going to bed. 

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February 19th

Tomorrow is the last day of makeup work and that's a very good thing. I how everyone is doing well.

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Journal 47

Pretty much the same as yesterday. I got up and did some requirements, then headed to school. It was my friend’s birthday so that was cool. After school I went on a run then went to her house and we smashed her cake. After that I went to go help with 2 classes but I only ended up doing one because I had to leave early to work on some school stuff. That’s it.

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Thursday February 19, 2026

Today was very tiring from multiple classes last night. Made through school but math class was a blur. It took a lot to want to exercise but I pushed through. Tomorrow is a new day and new challenges. Back to work. 

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2/19/26

Today was just boring and normal i went to school and had a test in science which went not in favor but after the test we got assigned more homework than normal which sucked but after school i went ahead and ran because it was actually nice outside today and i had some time before it got dark and i did the rest of my requirements.

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2/19/26

Today was pretty good. I went to school and it was mostly the same. Then I came home and did my homework and some requirements. After that I went to TKD and helped with class. I did manage to get a mentee session. However after class I was showing someone my creative form and I twisted my knee really badly on a reverse tornado kick and my knee feels really wonky. Overall my day wasn’t bad and I’m just ready for the weekend.

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02/19/26

I qoke up early today and I got my requirements done fast. I went to school and had a bunch of assignments. After school I went to the orthodontist to tighten my braces. 

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 46 Of Black Belt Journey

Day 46: Today was another sick day for me. I stayed home from school and mostly rested and exercised and sleep. I went to play chess with my father and won because I have been practicing chess for 2 years! My mom also made me mac and cheese. It was yummy. Then I ate dinner and went to bed. My parents told me I would go to school tomorrow because I stayed home for two days straight. Have a wonderful Thursday, guys!

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Ummmmmm what

Today was a fine day. I woke up fine, got to school, and got work done. Me and my friend were working on the next episode of our show. The animation is almost done, but we still have a little more to go. In math, we did the same thing as yesterday. Reading was the same. For lunch, I had a lunchable. For recess, I played soccer, like always. For intervention, I worked on the show. For science, I learned that I was part of 4 people that got mastery on our test yesterday, so while the other people were doing test corrections, me and my friend were working on the show. For encore, we learned more about weather. After school, I went to taekwondo, lead ups in the warmups, and got a mentor session in after. After all of that, I went to swim. Class ended early because some random...

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Thursday

did requirements went to school help everyone in math went to gym played football outside and went outside in ag. then I got home and did more requirements then i went to the high school and did open house and chose my classes.  

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #47

Today was ok, I woke up, went to school, came home, did like 3 math assignments, then watched tv until dinner, then after dinner I did my requirements. I also ran 2 miles at school.

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Thursday

Today was okay. In school today, we did some basic stuff, and I did my work. I had a Spanish test that was a little hard, but I pushed through. In PE, we finished drafting our volleyball teams after finishing our basketball unit. I then came back home and finished my homework. I also finished all my physical requirements. I then got ready for Taekwondo. I got both my leadership credits and then got a mentor session in too. I just returned, and guests were over at my house, so I did my work in my room. I hope tomorrow will be better than today.

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2/19/26

Today was a good day. There wasn't anything out of the usual at school. After school I came home and ran 3 miles because it was feeling nice agian, after I ran I finished up all my physical requirements for the day. I wasn't able to go to Taekwondo today however since I had not transportation.

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Busy Busy!

Lots of stuff going on tonight! I went to school and came home with about an hour of homework. I went running and started my other requirements. It was reallly nice to have a break from sparring this week (LKN KT has color belt testing)! I've been working ahead on my requirements to have a break this weekend while I go camping and thats been going ok. I also had to pack for my camping trip tonight because I have about an hour tomorrow at home before I get in the car. My dad made burgers and fries for dinner tonight that were delicious! Tomorrow is my last day of no sweets and I'm so excited!! I hope everyone has had a great week. If you are sick or injured I hope you feel better soon and get to rest over the weekend! ~ Peyton

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Journal #37 - 2/19/2026 Lalitha

Today was a normal school day. After finishing up my requirements, I headed to taekwondo. I led kicks and punches, then worked with the green belts on their kicks and their belt‑level poomsae. After that I had my mentee session with Lolitta; we focused on Chil‑chang and Hapkido Number 1, so basically her belt‑level material instead of lower‑belt stuff today. I wrapped up the day by reviewing my Bo‑Cho‑Dan special with Master Weeks. Overall, just a normal Thursday. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

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2 / 19 / 26

Today I woke up and went to school. Was not looking forward to it because I knew I had two major tests back to back in my first two classes. My 4 hours of studying last night paid off because I got a 97% on my history test. I am still waiting to hear back from math. The rest of the school day was smooth sailing. After school, I came home and started doing my requirements. Since there was no sparring class this week due to colored belt testing, that left me with a couple of hours to relax. Remember, strength does not come from winning against your struggles. Strength comes from facing your struggles and deciding not to give up. - Lucas

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Flu

Well I finally had to go to the dr and I have the flu and an ear infection so now I know why I've been sick all week. Hopefully with some meds I'll be back in business soon. Hopeing to make it to black belt class tomorrow since I've miss all week.

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2-19-26

Today was a pretty chill day first I had to do morning work to do then we went to pe to do our new lesson witch was basketball we did some dribbling and 1v1s so that was fun then did ckla then win time then math then ss.

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Testing

So excited for today, my son is testing for his high red belt.  I know he can do hard things even if he thinks he can't.  I am such a proud mama bear and can't wait to see where he goes.

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Wednesday February 18, 2026

Today was a better day but long. My stomach didn't hurt today at school. When I got home I ate a snack and got ready to go to taekwondo class. I worked with my mentee and had sparring and black belt class. I was able to work with my mentor as well. Got home late and ate dinner with my grandparents.

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2-18

Another night of color belt testing, it went well.  There were a few moments where the student was nervous and had a case of the yips but a little direction or encouragement and they moved on. That's something to remember, your instructors and masters know you at tbis point...if you just make a mistake or are nervous, they can tell. Conversely, if you haven't prepared or simply don't know and are watching others...they can tell. So can your fellow testers. Everyone gets nervous or a little too hyped, just make sure that you have a foundation of strong work and lots of practice. I most definitely get the yips...working on relaxing those nerves. Have an excellent Thursday!

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2/18/26 breakfast

Simple  day today. I woke up for school, and got breakfast there. Their breakfasts aren’t that bad, but it isn’t the best. After school I got all my requirements in for today. I have run day at school tomorrow so I can get in some miles then.

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2/18

After classes two of our candidates Sid and Brayden wanted to work on their creative form. We did a mentor session where they showed me what ideas they wanted to implement in their form and I would give suggestions if they needed it. They ended up with a good start and some good ideas on what types of things they want to put in the form and it was a lot of fun. I told them to go home and practice what they have and spend some time adding a little more to it.

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2/18

My day was boring there wasnt much to do i just had a bunch of  homework.

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2/18/26

Toady was simple. School was basically the same . After school I had a bunch of homework so I did that and my requirements. After that I went to TKD and took class. I then worked on my creative form with Brayden and came back home. I made some sandwiches for dinner and I’m about to sleep. 

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February 18th

Happy Wednesday everybody. I helped with testing today, that's always fun. The only bummer about it is when someone doesn't get the board break. 

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Not Much

School was alright. I didn't have the best day, but it wasn't terrible. Again, it was just a bunch of reviews or other stuff. I went to the track outside for PE, so I got my mile done there, but I was a little bummed because I brought my Basketball shoes instead of running shoes, so my shoes are now dirty. In Spanish, we played a game to get ready for our test tommorrow which I am a little worried about, but I think I will be fine. When I came back from school, I finished the rest of my physical requirements, ate some food, and then finished my homework. After that, I went to D-Bat for about 2 hours, and my arm hurt for a bit. Once I came back, I took a shower and then ate dinner. I just finished my dinner, and I am about to go to...

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2 / 18 / 2026

Today was completely packed. I woke up at 4:30 to go running before school. I usually run 4 miles before school on Wednesday. When I was right around the two mile point, I had to stop running because for some reason suddenly felt very nauseous. I do not know why this happened, but my body did not agree with something I ate because I completely lost my breakfast into the toilet. I didn't really feel sick after that incident so I got back outside and ran another 2 miles to complete my run. After that, I went to school. Nothing nothing crazy happened at school, just school. When I came home, I started and finished my requirements. Then the rest of my evening was spent studying for a math and history test tomorrow. I spent about 4 hours studying, I am now thoroughly exhausted. - Lucas

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2/18/26

Pretty average day. Didn’t really have much homework, so I had a lot of free time to do stuff. I was able to help out junior tigers and get a mentee session. Anyways, I’m probably going to go to bed soon, so hopefully tomorrow is a bit more exciting.

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40

Today was a good day but I’m really tired. I did a black belt class and sparring and mentor session.  I’m glad to get home early so I can go to bed.

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Journal 46

Another average day. Did some requirements before school, then went to school and did a whole bunch of nothing, then I came home and ran and finished some more requirements after that. Finally after all that I went to a black belt class and that’s pretty much all of my day.

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2/18/26

Today was a good day. School was pretty boring although I was able to leave early after 3rd period where I went to the doctor to help with my chest and foot pains. She said everything was fine and I was still able to continue thankfully and prescribed some medications that helped. With that clarity I was feeling good and came home early so I ran 3 miles while it was feeling nice around my neighborhood. After I did all my physical requirements then went to Taekwondo where I was able to mentee someone before sparring, attended sparring, attended bbc, and get a mentor session in.

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02/18/26

I had a good day today, not to bad. I woke up early and got my requirements out of the way. After, I went to school and came straight home. I got a bunch of stuff out of the way and studied for upcoming events.

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Wednesday

Today is Wednesday I had school did all of my work, came home, did my home work, worked out and went to TKD.

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Journal #36 - 2/18/2026 Lalitha

Today school was async, so it was pretty easy to finish up the work for that. The pain that lasted for the past one week finally went away, so that felt nice. Afterward I headed to taekwondo. I had a mentor session with Master Weeks first, then helped with the Senior Tiger class where I led kicks/punches and worked specifically with a blue belt and a high blue belt with their poomsae and self-defenses. After a while we moved into sparring which was a usual routine, and then in Black Belt class we went over Yuk‑chang, had another mentor session and did Hapkido 1–3 with Aiden :> Overall, just a normal Wednesday. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

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2/18

Today was pretty good. I loved the weather! At school I had a few quizzes and tests that went well. I also had the pacer test at school. After school we when to help at color belt testing, which was good. Now I am doing the requirements and doing some homework. :)

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #46

Today was alright I guess, it was pretty boring though. I woke up to go to school, then after school, I went home and did my homework and watched tv, and did my requirements. Later I ate dinner and now I'm typing this. By the way we went to the field for PE today so I had a chance to run 2 miles.

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ok day

Today was ok. I got to school fine, got all my work done, and made a chess game. Me and my friend tried to play it, but we could not for some reason. In math today, we did a worksheet where we put the letter based off the answer we got from the math problem. In reading, we read our book. For lunch today, I had sliders and fruit. At recess, I played soccer. After that was all tests. I went to church after. I ate mac and cheese, green beans, and popcorn chicken. I played soccer and chess at church.

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Audrey Hepburn

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible.'" Quoted by Audrey Hepburn. A reminder that challenges can be overcome and your mindset is what matters. My day was ok, I'm going camping this weekend with my Scout troop, so I'm excited! Since Sunday I've been trying to get ahead because I won't have a lot of time to do requirements there. We leave Friday night and don't get back until Sunday morning. I hope everyone is having a good week! Keep up the great work! ~ Peyton

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2/18

Day 3 of being sick and im over it.Feeling some better today and starting to have more energy. Im trying to keep up with school work and stuff so I don't get too far behind. But my teacher caught this mess and was out today. Im ready to be better and back at it.

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 45 Of Black Belt Journey

Day 45: I did not really adore today's events! First, I had to go to the school nurse because I threw up! Then, once I came home all I could do was sit in bed. I am not sure if I will attend black belt class but I must do it because it's part of the cycle. Then I ate dinner and went to bed although I was still awake. Have a good day everone.

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Journal 38

Today was a good day ran two miles helped with class and took another class i was also filling in more questions on my test some of them were pretty easy others one took more then 20 minutes of searching im aiming for around 90 this year since I got 83 last time anyways peace

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Tuesday February 17, 2026

Today I woke  up and my stomach was hurting really bad but I went to school anyway. By lunch time I was feeling better but my stomach was still hurting a little. When I got home, I took a quick nap and was able to help out in Taekwondo class. After class I went home and Gigi had dinner ready and when I finished eating I felt better. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

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2/17

Color belt testing went well tonight. One of our white belts was so nervous and had been struggling with moving his left leg...remembering to move that leg instead of his right or both when moving into cheryeot or joombee. He did so well! Super proud of him and loved how proud he was of himself. It's easy to forget sometimes that at one time we were all white belts who struggled or yellow belts that always moved the wrong foot when turning in Il Jang. And also to forget the joy of figuring out your poomsae or that new kick. We have to do a lot of work and requirements to get to where we all are, make sure that you let yourself feel the joy of it too. Happy Wednesday tomorrow! 

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2/17

My day was good school was annoying as usual especially spainish class. But when I came home I called one of my old friends all the way from Jordan i havent talked to him or seen him in over 6 years. 

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2/17/26 testing

Back to school today. It was an alright day, but what surprises me is that we are almost done with the 3rd quarter of school.  After school, I did 1 mile outside and also did my requirements for today and caught up a little. No tkd today as testing is happening.

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2/17

My dad flew home from California today. He came straight to the dojang from the airport and taught our adult class. I'm not surprised at all knowing him even though he had a full day of flying. Jakhye taught our first junior tigers class today and I taught the second. 

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February 17th

Mo deep thoughts today. Only shallow ones. Thank you folks I'll be here all week.

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Journal #35 - 2/17/2026 Lalitha

Today was a normal school day. I got my requirements done, but I’m just tired physically and mentally, the pain stopped too, hopefully! I also finished another essay too, and I’m planning to lock in tomorrow. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ ♪(^∇^*) 

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #45

Today was alright, I woke up, and worked on my lit project, then watched tv for most of the day. Then later I ran 2 miles on my treadmill and did my requirements.

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Journal 45

We’re back at school today sadly but it wasn’t that bad honestly. I had an English test which I got a 110 on so that was really good. Finally actually got started on my Spanish project. For the rest of my classes it was pretty chill. Then I came home and knocked out the rest of my requirements. Had my friend do kicking and self defense with me aswell. Later I helped with the adult class and also got a mentee session so that was good.

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2/17/26

Today was a pretty good day. We came back to school after a three day weekend which was tiring. After I went home and did my physical requirements and finished up some homework I had. I then went and volunteered at the charlotte meal packing from 6:00-7:30.

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Cool day for me today

Today was a cool day. I woke up fine. I went to school, did all my work and got all my work done. Everything from math to reading, was what we have been doing the past couple of days. For lunch, I had lo mein. For recess, I played soccer. I did not score since the ground was wet. We won the soccer game 4 - 1. In intervention, I did more work. In encore, we did review for a dance that was so hard, only did 3 classes of doing the dance, and also 4 minutes long. Then the teachers want to get mad when they failed to teach us quick enough. After school, me and my mom went grocery shopping. Then we went back home. I did not go to taekwondo tonight because I had a basketball game. It was the first playoff game, and we won 61 -...

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Monday Tuesday

Today felt like a Monday, start of the school week and just drousy getting up this morning. But at least we only have 3 more days left in the week! My day was ok, nothing happened at school. I got home, started requirements and then went to scouts. I was elected into the OA (Order of the Arrow) tonight which is basically like the Honors Society of school but for scouts so yay! I got home and finished up requirments, ate dinner, and getting ready for bed now! Have a great Wednesday! ~ Peyton

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2/17

Today was very normal, nothing really happened. We had kind of a busy morning and at school we had a Chinese New Year party thing. After school we went to TKD to help at color belt testing, which went well. When we got home I did some homework and requirements. Now I am getting ready for bed. :)

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Carter Mech

today was as chill as it could get. I played video games with my friends. see ya. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) 

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Sid - 02/17

Today was a pretty chill day. I didn’t have school today so I chilled the whole day. I woke up at 10 and started basketball training outside at 11. After an hour of training, I had to go to this passport picture thingy. Then I played a video game and then I went outside to play more basketball. The only bad thing today was I couldn’t get credits today since there was color belt testing and not class. 

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