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!

Journal #20 2/02/2026 - Lalitha

Today was kinda on autopilot. School was cancelled — and apparently it’s cancelled tomorrow too — so the whole day felt weirdly quiet. I still did my requirements like usual, just moving through everything without really thinking about it. Uhhh I also worked on a few of my essays, which was actually nice to get out of the way. The snow from yesterday was still around and seems like it won't melt anytime soon.. The rest of the day was chill (SORRY I HAD TOO) :> Hope everyone’s staying warm and hanging in there. Good luck with the rest of the cycle! — ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ ( •̀ ω •́ )y 🍵

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School, Reqirements, Work

I feel like the last week has been the same schedule; school (whether it be remote or in person), BBC requirements, then work, repeat. While, I'm tired everyday and have lots to do, I'm just kind of bored of doing the same old things over and over again. Anyone else feeling this way too? I hope something changes in the next week or so because its getting kind of old. I hope everyone had a good start to the week. Keeping working ahead on requirements and essays! ~ Peyton

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2/2/26

Today was good we had no school but there was remote learning which sucked but after i was done i went to taekwondo and got a mentor session in

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 30 Of Black Belt Journey

Day 30: The ice bites the dust! Today, when I checked outside, almost all the ice was gone but the black ice was still there! most of the snow has not melted because of the low temperatures. I did my martial arts practice, ate a lot of food, too, and played in the snow! But its not all happy, because I had to take out some ice that stuck to the ground! The worst part? One person in our neighborhood went missing! She was a girl just above toddler. I don't know if they found her yet, but at least its not my sister that is missing. Have a awesome day, everyone!

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2/2/26

Today was super fun. There was no school so me and my sisters went sledding with one of their friends. She took us to a golf course and the hills were so good. We were sledding for hours out there. It was so fun but it was also very tiring at the end. When we got back we relaxed and ate some snacks before heading to KT. There weren’t many people there because of all the snow and ice still on the ground. No school again tomorrow so I can stay up late watching American Idol! :D Stay safe everyone!

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2/2

Today was pretty good! There was no school today which was nice, and there’s was still a lot of snow! We went out with my friend again, and this time my sisters came. We all had lunch and then we went sledding on a really good hill, which was really fun and tiresome. Then when we got home we relaxed for a little bit and then when to TKD. There was not a lot of people there so it was pretty chill. Now we are getting ready to watch American Idol and relax. :)

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2/2/26

Today was a decent day. Although Monday was canceled agian which isn't ideal because my mentee is only able to come Mondays. Besides from that though It was pretty good, I worked on my physical requirements for a bit and did some more stretching but it's still to icy to run a mile outside so I'll have to get back on that soon.

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2 / 2 / 2026

Today, school got called off. Instead of doing my requirements first in the day, I decided to do everything that I needed to do that was school related first. After a couple hours of schoolwork from home, I did all the daily requirements. School got called off for tomorrow as well. I kind of hope that school gets called off tomorrow because it is really boring not doing much for the whole day. The gutters on my house have some crazy icicles hanging from the gutters. I think the biggest one I saw was about 3 feet long. I really didn't expect to see huge icicles hanging from the gutters. The rest of my day was pretty laid back. - Lucas  

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Journal 31

We had a remote day today and were having another tomorrow thank god. I did my physical requirments early after I got all my school work done. School work was easy too we barely got anything new. Then me and my mom went on a 2 mile walk so I could get some miles in. Hopefully it’s better outside tomorrow so I can actually run. Anyway that’s it.

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Remote Day

I have remote learning today for school. I am still trying to finish my work, and I started at 9:30 AM. I swear, we always have more work whenever we aren't at school. Anyways, I am really bored and too tired to go play outside in the snow. All of these workouts for my requirements are really tiring, and my head hurts sometimes. I am still going to persevere and not give up. Later, I am going to finish my physical requirements and hopefully go to class if I am fine. I hope we have school off tomorrow because of the snow, and I think we are getting even more snow on Wednesday. Not completely sure. 

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2/2 another snow day

Good morning, I got to sleep in before I started my remote work for school. Got caught up logging my requirements and doing them for the day. Hopefully we will have class tonight so I can get out of the house.

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Sunday - February 1, 2026

Today was a good day. I had to clean the snow off the car and driveway but I was able to ride my sled, build a snowman and had a snow fight with my parents. Even though it was fun, it was also tiring. After all that, I still had to work on my requirements.

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2/1/26

Kept things pretty chill today. Mostly did work around the house and played video games. If there’s still snow tomorrow, I might go sledding with a couple of my friends.

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2/1

My day was boring there wasn’t really  much to do I just cleared the drive way of snow and at night I worked out arms 

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February 1st

Well it sure did snow and I forgot to post yesterday. I know I cannot use it but I wish I could count shoveling the snow off of  the driveway and sidewalk as part of my exercise.

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Sid-02/01

Today was kind of boring. In the morning it was a little fun though. The snow had gardened kind of, so we sled and stuff. But in the afternoon it was kind of boring because I wasn’t in the mood to play in the snow anymore because I had already played for 3 hours. So I went to my friends house snd played monopoly and then just stayed home the rest of the day. 

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Snow day

Woke up, clean, dressed played in the snow play board games. What to my friend house and went tubing

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Snow Day

Today is Sunday I played in the snow with my family and dogs, then I played some video games, did a wrestling work out  and watched The Lost Boys with my parents. All of that made me feel very tired.

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Journal 30

Pretty boring day. I had stayed up late last night to finish two of my essays, but I ended up waking up early to do my requirements. Since I was so tired I went back to sleep and didn’t get up till 5pm. I didn’t go outside either sadly but maybe the snow will slightly be there tomorrow. Anyway that’s all.

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Feb 1st

Today was a quiet day, some decluttering around the house, some poomsae and self-defenses. My cold.was on it's way out but it appears to have taken a left turn at my sinuses. Ugh. We are open tomorrow for care so I will be carefully creeping on down the road. My husband cleared off my driveway today, just a little too much for the sun to do like it did last week.  Hope everyone came through the snow safely, had some fun and is staying warm. Tomorrow is back to work day. See you on the mat!

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2/1/26

Today was good the snow was really deep today and it finally stopped snowing so we could go outside without getting snowed on but me, my brother, and my friend had a snowball fight and went sledding down a giant hill so it was good and its the first of the month so February now

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2/1

Today was good! There was still a lot of snow which was fun. In the morning I made some cookies for my new skill, and they turned out actually pretty good! Then later in the day I play with my friend. We got Starbucks and they we went snowing on a really good hill. Now we are watching a movie! :)

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Snow Day Round 2

Today was nice because we were able to sleep in again. I was really looking forward to being able to go outside and maybe make a snowman today. My mom and I went outside, and I got to sweeping the snow around to make a mini soccer field. We realized that the snow wasn't making snowballs easily, so we decided to not do the snowman. We instead decided to try and clear our driveway off which was a lot of work and took longer than expected. Thankfully though I was able to use up a lot of my 12 hours of no electronics in the process. I also worked on finishing up this Lego gum ball machine toy that we got a week or so again. Busy work is nice when you can't leave the house. I also went ahead and did my remote learning homework for tomorrow to get that...

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2/1/26

I finally got to sleep in this morning! I love Sundays. I pretty much just relaxed for most of the day. But I did make lunch for my family and made a big dent on my essays. I also spent some time in the snow… clearing it off the driveway and playing in it too. Now we’re watching a movie all together and because of the snow school is off tomorrow so I’m looking forward to having some time. Hope everyone has a great week! 

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2/1/26

Toady was pretty good. I woke up and made myself some waffles for breakfast. After breakfast I did my laundry and helped my dad clean the washing machine since something clogged it. After that I had lunch and player with my friends for a bit. By the time it was dinner I was starving and I ate the curry my mom made. I’m about to sleep now and am not excited for e-learning tomorrow.

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2/1

Second day of snow went okay. I'm kind of done with the cold and looking forward to spring already. As I expected school is virtual tomorrow so I won't have to drive anywhere. I'm not fully comfortable with driving in these road conditions but at the same time I do find it fun. Luckily we got the roads in our neighborhood cleared out faster than last week since its not icy and compact. 

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Journal #19 2/01/2026 - Lalitha

Today was kinda on autopilot. The snow from yesterday was still around, but it melted just enough to make everything look messy instead of pretty. I got my requirements done and practiced the lower belt forms, but I skipped the run — the snow was basically my excuse and I didn’t fight it. The rest of the day was chill. I read a little, finished what I needed to, and just tried to stay warm. Nothing crazy, just a simple day with leftover winter vibes. Hope everyone’s staying warm and hanging in there. Good luck with the rest of the cycle! — ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ ( •̀ ω •́ )y ✨  

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #29

Today was also a bit boring. I woke up did NOTHING at ALL, watched yt all day, then later ran a mile and did my requirements.

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2/1/26

Another snow chill day today. I went sledding and walked another mile. Too much snow everywhere. I did my requirements, built a snowman with my sister and had early dinner. And found out tomorrow is remote day :)

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26

Today was a chill snow day.  I played in the snow and played with my friends.

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2/1/26

Today was a good day. It was more of a recovery day, although I still did all my requirements just not the mile. After I went out in the snow the came back and did some stretching.

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Carter Mech

chill day. i watched two movies with my dad and played in the snow. I had a fun chill day. overall 9/10. :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

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Productive Sunday

It felt really good to sleep in this morning! I got up and went for a walk with my family. Then we all shoveled the driveway together and had some lunch. We relaxed with a movie and then I got to work on my requirements. I'm trying to take advantage of the snow days by getting ahead on requirements when I can. Today was day 10/30 for my no sweets challenge. I think I'm doing better, I'm not craving them a lot anymore even though I would love to munch on some chocolate right now! Stay safe and warm. Keep working hard everyone! Have a great start to the week! ~ Peyton

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 29 Of Black Belt Journey

Day 29: The army of snowmen! Today, I apparently did mostly nothing today because of all the snow. We built a bunch of snowmen! First, we made one in our backyard! It looked mostly like a mountain but it was unique! The second one we built was with our friend! Then, we built another snowman at the same place and took some wonderful photos! A fourth snowman along with some other cool creations was built by our next door neighbors! They also built a castle, and a fifth snowman, and a giant snowball. Speaking of snowball, I played a snowball fight with my other friends and played indoors, too. After that, I did my martial arts practice, watched a manga series, and ate some dinner! We did not have school tommorow, so I  stayed up then went to bed. have fun with the snow before it Melts guys!

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2 / 1 / 26

Today I woke up early and got my run over with. I am 3 minutes away from my goal of running less than 30 minutes for 4 miles. I finished up the rest of my requirements relatively early. The cycle has gotten more intense with an increase in minutes for everything. At about 10 in the morning my parents told me I was shoveling the snow off the driveway. That took a lot longer than I thought. We ended up getting roughly 9 inches of snow; that has to be some kind of record. This will make day 2 of my nutrition challenge, I am eating 100 percent natural foods, nothing that has been in through factory, has chemicals, or fake sugars. One difference I can already tell is my energy level has been a lot higher than usual. Its almost like the food humans were meant to eat, serve us...

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2/1/26

Today is a snowy day and I love it dont know if y'all do but it is really fun and cold.Me and my friend denim went outside to play in the snow because why not you know.

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sled day

my dad is  going to take me sledding and I'm going to make a jump and fly like a bird. I already got my requirements from class yesterday so this is a fun day for me.

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02/01/26

I practiced some taekwondo and then I went outside and walked around in the snow. It was super cold outside and I slipped a bunch of times.

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1/37

My dad was boring I didn’t do much I just did some personal work then I practiced some takwando and worked out 

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25

Today was a good day.  It snowed 10 inches the last time I checked.  The best part was riding my electric dirt bike in the snow and playing with my dog.

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Journal #18 1/31/2026 - Lalitha

Today started off pretty normal… until it wasn’t. It actually snowed and I'm not saying a little. This was way more than what I remembered! even from 2018, and honestly, I haven’t seen this much snow in years. Once I got over the surprise, I ended up recording my videos and uploading them to the group (which was definitely out of my comfort zone, but hey, it’s done now). After that, I knocked out my requirements, read for a bit, and finished the rest of my work. Overall, a pretty productive day wrapped in a whole lot of snow. Hope everyone’s staying warm and doing well. Good luck for the rest of the cycle! — ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷  (≧∇≦)ノ ❄️        

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1/31/26

today was great i've never had this much snow where i live so thats wild and me and my friend were just outside in the snow a lot and now shes spending the night here so its a double score 

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Journal 26

Today was a good day played in the snow and shoveled it out of the driveway probably gonna have to do it again tomorrow also did my blackbelt video im gonna have too work on my self defense and staff form maybe I should try it in the snow anyways peace

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Saturday 1-31-2026

Today was a winter storm today. I got up this morning to go to Black Belt class but our street was covered with snow. So I was able to go back to bed and later got up and ate, and watch the snow fall. Tomorrow is going to be a busy day so I am glad I was able to get some rest today.

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Journal 29

It has never snowed this much down in Charlotte In my entire life. I woke up and it was around 2 inches, it’s 10 when I’m writing this and it’s up to 10 inches where I’m at. After I didn’t my requirements me and my brother went outside and sledded down the hill and did other snow stuff for a couple hours, then came inside for lunch. Then I got some school work done and now I’m watching the golden knights game while writing another one of my essays. Anyway I hope this snow doesn’t melt too soon cause we didn’t finish our snowman.

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #28

Today was boring because it snowed and I didn't get to go anywhere, and when I say it snowed I mean IT SNOWED. So all I did was sit at home and I did record the videos for the credit for the weekend black belt class. Then I just stayed home and played on my pc all day. Later I did my requirements.

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Snow day Huntersville

I went to class this morning on the snow!! Had an awesome black belt class got requirements done for 2 days. Then went home and enjoyed the snow witj my family and friends. It was an amazing amount of snow here! 

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1/31❄️

Today was great! There’s was SOO much snow! When we woke up everything was white. We were out side for the whole day, we built a ramp on our stairs which was great for sledding! We also made an outside fire and make snow hot dogs which were really good. In the evening I did the requirements and had a snack. It never did stop snowing, so hopefully the snow sticks until tomorrow! ❄️❄️❄️

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1/31

This is the best snow day I have ever seen. I'm so glad its good snow and not ice. I slipped and fell on my butt within five minutes of being outside in it. Luckily I didn't have anywhere to go so no driving in the snow for me. Maybe it would be fun to drive around the neighborhood and test the traction. Hopefully my school opens back up early next week. I only have class on Mondays and Wednesdays so I haven't been back and I need to. Our cat and dog hated being outside today. The dog is a toy poodle who is slightly less than a foot tall, and my brother took her outside and put her in the snow to see what would happen. All you could see was her head poking out and she ran back inside after that. I think it'll be done snowing tomorrow...

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1/31/26 snow day

Today I woke up with tons of snow around the house so I was unable to attend to Taekwondo. However, I showed my black belt poomsae and self defense on BB website to get the credit. Master Evins was able to show me the #6 self defense. Then I worked on my requirements and I walked my dog 1 mile, i am tired and sleepy. Good night!

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1/31/26

Another snow day today! This time, it was much larger and less icy. Besides hanging out outside, I mostly spent the day doing requirements and my tutoring. Hoping that this snow continues so we don’t have to go to school lol.

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1/31/26

Today was a good day. I woke up then recorded my Poomsae and self defence for BBC credit. After I did my physical requirements and practiced some more on my Poomsae and self defence then stretched.

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Last Day of January

Wow, so much snow outside. I played outside with my friends for almost 2 hours, and my whole body was numb. We went sledding on a hill, threw snow at each other, and did some other stuff. I also ran a mile outside, and it was my slowest mile yet, because I could barely move my feet out of the 6-inch snow. I finished my daily requirements and took a video of myself doing my self-defense and poomsae to get a BBC Credit. I feel stronger than I was at the beginning of the cycle, and I can also see the difference. I am really glad of my progress and happy that the Cycle is almost one month in.

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Sid -01/31

Today was a really fun day. First I woke up, and saw out of my window, and I was stunned. It was like the whole world turned white because it was snowing like crazy. Then, almost the whole day was me trying to animate a 1st person roller coaster in this software called blender. I needed to submit this to my club in school. Then after I finished it, I went outside and thought the snow would be like a week ago, but the snow was wayyyyyy bigger and deeper. It was like the world wanted to go to sleep and it took a big white blanket. Then I went to play in the snow. Then I went inside, watched a movie and that was my day

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❄️❄️❄️SNOW DAY❄️❄️❄️

This morning my mom woke me up early when she went to feed my dog. As soon as she said it had been snowing, I JUMPED out of bed and went to go see. I spent a lot of my time off of my electronics today so I could focus on doing my (2) 12 hours without them for my essay, so today was a good day to do that. Instead, I was outside devising a way to clear the snow path. Unfortunately, it kept obviously getting covered back up but it still made for a lot of fun. My dog has a snow jacket that we put on him each time he went outside. Earlier this morning, the snow wasn't too bad, but by dinner time, he was nearly up to his belly in snow. I worked to clear a path for him to use when he goes to the...

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1/31/26

What a snow day! When I got up this morning there was practically a blizzard happening outside. It’s crazy, as long as I’ve lived here NC has never had this much snow. It literally didn’t stop all day 😆 Outside we did a lot of good sledding and watched as the inches of snow increased all the way up to 11 inches by the end of the day! I hope everyone had a good time in the snow and enjoys the rest of their weekend :)

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The Hardest Weeks

Weeks 5-8 of BBC are going to feel like the hardest and longest weeks of your life, at least for me they do. Most of the requirements will max out, the essay deadlines will start approaching, school will get busy, life will get busy, and you will still have the same amount of time in a day to get things done. But after these four weeks, its all downhill. So...embrace the challenge, enjoy the small victories like the snow and going out with your friends, because its going to be hard but if you make it past this you will feel really proud of yourself on the other side. Have a great weekend! ~ Peyton

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 28 Of Black Belt Journey

Day 28: A very big snow day as if I was buried under concreate! Today I felt so good because snow was here and it was amazing! I played all day, ate some snow mixed with soda, made a snow cave, made a snowman, and made snow angels! After that, I took some pictures with my family and we mostly stayed inside but we also went outside a lot. I did some martial arts practice and ate my dinner, then went to bed. Have a good weekend!

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Entries

Well I messed up I do about 100 pushups, 100 situps and 100 squates a day, take Sundays to rest sometimes but I have alwasy done total not minutes and jsut realized I am done with pushups already beacuse I have done the log in wrong, I did not do 100 minutes of pushups. lol  I will fix it soon. 

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Snowpocalypse

Trekked through the snow this morning to get to Black belt class and what a crate black belt class we had. It was such a great start to my day. Then I got to come home and play in the snow with my dog and my son and have the best Saturday ever!

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1 / 31 / 26

Today feels like we are in the middle of a blizzard. When I went to class this morning, snow was already accumulating. there was only about an inch or 2 on the ground. Right now I would say there is about 7 inches of snow on the ground. It is supposed to keep up like this until late tonight. The snow feels like powder, it is so soft. Anyways, I started the 30 day nutrition challenge. My plan is to cut out all artificial flavors and sweeteners, along with unhealthy frozen foods. So I guess that means I am only eating 100 percent natural foods, nothing processed. It might be more difficult than I would think because I can't just go heat something up in the microwave, I actually have to make every meal. I hope all goes well and everyone stays safe and warm through the storm.

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Friday 1-30-2026

Today was my first full day of school. Nothing really happened, it was an ordinary day. After that, I went to my taekwondo and practice my rolls and falls. I also worked on my forms and self defense. 

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January 30th

So another winter storm is coming.  I'm not very happy about that. I'm going to have to work Saturdays if this keeps up.

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Friday

Woke up did a test in math and in ag got an 80 on both. Got home did Friday classes.

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01/30/26

I woke up at 4 am to get my requirements done and then I studied for my tests. I had three tests today, and it wasn't as bad as I thought it was. I went to KT for BBC and after had piano class. I got home and am very tired.

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Journal 25

Today was a good day ran two miles went to blackbelt and sparing class at Harrisburg and im gonna do the blackbelt class video for tomorrow. Hopefully we get enough snow to play in but not enough where it's annoying so we have to shovel out the driveway anyways peace

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Journal 28

Today started off rough but it got better. In school I was drained because I messed up my sleep schedule while on the “ break “ we had during the ice storm. Then I got a lot of work due next week but hopefully since we’re getting snow storm pt.2 that’ll push back some due dates. When I got home I knocked my mile out and my friend came over to help me with my kicking and self defense so that was fun. I also taught her how to do a hip throw. Then I had black belt class and sparring and sparring was great. Some new people came today and they were fun to watch and spar with. That’s pretty much it. I hope we wake up to actual snow this time, but I’m not getting my hopes up in clt. 

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1/30/26

Today was pretty good. School was the same and I had dungeons and dragons club after. After my club I went to taekwondo and took the black belt class and sparring class. Towards the end of sparring I got kicked really hard in the quad and it really hurt. I still managed to finish the class and when I got home I had a massive bruise on it. My mom made some shrimp curry for dinner which was really good. And now I’m about to sleep. Bye.

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Journal #17 1/30/2026 - Lalitha

Today was pretty normal… or at least it felt like it until I realized school was actually two hours late;  about thirty minutes after I’d already started getting ready. Uhhh anyway, I used the extra time to knock out my requirements and get some work done. I also wrote a few of my essays, which was actually kinda nice to get out of the way. The rest of the day was pretty chill, and now I’m just wondering if it’ll actually snow tonight/tmrw or if the weather’s just lying again ♪(^∇^*) Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck for the rest of the cycle! Thanks, Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷

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1/30/26

Today was the first normal day back at school and also the first full day back after the ice storm last week so that was something and i cant say if it was good or bad that it went back to normal because i had to get early but we did get back onto a schedule so i dont really know how to be about that but i did go a early morning club thing and after school i went to taekwondo to get a couple classes in but i hope for tomorrow there is a couple inches of snow

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Today was a late workout day.  I got a new school Chromebook because my friend accidentally broke mine at school.  I got some classes in today and a mentor session.  I did my workout and requirements.  I'm now chilling with my dog watching YouTube.

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1/30

I guess today will be the last day of classes for the week. With the snow expected tonight no classes tomorrow. I hope its good snow and not the icy stuff we got last week. Also I hope everything doesn't get shutdown for very long. I haven't been to school in two weeks now and its really unhelpful with understanding my work. Mainly I'm just excited for tomorrow to see what happens I want to figure out something fun to do with the snow instead of just sit inside. 

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1/30/26

Already done with January basically, and we are going to have more snow/ice tomorrow . Today was a pretty simple day, as school was finally regular , and normal. I went to Black belt class as usual and did rolls and falls . Class might get canceled tomorrow though due to all the wintry weather. That is mostly it for today.

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1/30/26

This month passed by so quickly in my opinion. I’m excited for the snow day tomorrow and hopefully I actually get to go outside. Other than that, class today was pretty manageable, got a lot of work done. Excited to see what February has in stock for me.

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #27

Today was ok, I woke up to a normal school day. I went to school, came home, did my homework then went to TKD for a mentor session, rolls and falls class, and BB class. After I left class I went to pick up a pizza and then went home and ate. Later I did my requirements.

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And January is almost gone

I don't know if it's the same for everyone but this month has flown by.  I would love to still have class tomorrow...videoing myself doing anything is not my cup of tea😁 But if the snow does happen I am making chili tomorrow, have plenty of requirements to work on and I feel like my cold is finally moving out.  If my ears would stop popping I would appreciate that too!  Hope everyone is warm and safe this weekend and getting some work done...but also enjoying some fun, hot cocoa and some serious relaxing on a snowy day time too!

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1 / 30 / 26

Today was a much easier school day when compared to yesterday. I ended up not getting any homework for the weekend. Although some teachers already assigned assignments for Monday just in case school gets canceled because of the upcoming snow. Speaking of which, I hope that black belt class at the Lake Norman location does not get canceled tomorrow morning because of weather. When I came home from school, I tried to squeeze in some requirements before weekday black belt class. After black belt class, me and my family went over to the grocery store to stock up on food for the weekend. I came home and ate dinner and will soon be going to bed to prepare for tomorrow morning's class (hopefully) - Lucas

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Hopefully Another Long Weekend

Happy Friday!! A little less tired than yesterday but still just physically and mentally exhausted from the week. I had 2 tests today which I think went ok, I don't have my grade back from them yet. I went straight to work, mentee session, falls and rolls class, BBC, and mentor session. My dad made some really good chili tonight for dinner and I'm finishing up the rest of my requirements now. And while I don't really like snow because its cold and makes daily activities much more complicated, I'm hoping for another remote learning day on Monday so that I can sleep in until 7! Have a great weekend everyone! Remember to keep working on your essays, getting ahead on requirements, and taking rests/breaks so you don't burn yourself out! ~ Peyton

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1/30

Today was pretty good, nothing really happened. There was another 2 hour delay this morning, so I did some of the requirements and played outside a little. At school I had a few test that went very well. After school we went straight to BBC and roll and falls, which I definitely want to work on. When we got home I had some dinner and finished up the requirements. Now I am relaxing and watching some TV. Hoping for some real snow! 🌨❄️☃️

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1/30/26

Today was another pretty average day. Of course I’m happy it’s Friday though! We’ve had a long school week ;) We had a 2 hour delay again today which was nice, I was able to get some stuff done before school. Straight after school I went to KT for Master Marcus’ rolls and falls class and BBC. Then I came home and ate dinner and now I’m watching TV. I am really hoping for some real snow this weekend! Fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 27 Of Black Belt Journey

Day 27: Snow everywhere pals! Today was very miserable because I got sick and had some tummy problems! I did do my practice and exercise, but not as much as the other previous days. When my sister came home from school, I still had to sleep until seven pm. When I talked to alexa, she said snow is coming right at 8 pm when I started writing this journal! Have a fun weekend, guys!:D

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Ok Day

School was pretty normal and fun, I guess. We learned some new topics, reviewed, and got ready for this weekend with materials, because it may snow a lot. Also, in PE, I played volleyball with my friends and got some good shots. When I came back, I relaxed and finished my requirements because I didn't have any homework. I then got ready for Taekwondo and learned that tomorrow it is closed, so I tried to get as many requirements as possible. I had a fun black belt class, and then in sparring class, I got a bloody nose, but I'm fine now. I am excited for this weekend and next week, because we may have no school again!

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snow day tomorrow

who is excited for the snow tomorrow? I am we are excepted to get 4-6 inches. I had a great black belt class tonight and got a leadership credit. This is my last day for my digital detox, and will start my essay on Monday if we get a snow day from school.

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1/30/26

Today was a good day. It was pretty relaxed not going to taekwondo although after school I did go to the gym where I ran 2 miles and got all my physical requirements done. After I went home and did some stretching.

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Friday

Today is Friday and I woke up, went to school got a hundred in a class, came home played video games, into chores and now I'm about to watch a show with my mom.

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hi 1.30.26

Hi hope 'you are having a good day. And I also hope that it will snow tomorrow because my and my little sister love the snow we sometimes do mini snowball fights and just  run around.

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Hello

Hello I am back been  hecktict several days due to work, I do enironmental work nationwide and sometimes it is difficult to compelte due to the ice and snow. Anyway back on track in time for the next storm. See you all on the mat. 

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Carter Mech

today was a normal school day. for my elective I had drama for my elective. it was chill. I hope the next day will be more exciting 

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1/30

The good thing about all these snow days is I can get ahead of in my requirements.  However, I wish I was a kid down in NC when it snowed because I never received a snow/remote learning day when the roads were clear.

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Thursday 1-29-2026

I got to sleep in this morning since it was a two hour delay school day. I was still sliding on ice in the driveway as I was trying to get to the car. I am still hurting from falling after practice yesterday but I must admit, I grateful that I am in a little bit in shape because things could have been worse.

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Journal 24

Today was a good day ran two miles and accidently fell on the treadmill but we good also helped with class today we did forms and breaking techniques. Tomorrow im going to go to Harrisburg to do sparing and blackbelt class also hopefully it's actually snow instead of a bunch of ice this week anyways peace

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1/29

This morning I went to training with the other masters and instructors. We covered some of the higher belt poomsaes that I have not practiced before and third dan self defense. I needed to really work on my self defense and make sure how to do it, so it helped me tremendously. Now I need to add that to the self defense practice daily. I've learned it before but haven't practiced it enough to really memorize it. Also had senior tigers and adult testing which went well tonight. 

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1/29/26

Today was again a pretty normal day but we did have a 2 hour delay so got to get to school later than normal but i did have to do a couple assignments because of being out of school and one of my teachers said we should do work for what we missed over those days so other than that a pretty normal day.

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1/29/26

We had a two hour delay today, which was really nice as I didn’t have to wake up so early. School today was relatively calm, not much happened. I was also able to help out with belt testing as that was happening today. Sad that school isn’t delayed for tomorrow.

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1/29

My day was good school for me was delayed for 2 hours so that was good and every clase was just 30 mins. I hit chest at school during gym class then later I went to king tigers to help out in class.

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January 29th

The best part about the temperature being in the twenties is, it feels balmy when it is in the forties.

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #26

Today was pretty normal, I woke up early even though my school had a 2 hour delay so school started at 10am. School was normal ish.. each of our classes were like 10 mins shorter than usual. After school I came home with homework, so that's what I did for a while until it was time to go to TKD. At King Tiger I led warm ups and assisted in a class before sparring class. I took sparring class, then after that I went to got Chick fil A for dinner then went home and ate. After I ate, I did my requirements as well as run 2 miles on a treadmil.

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1/29/26

Started the day by waking up at 5 am… yea my dad’s number got saved as mine on my phone so his colleagues were calling me instead of him. I went to school and we had a math test today which I found to be really easy. After school I went to taekwondo and helped out with testing. I did do some sparring which was fun. After taekwondo I came home and ate some dinner.

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1/29

Normal Day. I had a 2-hour delay schedule for school, so everything was wonky. We did some review and catch-up from the whole 5-day "weekend." I didn't get to go to the Dojang to help out with testing because I forgot, but I won't next time. I had to finish this project that I started today, and it was a little challenging. I had to write a letter and then do stuff to it, like burning it, to make it look like it was made in the 1950s. That was pretty fun, and I realized that it wasn't that bad. I finished my requirements, and I am about to go to sleep. Bye.

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1/29/26

Today was pretty normal. We had a 2 hour delay so I didn’t go to school until 11:15. Other than that school was just like any other day. After school I had a snack and went straight to sparring. I didn’t get my ankle banged up today 😅 I am really hoping that we get some good snow on Saturday!! Tomorrow we get another 2 hour delay! Anyways, hope everyone has a Good Friday tomorrow!

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