Candidate Journals

​Woke up and went to get my passport sorted out. My in-laws mentioned they want to take us overseas next year, so I need to get that good ol’ passport ready. That also reminded me that I need to get my Real ID taken care of soon, too. ​Right after that, we headed over to the Lincoln County Courthouse to file some paperwork. All in all, we spent a pretty good amount of money today. For lunch, we grabbed a sandwich from a small shop out in Lincolnton—it was delicious. ​Came home, completed some requirements, and did more research for the essays. After grabbing a quick snack of yogurt and granola, I went on a 4-mile run. It felt okay—wouldn't say it was great, but not terrible either. ​Took a shower, ate dinner, and then relaxed before bed. Cranked up all parts of the requirements today! We’ll see how I feel...

Woke up and got coffee and started getting ready to go to school during school I Talked to my counselor about my AP and College classes I’m gonna be taking next semester and being ready for college after that I went home and Took a nap then went to tae kwon do.

Today wasn’t great. I did get a lot done though. Requirements, classes, music, reading. The classes today were rough. Had some stressful teaching first, by the second class I didn’t feel well. My ankle was hurting and I was dizzy during forms. Got home though and it’s alright. Have to get up early for school, not looking forward to that at all. Gonna go to bed as early as I can. Goodnight guys.

today was digital detox day. I only used my phone for sending important texts, email, and journaling. in the morning i went to this deca event where we painted the hallway and i got community service hours for it. after i came home i was trynna figure out what to do so i built this small lego set. Then i read for a little bit and finished my requirements. I was chilling with my dog and just passing time by till my class. i got a leadership credit in and afterwards went on a 2.5 mile walk with my dog and parents. that’s it for today, first day of school tomorrow!! Goodnight!

24 Today is a monday, like always its very hard for me to wake up in the morning. I woke up at 5:30 to finish up a project and get ready for school. After school and I come back home, I was very tired so I went to take a nap. I used to think naps were so lame and boring when I was younger and my parents were taking some. I finally understood the meaning behind it, thanked my parents and said sorry for thinking that is wasn't smart. I actually enjoyed that nap so much, I overslept by about 24 minuites, making me late for finishing homework and practicing for the SAT. I finished it and went to tkd. After Tkd class, I finished my requirments and felt very tired and now heading to bed. The more and more I grow up, I feel more and more that going...

helloooo, had school today ugh but it wasnt that bad ig. helped out with class today and got a mentor session in. im starting to fall behind a little on class assitance since i missed a few class so i need to catch back up. anyways heading to sleep, goodnight!!

Today at school was not bad for a Monday. After school was drumline and then after that, I came home and knocked out my requirements. Later in the evening, I was able to go to King Tiger for leadership and a mentor session. My 540 kicks are really starting to look good, I just need to keep practicing so I can start landing them consistently. When I came home, I studied for a while because I have my first real quiz of the schoolyear in math. I hope all goes well tomorrow.

Today I was not very busy. I only had one class today which was math, and it was also after lunch so the whole morning I didn't have much to do since I finished all my homework. I worked on a puzzle that is in our classroom which I (and everyone else who was working on it) find particularly frustrating. Its a picture of a bunch of gummy worms and its only 350 pieces, but the thing is every piece looks so similar to at least a couple other pieces so its hard to find where they go. The best way to go about it is to just randomly put pieces together until they fit. After school I did my requirements and went to taekwondo and we did poomsaes and after I came home I went for a run which was painful because of my knee. 

Today I passed a test in Spanish. I also went to a Taekwondo class and got classes assistance right now I’m doing my exercises and then I’m about to go to bed.

Today was pretty boring at school, most of the work I needed to get done I got done at school, so I didn't have much to do. I went to classes today, and was able to get another mentee session done. I am just now realizing that out of everything I need to focus on right now, it's study guide, and probably my breaking kicks. Everything else is looking good. Anyway, it's late so goodnight!

Today I woke and ate breakfast. Then went to school . Then i had great news about he soccer which is i'm in the team. Then was happy for the whole day. Then went home and ate then went to tae kwon doe. Then went home and feeling like to sleep now.

    Today was a pretty chill day. I woke up, had some breakfast and went off to school turned in my work before going to King tiger and doing a mentor session with Jaden in amenity session with Master Sri. I also helped out with class.. After that I went home completed my homework and black belt exercises and here I am eating ice crea in my bed.

Today I actually don't remember much of what I did when I first woke up, I think I was going through my Playstation gallery or something but I had to catch-up on my missing requirements that I didn't do yesterday because I was sick. I took a little break for around 45 because I was so tired from just catching up from yesterday. I made the drums on this new beat I was making. It's a little weird but I was still feeling it kinda like the whole 808 heartbreaks album but obviously worse. Then I ran a mile at around 12 or 1 I don't remember. After that, washed up and I put on clothes and my Dad took me to the barbershop. I was with a new barber and he did me right for only 35. He was Puerto Rican but I just thought he was lightskined because everybody else...

Today was pretty easy. School was normal; I took notes in most of my classes, but in seminar I had a presentation, which was kind of scary, but my teacher said I did really well. When I got home, I realized I wasn't gonna be able to go to TKD because I had to put together a one-pager for the club fair on Wednesday, and I had to have it done by tomorrow. Anyway, I finished that up, and I went on a 2-mile walk and completed my requirements. I hope everyone had an amazing day. Goodnight!

Hey everybody, today was a pretty good day for me, just the normal stuff, woke up and went to school and did my classes, saw my friends, the usual stuff. After, school I worked on homework, after that me and my brother went to TKD, it was good because I got a refresher on some color belt poomsaes. Then I went home and ate dinner with my family, I hope everyone had an awesome day, see you later.

I had my 6-month checkup with my Oncologist today and he was very pleased with the results.  It's always good news when your doctor's happy with you. I was able to complete my 9th essay today.  Only one more to go (Community Service).  Speaking of which, I was able to get some clarification today for Master Chelley about the donation of items.   We had a good Senior Belt practice tonight.  I think the candidates for the next couple of Black Belt cycles will be prepared for the non-paperwork parts of the test (poomsae & self defense).  Updating their requirements on a daily basis might be the more challenging part of the cycle for some of them.  Master Foster is about to pull his hair out trying to stay on them about that.

Today I woke up and went to school, and we have a test in reading tomorrow, so I am ready for that, and we had test today in math, on which I got 100, but it was also kind of stressful. Then when going home on the bus today, we got assigned seats. Then my tennis class got canceled, so I went to help out with the junior tigers, and the took class after that.

Today I went to the black belt weekday class, where we reviewed poems are for blue belts and up. I also started this week with a white belt for my requirements. Tommorow is also my birthday.😄

Woke up ate breakfast and went to school. School was pretty good. Got to King Tiger and did some requirements. I did the 4:45 class in my white belt for white belt challenge. When I got home I did more requirements and some homework. I will sleep good tonight.

I'm writing this during lunch!!! I'm pretty excited for the black belt class today. also to help our the junior tigers!

Today is my baby girl's brithday! CMS school begins tomorrow. My bus driver job will resume. Good workout yesterday with miles on the elyptical. Moved cubbies and picked up bus from the shop.  Made bulgogi for my wife.

​Today was pretty laid back. I woke up and knocked out my requirements for the day, then spent some time working on random projects around the house. Overall, it felt like a really productive weekend. ​I also got to hang out with my brother-in-law today. We grabbed dinner together before heading back home to relax and catch up for a bit. I spent a few hours researching my diet essay and the history of the Five Kwans. It's fascinating—and eye-opening—to see the data on sugar and just how tough it is on our bodies. ​Tomorrow, it’s time to step up the intensity as the daily requirements increase. I have a very busy day ahead, but I'm ready for it. Hope everyone has a great week!

today was pretty chill. i had sparring at 2 and we worked a lot on js counter attacking and using limited factors like only one kick, only front leg and stuff like that. All the people there are pro so it was quite a humbling experience. I do hope to reach their level someday and am definitely gonna keep going after cycle. After I was kinda chilling with my parents and dog. in the evening i baked so stuff js for fun and thats about it. today was my rest day but i did get stuff in from sparring class. I also have been procrastinating on my essays and other stuff and it’s not great since school is starting soon. not happy about that but i’ll js have to pull through. that’s all for today. goodnight!

hi guys, yesterday i forgot to journal but i took the sat and then went to my sisters dance recital and helped out a bunch there. today i mainly just finished a bunch of homework and i'm about to head asleep

I went out on the boat yesterday with my mom and dad. We saw a car boat, it was pretty cool. Today, my dad went on a motorcycle ride with a couple friends, my mom was supposed to work, & I was going to try to sleep in a little. But instead my mom decided to sleep in, and my dad called to wake me up to get my mom up because she needed to go to work. And she wouldn't let me go back to sleep. Other than that, it was a pretty chill day. I did some coding, some printing, played some video games, got my requirements knocked out & now I'm in bed about to go to sleep. Good night. 

today i wasn’t able to do any requirements because i was in atlanta this weekend for the housewarming a family friend. we had to do a religious ceremony starting at 5 in the morning. after that i helped them with some errands and by time we drove back home it was 10 

Today was really boring. We didn't get a chance to go to church today, so I jsut watched it online, but I do really miss being able to volunteer with the three year olds. Anyway, I had to clean up my room a little and do some laundry. Me and my sister went dress shopping again today because I didn't find my dress yesterday and she neds a dress for homecoming court. Unfortunately neither of us found a dress though. When we came home we decided to go on a walk as a family, it was the five of us and our four dogs. Although me and my dog, Moose, walked a lot farther than the rest of them. Ok, so that was my day. I hope everyone had an amazing day too. Goodnight!

Today I went to church. After that, I did Airsoft with one of my friends. Once I got home from Airsoft, I did my requirements and now I’m going to bed.

Today I slept woke up a bit late in the morning since I slept late at night. Also today is my BDAY! yayyy, Once I woke up I was way to worn out still to do anything so I just relaxed. In the afternoon, my dad and I went to taco bell and ate lunch there. To be honest I ate wayyy to much and I was stuffed, anyways later we had to go to another party so we relaxed a bit after coming home I did some walking to ease my stomach. After that we headed to the party and I met with all my friends which was really fun, we played soccer too, and had a good time. Although I was not feeling to well because of my stomach, the beans were too much I guess.. Anyways the pain let off a little over time. As we were coming...

23 Today was a great day. I woke up and felt energized for my tkd requirments. I ran extra miles today. After the rest of my Tkd requirments, I showered and after, felt like practicing my sparing. I watched some olympic sparing videos and learned some cool moves and counters to various moves. After, I finished my school AP project and studied for my SAT. After all of that, I finally went outside and got to play pickleball and basketball with some friends. Overall it was a very productive and fun Sunday. 8/10

I went to church today, and was able to drive my brothers there as well. We had to go separately because my parents had meetings and had to help set up, while I had to stay home to take the cake out of the oven. Anyway, after church today, we had people over for dinner again, just like last week but it was a different family. I hung out with them and their kids, and we played games, then I had to go to check on a church member who is in a nursing home now because he had a stroke. I went with another friend from church and helped him out with some church services he couldn't do. I was really sad to see him like that, I mean, he had been at church almost every Sunday for as long I have been going, which is 13 years, and now...

Today I woke up and pretty much chilled. After breakfast, I played soccer with my friends. Then I played with them for most of the day. Then I ran my mile. Nothing much today.

When I woke up today, I was a little stiff and sore form yesterday at the Whitewater center. Despite that, I was able to get through my daily requirements. I really didn't do much today besides play a couple games of chess. Later in the evening, I did some homework and at night I was able to go on a run. That's all for today, I hope everyone has a good week.

Hey everyone, today was a good day because it was pretty chill, first I woke up and got some breakfast, then I took a shower and shaved. After that I got ready for church and then a couple hours later, I went to church. Once I got home I waited for people who were coming to our house to eat dinner with us, they're good people. After that me and Evan went on our 5 mile walk and that took a while, it was really dark by the time we got back. I hope you all had a great day, see you later.

    Today was a very fun day. I woke up and was greeted with some donuts before being asked by my parents,"Do you want to go to Carawins?". I said yes and we then went there and had a blast. I rode Fury 325 for the first time and was able to ride it 4 times while I was there with my family. After that we went home and I completed my black belt requirements before I went over and had a fun time at my friends Keaton's house. I had a nice crab dinner and then had some ice cream and that brings us here. I am in bed writing my journal.

Today I woke up early. Ate breakfast. Then went to change for my soccer game. The went to change for church. Then went to go home eat then thinking about to sleep. My opinion is it was a great day.

Woke up at 7a.m. to run. My watch was acting a little funny today when recording my miles so hopefully it is back to normal tomorrow. I met Ms. Jen at 9 and we worked through wepaons forms before poomsae class. Had a good mentee session today, Stella is now a bocho so we can start working on black belt curriculum which is exciting! I went dress shopping with 2 of my friends today at the mall and then after that we volunteered at Sail Again Children's Consignment. I came home around 7p.m. and got my homework and requirements done for the night. I hope everyone had a great weekend and has a great start to the week tomorrow! ~ Peyton

Started the day with a solid weapon workout with Peyton and we fortunate to have Master Chelley in the building as there were a few "we should double-check " or 'we are forgetting something here" moments. Workout at the gym and got a few more miles in today as well after grocery shopping. Home for shower and some work around the house before some soup and a nap. Then laundry and some requirements and now I am jumping between looking at photos from last weekend, working on an essay and now my journal. A scattered kind of day but good things done.

I was pretty busy today. I woke up pretty late. Didn't go for a run again which im disappointed about. I crocheted my friend a little dinosaur for her birthday and I got my requirements done before I went to her birthday party at topgolf. It was fun and then we got pizza after. I'm not writing much because I have homework to do. 

Today I woke up really late and went to sams club with me parents to go get a ton of food. Then we went home and slipt our foods and dad left for work, I then later went to the gym for miles and yoga, I also did my workouts before yoga. Once I got home I went to chill and got on the zoom call  for Korea, After the meeting my and my mum went to a thrift shop. I then came home and looked at some of the stuff, soon after I took a shower and now chilling. I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

Today has been alright overall. I was really tired most of the day, then napped and I feel better lol. The park was fun this morning. I’m looking forward to fall. Not as in everything that will be going on, just a change of seasons will be nice. I might go on a bike ride in a bit, I want to be outside and I won’t be able to much this week. There’s also a really cool graffiti tunnel I live near, and I want to see if there’s anything new. I don’t want to start this week lol. School. My days are going to be probably fuller than they ever have until I test. September might be a get done month. I’ll try to make the best of it.

Woke up and Went to shop for groceries and get a hard drive to support a murder investigation. I then Went back home to do the rest of my requirements and went to my friends house for his birthday after eating dinner.

Woke up ate breakfast and went to church. It was good. Ran my mile and did requirements. Did some homework. Finished my book for cycle so I can write my essay next weekend. I plan to do my white belt challenge this week. That should be crazy!!

Today was a really fun day. First I woke up early in the morning for sparring then after sparring I chillaxed a bit, then I helped out with a class. Then I got a mentor session in, and I got Staff Form 1 and Stick Form 1 down. And we practiced hip throws for red belt. We also focused on preps on blocks and making them strong. Then I practiced a bit of the written part of the test. Then I was picked up, and from there we went to my home to with my friend, and got ready. Then we went to Stars and Strikes. We did bowling, then we played in the arcade. Then I went back home and played soccer with my friends. Then after that guests came over, and they had a son who was around my age, so I talked to him and it was really...

Today was good, very lazy for me. I went to black belt class and got that out of the way, then I went home and I mowed the back lawn and the front lawn, and power-washed our lawnmowers underside with the blade because it had been gummed up from years of not being clean. The I went to the gym and got all caught up on everything I was missing, I finished my movie, The Martian, and then played videogames all the rest of the day. Again, it was a very lazy day. Goodnight! 

Hello everyone, today was good, went to blackbelt class, then the gym, then did some chores out in the front lawn. After that I chilled and got some Taco Bell. I hope you all had a wonderful day, see you later.

Today was another very eventful day. I woke up this morning and went straight to black belt class. The class really helped me with all of the material we covered. After class, I came home, did my requirements, and went on a 3-mile walk. After, I went to get my hair done, and my hairstylist was telling me about this trial going on called the Lindsay Clancy trial, and it's really interesting. I would say if you are old enough to listen to it, you should. Anyway, after that, my mom, my sister, and I went homecoming dress shopping, which was really good. I did not end up finding a dress, but my sister did, and it looks amazing.  After that, I came home and watched a show. I hope everyone had an amazing day. Goodnight!

This was a little finicky so might’ve been posted twice. I’m tired. There’s a lot of pieces to the cycle and I’m worried about forgetting something, especially with school about to start. That’s all, good night.

Lots of self-defense work today, both in class and with my mentee. I have been locked in on my creative so much that while I was doing my self-defense requirements it was not taking up a lot of my thoughts really so I am dialing in on the ones that give me any pause. Slowing down and thinking of mistakes that I make when I am rushing or blending from another belt level. Meeting Peyton in the morning to get some weapon work in before working out with my husband.  Got some miles today, felt good. Have a beautiful Sunday!

 I forgot to journal yesterday. Today i woke up early because I had to take the SAT. i think i did pretty good on it. i hurt my ankle yesterday somehow so i didnt go for a run yesterday and when i woke up this morning i couldnt walk on it. but now its feeling better i guess i just had to walk it off. for the rest of the day i hung out with my friends and did most of my exercise with them at their house which was fun. i also showed them a couple of self defenses. then i had to go to my sisters dance recital which was like 4 hours long.

22 Today I woke up early and did my tkd requirments. After my run, I went and took a shower which after my parents told me we were invited by another family over for lunch. I was so excited and did school homework.   Overall it was a fun day.

Today I woke up early in the morning to go to BBC. I didn't have enough time for my run so I just went, we worked with Master Evans, doing self defense and poomsae's which was pretty fun. After that my aunt was hosting a gather up so I had to spend my whole day there. After class I changed and headed straight to her house and helped set up everything. After that I enjoyed spending time with my cousins and friends. I played soccer with my friends pretty much the whole time. Anyways at like 9:30 we left to go home. After getting home I took a warm shower which felt really good and then went to sleep.

Happy Saturday! Woke up dark and early at 6a.m. to get in 3 miles before black belt class! Class was good, we worked on both poomsae and self-defense. I have not practiced weapons in a while so I need to start working that into my day. Work was good, all the kids have new belts so it was fun seeing them try new kicks and poomsaes they haven't done before. After I came home, my mom and I deep cleaned my closet and got rid of a bunch of stuff. It looks so much better now and is much more efficient than it was. Around 4p.m. I started working on my other requirements, I did my 2nd digital detox today and it wasn't bad but a little boring. Usually while I do requirements, I watch a show just to have something playing in the background but I couldn't do that today....

Today was a good Saturday. I woke up early and headed straight to black belt class, which went really well—we managed to cover a lot of material. After class, I spent some time with my mentor and mentee for a much-needed tune-up and some note-taking. Once I got home, I grabbed lunch and knocked out a few items on the honey-do list. By late afternoon, the fatigue caught up with me, so I squeezed in a quick one-hour nap that felt amazing. After waking up, I had dinner, knocked out a few requirements, and settled in to watch some football. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

I had a really eventful day today. I woke up early and did my requirements before class started. Black belt class this morning was good, it seemed like we were able to cover a lot of material. After class, me and my family celebrated my birthday at the white water center. Even though my birthday was in February, I decided to wait to have a celebration until the weather was warm enough to go to the white water center. Rafting was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed the day but by 4:00 I was exhausted and ready to relax for the rest of the evening. We came home and that's exactly what I did, chilled out for the rest of the night. Overall, great day.

    Today was a pretty chill day, but it was quite busy. I woke up at 6 AM and went to Black belt class before helping out with the family class. After that, I did a mentee session with my friend Jaden. I taught him all six of his self-defense since he got his belt yesterday. After that, I went home and did my blackout exercises. My mom then took us out for a surprise and me and my sister, Layla, ended up finding an orange board that they use in class at Goodwill. But that was not the surprise. The surprise was when we went to spare time. We had a blast and played lots of games and me and my sister got a Pokémon pack bundle. We didn't get any good cards however it was still exciting. That brings us here. We are at home and I just...

Today I woke up early and went to Black belt class but I didn’t eat anything but a banana like 15 minutes before. I felt kinda sick the rest of the day. Headaches and a runny nose. Maybe me not eating food is what caused my headache but I don't know what caused my runny nose. After black belt class, I finished my requirements and Me, my Mom and Dad went to watch the Spider Man movie. I liked it a lot but after that my runny nose and headache got worse from me starring at the screen for a long time. I folded clothes and stuff the rest of the night.

Today I woke up and went to black belt class at lake norman which was okay, once I left I went home and cleaned my room then went to the gym for 2 miles and other things. I then went to starbucks but the car started getting this little wasp inside of it so I had to get out and away from the car. Once I went home I chilled out for a little before working on 2 identical garden boxes that are pretty small and elevated about 2 feet. Once I finished I looked in my book and chilled out for a bit, I am now on a call with some of my friends. I hope everyone had an amazing day!

Woke up and went to black belt class. We were on a Zoom call with Master Evins. It was great. I ran a mile before breakfast with my parents. I also met with my mentor today after class. I did some requirements and chilled at home in the afternoon. My Grandaddy came up and we went to dinner. After dinner I did another mile. I will sleep good tonight. 

I woke up and went to my black belt class than grabbed some breakfast and went back to sleep I then went to shop for groceries and then i chilled out for a 

I attended Grandmaster Evins's black belt class this morning.  We warmed up by doing all the poomsaes, from Kwonsool through Koryo.  Then we concentrated on self-defense for Bocho Dans, 1st degree black belts and 2nd degree black belts.  At the end of practice, he said that with 4 Saturdays left in the cycle, we shouldn't be learning anything, we should be refining what we already know.  Everybody needs to be honest with themselves, find out what areas they need to work on, and get with their mentors.  Otherwise, it's going to be a long night for them.  I met one student who came to practice all the way from Kings Mountain.  If he could be there at 8:00am...  After practice, I went to go downtown and met with some of my fraternity brothers to help feed the homeless (which we do every third Saturday in each month) on 7th street.  No...

I took a pretty big test today so to get rid of the stress i just did my requirements. being tired really does help you forget about whatever. anyways, yesterdays bb class was fun. i really like when we do rotations like that so that if i make a mistake its easier to spot and get corrected.

Today I went to school and after school, I did my routine for my belt cycle and then I want to black belt class, and after that I went sparring, making sure that I catch up all my journals and clocking in all my journals.

Today was a good day at work. Took the little kiddos over to Enso so they could watch a movie, while the older group had a game day. I didn't set up the best games for the older kids, but they still had fun playing. We tried a variation of a game we played the other day, adding a few twists to make it more interesting for them. ​around the time I left to pick up a few kiddos—a great downpour that cooled things down considerably. Hopefully, the cooler weather sticks around for a few days before the extreme heat kicks back in. ​I definitely need to get better sleep tonight; I was pretty tired today. Great Black Belt class this afternoon! It was awesome working with Evan on our Hapkido breakaways. Looking forward to Black Belt class in the morning and hopefully a great weekend ahead. I hope everyone has...

Just made myself a list, kind of a pop quiz if you will...what are the forms, self-defenses, weapons forms, etc that you may have a pause with? Specifically...not for instance "Keumgang" but more like "double-check that you are fixing your knife hand preps correctly" or "the problematic turn in Double Stick Two". I tried to put as much detail into it as I could and this list is going to help shape my work this week and my mentee sessions as well. Something I learned in prepping for Greenville...I do well with specifics. I had very specific goals/obstacles that I wanted to attack and those determined what my time was used on. Food for thought. Happy Saturday, see you in class!

Today my mom came back from her business trip. Didn’t really do much tkd related stuff today. Kinda chilled. I reorganized my room and listened to the new album one of my favorite artists released. The power went out in the morning so that was odd. Tomorrow is my recital so i tried on some dresses. I also went to class today and im kinda scared because my teacher added a new formation literally today. Hopefully everything works out. That’s all for today, goodnight!n

21 today I was finally so happy it was friday because I could finaly get some sleep. I came home, did my tkd requirments and then went to sleep for an hour. Then I had to go to volunteering at the local blood drive for the red cross, and sadly have to miss the tkd class. It ok because I stall mad it to sparring class. Sparring class was so great because I learned many lessons about sparring. Overall it was a 7/10 day.

Today I had taken the black belt weekend class and advanced sparring class. In black belt class, we switched between stations of three, which were poemsaes, self defense, and staff/stick forms. In sparring we were able to spar for fou rounds, & I think I had my best sparring performance yet.

Today I was out almost all day and I finished my requirements kind of late but I still did them. I woke up and finished the pushups and sit ups etc but I didn’t do my Mile or my poomsaes and stuff. At around 8 We went to the Chiropractor and after we went to the cleaners and went home to drop my Dad off and my Mom and I went back to school shopping. After that, we picked up my Dad and we went out to eat while listening to og Kanye albums on the way. That made me happy just seeing that my dad knows the lyrics just like I do. I went home after to get ready for sparring. I took sparring and at home I finished my requirements and then showered. After I showered I went to eat dinner and watch TV. After I did all of...

    Today I woke up and went to school before heading to King Tiger. Today me little sister who recivied her bocho yesterday where going to BBC. This was her first time. She had lots of fun. I then went home and did my best to him complete and catch up on the things I didn't do from yesterday. Good night.

I am very tired. I could barely stay awake all day, and almost fell asleep a lot. Black belt class was good, we did15 breakaways instead of just the normal 10, so I'll practice those tomorrow morning before black belt class. I started reading The Lord of the Rings as well. I've already read them once, and I've seen the movies many times, but I feel that now that I'm older, I might get more joy out of reading it again. Anyway, I'm tired so I'm going to bed, goodnight!

Thank goodness its the weekend, I have been waiting all week! Today was a pretty easy school day, most of the teachers were tired so we didn't have a bunch of classwork which was nice. Absolute downpour on the way back to KT but it cleared up eventually. Little Tigers wasn't bad today and BBC was just reviewing and learning the take-a-ways. Finished up requirements before dinner and have been relaxing the rest of tonight. Goal for tomorrow is to get my 2nd digital detox in and just reset from the week. I have a lot of chores and homework hanging over my head that would feel really good to just knock out. Have a great weekend everyone! ~ Peyton

Hey everyone, today I was pretty tired but I was able to get what I needed to do done. first I went to school, did my classes then went home, then I finished up my homework, and now I'm ready for the weekend. I went to TKD and got that marked off, then went home and played Helldivers with my friends, it was a lot of fun. Anyways, I'll see you all later.

hi guys, i just finished all my calc work so i could do a little less work on the weekend. today i was supposed to go to sparring class but i didn't get to because the sat is tomorrow and i had to do some last minute studying. i'm gonna miss tomorrows bbc class too because of it so im really sad about that. my stomach is killingggggg me im gonna pass out. i hope everything settles before tomorrow so im not distracted. im super scared but i'm pretty sure this should be my last time taking it before i submit my apps so fingers crossed. goodnight!!

Today I woke up and went to school. At we school we read monologues of a book. Then science class was boring. then I had health which was also boring. Then I went to band, in which I play the trumpet, which was fun. Then I had social studies next in which I had a project. Then I had Math and I had to go to eighth grade for that class which is kind of annoying, since I am in seventh grade, and they do not teach math 1 in seventh grade, so I went to my class then we had a Pep Rally. After school I came back home  to the rain and thunder. We had no power so we just chilled until I had Tae Kwon Do black belt class, followed by sparring. After sparring hurt a lot, but once we got back it started to wear down. We...

Today at school was pretty eventful. I had like 2 tests today, and I had a meeting with my principal and my sponsor so I can start a Beta chapter at my school, and I think it went really well. We have a spot at the club fair next Wednesday, and I have another meeting next Friday to talk about further actions. But I did have to miss a little bit of AP Seminar, so I'm working on what I missed in class right now. After school, I came home and did my requirements, and that basically sums up my day. Anyway, I hope everyone had an amazing day and an amazing week. Goodnight!

I’m so tired lol. Started my period today, the day of sparring class of course. So did not have as much energy for that as I would have liked. Also got a skinned elbow and a decent kick to the jaw which hurts. (You know who you are KICK LIGHTER). Anyways, yeah, tired. Still dreading school next week. I do not want to go to black belt class in the morning. I’m fine with the evening classes but I always feel like a zombie on Saturdays. Anyways that’s all.

I woke up ate breakfast and went to school. Glad it’s Friday! I got to King Tiger and did some requirements. I did rolls and falls before black belt class. We had Chick Fil A for dinner and then I did a mile after dinner. Will be up early for class tomorrow. 

Today I woke up and ate breakfast. Then went to school. Then went home and relaxed a little. Then went to eat pizza place i didn't  know and liked the place. Then went to TKD for pictures and class. Then went home and went to do my workout .Thats my day.

Today was a pretty good day at school, busy, but at the end of the day I didn't have any homework which is always nice. I came home and got my requirements done before class this evening. Class was good, we went over the takeaways all the way through 15. after class I was able to get a mentor session which was also helpful because we went over some things about poomsae. I am about go on a run in order to hit the goal of 10 miles for the week. I hope everyone had a good week as we enter into another one tomorrow.

I woke up early so that I could get in my requirements at the Harrisburg YMCA, which opens at 5:00am.  Then, I came home and did my weekly yard work before it got too hot.  Also, I wanted to be able to rest enough for tonight's sparring class, and I'm glad I did.  We're halfway through the Black Belt Cycle, and even Master Foster told us how happy he was with our progress as a group. We have a bunch of smart kids, and, to me, it's like they went home every Friday night after class, thought about what Master Foster and Master Knight talked about in class, slept on it, then came back the next Friday night and put it into action.  We have a couple of students who are stone-cold killers when they want to be.  I mean, they are FAST!  Honestly, they would never try to intentionally hurt...

Today I woke up and went to school, in band at school we played our mouthpiece which was super fun and loud. Later I got picked up around 4 pm, I then went to my mums house and chilled out for a bit because we really dont get homework or things like that, I then went to the gym around 6 pm to go do my 1.5 mile i needed to finish off the week. I then went and tried a few of the machines, so after 30 minutes of trying machines I went home and chilled out, I just did my other workouts. I hope everyone had an amazing day!

It’s Friday! I ca e home from school and me and my mom went to get ice cream. Then I hung out with my friend and did my requirements.

yesterday all i did was class assistance and leadership. it’s kind of fun helping others in their classes. even more when they’re confused because i’m a white belt. 

Another round of color belt testing is done. And we have five new Bocho Dans! Always fun to help out with testing and to be able to watch students that you have taught and helped do their thing. And attacking them for self-defenses as well. Thinking about all of the ways that I have changed, things that were so hard that I figured out, challenges that became things that I love.  Easy is fun sometimes but conquering that something hard...so much better. Plus, I got a huge hug from one of my kiddos who did really well and has grown so much tbis summer, he's so proud and excited. Awesome thing to see! Hope you all have a beautiful Friday!

hi guys, had work today and came home late. currently doing homework and im so tired, one week of school is done and im ready for it to enddddd. goodnight

Today was a fairly typical Thursday—at least until work wrapped up. I was head counselor for the older kids and helped transport the middle group to the pool. It’s becoming very clear that the kids are ready to go back to school; end-of-summer cabin fever has set in, and their attitudes toward one another this week have definitely shown it. There was no sparring today due to testing, so I’ll need to figure out when and where to make up those rounds to stay on track for my cycle requirements. Even without sparring, the evening turned out great. I joined my wife, son, and in-laws for dinner at EEZ Fusion, which is always fantastic. Happy 75th Birthday, Bob! We love you and appreciate everything you do for our family. After dinner, we headed back to their house to help glue down a countertop and wire up a new TV and AV...

Today was pretty normal. The new season of one of my favorite shows came out today so I watched an episode and then did some of my requirements. I also practiced dance because recital is this weekend. Then I was just practicing piano, playing with my dog and chilling. In the evening I went to tkd class to help out. I ended up walking/running home instead of my dad picking me up because i was anyways going to after class. My house isn’t far from class too. But it was a little annoying since I was wearing crocs and had to carry my book, belt and uniform too. It wasn’t planned so not very convenient. But when i got home I just changed my shoes and did a quick mile just to wrap it all up. I lowkey didn’t get a good time if i’m being honest but better than other...

Today felt the most like a Sunday than an actual Sunday. Today was a pretty easy day to get everything done and I spent a lot of time with family. I did all of my requirements by noon and I was recording my second verse of my song which was way harder to rap than the first verse. I have a speech impediment and that makes it difficult to say everything the way I want to say it while also staying on beat. I did finish it but I'm gonna re do it to try and make it better. After that I had a mentee session with Matteo on Poomsaes and it's making me realize teaching is really hard when you're teaching a forgetful person. I'm that kind of person that has to be told the same things over and over again to break a bad habit of whatever I was...

Ive had 3 hours of sleep. I worked so hard for this weekend. It was an average day like any other. I did my tkd after school then practiced for the sat after my homework. Ive been so tired throught the day and jus would love some sleep. -1/10

Today was just a normal day at school. I was able to get most of my homework done in school. When I got home I did my requirements and practiced for my SAT which is on saturday. I'm not very nervous about it because I've been getting good scores on the practice test so I should be fine. Anyway i can take it again so its no big deal. 

Today I woke up for school and went. When I came back I had a class then, I went to Tae Kwon Do to help out.

Hello everyone, today was a pretty chill day actually, it was just mostly normal, woke up and went to school and did all my classes. In AP World History, we had a seminar where we talked about how the the word civilization had an impact on the people of the ancient era, and it is a bigger impact then you might think. After school, I had a mentor session with Lucas and my brother and that was good. After that we went to a church activity and we actually taught all the people there a little bit of Tae Kwon Do. Then we got home and I finished homework and now I must leave, farewell everyone, have a wonderful week.

I do not want to start school next week lol. Classes have been good though. There’s nothing I severely don’t know anymore which is good. I’m pretty tired. I’m behind on a couple things academically. Like lines for theater, college applications, the written test. I’m about to work on lines now, since that seems to need the most attention. I want to be at a good starting point when we start rehearsing that. That’s all, goodnight guys.

another day. school. not good. 6 hours of homework. robotics. pep rally today but i escaped school an hour early. came home. requirements. end of my 30 day nutrition challenge. overall pretty sad day. maybe tomorrow will be better.

As I was assisting in the Senior Tigers class tonight (ages 8-12), I was reminded of the importance of encouragement.  During one of the kicking drills, I could see the indecision as to whether or not they were doing the drill correctly in some of their eyes (even though they were for the most part).  So, I made sure to say, "Good job!" or give them a pat on the back.  Students usually remember encouragement they receive, not only from an instructor, but from anyone who is a higher rank than they are.  Good role models can inspire students to stay positive, work hard, and believe in their abilities. 

Today, school was pretty boring. I had a test in ELA and started my presentation that I have on Monday for AP Seminar. Other than that, nothing really happened. I went to TKD and got to get another sparring credit and had a mentor session. Anyway, I hope everyone had an amazing day. Goodnight!

All I keep telling myself is its almost the weekend. Even though its been a good week, I am so exhausted from the first full week of school! Today was good, only about 1.5 hour of homework tonight which is pretty light from what it has been. My run was definitely a struggle today, not sure if it was the heat or just exhaustion from the week but I got it done. All caught up on falls and rolls which is a relief and I'm working my way through my burpees that I need to catch up on. Thank goodness its color belt testing and there was no sparring tonight becuase I genuinely do not think I could of made it lol. I hope everyone's week has been going well! Keep up the great work! ~ Peyton

Today was a pretty descent day at school besides how busy today was. After school, I had a mentee session and by the time we were done, I was exhausted. I struggled to get through my requirements this evening because keeping up with school and requirements has been kind of strenuous. I'm planning to go to bed early tonight so hopefully I can feel great tomorrow.

    Today was a very exciting day, my sister, Layla, was going to test for her bochodan. I woke up in the morning ate some breakfast and.cx then went to school. I had a pretty pretty good day at school. After I got picked up by instructor, Shawn we went to King Tiger and I sat in the homework room and finished my homework. After that, I ran a mile with my sister before getting ready for helping out with testing. I had an amazing time helping out with testing. Unfortunately, she did not break her board, but she gave it her best try and did great. After that, we went to Publix grabbed us some candy and that brings us here. My mom is heating up some popcorn and we're going to enjoy the rest of the night. Good night.😴