This is my first journal entry for my 4th degree black belt cycle. I find myself in amazement that I have come this far. When I started in TKD I joined because my girls were taking the classes and I was "encouraged" to join in by my husband and the Hartle's. I thought at that time "oh well I will do this for a little while", well a little while has been about 10 years, and I'm still going.