Aiden journal entries 26 to 40

#26 2/18/2025

There is testing today for the color belts, so no class. I have to say I need the break, this cycle has been tough already. I got my 3 pullups today! They are calling for snow tomorrow. I love snow. I would be fine with lots. But tomorrow is Max’s last day teaching sparring, so I actually don’t want snow this time. No quote today.

#27 2/19/2025

No class today. Again, happy to have a break, my ankle thanks the weather. But sad Max didn’t get his last class. His energy is always so fun. I will miss him. I made my black belt video and my mom posted it for class. Since I got 3 pullups, I want to do 4 for my next video. I have run dry on quotes.

#28 2/20/2025

Just another day without class. Working on essays, getting all my forms and exercise completed. We went to Culvers for dinner and shopped at Costco. Nothing much to report today.

#29 2/21/2025

I started to really study for the black belt test this week. I have searched for answers and asked questions in class. I want to make sure I have answers and can pass the test. I also want to work on my kicks and forms to make them sharp.

#30 2/22/2025

Today, along with exercises and study time, I worked on my stick form 1 and stances. Master Opey told me to make my stances longer. He has been a great mentor. We have made a lot of progress.

#31 2/23/2025

I watched a movie with my dad. We watched Venom, the last dance. I have to say it was a mid movie. I like Marvel and they could have done so many cool things with him and the other forms of Venom. They really missed a lot. As Venom likes to say, “We are Venom!”

#32 2/24/2025

Today was belt testing for PMAA. We tested on double stick forms and 8 strikes. I only did this one class today. At home, I studied for my test and did all my forms and exercises. We are more than half done.

#33 2/25/2028

Today I did 2 classes and had a mentee session with Zeke and Roman. It is fun showing them how we do things here. I got another leadership credit. We worked on Il Chang, yellow belt 1 step and high yellow belt self-defense. I am glad they are coming to class here.

#34 2/26/2028

We started on my skill challenge today. We chose to make apple sauce, apple crisp and whipped cream all homemade. My mom bought me an apple peeler thing and I got one long strip of apple peel. Today we finished everything and took pictures. Mom will upload it to the FB group.  I had black belt and sparring class today too.

#35 2/27/2025

Today Mom uploaded the challenge to the website. I also wrote the essay for this one. Master Opey had me doing alternating lunges last night. He also told me that I have to work on my turning back kick. I have to do 100 kicks a day, 50 for each side. Tomorrow, we go to Greenville for instructor’s camp.

#36 2/28/2025

Today my mom and I went to the instructor’s camp. This is my first time going and I slept most of the time. Mom got quiet time in the car. We got to our hotel. We went and found food. We had Mediterranean food. I had blue lemonade. We looked around a little, saw the football stadium. We got sweet frog and went back to the hotel. I could not do pull ups or jump rope today. No place in the hotel to work on them. 

#37 3/1/2025

The instructor’s camp was the best. I got to meet lots of new people. I have never seen so many black belts in one place. I really like taking classes with Grandmaster Lee. I think this was the 3^rd time I have taken class with him.  It was a long day I will continue on another post.

#38 3/2/2025

Yesterday was so much fun!!! I did power breaking with Master Hartle, forms with Master Natasha and creative kicks with Master Marcus and Master Osbourne. I have war wounds on my hands from the boards and mom has a cool video of me breaking a board in midair. It was a long drive back for my mom. Next year we will stay until Sunday. I cannot wait to do it all again next year!

#39 3/3/2025

I got bento the boxwood today. I have completed all essays except the one for community service. Physical testing is this week. Mikey tested for his PMAA belt today and he did really well. We are so close to being finished.

#40 3/4/2025

Today is my parents’ wedding anniversary. They have been married for 19 years. We were able to go to Indonesia in December and I got to see where they got married. I had a mentee session with Zeke and Roman. They are confused because their old school called things different than what we call things. They are doing well.