Spring 2024 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!
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"In taking life for granted, we likewise fail to notice it." Steven Batchelor

Finished week as a white belt. I liked teaching. It is amazing to work with these little kids. If you can get their attention and keep it, their minds are like sponges. It is fun to let them show you what they know.

Small black belt class yesterday. I was grateful. I wasn't on the edge of the mat and we did not have to pause to back up in the middle of the poomsaes. Master Cavazos is a stickler, but I need that right now. I think I know my poomsaes, now I have to work on performance anxiety causing me to lose focus. At this point it is not a matter of knowing the poomsae, it is not getting distracted while performing them. I think I will approach it like a form of meditation. 

Helped with the testing preparation class tonight. Teaching is hard work. 

I'll have my niece this weekend. I'll do requirements in the mornings when she is sleep. Going to get some mats, so I can fall and roll at home. Also need a pull up bar to dangle from each day (have yet to actually be able to pull myself up, maybe i need a small trampoline under the bar) Getting silly....G'night fellow cyclers

Really cool moment
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