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July 20th

Courtney Benson

Saturday, 20 July 2019

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Took sparring and black belt class today. Did a lot of self-defenses today. I need to work on Red/High Red self defense, as well as hapkido form 1,2, and 3. Finished all my sparring rounds today! Going to start putting my rolls and falls in the meditation tracking tab so I know how many I've done.

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Today I made matcha tea for the first time. I'm excited to keep working on it and trying different recipes. I really want to work on enhancing my drink making skills (coffee, tea, etc.). While I was drinking it, I find a few videos on YouTube on how improve the flavor and different add-ons.

I worked on poomsaes using the Kukkiwon Youtube. I only review Il, Eh, and Sam.

Ms. Suzanne and I worked on hopkido 4 last Saturday with guidance from the Grandmaster Lees demo video and in person guidance from Instructor Jen. I didn't think I could learn hopkido from reviewing videos, but after watching hopkido 5 today, multiple times, I feel comfortable with the steps. I'll still need to practice it in person and with an instructor for technique, but at least I'm more familiar about it. Hopikdo it not my favorite thing to practice, so learning it can be a bit overwhelming.

Fall 2024 Black Belt Cycle July 13, 2024 through October 4, 2024.

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