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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Last stretch

Got the written and physical test out of the way. The written test would probably be more of the challenge for me. I do not have a mind for foreign languages and remembering all the Korean words is tough. I have enough problems with English. Today, some of you got to see Grandmaster Evins really mad. And I don't blame him one bit. It's not difficult to figure out what this is all about. This should be something you can look back on and feel proud about because of what you went through. Don't screw it up by short cutting yourselves. Not to mention, it was pretty dumb. I mean, no one was invisible out there, so why would they think they could go for a stroll and not get caught. If you haven't figured it out, one shirker can bring down the whole group on the overnight test. Respect each other. Be honest, Be patient, Help each other. Sound familiar? Let's start living up to what we say and practice. As the highest belt in the group, I have to except the blame for those who don't wish to be apart of the team and perform the bare minimum. I don't mind burpees and push ups, but I do mind those who could care less for bringing down others for selfish reasons. Hopefully, this will not repeat. 

Tuesday, March 12th
A strange day...