By Aris Smith on Tuesday, 06 May 2025
Category: Candidate Journals

May 6th

I of course had another awesome day today a King Tiger. I slept in and took my time to stretch really well. I allowed myself to move form the gradual stretching and opening my eyes into a good yoga flow. I ventured out to Starbucks again hoping for a better barista, drink or at the very least better music. Well 2 out of 3 ain't bad. I got a much better coffee and my barista tried to make my drink taste right and she was kind so that more than made up for it. I sat down to relax and I invested some time into getting deeper into my latest book. I spent a good rest of the day just reading my book relaxing. I made my way to the Dojang a bit later. We had an excellent class in after school today building on some of the movement concepts we worked on previously. I also got the honor of helping Master Randle with her classes today. I appreciate the ability to learn from someone who does such an exceptional job leading and demonstrating the right way to carry yourself inside and outside of the Dojang. I respect how much she gives to the Dojang with her time expertise and experience. My bias Master Evins was the in charge of all other classes today. Whenever he is instructing class I feel much more aware of every movement that I make on the mats. He doesn't expect perfection however he expects you to follow his movements and verbal instructions to the best of your ability. I'm thankful he is patient because he makes the techniques so precise and accurate that it makes you wonder if you actually have control of your own limbs or have you just been a wacky inflatable flailing arm man. He always breaks it down in way that is much simpler to follow but still ensures your technique is on par. I'm going to find something good to eat, relax watch some NBA playoff games and play some video games this evening. Y'all take care have a good evening.  

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