Fall 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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Relax with three x's

Ever thought about the North Carolina sky at exactly 8:16 PM? If you said yes, it was a 1 in 1440 chance in the day. Where I'm going with this is that the sky at exactly 8:16 pm is very relaxing. And relaxing is something that we need to be doing since we're two weeks away from our black belt testing. When you're going through your forms or practicing your kicks you don't want to look or feel like a cinder block. You can all stretch. Even to my adults, it's not embarrassing. Trust me. Speaking of relaxation, I'm feeling pretty good myself. I'm fairly confident with all of my forms and weapons forms and I'm done with my essays except for editing. Although last night I wasn't relaxed after Master Natasha mistakenly told me that essays were due tomorrow. I jumped out of my skin and made the most serious face possible. Luckily, they're actually due the 16th. It may seem like a long time from now, but it's coming up quickly so if you have not finished your essays, you better call up Will Shortz and get some editing help. Besides that, I believe in you and I think you can do it. We have to stick up for one another as a black belt community. And be... you guessed it... relaxed. Like the neighbor's cat next door who farts rainbows. Good night everyone. See you tomorrow at the final physical test. And remember... stay relaxed. 

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