Spring 2026 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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Teaching as a "White Belt"

I tried a new breakfast today, Oats Overnight. It was Cookies and Cream flavor and wasn't half bad. When I got to school, I started working on my show during free time. From there I just did our normal class schedule, and at lunch I had leftovers from last night to make "walking tacos". Basically, you use any individual sized bag of chip you like, add your beef (or chicken), and whatever toppings you like, mix and enjoy. At recess, we played soccer and I scored 4 goals. The score was 7-8 with us losing. Hopefully tomorrow my team will win. In AIG today, I worked on a logo for my business that I have with my friend Jackson (from my story, 4 boys 1 car). Our business is called "SanLin" which is a combination of my last name (Sanchez) and Jackson's which is Lin. Our product is basically like the Roomba vacuum with a trashcan on top, with the added feature of mopping your floors too. School ended as usual, my mom brought me a turkey and cheese sandwich, and I got home in time to dress and get ready for taekwondo. At taekwondo, I got to assist with junior class alongside Abraham who's a 2nd Dan I believe. After that, I did my requirements during the next senior and junior class before attending my 645 senior class. When we finished, I got to meet with my mentor Instructor Conner who's in the cycle with us for his 5th Dan? From there I had basketball practice and got in some extra running time tonight. I'm soooooo ready for bed. 

January 13th
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