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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I am a happy camper tonight, happy dance away.  This has been a very challenging cycle for me, and I know everyone else, but bottom line if you want something, and focus, you can do anything you put your mind to.  Requirements complete and the mail man put the icing on the cake when I got home. 

Stressfull day at work, but will figure it out, then off to South Charlotte.  OK if you have not figured it out yet I am with Master Chin & Inst. Hsin at South Charlotte.  Did my queen of colorox wipes thing, got all the leaves off the walkway, finished requirements, helped in class then stayed for adult class, very productive.  Had a fantasic class!!!!  What I enjoy the most is that it's not a teaching method of do this, they explain why we are doing it.  It's blue stripe week and while sparring combinations are important, and the drills, learn how to be a good partner and properly hold the targets.  Targets vs bags then the infamous foot work.  While it may not all get absorbed it's great that the why is conveyed.  We have a class ranging from yellow belts to 3rd dan and what rocks is that we all make it work together!!!!! I will say this Miss Ed was my partner and hello she is incredible.  All I am going to say is that you need to meet her.  Foreign exchange student from China and I think she may be able to give Inst. Hsin a run for his money in sparring.  Very kind soul being paired with me.

Not going to study tonight, just take a few to curl up with my book, yes it will be a few because I am tired, mindless reading because that is what I enjoy.  Looking forward to Saturday and seeing everyone.  Not going to stress about anything all I can do is my best.  It is what it is!!! 

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