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!

Journal 29

Today was a good day ran two miles helped out with class and was practicing my tornado kick alot today trying to get height control along with my hurricane hook kick. I also tried the strawberry frosted lemonade from chik fil a solid 7.5 out of 10 would recommend anyways peace

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #33

Today was alright I guess, I woke up to go to school early in the morning but my dad got a email from my school saying there was a 2 hour delay because the light snow froze from last night. So When I got to school we were told that the schedule would be the same as yesterday but F and C blocks were swapped. So that was a bit confusing, but overall the school day was mid. After school I came home and did my homework, after I watched tv until it was time to go to sparring class. After sparring class I came home, ate dinner, then did my requirements as well as run  2 miles on my treadmill. Have a good night:)

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02/05/26

Today was our second day back from school. I did my requirements early in the morning, and after school had a forensics event. Then I went home ate some food, and then went to KT to help out with classes and then had a mentee session in between and sparring afterwards. Today was a pretty productive day!

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2/5

Thursdays are usually a busy schedule for me. I got work at 11am to 1pm, then I have some time to eat before leaving to work at 4:30 at the dojang. The cycle takes up some time now and my routine schedule has been a little thrown off. Today felt extra busy but honestly I enjoy filling in some of the time gaps. Instead of wasting time on my phone or something I do my run or practice. 

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2/5/26

Finally we had a day where we actually went to school. It wasn’t a regular day though since we had a 2 hour delay this morning. I caught up on some work I missing and after school I went to taekwondo, where I did class assistance and leadership, then I do sparring class which was fun. That is mostly it for today.

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30

Today was the first day back at school and I’m so tired.  I helped with a class today and did homework.

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2/5/26

We had a 2 hour delay today, which was super nice. I wish we had these all the time so I don’t have to wake up so early. Did the usual today, homework, requirements and things like that. My run today was really satisfying for some reason, not sure why. Anyways, tomorrow we go back to a regular school schedule, which is super disappointing, but what can you do.

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2/5/26

Today was pretty normal. I couldn’t run my miles at school today which was a bummer. After school I helped with TKD class and had a mentor session after. After TKD I got home and made myself a sandwich for dinner.  After dinner I learned how to make origami kunai which are really cool.

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2/5/26

Today was the day that we go back to school but had a 2 hour delay and its was pretty normal there but after school i went with my brother to go get his new glasses he's never had them before so hopefully they don't break but in all it was just another day

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Back to school :(

Today was an ok day for me. Today was the first day back from school from the snowstorm that hit again over the weekend. I got there and started talking to my friends about anything we could think of. We started out the day with math, then AIG, lunch, reading, recess, then finally encore. There wasn't much to do at school so this will be short. After school, I went to taekwondo. I got all of my requirements done except run. After taekwondo, I went to swim. I was able to move up to the next level of learning, so now I am in the last level. After that, I went home, took a shower, and settled down for bed.  

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2/5/26

Today was pretty uneventful. It was our first day back at school after this unexpected break and the teachers were not slacking. I have a bunch of tests and presentations coming up, but it's fine. After school was sparring. Today my mom and other sister joined us for the first time :) Unfortunately, right when my ankle was starting to heal I banged it up again and now it's super painful. Hopefully it feels better tomorrow for BBC though. Have a good Friday! 

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February 5th

So I worked it out with the job where I only have to work two Saturdays. That's great. However, they took my idea for how to do this I gave them a year ago.  You win some you lose some I guess.

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2/5

Today was pretty basic. Nothing really happened at school, I finished a test and recapped on the day we were out. After school I did the requirements and did some homework. Then we went to sparring and most of my family went which was fun! Then when we got back I studied for a test tomorrow and finish up the homework. Now I am getting ready for bed. :)

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2/5/26

Today I had 1/2 day at school. And honestly, it's pretty fun We first did morning work, then we did math, then we did. Science, then we. Red for 20 minutes. Yeah, I know. It's lunch time, then we have recess. Then I went on the bus to go back home. And when I got back home I did my requirements. Then when my mom got back home I ran 3 miles. Then I ate some pizza. And that was my day. Have a good day. 

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2 / 5 / 26

Today I woke up at 6:00 like an ordinary school day. I started to get ready and then right around 6:15, the school calls and says their will be a two hour delay. Instead of crawling back in bed, I took advantage of the extra time and completed my requirements. It felt really good knowing that when I came home I would not have to do any kind of working out. After school, I went to King Tiger to get some leadership credits. I came home to eat and then went right back over to King Tiger for sparring class. After class, I came home and finished up the requirements that I did not have time for in the morning. - Lucas.

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Journal #23 2/05/2026 - Lalitha

Today was finally a normal school day. Once I finished classes, I got my requirements done and spent some time studying before heading over to TKD. I helped out with the Senior Tigers and had a mentor session, which went really well. After that I came back home, wrapped up my homework, and called it a day. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. (*^▽^*)  

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Pretty Good Day

Yesterday I didn't journal, so let me recap for a second. Yesterday was pretty good, I just had school with a 2 hour delay which was honestly really nice to sleep in and have shortened classes. I came home, went running, did some homework, and finished up requirements. My mom and I had dinner at Five Guys last night and that felt so good to eat a greasy burger and fries. I'm not sure why but it hit different last night lol. Today was alright; I had school, went running, requirements, and then sparring class. Sparring wasn't too strenuous and I enjoyed seeing everyone there tonight! Now I'm getting ready to go to bed and am definitely looking forward to Friday and Jr. Instructor's Camp this weekend!! Finish off the week strong everyone! ~ Peyton

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2/5/26

Today was a pretty good day. I was finally back in school although with a 2-hour delay. After me and my dad went to the gym but I went out back to the green way and ran 3 miles. We then came home and I did alot of physical requirements and practicing techniques. After I went to Teakwando where I was able to assist the 6:15 class and get a mentee and mentor credit.

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Sid - 02/05

Today, after school I went to basketball practice and from there I went to sparring. Nothing really happened today that was worth talking about, so yeah, that was my day. Pretty boring if you ask me.

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 32 Of Black Belt Journey

Day 32: One piece adventures! Today I woke up with a two hour delay of school! I did all the essentials at school, and turned in my remote learning! Once I came back home, I watched one piece and I was on episode 105. It was where crocodile left most of Luffy's crew to drown! Crocodile was also known as Mr.0! Plus, they used chopper as a decoy and used a fake name known as Mr. Prince. When I finished watching episode 105, I did some exercise, ate dinner, played with my sister, and went to bed to get ready for the next day! Have a terrific Thursday!

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Thursday

We were back to school today, and it was pretty chill. We were supposed to have 2 tests, but we only had 1, which I got a 100 on. Everything else was just catching up because we had a mini winter break. I have a meeting that I have to attend at 6 PM, but I will finish all my requirements for the day before that. We had a 2-hour delay today, also. I also just finished all my homework and was eating some food. Tomorrow, I will be getting a lot of requirements done because I will be at the dojang from 5:30 PM to 8 PM.

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Journal 34

We had to go back to school today, but it was a delay, so I guess that’s cool. Did a couple projects then knocked out my run when I got home. My friend also came over to help me do my self defense and kicking so that was fun. Now I’m just doing homework until class later.

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2/5

Good evening, had a short day today with a delay at school. Came home knocked out a mile before I heads to class tonight and sparring. Im excited for the weekend lots of things to look forward to.

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Feb 5

Finally got some miles in yesterday! And a pretty good workout  too.  The snow and ice has definitely hurt that number but back to work on it. Busy day at the dojang yesterday with color belt testing coming up. Stance work seems to be my theme for the week, important in so many areas.  I worked on Bolo with my mentees who are picking it up really well, proud of them!  Getting ready for Junior Instructors Camp, always a fun time with a lot of learning going on too. I'm sure that I will see some of you there. Happy Thursday everyone and see you in sparring class!

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Exam

I had my first exam today for the semester. Accounting is a class that I've found it hard if learn if you don't spend time practicing it. There's formats for certain things that you have to memorize and you have to know which category certain actions fall under. With the snow and not being in class for about two weeks, I wasn't very happy to take it, but I did alright. We had practice problems we could use online to help us with concepts as a lot of this takes practice to learn. Overall I like the class and the teacher has been very helpful so not much problems with it.

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2/4

My day was very boring i was sitting on my chair all day for school a goof thing is during online classes me and my freinds where trolling adding funny backgrounds to our camreas. And later i had gotton some food from wendy's which was pretty good.

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Wednesday - February 4, 2026

Today was a successful remote learning day. I focused mostly on my math working with fractions. This evening I met with my mentee and mentor, and I also did two classes.

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Journal #22 2/04/2026 - Lalitha

Today was… a lot. School was async, so I just pushed through the work and got it out of the way. After that I walked to TKD and handled the usual: lined everyone up, helped the Senior Tigers, and then stacked a mentor session, a mentee session, sparring, and BBC back‑to‑back. By the end I was definitely running on fumes, but I still got everything done. Came home, finished the rest of my homework, and now I’m calling it a day. Hope everyone’s staying warm and hanging in there. Good luck with the rest of the cycle! — ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ ( •̀ ω •́ )y 🍵      

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Journal 28

Today was a good day went to sparing and blackbelt class worked on hapkido and 1st dan self defense im still thinking about my new skill maybe baking a cake or cookies I dont know yet I love food i had 5 pieces of fried chicken today Publix has good fried chicken anyways peace

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29

Today I didn’t do much but I did all of this lol.  4 school zoom meetings, got ahead on my homework, I cooked my lunch, did my requirements, went to King Tiger to help lead and assist with a class, sparring and black bet class, showered and ate dinner.  Now I’m really tired but I can’t go to sleep lol.  

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #32

Today was ok, I woke up, there was a 2 hour delay before school. School was interesting we had 30 min classes so it was like 15mins shorter. After school I came home did homework, and went to taekwondo for class assistance and leadership. After class I came home and did requirements.

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2/4/26 Remote

Pretty simple day today. Another remote day today for school and I got all my work done really early. I then had to clean my house and do my requirements. Didn’t go to taekwondo today but I am ahead on my assistance and leadership thankfully. That was mostly it for today.  

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2/4/26

Today was a good day. It was a remote day agian at school so I finished all my work then got to work on my physical requirements, poomsaes, and self defence. After I was able to do a mentee session before sparring class, I then attended sparring class and BBC.

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February 4th

Finally I get to go back to work but I've got problems.  Because of the snow and ice I'm going to have to work the next five Saturdays.  

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2/4/26

Today we had a 2 hr delay so I got to sleep in-ish! We didn’t go outside for PA today so I couldn’t run my miles. After school I went to school I went to TKD. And took class. After class I got my stuff signed but I had to go home quickly so I couldn’t get a session. After TKD I had some chick-fil-a. After that I did some homework and I’m about to go to bed. Bye.

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01/04/26

I had school today, and we had a 2 hour delay. I got my requirements done early. It was pretty busy since everyone was rushing to get stuff done, from selling tickets, homeworks, tests, exit tickets, lesson plans, and projects. I came home and studied hard core for three tests tomorrow, and now I feel pretty good. 

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2/4/26

Today was actually surprising that we had no school? because a lot of schools did so well yeah im glad we didnt have school again but tomorrow we have to go back but today i had remote work and after i was done i got my requirement done then went to taekwondo

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Sid - 02/04

Today, I had full day of school, so it was a long day. After that I noticed that I was running low on my sparring classes, so I went to the North Charlotte location to fill one of my sparring slots. And also before I did sparring and went to swimming class, so it was a productive afternoon.

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fun day :]

Today was a cool day for me. I woke up, then went back to sleep. When I woke up again at like 11:20, I got to work on my game. It was not finished today. There is only 2 more things to be added to serve its purpose as a tycoon game, but the 2 things are big things. I skipped breakfast because it was too late to have breakfast, so I had tacos for lunch. I just hung out in my room until it was time to go to church. When I got to church, I got my food and snacked on my food till I got home. When church started like always, we go to game time. We played a game where we pulled the other teams flag off their body, then we went to bible study. After that, I went home, did my work for remote learning, and...

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2/4/26

Today was pretty relaxed. It was a remote school day and that took up most of my day. I did my requirements before heading to TKD. We finally learned bolo so I’m pretty excited about that. I also got a mentee and mentor meeting in :) Unfortunately we have to go back to a regular school schedule tomorrow 😒 But I have a pretty busy weekend coming up so it’s something to keep me motivated… Have a good rest of your week everyone!

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Journal 33

Today was pretty chill. This remote day was definitely better than the last one. I got my work done in a couple hours then went on my run. Then I came back and finished the rest of my requirements. I also went to a bbc today so that was fun. Anyway that’s it my day was boring.

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Carter Mech

today was a chill day. not much. I went to work with my dad. i 3D printed a bunch of things today. hope tomorow is more exciting.

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2/4/25

Today was also a remote day. The work for today was lesser than yesterday, but still a good amount. Not too hard either. At practice today, I was able to help out with the younger students and also get my black belt credit in. Got a two hour delay tomorrow, which is better than nothing I guess.

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2/4

Toady was ok, it was a remote day at school today which was nice. I got my work done pretty quickly and then did the requirements. I went to my friends birthday party which was really fun! We made candles, but sadly we have to wait to pick them up. Then we went to Mandolinos and I had to leave a little bit early for TKD. We got a lot done and learned bolo, which I am excited to work on lol. Tomorrow we have to go back to school, but at least it’s only a two day week! 

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2 / 4 / 26

Today the school systems were on a two hour delay. Tomorrow, school for me will be the same as any regular day. I'm thankful that there was a 2 hour delay today because instead of waking up at 4:30 AM like I usually do on Wednesday to go for a run, I got to sleep in until 6:30 AM. School was per usual today, nothing crazy happened. I went to King Tiger for some leadership credits as well. After that I came home and did my requirements. The rest of my evening will be spent studying for my chemistry test on mole conversions and stoichiometry of empirical and molecular formulas. - Lucas

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2/4

Remote Day today, so I didn't get that much schoolwork. I finished it all pretty quickly, ate lunch, relaxed, and finished my requirements. My dad and my brother are going to the YMCA after they drop me off at the dojang, so I can get some other requirements done. Tomorrow we have a 2-hour delay, so I'm happy about that, but I wish we didn't have school at all. There is still some snow, so it should've been canceled. 

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workouts

So I am still doing Alexander Strong workouts today was 10 rounds 6 burpess, 12 reverse lunges I added a kettlebell here then 6 pushups followed by 12 squats with kettlebell and finally 12 situps lat pullovers. I did this and then the pelton for 30 minutes interval and arms. I am trying. 

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back to school

I am going back to school today on a delay. Im excited to get back and see my friends. Im going to run after school to keep up with my miles and head to class tonight to help out. I'm still sticking with my water first thing in the morning before I have anything else.

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February 4th

I don't think I've ever seen so now stick around in Charlotte like this. It's really messing up my work schedule.

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Journal 32

I’m writing this so late but I didn’t want to lose my streak. Nothing really happened today tho. I was able to run outside instead of walking so that was cool. I had way more work today so I didn’t get to start my workouts till the afternoon. I was able to take the PMA class tho and that was pretty cool. Anyway that’s it.

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Feb 3

With the exception of miles I had a great day for requirements, good workout this morning and some more this evening when I came home. Funny how I started out just stretching some tight muscles and that led to feeling more relaxed which led to "might as well" some more push-ups, sit-ups and even some plank. Every minute counts! Hitting the gym tomorrow and getting some miles in on the treadmill...the greenway in my neighborhood is still pretty icy for the moment.  Have any of you checked your stances lately? I worked with quite a few students on theirs today and it is always good to check your basics every now and then. Hopefully tomorrow is the last day of the week that kiddos are out of school! Have a happy Wednesday!

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2/3

I'm tired of all this snow and cold. I love it for a bit but its been too long. Its getting warmer and feeling much better, but I'm ready to see grass again instead of getting my socks wet everytime I go outside. I do like seeing the sun again and the roads are good now. Were finally back to regular schedule at the dojang and it feels good. Having testing last week and this weather felt really weird so hopefully were done with that for now. 

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2nd day of remote

Today was a fun day. I worked a lot on my game that I am making in Roblox. Hopefully I can get it done tomorrow. It is a type of game where you get money and buy upgrades or more droppers, which is the part that drops the form of money (i.e. blocks). I already have a game tester to see if there are any bugs with the game and the reviewer. The most likely error to occur is people controlling other people's tycoons, so I will make sure to add the code to stop that from happening. After all, it will be complicated game to make. After that, I went to taekwondo. At taekwondo, I helped with the juniors, did my requirements, and took class. I was supposed to go to my basketball game, but it was cancelled, so I went home. My great uncle got my pullup bar repositioned...

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2/3

Today was good. Nothing really happened. There was no school today, again. I worked on some essays, and actually got a lot done! Then we when went down town to run some errands.Then I did the requirements and played out side for a little bit. We had a snack and the relaxed. There a remote day at school tomorrow! Seems like there’s going to be another two day week! :)

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2/3/26

Today I woke up, did my chores, and had no school again. Which I wasn't surprised. Because I haven't had school like this whole week, so yeah. Then I went to class to help out. Then after class a did a mentee session with meantem and i help out jace so after that i mde dinner for my famliy (made spicy TeriyakiChicken With rice and vegetables.) it was sooooo good.Then ate it With that.(mmmmmmmmm yummy.And that was a day peace. 

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Carter Mech

Nothing much. I want and worked with my dad and overall chill day. me and my family watched a movie 

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Snow day

Woke up ate breakfast played in the snow did the remote work played on the snow again. And did the sae project for ag and ran at the track.

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2/3/26

school is remote for another day. These past weeks I had barely been going at all. Today though I finished all my schoolwork work, and went to taekwondo where I did my  leadership and class assistance . Nothing much for today 😆

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Tuesday

Today is Tuesday I had virtual school, I had to get onto zoom meetings so I could do all of my school work. After I finished with my school work I played games and worked out, then I went to TaeKwonDo helped out with class and did a mentee session. After all of that I came home, ate dinner, and took a bath.

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2 / 3 / 26

Today was a remote school day. I feel like my teachers assign a lot more things to do when we are at home than when we are at school. I had about 4 hours of schoolwork today. Luckily my school is on a 2 hour delay tomorrow, I think a lot of schools in the area are doing the same thing. A bit later in the afternoon, I knocked out my requirements.  I did not really do much else for the rest of the day. I am kind of happy we are going back to school tomorrow because it is quite boring when you do not have much to do for the day. - Lucas  

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28

Today was a boring day.  I stayed at home and did my school work and requirements.  I led and assisted with a class and that was fun today.

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Day by Day

I hope everyone is having a good week! I had e-learning today and that was fine, just ready to get back into school and a normal schedule! Theres a 2 hour delay tomorrow so that's nice. I got lots of requirements done today and enjoyed some relaxation by watching Grey's Anatomy! Just taking the week day by day and getting through it. Karen Salmansohn once said, "Strength grows in the moments when you think you can't go on but you keep going anyway." Good night! ~ Peyton

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #31

Today was ok, I woke up to do some work for remote learning, at least its something to do. After that I relaxed all day, later I after dinner I ran 2 miles and did my requirements. Have a good night:3

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Journal #21 2/03/2026 - Lalitha

Today moved in slow motion. With school cancelled again tomorrow, the whole day had this quiet, in‑between feeling. I still knocked out my requirements like usual, just kind of drifting from one thing to the next. I even made some progress on an essay, which honestly felt good to clear off my plate. Most of yesterday’s snow finally started melting, so everything looked a little less frozen and a little more slushy. I also had a mentor session (THANKS MASTER WEEKS :> ) and later helped out with the Senior Tigers. Leading the kicks definitely snapped me out of that autopilot haze. The rest of the day stayed pretty chill (SORRY I HAD TO I BETTER STOP LOL) :> Hope everyone’s staying warm and pushing through. Good luck with the rest of the cycle! — ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ ( •̀ ω •́ )y 🍵

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2/3/26

Today was pretty uneventful. I got to sleep in because school was off and I got a lot more work done on my essays. After lunch I went downtown with my family to run some errands. When I got back I made cookie sandwiches. They are so good :D I didn’t go to KT today so I just did my requirements and relaxed. I’m happy because school is remote tomorrow so it looks like we’re going to have another two day week. Stay warm everyone!

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Sid - 02/03

Today I woke up late and just played monopoly the whole day. Then I just went outside and played with ice for a while and and then went to tae kwon do. I also set a reminder for me to so my journal because for some days I keep forgetting!

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 31 Of Black Belt Journey

Day 31: Another day off! Today when I woke up, I saw lots of melted snow outside and it was only 23 degrees! When I did my remote learning, it was pretty easy and I got to play some games after that! I helped shovel some ice, too! Then, I did some practice and ate dinner, then went to bed. Have a good day guys!

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2/3/26

Today was a good day. I had a remote day agian so I got all of that done and eas able to go to the gym all before lunch where I ran a mile. After I did my physical requirements and worked on poomsaes and self defence for a while. After I went to the modified 6:15 class where I helped out.

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02/03/26

I had elearning today, and I made a snowman outside. His name is Bartholomew Olafsen Svan III of Snowington. I did my requirements, and then practiced piano. Now I'm going to study. I've got three unit tests for when I come back for school... high school. Then I'm going to head over to KT in the snow.

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Cold

it is fun talking to my northern friends when I tell them it is 14 degress F here in Charlotte, My friedn in Upper Darby PA was in the 30's while on the phone with him yesterday. Go figure the south is colder than the north. Stay warm friends and see you on the mat.

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remote learning again....

we are on remote learning again. I did sleep in, got started on my requirements and then school work. Hopefully if my dad finished work early we are going to go to Dave and busters to play games. I have stated mu nutritional challenge and it's that I have to drink water first. So I must start with water then If I choose something after I can but must start with water.  Then I will see everyone at class tonight.

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Remote learning...again

Today was another good day. I'm glad that the roads seemed to be a bit better so that we could make it to taekwondo. From the time I got up until we left for 4pm class, I got to work on my coding which was nice, especially since I wasn't able to use my computer AT ALL since Thursday. I got a lot accomplished on this prototype tycoon that I'm working on, but I still have a way to go before I can publish it on Roblox. We didn't do much overall today, didn't even go outside until class started. Tomorrow, we have another remote learning day which is nice. And I'm supposedly going to have my makeup basketball game from LAST Saturday... even though we also missed our game 2 days ago too. We'll see how that goes. Aside from all of that, I got to do a mentor lesson...

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2/2/26

Had a lot of homework to do today. Really spent most of the day doing that + my requirements. I also ran 2 miles today, but the cold was insane. But practice was fun today, got in some good work. Anyways, I’m just hoping the work tomorrow is a little tamer.

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2/2

My day was good I slept in then I went to chick fil a for breakfast. Then I got home did some work and was going to work out chest but it hurts because of all the push ups I’ve been doing lately.

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Journal 27

Today was a good day ran two miles me and my dad spent awhile shoveling out the driveway getting the snow off the cars and breaking the ice nothing else really happened this week I filmed by blackbelt class video I have to fix my self defense and step instead of sliding anyways peace

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Feb 2

Schools were out today so.we had kids in the building, I really didn't have a lot to do.with them as I was catching up on office work. That's unusual but I'm sure that I will be with them tomorrow. Had a great session of weapon work with Instructor Peyton. And as usual we had a list of questions to ask...poor Master Chelley, she probably wanted to shut the office door😂 Seriously though, if you are really watching yourself and your fellow black belts as we are working through our curriculum and you see they do something differently...ask a question, verify who is correct or if a technique has changed some. I have questions all of the time, it's just one more way to learn. Have a good night and a happy Tuesday!

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2/2/26 Remote Days

Another Monday which sucks, but wait we have a remote day. Pretty thankful for the snow because we hadn’t been going to school for a bunch of days now. Tomorrow is also remote which I’m happy. Today though I finished all my schoolwork and went to taekwondo where I did class assistance and leadership. Then I got all my requirements in and I am probably going to work on another essay for tomorrow. That’s mostly it for today.

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2/2

I've decided to start the diet challenge today. I chose to only eat food that isn't processed for the challenge. Not sure what to expect but I know that staying away from food that was made artificially is going to help my body a lot. We only had three classes today so none of our families have to drive home late. The roads are still bad and many areas are not safe to go fast on. I've got to drive tomorrow to work so not really looking forward to it. 

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #30

Today was also BORING, I sat at home all day and did nothing but lay in bed and do requirements, also run on the treadmill.

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Today was a good day.  I got some of my remote school work done for tomorrow.  I did my requirements and played in the snow.  Now I’m chilling with my family watching American Idol because it’s letting me stay up late.

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Journal #20 2/02/2026 - Lalitha

Today was kinda on autopilot. School was cancelled — and apparently it’s cancelled tomorrow too — so the whole day felt weirdly quiet. I still did my requirements like usual, just moving through everything without really thinking about it. Uhhh I also worked on a few of my essays, which was actually nice to get out of the way. The snow from yesterday was still around and seems like it won't melt anytime soon.. The rest of the day was chill (SORRY I HAD TOO) :> Hope everyone’s staying warm and hanging in there. Good luck with the rest of the cycle! — ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ ( •̀ ω •́ )y 🍵

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School, Reqirements, Work

I feel like the last week has been the same schedule; school (whether it be remote or in person), BBC requirements, then work, repeat. While, I'm tired everyday and have lots to do, I'm just kind of bored of doing the same old things over and over again. Anyone else feeling this way too? I hope something changes in the next week or so because its getting kind of old. I hope everyone had a good start to the week. Keeping working ahead on requirements and essays! ~ Peyton

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2/2/26

Today was good we had no school but there was remote learning which sucked but after i was done i went to taekwondo and got a mentor session in

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 30 Of Black Belt Journey

Day 30: The ice bites the dust! Today, when I checked outside, almost all the ice was gone but the black ice was still there! most of the snow has not melted because of the low temperatures. I did my martial arts practice, ate a lot of food, too, and played in the snow! But its not all happy, because I had to take out some ice that stuck to the ground! The worst part? One person in our neighborhood went missing! She was a girl just above toddler. I don't know if they found her yet, but at least its not my sister that is missing. Have a awesome day, everyone!

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2/2/26

Today was super fun. There was no school so me and my sisters went sledding with one of their friends. She took us to a golf course and the hills were so good. We were sledding for hours out there. It was so fun but it was also very tiring at the end. When we got back we relaxed and ate some snacks before heading to KT. There weren’t many people there because of all the snow and ice still on the ground. No school again tomorrow so I can stay up late watching American Idol! :D Stay safe everyone!

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2/2

Today was pretty good! There was no school today which was nice, and there’s was still a lot of snow! We went out with my friend again, and this time my sisters came. We all had lunch and then we went sledding on a really good hill, which was really fun and tiresome. Then when we got home we relaxed for a little bit and then when to TKD. There was not a lot of people there so it was pretty chill. Now we are getting ready to watch American Idol and relax. :)

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2/2/26

Today was a decent day. Although Monday was canceled agian which isn't ideal because my mentee is only able to come Mondays. Besides from that though It was pretty good, I worked on my physical requirements for a bit and did some more stretching but it's still to icy to run a mile outside so I'll have to get back on that soon.

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2 / 2 / 2026

Today, school got called off. Instead of doing my requirements first in the day, I decided to do everything that I needed to do that was school related first. After a couple hours of schoolwork from home, I did all the daily requirements. School got called off for tomorrow as well. I kind of hope that school gets called off tomorrow because it is really boring not doing much for the whole day. The gutters on my house have some crazy icicles hanging from the gutters. I think the biggest one I saw was about 3 feet long. I really didn't expect to see huge icicles hanging from the gutters. The rest of my day was pretty laid back. - Lucas  

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Journal 31

We had a remote day today and were having another tomorrow thank god. I did my physical requirments early after I got all my school work done. School work was easy too we barely got anything new. Then me and my mom went on a 2 mile walk so I could get some miles in. Hopefully it’s better outside tomorrow so I can actually run. Anyway that’s it.

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Remote Day

I have remote learning today for school. I am still trying to finish my work, and I started at 9:30 AM. I swear, we always have more work whenever we aren't at school. Anyways, I am really bored and too tired to go play outside in the snow. All of these workouts for my requirements are really tiring, and my head hurts sometimes. I am still going to persevere and not give up. Later, I am going to finish my physical requirements and hopefully go to class if I am fine. I hope we have school off tomorrow because of the snow, and I think we are getting even more snow on Wednesday. Not completely sure. 

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2/2 another snow day

Good morning, I got to sleep in before I started my remote work for school. Got caught up logging my requirements and doing them for the day. Hopefully we will have class tonight so I can get out of the house.

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Sunday - February 1, 2026

Today was a good day. I had to clean the snow off the car and driveway but I was able to ride my sled, build a snowman and had a snow fight with my parents. Even though it was fun, it was also tiring. After all that, I still had to work on my requirements.

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2/1/26

Kept things pretty chill today. Mostly did work around the house and played video games. If there’s still snow tomorrow, I might go sledding with a couple of my friends.

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2/1

My day was boring there wasn’t really  much to do I just cleared the drive way of snow and at night I worked out arms 

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February 1st

Well it sure did snow and I forgot to post yesterday. I know I cannot use it but I wish I could count shoveling the snow off of  the driveway and sidewalk as part of my exercise.

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Sid-02/01

Today was kind of boring. In the morning it was a little fun though. The snow had gardened kind of, so we sled and stuff. But in the afternoon it was kind of boring because I wasn’t in the mood to play in the snow anymore because I had already played for 3 hours. So I went to my friends house snd played monopoly and then just stayed home the rest of the day. 

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Snow day

Woke up, clean, dressed played in the snow play board games. What to my friend house and went tubing

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Snow Day

Today is Sunday I played in the snow with my family and dogs, then I played some video games, did a wrestling work out  and watched The Lost Boys with my parents. All of that made me feel very tired.

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Journal 30

Pretty boring day. I had stayed up late last night to finish two of my essays, but I ended up waking up early to do my requirements. Since I was so tired I went back to sleep and didn’t get up till 5pm. I didn’t go outside either sadly but maybe the snow will slightly be there tomorrow. Anyway that’s all.

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Feb 1st

Today was a quiet day, some decluttering around the house, some poomsae and self-defenses. My cold.was on it's way out but it appears to have taken a left turn at my sinuses. Ugh. We are open tomorrow for care so I will be carefully creeping on down the road. My husband cleared off my driveway today, just a little too much for the sun to do like it did last week.  Hope everyone came through the snow safely, had some fun and is staying warm. Tomorrow is back to work day. See you on the mat!

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