Candidate Journals

Today I woke up and happy pie day! I did my black belt requirements then went to school and today was kinda boring l just kinda tired through the whole day and at math my teacher was very mad today I don’t know why and I’m at home now and doing my requirements 

Last journal of my first cycle. I am currently writing the last little bit of my last essay. Looking back on my journals, I definitely could have had a better cycle. While most of my problems were out of my control, I just wish I pushed myself more. But despite that, I am proud, and this is to the end of my journaling for the Spring 2024 Cycle. I wish everyone good luck these last few days. Everyone is doing awsome and have improved so much. Keep working, its almost over.......for now........... 

    A big brown truck delivered our beautiful Japanese Boxwoods today.  The tree represents the innocent student in their early stages of development and with the right nurturing they can become strong trees. (Master Chelley Hartle).

today i went to jail after two days off and we had an incentive day so we spent the whole day outside burning in the sun. then i came home and did homework and went to taekwondo to help out with class and take black belt class and did some requirements there and then i cam home and i have more homework please save me

Today was a decent day. At the dojang we had color belt testing. We have a lot more testers this time around. It went pretty well and I didn't get kicked in the fingers while holding surprisingly.

today wasn't great. school felt super long, and we didn't do anything really productive. then I came home, tried to take a nap, which caused my mom to yell at me. then I went to drum lessons. then I was excited to go to tkd, hoping to go over poomsae and review guide but when I showed up it felt kinda alone. none of my friends really wanted much to do with me. they were probably just having a bad day so it's no hard feelings.

So today I started of school in a good way I went to ELA then I went to math we played kahoot after I left school then I went to king tiger  I did black belt then I got mentoured then I got FIVEGUYS! BYE BYE

Today was a meh day. I woke up went to school and when I got home did all my homework. At TKD I helped with class and studied for the test on Saturday. When I got back home I had dinner and finished a drawing.

Testing. The wonderful process of which a martial arts trainer goes through to receive their new rank. Actually, talking about testing is giving me deja vu... wait! i helped out with color belt testing today. That must be it. I could only help with the first session because i had to go home and finish requirements. Normally I get picked up from school on the KT bus and arrive around 3:30. I help out with a couple glasses then go home to do requirements and then return for family class. But if you didn't catch it already, today was different. I got to King Tiger, got dressed and helped out with testing until 6:00. During testing I tried to attack as many testers as possible for self-defense. I got two groups out of three. The best part of testing is giving out certificates and belts. There were a lot of instructors helping...

Today I didn’t have the best day at school it was just kinda of ok. When we got home and went to TKD I helped out with a class and then me and a friend studied for the test on saterday. 

I had a bad day today. I went to math which was boring and then we had clubs and i left early to get my passport photo taken. After that was done i got chick-fil-a for lunch and then had to go back to school. Nothing really happened the rest of the day and then day 3 volleyball tryouts happened and i didn’t really do my best because my stomach was hurting. after that i went home i saw that i didn’t make the team, I was a bit upset but didn’t care that much because my friends made it and i’m happy for them. My stomach still hurts and i didn’t eat dinner because of it.

My second to last journal, I don't know whether to feel relief or if I have the feeling that I might miss these journals. Anyway, I forgot we had Maps testing today, so that was what I did for about half of the day. That did mean I did not get to finish my last essay like I wanted to. I expect to have everything I need in the dropbox put in by tomorrow night or the next morning. I'm a little dissapointed I'm not done yet, but I have been pushing a lot back.............

I haven't been sleeping well recently, I have been swamped in a lot of work recently. I planned to sleep early tonight, but immdiately fell asleep when I got home. I missed the high belt class, but I was able to make it to the black belt class time. However, there wasn't a black belt class today, but instead I got to work with Master Foster on Bo Cho Dan specials and self defense, high blue belt's yuk chang, and hapkido 4! It was very fun :) Mrs. Palmer also bought boxwood shrubs for the testing Bo Cho Dans', and I'm very grateful she did! I couldn't do anything with the plant tonight, but tomorrow (or at least, by Friday) I plan to go ahead and put it into a pot and water it! 

Today I woke up and a did all of my black belt requirements and then went to school it was sooooooo easy today because it was a half day and I got my running done in school on the track field after school I came home and am playing video games and and I hope the rest of the day is just nothing to much 

Today I was feeling pretty nauseous and sick when I woke up. Turns out it was for a right reason. I got a doctors note and I’m going to school tomorrow. Says my parents had work today since it was a weekday I just sat around. I did tons of tae kwon do requirements, and bottles. Then I sat around until my brothers came home. I played basketball with them. Then I ate. I watched a show with my mom and then showered. I ate dinner and did homework. 

Today I have band mpa till 7:30pm so I'm doing this journal before school. 7th and 8th grade are going today so were taking the fancy busses. But I won't be able to help todays testing but I am tomorrow! I hope all the people in testing do great! I hope everyone has a great day and stay safe!

Today was a lovely wonderful day. The weather was nice. I got done with training today and realize there was nowhere I needed to run too, I didn’t have any task I need to get done, I didn’t need to go anywhere. I just got the bum at my house for a little bit, and that was nice. I watched a few dog training videos, And made some enrichment treats puzzles. I have to work all day tomorrow so I have a bunch of stuff for him that boyfriend can give him while I’m at work. I went rollerskating tonight, the daylight changes and the weather made it so perfect. Starting to get really fast, went down a really steep hill, Need to work on breaking more.

Today wasn't too bad. Worked at 9 round in the morning. Then in the afternoon I was at the dojang. The time change is still messing with me bit I do like the longer days.

Today was a pretty ok day, I had to wear a new knee brace to school which I called my grandpa knee. It was annoying but helped control my pain. I got all my work in today and got my one missing assignment turned in that no body knew about. I finished my book and now I have to figure out what to read next. I have gotten mostly cought up with my requirements from going to disney and got two essays done. 

I went at 6:45PM today, but instead of helping out with the senior tiger class, I worked on some requirements I know I can't do at home. I worked on falling, and was getting frustrated that I couldn't do a perfect front fall or side fall. I reflected on the car ride home after the adult class, and realized I have made progress since the beginning of the cycle. I'm proud of this progress, but wish that I could at least have a proper fall by testing.  

Did you understand this title? That’s why I made an intro! Aren’t vowels important? Some would say the vital part of a word. I like to think of them as the last piece of the puzzle you hid in your dresser because you wanted to put in the last piece and “win”!  Now think about your class assistance credits. Maybe you’ve finished them or maybe not, but they are an important part of the cycle. As sun bae nims, we need to learn how to help a colored belt in class, or maybe you get randomly called on to do warmups, while everyone stares at you and you pass out. Not a good scenario, right? That’s why the physical requirements aren’t the only things you should keep practicing after the cycle. If we want to be good instructors and helpful to our Sa Bum Nims, we have to know our stuff...

Today I woke up and got ready for school. I ran behind schedule this morning so I didn't get to school as early as I normally do. My school day was pretty normal. I had a quiz I forgot about, but it was very easy since I have been paying attention in class. I then came home and took a nap. I then went to run club and got to run with two of my friends. It was a easy run so we had fun talking. I then came home and did some homework. After that I showered and now I am here. 

Today I was dying because I didn't get my allergy medicine and I was dying I went to P:E and I was exited then I had

Hi King Tiger Family. I hope you are all well and getting ready for testing. Final weeks to get ready. We are moving through the remaining requirements and practicing some of our skills. Nate and I are only on auditing but we both agreed to try to get as ready as possible like we are testing. Then it will keep us ready for next cycle for our actual testing. We are perfecting our 3rd Dan items. Getting there. I hope everyone has a great night and great week. Take care.

a today was a normal day i went to school, in math we started circles which i already knew so it wasn’t that hard. In science we had a catch up day i did work for other classes, In spanish we got our seats switched and it sorta mad because i got moved all the way across the room from my friend. In social studies we talked about the atomic bombs and stuff and it was really interesting and i asked a lot of questions, In Ela we finished up work and then did a worksheet. After school i went to day 2 volleyball tryouts, I feel like i did better then yesterday and am excited for tomorrow, after that i spent an hour peppering (practicing) for tomorrow and my arms were hurting but i got better. for the rest of the day i just relaxed and did my requirements. I...

Today was a regular day. I got a 94 on my AP Gov test which was nice. I went home and then straight to work. After work I went to taekwondo and then came home and did homework.

Today I went to school. I had double encore and we played 4 square and it was my teachers last day because she is having a baby. I went to TKD right after school and worked on my requirements. 

Today I didn’t have school and I was kinda bored because everyone who also didn’t have school was on a trip. I went to TKD and helped with class after that I came home and made some Mac and cheese for dinner.

I do have a slight headache, but not enough to keep me down throughout the day. I had a blast instructing today, and I got a lot of fun things done with my siblings. I do have two more essays I need to get done before I start putting things into the dropbox, but thats everything for today. Maybe more eventful stuff will happen tomorrow with school starting back up........

Today I decide to go mute. I have school tomorrow. Since I didn’t have school today, I pretty much laid around. I help my brother and my parents With stuff pretty much all day. And I sat around the rest of the day. I showered and ate an amazing dinner. I’m going to bed Because I’m super tired

Today was one of the hardest working days ever for me. I woke up at 5 on accident because I didn’t have school but I got to used to waking up early. After I woke up I made myself breakfast and then did a lot of plank. When my mom woke up she said we needed to redo our backyard so I had to dig A LOT of dirt. When my dad got home he took me to TKD and I took class.

Today I woke up and got into my JROTC uniform. Today was our big JPA inspection. This inspection is where we are able to receive our accreditation if we are able to score high enough. Spoiler alert, we did. I was part of the service learning project. We presented our briefing second right after BCIP. I have been practicing with my team for months and all of us were integral parts of executing and planning our project. Our briefing went well. We only miss .5 points for missing one thing. I then waited till it was my LET levels turn to be interviewed. I was one of the 3 from my LET level to be interviewed. That went very smoothly. We then waited for our score. We received it; as a Battalion we scored a 98%, which was way over what we needed: 95%. I then went to one of my...

Hello King Tiger Family. I was checking my tracking and for some reason the system says I only have 49 journals when I have 51 so I wanted to do another one just in case. I hope everyone is hanging in there. We are so close to the end! I am excited and nervous for the test this weekend for Harrisburg and next weekend for everyone. All I can do is do my best. I think I'm ready! Have a good night. 

Today was the first day back from spring break, and it was very fun! I got to see all my friends again, and we immediately all started arguing over who slept the most over break (it was me). We had precalc first, and it was so much fun working on trig identities (it was not fun, I'm still working on it even though we had 90 minutes to work on it in class). The practice problems were easy, but the homework was horrible. Eventually, I'll understand them, but maybe not today. I mean, how did they figure out sec^2θ-tan^2θ=1..?!

Today i got to sleep in a bit because i had a dentist appointment. I went to the dentist and got my braces changed and then i got chick-fil-a on the way to school. I wasn’t to late to school because in math we had just started notes. In science we started learning about genes. In spanish we got our quiz grades back and i got a 98. In social studies i finished my propaganda poster. In ela me and my friend missed 20 minutes because we were told to go take picture for yearbook (even though we aren’t in yearbook) It was fun and we just took pictures and hung out but my friend made me take all the pictures because she was scared of the 8th graders. After school i went to volleyball tryouts and i feel i did pretty well for myself because i started not to long...

Hello King Tiger! Today started off normally: me waking a bit late(about an hour), me doing as much requirements as I could from the 20 minutes I get, and today was different because I almost missed the bus which has never happened before. School was great and I'm trying really hard since the third quarter end on Wednesday and I don't want any bad grades. Tennis was okay. I came from school and finished the rest of my requirements. Just finished eating my dinner which was rice with chicken nuggets. Yeah, I know BAD combination, but there was nothing else to eat. I am going to start doing my homework after this. Hope everyone had a great Monday(you can't have a Monday that is great). ;)

Today I went to school where once again, I had my guitar class. Upon arriving home I did requirements from home because Tae Kwon Do is tomorrow.

Hi King Tiger Family. Interesting day. We are having some foundation work done today at our house and as they were digging they hit the power line even though they where marked by power company. They were marked wrong, so that was fun. But the power company came right out and fixed it. All good now. Then they found a bunch of concrete that shouldn't be there which is causing a problem, so probably more work. Otherwise a good day. Nate and I went to LKN King Tiger and got a bunch of requirements done, then came home, ate and finished a few remaining items. Now I am writing this. Ready to go to bed soon. Have a great night. Take care.  

Today was alright. Worked at the dojang, only a few days until color belt testing. Stayed till 8 and locked up. Then had chicken for dinner. 

Ramen. A delicacy created on a day that ends with "ay". Some say Ramen originated in Santa Fe, New Mexico and other sources claim ramen is actually from Asia. Ramen made its way to popularity around the 12th century. Before that, for example people living in the year 1099, ramen was street food but still good nonetheless. Ramen evolved and become more popular and more expensive and came to be known in many different restaurants around the world. Now you can get Ramen anywhere - from your local grocery store to a fancy restaurant in Paris. It comes in all sorts of flavors too. My personal favorite is spicy chicken flavor. Yesterday I saw a soy sauce flavor that I want to try. The perfect time to enjoy Ramen in my opinion is right after taekwondo class. By now you're probably wondering, "why is Matthew writing about Ramen?" Remember how I mentioned that Ramen...

today was i was dizzy i was deliousanal i did my requirments i was alot tired from running i got baskin robins then my parents finished class then we went home the end

Today was the first day back from spring break and Disney is on the bus and I got to hang out with my friends that I miss when we got there a little awkward from not seeing everybody for a couple for a week anymore and it was just a normal day. I thought we had double encore but it’s actually tomorrow and it was just a pretty pretty normal and good day and it was really sad because my teacher is pregnant and she’s going to leave tomorrow. It’ll be her last day until fifth grade graduation because she’s scared she’s gonna know she’s pregnant so she’s just waiting to be safe.
And I did my black book class and my dad pick me up because my mom had to drop us off at taekwondo and go straight to baseball for my brother and we got home and I did some more stuff and went to bed

Today I went back to school and I'm now sadly off spring break.. But I was finally able to play my oboe again! That can with some bad news about how my reed broke and then I got a new one. (They are expensive reeds...) But other than that I'm super close to MPA and it's on Wednesday From 3-7:30pm I'm pretty sure. I'm still a little sore from the physical test but it's going away one massage at a time. I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe!!

today I woke up late. I didn’t have school today. I also don’t have it tomorrow. When I woke up, I just sat around. Then I mowed the lawn. Once I came back in, I did taekwondo, essays and Requirements. After that I played video games with my friends. Then I went outside to play basketball with my brothers. I ate a big snack and went to taekwondo. When I got back I watched the movie. After that I ate dinner. Now I am chilling in my bed and about to go to sleep.

Hello to all, I am writing today because for some reason the journal portion tells me that i have 49 instead of 50. it must be a glitch. i did count it and i have written 50. Anyways, today I went to school and we just reviewed new material. I came home and had a snack and will be doing some requirements. Also this weekend I had the physical and written test and I did well on both. This coming Saturday will be the running portion. Hope to do well. I am going to rest now and i will be going to Taekwondo class later today. Bye Bye.

I did a ton of requirements this morning thanks to having no school, as well as got to play video games with my siblings. I am now heading out to go help instruct. I’m finally feeling better from my sickness last week, so I’m ready to get back into instructing…….

Today I went to a Bryan Adam’s concert with my parents. I really enjoyed it. I’m tired so I’m not going to write a very long journal.

Had my dad's birthday party today. Went pretty well, and he's getting old. For dinner I had a cheese steak from firehouse. Played some fortnite tonight as well.

today was a normal day . I went to my friend’s house and then after about 2 hrs came back home . I had to get ready because my cousins came over and it was their birthday. After that my entire family played apples to apples and that was my day

Hi King Tiger Family. Today was a good day. Went to church and really enjoyed the service. God wants us to worship is so many different ways. I will make it simple -- spend time with him in prayer, reading scriptures, and just being kind and show love to everyone... that is right, even the people that we dislike. It is easy to love someone we like, but that is not his way. Nate and I did run on the Greenway. It was a good run. Then requirements. Had some catching up to do. Not done, but got a bunch finished. Had some great meals that my wife cooked us. Fantastic food. I am so very grateful. I just got back walking the dogs and writing this now. Take care. 

Hello guys. Essays! Today was a very fun and exciting day and a happy day because I finished all of my essays. It was hard because my friends kept coming by the house and asking me to go outside and the answer was the same, "nope, have to finish my essays". Really I only had one and a half to finish today so it wasn't too bad and besides i like writing. Poomsaes! Today in poomsae class we did different parts of poomsaes where kick and block timing was weird. I got a lot of practice in on that and feel pretty good about it. We also did this fun pool noodle exercises. One was practicing high kicks, front side and round, and the other was trying to switch stances without your head hitting the noodle. The main goal was to be accurate with your stances and not move your head...

today was really boring. I woke up, ate, and worked on finishing my papers. I ended up working on 2 of them. tonight, I plan to just relax and study some of my Spanish for tomorrow.

Today I woke up and did requirements in the morning for the first time since being sick. Then I went to church and volunteered in the kids room. It was crazy today. We had a lot of kids and they were not behaving. I then came home and chilled. I practiced for my JROTC, JPA inspection tomorrow. Shortly after I went for a run. I then did some requirements, we worked on 3rd Dan self-defenses. Afterwards I worked on some Warhammer 40k stuff. Then I did some more requirements, showered, stretched, and now I am here. 

Today we got up super early to go home but our flight was delayed so we went back to sleep and woke up again to leave. when we got to the airport it was a mess and we were very hungry. when we got home we kind of all relaxed and it was a chill day

todays the last day of spring break and i’m not excited for school tomorrow. I’m also nervous because we have volleyball tryouts. Today i didn’t do much except relax and work on my written test. The coming friday i have my written test and physical test so im also nervous for that.

Today I went back home and we woke up very early to go to the airport and leave but our flight got delayed till 10 till 950 and so we got to sleep in an hour. We finally got to the airport and we got dropped off by our Uber and we were there and we got into the church bag check out line and it was very very long is in so we switched another line number for faster and then we checked my bag and my dad's bag and then we went to security and that went well and then we were boarding the plane and we boarded and it was an hour and 15 minute flight and I sat there and I watched two movies and then we finally got home and we talked to the friends that we went with on the airport that came to Disney...

today i woke up at my friends house in fort mill and we left to go home after dropping her off at college. then we got ice cream and i went on a run outside but it was so windy. then i did the rest of my requirements and played fortnite with my friends

I didn't really do much today. I helped cleaned around the house, and ran around with a swiffer on the wood floors simply because it was fun to do! I also prepared my bag for school tomorrow by cleaning it out and making sure it had everything I needed for school. I really just didn't do much today, but I guess thats okay

Today, me and my friend watched scream six when we woke up. Once he left, I did some tae kwon do essays. After that, I played video games with my friend from taekwondo. Then I did some more taekwondo requirements. After that I played basketball. I watched a show with my mom and played video games again with my friends. Then I ate dinner. I showered, and after that watch the show with my mom. Now I am heading to bed. 

Today I woke up sore from testing yesterday, and I plan to catch up with homework today.

today I woke and was extremely sore from testing and then ate breakfast and now I’m waiting for class to start and hope it will be easy because I’m tired. After that I want to go home and just chill for the rest of the day then run a bit and I’m going to try to get 100  miles during the cycle just because.

Hello King Tiger! I know that everyone will be sleeping at this time(it is 7:57 am) but I woke up a bit early today and with me being sleepy, I saw that the clock on my wall and my alarm clock had different time than my smart watch clock. At first I thought it was a ghost or something that played with my clocks, but then I realized it is daylight saving time. So I fixed my alarm clock and I am doing my requirements now for yesterday and today. I calculated it and it shows 2 hours and 36 minutes. Yay :((((. I just started having stomach pain for some reason so I am taking breaks after each requirement. As far as I know, I will have to attend a zoom meeting competition with my friend at three and I guess he is coming to my before that to study....

today i went to sparring and then I helped out with the junior tiger class. I was really tired after so i relaxed her. i got home and didn’t do much for the rest of the day except read. Then my mom went out and my dad me and my sister went to olive garden for dinner. We got home and now we are watching a movie.

hd fun seeing you all this morning. after the pre test i went to do the community service project. then we left to fort mill and im staying at my friends house. good bye.

Today, I decided to be mute because I knew I was going to LKN to help with Bags of Hope and I was going to want to talk.  I met KT's  Matthew B. and I really wanted to talk, but all I could do was give him the thumbs up and write a quick note.  I was successful until I got home and my dog met me at the door and I said HEY!  I realized that I goofed in that moment.  The rest of the day went fine.  I worked on requirements  and later realized I failed to enter my tracking on line for awhile, so I'm tapping away tonight.  

Today I woke up and went to Tae Kwon Do. I had a lot of fun hanging with and training with my friends today. I then came home and did a few things: worked on Warhammer 40k, read, and did some requirements. Afterwards I hung out with my girlfriend. After she left I showered and now I am here. 

Today I woke up at five in the morning to go do my written and physical test. I was all happy with my physical stuff But I was really happy to see I got a 93 on my written test! And I'm happy for everyone from getting this far in the cycle. We went back to Lake Norman and set up Bag Of Hope for the cycle and then I went home and too a long needed four hour nap. Today I also found a good quote, “Don't worry about failure; you only have to be right once.” This quote just stood out to me and it just seems like a quote of encouragement that some of you guys might need to finish these last week of the cycle. With that being said I'm proud of everyone on cycle and myself too, great job everyone. I hope everyone had a great...

today was surprisingly easy, I woke up around seven and got ready for sparring. I went to sparing, did 2 v 2, then left to go assist with bags of hope. after bags of hope, me and parker went to shake shack. then I came home, relaxed, and worked on papers. now I'm talking to some friends and I'm planning to relax for the rest of the day.

Today was the physical and written test, it went ok. Afterwards I went to work. Then we had the community service project which went by pretty quick. Then we had a students birthday party and that went really smooth.

I am very proud of myself. After just healing from my sickness yesterday, I go straight into the Physical and Written test this morning. While I did get slight nausea and the desperate need of DayQuil, I pushed through and beat all of my pre-test scores (though some I had just barely beat though I know if I was not in the condition I was I could have done better). I got an 100% on my written test and so did Braxton and Mrs. Suzanne (congrats 100 squad). I went home and did some chores, got a ton of rest, and am ready to bring my 200% this week. Watch out testers, because I will be at full power these next two weeks. I am bringing my A game, and not another illness is getting to me (let’s hope)…….

Today we slept in a bit got breakfast and went to epcot. we road a few rides and then went to get food. there was a lot of arguing and it kinda ruined the rest of the day and trip. it was very annoying. we came back to the hotel and went to the pool to eat. i’m exhausted and going to sleep now. 

Classes started at 9AM and ended at 12:30PM, a nice Saturday of TKD! I realized the packing day for Bags of Hope was today after I had left, and I was disappointed I had missed it because I was very excited about it. It was okay though.  I also learned that what I did with the green belts (doing their poomsaes in the engaging matters I learned at Instructor's Camp) stuck with them! One of the 3 that I worked with came up to me and started laughing about how "weird" it was. The day I was working with the 3, I noticed all of them were laughing and enjoying it, especially the one that came up to me. Him telling me about how he felt about the engaging poomsaes told me that he found the practice enjoyable and memorable enough to talk to me about days a few days later. I was...

Today I woke up and went to TKD after that I came home and I watched the UNC v.s duke game . I’m glad that UNC won and now I’m going to a sleepover.

Today I woke up and it was the last day in Disney. We went to a EPCOT I am Road guardians of the Galaxy. That was the best in Disney. After that we had lunch with her friends, and I got chicken tenders, and then we went home and went hotel hang out, hang signs and pizza and just chill for the rest the night.

Hello King Tiger! Today was an awesome day of testing which went pretty well except for two things: my written test and my v-sit ups. The V-sit ups were a bit hard since I did them so rarely and I don't know what happened but, during the pre test, I got 14 done and this time I did 5 because I accidently put my foot on the ground. Next, I trusted the blue study guide for gwes and directions and I got all the cardinal directions wrong. The second thing I messed up on the written test was the instructors and what school they had. I mixed it with master shin and master chin because I second doubted myself. I wished I did better. I am still happy for Caleb, Braxton and Mrs. Suzanne for getting 100s on the test(This is one long paragraph about testing). After testing, I went back...

Boy oh boy do I have stuff to write about with the final physical test. It all started at Lake Norman when me and my dad pulled into the parking lot at exactly 6:40 am only to see the King Tiger party bus pulling out the other side! I was upset because I was looking forward to riding the party bus. Not that my dad's car smells bad or anything... but then a wonderful thing happened. The bus, as Master Chelley (aka Queen Tiger) said, "pulled a Uie" and came back to get me. I said my thank yous and hopped on the bus. On the way there, one of my TKD friends, Caleb, was playing games on his phone and turned the volume up really loud to make it sound funny. We laughed really hard.  At North Charlotte I beat all of my pre-test numbers except for burpees but in...

Hi King Tiger Family. This morning we went to Black Belt class and got to work on some 3rd Dan Self Defense and Specials. It was great as Nate and I are just starting to learn it and great we got to work with the Masters on it. Then we helped with the next class. I am learning that I truly enjoy instructing and missed it. I like showing the kids the practical side of what they are learning. I know that not everyone likes that but I have found it helps we remember things when I understand "the why"... I think something that is lost with many people (including myself sometimes) is knowing your distance. How far do I need to be to kick or punch someone. We were working on that today. Then we helped with the Bags of Hope service project and got to help put together all...

Today I woke up and immediately went to testing which I was not nervous at all and I started which push ups which I beat my 17 by 21 then it was plank and I had 1:27 and now I got 5:37 so 4 minutes and the empress of test was ez and I got 10 pills ups and much more and then went home and just chilled for a while then went back to king tiger to do community service and I got a donut! 

This morning I woke up early and got ready to head to Master Evin's for the physical and written test. I beat all my Pre-test numbers and I got a 100 on the test!!! Yaay 😁 I was 1 of 3 all Lake Norman people!! Then on the way home we stopped at Food Lion and got stuff for 1 more bag for our service project. Then I hung out at home for a little while and watched some YouTube and had some lunch. Then I went to KT to pack the bags of food for spring break.  After I went back home and relaxed and did some of my black belt stuff. In a little bit we are about to head to Dave and Busters with Brien to play some games!! 

Today was a stressful day, it was really going my ways today and then after school and a test I got home and studied for my physical and written test tomorrow 

I still wasn't feeling good from yesterday, and continued my streak of concerningly large sums of sleep. I missed the advanced sparring class the one chance I could actually make the full class (I come home from school at 5:00-5:10 and would reach the class way later). This was really frustrating, but I managed to make it to the weekend black belt class a few minutes before it started. I still wasn't feeling well, and felt lost on the poomsaes that we were reviewing, which was especially frustrating when I knew I could do them.  Only two or less weeks left, and I will push forward :D

Today was another boring day of spring break. Today my parents were fasting. I woke up really late and ended up just eating lunch again. After lunch I relaxed and did some of my essays and then practiced my skill. after a few hours I went to my dojang for my weekend black belt class. After the I had macaroni for lunch. Then I ran 2 miles on my treadmill and then I just watched a movie with my family.

Hello King Tiger! Today was a great day and school was also great today. I had only one quiz and a one test and I got 100s on both of them. After school, I went to the Harrisburg school to make up for my sparring class that I missed last week. After class, I went to the temple and stayed for at least 3-4 hours came back home. I just finished studying for the written exam tomorrow and finished my dinner. I will see all of you(I mean ALL of you) tomorrow. Hope everyone is ready for the tests!!! 

Today started with 9 round. It was sorta busy so it went by quick. Then I had a couple hours to myself to get things done. Went to black belt class. Foe dinner I had steak and it was amazing.

Today we woke up early and got ready for our vip tour. We hit 3 parks and road 11 rides. We got to go to the front of the line on every ride. we got snacks at every park. it was really cool. my friend logan is and was frustrating me today but y other friend mak was at magic kingdom today. we went to dinner and harper didn’t feel good but i got chocolate cake. i don’t like she doesn’t feel good. 

Today was a fun day at school. In all my classes we had free time because it was the last day of the quarter. At TKD I took class and came home to eat dinner.

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...

Today I woke up and then did most of my black belt requirements then went to school today was just so boring so I just kinda did t even really listen half of the time because we have been learning this for a while the. went home and finish my requirements then finish my book essay then reviewed my test and now am heading to be, Hope y’all had a good day!

This was the first day after being sick I felt over 80% of the way back to normal. I went to school, which was very productive. I had a JROTC meeting after school, which went alright. I was very tired by that point in the day and was not doing well mentally. Afterwards I came home and rested for a little bit. That was short lived and followed by black belt class. We worked on weapons and Hopkidos. I was able to work with Logan most of class, which is always fun. I then did a mentee and mentor session. I learned the first bit of both 3rd Dan self-defense and 3rd Dan Special self-defense. I then came home and relaxed. After that I stretched and now I am here. 

today was extremely nice. I went to school and didn't do a lot. then I had a chemistry test which I feel good about. then I came home and took a nap which was really nice, and I feel much better now. then I woke up, got food and redid homework that didn't save my responses which made me really upset. now I'm going to do some writing for black belt cycle and relax.

Today I had to catch up with schoolwork that I missed when I was out sick. Other than that it was a regular day. I also went to the temple in the evening.

Today we woke up and had breakfast at Chef Mickey. We got our picture taken with all of the characters. Then we rode on the monorail. We went on a VIP tour all day and visited 3 of the parks. We were able to ride on 11 rides and they took us to the front of the ride. We had steak for dinner and then we went to the hotel and went to bed. Long day and my feet are tired. 

im scared i am so happy i hope every body has more than all of them correct bye bye

Tomorrow is the written and physical test; as you guys know. I hope you guys are as excited as I am. Today I had a mentor session and a Black Belt Class.

Wanted to wish everyone good luck on the physical and written test tomorrow! I'm doing some studying tonight! Wish we could have got the run in tomorrow, but I understand. We're nearing the end!

Today I got my miles done and did requirements in PE. Then I played basketball with my friends. And social studies the presented our projects and it was super funny to see all of the videos. Any ELA we did roll up and read, which was pretty boring. Science, we watched osmosis Jones. We didn’t finish it so we will continue on Monday. In math we had a trigonometry quiz. Once I got home, I did taekwondo requirements and practiced poomsaes. I ate and got ready for taekwondo. Now I am on the way to taekwondo.

Hello King Tiger Family. I hope everyone is doing well and getting ready for the Physical and Written tests.  Although I am on auditing cycle, I am praying and supporting all our testers for tomorrow. Please get rest and get yourself in the right mental state. Tomorrow will be challenging but not something you cannot get through. Do your best and if you have been focusing the prior weeks on getting better at the Physical exercises and taking the time to study for the Written test, then this is your moment to shine. Show off what you can do. Push yourself just a little further than you might have in the past. The extra push up or sit up, the extra few seconds off your mile run -- all show progress and shows your willingness to give it your all.  A friend of mine provided me this statement... "Keep Up The...

today i went back to jail and had a pretty normal day i came home and went to class for leadership and sparring. then i did a mentor session now im going to sleep.

Today i didn’t do much. I woke up late and decided to just wait for lunch. After lunch i went and got a haircut and i really like it. when i got back i hung out with my family and the. me and my sister watched the new thundermans movie.