Candidate Journals

Had a good day, the body is doing good , had to miss class tonight,  I didn't like that , but I needed to help  The economy out.????????????????

I stayed indoors for the majority of today. Got most of my requirements. I am pretty stressed out about the pre-Test because I’ll have to remember EVERYTHING from colored belts. It would be very convenient to have a study guide for the pre-Test, but having a mentor is enough for me. I went to sparring class yesterday and my toe got a bit hurt, but I’m fine now. 

We ended our trip up North with having family time at the Luray Caverns in VA. We have passed the exit so many times in the past 20 years, and have always talked about going. This trip appeared to be the perfect time to go. It was a great family outing and going down into the caverns during a heat wave was perfect! We all really enjoyed the viewing and learning about the cavern, and then went and did an outside maze. Doing the maze was also a really fun time. We all took turns navigating the route. They also had misters throughout the maze which was KEY on a hot day. We ended the day going to a delicious restaurant for dinner near our hotel, which was a great ending to the day. The kids love staying in hotels, which we don't do very often so they were excited about...

Will I made it to work today in my old 1988 Ford truck, was I  Worried that It was not going to make it YES.  Looked at some new cars $$$????????

I injured my finger yesterday, so i have to chill with the push ups and burbees but i still did some. My day was interesting because i built my pull up bar/machine thing so i can get those pull ups in and get stronger. I dropped my grandmother off at the airport, but her flight got delayed.

It has been a crazy, hectic few days. I was in Raleigh working for 3 days...non-stop from 6am to 9pm...managed to get a little training in. Yesterday did 9Round in the morning and then had appointment all the rest of the day looking for houses with our realtor. Today I fly to Philly for 2 days and then to Boston. Back on Thursday. I am sure the hotel has a good gym so will be there as much as possible.

O yes a good day. It is how you look at things. Yes the car had a bad day. And yes I try to bring it back to life, but it's old and needs some rest. 

Today I went to the gym with my dad and while he trained I did some of my stuff for my cycle. Then I went with  my dad to run some errands and went to my first weekend black belt class. After that I had lunch and did the rest of the stuff for my cycle. Then I chilled in the basement before going in my pool and having dinner. I am excited for my day being mute tomorrow for my empathy training for the cycle. 

Took sparring and black belt class today. Did a lot of self-defenses today. I need to work on Red/High Red self defense, as well as hapkido form 1,2, and 3. Finished all my sparring rounds today! Going to start putting my rolls and falls in the meditation tracking tab so I know how many I've done.

Today I had sparring class. It was really exciting and fun but I got hurt. But what I learn from getting hurt is to practice more to get better.

I didn't realized this until today, but I got two nice shiners on both of my legs. I must have got them from sparring class. I bring leg up a lot to defend/attack/to cause a reaction and I think I my leg just collided with somebody else, which is common for me. I just did not know I got hit on both my legs. I think I need to Master Evins or Master Marcus, but I think bring your leg up to block a kick is frowned upon or illegal in sparring matches. I could be wrong thought. Guess I'll ask tomorrow.  I also need to get a new mouth guard, I lost mine. Got to do that this weekend.

Today was A very simple day. I went for a run with my dad and then had breakfast. After that I did some stuff for my cycle and then went to my friends' house at 11:00 AM and went to my first black belt class at 5:30-6:15. Then I went back to my friends house and stay there till around 10:00!!! now I am home very tiredly writing this daily journal.

Went light on requirements,  was a little low on energy,  worked in the heat,  then left work to say good by to a good man and coworker.   Semper fi brother.

Today has been a pretty lazy day. It is very hot out and I don't feel like going outside. However, I am still getting in my requirements. I am hoping to go on a run around my neighborhood later. I like to run/walk in the night because it is colder and the heat recently has been crazy. I also am hoping to do at least 120 push-ups and sit-ups. Yesterday I had a mentor session and came home at about 9:30 from my Tae Kwon Do class. 9:30! That's crazy! But, hey, it'll all be worth it in the end. I also helped with a class on Wednesday, and I felt great. I hope to choose a mentee ASAP.

Wednesday before we left for PA I all out exercised for the first time in 3 weeks.  It went really well. I had to remind myself to give myself grace and time.  I'm not going to be back physically where I was and that's okay. I have to just move forward and get stronger. We made it to PA and went to Hersey Park all day yesterday. 13 hours walking around Hershey Park. It was fun, hot, exhausting, and lots of miles were gotten in.

Had a good day. Feeling good. Yes it was HOT  But making sure I drank plenty of water.    Hoping  to up my walk tomorrow to 3 miles.

Library Day at Summer Camp. Decided to pick up a book to help with a new skill (I believe 1st Dans still have to pick a new skill). I want to learn ASL, I'm taking a college class in asl in the fall and want to get a head start in learning it. My coworker/friend got a book in Japanese so hopefully we can meet up and study our languages together. The library didn't have adult languages books so we choose children language book. No shame, I need to start somewhere. Finish reading The Alchemist, going to start the essay this weekend! Finally able to do 10-15 reps of push-ups without stopping going to try to get 20-25 reps. I think its more of mental challenge then a physically one. Also I need to take a rest day so my arms and back and recover.

Today was a very hot day, especially for the normally mild summer weather of Stony Lake, Ontario.  Since I am on a small island, I have to go on the mainland every day to get my run done.  Today's run was very hot, with horseflies trying to bite me the whole time, which I found very annoying.  I did get to go for a swim in the lake afterwards, which felt good after a run on a hot day.  I did some cycle requirements before going kayaking around the lake.

Today I woke up around 9:00 AM and went on my 1.5 mile cycle run. TODAY MY SISTER CAME WITH ME!!! After that I did the rest of the stuff for my cycle and had lunch. I went to my friend's house and was picked up by my grandparents to have a VERY early dinner with them. After that I had my first sparring class (harder than I thought) and now am home writing this Daily Journal.

I accidentally missed yesterday's entry, which I feel bad about, so this journal is both a journal a sort of anecdote. Yesterday a keyboard (as in the instrument, not a computer keyboard) came in but I knew something was off when someone just pulls it out of a sedan, but because Amazon doesn't use solely UPS I thought it was fine. Because I was up in my room working on a painting, it took a few minutes for me to get an opportunity to go bring the keyboard inside; one of the first things I noticed was that the doorbell never rang. Then, when I went downstairs to bring it in I notice that the delivery guy left it in the literal middle of the driveway. Once I brought it in with my brother's help, we notice this gouge in the side of the box and that there were random screws...

Its been a year since I was diagnosed with Graves' Disease (Currently still be treated, but treatment has improve). I was not in a healthy space physically or mentally during that time in my life. I was gaining and losing weight rapidly, and my heart rate and blood pressure was so high that I couldn't take TKD class or be involved in any physical activity. I was stressed out and overly anxious about college and my future. Im not happy that I was diagnosed Graves' but the experience taught me some valuable lessons: 1.) That I should not take my health for granted and should be making choices that improve my health spiritually, physically, and mentally 2.) That I cannot avoid thing that make me anxious or stress me out. I tend to procrastinate important thing not out of laziness, but because I have a fear of failure. Or I feel...

Nice easy day, had a good Mentor session with Master Evins, came home and did some yard work.  YES IT WAS HOT. Then did some of my requirements, would have done more jump ropes , but the knee must have read my post yesterday it said no no, so I snuck in some burpees.

Today was a long day of activities for me, cycle-related and otherwise.  I just got done with an evening swim to cool off for tonight as it is supposed to be hot (for Ontario).  This is my first post on here and I hope everyone else is doing okay on their cycle reqs.

Today I woke up at about 8:00 AM and went for a 1.5 mile run. When I got back I took a shower and had breakfast. After that I worked on stuff for the cycle and started my role model essay. Then I had lunch and went to my friends house. I got back and went to Tae Kwon Do to help out with the class from 3:45-4:00 and took class from 4:15-5:00. I am looking forward to my first black belt class on Friday and my First Sparring class tomorrow.

had a great night of sleep...feel good this morning in spite of being a little sore from yesterdays triple workout...just about to head to Raleigh for a couple of days of work. Will attack requirements this evening at the hotel. They have a pretty good fitness room. Worked with Master Weeks yesterday on self-defense...clearly my main weakness at this time. Thank you Sir!!!

I got to be super active today :) I trained 2 Kidz Camps. I was able to demo everything and work out with them a bit. I also took my first full TKD class in 3 weeks. It was great getting back. Madhavan met with me for my first mentor session after class. We are leaving tomorrow morning to go visit friends in PA. It should be a super fun family trip with great friends and their kids. I can't wait!

My day off, so i wanted to do as many rounds of jump rope but didn't work out the way I wanted it. My knee let me know who the boss was, so I will try tomorrow but don't tell my knee.

Slept ok...woke up around 4am and had a hard time falling back to sleep. Using my new sleep app for tracking it...pretty cool. Started working pretty early, chiropractor this morning to keep my back in shape. Did CrossFit at lunch plus a ton of other requirements. CrossFit workout included today...brutal on my shoulder...ouch. Headed to Black Belt class this evening...hope to see a lot of candidates there.

It feels so odd to be back to my regular schedule. I feel as if I still should be and almost still am at Camp Grace; maybe that's just me missing the camp that is becoming increasingly more like a second home every year I go. One thing I definitely gained from this year is that although I still don't know what I'm going to do after this year of high school, panicking about it won't help; in fact, it'll just waste time and energy so I need to work on trying to not fret about that. I'm still readjusting to my routine not only for being back from camp but also to how I need to adapt my schedule to fit in both my school work and cycle requirements.

Today's walk had a nice cool breeze before the Heat came. The good thing was myself and my work partner today was finish by 12. But that does make the last 3 hours of work long before we clock out to go home. The AC in the office sure did feel good though.

Went to the park today for summer camp. We went to Huntersville's Athletic Park which has ton of athletic fields, 3 parks, and little to no shade. I've gotten lots of requirements done (250 of Push-ups and Sit-ups). Finishing the night with a nice long walk with me dog and some yoga.  Two kids tested for there new belts today, it was so cute/awesome to watch! 

Super excited that I was able to assist with a class today, lead a class, and take my first class.  I took it easy and did not do any of the exercises and did not kick a target yet. Overall it was great getting kicks in, doing some self-defenses, and pomsaes. My sleep has been off lately so I am tired, but super excited to be able to start back slowly. Tomorrow I'm going to meet with Madhavan for my first mentor session!

great night of sleep, up early, meditate and work. this afternoon hit 9Round in Cornelius...great workout!!! just finished requirements for the day...ready to relax and grab a good dinner.

Today I feel slightly more recovered and got in a few more requirements than I have been. I spent most of the day painting as I'm using painting a color portrait as my new skill since I've never done one before and I have to do a self-portrait for AP Studio Art; it's going better than expected, but I won't talk too much about it as I need to save the material for the essay I'll write. Also, my dad and I took a trip to Guitar Center to look at keyboards to replace the one that we used to have but had to get rid of.  Also, because of my back and shoulders, I have been instructed to not do pushups, planks, or anything that requires my arms and shoulders to hold myself up, so the negatives (as I'm not able to do pullups yet) I've managed to do have...

Today we packed up and drove back home. From sheer exhaustion, I don't remember a good bit of the day, but I already miss camp. At one point I was tired enough to where I could barely stand (my legs and knees were giving out from hitting a wall of absolute exhaustion). 

Today I'm still exhausted, but there was too much to get done for me to be able to focus on that. One member of our group had to drive up to New York, and another had to suddenly leave after lunch due to one of his roommates going missing (he found her later in the afternoon but couldn't make it back to camp). Now our group went from 11 people to 8, and today is the "big clean." I had to beat out the rugs in the dining hall because the sand and grass gets everywhere, and I was told to use the mop sticks outside to do so. One of them ended up breaking. I must've been hitting the rugs harder than I thought. directly afterward I had to take a shower as I was covered in water (from other people cleaning rubber mats), dirt from the rug, and sweat...

At this point, I've completely lost track of what day it is save for the calendar in my watch. The member that left yesterday for work is back for today, but everyone still had to pull extra work as we are still down one person. Tonight was skit night with an ice-cream social afterward, causing me to get back to the cabin at around 2 am. There was one girl that we had to cut off from any more sugar or caffeine due to the severity of the sugar high she was on. Overall it was fun, but I'm exhausted from both the work from constantly being around people who always want to talk about something. This much social interaction is draining me, and I need a break from it.

Last night was the first full night of sleep I have gotten all week and yet somehow I still feel as if I did not sleep at all. 

Once again I could not get a full night of sleep, so at 05:45 I just decided to get up early to work on a couple of requirements and set up the dining hall early for breakfast. I'm already losing track of what day it is due to the combination of sleep deprivation and the sheer amount of things that have been packed into a single day. I'm really enjoying the sermons Pastor Tom Wycuff is giving during the chapels; it is a series of wisdom and godly wisdom with yesterday's sermon being about identity and tonight's being about what we allow ourselves to speak and whether or not it's helpful to others or not because of how destructive or helpful our speech can be, and I'm finding what he's talking about to be quite helpful and applicable to my own life.

Today was an interesting day at camp, but it felt as if an entire week was fit into a day. I'm definitely not adjusted to working the 18-hour days yet. At around lunch, my group that basically acts like a group of 8 older siblings, discovered that I am quite ticklish and have been jabbing me in the ribs at random times since. Overall it was a busy and long but fun day; it definitely didn't make the day easier when I was unable to get a full night of sleep due to not being used to the cots yet which caused me to wake up every hour or two.

The journals made during camp were handwritten as I had no access to the internet for the entirety of the trip.  Today I left for Camp Grace. This entailed an approximately 2.5-hour ride, but I was in a van with 3 other people while my dad rode with one other person; most of the ride was spent sharing stories, making jokes, and playing various road-trip games, which made the ride feel shorter than it actually was. As soon as we got to the camp we set up our bunks and got to work helping at the camp doing just about anything we were instructed to do. At 8:00 pm we attended chapel 

MY legs are killing me!!! I went to the gym before taking Saturday sparring and black belt class. Sparring class was intense, we worked on speed and making actual physical contact. We did kicks and headshots with minimal pads on, its been a minutes since I've been kicked to the head. I still don't like it, but its not as bad. One girl in the class was an awesome sparrer and I hope I get the chance to spar her again. I've been feeling sore all week, but the soreness doesn't go away because I have not taking a rest day. But I decided to chill on Sunday. Rest, meal prep, and hang out with my cousins. I haven't seen my cousins in week because we all been working so hard this summer.

Long day at work in the heat. Had to take a small brake befor I started my requirements,  didn't get as many as I would like. But this ice cream I am having now make it all better. 

I got to help out in my first family class yesterday. It was not my best performance. I had 3 different higher belts with three different pomsaes, and lets say it didn't go that well.  Oh well, there's only room for improvement, right?!?! It's all part of the journey.  If it was easy I wouldn't be worth doing. I like to think of it as an 'ego adjustment'. There's always room for improvement with everything in life. I also helped out with the Little Tigers class which is an ALL TIME favorite. Talk about 'organized chaos'. They are so dang cute and sending them home with other parents at that end of class is the best part (ha ha). Lots of family time this weekend, and got to spend time with the 'ponytail ninjas'. Having other women go through this TKD journey with me makes it all that more special. Also I...

good day today...slept great, up early, meditation, church and 2 hours of training...going to yoga this evening. If every day was a Sunday then this would be easy...but it's not and back to work tomorrow. Going to be a busy, busy week but will stay focused on training. Plans are to be in class at least 3 times, hopefully 4. Also 9Round and Crossfit 3 times.

Will they say thing come in Three , I hope that is true.  Some more sad news at work. On a up note I think I am getting in to a routine with my requirements.  Come home , pull ups, sit ups, push ups , kicks , and not to happy BURPEES..

Flights were delayed out of Dulles Thursday evening...ended up waiting 6+ hours. Finally got back to Charlotte around midnight...home after 1am. Long day...up at 7am and had to jump right into work calls. Another long day and did not get to much time for training. Saturday will be full training day for sure. Back is a little whacked, always is after flying. Will for sure do some extra stretching.

Need to get more miles in , knee was doing good today. As long as I remember to take my pill in the morning.  My jump roping is not all the good , But  I will get there. Saw a post on the KingTiger page smile, smile, smile. 

I forgot to log in yesterday, but it was a fun day. I got to train 2 Kidz Camps at Burn Boot Camp which is always super cute. Then my little man had a friend over for a sleep over and it went super easy.  Today I did some serious 'momming' :) James's friend stayed over until after lunch, and then Emma wanted to go shopping for hours. Next was dinner, and then I decided to come home and organize drawers.  I'm super excited for tomorrow since I'm going to help out in my first Saturday TKD family class :) I can't wait to start back with my TKD practice this Monday and starting to exercise Wednesday!!!

This would not publish yesterday so I'm going to post it now: Had a mentor session today! We focused on Koryo and Specials #2. I have to remember that my right foot is in front for 3 and 6. I also need to make small changes to Koryo (lower my blocks, extended my punch more, rechamber my elbow more when I kick). Walked 2 miles before work. Then did another mile on the stairmaster (Stairmaster= the worst cardio machine >.<)

To day ,at work started off on a sad day. Last week a coworker of 28 year  left us, yesterday we lost a good man again,  sad,sad, .

Still in Herndon VA working...just about to finish up the second day of training for a new area I am working on developing for the company...it's called DevOps or NetOps and it is basically next generation programming for networking solutions.Anyway, just about to head to the airport for flight back to Charlotte...looking forward to getting home and back in the training mode...up early this morning for breakfast meetings and then class.

Knocking out as many physical requirements as I can. I've been working on bettering my push ups since March and Ive improved so much! I can do 10-20 reps. When I do my requirements in front of the summer campers, they will start doing them with me, its so cute.  When to the pool, did some basic kicks while I was there. I worked at 9Rounds (kickboxing studio) today and got 39 sparring rounds done. Phew!

I went to my surgeon today for a check-up and I was really hoping he was going to release me to start working on my pomsaes at least, but he did not.  I still have to wait another week until I can exercise.  I'm getting super antsy and want to work out, but I don't want to get a hernia.  I was glad that it was nice out tonight so I was able to get a walk in before putting my little man to bed. I also was able to train 2 Kidz Camps at Burn Boot Camp which was fun.  I had a helper who showed the kids how to do the exercises, and it was really hard to not demonstrate. 

Super excited that I was able to go into the pool for the first time since getting my appendix out. It's been hard not being able to go into the pool or the ocean with it being SOOOO HOT out.  I'm super happy that I can do that now though. I always knew that my body needs exercise to help as a mood boost, but my grumpiness is at an all time high.  Trying to stay positive and happy, but I really need to work out.  I'll be trying some poomsase on Monday and hopefully I'll take an adult class. 

So right now we are playing a game and about to take class. It's very exciting that the cycle is starting but also kind of scary. Summer camp is a lot of fun, all of the campers are very kind and funny. 

in Herndon VA for work the next two days....early morning meetings so training will be in the evening. Late flight last night so did not get to the hotel until 10pm. Slept ok...it's always difficult the first night in a hotel. Up early for meditation and starting work. As I reflect on the beginning of this cycle I can't help but feel so much gratitude in the simple fact that I have this awesome privilege to train with Master Evins and all the black belts at King Tiger. Plus the fact that currently I am injury free and healthy enough to train full speed.

Hi everyone! I am so pumped to be on the cycle again. The last time I tested for my black belt was in 2015. I have grown so much then (physicals, mentally, spiritually) and I am excited to challenge myself again. I asked my dad a couple weeks ago if he thought I would make it this far in Tae Kwon Do. He told me no, not because I couldn't, but when I started TKD I was a kid who gave up or lost interesting in hobbies. Thankfully, my mom pushed me to keep going until I could do it for myself. If my mom didn't keep pushing me, I probably wouldn't have stayed in TKD, and that something I would have regretted.  I am so thankful for my mother who pushed to me to be better at times I didn't want to. Because now, I learned to push myself.

good morning...up early...slept very well. I have decided to change my sleep schedule and go to bed earlier. I am also tracking my sleep every night with a new app for my iWatch...very informative as it tracks all the sleep patterns. Last night was a 7 1/2 hour of sleep...with a 82% "quality" rating with 5 REM cycles for 22% REM sleep...pretty good. Rowed, situps, pushups, stretching and morning meditation...now work all morning. Scheduled for CrossFit at lunch today. Still sore from yesterday's workout so will take it 75% today. Travel today to Herndon VA for work...2 days of work related training tomorrow and Thursday. This will test my new travel workout schedule so I will report on that when I return.

I'm super nervous, excited, and anxious about this journey. Luckily, my daughter just completed her first BBC and is my inspiration and hero. There have been many ups and downs getting to this point. Taekwondo has been so challenging to my ego FOR SURE. It has taught me lots of valuable lessons along the way and I know there will be MANY more during the next 3 months. I expected to be cranking out my physical requirements already, but I recently had my appendix taken out so I'm not allowed to work out yet.  Master Chelley has been my amazing teacher throughout the past fours years, and I can't believe it's time for my cycle.  I remember Master Chelley her being on cycle and me wanting to help her with her physical requirements. How time flies and things change.

Good day everyone, Instructor Brewer here...the Fall 2019 Black Belt Cycle has started...I am starting this cycle for my 4th Dan - Master - with a huge sense of excitement along with some nervousness. I have been attempting this for the last 4 years and am finally in a position to actually do a cycle. My excitement is overwhelming as I think back on my more than 30 years involved in the martial arts and Tae Kwon Do and over 16 years training with Master Evins and King Tiger. My nervousness is primarily in all the new requirements and still trying to remember the old ones...which really makes most of everything new to me. I know that I have a huge support group at KTA and will be working with my mentor on a regular and frequent basis. I look forward to working and training with all the black belt candidates...

Today I woke up and ate breakfast. After that I went to  do most of my math homework. I also am doing my online homework right now and I am going to have a good day. Yayz

Today in school I learned about single cell organisms and multi cellular organisms. After school I came home eating ramen noddles. Today is also my brother’s (Matthew) birthday.

I had needed the extra two weeks for the cycle and I logged on to the website to log everything, but for some reason whatever I logged will not show up on the website. It is making me really nervous and scared, it feels as if I am so close yet so far away. I'm just hoping for the best at this point.

today i woke up at 5.59 to open up the school.right now im wrighting my journle.and yesterday we watched spider man.and right now im going to plAY FORTNITE

today i had to wake up at 6.30 to open up the school.we went to the panther park then we played kick ball then i played baskettball and my team won.after that we got back to the school and spider man into the spider verse and i knew all the songs and were about to take class

Today I woke up and ate breakfast then went back to my bedroom to read some books. After that I practiced piano for 30 minutes then 

today i had to wake up at 5.59 to open up the school and today we went to the panther park i played moss,american ninja warrior,and track.after that we had cupcakes for someones birthday.then we had class and we played tkd baseball bochos vs every one else,and yhe bochos won.after that we played big ball dodge ball and i twisted my ankle.

today i had to wake up at 6.30 to open up with my dad we watched some assimbilly requierd.after watching tv for two hours we went to the movies to see wonder park and it was good.when we got back we got back we played games and someone got hurt.now there taking class and theres more ahead.                                                                                                                                                                                             ...

Today is going to be like any other regular Sunday. Today I’m going to relax and work on catching up. I already did 200 basic kicks today and I’m going to do more. I think I can make it in time.

Shrimp break has finally come I was waiting the whole day just to be at home and gone from school for a whole week. I am not going to do much over the break but catch up on stuff and sleep. I hope you will enjoy your’s too!  

I had a good day today, a somewhat difficult day at school but there's light at the end of the tunnel, spring break is right around the corner. We have an e-learning day tomorrow so I don't have to actually go to school but I can just do my assignments at home and submit them online, and right after that spring break starts, so I'm excited about that. I think that our school's spring break is pretty far out but if anyone else has it when I do I wish for you guys to have a wonderful spring break.

today at p.e we did relay races and i forgot to pass it and we lost by 2 steps.after that we had lunch so i got my hot lunch then when i got back my books were here then i was jumping all over the place.at recess we played hide & seek &football.at math it was easy.at music i had to sit down twice for no reason so i just read my book.at the end of the day somebody said some i know every lie you told.so then me&my teacher started laghing like crazy.

today at p.e we did drills and i left my jacket out side.at recess we played football the hole time and got 20 mineuints of extra recess.at math it was easy.after  school i went to the school and on the way he said that if i finish my stuff in a week i can get a new pair of shoes.and i have NO lacrosse pratice today.

this weekend I went to a band competition in New Orleans. We got first place and ha a great time. I didn't get back until 10 at night so I was tired for the ELA map test the next day luckily I still did good on it. I leave again tomorrow to go up north for another field trip to williamsburg.

Today was a really good day and it was casual like any other day. I can't wait till the tea ceremony and retreat. But i hope everyone else had a wonder full day.

Today at p.e we di

I survived the overnight and public testing. Very glad to be part of this black belt cycle. I am very thankful to each and everyone one of you and all my Masters, Instructors and friends who cheered me and have been encouraging me throughout this cycle. I have a few things which I need to work before I get ready for next cycle and i will take this time to work on these. Great job everyone!!!!!!!!

Yesterday went really great same did the overnight testing. It was the first overnight testing to be done before 1:00. I was really happy because I knew I did my very level best. Also during the actual testing I did really good as well. I can't believe how fast this cycle has gone. it went by really fast. But anyways congrats to everyone during the testing!  

What a great night. I just saw that I had a journal entry left. Not sure what happened, but this will be the last until fourth dan. What a fun night with testing. The group did really well and we were out of there just past 12:30 Now life begins to get a little normal again. As normal as my life can get that is. Trent had a great night as well. He went to the Toby Mac concert and got to meet Toby Mac himself backstage. Can't wait to talk to him about it. Connor's at Ranger training up in the mountains, so it's a quiet house this weekend. I'm bushed, so I'm signing off with my last journal. Well done guys. Go and spread your Tae Kwon Do knowledge to the world. Peace and chicken grease

today at school we finally went outside and did track and I won 3 times and almost lost the last one, when I did the 50 meter .run .also today at school I fell asleep at class for 40 minutes and people were trying to wake me up.after my dad picked me up from school we went to chipotle.at the tae kwon do school I took Wednesday class and it was wacky Wednesday,and I danced a lot 

Today is testing day! I am really pumped up because I can finally show what I learned throughout this cycle. I know for a fact I am going to mess up but that's life and you learn from those mistakes. But I am going to do my very best performance today and tomorrow. Also good luck to everyone who is testing!

Today’s the day of testing and I’m so excited. i’m also kind of nervous but i believe i can do it! Wish me luck!

today at p.e we did races and i won.and also at school at recess we played football/moss and i mossed 32 people and then i jamed my fingers.after recess we had math and it was easy i got in 3rd place and played on the ipad after that we played a monkey bar challange and my team won 11-09 it was easy.and then i almost fell asleep agin.

Tonight is testing and I hope that everyone does well  

Here it is! the day of testing! This cycle has been rough but the pride that I feel is greater. See you all tonight! Good luck to all of us haha!

I had a really good day today, although a little stressful at school, after I got home and calmed down a little bit I sat down and played the guitar for a little bit which helped calm my nerves. Then I went to Taekwondo and when I got back I did my requirements and preapred for the overnight exam tomorrow. I had a lot of homework which I just finished about 10 minutes ago and I'm ready for my half day of school tomorrow!

I am ready to test!!! This has been an amazing adventure and cycle. Pushing myself and working hard to learn all the new skills and drills. I am happy with the results and ready to showcase them tomorrow night. I wish everyone luck. Stay focus and relax... something I tell myself every time I am testing. I get a little tense and anxious. Don't get in your head. Just do it like you do it at home during requirements. Nothing different.  See you tomorrow night. King Tiger! Keep Moving!

Today was a normal a school day and after I got home from the bus, I went to do my last mentee sesion with Will. Then came home and did some king tiger stuff, however, I was told that because I messed up badly I am farther behind than I thought. I was to confeident and thinking that I would be fine but now I will have to do the rest next week after testing and finish it late. 

Tonight is the night before testing tomorrow. Ive decided to take Friday off school to prepare seeing as no important academic events will be happening. I could barely focus at soccer tonight! Hopefully I will calm down before testing!

Yes, today is my sisters birthday. Today was really just like any other day for me and my sister birthday. Our birthdays are usually during spring break so we got to invite our friends but now since it was on a weekday I couldn't invite anybody.

Tomorrow is the test. I am very excited and nervous! I haven't tested in 5 years. I am prepared though. Bring it on!

Yeah today is my sisters birthday. I was pretty much a normal day for my birthday and her birthday because we usually have our birthdays during spring break.

Today I woke up and went to school.  In first block we just did some work on a worksheet for probability.  In second block we did work on the nervous system.  In 3rd block in intro to office we worked on spreadsheets.  In last block we did a mock eog.  I then went to TKD and took class and did some pullups.  I then went home ate, did homework and did poomsaes and self defense.  I then took a shower and im going to sleep.

Two days left. Sunday morning is going to feel great lying there in bed thinking, "what do I need to do today?" and then it will hit me, NOTHING! Well, it will be a honey do day. I've been getting behind on some of the things I need to do around the yard. Katherine likes a nice yard, which means it's time to get dirty planting, weed pulling, mowing, and I'm sure a shovel will some how be involved. It's so beautiful outside right now, I feel we should have our classes outdoors today. Any way, enjoy the day folks

Today was ,y birthday and I had a lot of fun today. I really didn't do much but I got to relax. For my birthday all i asked for is shoes and clothes. I am going to have a party a week before spring break though.

Today was pretty chill. I worked this morning and had college classes. I have a a good amount of poomsaes and self defenses left, but I will be cranking them out over the next couple days. It is so close!

we have to do a research project in reading, and i’m really excited about it! i am researching steve jobs and the beginning of apple. fun fact: it turns out that me and steve jobs have the same bday!

I tried to write about this yesterday but it seems that the site was down late last night, I've had a really busy weekend, my brother is moving into his new apartment, and preparing for the black belt class while juggling school has been a handful. On top of all of that, my brother's turtle, which I am taking care of while he is at college, got out of its tank and chipped it shell which I may have to take to a special vet soon. So i'm feeling a little stressed but I know everything's going to be worth it in the end.

Today I woke up and went to school.  In first block we did more map testing.  In second block we did a test and I got a 90 on it.  In electives I started health and we did everfi.  In last block we did more inferencing work.  I then went to TKD and did some pullups.  I then went home and ate burgers.  Afterwards I played basketball and took a shower.  I then did homework and requirements.