Fall 2025 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!

Cadens Journal

today I woke up from my friends house and I had to go home because he was busy that day. When I came home I did homework until I went to my other friends house. We then went to go get ice cream. We came back home and played sports games. We went outside and played soccer and ate pizza for lunch. Then my family came over and we did a corn hole tournament.   

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2/25/24- #35

Pretty chill day so far. I am going to the movies with a friend in a few hours which should be fun, and Poomsae class got a ton of giggles out of me today! I’m not the brightest for school tomorrow, but the school year will be over soon which means it will be summer time…..

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Journal For Sunday

Hello King Tiger! Today, I had started off with doing my requirements at 8 o'clock in the morning. Yesterday, we went to a friend's house and we stayed there until 11 o'clock at night. I just ate breakfast now and after this journal, I am going to a different school and I will come back at 4 o'clock in the evening and I will finish my requirements.

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2/24/2024

This morning I got ready for sparring class. After class I went home and got a thirty minute nap and then had to go my friends birthday party at big air. When we got there it was super chaotic. Me and Conner went to go play dodge boll and there was two kids cussing and pushing each other. After Jahkye's birthday party me and Avery got ice cream.

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2/24 Journal

Today was a regular day. I just got some homework done and relaxed.

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Tae Keuk Sam Chang

I worked more on front, side and back falls today since I am not very fond of falling.  My dog walked me a couple of miles and after, I prepped for an event for Sunday.   Later, I reluctantly watched a few episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender.  There was a scene in episode 2 where the female warriors were practicing Tessen Jutsu, a Japanese martial art that involves an iron fan.  The form is fascinating.  The scene was funny because the instructor was tough.  FYI: Which poomsae represents the sun or fire?  Tae Keuk Sam Chang (green).

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2/24

today I slept in and then went to my Saturday classes. I got a lot of my requirements done and I'm preparing for instructor's camp. then I went home and showered before going to my friends bday party. then me and parker went and got ice cream.

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2/24/24

Today was my great grandfathers 100th birthday. I work up and I got ready and I got to play baseball outside with my aunt uncle and cousins. And then I went to target with my aunt my mom my sister and my grandmother. And we got some stuff. We came home and we had a big party for Great George. I got to hang out with family I didn’t know and have cake and it was really fun. 

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2/24/2024

Today I slept in and then took a big nap. We went to target and then I took a shower and got ready for my great grandpas birthday. 

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2/24

Today I went to class got requirements done and wrote an essay. I'm so tired right now.. I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe.

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bday party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today was my freinds party then we played laser tag we won i was on the girls team :( but we won :) then we hade a another round we lost then we hade pizza dog water but we got 20 dollars on games at the arcade we were at  spare time super fun then i won 2,459 i  got the new key board then we went home tghen i played gorillla tag for  5 houurs

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2/24

Today I went to bbc. We did poomsaes and weapon forms with master Evins. After class I came home then did my req. After that I ran some miles then ate lunch.

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Jordan Small-2/24/24-#47

Today I woke up in the morning and got ready for Saturday black belt class, today in class we did poomsaes with sticks, and portions of Koryo.  After class I came home, and studying a little bit then I went to the track to run 2 miles, after that I came home, and studied for the written test then I took a nap.  Then when I woke up my dad and I went out to the track to run 1 more mile.  After that I came home, and took 1 more nap  until I had to eat, and do my requirements.

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Adjusting

Worked to 12 hour shift. I’m Feeling more confident and comfortable with my roles and responsibilities. In the morning I’ve been getting up and will do 10 to 15 minutes mix of push-ups, sit-ups and burpees. I just have to settle with doing more in days I don’t work. And be very organized with my scheduling. Because realistically, I’m way to exhausted post shift to do much. And there’s only so early I can wake up and get req done. Watching avatar tonight and eating leftover!

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02/24/24

today i woke up and went to black belt class. master evins had us do something different where we did our forms with a stick in one of our hands. something new and it was fun. after i went home and did my homework i had been putting off and some requirements. then i took a nap because why not. then i went for a run and the weather was not bad i kind of liked it. then i played fortnite with my friends and now im going to watch a movie with my sister. (send help)

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2/24/24 Journal #49

Today I woke up kinda early and watched some youtube til my mom said it was time for breakfast then I got ready to go to KT for black belt class.  Class was interesting today, Master Evins had use do all our Poomsaes with a stick in our hand.  After class I worked on my black belt stuff at KT and had a menter session with Ms. Jen and Matthew. Then we had to go to Autozone who sent us somewhere else who tried to sell my mom a new battery for her car but she ended up not getting it and going home and talking to LaLa about it. When I got home I relaxed and played video games and had lunch.  Later on I will have dinner and go to bed.

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Journal for Saturday

Hello King Tiger! Today was an awesome day. I almost overslept today(I was supposed to wake up at 5 and I slept until 6), so my dad had to wake me up and made breakfast for us since my mom and little brother were sleeping. Today's class was interesting since we started class with color-belt poomsaes and we were supposed to have sticks in our hands while doing the poomsaes. After black belt and family classes, I came back home, had an apple, and right now, I am doing my requirements. I just had lunch now and my parents went to a barbershop because my little brother needs a haircut, so I have the whole house to myself, I guess. Hope everyone has a great day.

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Shaan Pattnaik 2/24/24

Today I had a weekend bbc where we practiced some color belt poomsaes with sticks. We also worked on Koryo where Grand Master Evins picked out the parts that some of the bochos were struggling with and we practiced them individually.

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2/24

Today I woke up then got ready for black belt class and then did staff and sticks form before the class. Class was more interesting than usally today, but it wasnt bad but kinda confusing for the first part. I then went home and now im hoping the rest of my day goes by smooth and since my parents have to go somewhere I get the whole house to my self and ill probally do my black belt requirements tonight.

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Feb 23

Today was pretty chill. Worked at 9 round in the morning, then headed back home. Had a pretty normal day, most of it I was alone with my doggy. When it came to dinner I got ripped out of some chicken because my Doordash dude gave me another order. Somehow he got me Arby's and it was rancid.

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2/23

TGIF! Got in 2.5 miles today. Progressing slowly, but progressing! Got my bb requirements in. Had to do extra kicks, poomsae, and self defense to make up for yesterday. Worked. Went to a good black belt class. Went to a book club meeting which is always fun. Hope everyone had a great Friday!

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2/23

Today i was really tired. We had a sub in math and in science we just finished something up. in spanish we got our test scores back and i got a 100 . In for social studies it was kinda complicated and basically we did ela in social studies and social studies in ela it was kinda weird. when i got home i did my requirements and then went to tkd for my black belt weekend class. after that i came home ate dinner and now im reading a book. 

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Journal for Friday

Hello King Tiger! Today was a fabulous day because all Fridays are fabulous, am I right? School was great with only one quiz today and I got a 100. After school, I had to go to taekwondo right after I reached home from school. Black Belt Class was great and I also learned done thing too: to study all the study guides until the written test. We were going over the test paper today and I forgot mine so I had to reference with Caleb and I got most of them correct. I want to get all of them correct. After class, me and my family went to a temple first then to an Indian restaurant called Hyderabad House which is bit famous, I guess. We ate there until 9 and came back home an hour before. I just finished my homework and I am going to go to sleep because...

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2/23/24

Today my leg felt better so I played soccer at school. I also realized that I have a 109.84 in Spanish which surprised me that I got extra points. I went to TKD today for the black belt class and then went to a birthday party.

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staffing

Lately I've been working on a specific poomsae and I practice every time I go to King Tiger after school, every time I have spare time before class and almost every mentor session I practice this form. What is it you ask? It's staff form 2. At the beginning of the cycle I could only get through the three spins at the beginning of the poomsae. Now I know the entire form and still practice it every day. It's become my favorite form to do. I like all the spins and the new hand motions for getting the staff to the other side. And I like the feeling it gives me when I do a temple strike and the staff hits my shoulder. I think that it's an "A" tier poomsae and it's something that we need to know well. And it never hurts to practice too much. What's your favorite...

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2/23 quick.

Today I had benchmarks at school and i'm not sure i did very well. I went to black belt class after school and got requirements done. I'm super tired and I'm just going to go to bed because I need to wake up early tomorrow for another black belt class... I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe.

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2/23/24 Journal #48 **2 more to go!!

I had to wake up EARLY this morning because it was raining so we couldn't walk to school.  We went to the rec center and I ran/walked 2 miles.  Mom got my chickfila for breakfast on the way to school!!!  I went to school had a normal day, we had indoor recess because it was raining still during my recess time (9:30).  I went to King Tiger and did my black belt stuff and ran my last mile for the week!  Then we left KT early because Mom had to get Anthony to the church early because he was leaving to go camping with the boy scout troop and I had my pinewood derby race tonight.  My car wasn't very good, next year mom said we are going to work with my friend Clint and his stepdad!  Then we finally came home and I got a quick shower and headed to...

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The ball of the foot

I attended sparring and black belt class today.  I was very pleased with my poomsae's and self defense.  FYI: What part of the foot do we use for a front kick?  The ball of the foot.

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2/23

today was good, school flew by thankfully. I had a bible quiz and wrote an English essay. then I ate lunch, came home and showered, and left for kt Harrisburg. we had sparring, black belt class, and then we all went to dinner. now I plan on just relaxing and going to bed.

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2/23/24

today i had to go to jail and give a formal presentation in social studies. we had to dress like business people and sell our website. i hated it. after it started raining while we were at recess so it messed up my day. i came home and did homework and requirements and ran 2 miles. the track was so wet and i was stepping on puddles everywhere. 10/10 do not recommend. anyways i go sleepy bye bye.

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2/23/24 #45

Hello! Today at school we had our reading benchmark and I am very happy with what I got. After school I basically relaxed since I finished all my miles and physical requirements. Then I went to my school dance and it was really fun. I was dancing with my friends and I had a good time with my mom ( my chaperone) too. I am exhausted. Going to bed so that I can wake up early for black belt class .Good night.

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February 24th, 2024

Today I woke up and skipped requirements. I then went to school, I had a pretty easy day at school. We played just dance in JROTC and I tried to solve a little puzzle thing in English. I then had a meeting after school to practice my JROTC SLP debrief with my team. I then came home and ran with my dad. Right afterwards I went to Tae Kwon Do. We went over the written test. Afterwards I came home and finished requirements for the day. Then I showered, stretched, and now I am here. 

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2/23/24

Today was woke up and I got go ready to go running with my uncle and my sister. On the way we did push up. Then I got home and I ate some breakfast. Then I just chilled out and played games for the rest of the day. Before dinner I went to the outdoor malls and I got some stuff. I got home and we had dinner and we just chilled out and hanged for the rest of the day.

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Jordan Small-2/23/24-#46


























Hello!  Today I had band, and our band teacher wasn't hear so we had a sub, and we just watched a movie.  After school I came home, and did my homework, after that I went to black belt class.  During class we practiced kicking defense 1,2, and the gave us the written test answers.  When I got home I did my requirements.     Bye!

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2/23/2024

Hello King Tiger Family. Today was not a fun day at work, but it is now over. Nate and I did go for a run which was good. Then Black Belt Class where we worked on some self defenses. It was a great class, then a good mentor session. Then we came home, finished some requirements and ate dinner. Now we are starting to wind down. I am ready for bed. Have a great night. Take care. 

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2/23/2024

Today I went on a field trip to the pottery grove but I barely knew anyone there because they were from the other school. The only people I knew there was a girl that thinks the earth is flat and my old grammar teacher because they went to my school last year. I painted this fish orange and gave him eyebrows and a mustache.

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house day

today we had house day we learned about different cultures i have a little buddy hes very nicei came home were having tacos

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2/23

Today was a good friday. I had a normal day at school because we had no tests. After school I came home and went to class. After black belt class I got show mars for dinner.

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2/23 Journal

Today I had another test which i think I did well on. When I got home I relaxed and did some reuqirements.

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Cadens Journal

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2/23/24- #34

I am having a good day so far. We are getting study guide questions checked today in black belt class so that is a little nerving (I'm hoping I got most of them right). I also am having so much fun with friends recently, finding myself talking to some of them more and more. This week was a bit sluggish on requirements, but I am getting them all done......

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2/22/24 Journal #47

I woke up, and I was really sleepy still but I had to get ready for school.  Then I was at school and we did blocks.  Then I got to KT and did black belt stuff.  I missed sparring tonight to be at church to help set up for the Pinewood derby race tomorrow (so I will miss black belt class tomorrow also)!!  After we got the track set up and ran some test races we went home and had dinner and got ready for bed.

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22+02=24

Well, wow, other than working on my requirements, I didn't have a very productive day.  I went on a two-mile walk with my dog and... cricket sounds. FYI: The Korean National Flower is The Rose of Sharon.

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Peter's blog

Today at school I played basketball at recees and had 5 blocks and 6 rebounds. Then after all that I went to band class and  had some fun there. Then I went to tkd for my sparring class and that's what happend this week.  

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Shaan Pattnaik 1/22/24

Today I went to school where I toured my high school. After that I went to sparring.

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2/22 Journal

Today was my moms birthday so i got up and said happy birthday to her and went to school. in school we had our reading bench mark and i got a 35/45 which im not proud of but will have to do. After that we had social studies and then ela. After school i was home alone because my parents went out. My mom’s best friend surprised her from missouri and she was really happy. I showered and we had a birthday party for my mom. I’m really tired so I’m not writing much. My best friend also went through something today so i was comforting her through and text and will check on her tomorrow. I really hope she’s ok because it was really terrible what she went through. 

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2/22/24 #44

I almost forgot to post tonight. I am so tired. I had a good day at school. We were preparing for the school benchmark . Then I had the science Olympiad club after school. When I got home, I worked out with my dad and did my 3 miles jogging with few stops. I worked on my requirements and then rest for a little bit and got ready for the sparring class. After that I got home took a shower, did my homework and ready for bed. Good night!!

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February 22nd, 2024

Today was a long day. I had a pretty good day at school. I wasn't very productive, but I had a lot of fun. Especially during 4th block when me and my friends wrestled, colored, and talked for the entire class. Then I came home, finished the homework that I didn't do during 4th block, and then went to the gym. I had a pretty good, full body workout. Afterwards I went to Tae Kwon Do and helped with class; I also took sparring, which was very enjoyable. Then I came home and finished some requirements. Afterwards I showered, stretched, and now I am here. 

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sparring support

 If there's a high yellow belt who is flailing their limbs around and isn't pivoting on their kicks during sparring, should you shame them or should you help them as a black belt and instructor? Sometimes on the sidelines at sparring I see some kids laugh and say things like "you should have done better" or "you lost so badly" or they cheer for one kid and make the other one feel bad. Or they make jokes during the match. So come on guys, we're black belts and we need to support each other. It's your job, our job, to help and encourage one another. If you see someone upset because they lost, praise them about something they did good, give them some tips to improve and then praise them again.   Remember, it starts and ends with respect!

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2/22

today was really easy, I started my day off with math and band. in my last period of the day, my teacher got super angry at my classmate which made it hard for me to ask questions on the project we were working on. then I came home and relaxed. now for the rest of the night I plan to just write music or talk to my friend parker.

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Jordan Small-2/22/24-#45

Hello! I went to school, and  had  art in the morning then I had a math test, I didn't get a good grade so I am going to retake it.  After school I went home, and did my homework then I went to the 5:15 class to assist.  After that I had my last mentee session that is required, then I took the 6:00 class.  After I took that I took sparring class.  I was decently tired, but I still had to do my requirements when I got home, and so I did.       Byeeee!

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testing

today was testing for colored belts i keped wezing a coughfing bye

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2/22/2024

Today I went chapel and our bible teacher played this amazing song on his piano I don't remember what it was called but It was still cool. After I got home I did some requirements and ran a mile in exactly ten minutes so that was funny to see.

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Feb 22

Today started off with work at 9 round. Afterwards I got breakfast then started on the rest of my day. Later on I had work st the dojang, then sparring. At home I ate dinner and I'm winding down now.

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2/22/2024

Hello King tiger family. Today was a normal day. I got up, went to school, and came back home. Tomorrow the girls are going on a field trip while the boys stay at school and have a visitor come teach us about drones. I think its kind of unfair that the girls get to leave school. I came home, ate and finished some school work and then worked on my requirements. Now I'm about to relax. Goodnight.

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2/22/2024

Today I had to wake up very early and start our drive to florida. It was very long and we stopped to get food twice. I watched two moves and two episodes of a kidnapping show which was good. I took two naps and when we finally got there me and my cousin went kayaking. 

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2/22 Taking a step forward.

Today I'm jumping straight into the point that I was tired all day. I got my requirements done and finally took class! I finished all I needed to help out and stuff today so I'm taking class from now on. I did sparring and now I'm home. I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe. UPDATE: I don't think I'll be doing anymore songs while running mostly because I'm doing it at the end of the day and I'm too tired to care. I'm glad I did it for a little though. That's all I had to say! Bye everyone!

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2/22

Happy Thursday! What a frantic day! Jovi's school called this morning to come pick him up as he was not feeling well. I'm under a tight work deadline and it makes things tough. Since Jovi isn't feeling well and Joe wasn't able to make it home in time to watch him, I had to miss sparring tonight. Jovi and I watched the landing of Odysseus on the moon over dinner. I got my bb exercise requirements in, but I'll have to either do my kicks, poomsae, and self-defense done before bed or double up tomorrow (at least if I want to stay ahead). Also have to stay up and complete work for a meeting in a morning. Hope everyone had a great day!

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2/22 - #29

The math socratic seminar did not go as bad as I thought it would have! It was really fun talking with my classmates and figuring out math problems. There were things we didn't understand, but we pushed through them as a group, whether that was hunting down a video and trying to interpret it, or someone who knew a concept well explaining it to the rest of us. There were times when I led the group to find the answer, such as when they had a question about the laws of sine and cosine. I am strong and confident in those laws, so I was able to teach my class how to solve it. It was rewarding seeing their faces when the dots connected! There were also times I followed. I am not strong in special right triangles, so I went up to the board when it was my turn and asked...

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2/22

Today I had a math test and I think I did good. I played games with my friends at recess. Tonight was a rough class of sprarring. I am looking forward to Friday!

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Cadens Journal

Today I couldn’t get my miles done in PE because we just started playing dodgeball right away. So I got my miles done during recess and then played soccer. And social studies we did another amazing race and my team was the first to finish. In ELA we had tons of work because we had a sub. in science, it was super boring and we just pretty much sat there. In math we presented our projects and I have to go tomorrow because we ran out of time. Then I got home ate and did schoolwork and prepared for sparring.

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2/22 Journal

Today I got a 99 on my chem test which Im really happy about. After that I came home did some homework and requirements.

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Journal for Thursday

Hello King Tiger! Today was a great day to start with since I had nothing to do during first block and basically chilled with my friends. The rest of my classes were pretty easy and I almost missed my stop in the afternoon because I fell asleep on the bus. I finished my requirements and went to sparring class, which was blast. There was two birthday's today and Aarna's mom was so generous to give everyone cupcakes today. The cupcakes were delicious. After that, I prepared for the quizzes that might be hurled at me tomorrow. I hope I will do good on the quizzes, but you always can't get the best grade on a quiz or a test just by hoping that you will get it. You have to put in the effort for it and study hard so that all the stuff is hardwired to your brain. Hope everyone...

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The End is Nigh

Fortunately, the world is not coming to an end, so don't threat over my title. It is the 22nd of February, which is also the birthday of George Washington (1st president for you non-history folks). We had Grand Master Lee come to our dojang last night and it was phenomenal. It's always inspiring and humbling when he teaches, as it gives me so much incentive to keep learning more and to keep striving to be a better instructor. I'm sure the math is on everyone's radar as where we are in the cycle. If you are not a math person, guess what, it won't go away. It's like when I dress myself from my wardrobe that's been around for 30 years, and my sons look at me as if I was wearing my under-garmets on the outside. I tell them, there is no improving this, it just is. I'm sure those...

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2/22/24- #33

I had to wake up even earlier than normal because my brother has a field trip today to Old Salem. I am planning to get some requirements done during lunch and study hall (hopefully the gym teacher lets me go to the track). I am planning to start the White Belt Challenge today, so I can't wait for the funny jokes that will be made. Today feels like it is goig to be a good day........

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Journal for Wednesday

Today was a tiring day due to a half day at my school, with messed up schedules and everything. After school, I had to go to dance practice for three hours, which I think is useless because I have my requirements pending and I just wasted my time for it. Now, I am lagging on my requirements and had to do some at taekwondo. After taekwondo, I did my homework and now after this journal, I am going to go to sleep.

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Peter's blog

Today at school we dicected some animals like frogs and fetal pigs, and for the 4th time my bus was late again. Then I went to Wednesday BBC and that was all that happened today  

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The Big Day

Today I was quite the domestic engineer and that included making a Sunday dinner.  Although we love our instructors, we were very excited that Grand Master Lee was our Sun Bae Nim today.  I was one of the chosen to demonstrate with him.  We also got a chance to see Master Evins.  I came home, ate and worked on my splits, more kicks, poomsae's and self defense, again carefullllly.  FYI: We punch with the biggest two knuckles.

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Wednesday, Feb 21, 2024

Great class tonight taught by Master Oppie!  He gave us a good cardio workout and we had a chance to work on curriculum too.  He is a very talented martial artist.  Thank you for teaching us tonight.  Thank you Master Cavazos for helping me with my one attack sparring.  Your patience seems endless.  

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2/21/2024

Hello king tiger family. Today I woke up not feeling the best. My mom said I had to go to school so I took some medicine and had an okay day. I went to after school and then my mom picked me up and we came home. I relaxed for a while and then went to taekwondo for a class with Grandmaster Lee. I didn't feel my best but did not want to miss the class. We learned a lot of new self defense and practice for kicks and making sure we have good stances and blocks. I asked him to sign my black belt book so I can have his signature in my book. I am excited about that. I came home and ate dinner and took a shower. I played some video games and now I'm about to get ready for bed. Goodnight.

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2/21 Journal

Today we had benchmarks but i wasn’t feeling to good so i almost skipped out but then went anyway. I went to school and got ready and then we did the test. It was kind of hard and i don’t know if i did well because i didn’t check my score. The entire day everyone asked what I got and i had to tell them I didn’t check. I still haven’t checked even now. after that we had lunch then second period. Then we had Pe for a whole hour and no spanish. then we had first period which for me is math and we did notes and went outside. after I got home i ate a snack did my requirements and then went to Tkd for a class with grandmaster Lee. the class was fun and I really enjoyed it. Then since my dad came late because of my sisters...

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2/21/2024

Hi King Tiger Family. Still in Tampa. Heading back tomorrow. It was a late work night so I did not get a chance to run tonight. I will have to make it up at some point. I did get some requirements done at the hotel, so that is good. Tomorrow is another day and I will keep at it. I hope you all have a great evening and a great day tomorrow. Take care. 

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race day

hey yall we had a race at my school my class one i didt do  any thing today i did my requierments then i went to teakwondoe after i went home and bye yall see you next week

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2/21/24

Today was not to bad . At school I had a project I had to do and we got assigned a country and I did Mexico even tho I got Guatemala. I chose Mexico because I was absent since they sent me home yesterday and the directions said to choose a Spanish speaking country of your choice. When I got home I was super disappointed that I couldn’t go to grand master Lee’s class because of my knee. For the rest of the day I did homework and extra credit work that I needed to do .

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2/21 - #28

Today at school I learned I have a socratic seminar in precalc. I am not sure how I am supposed to have a class discussion about math in the same way I would have a discussion over a book or a general topic, but I guess I'll figure it out! Also, fantastically, this socratic seminar counts towards our unit test next monday, and we get points just for discussing. This is good news, but would have been better news if I could figure out how to discuss math like literature >:( I attended Grandmaster Lee's 6:45 high belt class today, as I come home too late to partake in his seminar. It was a really interesting and fun class, and I really enjoy learning in his class. Something that stuck with me was his talk about how there is always more to improve. If you can kick at 15mph, you're fast,...

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Feb 21

Today was same old same old. Did the same things as normal, had work, then went home. Had a nice porkchop dinner. 

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2/21/2024

Today we had benchmarks and it was terrible. We had to take the test for three hours and I didn’t even get a good score because it was difficult but I tried and that’s what matters. I got to read after and lay my head down till it was over and then had twenty minute classes for the rest of the day until enchore. I got all the assignments I’m going to miss because I won’t be at school the next two days. I got a lot done in art today and then my mom picked me up from school and we went to class. Grand Master Lee taught two classes that I was in today and it was amazing and I look forward to next year when he comes back. We got chick-fil-a for the third time this week but I got to get a cookie this time because it’s...

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2/21/2024

Today at school I got to see my friend after a year and a half. He went to the other campus because going to this one took a hour to get here. The reason why he was there is because this lady was presenting a slide show about duel enrolment that took up the whole period. But out of no where someone passed gas really loud and I slowly look at Logan (we haven't laughed with each other for a year and a half) and we accidently burst out laughing uncontrollably. It got to the point where his parents turned around and said to Logan "you better stop or we are going to go home!"   

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2/21/24

Today I went to school and it was a normal day. I thought I was gonna have a double encore but I didn’t. We are talking about matter in math and science right now and it was actually pretty fun and we did a worksheet about it and then I went to lunch and recess and I hang out with my friends, and when I got home, I went straight to taekwondo and Grandmaster Lee was there and he did an hour and a half class with us with a bunch of people and it was really fun and then he did the black belt class on Wednesdays but it was him teaching instead of master foster which was also pretty fun and they both felt shorter than an hour and a half in 45 minutes and he’s actually really nice and I’m glad that he could come to our door

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2/21/24 #43

Hello! Today at school we did a weather test and I did pretty goof. I felt a little tired thought throughout the day. After school I ran a mile with my dad on a treadmill then got ready for the 5:15 class to help out and then after that I  filled out some questions for the written test. During the 6 pm class we did some poomsae and self defense. After class I did a mentee session and now I’m back again at home. Good night.

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2/21

Today was good, i guess. I mean, it wasnt really a bad day but it wasnt that great either. I was just tired and still recovering from being sick last week. Every day I'm getting better than yesterday. Strength wise (but not wellness wise). I was sad to learn that the tea ceremony was moved back a week and I'll be out of town on a band trip for school that day. Master Chelley is going to try to work something out for me. I really dont want to miss it. I worked out hard after class tonight and finished my requirements. Now I'm headed to sleep. I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe. 

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2/21

Today I woke up, did all my exercises, then I studied Norwegian on my phone for about an hour. Then I went to school, science was fine, we just reviewed for a test. All my other classes were just typical days. Ela was really interesting because when I went to go to the bathroom on the way there I saw our school officer and our administrators all inspecting some kid but I didn’t know why. It was very interesting though. Some kid I know said he knew what happened and would tell me tomorrow. When I got home I played some video games and then I ate dinner and cuddle my dog while reading my book. 

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Busy Day

Today was probably the busy day I've had at work. I had patients that required alot of care. I was pretty much running back and forth with running meds, answering questions, checking and assessing. My preceptor gave me the opportunity to work on my own and handle task by myself. But even with how busy it got today, I rather do it now than when I'm on my own as a nurse. 

 

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2/21

Happy Wednesday! Got in 2.5 miles, albeit a little later than I wanted. Did my bb requirements. Had some work to plow through. Took Jovi to get his hair cut after school. We went to taekwondo this evening. I got in a mentee session, a class assistance, and a class leadership. Hope everyone had a great day! 

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2/21

today was extremely stressful, I had a chemistry test which didn't turn out as good as I hoped but still not bad. after school, I ate lunch, I had a protein bowl from chipotle, then went to a drum lesson. after that, I came home and got ready for classes and left again. tonight, the classes were taught by grandmaster Lee, WHICH WAS AWESOME. now that I am back at home, I'm going to do homework and relax.

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Jordan Small-2/21/24-#44

Hello, I woke up, got dressed, my nana brought me to school, and I had fun there, because we had band.  After school MY DAD CAME BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL!!!!!! then I did some of my homework then I went to King Tiger for a mentee session, and I assisted in the 6:00 class.  After that I went home, and did the rest of my homework then I did my exercises!     Byeee!

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2/21/24 Journal #46

Today I woke up and got ready for school.  Like normal we walked to school, next we were at school and I had mom fix my hair before I went in because I wore my beanie (I didn't want hat hair all day!) because I didn't want me ears to be cold like yesterday.  I did blocks like normal.  Then I was at KT and did class and worked on my black belt stuff.  Finally we went home and had dinner and wrote this journal and finished up poomsae then went to bed.

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2/21

Today I had a normal day at school. I had PE as me encore and tomorrow is media. After school I did some homework then went to class. At class I did poomsae and self defense. I also mentored someone. After class I got Chick-fill-A then came home.

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2/21 Journal

Today I was supposed to have a test but my teacher wasn't here so it was just a regular day at school. When I got home I did some requieremtns and homework.

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Cadens Journal

today when I got to school, I got my miles done in PE. And social studies we started this amazing race thing that we will be doing over the next couple of weeks. We had random partners and I am feeling pretty good about mine. In ELA we had tons of homework and we had to leave the room. We had to leave the room because there was something wrong with the air vents and it was 90° in air. There was also this weird smell of burning metal, so they shut the door and we went to the media center. During recess there was a big fight on the field that got broken up which was very crazy. In science, we started a cut out that seems very easy. And lastly in math we are doing intro to slopes. When I got home, I ate and worked on school. Then...

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2/20

today, I had math and economy. overall, my schoolday was easy. then I came home and relaxed for a bit before going to a guitar lesson and working on my new skill for black belt cycle.

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2/19

overall, my day was pretty good. i was out of school for Presidents' Day so i spent my day doing homework for Tuesday. then I went to classes and got a lot of requirements done. afterwards me and parker went on a run then i came home and went to bed.

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Feb 20

Today I got up pretty early to start my day. Although the morning went by slow. I had master training at North Charlotte with Grandmaster Lee. Then later on he taught classes at Lake Norman, then took another class. Had some stuffed peppers for dinner.

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2-20-2024

I missed class today and was not thrilled with that, but I had to rest today.  I worked on my poomsae's and self-defense slowwwly and carefullllly.  my knees will be happy tomorrow.  They were very angry today.  I am excited about seeing Grand Master Lee tomorrow.  

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2/20/2024

Hello King Tiger Family. I am in Tampa FL today for work. Visited our office down here and got a chance to spend some time with fellow team mates. Good day. Weather was good. I stayed a little late at work trying to finish some things. Then I went to hotel, got settled, and went for a run. Then I did some requirements. I grabbed some food and then finished some more requirements. Now I am going to get ready for bed. Have a great evening and day tomorrow. Take care. 

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Weakest point

I'm glad I was able to train under Grandmaster Lee, excited to see him at Instructors Camp soon. He really good at explaining practical principles and techniques. Got my Invisalign taken out today. Official done with them. The dentist and assistant asked me how I felt about my treatment and my teeth. I wasn't always the most consistent at wearing them, but the effort I did do has greatly improve my smile and confidence. It also made me more discipline with my dental care and routine. So while there may be thoughts of if my teeth can be straighter or whiter, I'm happy with what I have. And I accept that there will be things I can't change, and I what my effort put in.   Decided to go running with my dog. The goal was to run 30 minutes, he got tuckered out at 20 minutes, so I took him home...

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Shaan Pattnaik 2/20/24

Today after school I went to Tae Kwon Do for my class with Grand Master Lee. It was a very fun and intuitive class. In the class we were honing our reaction time and training our eyes. Grand Master Lee was observing around the room when he came to me. He asked me to block his punches so I did. I was lucky to be one of the few people who were called up to the front of the class to be an example for the rest.

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Journal For Tuesday

Hello King Tiger! Today was an awesome day because all of the classes were easy today(I wish this happened during Mondays). After school was tennis practice and it was fun and I figured out that I need to improve a lot, and by a lot, I mean a ton. After tennis, I did my homework on the way to taekwondo and Black Belt Class was awesome(I trying to think of a word that is similar to awesome, but way more better) with Grandmaster Lee and I learned how and why the blocks are used and how they apply to. I just finished review today's notes and everything now, I am going to go to sleep. (This journal was quite big for some reason).

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Tuesday Feb 13, 2024

I went to the gym after work and banged out my reps on the push ups, sit ups, kicks.  Threw in some plank and mountain climbers for good measure.  Primarily worked legs, which might be a mistake given that I will be in class doing kicks on Wednesday.  

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2/20/24

Today was a not great. I woke up like usual but I couldn’t really do anything because of my leg, so when I got to school I lasted about 5hrs before they sent me home during PA . I was late to a lot of my classes because I could barely walk. When I got home I did some my work and did some plank.

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