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!

Wed Feb 14 2024

I spent my Valentine's Day evening with a full class at King Tiger North.  I thought it might be a much smaller attendance given that it was Valentine's Day.  Nice to see how committed everyone is to the program.   Thank you Master Cavazos for teaching tonight!  I always enjoy his classes.  

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Adventures and Grand Masters

Today I found something. Let me explain. Yesterday I journaled about a field trip I was going on tomorrow and today I went on the field trip I journaled about yesterday. We were allowed to bring string bags or any small bag. One girl in my class had a particular bag. It was red and had a tiger on it. Can you guess what type of bag it was? Yep! I saw a King Tiger bag in the wild! I was generally surprised, and I don't know why I was so amused by it. When I asked her about it she said her brother Gavin went to King Tiger at some point. When I got to King Tiger I asked Master Natasha and Master Marcus but they couldn't recall anyone by that name. That was my discovery and it happened on the bus to the discovery museum. Coincidence? Also, I want...

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Friday Feb 16, 2024

Needed to take the night off from my normal workout to celebrate my daughter's birthday.  I am thankful that she came into town to see me and that I could spend the evening with her.   It is great to see her grown up, but I miss my tae kwon do classes with her when she was in middle school. 

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Saturday, Feb 17, 2024

Great Saturday morning black belt class today!.  I love working on poomsae and that was primarily what we did in class.  It is helpful for me to go through all the forms so I can see which ones I need to work on.  A big thank you to Master Cavazos for coming to help me work on my staff forms after class.  I appreciate his patience as I try to learn the longer forms.  Lots of steps and it is easy for me to confuse the forms when I am learning several at the same time.  

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Sunday Feb 18, 2024

Most of the day spent grocery shopping and running errands that did not get finished on Saturday.  I did get my workout in before dinner.  Hoping it warms up soon so that I can run outdoors again soon.

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2/20 Special Class!

Today was good! I went to Grand Master Lee's class today and so did a lot of people but I learned a lot! But I'm just really tired after all my requirements and some homework so I'm trying to get some sleep for tomorrow. I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe!

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2/20/2024

Today I woke up very early for no reason and got ready for school. We have bench marks tomorrow and im not exited because they are three hours long and i have to sit infront of an old friend that I don’t like anymore. My dad’s going to get me some books so i’m exited about that. I had work today and I forgot my TKD shirt so my mom drove me home don’t worry I said thank you and apologized more than I should have and had fun at class. 

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Monday, Feb 19, 2024

Got up early on President's day to work on forms.  Thanks to Master Cavazos I had videos of the bo staff forms on my phone.  Very helpful to have that so I could review later!  It was somewhat discouraging to see how bad my stances were in the video though.  I did my kicks, push ups, sit ups, etc later in the day

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2/20/24 Journal #45

Today I woke up and got ready for school.  Mom and I walked to school again today. After school I got to KT and did my black belt stuff and played with my friends.  I took the 6:45 class with Grandmaster Lee, it was pretty cool.  My partner was Praneeth and we worked on different kinds of blocks. We went to Jason's Deli for dinner and then headed home and got ready for bed!

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2/20/2024

Hello king tiger family. Today was an ok day, at school I woke up and went to my class, but then the teachers said they were shuffling the classes and I ended up with the smallest one so yeah. Then I went to taekwondoe originally to just get a mentor session but ended up helping a class,being mentored and mentoring someone. While I was helping out with class I did requirements. That is all today so goodbye and good night.                

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2/20/24

today i went to jail and had a science test. ew. then i came home and did my requirements and went to girl scouts. i came home and took a shower and did homework. im so sleepy. :)

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2/20/24

I had school today and it was my first day back from being sick and I did my normal stuff I just had to catch up on last weeks Thursday and Friday because I wasn’t there cause I was sick. I had fun recess I got to play I got to see people play basketball and my teacher had a meeting after we had encore so we had to go into different classrooms and I went to the Miss Duke classroom and I got to talk to my friends and I left and when I got home I ran 2 miles and I want to taekwondo and did a mentee and mentor session and requirements in Rosenthal’s and have them class

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today i was sick

today i  was sick then i ate brakfast then i did some exersices i was so exited because GRANDMASTER LEE CAME TO OUR DOJONG YESTERDAY sorry for it being short bye

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2/20 Journal

Today was pretty simple. I woke up with a sorta sore throat and went to school. In math we played a review game because the math benchmark is tomorrow. In science we did research for our project. In spanish we just talked about different ways to say things in different countries. In social studies we finished our letter then did a class kick assignment. In ela we did more review for the Ela benchmark. Once I got home i did my requirements then went to Tkd and helped out with classes and did a mentor session with hudson. We got taco bell for dinner and i wasn’t that hungry so id dint eat much. Then i showered and now im gonna study.

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Jordan Small-2/20/24-#43

Hello!  Today I was off school for a teacher work day, so I got ready then picked  up my grandma to go to my dads room in the hospital to see how he is doing.  When we dropped her off with my dad, my nana and I left to go home so I could do my studying for school.  After that I went to pick up my grandma, and bring her home, then I went to King Tiger.   GRANND MASTER LEE WAS AT OUR SCHOOL!!!!!!! I was so exited to work with him, and practiced speed and focus drills and we also did meditation, so that was fun.  After I got home I did my exercises!     Good night.

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2/20/24 #42

 Today I woke up a little later since my mom was going to drive me to school but I still felt a little tired. In school we just reviewed for some benchmarks coming up. After school I came home and relaxed and did some requirements. I then got ready for the 6:45 class with Grandmaster Lee and it was really fun. We did spend and focus on drills, blocks and also meditation. Now back at home and relaxing. Good night! 

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2/20

Happy Tuesday! Seems later in the week doesn't it? Worked. Got in 2.5 miles and bb requirements. Notable thing of the day was a great black belt class with Grandmaster Lee. It was a great push for these last few weeks of the black belt cycle. Hope everyone had a great day!

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2/20

Today I had class with Grand Master Lee.  I was a lot of learning about blocks, kicks and a little self defence. Then I got a picture with him before I left and with my friend Martin as well. It was neat. 

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February 20th, 2024

As always, I woke up and got a start to my day. I did some requirements and went off to school. I had a pretty good and productive day at school. I played Cards Against Humanity during fourth block with my friends, which was really fun. Then I came home from school and did some school work, as well as some requirements. I then went to get allergy shots and went to run club. Today's workout wasn't bad, but none of my really close friends were there. Then I came home and did some more requirements. Then I ate, showered, and read. Afterwards I stretched and now I am here. 

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2/20/2024

Two weeks ago I was building a LEGO harry potter set that I found in my attic and I noticed that one of the pieces was broken. I contacted LEGO about it and they said they would ship a new piece but they never said when they would. Today my dad went to go check the mail and I heard him say "Parker your part is here!" I said "Yay!" so that was good.

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Instructor Courtney Rocks!

I went to Reedy Creek Park this morning.  I wanted to try out the NFL/Panthers obstacle course  before running with my friend.  We went through the course not really knowing what we were doing, but had fun anyway as it was a nice warm up before the run.  We ran three miles through the trails and the road.  I didn't keep up with  my friend because the knees were not at all happy today.  I took my dog for a walk when I returned home.  This evening I helped out with the smaller tigers and attended high belt and black belt classes.  Instructor Courtney from the LKN campus visited us today.  She was very helpful and patient with coaching me on my red belt self defense.  Thank you  Instructor Courtney!

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2/19/24- #32

If this journal could have a title, it would be improvement! I had to watch my siblings today since my mom is sick and my dad was working. After instructing, I went home and sat on the couch with my dog. He is a little lonely after my other dog passed away Friday night. I am feeling much better though, and I need to push forward. Cycle won’t stop for me, and I won’t quit either. I am here to prove I am stronger than I think I am. Just you wait, I am bringing my all, and everyone else should too……..

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2/19/2024 Molly McGinn

Today we didn’t have any school so me and hudson played some cards and he totally beat me and then I showered and washed my hair for school tomorrow. I let it dry curly for a bit while me harper and hudson played another round of cards and then went up and blow dried it and then streightened it for tomorrow. When my mom got home she brought us sipco and then I watched a little bit of a movie and went on our fourwheelers which was oddly therapeutic and i hadn’t realized how much I missed doing that. Then we went to class very early and me and Avery got our requirements done and did some rolling and falling and then went to class. Instructor Courtney was there today and we had some good conversations and I had a good class. 

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2/19/24

Today was a total nightmare. First I woke up and ate breakfast . After that I did requirements and ate lunch. My dad said he wanted to go play soccer outside but when we were getting ready I slipped on the pine needles outside and hurt my knee a lot. I scratched it all the way till the bone. Since I could barely walk I had to sit on my couch all day.

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2/18/2024

Good Evening King Tiger Family. Today was amazing because there was no school. I spent most of the day relaxing. I did my exercises, ran over a mile, and finished my book requirement. I went to the burg today and helped out in junior tigers and took class. Today we learned how to use power in our kicks and we did a lot of drills. We also worked on red belt self defense. After class we did black belt curriculum and worked on stick forms. I stayed for a mentor session with Master Foster and he helped me with more stick training and went over some poomsaes. He gave me a lot of good advice and tips. I ate dinner when I got home, took a shower, and relaxed. Goodnight!

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02/19/24

today we had no school so i woke up late and did my requirements. i then went on a run and then played fortnite with my friends. i went to the dojang and attended class because grandmaster lee was teaching. it was fun. i then came home and am getting ready for school tommorow.

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Feb 19

Today wasn't bad for a Monday. I learned that Baja blast is no longer exclusive to taco bell anymore, so that will be amazing in the future. Worked most of the afternoon and evening. Had shomars for dinner. Pretty decent day

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When I don’t know …

Thank you Master Foster and Master Knight for a great class tonight. It was great to go to another King Tiger and work with others. Today I worked in something that I’m not very knowledgeable about, insurance & benefits It was frustrating and I felt overwhelmed and I didn’t want to work on it. But I keep reading, and re-reading very slowly. I looked up videos and I called my dad for assistance. He also gave me some advice. That I can look into and make the best derision I can, but when I learn more, I can go back and change my decision next year. Ive grown so much I forget that I let fear of the unknown gets me like that.

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today was p day

today i went to king tiger we had fun for 8 hours we had lunch then snack then we had grand master lee come and i was grateful bye

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2/19/2024

Today at school we had to eat in assigned rooms for lunch because we were making to much of a mess so they were seeing who was doing it. Each grade got there own room which was bad for our friend group because we have 7th grade friends, 8th grade friends, and 9th grade friends. We used to have of eight people sit with us now we have four.

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2/19 - #27

I woke up around 3AM this morning and realized I could not get myself to fall asleep. I thought nothing much of it, and instead used the time to write some college essays, work on some requirements, and study some precalc (which I am definitely understanding). Then I went to school. After school, I concluded that not sleeping has severely adverse affects, especially when falling asleep late (12AM) and waking up early (aforementioned 3AM), such as becoming incomprehensible to my friends. I thought it would be in my best interest to take a nap. I set an alarm for 6PM, as I came home at 5PM and after showering and helping unload dishes it was 530PM, and it seemed like adequate time. I would be up in time to do homework and get ready for the 650PM high belt class and the black belt class right after. Except I was ridiculously way...

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Jordan Small-2/19/24-#42

Hello, today I had a long day, I woke up at my nana's house, then we went to get Chick-Fil-A, after that we went to pick up my grandma to go visit my dad in the hospital.  When we got there we took turns having two of us go into my dads room, then we left my grandma there with him to spend time with him.  After that my nana, and I left to go to my house so I could do my exercises, then after that we came to pick up my grandma, and bring her home.  After that we came back home and rested.         I hope you all have a great day!

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Chickens and trips

Hello guys! How's it going? Good? Awesome! Tonight I want to talk about my field trip that I'm going on tomorrow. We're going to Discovery Place in Charlotte where, in case you haven't heard about it, it's like a fun non-fiction book where you learn about things as you go about the museum. My last field trip was on December 1st to old Winston Salem. It was cool because a lot of people there were dressed in clothes that you would see people wearing 200 years ago. It was all pretty facinating. I bought my dad a gift for Christmas on that trip. Anyway, I'm very excited about my trip tomorrow and I hope you all have a great day. G'night night. PS - the chicken is burning! Go get it!

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February 19th, 2024

Today I slept in a lot since we didn't have school. I then started my morning with requirements and breakfast. Today and tomorrow we are getting out cabinets painted in the kitchen, so I ate out a lot today. I the built some of my new Warhammer 40K Lemon Russ tank. After that I played Fortnite with my friend. Afterwards I went out to get lunch and studied on the ride. I then got home and got ready to go workout. It was a hard workout, but I am glad I went and got after it. Following that, I went to Tae Kwon Do and helped out with class. I then came home, hung out with my girlfriend, showered after she left, and now I am here. 

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2/19 Journal

Today I had a day off so I got to relax and catch up on stuff. In the evening I went to work and then ate dinner. I was also able to catch up on some homework as well.

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2/19/24

Today I got to stay home because we did not have school. I think it is presidents day or teacher workday and this morning. Our cleaning lady came and she clean the house and she did the downstairs first so so so me and my sister and my brother can actually wake up and then. When she was done cleaning downstairs, we all moved downstairs but my mom had to leave because she has jury duty and I made cinnamon rolls for breakfast and for my black belts cycle requirements for a new activity and I just chilled around and cleaned up my mess for making the cinnamon rolls and my mom for she was out. She got us ZIP Code and when we got home I got thrown off over there and go to taekwondo.

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2/19 Journal

I have a lot to recap on. The reason that i wasn’t doing any of my journals was because i went to Atlanta. I went to Atlanta on friday and it was a 4 hour car ride. I mostly listened to music and was on my phone but i slept for a hour. halfway through we stopped for dinner which was Chick fil a. By the time we got there it was 11 PM so I was really tired and went to sleep immediately. The cousins i went with were 12 and 7, and we went to see our cousin who was 5. The next day I instinctively woke up early because I usually do on saturdays. But most of the day I played with my cousins on roblox or with the toys. Then me and my older cousin watched half of Dune while our parents played a card game. On...

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Shaan Pattnaik 2/19/24

Today my mom was a little sick so I decided to go to Tae Kwon Do tomorrow instead of today. I did my week seven requirements from home. Today me and my friend also biked over to a pizza store to have a slice. After coming back I ate dinner and went to bed.

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1/19

Today I finally got to do stuff today. And I just got requirements done and met with my mentor. I'm really tired. I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe.

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2/19/24 #41

No school! There was no school today since it was Presidents’ Day and I’m pretty glad since I wanted another day of rest. Basically what I did today was rest but I also worked out with my dad and  I tried running up this large hill and I was pleased with my time. I went to the 5:15 class like usual to help assist and I attended the 6:00 class. Also I had a mentee session. I did a bunch of poomsaes and it was pretty fun. Now I’m back at home watching family feud.

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2/19

Happy Monday! Jovi went to King Tiger Lake Norman for camp while he was off from school today while I worked and got my bb requirements done. Took Jovi to his guitar lesson. I went to KT and got in a mentee session, a class assistance, and a class leadership credit. Hope everyone had a great day!

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Cadens Journal

Today I went to my house to get my homework done that I went to play basketball with friends. After that I did a Bigfoot escape room with my family and then we came home and ate dinner. Now I am watching a show

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Journal for Monday

Hello King Tiger! Today was great day to start off with even though I hate Mondays. Monday's are so miserable. School was okay, I guess. I took a quiz and still don't know what I got. I went to tennis tryouts and got "selected"(turns out, everyone who was in tryouts got selected, so there was no selection process). I just finished homework and I am about to finish my requirements. I hope I could finish my journals fast so that I could go to testing.

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2/18 and 2/19/24 Journal #44

We were all pretty tired yesterday so we didn't my journal typed in so I'm just adding it in todays journal! I am excited that I am almost done with my 50 journals!! Sunday 2/18: Today I woke up at 6:55 and grabbed the switch and started playing it.  Then I had breakfast and got ready for church.  I went to Sunday school and then into the nursery with my mom but there was not kids so we went into the service, I fell asleep during the sermon. 😴  Next we went home and had lunch then I did some black belt stuff and passed out on the floor.  Finally I woke up and did the last thing I had to do for the day.  Then mom made me dinner before she left to pick up Anthony from church.  Then I finally went back to bed! Monday 2/19 NO SCHOOL TODAY!!!...

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2/19

Today I got to sleep in due to President's Day and a day off of school. I was glad I got to rest to continue fighting a cold my Dad shared with me last week.  I ate breakfast, worked on requirements and then got to play some video games. I then went outside and played during the afternoon with friends in the neighborhood.  Today was a great Monday. I'm looking forward to class tomorrow evening with Grand Master Lee. 

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2/19

Today I woke up and decided I need to run 5 mile today to get ahead! the first mile was not the best I did try to run it very fast but it was kinda alright. After I finished that mile I had to take a break for like 5 minutes but then got back to it then finished another mile then another then another then my last one which felt great to be done with. I hope the rest of my day goes by smooth and ive already done my poomsae and self defense from yesterday. Hope you all have a great day!

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2/19/2024

Hi King Tiger Family. Happy President's Day!!! I know that the origin of President's days was actually to celebrate the accomplishments of George Washington. Crazy that it has been around so long. There are so many figures at varying levels in government that have made dramatic differences in the shape of this country. I say we use this day to remember all those who have served at different levels in government to help drive this country. Although the President's role is extremely important and should be recognized, there are so many nameless officials and staff members that help run this country that is truly takes a "village" to make things happen. I appreciate everyone that works so diligently for our freedom and rights. This is truly the most incredible country to live in. I am not saying we don't have our problems, but I am proud to be an American. I hope...

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2/18/24

Today I woke up and ate breakfast. After that we repainted our master bathroom and then I played with my friends for 1hr. Then I did requirements and went shopping.

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2/18/2024

Hello King Tiger Family. It was a good day today. Started the day with Church. Then had a bunch of things to do around the house, including requirements for TKD. Got almost everything done I was hoping to do today. Still feel like the day went real quick. Now I am sitting and writing this. I still need to figure out the coming weeks to make sure we are good on all our classes and requirements. I need to work on another essay. Maybe this coming weekend. Take care.

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Jordan Small-2/18/24-#41

Hello:(, today I woke up very tired, and my dad was down stairs watching church, so I slept a little bit longer.  After that I rested for so long, and then my dad had a really bad stomach cramp so he went to go to CVS to get something to calm it down.  Then we came home and we rested, but then he randomly started to breath really hard, then he asked me to get him some Pepto Bismol.  His stomach was really bad so he had a hard time breathing so I called my nana to tell her what was going on, and she said she was going to come over.  When she came over it got worse, so my dad told her to call 911, and they came and took him to the hospital, so we went there, and he was getting fluids put in him.  So we figured...

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nightmares

A boy rides his bike through the streets of his neighborhood. He turns upon a dark street and looks at the mysterious lane, longing to be home. As the boy rides along a slightly brighter street now, he is shocked when he realizes why the street has turned so bright. He looks to his left and sees a gargantuan monster! With headlights!? But wait…It’s hapkido 4??? Matthew jolts up in bed, sweating, waking up from his nap before Friday black belt class. He is frightened by his dream but decides to do something about it. When he gets to class, he asks his instructor if they could practice hapkido that night. Black belts, stay aware of testing, and use your mentor power-ups to help you! Goodnight

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February 18th, 2024

Today I woke up and was pretty tired since I was up late last night. I then went to church. I was in the kids and was running media. I spent some of my down time at church learning and watching videos about our sound board. After almost 2 years of running media, I am just now learning how to do everything on the sound board. I then came home, did some homework, and some requirements. I then hung out with my girlfriend. Afterwards I showered and now I am here. 

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2/18 Journal

Today, I came back from a trip but I have tomorrow to rest cuz there's no school. Other than that I was just asleep in the car for most of the trip so when I got home I did some homework and some other stuff.

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2/18/2024

Today I went to my friends house to practice our poomsaes and self defense. We did hapkido two I didn't know my own strength and accidently through my friend on the ground a little too hard. When we were doing hapkido three she wanted revenge and shoved her fist into my face when she punched me and it still hurts.

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2/18

today, my mom's car had to get fixed. then after that was done, I went to a friend's house to practice poomsae and self-defense. then, me and my mom got food, came home, and I built a Lego set. now I'm going to sleep because I feel exhausted for some reason.

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2/18/2024

Today I got to sleep in and my parents got home from their trip this morning. Some of my friends who are on the cycle came over and we went over all the belts and just hung out for two hours. I took a nap and now i’m going to go back to sleep because i’m exhausted.

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2/18/24- #31

It’s been a wild weekend so far, but today was pretty lazy. Didn’t do much today and basically stayed home and got a few requirements done. I might go to bed early to continue the lazy flow…….

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Caden

today I woke up early to go to the soccer field with my friend and his dad. After that I went home and did some homework. Then I went to my friends house. We hustled his mom to have a sleepover and it worked. Lol. Now I am hanging with him.

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2/18

Happy Sunday. Low key day. Went to Poomsae class this morning and then had a mentor session. I got a bunch of bb requirements done when I got home. Had plenty of family time today. Hope everyone had a great Sunday!

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2/18/2024

Hello king tiger family. Today was a great Sunday. I woke up, went to church, played video games and watched tv, went to the grocery store and did requirements. After that I did 2 essays and my mom typed it for me (by telling her what to type) then finished requirements and relaxed for the rest of the night. Right now I am about hop into the eat dinner and enjoy the rest of the night so have a good night and see you tomorrow if you go to the burg.

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Shaan Pattnaik 2/18/24

Today is Sunday, I hung out with my friend outside for a while. I am going to eat now and then to requirements. Nothing else to write about.

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2/18 Got worse.

I was sick all of last week and so i have a lot to make up this week. Today I did some stuff today. I finally finished the body of my new skill! I'm learning to crochet but I'm keeping what I'm making a mystery. I still got to make a tail and ears to make but that's besides the point. I did a mile (Finally), and I did my poomsaes and now I'm going to go eat dinner but I'm doing more later! I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe!

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2/18/24 #40

 Hello again! Today I woke up and did a little of my requirements and then got ready for poomsae class. We just did a bunch of stances and also did 3 poomsaes. Then when I got home I ate some delicious pizza and I waited until it was 5 so then I could go on a jog with my sister. I jogged around 1-2 miles on a trail and it was pretty muddy. Now im back home and I finished up doing my other requirements so good night!

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Accountability Post #5

This week has been an adjustment. I have to be more intentional with planning my day due to my work schedule being inconsistent. I have been doing my requirements but as tough as I would usually go. I have to find a good balance. On workdays, get down however I need to. On days I don't work, challenge myself and maybe get extra minutes done. But the nice thing about taking it slow this week, it I feel pretty fresh and recover. Today I went running and I felt pretty good.  There still things I haven't learned and things I need to improve.  I made a plan for work this week and I hope to follow it. 

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Journal for Sunday

Hello King Tiger! I couldn't do my journal for the past few days because I went to sleep at midnight on those days. I just woke up at 9: 15 today and I am going to write a few essays and do the requirements. I think me and my family are going to someone's house today and celebrate something. Other than that, I have no plans today except study for a competition that I don't know when is going to occur( I don't know a lot of things, to be honest). Hope everyone is preparing themselves for the tests!!

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2/17

today I was at taekwondo for almost my entire day. I had sparring this morning, then did requirements, and had leadership. afterwards me and my mom got food, came home, and relaxed.

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February 18th (ish), 2024

Today I woke up and went to black belt class. We went through all the Poomsaes, which was good since I needed work on blocks and stances. I then help with the family class. I always enjoy teaching. Then we went to Master Shins school for sparring, but we didn't check to make sure they actually had class. Of course, they didn't. We then drove home and I got some school work done. My dad and I then went to the stick seminar, which again was amazing. I really enjoyed it, especially the knife stuff. I love working on more practical techniques like the ones we practiced. Then I came home and went for a run with my dad. Followed by showering and eating. Afterwards I painted some Warhammer 40K minis. I finished a few of my soldiers and started working on one of my tanks. I then updated Fortnite and...

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Feb 17

Today started with black belt class and work. It went by pretty quick and then I went home and had lunch. The day was pretty boring, got all my stuff done then chilled.

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2/17 - #26

I took my classes today, such as the sparring class and helping out with the junior tigers. Then I had the greatest idea to coke home, lie down for an hour, and then work on my English 111 essay and some physics work. In reality, I’ve only woken up about 10 minutes ago, and it is currently 11:18 PM. Maybe not the greatest idea to lie down, but it was a good “nap” (slumber, really). 

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Hot Chocolate 5K

Today was the day for my Hot Chocolate 5k.  I finished in 45:07.  During the week, I usually finish in thirty-two to thirty three minutes.  I was very happy to finish.  After the first mile and a half we received chocolate morsels and water.  There were lots of sneaky inclines.  The scenery of the city was, well, new...Charlotte built a whole new city within the city!  After the run, we received a metal, two cans of Bush's Baked Beans, water, electrolyte drinks and a "Mug Bowl" that included a cup of rich hot chocolate in the middle surrounded by cookies, marshmallows, rice krispy treats, nuts, melted chocolate and a banana.  There was a variety of whipped topping flavors.  Oh, we also received a nice warm hoodie to run in.  It was pretty windy when we started, no T-shirts for us!  We took pictures, jumped to the sound of the DJ and...

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02/17 getting better.

Today was better than yesterday, and I'm sad I missed class today, but I did do my skill and start my essay to make up for it. I hope everyone had a good day and that it wasn't too bad like I've been the past week. I'll be back at everything hopefully tomorrow and be able to catch up with everything because now I'm a week behind, and that's not good. I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe.

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today i hade a playdate with my freind

this morning i woke up at 2:00am did some requirments i was so tired then i went to bed then i went to black belt classes then i wnet home then i went to my freinds house then we played vr then we had jets pizza after i played vr after i went tyo the tv and played fortnite gotta #1 victory royel then i went to king tiger to pick up willow  bye

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2/17/2024

Today I got up early and my mom drove me to sparring and then I was at classes until four o’clock today which made me very tired so I took a nap and then did my requirements. I got a boost of energy which made me tired again i’m not sure how and now i’m going to go to sleep. 

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Jordan Small-2/17/24-#40

Hello, today my dad had some work issues so I couldn't make it to black belt class sadly:(.  But my dad went to the chiropractor, and after that I ran 2 miles.  Then I came home and did some homework, after that I took a small nap then went to run 2 more miles.  When I finished my dad and I went to get Rita's Italian Ice.  When I got home I rested again then did my requirements, after that I ate dinner then did some of my book reading.  After that I ran 1 mile, and rested again and now I am about to do my last mile!       Good Night!

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2/17

Happy Saturday. Woke up with a migraine this morning. I have meds for it, but unfortunately it didn't have me ready in time for the black belt class this morning. I was able to go on and have a pretty normal day after that. Got 1.5 miles and my bb cycle stuff in. Took Jovi to his piano lesson. We went to eat at Maddios this evening. Did tons of laundry. Today is my dad's birthday. He and my mom live in WV so I wasn't able to see him, but we facetimed him and sent him a present. Hope everyone had a great day! 

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Cadens Journal

today was my friends birthday. We went to Birkdale and had a blast.

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2/17/2024

This morning I woke up to a headache. I had sparring that morning but I had to leave early because of my headache. I went home and got some rest. When I woke up I was feeling better so I went to go hang out with my neighbor. We went fishing and I caught three little baby bass and he caught a three pound bass.

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2/17/24 Journal #43

This morning I woke up before mom and watched a little tv, then had breakfast.  Then I headed to BB class, we worked on all poomsaes this morning Master Evins was really focusing on stances, preps, and punches to the correct place.  After class I worked on some of my black belt stuff at KT  then we went home I finished a couple more requirements then had leftover pizza for lunch.  I watched Shrek.  After that I wrote 2 essays, my white belt challenge and my book essay.  I also studied my test (mom said I did pretty well but need to study a little more) and ran a mile.  Then I did my study guide for a math test I have Wednesday on multiplying fractions and whole numbers (I only got the last question wrong because I made a silly mistake).  Then I FINALLY got my switch back after 2...

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2/17

Today I woke up to go to black belt class. We zoomed in with Master Evans. We did poomsae's for the class. After class me and my dad got BoJangles. Then we came home ate breakfast and I took a nap for a few hours. 

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2/17/2024

Hello King Tiger Family. Today was a good day. I got up and went to sparring class. I helped out in junior and senior tigers. I led exercises in senior tigers and worked with a new high yellow belt on her self defense. I did a mentor session with my mentee and another high red belt joined us and I got to help both of them with red belt self defense. We had leadership and I worked on the leadership poomsae. I came back home and my grandma came over to visit. I showed her some games on my playstation. We had lunch and I finished up my requirements a couple hours later. I am about to relax and play roblox before I have to work on my essays. I agreed to work on 2 today and finish my last one next week.

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2/17/24 #39

Hi to all! I forgot to write my journal yesterday since I fell asleep as soon as I got home from taekwondo, but I had a awesome black belt weekday and weekend class. When I woke up this morning I did some requirements and got everything done early so I can relax all day today. This morning we had black belt class through zoom with Master Evins and we worked on poomsaes and stances. Later I jogged/walked 2 miles in the treadmills and now i am at home relaxing!

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2/17

Ive woke up and ive went to black belt class but it was not my best class then I went to my schools track field to pratice my mile and I ran my fastest mile of 7:49 greatfully and now am going back home and finishing one of my essays then doing my bb requirements tonight and just not doing much today.

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Peter's blog

We had a half day on Wednesday for valentines day which was good, and I got some time with my friends,.and then some with my girlfriend.

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2/16

today I had a Spanish and chemistry test. I felt like I did relatively good on them. then I came home, showered, and left for sparring at Harrisburg. after sparring, we had blackbelt class then we all ate. then I came home and did homework.

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Declan's Advice

I went to sparring and did a better job than usual.  After sparring, I attended Black Belt class, had a mentoring session and dinner.  Declan asked me how I felt about the Black Belt cycle.  I told him that there are quite a lot of requirements to complete.  I said I was worried that I would forget my movements or not be able to kick high enough.   I also told him that I was concerned about falling incorrectly.  Declan advised me to practice rolls and falls on the thick black mat first and then use the thinner blue mat later.  Declan has "been here before" and always gives one something to ponder upon.  Thank you Declan!

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Birthday!

Today was my birthday and I appreciate all the warm wishes I received. I really need to thank Peyton for encouraging me to do my back walk over, I was finally able to get it! After I did it one time, it got easier. Went to a food truck festival. Tried to many things, it was great.

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2/16/2024

Good Evening King Tiger Family. Today was a great day. We had our awards ceremony at school today and I got A honor roll and multiple awards. I expected some of the awards but not all. I took pictures with my friends and then we ended the day normal. I didn't go to after school today and came home so I could get ready for my black belt class. Class was went pretty well. We practiced O chang, koryo, and bocho specials. We got tips on on how to make our poomsaes better and what we should be working on. We had dinner after class and I brought the cookies I baked for my new skill for everyone. We played tiger ball after we ate and it was a lot of fun. I came home and finished up my requirements and played City Skylines. I think its the best game and...

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2/16

today i has e learning and didnt have to go school so i finished all my work at 12. i then did my requirements and practiced my weapons forms. i then finished my essay and now i am going to bed

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There's a third for everything

Hi Guys! Tonight I went to a concert aka Jovi's little gig at Summit Coffee. He did amazing and I was impressed to see someone my age play all those chords and switch so quickly. When he was done playing I went outside because my school friend Ari was there and we played "football". Jovi and Martin joined in as well. It was fun but the game broke into a fool around thing so we just ended up running around and laughing which is just as entertaining. See you tomorrow at black belt class. I hope yall day was amazing just like mine. Hugs and kicks!

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2/16/2024

Today I woke up and got my history done. After history I went to run. I ran two miles but I wasn't tired so I ran three miles but then I was exhausted so I ran a little more. After running I went to TKD and ate baked ziti. 

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2/16/2024

I washed my hair last night but woke up and it did not look good but i fixed it and went to school wearing my new leggings. my hoodie was supposed to come today but didn’t which made me kind of upset but it’s just a hoodie so it’s ok. I had a good day at school and I think a boy in my math class likes me i’m not sure. I had to go to sparring and then a black belt class after school but now i’m very tired. 

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2/16

TGIF! Ran 2.5 miles after I got Jovi to school. Worked and got bb requirements done. Went to black belt class tonight. Afterwards, Jovi played guitar at Summit Coffee. A couple of families from taekwondo came to watch which was awesome. Hope everyone had a great day!

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Jordan Small-2/16/24-#39

Hello, today I had band today, but we had no air conditioning so we went to the football field to play instead.  After school I did my homework then I got dressed then went to class, during the Black Belt class we worked on hapkido 1,2,3,4,5.  When I got home my dad ordered McDonald's, but they got my order wrong so we had to go there and order a new one.  Then I did my requirements.         Good Night!

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2/16

Today I toured Bailey middle school. I loved seeing all the different class rooms. After school I took a nap when I got home. Then I went to class and we did some hapkido. After class we got TENDERS for dinner. Then I took a shower then typed this. Night YALL!

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2/16/24 Journal #42

I woke up and got ready for school. We didn't walk today because Anthony had to be at school early. After school I went to KT I ran 2 miles and did my black belt stuff. Then I did black belt class. Then I went home had pizza and went to bed. 

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2/16 - #25

Hello!! I am currently on the route for my black belt class. Today is the third day of my white belt week! I sadly couldn’t go on Wednesday to help out with testing because my sister usually has a tutoring class somewhere else, and Thursday I had an after school event I had paid for.  The event was really fun! It was a trivia night in the same style as a Jeopardy game. There were a bunch of teams, and although my team didn’t win anything, during an individual round my friend won!! It was also fun arguing over the correct answer and then learning all of our answers were wrong.  I’m sorry I didn’t journal those two days, I got busy with college and physics.

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2/16

Today I had an AP Gov test which I got a 100 on which I'm pretty proud about. After that I got home did some homework and did my requirements  

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Cadens Journal

today I had e-learning and I finish my school very early. After that, me and my friend decided to have a double sleepover Birthday. Now I am at the soccer field then getting chipotle.

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2/16/24- #30

We had online classes today. I did a tiny bit of requirements and then played some video games with my brother and friends. It’s a pretty good day…..

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February 15th, 2024

Today I woke up and skipped requirements. I woke up the most tired I have been in a few weeks. I made it through today. My 4th block class was very unproductive, but I hung out with my friends all class. After school I had PT; then I went to Tae Kwon Do. It was pretty good, talked to Logan Luna a bunch, which I always enjoy. Then I came home, did some requirements, and then went for a Peloton ride. Afterwards, I showered and now I am here. 

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