Candidate Journals

Hi Guys. How's your day been going? If it's been good, good! If it's been bad, look forward to tomorrow. Sometimes it's just one of those days. I would like to say congratulations to Instructor Logan who will be a high school graduate in the next 24 hours. Master Chelly made an announcement after adult class when we were getting ready to go home. My dad told me that Instructor Cortney is a nurse now so congratulations to her also. It's great to see everyone making all of these accomplishments and how far we've come, from learning to walk to getting your first degree black belt or second, or third or master. Also, it's amazing how much we've grown as the Tae Kwon Do family. We're a team and that's what we'll continue to grow as. My spidey senses are tingling - i think my mortal care givers want me to go to...

Today I woke up and straightened my hair because I showered last night. Then I went to school and I was suppose to have math superstars but the teacher never came. When I got home my sister was sick so I was the only person who went to TKD and I had tacos for dinner. In class we practiced our self defenses and worked with sticks and staffs during the high belt class.

Today I got out of bed with this pain in my leg. At first I thought we had to cut it off but it just lasted for the morning. At school there was nothing in the Bags of hope box. After school I went to TKD and practiced forms and self-defense. 

Happy Wednesday! It was a busy day! Got in 2 1/2 miles. Did my bb requirements. Worked. Took Jovi to get a recorder for his 4th grade music class and then to his piano lesson. Then he and I went to taekwondo where I got a mentee session in and a class assistance credit. Late dinner after that. Hope everyone had a great day!

Happy Wednesday! I Today at school, I had music and we practice with the recorder, then I went to the school library for the book fair.  there were a lot of cool stuff. After school, I did my requirements.I drank some delicious chocolate milk and got ready to class to assist the 5:15 class and then I participated in the 6pm class. When I got home I did some band exercises and had dinner. Now I am working on my homework due tomorrow. Night night!

Today was like normal. I did my mile this morning and went to school. Then at school I popped my neck or something because I did not feel good after that. My head hurt, my arm hurt, I had a shortage of breath and everything. I took medicine when I got home and went to class for a mentee credit and leadership and assistant credit. When I went home I grabbed my posters for my school fundraiser and went and put some in mailboxes before going home and doing everything else. I got more posters to put out in neighbor's mailboxes tomorrow! I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe!

I woke up and got ready for school.  We walked to school.  At school I did blocks like normal, today we started learning to play the recorder in music class.  Then I went to KT and had class (as a white belt....and my mom was teasing me and then a few other girls joined in).  Then I did my black belt stuff and a session with my mentee Jensen.  He also helped me with my stuff by timing me.  Finally we went home and had dinner and now I am writing this and finishing up my hw for school and then getting a shower and going to bed.  Thank you Grand Master Evins for the credits from Jr. Instructor camp!!

Today I had another normal day of school with no test. After school I went to TKD and did class assist and  got mentored. I also went over the test questions with my mentor so I can begin to study. I had shake shack for dinner. It was so good! 

Today, after coming back from school, I went to Tae Kwon Do. I did a class assistance and a mentee session. At my mentee session, I went over Chil Chang and Pal Chang with him. I planned for us to also do some self-defense as well but we ran out of time. I am headed home to do homework and Poomsaes.

today went very slow. In health we learned about the human anatomy and in PE I got my miles done. And social studies we continue to go over notes and study for our test. And ELA we started a big project which seems very exciting. Now I am preparing for basketball practice and I’m super excited. Good night!

Good Morning King Tiger Family, I missed yesterday so to quickly catch up. I am in Plano TX for work. We have an office here and visiting some of my teammates who are out here. Weather has been good and gotten some runs in. I also be working on requirements since I am traveling, so taking advantage of that. Work is work, but it has been great to visit people in person that I have only met or interacted remotely with. Heading back tonight to Charlotte. Looking forward to coming home. When traveling, I do like to get to know the area, but really did not get a chance to do that much this time. I will be back and will need to make it a longer trip. I hope you all have a great day. Take care.

Today started off great. As in I had chicken for breakfast gotta love chicken. The rest of the day was pretty normal. Got asked a lot of weird questions and ended the day eith meatloaf.

A very active day. I told myself to go to CrossFit today because it was alot of jump rope, running, handstand pushups, burpees, and sit ups. I came home and did some training modules. Then I went to King Tiger and ran. I ran a 5K because I've been following a training app, but man, the running time and distance has been increasing. During some down town at KT, I had a rolling race and a cartwheel with some of the kids. Later this in the evening I went roller skating, I've been working on a couple moves, I fell a couple times, I adding it to my fall times.

I spent a lot of time on my self-defense today, a lot of time like two to three hours, but that included a lot of pausing, rewinding and water.  I was very pleased with the outcome, but when I returned from class my brain bubble was empty.  : )  Class was great.  Aurora was a great partner to work with.  She remembers everything, she's very patient and respectful and a great coach!

Hi! Today in science class I learned the Gulf Stream and its circulation and why it is so important to global climate. The gulf supplies warm water to Northen Europe. Pretty cool. When I got home, my sister and I went for a walk/jog/run. After that,I did my requirements. I played video games and relaxed for the rest of the evening. Good night!

Hell King Tiger! I am going to type a short journal because I am so tired now. School was okay. I am going to start my registration process for next year tomorrow and I did a enzyme lab today. I finished my requirements and I am going to sleep now. Bye!!!!

Hello guys. Today was a cool day like most days. Although today I didn't go to class so that's a couple points off. I did get some good miles in though. At school, because it's black history month, they put up posters and exhibits so that you can read and study. We had to put facts that we found on an index card. That's all i have to write tonight. I'm really tired and it's past ten so I'm gonna go to bed, hit the hay, catch some z's, etc. 

Happy Tuesday! It was a busy day! Had a meeting at 7am so Joe had to get Jovi off to school today. I got some work done and went for a run. Made some flyers for the black belt community service project and dropped them off at King Tiger Lake Norman. Got bb requirements in. Got Jovi to his various activities this evening. Jovi and I finished his lego guitar and amp tonight. It is very detailed and cool. Hope everyone had a great day. 

Today was pretty fun. In math we did a 100 grid and i got candy. son science we just finished up our rotations and did something else. In spanish we didn’t really do anything because we were waiting for the people who had test corrections to finish. In social studies we started a new project. Rachael left halfway through because she was sick so i ended up partnering with bennett. In Ela i mostly read because rachael wasn’t there to keep me company and i ended finishing the book even though the rest of the class was only halfway through. After school I had a snack at home did my requirements then went to Tkd. I didn’t have any classes so i helped out with some and got leader ship credit and class assistance. After those I mentored hudson and went home. I just ate dinner and showered and completed some...

Hello! Today I woke up went to school, and had a history test and I think I did pretty well on it.  After that at recess I ran a mile and a half on the field.  When I got home from school I did some of my homework then I went to class, during the 5:15 class I assisted and did leadership 1.  After that class I did a mentee session with my mentee then took the 6:00 class, and worked on Keumgang and First Dan self defense.  When class was done I got everything signed and left for home, when I got home I did the rest of my math homework and did my requirements.         have a nice day!     BYEEEEE!!

2/6: today was a really hard day for me. I had a really difficult economy test and ended my relationship with my girlfriend. today was a reminder that nothing lasts forever unless you nurture it. no matter how much effort you put into something, if both sides don't put forth effort, then it is bound to fail. like taekwondo, if the master or instructor is putting in all the effort but the student is doing nothing then the educational relationship is bound to fail. the question is how do we care for something or someone who doesn't want help. you can't. no matter how hard you try, if the other party doesn't want to advance then it won't and vice versa. im going to end off my night with some homework and a late-night workout.

Good Evening King Tiger Family! Today I woke up feeling better. I woke up a little later than normal and I did not do any requirements before school. School was normal except when I got there I found out someone took my headphones out my cubby. No one admitted to having them and I had to borrow some from school. I was not happy because I just got them for Christmas. They are going to look into it tomorrow. I have another pair at home that mom my said I could take and bring back home for now. Other than that my day was good except now we can't play with other classes during recess because some kids don't listen. I spent most of recess running laps. We picked up chikfila for dinner when my mom picked me up and I did my requirements after that. I'm about to play video...

Today was a normal day at school I had study hall today so I could work on a project. After school I did some requirements and then did some homework. B6 the time I finished all my homework it was 6:30 so my mom made me dinner and then I organized my room and now I’m about to sleep.

I have no missing assignments at all now and my grades are a 90 average and i’m very proud of that. Today when i was walking to the bathroom at school a girl i’ve never met before she’s new walked out and stopped me to tell me I looked very pretty and it made my day. 

HI :) Today I went to TKD at around 6:40, and came home around 8:50. I worked on rolls and falls, pull ups, and planks for the time from 6:40 to 7:35. Then I took an adult class, where we worked on our self defenses, and I got to work with Mrs. Palmer!! After that, I worked with Jill, my mentee. We worked on her kicks for yellow belt and her self defenses. I mixed up high yellow and yellow belt, but I did fix that. She also got to use Matthew as her target. I'm not sure what his relation is to her, except that he makes an excellent punching bag. I have a math test tomorrow, which I'll pretend to be excited about. I know that stuff, its just the pressure that comes in the form of a test. yaaayyy mathh I also tried to explain velocity to my friend in...

Today I accidentally woke up late and then I had school. When I got home from school I played Fortnite and then I was on the phone with one of my friends. After that I headed to TKD and got Chick Fil A for dinner. After TKD my sisree wanted chick fil a too and so my mom said that I could get ice cream. Then I went home took a shower and went to bed

I woke up, got ready for school.  And like normal mom and I walked to school.  I got to school and did my normal school stuff.  I went to KT after and played with my friends and did my blackbelt stuff and ran a mile with Instructor Courtney!  After that we had Bojangles for dinner in the car on the way to scouts!  Then I came home took a shower, wrote this journal and read a little  more of the Grit workbook, now I am heading to bed!

Today I woke up and had the exact same morning routine as yesterday, except there was another curve ball. My nose started bleeding this morning. I am pretty sure it is because my room gets so dry at night; I plan to take some precautions now with a re-humidifier in my room. I dealt with the issue, was almost late for school, but still made it on time. I had a pretty normal day at school. After school I had a meeting about CPCC classes next year, which I plan to take; now I just have to work them into my schedule. After that I hung out with my girlfriend for about 30 minutes then went to run club. We had a pretty good workout and I got to hang out with some of my close friends. I then came home and finished up some requirements. Afterwards, I ate, did some...

Today was good. i started off with a mile run before school and had breakfast then didnt miss my bus today (unlike yesterday). My mom made 100 copies of my Popcorn Fundraiser poster so I can hand out in the neighborhood. After school, I did homework, practiced my oboe, ate dinner and ran another mile before doing all my other requirements. I even did 30 minutes of poomsae... I'm exhausted. I took a little break to write this journal and now back to finish a little bit more before bed.  I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe.  S5:E4 - Michael Jackson, Smooth Criminal.  4 out of 5. ("Annie, are you ok? Are you ok, Annie?")  That's all i have to say about this one.

Another light day. School was a little boring, but we did learn more of our spanish song in chorus today which is nice. Instructing today went well and now I'm back at home doing homework and talking with friends. This week seems like it will be pretty uneventful until the weekend.....

Today Bailey middle school chorus, band and orchastra came to our school and played some songs and music for the 5th graders. I liked the band instruments and it made me want to try out the trombone. I then went to TKD class tonight and did some more class assistance and a mentee session. Ate a hamburger for dinner and now getting ready for bed. Have a great night everyone!

Today I woke up to see my fish shoes have been cleaned thanks to my dad so I wore them to school today. While I was in science class a 5 year old got into a fight with another kid. He was sad and then I asked him "did you win?" And then he started giggling so I guess he did.

Today I got my miles done in PE. In social studies, we just studied for a test that we have next week. In ELA we worked on a project and my group finished it. Lunch and recess was pretty boring because they shortened it down. The rest of the day was pretty monotonous. Then I came home did some homework and studying after that I did requirements and now I am preparing for class.

I woke up and did my black belt things and now getting ready for school but I hope today will not be as bad as yesterday and I hope the test that I have tomorrow will go great so my teachers are not unhappy with me and I hope that today will just go by fast so I can just get home and finish my mile run.

This was another day that I felt like I didn't get much done, but realized I studied, swept, mopped, cleaned, washed dishes, washed clothes & dog beds, moved plants, walked the dog, rotated dogs every hour for free-ranging, completed TKD requirements, read a chapter of my book, filled in my calendar, attended a zoom meeting and ate...all without sugar today!  

today i woke up at 5 and knocked out my requirements in the morning before school. i went to jail and i had a pretty normal day. after school i was so tired and wanted to take a nap but i had to go to taekwondo to do a mentee session and help out with class. when i got home from school i found out that the power went out so i was practicing my forms and doing homework in the dark. i helped my dad hold the garage up while he took the car out because there was no power. i helped out with the class and had a good time seeing the kids. i've learned most of their names by now. i then did a mentee session with isa and came back home. it's currently 11:35 and i have more homework please save me

Today was like living on autopilot. I've had the same day many times before. But hey at the end of the day I'm still here being me. Had some chic fil a for dinner too.

Today was quite boring in school. We recieved a science project that lasts a whole 2 weeks that will probably bore me. I finally got back to instructing after being out for a week due to my knee. It felt so good to be back (though I forgot how exhausting it can be sometimes). I'm just finishing some homework now and will probably grab a snack. Tomorrow is going to be exciting, especially because my friend apparently has a suprise for me.....

Today I woke up and wore a new soccer jersey for Liverpool FC but they lost their match today. At school I finished all my work and my teacher just told me to sit down and do nothing for 20 mins and it was a boring 20 mins. After school I came home and did my requirements. At TKD I hyperextended my knee and was limping on the way out. 

2/5: today I woke up early and had a paper in English class today. we had to compare and contrast the lord of the flies book and movie. then I went to chipotle. then I ate, showered, and left for tkd. at kt Harrisburg we practiced our forms and our stick forms. then after class me, parker, and molly went for a night run together. I came home and did some math homework and now I'm going to study for an economy test that I have tomorrow.

Hello guys! Before you start reading make sure you like and subscribe and hit the notification bell so you know when I release a new journal entry. Thank you! Please enjoy! Today I did the usual including helping out out with classes after school. At night I came back for Master Chelley’s really cool self taught adult class. We couldn’t get through warmup without everyone laughing. One minute you’re counting like a whisper, you see Caleb make a sour face and then you’re counting like you’re cheering on your favorite sports team. We had fun but we worked really hard too. Well I’m sorry but that’s all the time I have tonight. It’s getting pretty late. I will leave you with a random fact. Did you know that your name spelled with the letters of your name is your name? (Boom) good night all

Happy Monday! Busier day than usual with work. Got a run in and bb requirements done for the day. Took Jovi to his guitar lesson. Went to King Tiger and had a session with my mentees and assisted with a class. Hope everyone had a great Monday. 

Today was a normal day i woke up went to school and got busy . in math we played a game and my team tied for first so we got candy.In science we had a sub so obviously i barely got any work done. In spanish we got our test scores back and I got a 100 which Im really happy about. In social studies me and rachael finished our project. I Ela I just read the entire class because I finished all the work. Once I got home I did my requirements then went to my Tkd. I first helped out with the Junior tiger class then went to my own Weekday black belt class. after I got a mentor session. Once i got home I ate dinner did a chore and now I need to go to sleep

And today started with me running one mile right after I woke up. Then missed the bus and had to ran another mile to school! I guess that's one way to get my running done! Other than that, today was really normal. My back is killing me. I did the rest of my requirements after the 6:45 class and I'm so ready for bed. Before bed though, my mom helped me make my poster for my school band fundraiser. I'm giving it to all my neighbors and putting it up at King Tiger to hopefully get some more people to support me. You wanna help? Click the link below between 2/8 - 2/12!  Thanks and stay safe.  Graceyn's Popcorn Fundraiser!

Hello King Tiger! Hey, quick joke: What do you call a person who likes Mondays? Unemployed. For some reason my computer is so cold and I am about to fall asleep while typing this journal. Today, I started reading Atomic Habits, and so far, so good. I am not wearing my glasses right now which is making me fall asleep, I guess. Today was fun. I finished a project early and I have to study for quiz tomorrow and a test on Thursday. For us, there is no school on Friday, which turned Friday into FriYay(Get it?) and it is also some time to finish some essays. Going to fall asleep. Bye y'all!!!!

Another normal day, except my dad is on a work trip. I woke up and did requirements; it was weird not doing them with my dad. I then went to school, which was pretty productive. I then came home did some homework then went to the gym and had a nice workout. It has been a month or so since I have been to the gym; I haven't been in a while mainly because I have been racing so much. Afterwards I headed straight to Tae Kwon Do. I helped out with a class and got to work with some yellow belts on proper blocking preps and IL Chang. Afterwards I came home and finished up my requirements for the day. I then finished homework, stretched, and now I am here. 

Good 9:09 PM! I finally got to take some classes today, a high belt class and then a black belt class. I then got to take a mentorship with Master Foster and Deetya. Although I am a little tired, I have many things to work on, and that in itself is motivating! I'm utilizing my laptop's timer again, so I can have focus periods for schoolwork and then take breaks to work on requirements :D Overall, a good day!!

Today I went to school and I got all of my history, math, and science work done and I placed a Bags of hope box. There was only one box of craft mac-n-cheese in the box. After school I went to TKD and danced instead of working out and I didn't like that because I'm not good at dancing. After TKD me and my friends went for a run in crocs. I couldn't keep up with them so I was alone in the dark.

Today I had school and I ran 2 miles on the playground. When I got home I tried playing Fortnight with my friend but it didn't work so I just hanged out until I went to TKD. Before I went I had 2 corndogs for dinner and after TKD we ran a mile outside at this park. It freezing cold. 

Today I went to school and had a bible and science test I think I did pretty decent on them, then I had PE with was boring for once :0.  After school I did my homework and then went to class.  During the 5:15 class I assisted and did leadership 1, after that class I did a mentor session with Master Marcus, and worked on knife self defense.  Then I took the 6:00 class and we did poomsae and self defense in the back, when I got home I ate and did my requirements.     Have a nice day or night!

I woke up this morning got ready for school.  Mom and I walked to school.  I had a math test today at school, we did blocks like normal.  Then I got to KT and took class, this week I am doing my white belt challenge! After class I did some black belt stuff, did a session with my mentee and played with my friends.  Finally we went home and had TACOS for dinner.  Now I am going to bed.

Monday, monday... back to school. It was kind of a relax day since we had a sub. After school, I went home and I worked out for 25 minutes with my sister. Then I got ready for taekwondo at 5:15 class and I did some assistance. Then I took the 6:00 pm class. We practiced a lot the geumgang poomsae and I practiced the mountain stance and did high kicking defense as well. That basically sums up my day so it is time to go to bed!

Hello King Tiger Family! Today when I woke up I felt sick so I could not go to school. I took the first few hours of my day to just relax and rest. Then around noon I had breakfast and watched tv. Later in the day I knocked out my requirements and did some Grit workbook activities. After I took the rest of the day to myself and then I had dinner later. Now I'm about to hop in the shower and wind down for the next hour I have. Tomorrow I have MAP testing so wish me good luck. Good night. 

Today I had a test in school which I felt confident about. I got home did my requirements then went to work. After I got back I did my homework.

Today I woke up and did my black belt requirements. After that I got ready for school and went to school. During Science, we extracted DNA from a strawberry. And then I completely messed it up by accidently pouring the chunks of strawberry with the DNA. In Math, it was pretty boring. We just did a simple worksheet. In Spanish, we learned how to describe family. Then in ELA, we just did a simple worksheet on the Harlem Renaissance. After school, I came home and immediately ran. Then after my run, I played some video games, ate dinner and then went to bed.   

 today i stayed home i did some  requirments  then i listen to godzilla by emnim and juice wrld then i just was reading so bye

Today can be describe a progressing. I progressed further in my career with orientation today. I finished Atomic Habit today. I went for a recovery run and my relax pace has gotten faster. Braxton and I have been running together, and he's improved a lot. And I made the best matcha latte this morning.  Today was a good day. I'm about to go out and celebrate the new job with a few people.  

Today I had a normal day at school and I had barley any homework! After that I went to class got a Mentor session in. Then I came home and ate some pasta for dinner.

today was pretty chill, but i realized it was a Monday, that ruined it. in PE we ran a mile and then we pretty much did regular classwork and all the classes. But, in ELA we had a big test. She said that she will get it done and graded by sometime this week so I’m waiting on that. Now I am working on essays and requirements and getting ready for class today. Bye. 

Today me and my dad went to the park to run. As soon as I started running there were three paths one had a huge pile of dirt on it, one said closed, and the other one was a road. I took the road path and I thought my dad did too but he didn't so I ran around trying to find him and then he just showed up after I ran a mile and a half. 

Today was pretty chill. Went to my mom's house for a bit then headed to the Hornets game. Brandon Miller dropped a career high game so that was pretty cool.

Happy Sunday!  We went to church and my SIL visited and sang with my husband.  Everyone loved it and of course when church was over, my husband had little crowds around him as he showed his video of the previous days incident.  If you read yesterdays journal, my husband told me that per the doctor what I actually saw was his muscles moving back and forth, not the tendons.  That's how deep the gash is.  Whatever it was, I still can't fully watch the video, because what I saw was unbelievable.  After church we ate lunch at Hello, Sailor.  The rest of today is a blur, so I'll work on the rest of my physical requirements tomorrow.  I am almost finished with the Blooket game for the written test and I will read a little this evening.

Worked a lot on kicks at poomsae class today. I really want to prioritize my kicks now, even with the increase in physical requirements. As always on Sunday I prepared for the week. I made Salmon in the air frier for the first time. Excited for orientation day tomorrow!

Good Evening King Tiger Family! Today I went to church and saw a bunch of kids from my school. After church we went to the store to pick up supplies for my Black history project. I am John Lewis for our living museum so I have to write a speech to present in class and at the museum and also make a tri fold board about him to display. The board is the last part of the project I have left to do. I started typing some facts and accomplishments to use for the board and just have to work on printing pictures and putting it all together later this week. My mom bought me a suit to wear for the final presentation. I feel really excited about this presentation and can't wait until I get to present my project. I learned a lot about John Lewis and new things about...

Hello King Tiger! Today was a good day that started off well and ended well. My requirements went well. I saw my test score for the test that I took last Sunday and I got a 97 on it. I was pretty happy about it. I finished my requirements and watched Inside Out. I am tired now and my dad cooked up some real good food. Got to go to sleep now. See y'all on Wednesday(or Thursday, I have a lot of things going on right now).

Hello fellow fifth week black belt cyclers! Today will be a cool journal because it's about JR instructor's camp. When we got there, I was really excited, and ended up having a blast, like every year! All of the classes were fun, but for me, I liked crav maga. I liked the dynamicness of it and we kinda learned a new martial art. I also liked nun chucks with master Foster, and I really liked Master Knight's classes: the trilogy (boom noise!) but something extremely cool was that my dad was an instructor there this year! It was exciting and felt weird to have my dad there the whole time (except for bedtime, I don't think he could put up with that). He and Miss Jen lead their own class: team building. I thought it was fun but other kids thought otherwise. It seemed like everyone was having fun at the time tho. I hope...

Today I woke up, did my morning requirements and went to church. I volunteered in the kids room again and worked with the kindergarten and 1st graders. It was a little hectic, but we all made it through and I hope they learned something today. I then came home and ate some lunch. Afterwards I started working on a essay that I have grossly overwrote. Shortly afterwards I did a lot of requirements to catch up from what I have missed this week. This seems to be the new norm for me; miss a few days of requirements, make them up on Sunday. Then I wrote some more of my essay for school. Then I hung out with my girlfriend. Came home, wrote more of my essay, stretched, showered, and now I am here. 

Today I woke up and just hung out on my phone for a couple hours. Then, I ate breakfast and went to class. I did my jump rope and push ups before and after class. After class I came back home and did burpees. I ate lunch and played video games for a while. Then went on a run with my parents. I ran about 3 miles. After I ran I did 2 minutes of pull ups to get ahead. I did self defense, ate dinner, and that’s it. 

Today I got to sit around and play video games and then i went to the movies with my grandparents, sister and mom. we saw wonka but all i wanted to do today was sleep. 

Happy Sunday! Got up and got my exercise requirements done. Went to poomsae team class and had a mentor session. I got some additional requirements done after I got home. Went for a walk with the whole family. Jovi and I worked on his lego Fender project. We all played some yahtzee. It was a pretty low key day. Hope everyone had a great weekend. 

Today I studied for a test for some time, and in the evening I watched a soccer game and then went driving with my dad.

Today I woke up and I had Lucky Charms for breakfast and then I chilled out and watched a movie and after the movie I did poomseas and self defenses with my sister and read my book. Then I got ready to go to the movies with my grandma and grandpa. We went to see the new Wonka movie and I think that it was pretty decent. It was kind of like a play and I don't usually like plays. Then I went home and ran a mile and did all of my requirements. Ate dinner and then I read my school book and went to bed.

I do not have anything much to write except for how I wasn’t feeling well. But I’d rather write something positive.  I bought myself some craft fabric and made flowers out of them! It was difficult trying to figure out what to do because I had bought fabric instead of felt, but they came out nicely! 

2/4: today I started off by sleeping in and doing requirements. when my friend parker woke up, we talked for a while. when he had to go, me and my mom went and got lunch. but they got our order wrong... I came home, ate, had an energy drink, and practiced a new song I've been trying to learn on guitar. the song was "before I forget" by slipknot and I could play it fine, but the issue was playing it at the correct speed. I feel like that relates a lot to our normal lives. we can often balance anything but when we are put in a time crunch, it can feel overwhelming and tedious. I'm going to end off my night by working on my papers and try to get in some rest.

Today was just like normal but I got some extra sleep today! I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe!

Hi King Tiger Family, It has been a great Sunday. Pretty normal Sunday except we wanted to cook breakfast this morning, so we did a whole spread of food. very yummy. Went to church and then came home for lunch. Nate and I did some requirements. We worked on stick and staff, and the weather was good so we practiced outside which is easier than the garage. Then I had some errands to run and my wife made dinner (also yummy). Great evening. Now I am entering my requirements into the system and writing this journal. Getting ready for my work trip this week. Take care.  

I woke up this morning and had breakfast.  Then we got ready for church.  When we got there I went to Sunday School then I went to the nursery because my mom had to watch the kids today! There was only 1, Fowler the preachers grandson!  After church was over we went home and had Arby's for lunch.  I did my blackbelt stuff and then relaxed and played some video games.  Later on I had dinner and then went to bed!!

Today I went outside with my friend, who lives across the street. Then we played some video games at my house. I took a break to do some work around the house. Then we played a little more. Now Sunday is almost over and I’ll have to go to school tomorrow 😞.

Hello, today was pretty nice, because I got to sleep in A LOT but I woke up in the middle of church so that was depressing-_-.  After church I ate lunch and did some school work, after that I read with my dad and did half of my requirements.  Then my dad and I went to pick up my grandma to got to Ruby Tuesdays, because that is one of here favorite places to eat.  After that we dropped her off and went home, when we got home I did the rest of my requirements.       BYE!!!

Hello! Today I woke up from a 12 hour sleep and I felt good. I relaxed in morning and got ready for poomsae class. After the class, I did some requirements and caught up on some stuff. I also walked and jog 2 miles with my mom again. i had early dinner pasta with baked salmon and relaxed  watching survivor with the family. Have a good night!

instructors camp was tiredness of different thing the crabmaga was my favorite so was mater nights class was fun so i think the carb ma ga is fun bye

Today I had a sleep over and a birthday party, I was slammed packed today. The sleep over was just me and my friend. The birthday party was paintball. I've have never done paintball before and surprisingly enough I did really well. I liked the coarses that you ran through. It was fun to have stuff to hide behind and we played on teams. 

Started off the day waking up and going to Poomsae class. After taking a week off, I can tell I need to stretch to get the height of my kicks back. I then went to Bao Bao for dinner and it was delicious. I highly reccoment the Pan Fried Pork Buns if you go (just read the ingredients in case your allergic). I then went home and did some requirements while talking to my friend. I also met my old wrestling coach at the Dog Supplies store, it was great to see him again. Now I am at home, will finish up a bit more of my requirements before I prepare for tomorrow. Monday; will probably be tiring like usual....

Today I slept in due to lack of sleep from Jr Instructors camp. I then did schoolwork which took a while. After that I helped my mom cook lunch which was pho. Now I am doing requirements and logging things in to the website.

This morning, I did everything I could to talk myself out of going to sparring class, but I ended up going...IT WAS AMAZING!  Later, I taught a cake decorating class and when I was finished, my husband called and asked me to bring gauze and alcohol home, stating that the dogs had a fight.  I came home to a macabre scene in all but two areas in my house.  Maya, the dog that is visiting me, the one who I cleaned my house for, attacked my dog and my husband got the worst of it whilst breaking them apart.  I saw his tendons, HIS ACTUAL REAL LIVE ARM TENDONS!  He wanted me to liquid stitch them, but I didn't think it was a good idea...later, in the emergency ward, he recorded his tendons moving back and forth before getting stitches.  I don't want to see the video.  I'm sure guy's will think this is...

Today I woke up and went to sparring class and after  that had a mentee session. After the session I helped out with a class and did some requirements. When I got home I ate and we had to drive to UNC today because my sister needed some curries so we had to drop them off. When we got back home my I ate dinner.

Good Evening King Tiger Family, It is Saturday night. Very long day, but good. Nate had his last track meet of the season today. He did great and just continues to grow as a runner. He is just so fast and will continue to get faster as he works so hard at it. I am a super proud dad. Then we got home, I ran a couple miles. Then I washed my wife's Jeep as it was filthy and needed it. Then I ate dinner and my wife and I went to Lowes to look for some new light fixtures and paint. We are re-doing our downstairs of our house, so big project this year. Then we got back... Nate and I did some requirements, and then I did a few things around the house. I am now very ready for bed. Have a great evening. Take care. 

I got a little behind on my workouts this weekend.  I think the key is to do a little at several times throughout the day - the Atomic Habits approach.  I can't doo 100 push ups in a row, but I can do 4 sets of 25 throughout the day.  I need to re-frame how I am approaching the goals.  

Today I woke up and got ready for Black Belt class, ate breakfast then went to Black Belt class. I did extra sit ups and planks before class. I took class and after class I stayed and helped with the 9:30 class. After that I went home Today I woke up and got ready for Black Belt class, ate breakfast then went to Black Belt class. I did extra sit ups and planks before class. I took class and after class I stayed and helped with the 9:30 class. After that I went home and went on a run with my dad. I played some video games and then made myself lunch. I played some more video games then at dinner. 
Before bed, I did some extra black belt requirements. 

Light workout tonight after work.  Can't figure out why I am struggling with the jump rope tonight.  I have been doing jump rope for years.  May need to focus on my leg strength.  Cardio seems like it is improving.  

Another great class with Grandmaster Evins!  I owe a big thank you to Master Cavazos for coming in before class to help me learn my forms.  I could tell his leg was bothering him, but he never complained, and showed great patience with me while we worked on Chil Chang.  I am amazed that he can teach me a form in about 15 minutes.  He is truly a gifted instructor.  

Working on chil Chang that I re-learned last night with Master Cavazos.  Seems like it should be easier that I am making it.  Not a lot of moves and it is fairly symmetrical. My goal is to get it down this week.  

Today i woke up early so i could go to my sparring class. It was very tiring today and i was really sweaty.After i helped out with the junior tiger class. Then my dad picked me up and we went to my sisters basketball game, she lost but she didn’t let it get her down. After we went to chipotle and ate lunch. then i did my requirements and realized for a while before i had to eat dinner and now my parents are watching a movie and im kinda doing nothing.

Today I woke up and got ready for my track meet. I didn't race until 2:00 but I had to get there around 9:00 since my girlfriend ran before me this meet and we drove her up there. I spent a lot of the day sitting around. When it was time to race I was definitely ready. I didn't get my state qualifying time which was a bummer; however, I did enjoy the race and even prayed with one of my competitors before we races. Afterwards we came home and I hung out with my girlfriend for a little bit. We started a new shoe: "The Good Place." It was really good so far. Shortly after she left I did some requirements and now I am here. 

Super busy at work today, so I was not able to get to the gym.  I was totally worn out by the evening, so I worked on Poomsae using the videos on the King Tiger app, which is extremely helpful.  Still have a lot to learn though.  

No class today, so I worked legs at the gym from 8:00 - 9:00 when we would normally have black belt class.  Also, did jump rope, sit ups, push ups, -sit ups, plan, etc.  Total walking miles today was 3.2.  

today i got up early because we had to go to me and my sister's dance performance. i also did a performance for the other martial art that i do called silambam. we left at 7 pm. i had to go to kumon then i did some black belt stuff and now im playing fortnite.

Today was my last day for Jr. Camp.. We got up really early did some stretching with Master Chelley, then had a AMAZING breakfast! Then did did the rest of our activities. I had fun today and we only got 4 hours of sleep... But I got my last and final star, which was purple, and went out to eat for my grandmas birthday, and speaking of which.. I WAS CALLED A GRANDMA AT CAMP TODAY?!?!? OKAY I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 5 YEARS BUT STILL?! I AM NOT A GRANDMA!!!! Anyways, I hope everyone had a GREAT day and stay safe!!!!!

I woke up today after getting a decent sleep (way better than the sleep I failed to get last year). I helped out more with Jr Instructors camp and helped with the ceremony. Once I got home, I went out to dinner in Birkdale, came home, and talked with friends. Jr Instructors camp was a blast, and way more fun than last year. I am excited to help out again next year……. 

I'm dog-sitting this weekend, but in between that I've been prepping for my first day of work this upcoming Monday! I've also been reflecting on what went well during January and what I want to improve on. How will I keep up with my black belt requirements while transitioning to this job. What do I need to get down this week to be successful.  But the nice thing about dog sitting is I used it as a weekend to enjoy some puppy love and watch movies I never seen before.