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!

2/3/24 Journal #29 TAR HEELS!

I woke up this morning at Jr. instructor camp! Didn't get much sleep last night but it was fun.  After we got home from camp I played some videogames and watched some you tube.  I did some blackbelt stuff.  Then we went to Bad Daddy's for Anthony's birthday dinner. We finished watching the Tar Heels beat Duke when we got home from dinner.... LET'S GO!!!! Now I am going to bed!

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2/3/24 #27

Hello. Just want to say I had a great time at JR Instructor camp. I was active most of the time, I practiced kicks , blocks , falls, self defenses, etc. it really worn me out. In the morning, the breakfast was awesome and we did lots of activities too. I broke a board with my fist. Early in the afternoon I started to feel homesick. At the end I got my certificate. THank you to all the masters!! am so sleepy… bye bye

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were free

 we just got out  ove jr instructors camp wipee bye

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Cadens Journal

Today I finished jr instructors camp then I had a basketball game we had to do with 5 kids. We won!

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2/3: good day with friends

2/3: today was an average Saturday. I went to king tiger Harrisburg at 9 this morning and had a pretty good sparring class. during the junior tiger's class, I got in a mentee session which went really well, we mostly just prepared for his testing that is just around the corner. then I did a bunch of requirements to make my week a little lighter. afterwards, we had leadership class and me, molly, and Sid led our creative form. then we all went to eat lunch together which was really good. after we ate, we got ice cream which was delicious. I came home and took a super long nap which was definitely needed. now I am working on essays and talking to a friend. I will probably get in some exercises tonight and end it off with some drawing.

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2/3/2024

Good Evening King Tiger Family! Today was another good day. I finished jr. instructor's camp. This was my second time going and so far my favorite one because it was more about fundamentals. I also got to see some familiar faces from summer camp and my tae kwon do aka the burg. It was a really good time overall and to come home I felt sad and relief at the same time because I got to rest in my own house. I worked on a few requirements but have a slight headache so will probably spend the rest of the night winding down. 

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Jordan Small-2/3/24-#28

Today I woke up at Jr. Instructors Camp, and had around 3 hours of sleep, when I woke up I changed into my uniform and sat on the mat ready for breathing exercises.  Around 3:00 my dad came to watch the ceremony, and pick me up.  After that I just rested for the rest of the day.   BYE!

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Jordan Small-2/2/24-#27

Today I went to school and it was the last day of missions week so the schedule is back to normal.  After school I did my homework and studying and then got ready for Jr. Instructors Camp!  I got there at about 6:05 and then waited for it to start, I hardly got any sleep because the movie went on until 1:00.     Goodnight!

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2/3

Happy Saturday! I went to black belt class this morning. I stayed and helped with the family class afterwards. I got my bb requirements over for the day when I got home. Jovi was at Jr Instructor Camp since Friday evening so I went to his certificate ceremony and picked him up. He was super tired! Now I'm working on crafting a personal mission statement. Hope everyone had a great day!

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2/3/2024

Today I went to sparring class. Before I went I looked for something to eat but there was nothing so I brushed my teeth and got a McDonalds burrito on the way but my fresh breath turned into stinky breath so the wasn't good. After class me and my friends got something to eat and then we got ice cream after.

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2/3

Today I woke up in Jr. Instructor camp to light being shown in my eyes. I put my pillow over my face but then it was still light. After i got dressed into my uniform, I did morning relaxation breathing and stretches. My favorite part of camp was doing nunchucks and doing sticks with Grand Master Evans. Another one of my favorite things was the healthy breakfast master lloyd fixed. It was my favorite last year too. 

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2/3/24

This morning we woke up and went to sparring class. Then I helped out with the junior tiger and senior tiger classes. I practiced all the poomseas, did rolls and falls, jump rope, sit ups and push ups. We took down the junior tiger ninja course and then we had leadership. Master Foster talked about how to be a leader and a follower. After classes were over me Avery, Parker, Molly, Hudson Connor Master Foster and our parents went to lunch and then got ice cream. I came home and worked on reading my book and writing essays.

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Shaan Pattnaik 2/3/24

Today I went to my Saturday Black Belt Class where I led warmups. After coming back, a took a break to play  some games and then ran two miles so I wouldn’t have to tomorrow. I am at dinner and night now to celebrate my dad’s birthday! 

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Journal for Saturday

Hello King Tiger! Today started off pretty well. I went to BBC today and had fun. I took the family class after that. I just ate my lunch a couple hours ago and after this journal, I am going to finish a project I started last week. Let's hope this day ends well.

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2/2/24- #18

Jr. Instructors camp starts today, and I have the wonderful opportunity to help out. All the kids are having a great time and are enjoying their classes with Master Natasha, Master Marcus, Master Night, Master Foster, Grand Master Evins, and all the other instructors helping out. I am having a blast helping out, way more fun than when I helped out last year. We will do some more activities tomorrow and will also have the ceremony tomorrow. Let’s just hope I can get a good nights sleep…..

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2/2/24

I had a great workout this morning, focusing on my self defense.  I cleaned my house for my cousins dog(?)  She's staying with us for a week.  She's really mean to my dog because she's never been around other dogs. I went to my friends bakery to make a wedding cake and later went to Black Belt class.  Each BB candidate led a poomsae.  I must give a big shout out to Molly for helping me across the floor during a kicking exercise: MOLLY YOU ROCK!

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February 2nd, 2024

Today I woke up and did my thing. School was pretty good today. I got out of 4th block early for a assembly to talk about class registration next year. It was good, I talked with one of the administrators about a internship I want to apply for this summer. After school, I went for a run and almost immediatly headed to Tae Kwon Do. I relearned staff form 4 and learned the first section of belt self defense. I am excited to learn some new stuff since I have been practicing the same old Poomsaes and self-defenses for a few weeks now. After I got home, my girlfriend came over. We did some self care in preparation for the track meet tomorrow. We also played Cards Against Humanity. After she left I showered and now I am here. 

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Journal for FriYay

Hello King Tiger! Today was a tiring day(for me, at least). School was okay, except for one thing. See, this girl named Sharon is in my class for Spanish and is also on my bus. Me and her hate each other down to the core. Today I removed my hoodie on put it on my chair. Sharon sneakily drew two X's on my hoodie and I felt something on my shoulder. I bet she was planning to draw on my shirt, but I turned around and looked at her before she can. She lied to me saying that she didn't draw on my shirt or hoodie, so I just minded my own business and went own with my life. A friend of mine has her phone number on snapchat and turns out, Sharon took a photo of my hoodie with the X's drawn on it and the captions said, "Hehe. The...

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2/2/2024

Today I woke up at ten congested and drained. As soon as I got up my obese cat was screaming and crying for food so I gave him some egg and cat food. After that I made breakfast and then got started on math. When I was done with math I went to TKD and had hotdogs and ten rice-crispy treats.  

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2/2: nothing fancy

2/2: today was overall pretty good. I woke up and had chickfila for breakfast then went to school. my last class of the day was chemistry where we talked about the usual stuff and kinda got to use it as a make-up day. then I came straight home, showered, and I was off to TKD. I got in a mentor session with master foster, and we worked on a couple of self-defenses and poomsae. then we had the blackbelt class which went like usual. then after we ate hot dogs and played tiger ball. now that I'm at home, I think I'm just going to round out my night by working on some of my papers.

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2/2/24

Today I had double encore. I did robots and media and I did usual math, reading, science, and social studies. Then I saw around the rest of the day and then I had fun Friday. Then I got to be a car rider because I had a hair cut. After that I went home to pick up my sister and then got to TKD for the black belt class. We had hotdogs with everyone after class and then we set up the obstacle course for the junior tiger class in the morning.

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2/2 Journal

Today i woke up much earlier then i usually do because my sister was whining. In math we played a game and i didn’t have to do anything because i reffed. In science our teacher wasn’t here so we did a different assignment. In spanish we learned time and we didn’t get our test scores back. In social studies we cont what we did yesterday and in ela we finished the assignment. after i got home i did my requirements and went to my weekend black belt class which i was just in time for. During the class we had to lead a poomsae or stick or staff form. I led chilchang and I don’t think I did ver well. Now that i’m home i ate dinner and am about to go to sleep.

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2/2/24

Today was very scary at school because I had 3 test but when I got through the first one it got less nerve racking. At the end of the day I got an A+ on all of my tests and was so happy. I got home and planned for my birthday party and then did some requirements. After that I went to TKD and took class.

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2/2/24 Journal #28

I woke up and got ready for school. Then mom took me to school. We did blocks.. Then I got to King Tiger and played with my friends. Then we got ready for Jr. Instructor camp.... Yaay!! 

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Shaan Pattnaik 1/2/24

Today I was at school and when leaving, I almost missed the Tae Kwon Do bus (Thank you, Casey 😅) I came to Tae Kwon Do where we did line drills, staff form, and stick Cindiwallis. I unfortunately forgot my sticks and had to do them with my arms (it stung a little). I am now on the drive home where I will wait for it… SLEEP. (I am tired 🥱 )

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2/2/24 #26

Hello! Today is Junior instructor camp! and I am excited.. I am on my way ha ha. After school I walked 2 miles with my mom and then took a nice warm shower prior leaving. Can’t wait Junior instructor camp tonight!

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2/2/24

Today was a good day and I got all my assignments turned in and or done. I did get in a little trouble in math and got my name on the bored as a warning but nothing else happened so she took it off. I ate all my lunch and got a 24/25 on my test in social studies. Me and my two other friends ran outa gym and talking to Mr. Joey our friends dad who is also the ISS (in school suspension) teacher and talked to him till the bell rang at 4:00. Now we’re on our way to a black belt class and all i want to do is get snacks and energy drinks and watch a movie but I know I have to get up early in the morning tomorrow for class. 

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2/2/2024

Today was an amazing day! I got up and did requirements. Then I went to school and had early dismissal After that I went to my house and started to relax and then I started to type this. In a few mins I will go to jr. instructors camp so I have to finish packing.

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2/2 Jr Instructor Camp Day!

Got up early and did my physical requirements before school since Jr Instructor Camp starts tonight. I'm really excited for my 5th camp and to get my last uniform star. School was fine but I'm just looking forward to this weekend.  I hope to see a bunch of you there!

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Rat Update

Today I donated blood at Red Cross today. I'm glad I did my requirements before because I not supposed to do any heavy or excessive exercise for 24hrs. Honeysuckle, the outdoor rat we found was unable to really socialize with the baby rats we got (two more since I last update, so four babies). She was getting overstimulate, in a state of fight or flight. She would hide in the corner of the bin when we introduced her to the others. When we tried to put her back in her separate cage, she started biting and we were unable touch her. We discussed re-releasing her. We can't keep her if she is getting overstimulated, and we have enough animals in our apartment. It's a tough decision.  We started introducing the 4 babies with our 4 original rats and looks like things are going well. Going to end the night with a...

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Cadens Journal

Today I had a test and a quiz. Now I am Eating and packing for jr instructors camp!

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2/2 Journal

Today was a regular day at school, I had a quiz which I think I did good on. I got home and did my requirements.

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2/2

Today I had no tests at school, which means that I had a normal day. Tonight is Jr Instructors camp and I'm super excited and nervous at the same time. I'm about to leave for it so... have a good day!

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2/2

This morning I woke up and did my black belt requirements and ran a mile with my dad. I got ready for school and ate breakfast. I hope it’ll be an easy day at school and a fast day. After school, I plan on getting the rest of my poomsae and self defense practice done. I’ll go to black belt class tonight and then come home and play video games. 

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Jr instructor camp

if your going see you there

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Feb 1

Today I went to morning master training at the North Charlotte dojang. Afterwards I went home and did my stuff. Then I chilled for a little before work. Taught classes and took sparring. Overall good day.

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Running with Aqua

Today was a good day for running outside.  My dog attracts a lot of attention, so I had to stop several times for people to pet her.  I'm not complaining though because I like the breaks, especially after running uphill.   I try to run around 3pm when it's warmer outside and I guess everyone else has the same idea of being outside too.  Class was good this evening.  I led the warm-up and was mentored.  When I got home, I ate and got ready to work on my self-defense, but my husband wanted me to watch a documentary called, "Toilet: A New Era."  It's interesting, but I had to work on my requirements.   

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2/1/24

can you guys tell that i haven't been putting as much effort into my journals as much as i used too. well maybe it's because I've been writing all of these at like 1. i miss the days when i went to bed at 9 homework-free. 16 more fridays until summer break. and don't even get me started on that groundhog. i swear if it doesn't peak out tomorrow hands will be thrown. anyways that's just my little rant.  today i woke up at 5 and got my requirements done. then i accidentally went back to bed and woke up again a 6:30 and i got ready to go to jail. we got there late and i almost fell asleep in my first period. in spanish my friend who sits next to me fell asleep and it made me want to sleep even more. fast forward i had a math test...

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February 1st, 2024

Today was a hectic day. I woke up did my thing, but when I got to school there was no internet. This didn't completely ruin any of my classes but definitely made them interesting. After school I went to the track to try out my new spikes. They felt amazing; I am looking forward to using them on Saturday. Afterwards I went to PT, which went well and she said everything looked great. That was a confidence booster for Saturday. Once I got home I immediately got ready for Tae Kwon Do. I helped out with a class and took sparring. It went pretty well. I then came home and started working on preparing for my 2 presentations tomorrow. I feel pretty ready. Then I ate, showered, and now I am here. 

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2/1/24 Journal #27

I woke up, got ready for school.  We walked to school again today and it was pretty cold.  After school I got to King Tiger and did some of my stuff and then helped out in class and also led punches and kicks.  I also did a session with my mentee Jensen.  We had sparring and then we finally went home had dinner and went to bed!

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All things King Tiger

Today after school I was assisting in class and the kids were all young white belts. I tried to encourage them and point out where they did good. Later today we had sparring and i was kinda proud of my performance. The first time around I sparred someone about my height and it was fun because I did a couple jump turning sides and I think it caught them by surprise. Last week I sparred Caleb who is much taller than me. At first he was hitting me hard and I started to get annoyed but then I used a hop step roundhouse and got a shot in. It felt good. All right guys. I'm off to bed now. Have a great friday and I will see some of you at camp. ;)

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2/1/2024

Hello king tiger family. Today was a good day. I first woke up and ran then went to.school. Then I went to school and in art class we used Indian ink. My teacher warned to be careful because it was hard to wash out. Of course I got some on my new sweatshirt. My mom was not happy. After achool I came home and ate dinner. I had to wash my hair because I got red fuzz in my hair from my hood. Everyone kept asking if I dyed my hair at school and I was confused until I looked in the mirror. I finished my requirements while I watched tv.   

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Struggle

I have moments where I feel like I'm not improving. I ran four miles today not even close to my pre-test run and I still struggle to do 10 push-ups in a row.  But that's only because I am looking at the numerical improvement. I've improving because I've been consistent. My push-up form is better and I've run more than I've ever done previously. And later this same day, I've gotten further in my pull-up. I know I've gotten stronger, and I just need to keep it moving. The progress will come. Have I rested enough? Have I properly replenished with food and water? Am I practicing in a way that will produce the outcome I want? These are all questions I should ask myself if I feel fatigue and struggling, but I also have to look at the other aspect where I have improved. I also took a really long...

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2/1/24- #17

Sparring today after not taking class the entire week. It was an awakening I desperately needed. Everyone was teasing (not in a mean way but a fun way) about me being absent the entire week. I got home and talked with my friend some more, and I am now getting ready to help out with Jr. Instructors camp tomorrow. It should be very fun, and I am very excited for my second time doing it……..

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Jordan Small-2/1/24-#26

Hello!!!  Today I went to school and had FUN, at recess I was digging the whole time until we had a lock down drill and went into the woods.  After school I did some homework then went to Tae Kwon Do, during the 5:15 class I assisted.  In the 6:00 class I did warm-ups and took the class, after that I took sparring class.  When I got home I did the rest of my homework and did my requirements.                                                                                                 Have a very nice day!

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1/1/24

Today was normal day at school but it was kind of scary because I have 3 tests tomorrow so I was trying to study for all of them. I got home from school and did my homework. After that I did some requirements and work on a drawing.

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2/1 Journal

Today was I pretty difficult day in school. In math we started a new topic which i didn’t get at first but kinda do now in science me and rachael finished a whole rotation which means we only have 2 more in spanish I had a test which I don’t really know how i did on because it was really hard. in social studies we started a new project and me and rachael had a really good idea for it and in Ela we did benchmark review. once I got home i did my requirements then headed to my mentee session and then when i got home I relaxed ate dinner and my mom went to a party.

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2/1/24 #25

I can’t believe it’s February already! Today at school we just reviewed sea breezes and land breezes. It’s a little bit hard remembering everything for science and history since there’s a bunch of dates and equations. After school, I worked on my requirements. Later,I went to the 6 pm class for class assistance and then sparring. Last, I finished my homework and ready to go to bed. Have a good night!

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2/1/2024

Today I played UNO at school and then when I went to place a card down my hand started to cramp. I dropped all of my cards on accident and everyone saw them. After school I went to the North Charlotte King Tiger location and sparred and boxed.

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02/01 "oh lord.."

Today was really hard on me. I did a mile in the morning and another in the afternoon. I did all my requirements. And honestly I was just really tired today. I think tomorrow will be a better day. I mean I'm getting my 5th star for Jr. instructors camp this weekend. Tomorrow will be awesome! I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe!   S4:E6: We Didn’t Start The Fire (Bonus Track) - Fall Out Boys: Thank you, Caleb, for giving me this great song to run to today. This song was a 4/5, I love the song and it's on my playlist too. I can't believe I didn't do this sooner. That's it, stay smiling!

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2/1

Now that the 75 days of January are over, welcome to February! Today was my mom's birthday! She lives in a different state so I only got to FaceTime her and send her a present. Always good to talk to her though. Got my pups groomed today. Got a run/walk in. Got my bb requirements in and went to sparring class. Hope everyone had a great day!

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2/1

Today I had my last test for the week. It was a math test to see how much I have learned since the fall. We will get our scores next week. I feel pretty good about it. Math is my favorite. After school I tried to get a hair cut but my barber had a dog emergency. Went home and got some reading homework done and then I went to class and did some class assist and sparring. It was a busy day and now I am eating some chicken wings for dinner. I am looking forward to the Jr. Instructor camp this weekend. It is also the first time my sister will be going. 

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Cadens Journal

Today I woke up super early to do some homework. Then I went to school, for PE we ran a mile and played dodgeball. In social studies we watched a boring documentary. We finished our book in ELA and for the rest we did review for tests tomorrow. Goodnight!

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2/1/2023

Today I tried to start my hero essay but I couldn't continue because I had an unbearable headache and had to lay down. I tried to get up and get moving to do sparring but I was in too much pain to get up. Hope I feel better tomorrow.

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im back

Today i woke up m leg started to fell better i soon went down stairs then i did some requirments after  i watched some tv peace  

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2/1 - #15

Yesterday had the ability to be a very productive day as I did not have work that was immediately due tomorrow. I was tired, and decided an hour nap would do good for me. This nap then became a slumber from 5:30pm-7:30am. Not only did I sleep over 12 hours, I woke up later than I normally do on school days. I’m assuming the sleep debt caught up to me. Is this a sign to sleep earlier instead of staying up late to do schoolwork? Yes. Will I acknowledge it? Absolutely not. They told me sophomore year would be the hardest year because of the college courses I’ll be taking alongside the junior and senior year honors classes. I should have believed that!!!!!   But the slumber wasn’t that bad because there was this one dream about a carnvial on a beach with a really large rocking horse that looked the...

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Jan 31

Today was pretty chill again. Went to work and taught some classes. Had burritos for dinner and am ready for training in the morning.

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1/31/24

Today I had math superstars which was really fun (for kids who have a better mind set in math). Then I got home an went straight to get my sister from school. We went to the hair salon and my brother got a hair cut. Afterwards we went to TKD and I took the senior tigers class as a white belt. We finished making the posters for the Bags of Hope to hand up in our dojang. We already got some applesauce donated from Max and a money donation this morning from a friend. We are off to a good start.

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Journal for Wednesday

Hello King Tiger! Finally, today is Wednesday. School was fun. I woke up early and did some requirements. I had fun playing spike ball in PE today. After school, I came and took and high belt and adult class. I did a lot of self - defense during both of these classes. I learned a new thing called knife defense with Matthew(Beckwith). After class, I did the rest of requirements and did my homework. I have project due next week that I need to work on. Other than that, everything went fine.

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1/31/24

I got off to a slow start today.  I am a morning person, but lately I've been getting back into bed because I wake up an hour before the alarm.  I should stay up because I am wide awake at 05:45, but my bed feels betrayed and I feel obligated to get the eighth hour in, but then it ends up being several hours.  So, here I am, doing another late night workout.  Class was awesome today led by our very own Connor Foster.  Declan was an awesome partner and he did a great job correcting me.  I'm still working on splits, lots of self-defense and a few poomsae's.  I am creating a Blooket game for the black belt written test.  Blooket is similar to Kahoot! and Quizlet.

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another day, another kick

Hi, my name is... HI, my name is... hi, my name is, Matthew, ma, ma, ma, Matthew, and i am back with another journal entry. Today was pretty cool; it was hump day, meaning it's the middle of the week. We're now over half-way through. After school I assisted with a class and also took one. Both were fun. Then I went to the AT&T store so my Mom could get her phone repaired. AT&T is like a sports coach, they give you a pep talk and then send you off with a date they're going to call you. Then it was back to King Tiger again. I ran 2 miles before the 6:45 class and then I stayed for the 7:15 class as well. Lots of self-defense today. I did knife defense in the late class with Praneeth. (shout out if you're reading this) That was fun. I also got...

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1/31/2024

Good Evening King Tiger Family. I'm glad to tell you that today was a good day. Today I woke up and did my exercises in the morning and went back to sleep for a little while. After that I went to school and had a great day. I tried to tell my principal about the community service project but she did not come in until the afternoon and I was told that they would let me know when she arrived. I never got a call to the office and did not have a chance to ask to go back to see her. I will try to talk to her tomorrow. After school I went to Tae Kwon Do and helped out in junior tigers and then did a mentor session with my mentee Caleb. He is a really good mentee and we had an awesome time. Caleb listens and knows a...

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1/31/24 #24

Today I took as a rest day to catch up on my stuff. I could tell that i felt pretty tired from all activities and requirenments i was doing. I was so tired that when I got home from school, I took a 3 hour nap. It really helped me to feel better. When I was in school, my class did some art project for the upcoming ceremony that my school is having. My school got the Blue Ribbon award by the the U.S. Department of education. Thats it. Good night!

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1/31/2024

Today was a good day at school and i was awake all day to! We played vollyball in gym and i got some of my clay project dont in art. we had a sub in science which was nice because i don’t like my science teacher. I’m getting my hair done to. it was a good day. 

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1/31/24- #16

Today was very relaxing. School was very smooth with no hiccups. When I got home, I did some homeowork and knee stretching before I got on call with one of my closest friends for a good three hours. We basically just talked and laughed the entire time. After that I did some Black Belt requirements before writing some more of my Creative Writing story (creeping up on 5,000 words). A very easy day with nothing much going on........  

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1/31

Today I woke up and did all of my black belt requirements besides my kicks. Then I got ready for school, went to school. School was a weird, different day today. My first class, science, was 75 minutes long. Then I had lunch and PA. I went to history class after and then went to math which was boring today. I went to ELA and that was easy. I had video production class today too. I went home after school and did ran and did the rest of my kicks. I played some video games, made myself dinner, then read some of the Atomic Habits book. After that, I went to bed. 

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1/31/2024

Today I got all my homework done at school. After school I went to TKD and went over the written test.

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1/31: neon

1/31: today was a half day at school which is always really nice because my Wednesdays are always really busy. sometimes I just wish I had a moment to chill out and not have to worry about doing anything. but I am committed to getting this blackbelt, even if that means I have to give up my time. I often feel like that's my biggest struggle, managing my time. I always get my stuff done on time, but I do it at the cost of some free time that could be used for other things, but I digress. today I dropped off three of my guitars to be repaired and in the meantime (between now and Saturday) I'm going to try and teach myself john Mayer's "neon" by ear. who knows? maybe a little challenge is just what I need. I took class and got in a mentor session with master...

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1/31

Happy Hump Day! Today was pretty low key. Just got some bb requirements in and did some work. This evening I was able to get in a mentee session, a class assistance credit, and a class leadership credit. I'll take it! I took the day off from running but I'm back on the next 2 days for that. Hope everyone had a great day. 

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1/31 uhh oh...

Today I did all my requirements at class and got leadership and assistance credit. I met with my mentor and went home. Then I started to run, then almost threw up.. I'm not feeling to great. And my stomach hurts. So I'm going to bed. I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe.   S4:E5:   No song today, because I almost threw up. Stay smiling!

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1/31/24

Today was a normal day at school. When I got home I did some homework and then went grocery shopping with my dad after that I practiced and went to TKD. After I got home I had some chicken and rice and did some more requirements.

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Jordan Small-1/31/24-#25

Hello!  today I went to school and had chapel, that was the only unusual thing about my school day.  After school I did my home work and then went to class, during the 5:15 class I lead punches and kicks, and assisted.  When we were done I had a mentee session the took the 6:00 class, after that class I went home and did my requirements.     Have a nice day or night!!

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Word Vomit Wednesday

Thank you, Master Llyod for helping me with the staff forms today. Slowly but surely, I am checking that curriculum list off.  I worked on the Personal Development essay and finished it. Finished meaning that I have it all written down, so now I can just work on editing it. That was my biggest goal this week, so I am pleased. That what most of my day was spent on besides some chores and the physical requirements. I worked on my over splits today. What I really need to work as well is kicking drills with the wall or chair, strengthen my muscles, but I didn't have time today. Ending the night watching cleaning and watching TV. I might watch a few kukkiwon videos as I fold laundry.

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1/31/2024

Good Evening King Tiger Family. It is the last day of the month. Cannot believe that January is almost over. Crazy how time flies. I will say that I have learned/re-learned a ton of TKD elements since cycle started. This is the motivation I needed to get back into the swing of things. Of course, I have a bunch more to learn/re-learn but I am seeing progress. I am also refining some items, especially poomsaes and my kicks. I am working on flexibility and I would say I am a little more flexible... more work there too. Just finished some requirements and have some more. Took a quick break. Hope everyone have as great night. Take care. 

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1/31/24 Journal #26

Today I woke up and did a little black belt stuff.  Then I got ready for school, and Mom drove me to school (she said we drove because she wasn't sure what the weather was going to be like).  At school today we had MAPs testing and then blocks.  After school I got to King Tiger and took class and did some more black belt stuff and ran a mile with Instructor Courtney!  Finally we went home and had dinner, got a shower and went to bed!

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1/31

Today I had an ELA MAP test. I think I did ok. Since I had a MAP test my whole schedule for the day was wacky. After school I went to TKD class and had a mentor session  with Master Natasya. Then I had dinner and worked on some homework. 

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Shaan Pattnaik 1/31/24

Today I came to class where we worked on Koryo, and Goom Gahng. After that, a had my mentee session and scheduled a mentor session tomorrow before sparring. I ran a mile in my school gym now that it is available in semester two :)

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Cadens Journal

Today I had to get my braces checked so I was late to school. When I got there I caught up quickly and the rest of the day was so slow. Now I am doing homework and playing Basketball before practice.

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Jan 30

Today was pretty chill. Worked at the dojang like most days, today went by pretty fast. Still getting used to being out of high school. Master Madhavan Krishnan decided to call me and yap for 40 minutes but hey what are friends for.

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I over used a muscle

I did all my stuff for the day so I hopped on a new game then call gym call basket ball I kept jumping I overused  muscle I went to the doctor the said I probably overused it so I went home watched some tv and that was my day. bye im batmanΩ

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1/30/2024

Good Evening King Tiger Family! Today was a great day. I woke up and ran and knocked out some other requirements. I went to school and we finally had our donut celebration for finishing our 50 states project. Besides that it was a normal day. I came home and finished my other requirements and did a couple activities in my book. I had to run 2 miles today and I hated it. I wish we didn't have to run a mile everyday but they did say getting your black belt was not going to be easy. After that I practiced poomsaes, self defense, and kicks. We had tacos for dinner and I came upstairs and took a shower. After I finish this I am going to bed. Good night. 

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1/30/2024

Today I woke up happy and then I saw that my phone was dead and I also had a math test that day. As I sat down to take the test I looked at the questions and thought to myself "these questions are super easy!" And to make it better we didn't have homework.  

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January 20th, 2024

Again, another day. Woke up, went to school, and came home. My school day was pretty normal starting to enjoy my new English class more and more. Today we had a diagnostic test which was boring and I almost fell asleep during it because the teacher kept taping her nails on her desk, almost put me to sleep. However, I woke up during lunch. After I came home I finished up a speech I had to write. Not long after I was off to run club. We had a kind of hard workout today. All my friends were there, including Marcus, but I didn't run with him because he did a faster, sprint workout. After I cam home and finished the last little bit of requirements, I finished some more homework. I stretched, showered, and now I am here. 

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1/30 - #14

I found out that my laptop has a feature that has a 'focus timer' which is very helpful! It sets a timer based on how many minutes I want to work and then blocks out any distractions, something i am veeryy prone to. It also has specific times for me to take breaks! In school today my American History teacher helped us play a joke. She 1/3 of the class to take a walk around the school, and told the remaining 2/3 that when they come back, the people in the class would interview eachother while the 1/3 outside would take notes. The catch was the interviewer and interviewee were told to purposely talk fast, loud, distractedly and indecipherably, to make it hard for the notetakers. It was very entertaining to see them frantically try to take notes. This was to show why the difference between Gray's two sets of notes he...

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This journal looks like me

As you can conclude from the title, you know that this journal is going to be a short one. If you're wondering why it's going to be a short one, let me tell you. I'd be delighted to! I realized that my journals are pretty long and I've spending a lot of time writing them and I need to put that time towards writing my essays instead of long journals. I do like writing these journals and sharing my thoughts with you guys. It's one of my favorite parts of the day. Enough about me. How was your day? *gasping sounds* wow that's awesome! I hope everyone's black belt cycle is going great. Have a good night!

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1/30/24

Today was a rough day for me because I had one of the worst stomach aches of my in the middle of the night and when I woke up it hurt even more. After I got ready my parents gave me some medicine and then I went to school. When I got home my stomach hurt still so I slept for 1 hour and my parents woke me up and to my to tae kwon do. 

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1/30/24 Journal #25 HALF WAY THERE!

Yaay  I am half way done with my journals today!!!!  Anyway, first I woke up or school, got ready and mom and I walked to school.  At school we did blocks like always (we did have MAPs testing today though).  After school I got to King Tiger did some black belt stuff and helped out with class and also led punches and kicks.  Finally we went home (after dropping Anthony off at scouts, we ate bojangle's in the car) and I went to bed.

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1/30/2024

today was my birthday AND IM FINALLY 14!!! sadly i still had to go to jail so i did that and had 2 tests. i hate going to jail and i hate practice even more. i love how i complain about a sport i signed up to do. anyways i came home and celebrated with my family at fahrenheit. then i did more homework and requirements (cry) and i probably will be up until 11 doing this. 

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Jordan Small-1/30/24-#24

Hi, today I went to school and had a bible test and I got an 100!! after school I had to got to talent show tryouts.  When I got home I ate dinner and went to class, I assisted in the 5:15 class, and leaded warm ups.  I took the 6:00 class, and after that I practiced for the talent show again.  When I got home I did my homework, when I was done with my homework I did my requirements.       Have a nice night or day!

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1/30/24 #23

Today at school I had PE and I played baskeball. It was so much fun playing with most of my classmates. After schoool, I got home. I played more basketball with my neighbor friend. Then I walked with my mom 2 miles. I had a snack and relaxed a little bit playing video games. Then, I got ready for TKD. I had the mentee session and I assisted the 6;45 class. I got home, took a shower and had homemade chicken soup! Good night!

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1/30/24

Today I had classroom pictures and the rest of the day was the same for school. I went to the senior tigers class as a white belt tonight. Everybody was calling me out saying good job white belt and nice kicks white belt. I had to help with the junior tigers class and I lead warm ups in my class.

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1/30 Keeping It Short.

Today I'm just jumping into it. I went to the gym got requirements done and went home. Now I'm ready for bed and cry my eyes out because I'm so tired. I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe!   S4:E4:   No song today! I was really tired. As always stay smiling!

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1/30

Today I woke and did all of my black belt requirements, ran .5 miles. I got ready for school after that and went to school. First block I had science and got a 100% on my test! In math, all we did was a basic worksheet. In spanish, we didn't do much. In ELA, I read something about instagram and answered questions about it. After school, I ran another .5 miles and then went to Taekwondo class. I assisted class and had a mentee session after class. After I got home, played video games and ate dinner. 

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1/30: the little things

1/30: had school today, which wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. my math class was slow, but I was reminded of some concepts that I had somewhat forgotten. then in band today, we had sectionals, where we got to go and practice with an expert in our instrument. this helped tremendously because I kept messing up over a single note. it kinda made me think about how easily we can halt ourselves from progressing, in anything, just by having 1 small issue. so, with this in mind, tonight I plan to focus extra hard on my curriculum and finish up my review guide(hopefully).

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1/30 Journal

Today i woke up and wasn’t feeling to good but I was good enough to go to school. My head was hurting the entire day so i kept my head down mostly. We had to give back our assignment that i hadn’t finished for homework because I was busy all day yesterday so i got a 50 but she gave us another chance to do it. We also did test corrections. After I got home I relaxed a bit before I went and helped out with the junior tiger class and after that i led warm ups for the senior tigers. I just finished dinner and I’m studying and i have to shower.

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1/30

Happy Tuesday! After I got Jovi to school, I ran/walked 2.5 miles. Still struggling this week for whatever reason! I had a checkup at my doctor. Worked some. Got my bb requirements done. We have a mini dojang set up in what should be our mancave. We have mats like at taekwondo. I have a mirror. We even have thicker mats to work on falls. I generally do all my taekwondo requirements in that room except for running. Today I did my poomsae requirements downstairs while I was waiting on something in the the oven. It was so much easier to do the Keumgang breathing controls on hardwoods than it is to do on mats. Makes me crazy. Been working hard on those. I didn't get to go to a class this evening as Joe has to be available to take Jovi to his rock band practice in order for me...

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1/30

Today we went to the symphony with my class as a field trip. I thought that is was cool that they broke the orchastra apart and played all the groups. Like the woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings played a section of a song. Then I went to class and got some more leadership and mentee sessions done. 

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Journal for Tuesday

Hello King Tiger! Today feels like a Wednesday for me. I asked my mom today if I could go to adult class and she was like, "What are you talking about? Today's Tuesday; tomorrow is Wednesday." School was okay today. I got a 92 on my math test and forgot to get my books. I just finished my homework and i finished my requirements before that. After this journal, I need to just type the requirements in the website. I don't know where I could submit my essays, so I am just holding onto them from now on. 

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Cadens Journal

At my first class we had to move out due to renovation in the class. So we learned our lesson in the hallway. Then at recess someone got hurt in basketball so we all had to leave to play something else. In math I aced a test. Now I am eating before TKD.

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sick..... again

Today was pretty simple, I did poomsaes and I was doing self-defences when I felt sick in my stomach so that's not fun. as I'm writing this I'm still feeling this way and I just feel eh. Thats all I have to report about.

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