Candidate Journals

Today has been super long with nothing really to do, But yesterday was long and I had lots to do so i was not really surprised I forgot to do a journal but at least I could today. Well that is all Bye

Today I didn't get to do much because I went to a family reunion. Yesterday my aunts and uncles found a dog that was skinny to to bone. Today it came back and we throw it a few ribs. It was pretty late when I got back. Its getting late hope you liked it.

Glad to get work out of the way and get home to my family. The boys had some friends sleep over last night. Still here when I got home......yay? They just left and Katherine went with her mom to a baby shower. She didn't seem surprised that I didn't want to go.   Felt strong working out today. Except for chin ups. They are painful. Can only do one at a time. Pull-ups? Not a prob. Whatever has been going on with my right shoulder is affecting my arm as well. It's weird. The pain is only at certain angles or movements. Guess I'll have it checked after cycle. I have the boys so I think we'll go get some take out...Chinese anyone? Sounds like movie night.

Today was a calm, cool, and relaxing day. My sister went to her friend’s birthday party and then we went to the pool. It was really hot outside, which made the pool feel nice. 

I was definitely more satisfied with the amount of training I got in this morning with sparring class and black belt class right afterwards, and I'm glad with the amount of reading I got done for school when I got home.

Over slept this morning .  Had fun at black belt class this morning and enjoyed the sticks and staff parts.  Had a hard time getting motivated in the afternoon to knock some items off.  Headed out this evening to Pentatonix concert. 

Today at sparring class was a lot sweat and work.   Glad to see as many on the cycle at Black Belt class also.  Thank you Master Chellye.  

So, a week has passed. And I have done mostly nothing. I'm dissapointed in myself. But, I'm going to black belt class and sparring class tommorow and that's going to bring my stats up, which cheers me up. If only a little. My mother and I went shopping for school supplies. I got new colored pencils and I was so excited about using them (I like drawing) that I unpacked them and have drawn a few masterpieces, created by moi. My drawings used up a lot of the colored pencils, so now they are like a centimeter shorter from sharpening and using them. I've thought what I will be like after the black belt cycle. Like, TOUGH , READY TO TAKE ON ANYTHING, SUPER ATHLETIC, TOTALLY NOT CLUMSY!! Don't get me wrong, I do like sports, (I love water sports like rafting and kayaking because I'm actually good at them). But under that...

Today was a normal day as the title says. First thing I did was ( as always ) after breakfast did my requirements and did some of my second essay. I also practiced some of my short stick, bolo and staff. After that I ate lunch and then headed to TKD. I took class and also helped out the next class. My family went to get a snack before me and my brother Aaron took sparring. Then we took sparring and as always... I love it! Well that was all I did today. See you next time.

Today I went to sparring class, today's class wasn't as tiring as other classes, but we still covered a lot of material. In black belt class, we went over stick, staff, poomsaes, and self defense. Because we went over all of that, I got a good memory of most of the things I need to know. Later I am going to go to the movies. I hope everyone had a pretty good day and keep pushing through!

yesterday night me and my friend went to the panthers fan fest at the bank of America stadium. it was really fun. we watched the panthers practice and they did really good. today I went to the weekend black belt class and later today I am going to my friends house for a sleepover

Look at that rain! Suns out! What? Raining again. Someone I encountered in my job told me "You are one of a kind Officer Weber...and I mean that....you are one of a kind." And I'm pretty sure that was for a positive act! LOL. Work is very tough most days. But every blue moon someone, a stranger, says something nice. Funny thing is, I didn't do anything I wouldn't do any other day or with anyone else give the chance. It's nice to be appreciated at least once in a while.    Really enjoyed BB class last night. A lot of self defense work. One of the many things I need some much help with. Thank you Miss Catherine. You really know your stuff. Jealous of your memory. I need kick starting with mine. Loving the cycle. KT North feeling like a second home. I really enjoy helping the instructors with...

Today instead of going to king tiger and helping out I got to stay home. My Parents made me stay home and told me I would still go to sparring at 6:30, But they apparently they got busy and didn't get home in time to take me. I still got sparring rounds on my bag but it's not as good practice as a real person. I also got all my requirements done early so I could rest most of the day. Right now my dad is folding clothes my brother is making dinner and my mom put in her quitting notice to her job.

Had a good run with my dog Daisy this morning and my dad.  I practiced my poomsaes today and while doing that I like to make it interesting.   I wrote each poomsae on an index card and shuffled them up.  I then draw a card of the top to determine which poomsae I practice to make it kinda of fun and interesting.   

Today it Rained again. I've started to notice that the pattern changes every day. I have also realized that my shoes are full of mud. I found out when I was running today and found a trail. But all in all I had a great day today. If you did to leave a comment.

today is going to be a good day. after some I am going to see a movie with my friend. I am going to see the new mission impossible. even though I already saw it, I really want to see it again. later at 5:30 I am going to the weekday black belt class. after class, at 7 o'clock I am going to the panthers fan fest at the bank of America stadium. I think that will be fun. today is going to be a good day.

So today was long and sad. One of my friends grandmas funeral was today and I went. It was super sad and I feel bad for evie. She loved her grandmother. But as they said we need to find happiness in a time of sadness so that what I am going to do Thats all Bye.

I decided last night before I fell asleep that today I was going to get out of bed late.  Great start though,  my egg whites,  bacon and coffee.   Then got right into requirements. 

For a while now I've been wanting to play a game called Dungeons and Dragons, it's a role playing game where you go on adventures and your fate is decided by the role of a dice. The whole purpose of the game is be what ever you want from a beast of a man always on the front lines to a small agile ninja. You get to go on quests mediated by the dungeon master, he/she plays for the enemies and describes your surroundings. The best part is either playing a pre-made campaign or just make up your own. There's a place by my house that plays every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I recently got a starter pack and it contains all the rules and easy practice campaign. I'm hoping to go on Wednesday and play a real game.

today is the first day I met with my mentee. His name is griffin and today we worked on his self defense and poomsae. Griffin is a high yellow belt and needs a little help for his self defense. Right now I’m about to do all my push ups, sit-ups, poomsae’s and kicks. Me and my dad are staying home while my mom goes out to workout. I’ll try to do twice as much as I have to do so this should help me accomplish the goal I have a lot faster for this week.

Today is the first day home from the beach so i was really tired but I still got up and did all of my requirements. Other than being tired my day was pretty good i just helped around the house and talked to my friends.

Today is the first day I am meeting up with my mentor and I have a lot of questions for him( mentor is Master Marcus). I just got back from running but I’m not as tired as the running that I did yesterday so I know I’m getting stronger. The mentor meeting is right before sparring class so right after the meeting we just start the class. I’m a little nervous of my first mentor meeting, don’t know why(probably because it’s my first meeting). I’m tired after camp but I still get the exercises done. I hope everyone had a great day!

I had an early start this morning.   Breakfast and then off to see the Dr.  Good visit a lot work on the shoulder.   I returned home , the dog and I went for a two mile hike.  I also worked on requirements. 

today was pool day but we did not go to the pool.we did not go to the pool because of the wether instead we went to the splash pade.After that I did tae kwon do it was fun because we did lots of rolls it was very fun.

today at king tiger a scientist from mad science came to king tiger and did a show. the kids from master Evins school came too. the scientist was pretty cool. he did some cool stuff with dry ice. everyone thought he was pretty funny. after he left we went to a park to eat lunch. after that all the kids took class and then later I took class. I then did sparring which was really fun.

Another day thinking how blessed I am.  My day began with a light breakfast, peanut butter on an English muffin and of course a nice mug of coffee.  I later got in a few requirements done and watched a little tv.

For some reason all of my journals have been posting on the wrong dates even though I write them that day. Ok I bet that this one will come out after Aug. 1 the day i'm writing this. So if/when any of the instructors read this please try and fix it. Last thing is this happening to any one else or just me. Thank you Ms.Evins (i'm assuming she does stuff like this) for fixing this so it's not confusing for people on the cycle.

Today I had a packed day. I woke up and went for my run and then had to go to school to volunteer. After that I had to go to my sister's orientation. When I got home, I had to quickly finish my requirements for the day before I had to eat lunch and go to Driver's Ed. When I got back from Driver's Ed, I had to finish any work I had left and then I had to go to class to get a Leadership 1 credit and a Black Belt Class Credit. 

Today is the first day I am meeting up with my mentor and I have a lot of questions for him( mentor is Master Marcus). I just got back from running but I’m not as tired as the running that I did yesterday so I know I’m getting stronger. The mentor meeting is right before sparring class so right after the meeting we just start the class. I’m a little nervous of my first mentor meeting, don’t know why(probably because it’s my first meeting). I’m tired after camp but I still get the exercises done. I hope everyone had a great day!

Summer is going by so fast. I am just so excited to see all my friends but I also dont want to go to school in a little more than two weeks(15 days to be exact) Well thats all

Today I went to Camp for the first time this summer. I was able to get some running done in my spare time. Actual more than usual with all the activities going on. After came I went to class and had a mentee session. That has been my day thanks for reading.

Today I had another band practice it was so fun. We got to play outside until it started raining then we had to go inside. But at least we got to play Captains coming. The rest if the day was pretty boring except i got to go to my friends house. 

Today was a cool day, at least for me. I woke up around 9:30 ( I normally wake up around 8:00 ). I see that it was rainy and it went from that to sunny in at least an hour. Weather is crazy here. But as always I do my requirements and start reading the book that I picked for the cycle. After that my dad comes home. I start to think that he probably forgot something, but he says that he is going to say and hang out with us for the rest of the day. He says that we are going to watch a movie. My brother Aaron was so happy when he said that. Lets skip to after the movie, we went home and hanged out with my neighbor Charlie. We chilled for a while til he had to go and that was an hour ago. Now after...

I know I've been getting a little behind on my requirements, especially journaling, but I'm trying to get back on track. It's still relatively early in the cycle, so I have time. My goal is to be 75% done by the time school starts (3 1/2 weeks away). It's really hard to remember to get my requirements done while trying to learn all the new stuff and the first dan stuff, but I'm going to power through it.

Today wasn't nearly as productive as yesterday, and I am quite disappointed in myself for that because I feel that I could and therefore should be doing better than I am. Hopefully tomorrow, I get more done.

Good Day today at work and at home. Got my BB requirements in for the physical. Gonna work on RE-memorizing the Student Creed and trying to work out the bugs in my warm-up routine to lead a class. I'm not one who gets nervous speaking but I kind of freeze up when leading class. If I could just do what Instructor Weeks keeps telling me......."relax, you know this stuff....just stop thinking so much" oh, and "relax". Ha! Looking forward to class tonight.

So this morning I went to run and finished my requirements. The next two weeks for me are petty packed because of Driver's Ed. Because my next two weeks are packed and school starts on the 16th, I am glad to have finished my empathy training and my book essay. Even though Driver's Ed may not be the best class, it is something that has to be done. Yesterday my teacher said that today we may have a signs test. I hope that I do well on the signs test and my Unit 4 test. 

today for king tiger we went to Nevins park splash pad. I am pretty sure everyone had fun. all the kids were running around in the water. I didn't bring my bathing suit so I did get in the water. I ran through the water without getting wet. when we came back to king tiger the kids took class and then later I took class.

If you read the title read me out. So today I went to summer camp and a CYT said we should do a rain dance to get rid of the ran. At that moment we were playing pool and when we heard this the hall went silent. All in all it was a fun day.   P.S. All puns were ment

 Today I play with my dog nimbus we played ball.then I did my tae kwon do stuff I did jump rope,push ups,sit ups, and other thangs.at 4:30 today I went to the pooland played with my friends. That is what I did today.

Today was very tiring. Lets start right after breakfast when I started my requirements. Right when I finished I went to go hang out with my friend. We rode our bikes for hours and hours and hours. Then Mel ( my friend ) told me that she needed to go let there neighbors dog out because they were out of the house. So we went over there let the dog out, gave him food did all that good stuff. Then we went right back to riding our bikes. 30 minutes later she had to go so we said good bye and now we are here. Thank you for reading and see you tomorrow.

As today comes to an end I got through everything I had set out for myself to complete.  Had a friend come over for a few hours this afternoon to relax.  But at the end of the day one word describes me, tired.  On my way to sparring class I actually dosed off which is not normal.  I had a good class but definitely ready to go to bed.

Having a busy afternoon running errands and not for myself.  Maybe once I'm done I will be able to get some of my requirements in!  

I just started ready my book for the cycle, and I've already read about 2/3 of it. I would definitely recommend Living with no Excuses: The Remarkable of an American Soldier by Noah Galloway. Now I just have to balance reading this book with reading the books that I have to read for school, which starts on August 15 for me.

I have band practice again today. I also had soccer practice this morning and it was fun. We made a pecan pie and it was tasty. I finally posted my videos on the facebook page and i am starting to feel super excited for this cycle. I know we can all make it. Just stick through till the end.

So today is my 2nd Driver's Ed class. After each unit you take a test on that unit. Since some of the units are shorter than others, the tests are combined. My teacher said that I won't have a test today because we might not finish the entire unit by the end of the class. After Driver's End, I am going to go to the library. Later I will go to TKD for a weekday black belt class and for a Mentor Session. 

Today I tried to do my disabled day as mute and I lasted all about 1 hour minutes, here's why. So I help out at the LKN branch summer camp and when my dad (who drops me off) told Master Chelley she flat out told me "No, not today. We don't have enough counselors." So I got from 8:10 to 9:05 am. I still wanted to be quiet sine my throat was sore. But there were a lot of little kids so you can guess how that went. Anyway I'm going to try to do it tomorrow at black belt class.

I usually get at least a bit of activity a day. But my dad and brother aren't so lucky. My brother stays at home and the only activity he gets a day is a couple of short dog walks or sometimes a bike ride. And my dad sits in his car or at Starbucks because he has a lot of computer work and has to drive around a bunch. My mom is the fitness overload of our household, she's on a diet, she works out almost everyday, and she goes on runs all the time. So my family is split half and half between really active and not to much activity. 

Today was a hard day because I did a lot of black belt workouts.first I did push ups I also did sit ups,burpes, an ran 3 miles.Right now I am siting on my couch with a  

Today on this cold/hot Sunday right now I’m watching the end end part of the movie justice league and I am incredibly tired the most tired I have ever been after running. I finished the book I’m reading for the essay and I am getting ready to write the essay. I ran 1.35 miles today but split it between the track and my neighborhood to beat the rain. Through my neighborhood my mom followed me on my bike. In my neighborhood and the track I ran1.35 miles straight( not exactly straight because I took short breaks of course). I hope everyone had a great weekend. Have a great week.

Started off the week on a good note.  Got started early today on my items and reached my goal for the day.  Yeah!

Hello Monday! I had a great weekend and was able to attend a Friday and Saturday Black Belt Class.  I got an early start today on some of my activities which was nice because I have found myself lately trying to finish up late in the evening to reach my goals.

Today has begun very well for me; I remembered to say happy birthday to my wife.   I will also work on requirements,  two consecutive days seems crazy!  That's a good sign though.

Today I did my first band camp and I am super excited about the music we are playing. The drum line is so good and one of my best friends is doing it to so I am happy about that. I am glad to get to know people. I met two new people, a girl named haily and a guy named Kyle. Everyone is so nice and I am ready for the hard work. Bye for now!

So today when I woke up, I did some of my requirements. Then I had to go to school because I had a Freshman Kick-Off where I learned about the laptops we get and where things are around school. After I got home, I had to quickly eat lunch and had to head off to take my 1st Driver's Ed class. It wasn't as bad as people say. Then I came home and finished my requirements and went to class to get Leadership credit 1. 

Today I did a lot of stuff (in my eyes) for the cycle. I know people like Andre do more than I do every day but I'm happy that I at least did what I did with all my free time. I got 100 push/sit-ups and twice that amount of kicks I was on my trampoline for a few minutes and I've heard multiple times that they count as jump rope so I'm counting it as 8 jump ropes. I also did 18 poomsaes and 15 SD, and 25 burpees. Finally, I did all this while helping around the house a lot.

This is my first Saturday black belt class and it was very different from the normal classes I’m used to. We did this thing called first form so I just watched other people do it. After class I went to the ymca to run 1.40 miles but ended up running 1.30 miles instead. Then we stretched and did 50 push-ups and sit-ups. Today I was a little nervous of my first Saturday class, not sure why but the class overall was fine.

Today I went to sparring class and also black belt class. I got threw it okay in sparring class we were working on cut kicks and donkey kicks. The name of the second kick was a little strange and it was uncomfortable. Lets just say it doesn't work for me. When I got done with my classes I got to see my cousin for the first time in a couple of years. Well this has been my day thanks you for your attention.   Edward Alexander (Alex) Reaves II

I had a lot of fun at tae kwon do.Today we went to the library and had lots of fun.Today I did black belt class and got a lot of credits.

today I had a really nice sleep. I then later did some requirements. after some time I will do more. later today I am going to my friends birthday party a6t his neighborhood pool. I still have to give him a present.

As you have seen from the title my family and I watched a movie. The movie was The Quiet Place. It was an amazing and thrilling movie. I would suggest it to anybody that dares to watch it. Some other things that I did today was Black belt class, watching my friends Muey Thi tournament, and doing my requirements. And that was basically it. I will write tomorrow, see you then.     

I cannot believe I've had to get up and get going two successive days as early as 7:30 in the morning.   It's not normal!   I will push myself and try.

Half of the day today i was at my friends house after a sleepover. I got to help walk their dogs so that was fun. I got home and did my requirments then i helped my parents put together my sisters bed. I spent some time talking with my other friends then spent the rest of the day reading and listening to music. All in all it was a pretty peaceful day. Plus i am so not ready for school but atleast its in a few weeks. 

Today I woke up kind of early to finish my requirements. When I finished, I got ready to go to Carowinds. When we got there, there weren't that many people, but as the day went on, more and more people started to show up and the lines got longer. I had fun and can't wait for Scarowinds and Winterfest. 

Today I didn't do much I woke up did my requirements and nothing else happened. The only interesting thing I did today was look up when school started. Thanks for reading. 

Work week is done. Taking a quick break from fitness goals to rest and journal (can I use that as a verb?). Gonna play with my boys for a bit and get back to it. Is anybody else dreaming TKD? The good is when I dream I'm doing the Poomsaes although I think I might be better at it when I'm asleep. This last dream it was sparring time and I couldn't find all my gear. Such is life. Looking forward to seeing everyone in class this week.

I am currently eating chips right now while writing this. Chips are good. You should go try some right now. So, apparently, I read the requirements for this thing and it says that I am supposed to blog at least... 30 times? Yeah, pretty sure it's that. I'm new to this all so I have no idea what in the world to do. Well, I do because of the book, but the book can only tell you so much. I thought I could do this, but now, I have doubts. I went to my first sparring class on Saturday at Master Evins. From what I've gathered, Master Hartle and Master Evins have some similarities, but also subtle differences in the way they teach. Which makes sense, they're different people! But it's been surprisingly easy to get adjusted. I've made a small first effort to get a head start on the cycle....

today I woke and went over to my moms friends house. after some time we went to a neighborhood to pick up trash. it was a pretty good place except the time I saw a dead snake and rabbit. overall it was fun because I was with friends. after some time I am going to my friends birthday party.  

I enjoyed our Black Belt class today.  Much needed work on stick training.   Thank you  Grandmaster Evins!

So, this is my first entry and so far it's been pretty hard getting used to the daily work after 2 years since my last cycle. Because we're all so busy I choose to do the "harder" stuff first, like the essays and the reading. I'm also always tired out at the beginning and end of the day but since I'm a night owl I still stay in bed awake for at least 30 minutes. However a few of the more enjoyable things like doing it with your friends helps, so does being able to go at your own pace (if you're on pre-cycle). I only hope to be able to get my third don/degree and my friends get their belts too.

I was getting nervous. I haven't been able to log in for the last few days. Kept getting error messages. It's been a long, tough week at work. Today was day 6 of 7. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE!. Pretty much no down time. We hardly get a chance to catch our breath much less eat. That being said, I love, and have loved since I started, TKD! Such a stress relief. I really enjoy it. And the mental focus helps take my mind off things. Maybe that's why I'm run down. IT'S BEEN 2 DAYS WITHOUT CLASSES! Hate that I cannot do the sparring. Saturdays off are a rarity for me.    I've gotten the physical requirements in today. Gonna get my poomsaes done and some self defense now and cook for the family. 

Today I went to Sparring and Black Belt Class. In sparring, we learned a "new kick" which is similar to a hook kick. Sparring class ended up being very tiring today, but in Black Belt Class, we worked on mainly forms and stick curriculum. Later, we are going to go to the mall and I can't wait. 

Today was like many other days this summer very boring and uneventful. Well it was a normal day until I started trying to make a video. It took awhile because I had no one to film it because everyone was somewhere else. I tried a couple of places around the house but to no avail. That was when I gave up and set my camera down and didn't realize I hit record until I had finished. Well that all I got for the day I want to share thanks you for your time.   Edward Alexander (Alex) Reaves II

This Wednesday was one of the most relaxing. I woke up, did my requirements and I hanged out with my friend Mel. We rode bike with my brother Aaron and also played in the house. Now after this I am going to continue my KI energy essay, which is almost done. I am glad that I took a little relaxing today. I really needed it. Thank you.

in the morning I had to do some summer homework for school. after that I went to the Saturday black belt class. I was about 10 minutes late so I had to do 20 burpees. it was fine because I know that I deserve it. when I came back home I ate lunch. later today I am going to see mission impossible with my friends.

Today I set up my account for this site. My day today wasn't that event full until I went to this birthday party for my friend. We played pool and drove go karts. There were a couple of crashes I was actually in one. Because of the crash when I went to class I had a massive head ache and a sore hip from hitting a wall bumper. After class I had a mentor session and learned staff for 3 and 4. Well I shouldn't say learned a need a bit more work on it to get it down. This has been my day hope you enjoy.   Edward Alexander ( Alex ) Reaves II

Today was a good day. I got some of my KI energy essay done and I am very interested in the subject. Also I did sparring today and as always it is hard work. We worked on footwork for agility and of corse we sparred. We got to learn some things about scoring, such as what parts of the foot that we use to score and about the electrical gear. I got my requirements done and that is basically it. I will write tomorrow, see you then.

So for my first two blogs I kind of thought about what has recently happened to me, for the first one I did my thoughts on the cycle and for the second one I talked about a vacation I had recently gotten back from. And now I have no idea what to write now, so if you can comment on this or something that would be appreciated. Okay, ask for help-check so now the rest is filler. So first off is that I don't have any social media like facebook, which I don't mind since weird stuff happens on there. This is the final sentence of this blog and Master Evens please don't take this down for being random.   THE END

I got back from vacation with my grandma and brother in TN to Dollywoods DreamMore resort. It's an homage to the singer Dolly Parton. What I enjoyed most was having time to hang out with my brother more than usual. We also brought me uncles girlfriends son who my grandma recommended we bring, he was pretty chill and didn't go on any rides he didn't even leave the hotel one day. In the end we stayed four days and had a blast at the theme and water parks.

Today was a super day.Because I went to a huge splash pade at nevin park.after that we came back tae kwon do.When we got to tae kwon do I took class and did most my of black belt stuff.

Today I put my first video training up on the facebook page. I also finished multiple essays today. My favorite of my 3 belt rank essays was the Koreans Customs, Traditions, and Holidays essay. This was my favorite because I got to learn a lot about Korea and how things are around there. 

It’s been a long week.  Arms are so sore, very hard to do push ups and burpees.  Manage to get some out for tonight.

Today was fun and also and experience. Today I spent almost the whole day with my friend Mel. We hanged out and played some Fortnite. Then I invited her to come and watch me take a class and she said that she enjoyed it.  After we went to get a snow cone and continue our adventure. We went back to my house and rode our bikes around the neighborhood. After that it was time for her to go so we said good bye and here we are now. Thank you for reading.

It took forever to get the website to load but now that I have I can enter my numbers. Which I have been doing for the past hours. I have nothing to do today except sleep and read and do my exercises of course! So I am going to go do that have a lovely day.

Today was awsome day.We had lots of fun at Reeds Gold Mine I did not find any gold but my brother did.I had lots of fun today at taae kwon do  I did sparing and got lots of sparing rounds in.Today was a awsome day.

It has been so long since I have blogged and I am glad to be back. I just got back from Washington D.C. and I have so much to talk about. First off this was one of the most amazing vacations that I have ever been on. One of the things that I enjoyed was all the history that is behind all the landmarks. It was so unreal to see and experience I am at a loss for words. I also got to have a family experience as well. I got to ride a bike in the main city. I got to see what people do on there daily commute. This was one of the most amazing most moving trips that I have ever taken. And I am grateful to have gone on it. I am looking forward to the cycle and I am happy to be a part of it. 

Happy Monday for me that means starting on my essays and getting my requirements in. This is one of things I love about the cycle you are always doing something. There is never a dull day. I am starting to work on the "What is KI energy" essay. I love all the thing that I am learning about KI. Thinking back to when I started my first cycle I have come a long way. And also made lifelong friends and memories. This is for all the new comers all you have to do is work hard and you will succeed. And before I go I would like to thank you for choosing me for the sweat challenge.

My day is starting a little better than yesterday.   Not as stiff and sore, but I know something will happen to change the feeling.   My fingers are crossed!!

Been a long day.  Came home early from work to tend to a sick kid.  Worked out with the kids tonight.  Overall been a great day.

today was a pretty good day. today at king tiger we went to a gold mine. all the kids had a lot of fun searching for gold. after some time a guy took us on a tour inside a cave. it was cool. when we came back to king tiger I took a normal class, sparring class, and I did some requirements.

Today was mostly a chill day where I didn't do much except work on requirements and my essays. I am trying to finish as many essays as I can so that when school starts, I don't have to worry about finishing them along with all of my homework. I am more than half-way through with my three belt rank essays. Hopefully I can keep up the progress. 

I awaken this morning feeling better today than I have been the last couple of days.  Pain is a great reminder when attempting to move your body.  Even though things are a little slow I plan on meeting my goal. 

Another rainy day at work. It was intense times. Worked out after a I got home. Just finished a light bite to eat and gonna work some poomsaes before TKD tonight. Master Cavasos, thank you so much for all the kicks / sparring last night. Woke up at about 4 this am with a cramp by my right knee. All good though. Still have energy for today.

Today I woke up and began my requirements. I finished everything pretty quickly so that later we can go to the pool. When we went to the pool, we played lots of games. I think today will be a chill day because I won't be going anywhere except the pool. 

I did some running with my mom and dad and we got 1.05 miles in, I wanted to do more but my parents told me to pace myself, take steps (basically don’t do more than you have to do). I’m eager to do jump ropes, pull-ups and sparring but I have to ask a black belt where and when I can do them. 7/9/18

My mom and I went to Kentucky to visit my granddad.  I got to see my cousins, swim and we worked out.  At the hotel they have their own fitness center and I ran a mile on my first time on a treadmill and first time doing a pull-up.

today at king tiger we went to the splash park. When we went there we split up into two groups. the kids enjoyed the park. after a while we heard thunder and saw lightning. it started to rain really bad. we left early from the park and when we got back some of the kids took class. after some time I took class and then did a mentor session. when I got home I finished my requirements.  

After seeing the daily goals for each of the requirements, I am somewhat upset with myself because I miscounted how many of each requirement I needed to do, and in doing this, I have done too many of some requirements at one time, and too few of others. On the bright side, now I know this information, and I can distribute my time and my requirements better.

Today was a good day because we went to the movies. We went to see Alvin and the Chipmunks and had popcorn and a drink. After that I went back to taekwondo and got in a mentor session. Then I was able to hang out with my friends for a little bit before sparring started. After sparring I went to cookout for dinner and then came home.