Spring 2026 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!

The trip

I was on a cruise ship called the Princess, we traveled to Alaska on it. Princess has a lot of pools and hot tubs. There's lots of places to eat and you can also watch movies. The movie I watched was the Age of Ultron. It was my third time seeing it but instead of watching it at the movies it was on a cruise ship. I hope that will go on another cruise later on.

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adventuring the backyard

At my new house my friends an I wanted to go down to the river. We went into the woods to see the river. The river was small and it only reached up to the level of our shins. We also crossed from the river to the other side. Then my brother, Trent was missing so we hiked back up calling his name. We found him in my friend's back porch. After that it was time to go back to our regular house.

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A trip to Los Gatos

Today my family and I went to Los Gatos. It's a nice city in California. Me and my family ate at a restaurant called Andole. It was a Mexican restaurant and I had a beef burrito with rice. I thought the food was delicious and I smiled afterward. Tonight my Aunt Robin is coming over and I can't wait to see her.

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I got to g...

I got to go to one of my grandparent's neighbor's daughters. We went on their trampoline and played with each other. The girls' names were Sophia and Lucy. We bounced high and my brother, Trent, also tried to do a front flip. I can't wait to see them tomorrow.

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Traveling

Today we left to California to visit my grandparents.  On one of the planes the captain let us go into the cockpit they showed us how some of the controls work. I was on the right and my brother, Trent, was on the left cockpit. When we got there we put our bags in the guest room. I was so excited to see my grandparents when I got back from my trip. I had lots of fun at the house and enjoyed the moment. At their house we got to go into the hot tub for about 1 hour and 20 minutes. I can't wait to see what we will do tomorrow.

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Packing

Today we resumed packing up for our ten day cruise in Alaska. We have to pack shirts, pants, shorts, socks, and anything that is good for Alaskan weather. Tomorrow we will fly to California and stay with our grandparents for about three days. Then we will set sail on an amazing journey.

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Making new friends

When I went to my new house that my family are moving to, my brother and I got to play with our new neighbor's kids. Our neighbor's kids were Logan, Parker, and Cally, they also had one of their cousins over whose name was Sammie. We played basketball together in their backyard and went down their slide. I enjoyed that moment and can't wait to see them again.

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Today in t...

Today in the morning I did 40 push ups, 40 sit ups, and 20 burpees. My brother helped me out and did the physical activities. It was a great experience doing all those requirements with him.

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Today I di...

Today I did some of my physical requirements with my friend. It was cool having a friend as a partner. He enjoyed working out, his dad was with us and also used the workout items with us. We pushed each other and had fun.

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Today I di...

Today I did some of my physical requirements with my friend. It was cool having a friend as a partner. He enjoyed working out, his dad was with us and also used the workout items with us. We pushed each other and had fun.

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Today I di...

Today I did some of my physical requirements with my friend. It was cool having a friend as a partner. He enjoyed working out, his dad was with us and also used the workout items with us. We pushed each other and had fun.

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Today I di...

Today I did some of my physical requirements with my friend. It was cool having a friend as a partner. He enjoyed working out, his dad was with us and also used the workout items with us. We pushed each other and had fun.

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Home Bible study

Today I did Bible study with my dad at home. My dad talked about how we should follow god and listen to what he says no matter if were rich, or poor you should never go against God. He also talked about how Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead. I enjoyed listening to him tell us about what the Bible said. Our whole family has already decided to follow God.

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Having my little brother in my sparring class

Today at King Tiger my little brother, Trent, was taking class with me. I got to watch him experience one of his first sparring classes with me. He did great! He learned how to counter at sparring, I watched him slowly learning the techniques and understanding them.

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