Candidate Journals

Hello today I woke up and went to poomsae class we used mrakes and we did stretch es then I went home and did my paper I just need to do the for qons thats all byyyy.

Today I did poomsae and did two of my essays. I got some lemonade from my friends. They were doing a lemonade stand.bye bye

Today was fairly quiet, our street did a neighbor football party which was fun.  I ended up getting to do a mentor session with Instructor Matthew. He has added some lights to his dungeon and we had a good time working on some poomsae and hopkido.  Week 10!

today, i just stayed at home all day doing homework. hopefully after i finish my last assignment, ill still have time to practice. i swear, no matter how much i practice it, i just cant remember staff form 2.

Had a chill day today. Studied for the written test and did some homework. 

Today I woke up pretty late because I ended up getting home around 2 AM. I went on a run and did my requirements and went to the store with my mom. When I got home I went to my room and wrote another one of my essays. 

Today went to black belt class and worked on poomsaes and bocho self-defence. After I went to the seminar in Harrisburg with Guru Melegrito, I had a lot of fun training with sticks and knives. After I went home and helped clean around the house before my friends came over, and we went to Scarowinds for the night.

Today was a normal day. First I woke up and had math class. Then I read a book for some time and ate lunch. After that I wrote my essay on my role model and I finished my math homework and read some of the book they assigned. Finally I went to go play volleyball with my friends came back and watched tv.

Today I woke up chilled for a bit then I went to poomsae class. After that I chilled for like an hour then I went to church.

Today I had a family photo session in the morning for a couple celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary.... Nine children and 17 grandchildren! What a blessing!  This afternoon a worked on staff and bolo forms, getting those cemented in my head!

today I slept in and got ready for church, I havent gotten any blogs in for a few days because i was at my grandparents house but I got some requirements in except for poomse self defense and kicks.

September 14 - Entry # 32 Got to sleep in this morning. Feels like its been forever since I last got to. I played video games for a while with my friend.. got a new high score. Did requirements & rode my bike a little. Then, I played some more video games with my sister and took a nap. Just ate dinner & now im about to shower and get ready for bed. 

I had a good day practicing in the park.  We worked on Staff forms, which I know, but need to tighten up.  I can do any of them without issue, but I still make mistakes.  Then we worked on Hapkido forms.  I'm solid on 1-3, and cand 4 and 5, but not very clean. Finally we dug into 3rd dan self defense.  Again, something I know, but am not yet consistent.  On a personal note, I had a great time at the Charlotte FC game last night with my oldest, and my throat is still a little soar from all of the yelling.  Of course, it's always more fun when Charlotte wins.  

today I woke up went on a bike ride and a run then I went to a football party! Night!!

Today was mostly a normal day. I slept in and I had a late breakfast. After that I watched some football where the panthers had yet another horrible game. It's ok though because hockey starts next week which I'm really excited for. But that's mostly it for today. Oh, I forgot, I also got an essay written.

Today is my sister's birthday!!! She is turned 16 today, she went to the Virgin Islands for the weekend with my mom and little sister. Even though I didn't go, I also had gone to the movies with my friend and his mom and dad, and then I went to his house after. We saw the Demon Slayer movie, and it was great, it was 3 hours long, so I was exhausted after. But we got Auntie Anne's, and after my dad picked me up, I got Bojangles. But that's my day, and happy birthday sister!

Today, I went to black belt class and refreshed my memory on high green belt self defenses, and learn more of 1st dan self defenses. Sadly, we were not signed up for the stick seminar, but at least I did not have to go and already be tired from black belt class, so I got to feel better and go home. I got go to the whitewater center, because my dad was playing there, and it was very fun.

Today, I woke up so late from, partying at the whitewater center, when I did wake up, I stared to sit there and watch YouTube shorts. Then when I did get up, I started to play my favorite game, 99 nights in the forest. After that I asked Christina if she would play one of my favorite Pokemon games, Pokemon ultra moon. She did not want to and that made me sad. The rest of the day went like this: we watched a guy talk about the tech he got to make his dream home.

Today I practiced red and high red Poomsae's/self-defense. I also hung out with my friends I taught them some basic taekwondo stuff. 

Got some requirements done in the morning and then went to Poomsae class. I love what we’ve been doing with breaking down each step into two or more moves. Next instructors camp, make sure you sign up for the poomsae class with Master Natasha and Master Marcus. Caught up with other requirements in the afternoon and did some cleaning in the garage. I’m determined to get my mini do jang back in order! Now I’m sitting by the fire with the Oz Man, the great pup-a-doodle, waiting for Ceci and the boys to come home with a poke bowl dinner. 

Did my exercise and taekwondo routine this morning. Went to church;  ran with my Dad this afternoon. 

My day was good I was able to sleep in a little today. Then I did my exercises and my two mile run and then I  did my laundry. And that was about it I had a pretty chill day.

I'm studying for the test rn. Today I went to church and had a good time there. I got all my requirements done for today and ran a 13:11 two mile. Have a good day. What a week its been, prayers to the Kirk's family and all those affected in the multiple tragedies that happened this week. Hope we don't have a week like this week again.

Today I'm heading to Nashville. I got up early and did a 3:30am Amazon route, which only had 3 packages, so I was home by 4:30. I will be getting on the road soon. Yesterday I attended the PMA weapons seminar with Master Melegrito. It was great, glad I went. The cycle is almost over, so I'm working on fine tuning all of my forms and getting my essays done.

September 13 - Entry # 31 Went to black belt class this morning then had the PMAA seminar right after. We learned a lot of stuff with our weapons. After the seminar we went home and took a little nap. Woke up and did some requirements. Played video games with my friend and just hung around the house the rest of the day. Tomorrow is our 1 complete off day.. no school, no class, nothing. So im looking forward to sleeping in.

Today i went to the pma seminar and we learned a lot of stuff and then after that I came home and did homeowrk and stuff and then i played volleyball with my friends and after that i came home and ate dinner and watched a movie and now its kind of late so im going to sleep gnnn

Today was a normal day. First I woke up and went to the PMA seminar. Then I came back and read my book for some time. After that I went shopping with my dad. Finally I played volleyball with my friends and watched a movie.

Today I woke up and went to the pmaa seminar which was fun and then after that I went to help my mom’s friend move into her new house and then I went to the store with my mom. Then I went home. Goodnight

Today was a busy day, I went to black belt class this morning and immediately went to the weapons seminar at Harrisburg which was really cool and I learned a lot. I learned how to defend against someone with a knife, and how to defend high and low sections of my body which I thought was really cool.

really fun day, went to pma seminar and had a great time. its was pretty cool. i went home did dome requirements and yeah. 

today, i had a marching band performance which went well. other than that i haven't really done or wanted to do anything. i mean i got there at 12:30 and we stayed until 10 so i didn't get home until 10:30 hence why I'm doing my journal this late.

Today was pretty fun, especially the Philippine martial arts seminar, where we did a bunch of short stick and hand to hand Stuff. I also watched a Georgia game today which they won in over Which was good now I’m about to go to sleep

Today I had black belt class. Master Evins wasn’t here but it was still a pretty good class. I got a lot of practice on my bo cho and specials. I went to my piano class after. I’m working on this piece for my dad’s birthday that’s coming up soon. I had breakfast when I came back and I was just chilling with my dog for some time and got started on the rest of my requirements in the late afternoon. My mom started

Today I went to sparring class and had a good time. I only sparred two people. They did a good job!

Today I was just well.  I just went to black belt class and played football. Good night.

Today I woke up and did Requirements then tkd. After I went on a run and a walk! That’s all Nightt!!

Today wasn’t a grand master Evan’s class I was kinda disappointed. After bbc I went to the stick seminar . Then I went to watch the demon slayer movie. That’s it bye bye. 🐯 🥋

Hello today I woke up and went to BBC right after that I went to the stick seminar after that I went to the moves then we went to eat well thats all byyyyyyy.

The day started out with an awesome black belt class with Master Chelley (aka Queen Tiger); we covered a good mix of weapons, self-defense and poomsae.  Drove up to Harrisburg afterwards for the PMAA seminar. Huge shoutout to Master Knight and Master Foster for hosting. Harrisburg rocks!  I always enjoy the PMAA seminars and today was no exception. It was great to see some friends I hadn't seen in a while as well as make a few new ones. I met and trained with Abraham who is also on the cycle. I was supposed to stay for the afternoon session, but my foot was swelling pretty bad, so I decided it was best to go home and cover it in ice.  It was a tough choice, but I have to take care of the foot to get through the rest of the cycle. I did some requirements in the afternoon and will make...

Courage is not the absence of fear—it is the choice to continue despite it. Today, let courage guide your movements. Stand strong, even when uncertain.  

Today I had a mentor second with Master Chelley and took a black belt class. After that, I went to the weapon seminar and learned a lot of new things. Then In the afternoon, I went for a bike ride. Today was very exhausting!

My day was good. I slept in a little today and then I went to the Philippines combative event they had at Master knight school and Master foster. We trained with sticks and Knifes what did most of the stuff I knew with sticks but what threw me for a loop was doing it without sticks and we did it like back hand back front back front something like that I got the hang of it though. When the event ended at 12 all of us got a certificate with our name on it then we took a picture after that I headed home and Did my two mile run and the rest of my Exercises. That is my day

Today is Saturday. And it is my last journal entry of the cycle. I woke up earlier than I usually do because I had to go to Taekwondo. So I got dressed. I left and went to the PMA seminar. It was pretty smooth. It went by fast. Parker, Trent, and Connor were also there. And after the seminar we took a picture and left. Then I came home, ate food and did my chores and Blackbelt requirements.

Today I took my first PMA seminar the  Master Melegrito the founder of the PMA alliance. I got to learn how apply knife self defense to combat ans to protect yourself. Overall a great class. I got all my requirements done for the day.

today I got to do my first seminar with guru Melegrito. He was pretty nice in person & I got to use a knife (fake). I as pretty exited because this was my first seminar & I had a great expirience. He also gave some life tips which was nice. It was fun.

It was a busy morning, we had a good BB Class taught by Master Dege to start the day, and then headed over to the PMAA seminar with Master Melegrito.  I've been home for about an hour and did more self defense and poomsae.  I still need to do some physical work and then I have tickets to the Charlotte FC vs Inter Miami soccer game tonight.  I'll be heading there with my son.  

I love Saturdays , nothing like sleeping in and get good rest. Today we are going to spend Time at my oldest son's college, to see him play with his band.  I am looking forward to this, although the game does not start until 7pm. This is pushing into boxing match that is coming on tonight. I am almost done with my requirements, by the start of next week I should be done. 

Went to the Harrisburg location and learned a good amount on hapkido. Took sparring class and got a good run in before bed.

Today I got up early to run but I threw up after so I didn’t go to school. Nothing really happened today since I stayed home so that’s all. Goodnight.

Today I did a lot of King Tiger requirements and football practice.   Good night bye

I didn’t go to class tonight because of an event with my wife. I did my requirements but no running. I’ll try and run again on Sunday. Hopefully the foot can take it tomorrow. It’s going to be a full day of classes and requirements. 

Today I slept through my alarm again. It was a pretty normal day at school. I went to the meeting/tryouts for the odyssey of the mind club that I do in a different school after school and it was pretty nice. There were a lot of people I knew so that was good. I came home and started my requirements. I got a little late start than usual but it was fine. I went on a run more later than usual and I surprisingly really enjoyed my run today. I didn’t feel like too tired and it felt nice. But unfortunately I got a really slow time which makes me kind of upset. But it was fine because I had a good time. I rested after and my mom made a really good dinner and then I had a shower and now I have to do homework.

i got the last of black belt class credits in and im excited for the pma seminar tomorrow morning. 

Today I had a math test and I got an one hundred. Then I went to a birthday party. Then I watched Percy Jackson.

Today I had a spanish test and it was pretty easy so that was good. When I got home I went on a run and did my requirements. I had to clean the house because my friends are coming over tomorrow after the seminar and I’m so excited.

Today was exhausting after school I had to go to do something for Boy Scouts where we had To move a bunch of fruits and vegetables from some convention, but now I’m about to go to sleep to get enough sleep for blackout class tomorrow

September 12 - Entry # 30 Went to school. Had a test in math. I did pretty good on it. When I got home from school I did some requirements. I was so exhausted from my week, I took a nap. After my nap, we had dinner and watched some TV. Now im getting ready for bed. Got Saturday black belt class in the morning and the PMAA seminar right after.

This week has been so rough. I'm so exhausted of cycle... And I'm exhausted by this country and by just life. Working on taekwondo actually helps, I enjoy the work. I've gotten most of staff form 2 secured in my brain....I still feel like we have sooo much else to do....

Friday- up early for kettlebells, we did lots of chest presses today, I think all the pushups have helped me get better,  Work was fairly quiet, and then I took my youngest daughter to a new activity, climbing. She had a good time, maybe that will be my next activity I follow my kids in doing!

today, i had school. afterschool i came home and took a nap. then i went and played a jazz show thing in Kannapolis. now im gonna call jakhye and then get ready for my exhibition tomorrow.

today was a long day. At school i had a math quiz. In english we worked on our essays and in history we did a partner assignment. After lunch we did this new broadcast activity thing about like UN goals for the world or something. After that I had art club and we made comics. The club is more structured now that we have presidents planning things, before we used to just do our own things. after school I went to black belt class and sparring class. Then i played volleyball with my friends.

  Today is Friday. But I didn’t go to school. I didn’t have to go to school because there were parent teacher conferences today. So last night I spent the night at my uncle’s house. Then today I went and helped him wash houses. It was a pretty chill day. Then when we were done we went back to his house and played the game. Him and my little cousin kept saying I was lucky and they were unlucky. Like how I get lucky kills.

Today was a normal day. First I woke up and went to school. Then I came back ate a snack and went to taekwondo and took black belt class. After that I played volleyball with my friends. Finally I watched tv and ate dinner

Hello today I woke up and went to school . I got to hold my class pets then I went to king tiger after school. I helped out with little tigers class it was so fun . Then I did BBC then I went home ate tacos well thats all byyyyyyy.

So today I learned all of bolo and I also fixed something I do in staff. Tomorrow I will do the stick seminar . BYE BYE🐯

Today I got Chinese food. Chinese food has been known to cause headaches related to msg. Msg is a compound found naturally & is known for umami flavor. You can buy it as a powder & add it like salt to any dish. Ironically enough the Chinese food I bought was msg free.

My ankle is finally feeling better so I went on a run and walked a lot today. That’s all I did night!!!  

So today was actually not extremely exhausting😲😲😲 I think the biggest thing was school which actually wasn't that bad today I think second place  would probably go to the fact that we watched the live-action Lilo and stitch for the first time because it's now on Disney+ and it's pretty good but anyway that's about it

My day was good. AS usual I woke up did my exercises and git dressed for school. After school I went home and I wrote about the First original kwan school song moo kwan. I love these type of essays because you can learn the history behind it. And now i am  just chilling have a good rest of your day guys.  

Normal day today. Took one quiz in reading and got a hundred on it. I need to learn hapkido 5 today. Bye

Today is Infinity Castle Arc time for Demon Slayer! Classes went well so far, I got back into doing differential equations after 2 years in Computational Physics. I am about to go to Taekwondo training and dinner afterwards, and the movie will be later in the night. I'll still be there for tomorrow morning, hopefully. That's what afternoon naps are for. Anyway, I will see everyone in class tomorrow!

Tough run today, I'm still not where I need to be.  The rest of my requirements went normally.  I missed a couple of things, but reviewed videos and locked them down more.  I'm still weakest on my Hapkido items, simply because they so hard to do alone (though I am better than I was Thursday morning). On a positive note - my daughter is coming home for the weekend from college, so I'll get to see her again!!!!!

Today I went to school had a pretty good day when I went to owen we talk about taekwondo then at teakwondo it help with the first class and was in the second   

Today is Friday eve. This weekend is going to be a busy one for me, but I am looking forward to it. On Friday I am off of my day job, so I have several things to do with my wife, since I am generally busy all the time. Later that evening I will be going to the Harrisburg for black belt class and I will probably stay for sparring. On Saturday I am going to see my oldest son college play football on Saturday. He is is in the band, so my family and I will be there cheering for him and his schools team. Lastly on Saturday evening I will be connected to the couch watching boxing, two of my favorite boxers will be fighting each other. So I will be throwing something on the grill and enjoying myself. 

today was a long day. im super tired and nothing interesting happened. usual thursday i suppose, but hopefully tomorrow will be better

September 11 - Entry # 29 Went to school. Our grandpa picked us up today. We got something to snack on, then headed to sparring class. After class, we went to walmart with my mom to get a few groceries then headed home for dinner. Got some requirements done after dinner. Now its time for bed. Tomorrow is Friday & its an off day so thats always nice. 

Had a roundhouse connect with an elbow tonight in sparring and it immediately bruised up. I’ve been icing it all evening. Right now it’s bruised, swollen and stiff. Might have broken one of those tiny bones in the top of the foot. It’s been a tough cycle for injuries. 

I woke up today and felt so much better! My stomach aches weren’t there anymore and I didn’t feel that gassy anymore. Today was a pretty normal school day. We have some cool concert music for band. I have so much homework from my AP world class though, we have to take an immense amount of notes. I chilled for a little while once i got home and then started on my requirements. Thursdays are pretty laid back because I have no after school classes. I was hanging with my dog for some time and then went on my run today. I pushed myself and I feel proud. I do this club called Odyssey of the mind and I want to do it in high school but my school doesn’t have it but one of my friends told me about another school holding try outs tomorrow so I’ll be checking that...

Today was pretty normal. At school in math we did review for our quiz tommorow. After that we had a study hall period and we played a blooket to study for the history test. In english we worked on our essay and in history we took a test. After I came home I did my requirements and showered and did homework. Then I ate dinner and finished up my homework and now I am going to sleep gn

Today was a normal day. First I woke up and went to school. Then I came back ate a snack and did my homework. After that I finished my digital detox essay and went a mile and a half. Finally I watched tv and ate dinner.

Spent most of my time today focusing on school and studying for the upcoming test. Got a great run in after school got out.

life is getting very rough theres so much i have to do, i have so much homework that i have not even started and still a couple essays to do. considering that i still had to do my requirements so my time management is not good right now. i might have to pull an all nighter just to catch up on some things, and i really dont want to. 

Today I went to school which was boring and I had a quiz and nothing really happened and I went to run and I ate chicken for dinner. Goodnight.  

Well today I went to the track to run my mile. Today was chill.

Today I was on the news today at 5:00. I went to go help out at TKD and had a good time.

School was a breeze. This day was special though, but nothing happened at school. My mom and sisters are going on a plane to the Virgin Islands! It was surprising to hear that for the first time but. I chose to stay home with my dad. Because we'll have the house to ourselves. We're gonna go karting, go play ball, even go to the arcade. We have the weekends to ourselves.

Hello today I woke up and went to school and I did a map testing it was on math it was hard ish and then I went to king tiger after school and helped out and did leadership then I did sparring it was so fun then I went home ate dinner well thats all by.

Another exhausting day on cycle!! 😅😐🙁☹️😟😫😫😫 Aaanyway I managed to get the vast majority of my school work done before lunch and basically the only other big thing was that we went to taekwondo helped with a class, although I'm kind of annoyed because I was supposed to do punches and kicks but then one of the other instructors just went straight into line drills anyway we went to sparring class which was completely exhausting as usual and I went on Google maps afterwards to basically get an overview of the wdw area anyway I think that's about it 👋👋👋

I went to lower class and sparring today. I was starving when I got home!

I had so much fun last night! I went to the fair with my friends and I bought one of my friends a necklace and I think it looks really good on her. I also bought some lemonade but I think there was something in there because I was walking and then suddenly I fell asleep for two seconds and then woke back up and had to look at around to see where I was. After that weird event I went in the car and had fun.

My day was good. As usual  i woke up did my Exercises and got dressed for school. After school I went to the Dojang for sparring class as usual that is always a good workout. After that I went home took a shower. And then me and my family watched this spin off series of the office called the paper. It was actually pretty good so far cause most spin-offs Are not that good. And that was my day     

Today I had to study for a test. then I came to king tiger and did sparring. and then came home and ate dinner.

Today my school had the remembrance of 9/11 after school I went to tkd then I went to get dinner.

today I didn't have much homework just studying for a math quiz, so I was able to get a lot of requirements done. Thats all g'night 

Today is weird. Today we have a day many regaurd with reverence. That reverence is not shared with the younger generation for the reason of overexposure to it. Th exposure downplays it & due to the time gap with the exposure it's become less taboo. I learned about this in ap gov as a part of political socialization & life events.

Today I woke up and did school and requirements. And  I hurt my ankle so I rested it that’s all! Night!

Today I had a huge test in my first period, but the rest of my day was pretty good. I got home and did some homework, went on a run, and had to get ready for sparring. Sparring was pretty good. I sparred with some people that I haven't in a while, so that was good, and got to practice some combinations. 

QUIZ, QUIZ, QUIZ! Back to back quizzes in math, science, reading, and a vocab quiz in Social Studies. I'm having to practice the National Anthem for band to play at a football game next week. Have a good day.

Today was a half day and there was a pep rally and I went to the fair which was fun and I got tacos there. 

Today is Thursday. Today was 9-11. And we had to do a minute of silence for the people that died. And they sang the national anthem. But our class wasn’t able to go outside for the flag thing. I don’t really know why. But in weight lifting I helped move boxes to the lower school. Today was pretty good. We didn't do work in the last period. So we just studied for 45 minutes.