Candidate Journals

So far it has been an average day.Then I just remembered I didn't write my white belt essay.I'll do it tommorow.

Took Wang Ho and Dream Team today

I am having a very good day and did my usual resquirements in the house. I am psyching myself for my empathy day tomorrow. Should be interesting.

Today was a busy day.We left for church at 8 o'clock in the morning and came back at 12.Everybody took a nap.After nap I some reqiurements,but not much.Then we left for most of the evening.

Had several things I wanted to accomplish today and only some of them actually got done. I did make progress on a few essays, but not quite finished with those yet. I did my empathy training today, so several requirements were more challenging than usual. Thanks to Inst. Auerbach's class yesterday, poomsaes were not too bad. I must admit to not even trying one armed pushups or pull-ups. I did a pretty good job tying my shoes with one hand, but since I was going out for a walk, I asked Matthew to redo them for me. I thought I would have time for some meditation, but the day ran away from me. My knee was bothering me from running yesterday, so my miles were walking today, but what a beautiful day it was. Such a pleasure! 

Got some stuff done today. Ran and I was really tired. Really I would say it was a tired Sunday.

What a great weekend! Terrific BB Class yesterday w/Inst Auerbach, Health Fair was fun, good comraderie with fellow black belts, good mentoring session with Masters Conrad & Chelley Hartle today; and 2 miles in very chilly rain yesterday morning to 2 miles in beautiful sunny weather after church today. that would not have happened if I wasn't on cycle. Gotta love it!

What a difference a day can make in North Carolina!  Yesterday was rainy and dreary and today is absolutely beautiful.  I just finished putting in a couple of miles and it was sunny and breezy.  I’ve almost gotten all of my daily requirements done and it’s relatively early.  My requirements have gotten routine during this cycle and it hasn’t been as tough to get them done.  Other cycles seemed chaotic and it was difficult to fit everything in.  I hope I can maintain the routine through the next cycle.  J  I think my totals are high enough that I won’t have to worry about falling behind during Instructor’s Training and that’s been the goal.

Did all requiremints today and went shopping.  :(

Today was a great morning... I got everything done for the most part and in good numbers. I am close to being done with a lot of things but I have to push myself. I need to attend more PMAA classes starting next week.

Had a great run this morning with mom and Ben to Dunkin Doughnuts. Ankle is staring to give me a lot of grief; I should probably wet it more often. Well have to go the Michigan basketball game is almost on, GO BLUE!!!

What a day! I got up a little earlier than I usually do on Saturday and got some requirements done before helping with Little Tigers. We have a new student who seems very excited to be in class. I hope that continues. It is very refreshing from the ones who need to be encouraged to come on the mat and participate. We had a good class and the kids seemed to be a little more focused today. Inst. Randle worked and I worked on staff forms instead of going for our usual between classes walk since it was raining. Then Inst. Tucker came and mentored me on hapkido. I need a lot of work on that. Thank you ma'am for your patience! For Black Belt class, Mr. Auerbach worked with us on empathy training. I was able to tie my belt much better this time than the last time he taught empathy training....

Had an amazing time at the health fair! Learned a lot about what I'm eating and how I should watch what I'm eating. Also took the Zumba and women's self defense class. Great black belt class today! Although I have already done my empathy training this was a great experience that I I hope to try again. 

WOW…what an insightful day!  My day started with some daily requirements, then off to teach Little Tigers class.  After that I worked with Inst. Dege on staff forms.  Then came black belt class.  Inst. Auerbach taught an empathy class.  We taped up our hand so that we couldn’t use it and then he taught us how he does Oh Chang.  He’s adapted it to compensate for only one hand.  It was really difficult to think about the foot work and the different hand movements.  He said that when he learns a poomsae, he has to watch us do the poomsae the way that we do it, and then he translates it to fit his abilities.  He said it was like learning a foreign language.  There were several times when I got frustrated because I didn’t get the moves right.  It gave me insight to what he has to do every time...

After Back Belt class was the health fair.There weren't many people,but it was fun anyway.I learned many things from Mr. Loyd.

After Back Belt class was the health fair.There weren't many people,but it was fun anyway.I learned many things from Mr. Loyd.

Finally i get a chance to go to black belt class this weekend. Although i got many things done and i am altogether done with pull ups now. I have a few more of jump rope and sparring rounds left now

Today was a good day,except for ONE thing.My ankle hurts because IT'S ON FLOOR[It's a long story so do not ask].I can't do some of my requirements.

Today was a good day,except for ONE thing.My ankle hurts because IT'S ON FLOOR[It's a long story so do not ask].I can't do some of my requirements.

Didn't do a whole lot today, got in a weekday black belt class, some poomsaes, self defenses, and push-ups and sit-ups. Wanted to do more but ended up running out of time in the long run. I'm very excited for the Health Fair tomorrow! I'll be taking lots of notes from everyone. I've always ate pretty healthy but it's time to start eating right and not just trying but actually doing.

On a day that was quite raw for running I took our dog, Sammi for nice long walk to get in my mile. Plan on running 3 miles before BB Class tomorrow if anyone wants to join. Probably start aroung 09:30 @ a 10 minute per mile pace.

I’ve finished my daily requirements, which is a good thing because I’ll be helping with testing tonight.  It’s raining again and I wish I could go take a nap!  But there’s always something that needs to be done and I cannot shirk my responsibilities.  J  Tomorrow is the health fair at King Tiger North and I’m looking forward to it.  I wonder if I can squeeze in a massage while I’m there….

Today was very long with teaching and a Vestry meeting in the evening. I worked in some requirements throughout the day, but not much more. Like Ms. Dege, I need to be active this weekend. I am looking forward to the Health Fair.

Today was another busy day at work. Need to complete several things and move on. I need to get up just a little earlier, but most days it is hard to get out of bed. I do feel better when I have time to get even a few minutes of meditation in the morning. Hope to get a few more essays done this weekend and some running too.

I found a great way to get requirements done faster.By simply listening to your favorite music.Music gives me energy,espesicially fast music.I don't about you,but I now want to stay up until 2 o'clock in the morning.

today i got to goto the school gym and run around a couple times I  also got to do some jump roping rounds and i got some pushups and situps done too so i got some stuff done at school. 

really exited about finishing cycle

I took the seminar on Saturday and just took today's Black Belt Class.

Well basketball season is over for me, we ended up ranking third. Tennis and softball will start up soon but now I have a little extra time for classes and requirements. I have finally learned staff forms 1-4, which I am very pleased about. Also touched up on my Wang Ho forms a bit. 

I helped with testing tonight.  I really enjoy watching the kids that I teach get out there and show their stuff.  J  There are those that have so much confidence and you can tell they’ve worked hard to learn their stuff.  And then there are those that are afraid, but they dig deep and find the courage to go out on the mat anyway.  It makes me feel so humble.  Everyone did a great job testing!

I was able to accomplish a lot of requirements between the Junior/Senior Tiger Testing Sessions. The testings went pretty well. Sure wish I was a limber as many of the kids. They are so fun to watch, so nervouse yet so full of energy.

Mommy JUST found out that I needed to take Dream Team classes.But they are on Monday and Wednesday evenings.And I also have other activities on Monday and Wednesday.Mommy doesn't think I will finish my classes.I don't think so either.

Had a very busy day at work today. Got some things done before work, went to help with Jr tigers and then worked with my mentee. It amazes me how quickly a lot of kids pick up on things so fast. I need to go over everything several times before I can even practice on my own or remember well enough to make notes to help me practice on my own. It's very nice to have the videos to be able to check when I am second guessing myself. Did many requirements to try to catch up from yesterday. Worked on my new skill some tonight too.

today in class there were some really funny things happening i got my stuff done ,i enjoyed it a lot and i got all my requirements done early and homework so im am able to go to sleep today i had a good time

It seems like today has been a really long day…if I’d been at home, I bet I would have been able to get lots done.  J  I’ve been tired all day and I’ve had a headache most of the day – maybe I need more water.  The note we received with credits for Master Cann’s sparring seminar made me happy though!  Thanks Master Evins for the credits!

Today is the first day of my basketball tournament. We are playing a team that we have beat once and lost once, and I'm very excited to play them again. I believe that being on cycle has made me a stronger and fitter person. I'm going to play my all today and hopefully not spraining or breaking anything. So pumped, it's game time!

Since I am way behind,I'm staying up until midnight doing requirements.

I am feeling a little better today.  I got through my classes and some requirements. My muscles get so fatigued so easily, its a huge same.  The simplist things make my legs worn out.  I want my old body back.  LOL

I find myself needing a little extra motivation. I should probably get busy on my motivating a beginning student essay and maybe find something I can use for myself. I still have several essays to write, books to read, requirements to get done, times to drop and time keeps going by. You may delay, but time will not, said wise Benjamin Franklin. At times it seems as though the stars are not lining up in my favor. That has to change at some point, right?

Today I got help with Wang Ho 2.  Thank you Inst. Dege. I got some good advice about my stances. I got some push ups and sit ups done in BB class.

Have tons of homework. This stuff is killing me, i dont even know how im managing. After coming home from drivers ed I had to jump straight into some jump ropes and and get some sparring rounds in with my "shadow." Did the normal pushups and situps for today and did a couple extra poom saes though.

I was reviewing my numbers and noticed that my self defense total was six hundred sixty-six. I quickly did one more each of white & high-white SD.

I am always telling my Culinary Students to use time when they have it. I am having to follow my own words these days with a very busy schedule. Today I attended the mid-day class at the North Charlotte Dojang. I stayed after where it is much better to work out than in our family room. I then came home and went for a run which was much better than I thought it was going to be on such a dreary day. I will continue reading Deuteronomy this evening when I get home from teaching Concepts & Theories.

Well, a rainy day means a day on the treadmill – I accomplished several of my daily requirements early this morning, still have miles and pull-ups to do.  I wanted to get most everything done early since I’ll be in Black Belt class tonight. Have you guys noticed that we have videos on the website now?  Thanks Master Evins, Master Burkart, and Inst. Uczen!    

I was able to utilize the time between teaching sessions well to do requirements. Totally miss going to the Dojang on a Monday and knocking off leadership, mentoring and sparring rounds though. I could not pass on the 10 hours of week of additional income however.

I am still sore and tired from Master Cann's class.  I am continuing to rest and recover.

today there was no school I got some stuff done especially jump rope i had a lot of time to get requirements done today

Today was a good day for training.  I started my work day this morning at 5:30am (after I finished my pushups, situps, burpees, self defense, and poomsaes).  Since I started early, I finished early, which gave me more time to train.  I love to see the numbers left go down!

I was blind today. It was really annoying. I was still able to get my requirements done with my parents help. I didn't like being blind.

I did most of my requirements before 2 today and worked on two of my essays too. It was cold outside and not conducive to many miles, but I went for a quick walk and then went to the YMCA and ran/walked on the treadmill and the track later in the afternoon. I don't like the treadmill. I still don't know how I'm going to get down to the 24 minutes. Not feeling too confident about the upcoming physical test yet. I expect I will be feeling the effects of yesterday's sparring more tomorrow than today. Still need to get some meditation in before I go to bed tonight.

Was a great day.. Went by soo fast! Well tomorrow there is no school so thats good. Illvbe able to do plenty of pushups and situps tomorrow

Well, the snow is almost gone, but it was nice to at least see some before winter is over.  J  I went out to get a couple of miles in and it was COLD, especially when the wind blew.  I’ve done all of my daily requirements and even a few extra.  I was slow getting started but I accomplished what I set out to do.  I still have some time to work on my essays!

started the day in church & had a good run and some requirements today. not a usual Sunday but good none the less. hoping everyone has a great week.

Watched the Michigan basketball game today, great win over Penn State! A trick my mom taught me is that if Michigan makes it, then do sit-ups. I they miss do push-ups. If the other team makes it, do push-ups. If the other team misses do sit-ups. And during commercials do whatever our behind on. I ended up doing 150 push-ups, 175 sit-ups and 16 self defenses. Pretty good for just 2 hours.  

Unfortunately, no Sunday training with Master Cann; my knee hurts too much for fighting today but ill get some miles in walking and some sit-ups if my knee can bend that far. At least it's not my ankle this time:P

I am in the first stage of being absent for most of the next 8 days. We had our St Mark's Vestry (governing body of an Episcopal Church) Retreat this weekend. The prayerful reflection and discernment was wonderful. We were in a beautiful setting further north and watched the snow approach as we prayerfully ended our weekend and prepared to head home. A few of us had hoped to go for a late afternoon run after the meetings but the snow deterred us. Ergo, I will have to go for a rare Sunday run. I will begin teaching an evening Concepts & Theories Class for the next 6 weeks starting this Monday & Tuesday. There isn't a class on Thursday night so I will not get a weekday BB Class this week. I should be there mid-day Tuesday. I hope everyone has a Blessed Sunday, Take Sabbath, it is one of the Ten Commandments.

From 7am with Kyra's test to past 4pm with Master Cann's seminar I was on the move.  Master Cann's Seminar  was a 4 hour sparring class work out.  I am very tired.  And very sore.  I hope I didn't over do it.  Time will tell.

It was a peaceful day today.. Got more than enough yesterday and today. got a bunch of self defenses and kicks in. Friday i met with master knight and got to know some hapkido! 

Great sparring class today! I enjoyed going and will probably be sore tomorrow. On addition for it being a great class, it decided to snow! After having dinner with some good friends, of the family, I did some more push-ups, sit-ups, self defenses, and poomsaes. A great welcome to the official 6th week of the cycle!

What a day! From little tigers, to walking with Inst. Randle while it was snowing, to black belt class, to Master Cann's sparring seminar, I came home and did pushups and sit-ups, but not much else. I'm really glad Inst. Randle decided to come to the sparring seminar. We missed you Inst. Lloyd. I feel my muscles tightening up. I could probably sleep really late tomorrow, but probably won't. Too much to do.

today I went to the sparring seminar we did a lot of kicks and sparring rounds I got to spar some people that i didn't know it was fun but really hard.  

This morning,I wasn't at Black Belt class because I had to take a test.Halie took it too.The test wasn't too bad.From there,I came straight to the Sparring Siminar.Unfortunately,I forgot my sparring gear.Luckily,I used the school's gear.Otherwise,the siminar was fun.I still don't know what requirements it counts for though.ButI'll figure it out on Monday.It has been a great Saturday.

Today was a really full day!  Requirements, then Little Tigers, got in a mile with Inst. Dege (walking in the snow), Black Belt class and then the Master Cann sparring seminar!  I’m tired, but in a good way.  J  I really enjoyed the sparring seminar.  And then when it was time to go home, there was snow!  Yay!  The perfect end to a busy day.

I had so much fun with Master Cann!  I really needed a good hard workout, but it showed me how out of shape I am (in a sparring sense). Hopefully I'll be back to train with her tomorrow, but it'll depend on my knee. On that note, I think the gym is canceled today since it won't bend. 

Not feeling motivated today. Did some, but not all. Tomorrow's full day will take a lot of energy too, but should be fun. We are at the half way mark of ten weeks and most requirements are at or above goal. Still a few need extra attention. They will get it eventually, maybe soon, but time is going by so fast.

today i went to a valentines dance still made up some of the stuff i missed over the week It was a really good day

Things in my life are looking a tiny bit better.  And my body is relieved to feel some of the stress being removed.  I am hardly out of the woods, but I finally in over 2 weeks feel like I am on the upswing on how my body feels.  But after tomorrow's seminar I might take all that back :) . I am also happy that my sticks coordination is improving.  Doing PMAA class is harder for me that calculus.  Wierd.

Tommorow,I have to take a test.I am in DUKE TIP.I hope I do well on my test.I met with both my mentor and my mentee this afternoon.I will be at The Sparring Siminar tommorow.But I will have to wake up early tommorow,so I'm going to bed now.

I can not believe we are already 5 weeks in. It seems like I just went to the black belt meeting last month! I believe I am doing well requirement wise. I defiantly need to get to some more classes and so more self defenses. Maybe it's just everything else that's going on but everything Seems to be going so fast.

I hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day. I did.

Thursday is my long day. I didn't get up too early this morning, but still got some requirements in. Went right from work to Tae Kwon Do Plus, to Black Belt class, to PMAA. I've done as much as I'm going to do today, so back at it tomorrow. It is awesome watching numbers go down. Looking forward to Master Cann's sparring workout on Saturday.

Today was a better day for requirements – I was able to get everything done and even a little extra!  I’m done for the day and it’s only 6:30pm.  I think for a Valentine’s Day gift to myself, I’m going to relax a little and spend a little time with my family. 

....my ankles are achy, my thighs are rubber, my knees keep me awake at night, my right ulna is bruised, my shoulders are stiff, and I absolutely love it.   dadgum home internet is malfunctioning again. Darn ATT!

I feel a little better today.  I got some things done.

today i got very little done i had a lot of homework igot the homework done and i got as much requiremet as i can

Did not get as much done today as I would have liked, but my body is telling me it needs to rest. I'm going to listen for a change. Tomorrow is another day, but the remaining tomorrows are limited, so they need to be used wisely.

I did some requirements this morning.  I was in a meeting from 8:30am till 9:30pm so I didn’t get all of my daily requirements done, although I did my kicks during a break in the meeting.  J  Luckily, I’m ahead on the things I didn’t get to today. 

Since today is the day before Valentine's day,I want to call today Valentine's day eve.I got a bunch of valentines from my Girl Scout friends.I just can't wait for tomorrow.Mommy didn't feel well today,so we didn't going to class today and I didn't get any leadership credits in.But I did run 3.3 miles this afternoon.I also gave Daddy three RESSES cups as a RAOK.They are his favorite candy.

I put all the things i did last cycle into this cycle 

Great day today... not much homework to do today so i got extra done yesterday and today. I need to start going to more pmaa classes now. 

Tomorrow is the day.  Let's see if I can push them to the limit.  Praying for it.

So far this has been the best Black Belt cycle for me. I seem to be working hard at requirements, but how could I not. The time in the day is limited, but getting up but a little earlier to complete some requirements has made such a big difference in how enormous the requirements seem to me. While at this point, I'd likely fail my physical test, I do feel stronger in some ways. I have had more help and encouragement from my family this time rather than the constant reminder that I'm never home. I can't do the run in the allotted time yet, but my husband has been working on that and can do it now. My cousin does the pushups and sit ups with her 2 year old son and runs with and without him. We email back and forth to keep each other accountable. I was able...

From this day forward,I'm going to make a routine for my requirements before I go to bed.After I do my normal night routine,I will then do a certain amount of requirements until a certain time.If I do this each night,then I will eventually catch up on my stuff.

All daily requirements are complete and I’m getting ready for black belt class.  That means any physical stuff we do in black belt class is extra! J

It is mid-afternoon Tuesday and I have most of my requirements for the day complete. We have church dinner function @ 18:00 so I will be pushing to be on time for the 19:30 BB Class. Ergo, I got my run in before the 11:30 class and stayed after to do all my requirements and get a mentoring session with Master Conrad Hartle. Next week my work schedule changes and I will not be able to attend Tuesday evenings. I am really glad I am ahead on Weekday BB classes & PMAA classes.  Now I have to figure out how to catch up on Sparring Classes.

Today it was really hard to get up and get motivated. I was so tired that I slept through my alarm. All I did before work was eight pull ups. That sure made for a long evening. I got help with self defense which was nice. I've gotten encouragement on the running and friendly competition on the pull ups, so that helps to make it more fun.

I have been running all day.  Speech Therapy, pediatrician, taekwondo, choir.  I am exhausted.  Tomorrow I have to go to the Ear, Nose and throat. I think my son is losing his hearing in at least one ear.  I am so so worried.  I hope to be back in full steam by Wednesday.

had another very good monday. worked with my mentee in addition to a multitude of requirements. finished the day/evening with sparring rounds with the Masters Hartle & Hartle.

Today was great! I had a lot of spare time and got more than enough done today. Still my leg was hurting so i could only run one mile and it wasnt fun as i couldnt bend my leg. Still got extra requirements done. 

I can't beleive its already 4 weeks into the cycle! I'm pretty well caught up on things, I defiantly need to do more journals, self-defenses,  pullups, and running. Although I have already exceeded the limit for meditation, basic kicks and RAOK's, I am still going to do more of them so I can have the full black belt experience.

I had a hard time getting started today. Didn't really feel like doing much, but I did a little bit all day long. Figured out who to do one of my essays on, so now I just have to do get that done. I looked up answers to the test questions and found most of them. At least that was productive. Need to do some digging for the rest and then study the answers too.

Yesterday,I got back from a camping trip with my friends.It was fun,exept for the fact that I got sick yesterday.But I'm ok today.Today,my family and I were out almost all day,so I didn't get to do much today.Plus I had to clean my room.But I still did 100 burpees/squathrats.I plan on doing that every day to stay on track.As for everything else,I'll push myself to get everything done.   

today i got one of my essays dome it took me all day it really hard to think with my parents cleaning but i still did some requirnments , so that good right.

It was a little tough getting started this morning because I was sore.  But after I got loosened up, I got it done.  It wasn’t a typical marathon Sunday, but I still got quite a bit done (even if it did take a little longer than usual  J).  And I was able to finish my essay on the book I’ve been reading too.  Tomorrow is the start to another week!

Couldnt do some stuff including running today and doing burpees. Got hurt yesterday in sparring on my leg.. So had to modify my jump rope to one leg only also. Still got other stuff done that didnt put too much pressure on my leg.

I'm just getting sicker, but I guess I'll run anyway haha. I hate being held back like this by my own body. 

A Stomach Virus is running through the house.  Kyra and Kai are hit.  I am still fighting through personal issues that are affecting me physically.  I'm so tired, the Lord is my strength.

Quite the full day today. Started early with household chores & visit to recycling center. Then headed to the Dojang for a 3 mile run, requirements, BB Class & Sparring Class. Then came home to prep and deliver some Cajun/Creole Cuisine for a Mardi Gras Party up on the lake. I imagine I will sleep very well tonight. Unfortunately, I will have to miss next Saturday due to a St Mark's Vestry (Governing Body of an Episcopal Church) Retreat. Serving God does come first. I really enjoyed Master Kahn's seminar last year & was looking forward to this one. On to week 5!  

Today started early with requirements before going to teach Little Tigers class, then some miles with Inst. Dege, black belt class, and then more requirements.  In black belt class, we got in lots of poomsaes and some self defense.  We also practiced our falls and rolls.  I was doing pretty well with the rolls until they brought out the juk do.  We were supposed to jump roll over the juk do that was being aimed at our ankles.  Although Master Evins cautioned us not to be afraid of the juk do, I must have been worried I was going to get hit because I rolled over my head instead of my shoulder.  So now, my neck hurts.  I’m sure it will be okay after some Aleve and heat.  J

....through another long full day. run, requirements et al this morning; teaching in afternoon & evening; prep work for function tomorrow night; neading to bed. Good night all! I look forward to seeing eveiryone in the morning.