Today was probably the most fun I had in a day on the cycle. Drove to the Knight and Foster location to take sparring and black belt class. It was great to see Master Knight and catch up with some fundamentals we don't always practice at the North Charlotte location. Spar some people I don't always spar and even work on my staff form #2.
Today I walked the dog with my mom in the morning and then took a rest before doing my requirements. In the afternoon, I helped my mom pick figs off our tree and there were a lot of bees and ants. We went out to a Mexican restaurant for dinner and a lady took our picture. We bought one of me and my brother. Tomorrow is bb class so I have to get up early, which is never fun.
Tomorrow is a packed day black belt class, sibling basketball game, pizza party, my basketball game, birthday party, requirements.
I woke up and I was bored. curious I went into the kitchen, I wondered if maybe I can cook or bake something and I thought of cinnamon rolls, I looked online for a simple recipe and I started to make them, they were great, I then went to taekwondo and had to do requirements after cause I woke up to late
Today was a simple day. I did not go to camp because I had to go to the dentist. Everything was fine no cavities and no need for anything special. I came home and relaxed before doing my requirements. Later I went to TKD to do black belt class and sparring. Master Knight taught the classes since Master Foster was out on vacation. I learned some of staff form 2 and worked on staff from 1. Staff form 2 was pretty interesting with a lot of new movements and attacks. We did a lot of rolls and falls in class too. We also did a lot of drills in sparring to practice our movement and footwork. I think I did pretty well sparring. We ended class with ladder kicks which tired everybody out. After class I went to Jim and Nick's with my mom for dinner. I hope to see everyone...
Today was good. As normal got up did my exercises packed things up in our cabin, and then we had a 4 hour road trip ahead of us. We got dropped off at the church then I went home and finished up my workout. I watched Happy gilmore for the first time it was pretty funny. And that is my day
So today was pretty good and basically the highlight of the day was the fact that it's Friday and that means movie night we watched national treasure👁️🔺 and it was pretty good anyway that's about it
We've had a productive day. I'm working on my book binding. We had a very full night last night doing class and sparring and I didn't die. Woohoo!
I started so strong with my journals and then quickly fell off. Need to make sure I focus on this better. Completely overslept this morning. I was even late to work so didn't get to practice this morning. That's the 2nd time this week. Not sure what's going on.
Today I got to sleep in till 9:30. I will be getting in a sparring class and a weekend black belt class today. Hope yall have a good day.
Today I did not go to the Dojang after work. I took to day as a self care day after yesterday, which was intense. I did schedule myself a professional stretching appointment. That went very well and my body feels much more limber and a loose. Yesterday after sparring and black belt class I was very tense, so this was very helpful. I am hoping to atlas once a week or every other week get this done, I see how it will benefit me through the cycle and with my over all mobility. Tomorrow starts the week end, I am so looking forward to the poemsae seminar and some good boxing on latter that eventing on Saturday.
Today went well. I had breakfast with my grandfather and a group of his friends, all of which are retired and meet up for breakfast at least once a month. I had to pack for tomorrow, as I am leaving for Ontario. Taekwondo went well, and I got to do some sparring with the people on the black belt cycle. Sparring classes are always way more fun when the black belt cycle is in progress because more people are required to be there. Today was tiring, just as much as the past three days this week, so I am going to go get some sleep in before I have to go tomorrow.
Chill day, took the day off besides physicals because of how rough yesterday was. After finishing those I took a nap.
nothing special happened today. i woke up and went to band camp. then i left and went to TKD. afterwards, me and my mom got mexican food then i came home and did my run. tomorrow is my marching band preview but other than that nothing interesting is happening.
nothing to crazy happened today, I ran my miles, did some requirement's, I then went to taekwondo and got some leadership credits and a mentee session. just an average day
Today at camp we took a field trip to the Flying Tiger Ninja course. We had a lot of fun. We also got to check out a moth that Master Lisa found outside KT, Im not a fan of bugs though so I stayed away. I got some of my requirements done at camp and the rest I finished after dinner. Tomorrow I have the day off, so I get to sleep in.
Today I started the day with a bike ride and did some requirements. Work was busy, and I had a bunch of things to accomplish before leaving for NY tomorrow. I feel like I accomplished everything, including class assistance and sparring, so I can go to bed without worrying.
Today I went to work and it was fun. We went to the Raptor Center and saw all kinds of birds, and some even did tricks. We also saw a black snake on the trails. I didn't even notice it until it moved. I kind of fell asleep after coming home, so I didn't really do anything else. Byeeee
Today I went to king tiger camp again and we did arts and crafts then we went to the library after that I stayed for sparring then I went home did requirements.
Today I went to sparring class and had a lot of fun and got to spar with some really great people. I had a pretty chill day other than that, I did my requirements and didn’t really do anything other than that.
My day was good. As normal I got up did my exercises first thing went to go have breakfast, went to my Job site and we got to lowes and then we got to the house we were working on then we painted the wall gave it a new door under the house. Cause the other one was really broken and we got rid of the old bricks put them in the trailer had lunch and headed back to camp. I'm exhausted.
Today was good, I went to my grandmas house for a while and swam in her pool. Later at her house I did my requirements. I would say today was a pretty chill day. 👍🏻
Today was the first sparring class I’ve been to since last cycle. Last cycle after every round of sparring I remember being exhausted. This time I felt pretty good, still tired and sweaty but I didn’t feel like I was going to die, I’m looking forward to more sparring classes!
I can't wait for tomorrow cause tomorrow is my birthday. So today I biked with friends ani went home . Then I did requirements . Then I went to sparring class. That is it bye.
Today I went to sparring class I pulled something while sparring and hurt my knee. I did my workout pretty good.
Today I went down to a bike shop where a friend of mine works and I got a new bike. That's the highlight of my day but I have more soccer training tomorrow. I'm feeling good about my soccer practices right now and hopefully we will have a successful soccer season.
Tonight I was helping Master Knight with TKD. I decided to help him close up by taking out the trash. As I was coming back from the stinky dumpster I tried opening the door but it didn't open. So just left my stuff there. Hopefully I can pick it up tomorrow.
Sup peeps today I finsed summer camp it was so fun. Then I came home and rode my bike. Then I went to TKD helped out with class then did sparring. Well that's all I did today love and peace bye.
Today i woke up and went to tkd for summer camp which was fun and then when i came home i played a video game with my sister then went to sparring which was super good!!!!!! i got to learn new techniques which was goodddd!! Nighttt!
Today I was so happy to get to camp because we were going to the Dallas pool at Linebuger park. After camp I went to Taekwondo and I almost did not make it but I did. Then I went home changed and went to this track right near Taekwondo then I came home and did my requirments.
Today I’m going to the orthodontist. I thought they said the last time we were going there was in 8 months. But we're going today. I don’t think we’re going to be there long. But yeah today has been a chill day. After this I’m going to get on the game. I have to leave in 30 minutes.
Today I woke up at 6:50 AM to get ready for another day as an LIT for the Harrisburg YMCA summer camp. So far being an LIT has been pretty good (with a few challenges here and there) I have made some great friends working there, at the beginning of the week they gave me a "camp name" (which is basically a nickname) which is "Sushi" due to my love of ... well, sushi.
Today was the last day of the digital detox, I was excited to get it done with but that was not the only thing that happened. I went to camp today and it was a good time. We played a lot of fun games, went to the flying tiger obstacle course and I just relaxed. After camp I went to Starbucks to get a drink, it was pretty good. Now I am home and done with all my requirements so I am about to go play with friends. Goodbye everybody :)
Today I won a playoff basketball game but before that I did some requirements and watched tv
not much happens today but luckily, I got to make pasta for a party. I had to make 2 pounds of noodles & it went amazingly well. I got to use a wok that we have for some reason. I hope the pasta was well received at the party. that's all.
I was making a milkshake with blue berries, honey, ice, milk of course, and ice cream. When I was done blending it I tried it and I noticed there was something red in there. I pulled the red thing out of the milkshake and saw legs and then I realized it was a spider. So I through the milkshake out.
Hey guys, hope yall are having a good day. Got my second essay done today. Body is getting used to the cycle now. Have a good day yall.
Today would qualify as a hard work day. I managed to complete my requirement between sessions and practice staff 3 again. I think I have it some what down now. Later after work I took my son to work in uptown, I had to think of all the alternative routes and street ways to go around traffic, so I could make it to the Dojang on time. This defiantly reminded me why I like working from home. When I made it to the Dojang I took sparring class and then black belt class. I can tell I am getting in better shape but I still have ways to go.
So, today I found a mentee, Levi. That was the best part of my day. Let me get to the bad part. I came home from football practice and the AC was not working. I thought my dog was going to pass away because of no AC. She is a french bulldog and cannot be in the heat. I was so scared for her because it was hot in the house. Finally the AC came back on before I got in the bed. Today was a 4/10.
I'm not sure what it was, but I was sleepy most of the day, despite getting more sleep than yesterday. I ended up waking up later for morning workouts than I wanted to, and I almost forgot about my online Mandarin lesson scheduled today, one of many this summer in order to keep myself from getting too rusty for next year. Classes today were fun, and I got to nerd out about some poomsae details that I probably would not have gotten to know if it weren't for last week while preparing some people on the cycle for the upcoming pre-test.
Long day at TKD today, worked on some forms and self defense with the green belts. then took sparing and Black Belt Class.
Today we watched Call of the Wild in summer camp. It was kinda sad. We had pasta for dinner, which is my favorite but I couldnt eat much because I had to go to sparring and bb class. We did self defenses and poomsaes in bb class. After class, I met with my mentor. I got to eat more pasta when I got home then I finished my requirements.
This was a pretty boring day except at the start of it my sister wanted me to go walk with her all the way to the store down the street that was like one and a half miles away. I didn't really want to because I just woke up and I don't want to walk. After some time I call my mom but she doesn't answer. So I don't go and some time later my dad comes home and she doesn't ask him about going to the store but we'll brush past that. Nothing really happens later, I eat, I go to sparring and black belt class, and do the rest of my requirements when i get home. I just need to clean some and nothing else.
I’m finishing up some of the exercises now before I go to bed. I wasnt able to finish everything during the day because of work. This’ll teach me not to hit the snooze button!
Today I went to King Tiger camp. While I was there we went to the rec center pool after that we did some games after camp I went home. While my grandma and my sister were at cheer I was home doing my requirements after I did that I played with my friends then they came home and we ate dinner.
7/19 I did my workout but no run. 7/20 I ran two miles and did my workout. 7/21 I did not make it to class but did my workout I ran one mile. 7/22 I made it to class and helped with testing. In the black celt class we talked about the written test. 7/23 I ran two miles and did some missing parts of my workouts. I started thinking abot my essays.
Another pretty straightforward day. Got up worked out, still can’t do pull-ups. Today at work was meeting day for some reason, I spent all day on calls and in meetings. Left s little late and went straight to class. Helped, got a mentor session in and took 1 class. It was good. shrimp tacos to finish off the day!
today I got with my mentor which was nice because she taught me about her experience on the cycle. She went to class with an operated knee & a torn foot. She is a great example of what the cycle encourages in terms of endurance & resilience. I aspire to show similar skills to her.
Today was a fun day! I woke up, did my requirements. After that I went to my aunts house and hung out with my cousin. After that I went to taekwondo with my brother that just had his first class today. Im really glad I have someone to do taekwondo with at home now! Today was a good day!
Today I woke up early for a warm shower and breakfast, later, my dad brought me to the Harrisburg YMCA summer camp. I work as an LIT (leader in training) there for community service, I have done all my workouts and am about to take a well-earned break
This morning when I woke up, it felt like when a character in a movie wakes up after having the most insane party where there is furniture on the roof and a missing door. I think the cycle is starting to get to me because after I went to work yesterday, then went to a class, then did the requirements, I fell asleep while watching Survivor at about 10 p.m., then I woke up for a couple of minutes, then fell asleep again, then went to bed around 12 where I didn't even get to brush my teeth before collapsing in bed and being gone in less than thirty seconds. When I woke up, I was in a half-asleep dream (with my eyes open) about this made-up story game where I was all of these different people at once and one second I was a little kid in a canoe in this...
Today was a good day. I did the digital detox day 1 today. I didn't find it too challenging but I did wish I was able to actually use my electronics. Besides that I went to camp today and we watched a movie. It was pretty good. I got a lot of requirements done. Later I went to TKD and helped and took class. I also got a mentor session done. After that I went home and finished my mile. Now I'm just relaxing and having a good night. Speaking of goodnight I hope you have a good night and your day went went well. Goodbye :)
Today I woke up went on a run then played a video game with my friends. Then I went on a walk and then listened to music on the swings. I watched a movie before tkd and worked on poomsae then I ate dinner I was SOOOOOO HUNGRY!!!!!! Night!
today was a pretty good day, I did my requirements, and ran. I tried cooking and baking for a couple of weeks now and i'm doing pretty well, this could be a new skill for that one essay so i'll write that soon.
Today is wednesday and at band camp theres something called wednesday wall. its basically the wednesday of the second week of bandcamp, and everybody is just burnt out and over it. that combined with the fact that my legs feel like they cramp anytime i get up to walk means that tomorrow when i have to be outside from 9-3 is gonna be terrible. and the worst part? i still have work after... today i got all my requirements done, and im about to go on my run now.
This morning I had a soccer training camp. I really sore from it. But mostly that's it for today. I didn't do anything else really besides my requirements too.
I had a good day today. I biked inthe am and did some requirements, then worked, went to the pool during linch, did more requirements, and worked until 6:30. During all of this I grilled a whole snapper and added a salsa veracruz. It was delicious.
Good morning everyone, got nothing big going on today, just got to do my requirements and I have a meet up at church later. Have a good day.
We've been having a somewhat quiet week. Couldn't get to Black belt class yesterday at Belmont cuz they had testing going on. Henry and I worked on greens and blues today. We're going to do a lot of grocery shopping. Going to Costco tonight.
Today I went to camp at a muesum, then I went home with my dad. After that I went to go help out with testing at Taekwondo. Also I did not have time to run a mile outside on a track because me and my dad had to be home by 8:00 at the latest.
Today was my long day, I went directly to the Dojang after I got off. I thought the family class today, It is always an honor to be able to be able to teach a class. Let a long a very large class like the family class is at our Dojang. Thank goodness I had help from a few masters and instructors to help with small groups. After family calls was over I took class and was able work on some things. My lass class of the day was PMAA , where we are reviewing. Today was good , I am not to tired but I look forward to some good rest.
Not too eventful a Tuesday. Work was fun. I for sure needed some caffeine today, because I felt like I was dragging myself through requirements. I did get some practice holding kicks with my new ankle weights. I'm going to add that to my routine.
Was getting ready to knock off work around 5pm when I got pulled into a client issue and ended up working until almost 8pm. Frustrating. Other than that, pretty good day.
Did some yard work and took 2 classes today. Also finished up some requirements.
Do you ever get the feeling that when you hear something you know a lot about to share everything. This happened to me recently because of the Instagram algorithm. I heard a sped-up version of demo 4 of the mind electric. The song is iconic & you've probably heard it at some point.
Today went as usual. band camp, taekwondo, dinner, run. me and jakhye did atleast have time to play "ready or not" which was fun. to be honest, im really just burnt out and its only the second week. welp, hopefully when band camp ends this will all go a bit smoother.
Today was my first day of all pads at football practice, and I did good with hitting. I like staying after practice running my mile with my friend. It makes it a lot more fun doing it with someone.
I woke up and I was still very tired there was no one home but my sister. Nothing really happened for a couple of hours and I finish all my requirements before class. After class I am about to eat some food and nothing else really happens, but I have realized I've improve some of my kicks a lot!
Today at camp we went to the park and splash pad. I was also able to get a session with my mentee done. After dinner we went to see the new Superman movie with my cousins, uncles and aunties. I thought it was ok, but my mom really liked it.
It was 2:00 in the afternoon. I open my phone and the first thing I saw was that Ozzy Osbourne passed away. I was to stunned to speak and was in shock. It felt like it was an end of an era. After coping with his passing I went to my room to go play "No more tears" on my guitar. When I was done playing guitar I went to work. After work me and my dad went to Zaxby's I had a spicy chicken sandwich. After dinner I went home.
Today I went for a run with my sister around the neighborhood. When we got back home I wrote in my journal and did my other requirement. I went to the store with my mom to go back to school shopping for my brother. I came home and go changed to go to Taekwondo. Today we had the color belt testing so I was helping with that for the first two classes. Then it was the black belt class and we just went over what is going to happen while on the cycle. I came home and went to sleep after that.
today i started the morning with a warm shower before breakfast and heading to the YMCA summer camp. I work there as an LIT which is my community service hours. After I got home, i started my workouts before dinner. Because I missed yesterday's run, I ran two miles today.
Today was a good day, I woke up and did my requirements then just chilled for a while. Later I went to taekwondo and helped with testing and after I went to my black belt class, but I still haven’t got my taekwondo book yet, so I’ve been keeping track of my stuff on paper. Overall I have had a good day.
Today I stayed home from camp because my mom worked from home. I went back to bed and slept for a good 6 hours. I woke back up and started my requirements after having a breakfast bar. I spent a lot of time on poomsaes and I am happy with how most of them look. I watched a little tv and relaxed for most of the day. I got some clarification on the digital detox from Master Chelley and I plan to start it tomorrow. Overall today has been a good day. Goodnight guys :)
I started the day with a bike ride, then requirements, worked, went to the gym, worked more, made delicious mahi mahi tacos with home made garden pico de gallo. After all that excitement, I went to class and led the kicks and punches. All in all a pretty productive day.
today nothing much happened, I woke up at 5 in the morning to run, I ate breakfast then did my requirements. following that I went to taekwondo, got some leadership credits and a mentee session which was nice.
Today I was with my Uncle and we washed the Hampton Inn Hotel. It took us all day to finish. But it didn’t feel that long. But we had to get a boom lift to wash the higher parts of the hotel. And I got in it but we didn't go high. We washed the back first then the front. When we washed the front me and my little cousin’s job was to warn guests about the chemicals. But not a lot of people passed through the front. Sometimes it got hot but it rained very slightly twice. So it wasn’t that bad.
My day was tiring to say the least.Woke up at 6:50 this morning,got breakfast went to my job site. We made good progress today with the repair we put some new stuff in got back around 5:50 and I am gonna relax in a little bit. And we there at the job site all day today and that's about it from me.
Today I went to class at TKD to get credits for the cycle. I got to work on my self defense with my friend and I really like this one because there is a lot of armbars. After class I went home and worked on my math homework. Then I recorded me playing guitar. When I was done my "Lady friend" called me and asked if I wanted to hang out with her tomorrow. Of course I said yes so now I am looking forward to tomorrow.
Yesterday was Monday and boy it was a struggle to get back into the groove of the week. By late afternoon I was finally able to feel like I was ok. I knocked out my physical requirements and took Monday as a rest day. I did not go to class but plan to the rest of the week.
Today I'm going to Carowinds to enjoy the waterpark. I did a soccer camp yesterday and my calves and pecks are super sore. When I get back from Carowinds, I'm probably going to relax and do my requirements.
After my much needed "rest" day yesterday, I got up this morning and did a bunch of requirements before starting the day. I still have some to do, but my work day is crazy today, I'm going to struggle to find time to eat lunch, let alone do some TKD.
Today I did not go to the gym or anything like that. In the afternoon my mom dropped me off at a soccer track. Whenever she left I did 4 laps around the field, and the field was a 1/4 mile. I can say that run outside, it`s much more harder with the heat and not like a treadmill. After running I was exhausted from the running, I went to my dads house after that.
This week, I am at my grandparents' house, remembering that training here was how I started my first black belt cycle. I was able to get in a fair bit of requirements today, and I am currently working on my USATKD account so I can go to an event in early August.
I haven't had any issues getting my requirements done even though work has been busy and I've got some house projects I'm wrapping up. However, once the family arrives home on Friday, it's going to become more hectic. The family knows what to expect with me being on the cycle, but there is still going to be a lot more demand for my time. Especially with school starting soon and end-of-summer events. I know there will be days where I'm bone tired and I won't feel like putting in the work. For me, the trick is to get as much done as possible first thing in the morning. If I put anything off to later in the day, it becomes four times as hard.
Yesterday I did in fact lose to my mother in bowling. She won 3 games and I won 2 games. In one of the games, she beat me by like 40 points. It was sad. I did my stuff but right now my cat Boo just sat on me. Now he is laying on me. Byeeee.
Today I had my first football practice with my helmet on. Tomorrow, I have full padding. I did good on my mile today also, and my kicks.
Today at camp was park day but the LITs stayed behind. I was happy to, since it was so hot. We practiced different ground techniques in class. After camp I had Stix and then we got pizza for dinner. After that, I worked on my requirements and watched some Kaiju No. 8.
Today was a lot like yesterday, pretty chill with not much going on, I slept in a bit and did my requirements, but tomorrow I'll have more stuff to do like going to bbc and having my piano lesson.
Monday, it was a pretty good day today, I feel like I’m getting the swing of things. Got up and ran a mile, and did my exercises, I still can’t do pull-ups. But I’m planning on talking to a PT and see what I should do. Luckily I seem to be able to do everything else, I helped with class and had a mentor session with instructor Matthew, now home and bed and donut again tomorrow.
I went on a run to start my morning. Then I did my other requirement and started writing on of my essays. I went to taekwondo a little early today to help with the belt promotion in the other class.
I woke up kind of late and I got a call from my friends so I spoke to them for a while and then my dad called me. He told me to do some of my requirements before he got home. I did only my sit-ups and push-ups but I later did my burpees and my pull-ups and jump rope. After a little bit I had to go to practice and I couldn't get my credit since someone else asked before me and they lead class. After practice I did my mile and then ate dinner. After dinner I read some of my book and getting ready to relax for the rest of the night.
today was super boring. I woke up, had band camp from 9-3, came home, had guitar lessons, got dinner, ran. THATS IT!!! Nothing fun or interesting or relaxing happened all day. requirements aren't too bad, but the running sucks because my legs never have a chance to recover. like i run, my legs are miserable and in pain and guess what... TIME FOR ANOTHER RUN. I'm about to just shower and go to bed. I don't have the energy to do much else.
Today was a relax day, finished some requirements at class, helped out and took a nap. :-)
My least favorite part of the cycle is running. Like everyday I have to run. Like It will be better on the pre-test. But I run myself everyday. And after a while of doing that everyday with no break. Your legs start to hurt worse every time you run. But with the pre-test I have a lot of adrenaline. I try to run with Avery or Parker but they don’t go to Tae-kwon-do on my days. So it wouldn’t make sense for them to drive to Harrisburg park just to run. But we do have to run at least once this cycle.
Today, I stayed home from camp due to my mom not feeling well in the morning. She eventually felt better and did some requirements with me. I watched a movie with her while running on my treadmill. I'm pacing myself at higher speeds now. After the movie me and my mom finished requirements then had lunch soon after. Then i went to king tiger to do class, help out with a class, and do a mentee session. Overall today was a good day but I have to do my digital detox tomorrow and probably the day after that. Anyways I hope everybody had a good day and tomorrow goes better, have a goodnight. Bye :)
Knife sharpeners. I need some. the thing most people don't realize about knives is that the duller they are the more a danger they are, this is because you put more pressure on a dull knife when cutting things. Knives are tools above anything else & keeping them sharp is the best thing for them & you.
Today I started out by working as an LIT for the Harrisburg YMCA summer camp. After helping with the younger groups, I was taken home to eat dinner and head to taekwondo. After taekwondo, I headed home to continue exercises for my Black Belt Cycle.
I woke up Did my requirements then headed to the pool to hang out with some friends, then I’m headed down to my house and my friend was waiting for me at the house I haven’t seen her in a while because she Moved so I was really excited to see her! Then I went to tkd and helped out and took class. Nightttt!!
Today I biked in the am, then went to the dentist. Work was good, and productive. The flooring guys finished my spare room which is our do jang, so I was able to put down the mats and finish my requirements there. I did two classes tonight, in one I helped out, and in the other I did warm-ups. I also had a mentoring session, which helped me remember bocho specials.