Candidate Journals

Today was north charlottes sparring day. Class was more fast past paced since class had to be shortened, we did some light drills but mainly sparring. Sparring some people today I realized that EVERYONE and I mean really everyone spars differently. Some people are shorter so they will just blitz you, some people are taller so they abuse range, etc, etc. But not only do peoples body's impact how they spar, personalities do as well. I think next week instead of blocking and kicking looking for an opening on the persons body's. Im going to work adapting my sparring into a more memorize my opponent fighting style. So I dont get his as often.

Today I went to school and I got an a on my quiz. Then I got home and went to a bbc. Then I went home and played basketball and trained so I can get better

It's weird having my journals finished so early - and then to be writing more just out of habit is a bit odd, too.  I am enjoying chronicling my days, however. Today was another busy day at work but it did slow down around 4:30 which was nice because it gave me time to get dressed for sparring class and get all my gear together.  Samuel and I got in the car and headed down and I realized my gas tank was pretty low.  I had more than enough gas to get to the dojang and, fortunately, I did remember that I needed to get some before I left the parking lot after class. Sparring class was good; it's nice to do different things every time.  I think the kids enjoyed Gabe's warmup trivia game, too.  I got my 1v2 out of the way tonight as did she.  We stayed after...

I did some rc cars with my dad then I went to school then helped my friend get ready for testing did black belt and rolls and falls class ate dinner did Some exercise then called my friend. Good night everyone 😴💤.

I did not get my nap in before work. It is my fault because I waited until the last minute to do my homework which included AI-generated art and a video. I will not do that again.... some requirements completed. It is an 8-hour work night, so I am glad about that. I have time to take a nap, go to black belt class in the morning, take another nap and head over to Lake Norman for the kick-a-thon. I thought about picking up at work Saturday night.... Umm.... I don't think so.

Today I went to school, and we had a pretty good day, we had a couple of tests that went well. This year I'm doing a lot better in school with my grades. When we got to our last class we were so eager to get out because we had a school event right after to play volleyball. It was called king of the court, where the boys play volleyball and the girls cheer. It got so competitive, but unfortunantly we lost but it was a lot of fun. After we had classes which were really good so over all a great day.

Hi King Tiger Family. It has been a day. All good. Got very little done in requirements so will be working hard this weekend. Need to work  learning creative and double stick 2… getting ready! Take care, 

3rd sparring class this week, got to catch up. The sparring at Harrisburg dojang is very intense, I got a May have a few bruises. Master Foster is hoping for Gold at the Tiger Claw.  Im going to go to bed early, to ready for the Saturday black belt class, kick-a-thon, and work tomorrow evening.

Today I woke up and did my Requirements for taekwondo. Then I did my chores and school. I played with my dog and sister. After that I went to taekwondo then I scared my sister now I am done for the day. GOOD NIGHT!!!!!

On Wednesday, I had to wake up early for robotics and went to school. After school, I got a mentee session done and finished homework and requirements. On Thursday, I woke up early for robotics and went to school. After school, I ran for 2 miles, did homework, and finished requirements. On Friday, I went to school as usual. after school, I attended a weekend black belt class and did some requirements. Have a good night.

So I am going to tell you a joke at the end of my post!  🚨look here🚨 so I started off today by going to school. It’s Friday and nobody listens on Friday.  So when I got home I got dressed for black belt class. After I got dressed for baseball then had to rush to the field. At the end we won 10-0. So we are making sugar cookie that look like footballs.  That’s it so here is my joke.    🚨why can’t you hear the pterodactyl use the restroom?     Because the P is silent.  

Thanks Trump for messing up my night..... 85 shut down at 230pm Trump arrives at 330pm School dismissal at 330....coincidence?! Leave school at 415pm 485 bumper-bumper traffic 😑  Finally get home st 520pm No time to change and get to sparring.....🫣  

today was the usual school/bb class combo that I always do on fridays, but on the way to school I did meet this Great Permease dog and he was the fluffiest I'd ever seen. That's all the excitement for today

Today it was school { booooring } then went to black belt class and had Panera for dinner with crumble cookies for dessert then I went home and did my requirements and watched a movie.

Today I went to the Amazon warehouse for my 3:15 am shift, and there were no packages to deliver, due to no trucks coming in, so I got paid for doing nothing. Hooray! I came home and wrote an essay, then studied for my GCP (Google Cloud Platform) exam for a couple of hours. When the sun came up, I did my run, then did my requirements. Work was pretty easy today, a couple of meetings and just some small bug fixes. I went to Blackbelt class tonight, but couldn't make it to rolls and falls because Dylan doesn't get home from school until 5:00. It's ok though. We're able to practice at home because we have a room with a padded floor. Looking forward to the kick-a thon tomorrow.

Today woke up then we got ready for school then went to school after school we went to taekwondo and we helped out with the little Tigers class after we did Rolls and falls After Rolls and falls I did black belt class after I came home and ate my moms yum ric and beans 

It is Fun Friday finally and the day is over, today I went to school as usual and did three tests and I think I did good on all of them. Then after that I did my exercises and got those checked off, then went to TKD. I did rolls and falls class and got two checked off. Then I did Black Belt Class and got that checked off and I also had fun with my friends. Then I had a mentor session with Master Nataysa and got that checked off, then I went home and taught my family some of the Batman song and got that checked off, no I'm just joking. I hope everyone had a great day like I did and see you tomorrow.

Today I woke up and I went to taekwondo after school. I helped out with a little tigers class and did a black belt class . I had a session with Connor. See you later!🥋

Good afternoon today I had honors band tryouts today. I will be going to my sparring class and weekend black belt class. See you all at the kick a thon.  

Today we did some school and we're doing some chores around the house. we are going to start our no screens challenge this weekend! 

Thursday- got up and did 2 miles this morning, and got some of my requirements done. Then to the office and back home in time for TKD. Helped out with the 5:15 class and worked with some students who were really ready for testing! Sparring class was good but I jammed my toes doing a poomsae during class. I can’t seem to do a week without something hurting.

Hey everybody, yesterday I was not able to journal so I'm talking about yesterday as well. Today, i'm taking a mental health day from school. Plan on getting homework done, chores done, and requirements and essays done. Yesterday was a decent day. I finished up my project in health, took a quiz in Spanish, took some notes with a small assignment in biology, had lunch, then I took even moire notes in civics, did a paper in English, and did homework in math. After school, I headed to work which was followed by sparring. I then went home for dinner. See you later everyone.

today i went to school and had a good day because i had all my assignments done on time. then i came back and played some games on my ps4. then i came to tae kwon do and saw one of my classmates there with 2 of her friends.

Trying some thing I’ve been thinking about for a couple weeks. Class is good. We got a lot of good spars and everybody Got a couple good hits on me.After class, I went to go see my mom who haven’t seen in a while just because of the cycle and work. We did our nails and talked and updated each other on life. I miss her a lot since moving out. See my mom inspired me a bit more but my creative, excited to work on it tonight after dinner

  I made some progress today on my essays. Ran a fast mile and completed requirements throughout the day. Stretching got easier, but need to find more motivation.

Today I took a civics test and finished a project. During my free time, I explored the vintage fair on campus, it was pretty interesting. When I got home, I took a very long nap and then woke up to do my homework and requirements. 

Today my English III teacher came back from his week vacation to his see his favorite band all the way in Washington State. Starting to fall behind on work but should be no problem for tomorrow.

Pretty good today. Got class assistance and a mentor session in. I hope i can complete everything in time. 

The usual, of course. I did my requirements, went to the dojang for class assistance and meeting with mentee. The day ended with Muay Thai and a cramping left hip….gotta stretch before bed. Goodnight, y’all 🥱😴.

So I woke up and went to school. And then when I got home I got ready for sparring.  I did some requirements before class as we got there a little early.  When class was over we had to go to Dicks to get new baseball pants.  I have a game tomorrow after black belt class and I needed gray pants. I ate a grilled cheese and now I am going to go to bed.  

Samuel seems like he's getting better; hopefully he can go back to school tomorrow.  But now Gabe's getting sick so no idea what's going on.  Especially with sparring class tomorrow and then Black Belt class and the kickathon on Saturday. Spent a good portion of the day working straight through things - had to force myself to actually take lunch (and then used it to knock out two miles).  We did some self-defenses before dinner and rolls & falls afterwards.  Nothing too exciting, just another average day on the Cycle.

Helped out with the 6:20 class today, We worked on some forms and poomsae practice in class, I worked with the blue belts on old red belt self defense again today, its always nice to see how you can work with someone one day, and they come back better and more confident the next. After self defense in groups we did a drill where everyone stood around the black of the mat, and one of the instructors would surprise attack them on there self defense. After class I finished my walking requirements and started reading my book for the cycle. I finished up some homework, poomsaes, practiced what I could remember of PMA and finished my German lessons.

Hey guys I am tired so I am just going to say that I went to school and sparring and then had to do late math bye.

Today i woke up, drank the rest of my coffee then went to school. We played more volleyball during P.E.today at school. I went to after school, got slapped by a kindergartner, and took class. After after school class, i did a jr tiger class and got a class assistance and a leadership credit. Then i waited til 6:20 to do the senior tiger class. I got a class assistance AND another leadership credit. Got mentee session. Okay i'm done now. 

Today I had choir, we worked on do, rae, me and sa. When I got home I went to lacrosse, on the way back I had to leave quick and I didn't know why.  My mom told me that my dad hurt his hand and needed stitches.  So we rushed to see him at the urgent care.  His hand is now all wrapped up.  I hope he feels better soon. 

Today I woke up and did my requirements for taekwondo. Then I went on a run, then did my chores . Then did a lot of school. I finished my essay on Community project. Then I played with my dog and my cat which I usually do but I basically only did that. Then I went to taekwondo now I am done for the day. GOOD NIGHT!!!!

Today I went to school as usual then went straight to TKD and did sparring there then I went home and had dinner then took a shower.

Today I started my second block day of the week. I don't know what to think of them honestly. But I got home, and I completed my homework and exercises. I went to sparring class tonight and I was sparring this guys and he kneed my shin and I think I have a bone bruise now. It hurt and still hurts a lot! I also learned today how to get access to the code of the King Tiger website, and I could change it but I won't because I don't feel like it and I don't understand a lot of it anymore, I won't tell any of you and I will not mess anything up I promise I only thought it was funny so I shared it. Anyway, have a goodnight and make sure to sleep, bye!

🇸🇮 so today I got up did some requirements and we got Boston cream donuts 🎉🎉🎉🎉🍩 🍩 🍩 🍩 so I had one and it was awesome 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 and then I did some school work actually knocked most of it out before lunch time which was nice and then later we went to class and I did sparring and we had an "awesome" time and got really tired and went home and now I'm here🇸🇮

I hope everyone had a Thoughtful Thursday and for a fantastic Friday today I went to school and afterwards came home to change for taekwondo. Afterwards, I took the 5:15 class. After help out with the 6 o’clock class and then took sparring class. I hope A Thoughtful Thursday for all good night!!! P.S. Today is National charity day!!! ~Magnolia~

Today I woke up and then I went to school after school I went to taekwondo I did a mentor session then Help out with a class after that it was Sparring after sparring class we came home. Then we opened Pokémon packs.

What’s up guys today I woke up and got ready for school .Just so you know I’m having fun this year and how it’s turning out so far. After school I want to taekwondo is sparring today and I got a mentor session in. See you later Fam.

Woohoo...Friday eve! Tomorrow is sparring then Saturday is our kick-a-thon. I really do not have to much to say...except I still do not like burpies. I can deal with the rest. Burpies and I will never be friends.  

Today I woke up today and I went to school. At school we learned about coordinate planes in math. Then after school I went to the track and ran my mile. Then I went back home and did my exercises and studied my written test. Last I went to Lake Norman’s school for my sparring class. Overall today was a good day.

Okay I know that was a weird title but it's true. I had to do my falls today and situps on hard wood floors. I helped out in a senior class and got a mentor with Master Foster and a mentee session. Have a good day

I had to work this AM which was exhausting. Helping with class tonight and taking sparring. Only 2 to go! 

Hi King Tiger Family. Hope everyone is doing well. It was a good day. Got some requirements done in the morning. Still got a bunch to do tonight. Going to Sparring class tonight. Need the credit and class time. Excited to potentially do a mentor session with Master Marcus. Need some work on some items. Have a great night. Take care.

Yesterday I did my requirements over the course of the day, as my morning was extremely busy. I had a mentoring session with my mentee and then helped out in the 6:00 class. Today I have just finished my requirements, and tonight I will go to sparring, then straight to bed.

Wednesday- Got up and RAN 2 miles for the first time in a while, felt ok running but my foot was hurting during class. Had to go into the office today- which makes getting my requirements done harder, had to borrow a conference room at lunch time. Classes were good tonight, I'm definitely feeling a lot more confident in what I'm teaching the Color belts and not second guessing myself. Got a Mentor session in with Master Marcus.    

Training day. Master Kavaso drilled us in self defense and poomse! It’s always great to combine both and glad we didn’t shuffle too much. Ran a mild 2.5 miles.

Worked on self defenses throughout. Fast slow, repeatedly. Stretched also at intervals. Need to relax more. Ran 2 gentle miles.

Took some time out to acquire a fruit tree. The break was great. Things are coming together fast.

Stretched mostly all day today and worked on paper. Ran 2 gentle miles.

I was able to go to Belmont for sparring tonight. I got there early so I was able to watch Master teach white belt/younger kids sparring before the advanced one. Class was tough, I got tired at warm-ups. Compare to other cycles, this is the most I’ve been to other dojangs. It’s been really nice to experience to watch other Instructors teaching class.

Still with the contractors at our house!!! With the people here everyday I can't get anything done. I'm going to do some poomsae and self defense later though. I had intended to jog a few miles today but it go too late and that idea flew right out of the window. 

Today I woke up and went to school.  Nothing exciting happening at school today.  Then I had to go to the doctor today.  After the at I went to work.  I helped with attendance and in between classes I was practicing staff form 3.  That was my day.  

Hi King Tiger Family. I hope everyone is doing well. It was a good day. Still have requirements to do but got some done earlier. Work has been pretty good. I am looking forward to Sparring tomorrow. Have a great night. Take care. 

Today was a good day. I was very tired from it being a late night last night. I spent most the day doing school work. Practice was good, got the chance to motivate one of the younger guys and help him prepare for Saturday's meet. I then went to church, which was also amazing. I am so lucky to get to learn from those older than me and also mentor those younger than me. I then came home and now I am here. 

I don't think I ever took a lunch today.  It was so busy that I survived on quick trips to the kitchen to grab snacks.  It happens sometimes and it wasn't even because of the Cycle. Samuel was still home sick today so no Black Belt class for me tonight.  Gabe went by herself instead and brought back some tips about our forms for testing.  While she was gone I practiced all the self-defenses I know and all the non-weapons forms I know.  (I did all my weapons forms yesterday.)  Both of those pretty much filled up all the required time for the day.  I do like this part of the cycle where I can cover everything I know without "going over".  There's no harm in doing extra but sometimes you only have enough time for the required requirements.

Boring day at school today, I got assignment to complete and hours to sleep. I plan finishing everything up tomorrow so I won't have to worry about the weekend.

I woke up today got on the bus and when school was over I came home and hugged my baby dog Smokey.  Then I went to baseball practice. I got home and set my fantasy team. And that was my day. 

Today was a normal day at school.  I had a math test and a history quiz.  I think I did pretty good on each.  After school, my mom went to curriculum night and I had lacrosse practice and did my requirements.  When I came home my dad got pizza and then read and went to bed.  Good night. 

I woke up early to finish homework then I went to school then I helped my friend to get ready for testing then heaped with line drills then I ate dinner then played with my dad. Good night everyone 😴🌙  

Helped out with the 5:00 wang-ho class, we practiced self defense and I worked with some blue belts on old red belt self defense. Once that class was over, I worked with my mentor on some bocho requirements in-between blackbelt class. During black belt class we worked on some self-defense with a little bit of form work sprinkled in. When I got home I finished up some school work and cleaning my room, and completed some German lessons before bed.

Today i woke up and had some coffee. I went to school and played more volleyball at school during P.E. today. When i went to after school i did that class then helped out with the senior tiger class after that, I got my leadership credit. Then i worked on my spin falls and jump rolls, and got a mentor session in. After that i came home and did some burpees. Okay i'm done now.

Today I woke up and did my requirements for taekwondo. Then I went on a run and then did my chores and did my school. I read the giver and then did math and did more school. Then I finished all of my school which was hard but fun! Then I played with my dog. Then i did some crafts with my sister. Then I watched a movie. Then I went to taekwondo and now I’m done for the day.

Today, I woke up and took a shower and got ready for school pictures. Then I went to school and played wall ball and got lots of work. Then I went to TKD for work and then went home and had dinner. Goodnight everyone.

Today I went to school and then went home did my homework and the left for soccer and then had dinner and then did my requirements then chilled for the rest of the night but a sad thing happened was when my relatives dog died today which saddens my day💔.  

I had a great day at school and my favorite part was learning about coordinate planes. After school I studied my written test for Taekwondo and I know all questions. I will keep studying until my test. I went running with my Dad and finished my exercises. Today was a great day.

Today I went to school and did my school stuff and all that jazz. After I went home and did my requirements then went to TKD and learned something saddening, Devin, you know him the high red belt that causes trouble sometimes, yeah I learned that his dog died today which made me sad. After all of that, I went home and ate/drank soup for dinner, it wasn't my favorite but it was still really good. I ended up working on my talk for church on Sunday, it's about peacemakers and I actually was able to finish the rough draft of it. I thought that I did pretty well on it too, so that's a win. Anyway, see you guys tomorrow!

Did a lot tonight at blackbelt class. In-between poomsaes,  we had to do self defense.  I did pretty well. Remembering all but two of my self defense...not bad for just learning them a few months ago.   My poomsaes seem sharper too. I have another candidate that has sone very intense moves, and I'm trying  to make my moves just as intense. 

Today I woke up, more tired than usual because I have map testing today “hooray”. I switched my recess time so I could do my map testing and I just stared at a screen for three hours! It was very tiring. I am not looking forward to tomorrow that’s math map testing. Well, after school, I went to taekwondo and did a session with Neil and helped out with the class almost done with my leadership credits. see you later.

Today I woke up then I got ready for school at school We did Map Testing we went to taekwondo. I did my last leader ship. I did my last helper, but then we went to the store. We got some ingredients for spaghetti after that we came home and my dad made spaghetti then we ate that all for my day peace✌🏼

Hi everyone, I had to do the math iready test. I also had mid-week church thing. Hope everyone had a good day

Today I woke up and went to school, after school I did some exercises and then went to TKD, I hope everyone had a good day, bye.

This morning through the afternoon, I am spending time between getting my requirements completed and homework. I think I will throw in a little ID watching too. Then later, I will head out to the dojang. Have a good day!!

Tuesday- Got up and did my requirements. Worked from home today and took a load of recycles to the dump, I wish recycling came every week in Huntersville! Abigail had swimming today so i went to class alone, but got a mentee and both leadership credits in. My mentee is looking good for testing next week!    

I know I have hit my requirement for 50 journals. But I am sick. I am trying my best to get done what I need. I was not able to go on my run last night. Which I am thankful my dad has pushed me to run 2 miles majority of my cycle so far. What I do not get done I will make up later. I am also trying to stay up to date on my school assignments even though I don’t feel good. Dizziness, headache, and fever do not go so well with rolls and falls or starting at the computer. Rest and hydrate is what I need!

Major benchmark day 50! Also labour day weekend and spent most of the day with family today. Got some sweat in doing kick combos.

Training day. Had fun sparring class today. Earned some requirement points for leading the warmup sessions.

I woke up today ready to head to black belt class for class assistance. When that was all done, I got mentored and help from Mr. surplee for staff form 3 and took and video of it while doing the forms and move sets. I figured that would help a lot as I'm more used to seeing things on video and then getting a clear idea of what comes after. At home had my panda express, did requirements, and did reading. Also want to mention yesterday was Labor Day, so I didn't have class in the morning, but did everything as usual for the cycle.

today i went to school, came home and jogged. then i went to tae kwon do and did a mentors session with master chelly. then i went home and read a book.

With the holiday weekend over, it's time to get back to work.  Unfortunately, Samuel was not only home sick but missed a whole day of school.  He seemed better tonight so we'll see how he does in the morning without any painkillers on board.  We have a quarterly update meeting tomorrow in the office but it looks like I'll be watching the broadcast from home. I got most of my requirements done before 5pm and since I stayed home with Samuel while Gabe went to the dojang to teach class, I practiced all my weapons forms and all my self-defenses.  Not a very exciting day; just an ordinary, average day on the Cycle.

Was able to get 2 class assistance credits today as well as some requirements. Won't make it to class tomorrow as i am working on more requirements at home plus i have to stay home as workers are going to be at our house and my wife and son will be out. 

I assisted with the JT classes and ST class and a session with my mentor. Afterwards, I took my TKD class and PMAA. We went over double sticks and knife with take downs. I am tired and ready for sleep 🥱 😴. Night-night!!

I hope everyone had a terrific Tuesday and it out for a wonderful Wednesday!!! Today I went to school and had a test. After school, I went to get my allergy shots and then headed to my scout meeting. It was a Tuesday for all good night! P.S. Today is National Another look Unlimited day!!! ~Magnolia~

Today was another very long and productive day. I spent most of the school day working and taking notes, I then came home and did homework until I had to leave for run club. I had a really good workout, hard to remember it over all the stress of upcoming due dates and homework. Overall, it was a very good day. 

I woke up and had school after a long weekend.  I was not fun today. I finally got home and I had 20 min to get ready for class at king tiger. I got a leadership credit tonight. When class was over I had to go home and change for scouts. They worked on sewing badges. When I got home I had some homework to do.  I couldn’t get it to load so I had to wait until my mom got home to get her to fix it. That is basically my day. 

After school I skimmed through the app to see if there was anything I was missing. Once I was done practicing forms and poomsae I headed to the dojang to help with the wang-ho class and lead warmups. I took the PMA class after, and finished up my requirements for the day, then I finished my German lessons before bed.

Today I woke up and went to school.  It was pretty boring today.  I had to work today too.  In between classes I was working on my staff form 3.  I want to make sure I know it well.  That was my day.   

Today I went back to school after the first long weekend of the year. Lots of work to do on top of the cycle requirements. Then I went to my piano lesson in the evening.

On Monday, I caught up on my requirements and finished my digital detox essay. On Tuesday, I did my requirements and went to school. After school, I helped out a senior tiger class and got a mentee session done. I am extremely behind on those, so I will try to mentor as many people as possible. Have a good night.

Today I finished my 62 page reading for a discussion and mapped out a plan for how to complete work for the rest of the week. I also need to do extra requirements for I won't be able to do much over this weekend.

Today is my birthday.  I came downstairs and opened presents.  Then it was time for school and I got a homework pass.  At taekwondo they sang and hit me with noodles.  My dad got the big noodle and hit me on the head.  It was a great birthday.  

Today we had school in the AM. This evening we went to class and helped out and took class. Tomorrow is the first day of co-op. I have so many things to do!!

today I woke up and did my requirements for teakwondo and then did school. I read the giver today and enjoyed it. Then I did math that was so easy! But that’s ok. Then I played with my dog and then did acellus which is a online school. Then I played with my sister. Then I watched a movie. Then went to my first day of swimming!! Now I’m done for the day!! GOOD NIGHT!!!!!

Today I woke up. I got ready for school. I went to school recess at school. I got hit in the head. It hurt. It was a big rock after that, I got ice and then I went to math and science, then I went to knights ‘s kids and then came home. I got a snack. I got ready for taekwondo and there was traffic so we couldn’t take the 6 o’clock, but I got a mentee session in and I got a leader ship, that’s all for my day. Peace. 

Today I woke up to not the best day. I forgot my lunch, didn't finish my mentee session, and didn't get a leadership credit. Well on the bright side i got to play volleyball during P.E. at my school. I came home and went to the gym yo do more of my requirements. I plan on doing class everyday in order to get these leadership credits and class assistances. Okay i'm done now.

Today I woke up, got ready for School. at school, my teacher told me that tomorrow I have map testing. In big Mac wasn’t feeling good so mom took him to the vet. A taekwondo I did a multi session with Neil. We’re still working on his board breaking kick. So that was my day pretty nice !

Today I woke up and did early morning seminary and then went to school. During school, we had another surprise Spanish test and I passed( I think). Afterschool, I went to the chiropractor and had some stuff done there (finally). Then we went home and worked on homework and requirements. I went our church activity which was taste testing to see which kind of pizza, or which starburst flavor and all that stuff, it was fun. Anyway, have a goodnight, and I hope to see you guys tomorrow, bye!