Spring 2026 Black Belt Cycle

Candidate Journals

King Tiger Tae Kwon Do Black Belt candidates blog daily about their journey: their thoughts and feelings, their struggles and successes; their pain and their encouragement. Follow along on their journey; words of encouragement are always welcome!

Arvaan's Diary - Day 12 Of Black Belt Journey

My day today was very productive! I woke up and got ready for school to learn! At school, we did some study and had some fun too exept when I had to deal with some girls! Once I came home, I took a shower and instead of playing games, I did my homework and played some basketball! I played my games after I did the essentials. After that I ate dinner and went to bed! Have a wonderful day! :)

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School

at the end of the day, I made a birthday card for my assistant teacher because Saturday is her birthday.

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1/14

Good day of classes today.  Lots of good self-defense work and kicking work today. Quite a few stripes were earned and even more students that just need to make a few minor changes to earn their stripes. And more work with Master Matthew and Instructor Caleb on self-defenses. A session with my mentees tonight with staff and stick work and then more stick work in class with Master Chelley. See some of you in sparring class tomorrow... have a good Thursday!

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Wednesday 1-14-2026

Today, I worked on kicks and poomsaes with my mentee and went to sparring class. I learned a new poomsae in belt class and worked with my mentor. Can home after class, ate and completed my homework.    

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Journal 10

Today was a pretty good day in sparing class Antoine was cooking everyone just because also in black belt class we did the stick forms also I tried body armor a sports drink and there strawberry banana is a easy 8/10 beating out even fruit punch one of the best flavors of all time anyways peace

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Wednesday

Woke up got  Dressed got on the bus there was a sub for socal studies. Got home got Dressed for Wednesday class help and led the Warm-ups.

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1/14/25

I’ve just been keeping this pushing right now. I joined a new club at school and I’ve been practicing mostly poomsaes. I also taught a mentee today and I don’t think I did too bad. Still have a long way to go.

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11

Today was a good day.  I did sparring, lack belt class and a mentor session.  I have a lot of work to do.

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #11

ALR SO uh, I woke up, got ready, went to school. In PE I ran another mile on the field, after school I came home and did my homework then went to TKD. During my time there I led punches and kicks then had a mentee session. After I got home I had some dinner then I was just talking with my friend for like 3 hours...

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1/14

My day was ok i did good in school i can finaly under stand the math unit that i am doing. I also had sparring i got a really good round house kick to the face and it make my nose bleed and it busted my lip but i still fought but even harder after that because i do not quit. 

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1/14/26

Today was a pretty simple day. At school we had run day in people where we just have to run basically for the class. I got a mile in and I wish it was outdoors but it was too cold outside. Finished up the rest of my school work after I got home and took a nap since I was tired. I didn’t go to Tkd and used this day to rest and recharge. I got my requirements today and ready to sleep 😴🥱 

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January 14th

It's a strange day. Cellphone service is down for a lot of people from my understanding.  Wifi is cool and everything but I work outside and need service to do my job properly. Oh well hopefully they get it settled by the morning. Have a great night everyone.

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New Semester

This week is the start of my spring semester for school. I'm currently taking an accounting class and so far it doesn't look too bad. I'm enrolled at Rowan Cabarrus Community College and I've had great teachers throughout all my semesters. The last semester in the fall, my teacher bought the whole class Chick-fil-A. This semester seems to be no different with a good teacher. Working on staying consistent with the cycle and getting a rhythm created so it doesn't feel too tedious. 

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1/14/26

Today was another normal day I had a lot of tests today I think I had about 4 and after school I went to taekwondo for a couple classes to help out and I took a class to so its just another Wednesday

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Journal #5 - 1/14/2026 - Lalitha

Hello! Checking in with another journal entry for this cycle. Today was a full but productive day. School was async, so I used the morning to study, catch up on work, and get a few things organized. I also cleaned up my space a bit, which honestly helped reset my focus. In the afternoon, I headed to TKD. I helped out in the Senior Tiger class, then took the Black Belt class where we worked on single stick (thanks again Aiden :> ) and poomsaes. After that, I had my mentor session (Thanks Master Weeks :> ), which went really well. I also finished my requirements today, which was a huge relief and a solid way to wrap things up. Wishing everyone a strong rest of the cycle! Thanks, Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷

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Journal 12

Today wasn’t that great honestly. I overslept so I didn’t have time to do the amount of workouts that I normally do in the morning so that was frustrating. School wasn’t any better, but I will say class was really fun and I’m close to getting my 540 tornado so that’s exciting. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

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1/14/26

It was a good day today. School was pretty good were mostly just wrapping up the basics and or introduction unit to whatever subject. I went to two classes today for Taekwondo, sparring class and black belt class. Often on these Wednesdays I find myself more tired because it's the middle of the week and have two classes for Taekwondo but nonetheless it was still a good day and am steel feeling good about the cycle.

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January 14th

I had my first haircut since having the baby today, and it honestly felt really good. Even without much physical activity the past couple of months, my body is starting to feel better, which is reassuring. Tomorrow I’ll be back at King Tiger teaching classes again, and I’ve started increasing my protein as I prep for a nutrition challenge I’m still figuring out. It feels like I’m slowly getting back into my rhythm.

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1/14/26

Today was pretty good. I woke up went to school and during PA I scored a brace ( two goal in a game ) to clutch up our soccer match with a last minute free kick. After school I did some homework and requirements and went to Taekwondo. I took class today and had a mentee session after. Since it’s an Indian festival today I can’t eat non-vegetarian so I had some noodles for dinner.

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 11 Of Black Belt Journey

Today was a pretty chill day! It started out with me waking up at 6:10. At school, our teacher said to do our iready math diagnostic. But I finished because I am built like that and got a good score! We finished our thirteen lives move and did some reading. When I came home, I did all the usuals as my other diaries. No one was annyoing me and I was pretty happy! See you in the long runs! :D  

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Daily Journal

Today was preety normal for a wednesday i went to school and left at around 4:50 to go to tae kwon do where i helped out with class then did sparring black belt class.

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1/14/26

Today, I woke up at 7:30, did some of my requirements, and got ready for School. In school, I first had a Math I-Ready Diagnostic, which was annoying and long, so I didn't get to complete it. I also presented to my class with my friends in Reading and played basketball in PE. The rest of the day was pretty normal and chill, since I finished all my classwork. When I came back home, I finished my homework, completed my physical requirements, and got ready for Taekwondo class. I had a BB class and received a mentor session. When I returned home, I took a shower, ate dinner, and watched some TV. I am about to go to sleep, and I am excited for the long weekend. See you soon.

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Journal #6 Carter Mech

today was a ordinary day. I got my exercises done. I went to scouts. that was it

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Church

Today when I got to school, me and my friend, Jackson worked on the "4 boys, 1 car" show. It is in its final stages before getting released to my classmates. For math today, we did a worksheet for estimating and adding decimals. For reading, we read our book, The Phantom Tollbooth, and we did a story map about the chapter we were reading. For recess today, we stayed inside because it was DRIZZLING, not even raining, and they thought a whole entire tornado was going to hit outside our school. In science, we learned about air pressure. In encore, which we had arts in action, we learned about the industrial revolution. We also did an activity where we were in a factory, making happy birthday cards and we learned about how children worked in factories for 12 hours a day. After school, played games, and I practiced my bible verses...

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1/6/26

Finally half way through the week! Today I had a Spanish midterm… it was pretty difficult because it was the listening portion. Other than that today was pretty normal at school. I knocked out my mile and requirements this morning so straight after I got off the bus it was time for TKD. I got a mentor and mentee session in as well as some leadership credits. Have a good night everyone!

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1 / 14 / 26 OUCH

Today was quite a struggle. I started my day at 4:30 AM to knock out my run. All was good until I stopped running. Once I finished my 4 miles, I was cooling down a little bit and then my knee really started to hurt. I didn't really think much of it until I was getting ready for school, that's when my knee really started to hurt. This was not really any ordinary pain, I could tell it wasn't my bones or my cartilage, it felt more like my tendons, and ligaments. It was really strange because if I was standing normally, everything was fine, but as soon as I twist or bend my knee, it feels like every fiber and every connective tissue were screaming to quit moving. although like I said it was very strange because I could stretch and turn my knees as long as my knee was...

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Long Weekend Coming Up!

Heyy! I hope everyone is having a great week so far! Keep practicing and doing your requirements, I know its hard but just think about the long weekend and resting up then! Today was pretty good, I went to school, came home and ran 2 miles. Then I finished up the rest of my requirements and some homework. I'm going to relax the rest of the evening. I am so looking forward to relaxing even more this weekend! ~ Peyton

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01/14/26

This morning I woke up at 6:10 a.m and then I got to school at 7:25 am. At school we had a normal learning/review day. In math we finally started our geometry section of the year. In PE we had to run a mile. After I had science olympiad practice, so I did that for an hour. I got forensics studying done, and now all I've got is entomology. I got back home and had a quick snack and headed on over to taekwondo. Today I took the 4:45-5:15 p.m class and then helped out with the next class. This was my very first class that I got to help out with, and it was really fun. I got to do punches and kicks at the front. 

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Forms

I went to a mentor session with Master Chelly And she taught me some of my stick forms. and I came home and my mom videoed me doing my stick forms so I can watch it over and over and look at it back.

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Moving Forward

So today I am working to get back on track, we had to rest a few days as we cheered my Steelers on in the Wld Card Game. Not the outocme I wanted but I sure had fun being back n Pisstburgh and enjoying all the wonderful sites and sounds. Rest is over so here we go again. See you on the mat. 

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Day Off

Today is my day off from working out, I have been looking forward to this all week long.  I have to tell myself to give my body rest after a long week of work, working out, and taking care of my kiddo. Being a working adult and doing cycle is hard but as long as I take care of myself, I can do anything.

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Tuesday

Woke up when to school did.i  ready Diagnostic and grow 4 points. Went to gym and had to run the pacer. Got home and cleaned.

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Journal 9

Today was a pretty good day ran two miles went too two classes got my credits also what were the steelers possibly doing they lost 30 to 6 i really need to watch those highlights like I remember someone talking about how the Texans were going to get cooked anyways peace

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1/12/26

Today was fun day. I woke up early again for school. Nothing very eventful happened there, but I was able to study and do work with my friends at a restaurant after school. When I got home I mainly worked on poomsaes and finished up the last bit of homework I had. I still have much room to grow.

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1/13

my day was good I had school and in gym class I played pickle ball. Then I left school and went to chipotle and got my self some amazing food. Then I helped out at takwando and did a class.

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Important Day

Today was a very productive and important day for me. First, when I woke up, I stretched and got ready for school. In school, I had to take a  Reading I-Ready Diagnostic, which I didn't finish because it was about 100 questions. In PE, we got to choose our basketball squad for 3v3 Games, and I think we have a really good team. The rest of school was pretty normal as we didn't do anything else important. When I returned home, I finished all of my physical requirements and then got ready for an interview. (This was the really important thing I did today, as written in the title.) I applied to an Early College, and they invited me for an interview and I have been very excited for this day to come. In the interview, my dad and I got asked a lot of questions, and I think I did well....

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Journal #4- 1/13/2026 - Lalitha

Today was pretty steady overall. I focused on getting my requirements done, studying, and handling my usual school stuff. Nothing too wild, but it felt productive in that quiet way.   Hope everyone has a great day, and good luck for the rest of the cycle!   Thanks,   Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷  

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1/13/26

Today was a tough da firstn i had to get up sooo earyl (6:00) and go to school i had to do my reading check in witch was 24 question which took all day (8:45-11:30) then did ss after ss i had to do math which was easy. Then got on the bus went home then me and my dad went to the gym to do my requirement after that did my chores ate, and went to beddddd yayyyyy.

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1/13/26

2/5 done with this school week. I’m praying school gets delayed or canceled Thursday or Friday as it’s going to be really cold (maybe even snow o: ) . School today was a bit more fun, as I got selected to do something in the pep rally on Friday, and we played this game during math class. We also had a sub today during ELA which people kept messing around and you can perhaps say “ragebaiting” (it’s basically provoking her). After school though I went to Tkd do get class assistance and leadership, then finished my requirements later at home. Good and interesting day today!

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01/13/26

Today I got through school and got a lot of work done at school. After school me and a couple of my friends decided to play volleyball at the court. I'm gonna admit on the first half of the game I was actually serving really good. Until I hit the net. However, my team still ended up winning. We had a math quiz today, and I scored a 100% (go me!). When I got home me and my dad ran 1.8 miles. I got my other requirements out of the way. 

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January 13th

The thing I like about cycle the most is that my belt gets bigger. 

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Teaching as a "White Belt"

I tried a new breakfast today, Oats Overnight. It was Cookies and Cream flavor and wasn't half bad. When I got to school, I started working on my show during free time. From there I just did our normal class schedule, and at lunch I had leftovers from last night to make "walking tacos". Basically, you use any individual sized bag of chip you like, add your beef (or chicken), and whatever toppings you like, mix and enjoy. At recess, we played soccer and I scored 4 goals. The score was 7-8 with us losing. Hopefully tomorrow my team will win. In AIG today, I worked on a logo for my business that I have with my friend Jackson (from my story, 4 boys 1 car). Our business is called "SanLin" which is a combination of my last name (Sanchez) and Jackson's which is Lin. Our product is basically like the...

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10

Today was a chill day. Helped assist with class, homework, and requirements. 

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Tuesday

Overall, had a good, productive day.  Physical requirements and leadership credits.  I have to miss the BB class tomorrow due to an introductory appointment.  But hey, gotta get new students into the dojang.  Looks like a cold snap over the next few days, so probably going to get some miles in on the treadmill.  

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1/13

Today was very normal. Nothing really happened at school. When we got home I did have some home work and then we went for a run. After that I played outside a little and I'd the requirement. Now I going to relax and get ready for bed. 

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1/13/26

Happy Tuesday! This morning I had to leave for school early to get my labs checked beforehand. It all went well. At school it was pretty average. During art class I got to paint more of my mural with my friends! I’m super excited and it’s starting to really come together. Today was my free day so after school I ran 1.5 miles, did my requirements and finished up homework. Starting tomorrow I have a really busy weeks especially with many, many tests. Hope cycle is going well for everyone so far!

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Productive But Uneventful

Today I went to school, I got to do a book tasting in English. We read about the author and their book and then wrote our order for the books we would want to read first (1 through 6). I had never done that before, so that was kind of cool. I got home, ran 2 miles and got to work on the rest of my requirements. Lot of stuff done for the week, so definitely happy with that! I'm finishing up some homework now and relaxing the rest of the night! Have a great Wednesday tomorrow! ~ Peyton

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #10

SO, today I woke up, got ready for school and then went to school:/. During PE class we went down to football field and I ran a mile just because I felt like it:). After school I came home and did my homework as well as studying for my math quiz on Thursday. After that I watched tv until I had to eat dinner. After dinner I did my requirements and now Im typing this:3. Cya

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1 / 13 / 26

Today was almost identical to yesterday. I woke up, went to school, all the regular things happened at school, my school days remain being relatively uneventful. I came home and did the daily goals, (requirements). I have really started to practice my tornado and 540 kicks. The only thing holding me back is dizziness. I will get extremely dizzy only after a few kicks. Hopefully the more I practice, the better everything becomes. All was good for the rest of the evening. - Lucas

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1/13/26

It was a good day today. School wasn't terrible I did a lab in biology which was entertaining. Then went to the gym where I got all my taekwondo requirements done. Afterwards I went and helped out with the 6:15 class.

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1/13/26

Today was another normal day I got up early for school and had a test which put us in a certain group based on our score then I got home and did my requirements and homework

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Journal 11

Other normal day. I got up early to do some workouts before school. In school we have this mini project in English 1 with song lyrics that we got to pick so I thought that was cool. I got home and got my mile back down. I can’t wait to run on the track again to run without elevation. All my requirements are done except jump rope so I plan on doing that at class today. Now I’m just finishing up some homework, and hopefully I have time to watch hockey when I get home after class but it’ll be pretty late. That’s all.

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 10 Of Black Belt Journey

Today was a very good day! I woke up early to get ready for school. I got my report card and I got pretty good grades on it! Once I came home, I did my poomsaes, kicks, and exercise and did some warmups! After I did practice, I played some games on my ipad and took a shower, as usual. We also watched a movie called Thirteen Lives! It was very fun and we got popcorn! Have a great day, everyone!

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School

Did my things at school in music we did song writing and dance party. I have selected an mentee with some help so excited to start working with him.

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1/13

Started the day with a workout, success there. Seven minutes of jump rope, nice to knock those out. I got to work early so I worked on my self-defenses, specifically my black belt ones. Does anyone else ever glitch on something you learned years ago? I was a total blank on Bocho Special #5.  The harder I concentrated the further away it moved in my mind. Master Chelley to the rescue!  Guess what I will be practicing again tomorrow...gotta make sure that it was just a glitch😂

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Monday 1-12-2026

Today I went to the orthodontist to get my braces tighten. My mouth was sore but I went to class to workout and worked on my poomsaes. I was also was able to work with my mentee and help her as well. I have completed my require reading and homework for today and I am ready to go to bed.

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Journal 9

Today was a pretty good day I went to class for philippine martial arts and was about to change for the next class just to realize I forgot my tkd belt so I just did a session with my mentee instead also just checked the steelers versus teams game yeah the steelers are getting fried anyways peace

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1.12.26

This week at school I have a test in math, science, and reading. I think math is kind of going to be easy, reading not so much, and maybe science will be a little easy too. We also are going to have a substitute tomorrow because my teacher told us she would be out. One thing I think is the hardest about this cycle so far is the exercising everyday. Especially the pushups and pullups because it takes so much upper body strength.

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January 12th

You know what I don't like about North Carolina winters? It is the temperature variation. It can be 70° one day and 20° the next. 

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1/12

My day was good I had school and I did good in my math test and gym class I did 6 pull-ups. I came home made my self some food then I did some homework then I worked out again in my home gym.

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1/12 Monday...

Today was a very basic Monday, well actually for half the day I thought it was Tuesday, so I was not very pleased when I figure out that it was indeed Monday. After school I had a snack and did some home work then we went to TKD, and I got some stuff done. Then when we got home I practice a little more and then did the requirements. Then I relaxed and now off to sleep. 

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1/12/26

we begin another week of school, and of course I’m not a fan of waking up early and going. Really simple today, and we had a pep rally in school Friday. I went to Tkd to get leadership and assistance done, and then after I got done with my requirements. Not that much today but is a good step for Monday!!

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9

Today was a normal day.  I had a test in school, and I'm finishing it tomorrow.  I'll be done with all of the tests by Thursday.  My teacher and his wife have a baby on the way.  His wife is the 4th grade teacher and he is the 5th grade science teacher.  I'm excited for my first spring 7v7 football practice.  It's going to start earlier than they said.

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #9

TODAY was interestingly WEIRD? OK, so today I woke up went to school, did school stuff, came home did some of my homework then went to TKD. During my time there I had a mentee session and we worked on his poomsae and kicks, then I helped in a class as well as lead warm ups. After that class I had a mentor session and worked on finishing staff form 3. After that I took the next class, when I got home I finished my homework then ate dinner. After dinner I played on my computer for a little bit then did my requirements. Oh I also ran 2 miles at school. Now that I realize it this day wasn't weird...

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1/12/26

Another uneventful day. I woke up very early to get to school. We started a new unit in math class and I am starting to understand physics class more. When I got home I did my physical requirments then I finished my homework. I had a lot of homework today, so my schedule was very tight as I had to go lead class right after. Now that I am home, I will shower, eat dinner, and wind down a bit.

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Chugging Along

Getting things done!  BB Class, Leaderships, chipping away at requirements.  I'm surprisingly not very sore after Saturday.  I'll take it!  Guess the body is starting to get used to everything.  Tomorrow I start a 10 day cleanse.  Hopefully it won't be too rough on me.  Always good to reset.

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1/12/26

It was a pretty good day today. At school were now kind of past that first introduction week so I had some assignments to do. Then I was able to get another 3 mile run down at the Greenway. After I went to teakwando where I mentored my mentee before class took a teen class then was able to get a mentor session in after.

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Journal 10#

Nothing really happened to day. In school we actually started doing work which I wasn’t too fond about. I wasn’t crazy sore until after the workouts but I was able to get my mile time back down after my slow one yesterday. Then I watched some hockey. Decent day. Sad about my birds tho 💔

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Journal # 5 Carter Mech

nothing much at school just messing around in class. :) 

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Stances

Heyy, hope everyone had a great start to the week! I definitely did not want to get up this morning, but I never want to get up in morning lol. I went to school, nothing much there. Went to work and was teaching kids today when I was surprised by how bad their stances were. In multiple classes, I had to review what a front stance, back stance, and walking stance looked like. So I guess this is a reminder to make sure you check your stances in poomsaes and self-defenses! Sometimes, you grow without realizing it and before you know it your front stance is still 2 feet long from when you were 8 years old! Anyways, I got home and finished up some requirements. Have a great day tomorrow! ~ Peyton

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1 / 12 / 26

Today I woke up and went to school. Nothing spectacular happened, Just a regular day of learning. When I came home, I got through with the daily requirements. It is almost like a mental brain break to come home and be active before jumping right into homework. After all my requirements were finished, I did homework / studying. The rest of the evening had nothing eventful to it. - Lucas

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1/12/26

Today was another normal Monday we were prepping for test because we have a test tomorrow and Wednesday and then after school I went to TDK and got a lot of signatures and so it just a normal Monday

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01/12/26

In school we were introduced to TWO new projects due by Thursday. These shouldn't be too hard. I then went to Science Olympiad and started getting forensics done with my partner.Later in Janurary we're going to compete and try our very best at Virgina Tech! Today I had pointe and ballet, pointe is so much harder than what I thought it was. Mostly this was because of how hard the shoe is. Anyways, I did pretty good.

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1/12/26

Today was a pretty normal Monday. I got up to do my mile and requirements before school. School was mostly just prepping for tests and stressing about Hugh school registration. After school was TKD. I got a mentor and mentee session in as well as a leadership credit. Today I also learned more of staff form 2. My body is still tired from Saturday, especially the early wake up, but it’s getting better. Glad Monday’s over and hope everyone has a good week!

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2nd Monday of the Cycle

Today was a pretty chill day. School was pretty normal as I didn't have much work. In PE, we did stations, and I got to play "Slamball" and Basketball, which were fun. When I came back from school, I finished most of my homework and did some of my physical requirements. I am now getting ready to go to Black Belt Class. When I return, I will finish the rest of my requirements, take a shower, eat dinner, watch some TV, and probably go to sleep. Bye.

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 9 Of Black Belt Journey

Today was very busy! I woke up at 6:15 and got ready for school. At school, I just spent some time goofing around and studying! After school, I came home and took my shower. After that i played some games and did practice! I went to my classes to practice there too! after that I came home and watched one piece! Have a great day, everyone! :0

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Journal

My body was in pretty bad shape today, and I couldn't run, but the good thing is that I did my other requirements, so I wont be far behind because I will start running tomorrow.

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First day as a white belt in a while

Today when I got to school, I told my friend Jackson, how much progress I made on a show that we are making. The show is called "4 boys, 1 car". And of course, we made it in google slides. I'll see if after this first episode, I can make it available for you to watch. It is almost done so I will see if I can get it done by Friday. Since it is mine and my friend's time animating, it will look weird but, it will look better when we progress with the series. Today at recess, I scored a goal in soccer. At PE, we played soccer again. Our teams were good in PE but at recess, my team passed to me 1 time, not joking. And I scored that one time. After school, I did my requirements for the black belt cycle. I have not gone to...

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School

school was good we did a fun science activity and a fun math one to. It was a long day to start the week but excited to get to class and work.

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Steelers

So the last time I came to a Pittsburgh Steeler football playoff game was 1995 when the Chargers were the San Diego Chargers, Steelers lost so hoping to break the jink 31 years later. We will see having fun back on home turf. 

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Week 2

Getting through pre-test was tough but did way better than I expected.  My whole body hurts A LOT, but now we are on week 2 of cycle and every body part should be getting used to this training.  

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Sunday 1-11-2026

I woke up this morning a little sore. I didn't go to church this morning, but I took time out today to run and work on my poomsaes. 

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Journal 8

Yesterday was the pretest all my predictions were all slightly off but close besides that I felt I did good also the panthers lost to the rams also the bills won there good im going for them this year hopefully we won't get all the way to the super bowl and lose anyways peace

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Sunday

We woke up ate breakfast when to the Attic to put Christmas decorations up.  Then we went to Walmart, and the power went out. Then we had to do laundry, and then we prepared stuff for school. 

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January 11th

I have got to admit it. I was pretty sore today when I got to poomsae class. 

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1/11/26

Today was very calm. I started my day by going out with my friends. We hit up a couple shops but I didn’t buy anything for myself. We got lunch together which was basically my breakfast as I didn’t eat anything in the morning. After that, I went to my tutoring session where I worked on a practice test then reviews afterwards. When I got home I stretched for a bit and got ready for bed.

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1/11

Today was relaxing. I was very sore in my abs, but otherwise I wasn't to sore anywhere else! We went to the bass pro shop and then to target. When we got home we had some dinner and then we just relaxed. These are definitely my favorite kind of Sundays!

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Rest day

Today is Sunday, my rest day. What I did was not really a rest day, but still relaxing. I went to church, church was fun. I got 2 candies in the morning because we had to build a temple and the team that won get 2 pieces of candy, and the losing team gets only 1 piece of candy. After that, I went to go shopping for my second cousin's 2nd birthday. When we finished shopping, I got home and played on my computer. Then, I went to her birthday party. After the party, we went shopping for food so I can write about my 30 days during my nutrition part of the cycle. I had been wanting to get into the hot tub at home, so after we got in and the groceries put away, I changed into my bathing suit and got in. Apparently, it was 39 degrees outside...

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1/11/26 Another Relaxing day

Today is the day after the pretest, and I actually feel good for some odd reason. I don't feel much soreness as I ran 3 miles for the first time ever consecutively. Maybe I just need to go even harder. Anyways I woke up, had breakfast, and went to faith formation for about an hour. I got home and watched the playoff games today, as they were all entertaining. I went to the gym too to show my pullups (can barely do one /:) but Im going to mainly focus on that this cycle. I also got a mile in with not much discomfort. I only felt a slight burn near the end. Now im watching the patriots' chargers game and about to go to bed.

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Today was fun.  I went to church and then I chilled with my friend the whole rest of the day.  He just left.  I ran my mile with him.  He helped with my video game while I did my workouts.  I just showered and brushed my teeth and now going to sleep.

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On To Week 2!

Heyy everyone! Read a lot of journals saying you all are pretty sore, which is very understandable (I am too)! Something to help with that is stretching and rolling out your muscles, it may hurt in the moment but it should feel better afterwards and help you be sore for a shorter amount of time. My day consisted of sleeping in (which felt really nice), poomsae class, requirements, and then a birthday party that I just got back from. I'm tired but I'm not tired, I don't know if that makes sense but yeah. I'm definitely going to bed early tonight. Have a great start to your week tomorrow! ~ Peyton

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1/11/26

I find myself often on these Sundays using them as a rest day which is just what I did. Although I was able to run 3 miles today which I felt good about and get all my requirements done before lunch. But the rest of the day I just stretched and watched football.

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Jordan Small Journal Entry #8

OK so, today when I woke up I did the laundry and then went to the grocery store to get paper towels for my grandma. When I got home I played on my computer until it was time to go to my grandmas house. I go to my grandmas house every Sunday, when I got home I did my requirements.

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1/11/26

I stayed the night at my friend’s house yesterday and  I woke up there around 7. My whole body ached from the pre-test and I was super tired. I had some breakfast and my friend  wanted to play soccer so I just passed the ball with him. After I left his house I got home and had lunch. After lunch I had a chess class and I had a snack. For dinner I had some rice and now I'm about to sleep.

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Sunday 1/11

Started the day with Poomsae class. Lots of work on preps, definitely needed. Very glad that I went as it helped leftover soreness. We also had some partner stretching and that helped tremendously. Slow leg raises don't necessarily sound like a hard thing to do...to those that haven't done them🤣 Cranked out some more requirements this afternoon and went for a walk too. Hope everyone has a great week. See you in class!

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Journal 9#

Today I had woke up around 12 because I went to bed so late which wasn’t that ideal. I ended up going to the mall then coming home to do my requirements which was pretty hard because I was so sore, but I managed. Anyway Go Birds 🦅🦅

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1/11/26

Today was good I woke up really late and started doing some of my essays and requirements and I was kind of sore for yesterdays pre-test then worked on some of the Poomsae's I messed up on and I also went out to an arcade place with my brother

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Good Day

Today was a good day I woke up watched some TV and worked out. After all of that I went and watched my brothers soccer game then came home and ate dinner.

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1/11/26

I am so happy that I had today to rest after the pretest. Yesterday was a lot so I am sore in some places. Sleeping this morning felt great though. Today we went to Bass Pro Shops and Target to spend some Christmas money. When I got back I biked a my mile and did my requirements. Now we’re watching football and eating dinner. Tomorrow is back to school… unfortunately. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

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Arvaan's Diary - Day 8 Of Black Belt Journey

Today was pretty good. I first woke up a bit late but I started doing exercise! I did pushups, burpees, and jump ropes. After that I went to the shops to get a mouth guard and another protection I forgot! After that I came home and has some chicken nuggets! Have a nice day! :)

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