Candidate Journals

Today is Christmas Eve!  The weather was very nice so I was able to get in a long run/walk.  I worked on a lot of self defenses today and used the new pull up bar.  It really helped with my pull ups.  I’m excited for Christmas ???? 

The day before Christmas,  still doing  Requirements, Trying to knock off all the cookies I ate do day.  Wishing everybody a merry Christmas.

I have been working on my assignment since morning. My brother and I went out for a run. The weather was really great. I am just finishing my requirements. Merry Christmas everyone!

hello and merry christmas eve. today was a good day. i woke up and ate breakfast, and after breakfast my mom gave me a talk on how Santa is... well, you know. i mean, i had already knew that years prior but she didn't know that i knew. i guess i faked it well? i don't want to type it because there are some people on the site that still.. well, you know. after that i wrapped presents with her and set an alarm to 3 am  (when everyone else will be asleep) so i could... well, you know. that's enough on that. after that i did my requirements and ate some lunch. i went for a walk with my family today and the weather was really nice. we drove this remote control car around and then i got my ripstik out and did a couple rounds on that. then we went...

Dear John,    I understand Virginia that yes there is a Santa Claus and it is a joy to make merry the holiday season. Always remember your family and friends  they are a big part of the holiday. Remember the best gift we can have with the birth of Jesus. He is your best bet in having a wonderful holiday. So remember where you are the past present and future Christmas as they make up how you are and enjoy making new ones with your children no matter what age.    Until next time   John 

It’s Christmas Eve!!!! I can’t wait for Christmas Day. Today I didn’t really do anything. I wrapped some presents and went shopping. I’m currently finishing up my requirements for the day. In about 2 hours, I’m going to Christmas Eve mass. Have a good rest of your day! Bye!! 

happy chirstmas eve! I don`t know what I am doing for Chirstmas and might just stay home with Familyl. Today is like any usaual Cycle day, wake up, eat, do work, other stuff, sleep, and repeat. I soon might get tired of this way of doing it and change the schudule a bit, but for now I got to stick with it. >:V

Today I woke up at 9 and read 4 chapters of my book, "The Hurricane Child". After that I played cards with my brother. I'm about to eat breakfast, then did my requirements and work on my essays a little bit. Then I am probably going to the gym to run my mile and do my jump rope rounds. Merry early Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today my family and I will be flying up to Boston for Christmas. I’m very excited to see all of my cousins! I hope to practice falls up there as there is a lot of snow to fall into. I’m also very excited because after Christmas I will be going skiing with some old friends.

Excited going to Boston to celebrate Christmas with my family.  Also going snowboarding with my sister and best friend from home and their families. Luci and I hope to do some self defense in the snow. 

Today it was raining, but I still got a mile in.  The rain kept me indoors and I got a lot of my requirements done.  I went to class, and was able to earn a leadership credit.

hey !! today was day four of our road trip and not going to lie it was kind of boring. we sat in a car ALL day. that wasn’t the original plan though. the original plan was to go to lake tahoe. however, the road that we had to travel to take us there required us to have a chain. so, that’s what we did. we bought a $200 chain and continued our journey (we thought to put the chain on once we get further down the road). once we tried to put it on, it was the wrong size. by the time we got back to the store there was no point in going back to the lake because our hotel is three hours away. i did manage to get some requirements in once i got to the hotel, i’ve been trying to do them whenever i can, because most...

Work is pretty busy at this time of year. It would be nice to have a slow time once in a while, but it really has been several years since that has happened. It will be too easy to get behind this time around. Just need to buckle down and do it. It has been really nice to have my two boys at home. It will surely not happen often anymore. Oh we, I'll take what I can get! 

hi guys today I went to king tiger for teacher work day camp,then I went to go get a haircut and it looks good,and also I got my new bunk bed delivered to my house,and the top bunk is so high that I can touch my ceiling.i also did lots and lots of reQuirements.and at 9:15-9:49  I was playing basketball in my garage,and watching football.green bay packers vs minosota Vikings,and the Vikings are winning at halftime 10-9.well bye guys write agin tomorrow on Christmas EVE????????‍♂️ 

and we are back, everyone, to Monday. today was an okay day. i woke up around 11 because i had stayed (staid? staiyd? or maybe staiiyed...) up late last night. after that i sat in bed for some time and then rolled out of bed because i had stuff to do. after i ate breakfast, i was cleaning my room and as I was cleaning it proceeded become a really deep clean. after i was done with that, i did my laundry and my requirements. i tried to do more today bc i didn’t do any requirements yesterday. then i tried to get on the site and chrome said something about an unsafe connection that it had been saying alllllllll day. i figured it would fix itself by the end of the day but NoOoOoOoO it had to pull this stuff. i tried troubleshooting by checking if the certificate for the...

Day off , rainy day ,do requirements. Enjoy the warmth of the inside of the house. 

Hey everybody! I didn’t really do anything today. In the morning, I had to go grocery shopping with my dad. Afterwards, we went to go get some Starbucks. After, I started working on my requirements. Right now I’m at my cousins house. Once I go back home, I plan on finishing my requirements for the day. Have a good rest of your day! Bye! 

Good Afternoon, These are letters to myself. I hope you are well, I hope this journey is exciting and new to you. I am pround of you for where you are going and am excited to see the outcome on the others side. Remember the journey is not easy, and remeber to keep your head up and do not give in to tempations to make it any easi

Today has been a good day so far. I finished all my requirements in the morning as I am getting ready to pick up my grand uncle from the airport shortly. Yesterday my brother and I ran a mile and I am hoping to run today.

Today I woke up late at 10 am. I`m probably going to the gym again to run my two miles later after I finished my requirements. On Thursday me and my siblings are ice skating on. Unfortunately I`m not driving but my big brother Matthew is.

Today is just a regular day on the cycle. I woke up at 7:30 and read a book for a few minutes then fell asleep again. I'm going to do my requirements sometime at noon. Two days until Christmas, I'm very excited! I wonder what I'm gonna get this year. I hope everyday has a good day.

hey !! today was day three of our road trip and was definitely the coldest one (so far). we went to mount whitney, where we stopped at many different built in locations that were made for stopping and taking pictures and such. the wind was sharp, and it stung our faces more and more with every minute that passed. we then went to mammoth lake, and it was breathtaking. the mountains were snowed upon and were somehow placed perfectly in proportion to the massive and gorgeous lake. i consider myself lucky that i get to see this sights. have a nice night !! - katyayani

Try to get everything going with the cycle. Get some physical requirements in while reviewing my color belt stuff trying to get ready for the pretest.

Yesterday during black belt class I felt unsure of a few forms.  Today I watched the videos of those forms and practiced them a lot.  I feel a lot more confident of my forms.  I am trying to get a little ahead on my physical fitness so I’m feeling a little bit sore tonight.

Good evening! Today morning I went to church and came back at around 12. I then at some lunch once I arrived home. Right after, I started working on my requirements for the day. We are now ordering some dinner, pizza! Afterwards, I’m planning on just finishing up my requirements for today and then ending the day by watching some tv! Have a good rest of your day! 

Today has been a good day. I have been working on my assignments and will be doing my requirements as well. Hopefully I am done earlier so that i can watch TV. My grand uncle is coming from Canada tomorrow and will be with us for a couple of weeks. He visits us every summer and winter. He lives in Montreal. Earlier this month i competed in my first spelling bee. I won my class bee and came in the top 6 in school. It was good for a first time and i hope i can go all the way next year.

Today is just a normal day. I woke up at 9 to do some of my requirements then ate breakfast. After that I got ready to go to church. After church I'm planning to finish the rest of my requirements that I didn't do in the morning. And my brother will take me and my other brothers ice skating on Thursday! I'm so excited, and also happy birthday Ritika!!!

good morning people of the pre-cylcle. Today is like other regular Sunday expect I`m going to the Ymca to run 2 miles again like yesterday! I`m planning to do some of my poomsaes and self-defense when i come back and rest because I woke up early today and finish some of my stuff. 

gooooooooooood morning everyone. i'm journalling early today because (last time i'll mention it, i promise. maybe.) iT's mY bIrThDaY. i am pretty excited for this upcoming day and am looking forward to spending a quiet, calm (emphasis on quiet and calm, coughcoughmYsIbLiNgScoughcough) day with my family. no homework, no stress, no nothing. and another thing, and this is totally off topic, but you know how people say pets tend to resemble their owners or that over time owners start to resemble their pets? well, i never believed it until i was hanging out with my pet and i suddenly realized that we look really similar. so that was interesting. i'm gonna go eat breakfast, so adios muchachos y see you tomorrow. 

hey! i’m back again and ready for the upcoming cycle. i’m currently in california, taking a road trip with my family to go see several attractions around california and nevada. today’s stop was death valley, at a point, we were around 282 miles below sea level ! my cousins and i thoroughly enjoyed (they specifically enjoyed laughing at me making tiktoks????) i’m extremely tired after the long day but i’m looking forward to tomorrow !! have a nice night - katyayani :)

Today is the first day of the black belt precycle!  I have planned out my training and I’m ready to go.  Being an older student makes it a little harder to recover from injury, so I’ll need to be really careful with my right shoulder and my right ankle.  Now I just need to find a mentee.

Today was the first day of my black belt cycle.  I was happy and excited to start.  I went to both sparring and black belt class.  It was tiring, but I pushed through.  I learned a new form (koryo).  I’m ready to start again tomorrow.

Today I woke up a little late but I still made it to sparring class just in time though. After sparring class I had a mentor session with Master Dege before Black Belt Class started, we worked on Bolo form 1 and Keumgang. In Black Belt Class, we worked on poomsaes, staff, and sticks. When I got home I ate lunch and worked on my essays. At 4'o'clock I went to the YMCA to run and do some of my requirements. When I got home I did my basic kicks then worked a little bit more on my essays then showered. That's pretty much how my day was today! 

I am super excited for my next cycle. I have been working very hard for the past year and learning new stuff. Today marks the official start of this BB cycle. I am going to work harder this cycle. Good luck everybody!

Are you ready for this black belt cycle? Cause I am! Today was a simple day, I went to black belt and sparring class in the morning. I came back at around 12:30, and ate some lunch. After, I went on a run. When I came back, I was exhausted so I decided to watch some tv. Since I was able to knock out a lot of my requirements in tkd, I’m currently finishing it up for the day. At around 6, I am going to a Christmas event. So that will be fun! Well that’s about it! Have a great day! 

hello, everyone. it has been six months since i've been on the cycle and i am a first dan, and you know what that means. i am on the cycle again. today was a pretty good day. i woke up and got ready for tkd. tkd was fun and all but i am relieved to be home. after this, i have a friend coming over and (like i haven't said this 10000 times already) it is my birthday tomorrow. i like my birthday because everyone's in a good mood because it's christmas time, but my birthday is far enough from christmas that people will remember it and have time to come to birthday parties and stuff. well, i gotta go. peace out pine lake.

Today was the first day of the pre cycle. I already got a mentor session done and most of my requirements. After I`m done with this, I`ll finish up those requirements!

Wow! A lot going on and time slipping away quickly. So much to do and learn. Matthew left for boot camp last week and imagining what he'll have to deal with, I have no excuses, just need to buckle down and get it done. 

Today was a good day. I had a day off and slept till 10:30 because of halloween. And as my mom says you go to a private school why do you get a day off like every week but the only reason we had no school today was because of parent teacher conferences.

Today was a good day. I went to TKD and got to help the color belts with there poomsaes especially the red belts because I got to work with them on Yuk chang. I can't wait till Halloween and get to go trick or treating in my neighborhood with my friends. 

Today was a good day. I got promoted in my Spanish class. I'm now doing intermediate Spanish. In social studies, I presented my building project. We had to build a fortified trading post. I'm going to BBC at 7:30 today.

Today was a good day. I had soccer practice and we did a lot of drills and not much playing. School was kind of boring in Math we took a CML which is a math test that has six questions and it is ranked in best in the state the country and the reigon.

Today was a decent day. I had school while every other school didn't. Although the day was good at school we presented our math project to the class and we got to have a story time in english. 

Today was a good day. I have been having party's back to back for the past several days. Today I am going to My friend Katyanys house for a party. 

Today was a good day. I went to sparing class at the Lake Norman dojang and scored lots of head shots and I got to meet new people. When I got home dinner was just like any other but I read for a while before going to bed. 

Today was a good day. I had to go back to school after our long weekend Friday to Monday. I had fun in school and played well in soccer. My Defense was good and so was my offense.

Today was a good day. I had to go to robotics so I sadly missed sparing class and weekend class. When I finished the Mega bloks set my teacher gave me and brought it in him and his son were very surprised that I built it only using 3-4 pictures and no instructions. 

It's honestly unbelievable. I never thought I could get through the cycle successfully. Tae Kwon Do has honestly changed me for the better. I began as a tiny child who would probably cry at the slightest insult, but now I feel as if I could fend for myself! I give a deep thank you to Master Evins, Master Chelley, all the Masters, instructors, and my fellow candidates. I am so grateful to you all and think we can all do great things if we put our mind to it!

The black belt test is over, but I am going to continue my audit cycle until my official cycle starts in January. I have written out a training plan that I will do in addition to requirements. I will continue to build up my strength and improve my physical form. .I have a lot of work still to do.

OMG! Watching the Black Belt testing last night and this afternoon made me realize how much work I need to put in and I probably really have no clue. I certainly don't want to embarrass myself, Grandmaster Evins, Grandmaster Lee, or others testing with me. Time to step up my game and come up with a workable plan. But first, it's time to get some sleep.

I am kind of excited and nervous for this test, but I know this will most likely push me to do my best today and tomorrow.

Its the final count down. the black belt test is in 5 hours and I can't stress how pumped I am. I hope it doesn't drag on for hours on end till 6 in the morning just remember strong rechambers good stances and confident ki hop.

Testing today, I am super pump! its getting colder so my tree should be growing better

Today when logging I realized I might not become a black belt...

This will be my final journal because I have testing tomorrow. I am very nervous but I know I'm ready. Thank you all for being on the cycle with me. Good luck to everybody! See you tomorrow!

Today was a teacher workday, so I had a free schedule.  I didn't have to go to school in the morning, and I am grateful for a break like that.  I played some golf in the afternoon, the first time I played since the end of summer vacation.  Since my dad had to drop my sisters off at soccer, I had to bike to Tae Kwon Do, but it was worth it because I got to work on some of the final things before testing, including my breaking routine.  I anticipated that to be the hardest part of testing, but I actually did pretty good after that extra time practicing it.

Today was a good day. I did not have school today because we had a Jewish holiday that my school does. I went to Tae Kwon Do to have a mentee session then left to go to music class. Afterward me my sister and my mom went to Tacos 4 Life.

This has been a crazy week. Haven’t journaled for the past two days and haven’t been able to get many requirements done. My audit cycle is almost over and I still have so much work to do. I’m looking forward to watching the private test Friday night.

Today was a teacher work day and i relaxed a lot and i got a bunch of requirements done

Today, I did my last sparring class for the cycle, even though I already had the required sparring classes.  It was fun even though I didn't get to spar Nate.  I was sore from the weightlifting I did yesterday, but that didn't stop me from doing good in my sparring rounds!  Tomorrow is a teacher workday, and I am off school, so I will be able to relax then.

It has been FOREVER since I have been to boy scouts and I have been taking a break so I am very excited

The cooler weather is nice to get some miles in after work. I am glad I have another cycle to prepare for testing. I don't feel very strong these days, especially my wrists. I need to figure that out somehow.

Today after school I learned that Cross Country would be working with Indoor Track at my school for the rest of the Cross Country season.  We didn't do any running, as we were weightlifting instead today.  Later, I went to Tae Kwon Do and got my last Leadership 2 credit, and I worked on a lot of poomsaes there too.  I also got a lot of my homework done.  Today was a pretty productive day.

i really overdid it yesterday.  I have been so sore today and Advil hasn’t even touched it.  I’ll be working on sit-ups, SD, Poomsaes, jump rope and sparring rounds tonight.  No pushups for me.  

Today I went to work a lot on my homework that is due tomorrow!

Today was a good day. In robotics today I finished making our teams robot with all the specifications that our team wanted. At Tae Kwon Do helping the color belts was very fun and they all worked very well together.

I was so exhausted after working on requirements yesterday that I forgot to journal.   My shoulder is hurting so much now that I can’t do push-ups on the floor. My form is terrible. I will just have to keep modifying the way I do them.   I will probably give myself a break from push-ups after the black belt test on Saturday.   This is my audit cycle, so I will have to continue doing requirements until my test in April. 

Right now I am testing a theory please ignore this post  

Today I got a lot of work down so it made me really exhausted  

Today was a normal Sunday, somewhat boring as usual.  I started filming my next YouTube video, but I got stuck as I didn't have any good voice actor for Toad.  This week will be a 3 day school week, as I have Wednesday as a teacher workday and I am taking the day off on Friday so I won't be tired from school on testing night.

Today was a good day. I had a soccer game and although we played well we lost 4 to nothing. I was pretty sad about that but we did almost score a goal witch brought me some good feeling. 

Today I went to do my chinease school and then I went to violin which was pretty normal but what was ubnormal was my work ethic!

Great black belt class today. A lot packed into a little time. Still plenty to do and practice. Tomorrow is fast approaching.

Today when I was heading to black belt class I was not expecting all of that work! we did tons and tons of self defenses and this will really boost my requirements!

Great black belt class today!  I’m exhausted, but it was great!  This whole weekend will be filled with requirements whether I’m exhausted or not.  I have so much to catch up on.  I’m modifying my pushups because of my shoulder pain, but I will continue to do them as best I can.  

Today, I had 3 tests in school, and the good thing about tests is the fact that there's not as much homework afterwards.  I am planning on going to sparring and black belt class tomorrow, and I will have a pretty chill weekend for the most part.

I’m so glad the weekend is here!  My weekend will be filled with jump rope, sparring rounds, burpees and push-ups.  Today I realized that I only have 6 months left before I test in Korea.......  (gulp).

Today is a nerve wrecking day since I know I might not finish my self defenses and I need to

I am terrified of the up coming test. it has began to affect my sleep, work in school, and overall stress. the sooner this test is over the better, pretty good on everything, just need to brush up on new high yellow and new high green poomsais. I hope fear isn't forbidden amongst black belts.

Today was rough and hard to breathe. Went for 3.5+ miles walk after work today and then barely made it to class on time since I stayed to help a colleague with something after my walk and lost track of time. Luckily traffic wasn't too bad on the ride home. Had lunch leftovers for dinner and now it's to find something so I can breathe and sleep. I do not need repeat of last night.

Up at 5 AM, worked all day, came home and fed the dog, then black belt class and a mentor session.  Finally home at 10 pm.  I was able to get some self defense done before work and before class.  Can’t do pushups right now because of my shoulder.  Will work on other things.  

Today was a good day. Durning school we had to present our presentations and start our formal write up. At practice I had to play keeper and I played very well. I also played striker and defence in some of the games. on the way to soccer me and my friend started playing a game and we didn't finish it even after we dropped him off.  

Today was a normal day, other than the fact that I got to spend the night at my grandparents' house.  They are usually pretty chill, and they make good food as well, and when I am busy with school during the week, I usually don't get to see them much, with the exception being this week, as I got to stay with them on Sunday too.  I am satisfied so far with what I did this week, and I don't have as many requirements to deal with at this point, even though I am so used to doing them.

Today me and my mom went to the td meeting so the parents could know what to do. so I am still there listening.

Today at work seemed like a long. I was happy to notice the time at the end of the day though and make it to my yoga class. I miss it when I can't go and did not go last, and know I can't go next week already, so was glad to go tonight. Not sure if allergies are kicking in, or a cold, but something is up. Hope I can shake it quickly.

Planning an international conference for prospective student in the health field is no joke. A lot of money, countless phone calls, atleast 5 video conference calls, and back to back meetings. I’m genuinely exhausted! But then again, gotta do the work to if I wanna succeed!

Yesterday was sparring class, and it was pretty productive.  Today was too, and with my mentor today, I worked on my breaking routine for testing.  I think that it will most likely be the biggest challenge of testing for me.

Today when I checked PowerSchool so I can see my grades they were pretty bad and I have a massive project coming up 

Today I had auditions to day but before that I had a punch of school work i'm really excited that i'm almost done with the black belt cycle. So later today I had auditions for theater and I was terrified and my whole body was shaking. But the important part was I made it through the audition and I never gave up and I had a lot of fun.

 I went to the mountains with some friends after the stick seminar on Saturday. It was great to have a couple of days off. However, I did not do any requirements except walking. When I came home yesterday, I thought it was Sunday and didn’t realize I had black belt class, so I missed it! Back to the grind. I have some catching up to do.

Life is hard and it is hard to watch someone you love go through a difficult time and not be able to do anything to help. I will just have to be there for them as best I can and be a good shoulder and ears. I wish I could make it all better.

Despite finally having more time on my hands, i just keep getting more homework and exams to study for. On the bright side, I bought the new iPhone 11 pro and the new Apple Watch! Well deserve purchase after doing nothing but school work 

Today was a good day. At school in history we had a seminar ether pro-Columbus or not. At soccer practice we did a lot of defensive drills and at the end of practice we played two "cage matches." In these two "cage matches" I played in goal and saved a few balls. Although I played well I still thought I could play better.

Today I had school like always and after school my dad dropped me off at QT. Because later I had chicken and bingo and it was a lot of fun. We won candy every time someone got a bingo and now it's time to go to bed.

today I did my requirements finished the last of my mentee sections and did a lot of work at school 

After Saturday, I got a good rest and got up much later than I planned on Sunday. I am not using my time most efficiently and enjoyed a night out at the Phil Collins concert. He was very kind to remind us that getting old sucks! I thankfully don't have as many issues as some though, so should be grateful for what I can rather than dwell on what I can't. I guess life is about perspective, how you see things, and what you do with opportunities. Lemonade anyone?

Tonight marks the last day of my 4.5 long research that I’ve done at uncc. It’s bittersweet but I’m excited for the what the future holds. Staying late night to run experiments and calculating data. Sometimes going until 2 or 3 am. But finally my team and I have completed our research and I can go back to a normal human sleep schedule! Glad to say that I’ll soon be graduating with a double major and a double minor, along with getting my research published!

Today I got all of my push-ups finished, and I felt very satisfied with getting it out of the way.  I felt like today was a relatively productive day at Tae Kwon Do and at school.  I still need some leadership credits, but I feel that I am making a lot of progress on them.

Today sense I could not  do ANY pullups today I felt really bad and started working out so I am pumping a lot of requirements

today i went to school; and learned legth x width x height. came to tkd and did some requirements and helped in class,