Fall 2025 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!

20. Sparring was fun

Today I had a lot of fun at sparring.  Today was really chill, but I got a lot of practice in. Pretest on Saturday.  

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So today

Today we got back from are trip so we didn't do alot because we were at kings dominion so we got are miles done and burpees.  Then we went home it took 4 hours.  And now we're home that's all bye. 

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7/31/25

Today I had my last soccer preseason practice for the week. Tomorrow I will sleep in and do my requirements and maybe get in my pool. That's mostly it for today. Goodnight.

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7/31

Today I was at camp and we went to the pool at Linebuger park. After that I went to Taekwondo and did the 5:45 class but, I helped out with the 5:00 class. Then I came home and I did not run today cause I was not feeling well but I still went to class and did my requirements. But overall it was a pretty good day.

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Rain

Today I woke up and went for a run and finished my workout in the morning. I had my SAT class but I had to take some of it in the car because I was going to my school for the back to school cookout. I saw all my friends there and we also met the new freshmen and it was really fun. The freshmen thought my friend was a teacher because he was so tall 😭. After that I just chilled at my school until my dad and my sister picked me up and then I went home and did poomsaes and self defense with my sister. Then we went outside to play volleyball but it started raining but we kept playing and it was fun. I just came home and now im gonna shower and eat dinner byeee

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July 31

today i woke up did my Requirements then headed to tkd then I got home and went on a bike ride then I went to sparring, after I ate dinner and watched a movie. Nightt!

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Journal Entry #16 7/31/25

  Today and tomorrow are going to be good. I ran extra yesterday so I didn’t have to run today and tomorrow. And today I went to my open house. I have my full schedule for this semester and next semester. I have math honors for this semester. And next semester I have ELA honors. But like I said before I do not want to go to school. And I have to take Latin again. And I'm there for an hour and a half. It’s going to be so boring.

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7/27-7/31

7/27 Today I got the first day of my digital detox done. I got most of the way done on two essays done as well. 7/28 today I ran on a hotel treadmill we also went to a theme park called knobles in Pennsylvania. 7/29 today I caught up on my jump ropes but took a break from running not much else that day. 7/30 I did some of my workouts but did not run. 7/31 Today I ran two miles and did the rest of my workouts I also took a road trip back from Pennsylvania.

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Thur, Jan 31.

Started my day off with doing physicals and studying up for this weekend. After my walk I drove to the Lake Norman location for sparing class. Master Marcus is really good....

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Day #9 7/31

Today I started off the day with a run, but after I wasn’t feeling too good so I just hung out with my brother. When I started to feel better me and my brother did some of my requirements and I started reading my book. Then I had sparring so I went and it was a lot of fun to help the other students out while I’m still figuring out what works best for me. Overall today was a pretty chill day   

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7/31/2025

not much has hapened today, but I did go see a movie. I watched it with my sister & it was nice but as a remake it needed work. It had all the same themes of the original movie but decided not to add anything substantive whatsoever. This is a problem.

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7/31/2025

Today was a good day. I stayed home from camp so I did requirements early. I went to tkd today to get a mentor session but I ended up doing a sparring class too. The class was ok its just that only 3 other people came. After sparring I got my session in which mostly went towards staff form 2. I am doing better with it. After that I came back home to relax and play with my friends. But before I did my mom reminded me to practice my poomsaes and self defense. I practiced for about an hour and I feel like I'm ready for testing. Now I can finally relax. Goodnight everyone!:)

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July 31

Today I went to work and it was very fun. I immediately went to class and now I am home. I will now feed my cats because they are both giving me their saddest faces.

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7/31

It was an easier day yesterday for my nutrition challenge.  But that's because I didn't eat dinner before going to Sparring / BB Class / mentor session.  By the time I actually ate dinner, it was late enough that I felt full and didn't try to snack.  I do need to figure something out for food before those classes though, I ran out of energy before class was over.  I also messed up a lot on a form that I am very familiar with and shouldn't mess up.  

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7.31.25

My day was good. I got up this morning at 7 am we had to do some stuff. We got home around 11 when I got home I did my two mile run in 23:43 after that I did my exercises I had lunch and then I wrote my essay on Digital Detox and the only thing I have left to do today is go to sparring class.

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7/30

Today I went to camp and in the afternoon during a planetarim show, like me I just slept through the entire movie or show. Then I just went home and ate and then went to Taekwondo. After that I came home and went to bed.

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Birthday!!!

Today is my birthday. I'm a year older. I went to various places around the lake, swam, went back to Eel's Creek, tried paddling a canoe while balancing on the gunwale (preparation for the regatta that some of the others are participating in), ate a good dinner, and ended the day by watching the Karate Kid. Tomorrow I am coming back home, so I am packing what I can right now. I won't be able to be at this cycle's pretest (I did my pretest a while ago and I have the sparring ID camp to go to) but hopefully I will see many of you soon!

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Jul 30 day #10

Today was cool, I went to taekwondo with my little brother and did a mentor session with Libby. Later we got some food, and I went to my grandmas house and had a sleepover. 😃 

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7/30

today was super boring. i had lunch with my grandma. then i had band with parker and that went alright. then i went and got pizza, came home, ran, and now im messing around in FL studio.

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7/30

pretty boring day to be honest, did a but of work on some forms for the pretest at the end of this week, also went school supply shopping before it got crowded, summer went by fast though. but yeah today was pretty boring

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7/30

Today at camp we went to the movie theaters to watch The Garfield Movie and it was alright a 5 out of 10 for me, I also did some requirements at camp today and got my book checked my Master Lisa. Now the new thing I want to learn is to do a handstand push up which I know is gonna be pretty hard to learn, I didn't complete my mile but I got a new speed rope and I wanted a weighted one but the one that I got wasn't so I took some tiny weights from my old speed rope to put in my new rope. But that was ultimately my day!

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7/30/25

Today was meh day. I went to camp and it was movie day. We went to the movies and saw Garfield. They said there would be popcorn but we didn't get any. I felt disappointed. The movie was definition of c tier and I fell asleep to it twice. I woke up near the end of it and it was alright. We've seen way better movies. Camp besides there as alright, had some fun but overall it was just meh. I went to tkd and helped out in junior tigers. I also did a mentor session with my mentee. Took class, class was good. Master Foster is back and now we have the entire gang. I just started learning staff form 2 about a week ago so I really need to work on it. After class I stayed for a mentor session with Master Knight but I was not the only...

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normal day

Today I woke up ran a mile and did my requirements. Then I had an SAT class in the morning and after that I studied for the pre test with my sister. I also went to the do jang today and helped out with classes. I also got a mentor session in with master knight and we worked on poomsaes. After that I went home and I played volleyball with my friends and then I came home and showered and had dinner and watched TV. 

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Day #8 7/30

Today I got up and ran with my dad and did some of my requirements. I didn’t really do anything else expect for go to sparring tonight. That was my dad pretty boring, but typical. 

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19. Tired

Today well I am half asleep and my mom is doing my hair.  Pretest in 3 days.

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7/30

Today was a high impact day, worked on studying.  Helped out with the 8-12 yr old class, took sparring, and black belt class. Then did a really good session with my mentor. Staff form 2 is very different and not as repetitive as some other forms.

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Dentist

Today i had a dentist appointment and unfortunately i have to go back because of a past cavity that passed onto another tooth after the original tooth fell out and its been there for like 2 or 3 years now. I have to go back on September 1st to get filling or whatever. After that i went home and i went outside with my friends and we just walked around the neighborhood. Then i went home and did requirements and then took a nap. Then i went to taekwondo and got a mentor and mentee session and took a class. Then i went to the gym to run and now im home and am about to go to bed. Goodnight

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Journal #19

Today we went on a field trip to the movies. We saw the Garfield movie. I got in a session with my mentee as well. I went home to eat and then back to King Tiger for Sparring and Black Belt class. Then I met with my mentor to go over Staff forms. 

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Wednesday

Today was my third day of my second week at the Harrisburg YMCA summer camp. Overall Its really6 fun, we play all kinds of games with the campers. Though sometimes the kids will act up just to be annoying and really frustrating. Buit Proverbs 27 verse three says "Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both." The stone and sand represent heavy responsibilities and burdens, while the fools provocation means ongoing annoyance and lack of wisdom to find away to stop those feelings.

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7/30/2025

help is a broad thing. It comes in many forms. From strangers on the street to workers there for you. Sometimes I think we all feel like our heads are often underwater, in those times help is what gets you out. Remember that you're someone else's help, if you see someone under the surface, be their rock.

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BBC

Today was black belt class and sparring I did some requirements then played games and that was my day.

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7/30/2025

Today I went to guitar lessons and practiced my new song I learned. I think I did really well playing it. After guitar lessons me and my dad went to get McDonalds. When I was done eating I went to go run. After running I made a milkshake.

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Catch up day

Today I got up and ran, I then caught up on some requirements for a good portion of the day, then I went to class and helped out and did leadership and a mentor session. I then went and had dinner at a pho restaurant and that’s all.

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July 30

Today I went to work and made more pirates. When I was doing my run I took a detour from my usual route because there is the bridge I have to cross and there was this weird fat bug that was face-height and in the middle. I took way with another bridge that was down an eerie path in the shade, and it was missing one of the wooden planks. I still crossed it and then up the flight of stairs on the hill. Then I ran back home. The end

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7/30

Nothin' much, just did requirements and going to a weekday black belt class and helpin' out with the rest. Hope y'all have a good day.

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7.29.25

My day was good. I woke up at 7 am today to go to school and finish up volunteering to move furniture for the teachers.  After that I went to Chick-fil- A to get some lunch. When I got home I did  the rest of my requirements and finished my two mile run. My legs honestly hurt from running so much. But other than that it has been a good day.

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7/30

I really hope my nutrition challenge gets easier as the 30 days goes on.  I actually got up and started walking to the pantry for a snack last night out of habit, and then I remembered that i wasn't snacking.  On the plus side - the essay should be easy.  I have a lot to write about already.    As for requirements...my runs have been real slow.  My neighborhood is super hilly, so I don't expect the same pace I got on the track.  But I'm slower than I was.  I'm not sure what's going on, but I'm not happy about it.     

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7/30/25

This entire week I've done soccer preseason practice for my school. Even though it is exhausting, I'm getting through and learning a lot. I keep forgetting to do journals so I'm getting annoyed with myself on that. (I think the soccer and heat has something to do with that). That's mostly it, and hopefully I'll remember to journal tomorrow. 

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July 30

I haven’t been very good at journaling lately so before I forget I went to the gym ran two miles then lifted weights I did requirements there too. Then I came home did chores then I painted a frog with my family and I’m going to swim laps to bye

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College drop off #16

On Monday, my wife and I took my Oldest son to his college, for his band camp. It was an emotional filled day. We got him all set up to start band camp and in transitioning into his first year in college. Really took  me back down memory lane, I can remember those times. While my wife and mother-in-law were getting him set up, I watched my younger children in his dorm hallway. I worked on some poomsae and self-defense while I was waiting.  When I got back home, I finished the rest of my requirements and did my best to relax on what was left of my day off

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Waterfalls

Today we went to the falls at the end of the lake. I've been there pretty much every year, and today the water level wasn't too high to the point where it would give the rapids too much force. I also did some long-distance swimming around a group of islands, the island I am on right now being one of them. We also prepared for the regatta and the boat races that I won't be able to do this year. Tomorrow is my birthday, so I hope that will be fun.

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i almost forgot to do this

I just remembered I had to do a journal. Anyways today was pretty uneventful i just did my requirements and played volleyball with my friends. It wasn't that fun because they kept arguing but it was fine i guess. I also finally got time to practice my violin because I haven't really been able to do that lately.

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7/29 Journal

Today was another chill day. Finished some of my physicals at TKD, and got a good amount of situps, burpees, and pushups at class. After that I took notes and walked home.

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7/29/2025

I'm nervous for saturday because of the pretest. This is going to be less packed than last cycle. from what I can tell maybe 12 - 15 people. I also love the fact that I get a signature for blackbelt class that day. This cycle has been rough but I've gotten through it.

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Back home

Today I got up and did some requirements, then worked a half day. I checked out of my hotel, then Dylan and I did some escape room-type things in Albany before going to the airport. Looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight.

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Home

Today was a pretty long day, we got packed up and check out of our hotel, since we had a while before our flight left, we decided to do this escape room type thing which was pretty cool. We then got to our flight which was delayed a bit, and when we landed it took an extra hour to get off the plane due to complications. But that’s my day

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Journal #18

Today we went to camp and I was able to get a leadership credit. After camp we went to my Auntie’s for dinner and saw my grandparents. We came home and I finished my requirements and watched my shows. 

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18. Late to the party

Today was my friend's birthday.  I was a bit late because I helped out with a class but that is it so not much.  It was at Top Golf.

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7/29/2025

This morning I woke up feeling a little better than I was before. I got to work on a song by Korn on my guitar. It is a little tricky but if I practice the song enough I will eventually get it down. I think I should have this mindset with everything I do such as my math homework, TKD, and guitar. After I was done working on the song I watched Dumb And Dumber To (that's how you spell the title) with my dad.

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July 29

Today I and had breakfast and did my requirements then I had lunch, then I went to tkd then I had dinner.

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7/29/2025

Today was a normal day, I stayed home from camp and just relaxed. I did some requirements about an hour after I woke up. I did not have to do all of them since I did the poomsae seminar. After I finished my requirements I just relaxed and talked to my friends. A few hours later my mom came home and we had dinner about 2 hours later. Now I am just relaxing until I have to go to bed since I have to go to camp tomorrow. I am going to miss being able to just relax. Goodnight everyone and I hope tomorrow goes well bye! :)

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Day #7 7/29

Today I got up pretty late and ran down to the house that I am cat sitting for. When I got home my dad was about to leave to go to the school that he works at to go set up his classroom, so I went with him. We were there for a few hours and when I got home I had to get ready for taekwondo. I helped with the first two classes and got some leadership credits. The black belt class was really fun and productive. Overall it was a pretty good day. 

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boring day

Today i didn't really do much except requirements and be lazy and now i am watching tv with my parents. Goodnight

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7/29

Today i went over to my girlfriends house and we went and took lunch to her grandma. after that i came home, did requirements, got ready for TKD, and went to teach sparring class. it has just felt really slow all day. now im looking at facebook marketplace for a project car.

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Journal Entry #15 7/29/25

  Today I went to taekwondo again. I taught the junior tiger class. I was not prepared for it. When I got there Master Knight told me I was teaching it. I was pretty nervous. But I think it went pretty well. I had them do a lot.  The class went by pretty fast. I heard the next class start so I hurried and ended the class. So today was a pretty good day.

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7/29

Today I woke up a little early to get my run in outside instead of on the treadmill. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be! I had to take lots of breaks when on the treadmill, I can go consistently without stopping. It’s probably because I’m not used to it and because of the incline. After I had breakfast, I finished my requirements and chilled for some time. Then I went to my taekwondo class to help out in the kids class and then take the senior class after it. I had a mentor session after where we worked on my rolls. I’m getting kind of better at them but I always get scared right before I do it. 

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Jul 29 day #9

I had a good day. I woke up, and my babysitter came and watched me and my brother. We went to the playground and then went to get a drink from a place called Fit ‘n Lit. After she left I did my requirements, about an hour later I went to my black belt class. Today was great! 😀

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7.29.25

My day was good. I started my nutrition challenge a week ago, I am on week two I gave up no processed breakfast food for 30 day's  cause I usually  grab something and have a quick breakfast. But now I'm having super food drink for breakfast every day It's actually really good. I did all of  my exercises  I hit 35 push-ups today my goal is to hit 50 in a row by the end of this black belt cycle. I got my book signed today at class and as normal I am exhausted.

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7/29

Today was kinda rough because last night and this mourning I believe im like having a bad cough or something. But today I went to camp and at camp we went bowling. After that I went to Taekwondo and helped out and did class. Plus I just ran 1 mile and did my requirements.

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July 29

Today I went to work and we went to the library for a bit. I did my requirements but I was also supposed to go to a class today but I fell asleep about 30 minutes after getting home.

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day 2

Today was day two of camp I did some requirements then came home.

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My gosh, it is HOT as heck

Goshdarn it is hot. Hundred degrees for the last 3 days. Ridiculous! And have to walk in a full uniform across the hot as heck parking lot, ridiculous! I have basically given up working out outside with this heat. Anyways, going to see the Superman movie later and going to Taekwondo to get some stuff done. Have a good day.

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7/29

I really struggled with my nutrition challenge last night.  Relaxing at the end of the day, the draw to the pantry for something salty was strong.  I held off, but just barely.  I was up early and got my requirements taken care of.  I'm going to walk on my lunch break today.  

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7/28

Finished up requirements and other work at class today. After that took a nap, all I do is take naps...

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Trouble logging in and heat

Yes folks, it is extraordinarily hot (92 degrees Fahrenheit) here in Ontario as well! I escaped the comparatively more extreme heat of North Carolina temporarily, but it still is hot for where I am. Unfortunately, I am still unable to log my workouts on the site. However, I am still getting some things in for when I can track them. Today I went to a nearby creek and found a rope swing. It was damaged by the tornado that went through here 3 years ago, but it was still fun to swing across into the creek. I did my normal swim, as it is hard to run on a small island where everything is covered in overgrowth, so I get some long-distance swims in for my training. I'm trying to hold stretches longer in my stretching routine to meet some flexibility goals by the end of August. Hopefully tomorrow won't be...

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Day in the Sun #15

Sunday was a great day, I went to church with my family and severed on our security team. This was a special one due to it being my oldest son last Sunday at home, before he went off to band camp and college. After church we came back home and I set out to get a good walk , in the nice warm weather. When I got back home I finished my requirements and passed out on the couch until I had to get up for work later.  

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HEAT

 I try to get all of my physical requirements done early morning before work, but it’s difficult to stay focused for work afterwards. The heat is draining my energy. I feel great working out but an hour later at my desk I’m dragging ass. That’s the hardest part of the cycle… showing up for the non-TKD, life requirements. 

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Finally was able to log in

I was having trouble logging in to the website so that's why i haven't been journaling and logging my stuff. But aside from that i woke up today and did some of my requirements and watched some tv. I also made myself a breakfast sandwich thing that was pretty good. Then i didnt really do anything except chill for a bit. Then i went to taekwondo and got a mentor session in and worked on knife defense. After that i went to run and then went home and now i am chilling at home. 

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17. Hot today

Today I had my first hot football practice, so we had no pads on and just helmet.  So now I am home doing some more requirements and going to sleep.

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7/28

today has been an okay day. ive just been driving all day. i had to take my mom to get her car fixed, drive her home, drive her back, drive to lunch, drive to drum lessons, drive to TKD, drive home. my whole day is driving and requirements. anyway sleep good

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7/28/2025

today has been great. I got stuff finished & I get to see a doctor on tuesday. Side effect is that the pretest is this saturday & next week is band camp, luckily I'll still make all my classes. Band camp is going to be so much fun with all the new students & the new music.

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7/28

nothing special, today at highbelt class, the candidates that were also taking the cycle, we were all put to a mini test from all the color belts. I need to really work on pow-chong. but yeah I did my requirements and everything, nothing to crazy.

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July 28

Today I woke up, had breakfast then I did requirements then I packed for my church trip after that I went to taekwondo.

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7/28

today was okay but when I heard about this pretest I really got scared and I hope I get a good score, but today was good. At my summer camp I believe that this is the last week. I heard from my friends at summer camp that next week is open house for schools. Later in the afternoon right after Taekwondo I went straight to the gym with my mother and heard that I have to be 16 or older to go in the gym by myself, at the gym I did my pull ups and ran a mile that is all.

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7/28/2025

I woke up not feeling well. I don't know what is wrong with me though. I was able to push through the day and get my requirements done. I still had to run but I just jogged all the way. Anyways I'm not feeling the best so am going to go lay down. 

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Monday week 3

Today was my second week as an LIT for the Harrisburg YMCA summer camp. We tend to have a good time even with the struggles of stubborn kids. Saturday is the Pre-test and I'm not really looking forward to it. The cycle is a lot harder than I anticipated but I think I can push through to the end. I have finished all my workouts and I'm preparing for the Pre-test.

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Jul 28 day #8

Today was a pretty good day. I went to my grandmas house and went swimming. After that I went to taekwondo and did my requirements. Today was good and I am studying for the pre-test. 👍🏻 

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Today was my first day back at camp.I came did some requirements now I'm going to bed. today was pretty boring all we did was go to the park.

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Journal Entry # 14 7/28/25

Thursday is my open house for school. I can really see the people that are staying. Because I learned by now that people say they're going to leave but they don’t. And I can see who my teachers are going to be, and what my schedule is. That's the most important part of my schedule. And Saturday is our pre-test. I’m not looking forward to the run. But I know every poomsae and self-defense. So I’m going to be good for Saturday.

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Journal #17

today we went to the park at camp. we went early since it was so hot. I had Stix after camp and then we had sushi for dinner. I did my requirements after dinner and watched an anime show with my mom. 

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7/28/2025

Today I stayed home from camp because I stayed up a tiny bit too late doing extra requirements for today and watching tv and since I could not go to sleep (3am, nothing much right). So since I stayed home I slept in until 12ish. I got up and finished all my leftover requirements i did not do last night. After I did that i did what I normally did. Relax,talk with friends and got lunch but my mom got some spicy chicken (if your actually reading this keep that in mind). So I tried some of it and it did not taste spicy to me as much as she said so I made a sandwich out of it and with some cheese. So later when I was talking to my friend, my mom came back from work and came into my room saying "tell your friends you will call them...

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Six Flags

Today in Saratoga, I went to six flags with my mom. It was very hot but not humid so it’s still better than NC. A few rides weren’t working but there were still plenty to do including one called the Adirondack outlaw (you should look it up it’s crazy). Still not sure if I’ve fully recovered from it.

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July 28

I was wrong to be optimistic last night for the rematch of bowling against my mom. She beat me every single game, one by over fifty points. Next time I'll win though.Today was a relaxed day. I watched some movies and did the requirements. 

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Monday fun-day

Today I got up and rode the bike in the fitness center, then did a bunch of requirements. I decided totake the whole day off work and we went to Six Flags Great Escape, here in upstate NY. It was pretty fun. We had a late lunch and came back to the room. I was so tired from our busy weekend, that we decided just to stay in tonight and rest.

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7/28

Today I was planning on waking up a little early, but

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7/28

Waking up early ready for camp. My mom gives me some hashbrowns for breakfast and I get in the car. It was pretty boring at camp, since it's Monday. But it wasn't all to bad. Master Evins had us practice staff forms, and we went to the park. After that we just played some games, and a long while later I get picked up. We had to pick up my sister and I went home. Once I got home I: did my requirements, ate dinner, and now I'm relaxing.

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7/28

Today was a good day, I got my requirements and I'm going to a junior tigers class, senior tigers class to help out with, and a weekday black belt class. Have a good day

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7/28

It's been a pretty good start to the day at work, although I forgot to pack my breakfast so I had to buy something (I hate doing that).   I got up early and go my requirements done before heading to the office.   I also started my nutrition challenge last night - Stop night time snacking.  It's not unusual at the end of the day as we watch a little tv before bed for me to have some chips or something of the sort.  I end up eating way too many.  So I'm going to cut that out for my challenge.  It's going to be hard, but I know it's the right thing.  

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7.28.25

My day is good. I woke up at 10:15 relaxed for an hour, then I did my requirements. And later i'm going to help my teachers set up their classrooms for about an hour (because they asked for volunteers). After that i"m going to Master's Shin's Dojang. I know today is already going to  be a exhausting day.

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Volleyball

Yesterday I went outside to play volleyball with my friends but it was super hot so we waited at one of my friends house until it cooled down. Her house is really nice and she has a pool and a garden in her backyard. She was super nice and brought us food and drinks and I feel like I have to repay her for it. Once the weather was a little better we went to the court and we met up with some of our other friends. We played like 3 games and I think my team lost all of them but it was okay because we had fun. When the sun was setting the sky looked super cool because you could like see the sun rays coming up from behind the houses. After that I went home and showered and ate dinner and went to bed. Today I didn't do...

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7/27 Curtis Journal

Got up early today for a flight to California, it was delayed before I even left the house, so somehow, I don’t remember why but I ended up running through all the poomsae before leaving, I didn’t get and other requirements in and I’ll need to catch up,  anyway I’m at the Jr nationals dive meet until Wednesday. With one of my other daughters, Lillian. Hopefully it goes well! 

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Windy

Today was a windy day, so I didn't swim as far as I did yesterday (yesterday I swam almost a mile and a half), but I did do a bit of sailing, and I worked on clearing out the back of the island, about 80 percent of which is covered in overgrowth and hard to get to. Maybe when it's hotter and less windy tomorrow I can swim longer distances. I completed one of the days of my digital detox yesterday. I have found that it is much easier when I'm on an island away from home. Unfortunately, I have not been able to log my progress on this site, and in the past 2 weeks, I have quite a lot of progress to log.

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7/27

today i didnt really do much. i woke up, went to lunch with my grandma and mom, and then went to look at a car im interested in getting. today has just been really long and boring.

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July 27

Today I got up and ate breakfast then I did my requirements after that I played with friends then I went to my grandparents house for dinner

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Miles

Today I ran 3 miles in 30 min. It was very hot and I was sweating a lot when I got home I did some other requirements. Tomorrow is my first day back at camp because I have been out of town for a while.

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7/27/2025

Today me and my dad were talking about visiting the house he used to live in that was built on a graveyard. He told me that weird thing used to happen to him in the house such as whispering in his ear, TV and radio would turn on at random times in the night, and he would also see black shadows move out of the corner of his eye. One day he found my sister in the bath room after searching for thirty minutes he asked "Why are you in here here?" she said "The witch told me to get in here." my dad asked "what did the witch look like?" she replied "he was covered in dirt, had holes in his clothes, and he had blood on him." they soon sold the house after that. 

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16. Chill Day

Today I did a lot of chilling and cleaning. I got this really fun game.  I was chill until I did my workout. I ate too much ran a mile and almost threw up.

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July 27

Today I woke up went on a bike ride do my Requirements then went to the pool and hung out with my mom and sister night!

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Journal Entry #13 7/27/25

Next week is the start of school. I’m going to the 9th grade. I don’t really feel any type of way about it. Everyone always asks me how I feel. I just don’t like school. It feels like a huge waste of my day. And I don’t usually like the teachers either. I’m just counting the years away. Good thing this year we get out an hour early. And we only have four classes a day. But the thing is each class is an hour and a half long. I’m going to be in one room for that long. It’s going to get really boring. So yeah, let's just say I am not looking forward to this school year.

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7/27/25

Today I played tennis a little bit in the morning. Since I haven't played for a few days, I didn't play very good. But I'm hoping I can get out on the court often again so I can play better. Also, I start soccer preseason for my school tomorrow. I'm looking forward to doing the training but I'm not looking forward to waking up early. But it'll be good for me so I can practice waking up early for school and getting ready for the soccer season. Also, it'll help me be in good shape for the rest of the cycle. 

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