Candidate Journals

Today I was basically on autopilot. School was normal and went by pretty fast, and I finished my work without much trouble. I did my requirements and then headed to taekwondo. My first class was PMAA, and we worked on single stick today. After that I helped with the Senior Tigers class; specifically the red belts and a blue belt on their forms. Then I worked with Emelia for her mentee session and helped her get ready for her belt test tomorrow. After that I had my mentor session with Master Weeks, and we went over a few self‑defenses. When I got home, I helped make dinner, listened to Atomic Habits for my essay, finished my homework, and called it a day. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

Today was a very cool and exciting day. I got to school, got work done, and me and my friend is almost done with episode 2 of our series, 4 boys, 1 car. Based off what our working speeds are, we will have it done by tomorrow. The only thing left to do is finish about 25 slides of editing, including sounds and animation speed. In math, we did review for a test tomorrow. Same for reading, expect the test is on Friday. For lunch, I had a lunchable. We did not go outside for recess today because they said word from word: "If we take you outside when it is cold, especially below freezing, we will get fired", and yet the 3rd graders are outside in 20 something degrees, and if we went outside, it would be 30 degrees. After recess, I went to AIG. After, we went into science....

Today was a good day in school today. We watched 101 Dalmatians until recess. Even though it was cold outside, I still had fun with my friends. When got home I read until it was about time to go to Taekwondo class. I was able to help out in class today as well as work with my mentee. After class I went to my grandparents house to eat dinner and then I went home.

Today was ok, just a basic Monday. I got most of the requirements done before school. School was kind of boring, nothing really happened. We did get picked up early from school, which was nice! When we got home I played outside for a little bit and then had a snack. Then we went to TKD, which was good. We learned the rest of the hapkido! Now I am doing some homework and watching American Idol. :)

Today was a good day.  No class today because I forgot my uniform at school.  So  I got all my ELA homework done and worked on my math project.  Did my requirements and going to bed early. 

In Scouts whenever we are teaching someone something new we use the EDGE method; Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, Enable. We just had color belt testing at LKN KT, so I did a lot of explaining and demonstrating today because most people are learning new curriculum. I feel like this is such a great way to give someone the basics or go into a deep explanation about something. Anyways, today was pretty good for a Monday. Unfortunately, I've got a lot of reading to do for English tonight and I still have some requirments to do. I hope everyone had a great start to the week! ~ Peyton

Terrible day honestly. I got like three hours of sleep and when I go to school I messed up my shoulder so bad at lunch I had to go home. I banged it against the door frame a now it’s bruised. I’m not going to school tomorrow either. It’s just annoying cause I didn’t get any of my requirements done other than like three small things that I did before school. Hopefully it’s not that big a deal and figures itself out in the next couple of days because I don’t want to get behind.

i did not do much went to school did my requirements and went to taekwondo help and did class and help my spruce tree.

Today was a decent day. It was tiring coming back to school on a monday. After school however I was able to go to the green way where I ran 2 miles then the gym where I finished all my physical requirements. I then went to Taekwondo where I was able to mentor my mentee before the teen class then attended that teen class. When I came home I studied for Taekwondo and my Biology test.

My day was allright nothing much happend i just did school. then i went to taekwando to help out.

today was a chill day. I had health as my elective with 3 of my friends. one of my teachers was sick and I hope I did not catch whatever he had. Over all 4.5 star day. would do it again. see ya 

Today was a usual day. I went to school and then came back home, hanging out with my friends. Then I went to taekwondo class and then came home and slept. Really plain and boring day. Hope tomorrow is a better day 

Today was a decent day. First I got up to run early in the morning like at 5:30-ish to run 1.50 mile.Then got ready for school and we were late for the bus.

Day 47: Today is my birthday! I celebrated my birthday and skipped martial arts for my party. Lots of kids and people came. Their names were Darsh, Ayaan, Anavi, and Pratick! I did my practice and I also ate pizza, doughnuts, cake, and juice!! I got lots of gifts and gave bags to them with treats inside and a t- shirt. Then, I open my gifts and went to bed!

I went on a field trip and got Dinosaur teeth shark teeth and a cool rock.

I was practicning last night  and  could not remember some things, go figure. So I went and reopened my drop box to look at old videos. I am now depressed. 1.  I was about 10 pounds lighter, 2. I at one time knew a lot of stuff. I have forgotten so many things from not practicing them. So the evil drop box made me realize just how much I have forgotten but should have retained.  I may need to relearn something and clearly fix some things. 

The main thing for me today was my exam. I'm doing alright in my class, but its kind of confusing for me. I took my second exam of the class and I felt okay about it. Had nothing else really going on so the rest of my day was pretty much a rest and relax time.

I didnt really do much today besides practice some taekwondo when i woke up and I did some school work.

Today was so long. I woke up pretty late today because I went to a party yesterday and returned late at night. There was a birthday party I had to attend, so I finished my physical requirements for the day, then got ready. It was a long drive because it was in South Carolina, but that was all right. When I got there, I ate a lot of food, did some activities, and played with my friends. That was about 4-5 hours, but after that, we had to go to another person's house. We ate dinner there, watched a movie, and did other stuff. I just came back home, and it is about 10:30 PM, so I am really tired. My body has been feeling better every day, but I am still sore all around.

today was a good day i ran two miles went to the Asian market and got pastries i had a mango smoothie i give it a 6.5 out of 10 the egg custard gets a 5 out of 10 and the yam bun gets a 7 out of 10 anyways peace

Almost done with my journals. Today was another productive day for me. I woke up and went to this church faith formation, which was pretty fun. A couple people there go to my school. After I ate another good and big breakfast, And then workout/ran, which went well and was tiring. I then did my requirements, and I also forgot to mention, yesterday while doing my kicked, I accidentally BROKE THE CHANDELIER while doing jump hook kicks .

Nothing much to say. I worked hard to get all the extra work done so I could have my weekends back but with all that extra work the weekend didn't seem long enough.  Getting back to a regular schedule takes time. Kind of like getting over jet lag.

I wanted to wake up at 9 am, but ended up waking at 8 am. I've been used to waking up at at 5 am everyday that now I'm prone to waking up early. Then I did my requirements and learned how to fry a fish. 

Today was simple. I started the day by making myself some toast. After that I did some requirements until about 1 and ate lunch. After lunch me and my dad watched some young Sheldon and I did some homework. By the time I finished I had a chess class then I ate dinner. 

this IS my LAST journal, today was REALLY MID, I woke up to watch church, came home chilled until it was time to go to my grandma's house, then went home and did my requirements. BANG

Today was a good day.  I had football practice and did my requirements and homework.  

cleaned walk the dog's water my spruce's tree updated the website when to Walmart and home Depoe and outback 

Today I had quite an eventful day. My mom decided that she wanted to go skiing today. Personally, I prefer snowboarding over skiing. Since we both typically wake up early, we had plenty of time to get ourselves ready and hit the road. We went to the Appalachian Ski Resort near Boone, it was about an hour in a half long drive. We arrived shortly after it opened and skied / snowboarded the slopes until late afternoon. While we were there, the resort had a real competition on slalom and freestyle skiing / snowboarding. It was really impressive to see how fast and high some of those athletes could jump into the air. since it was getting pretty late, we headed back home. We got home pretty late in the evening which meant I only had a little bit of time to do my requirements. I managed to do all that...

Today was a good day. I woke up earlier and finished all my physical requirements before lunch then went to the movies after lunch. After the movie I did all of my forms, self defence, and kicks.

Today was pretty good, nothing really happened. I got to sleep in a little bit. It was a nice day and morning, so me and my little sister played outside a lot and learned some new tricks. After that I had a snack a did the requirements. Then I worked on something’s and play a little bit on my IPad. Then we had a yummy dinner and now we are watching some basketball on TV. :)

Today was a fun day. There is a lot to catch up on since that I have not journaled in 2 days. On Friday, I played my basketball game. My team won the game, so they advanced to the game before the championship game. While they were playing, I was on the road to Georgia to watch a banana ball game, on Saturday. The teams that were playing were the clowns and the party animals. After the game, I checked in to the hotel that we were staying at for the trip. After we put our stuff down in the room, we went to the restaurant across the street. There was a place at the restaurant where you can feed the fish and turtles. After that, we went to bed. When we woke up, we went downstairs for breakfast. I had eggs, bacon bits, breakfast potatoes, a bagel, and a yogurt...

Today was a good day. In the morning I hung out with my friends and then after that me, my dad and my brother went to the mall. I got shoes, and then after we got ice cream. What a good day. After that I also played soccer with my friends. It was really windy today but it was also sunny. But the downside is tomorrow we have to get up early and go to school.

 Today was a chill day. First got up and ran 3 miles. Then played outside with my friends.Then went to go get pizza with my family, and went to the store and got some chips and some other food.

I had a pretty productive day. I finished all my requirements by sometime around 1, and I even managed to get a quick run in. The wind was crazy outside so it was short. Then after that I went back to my friend’s house cause I’m always over there. We finished our Spanish project together and that’s pretty much it. Now I’m just waiting on dinner.

Today was a normal Sunday. I woke up, did my requirements, and practiced my Poomsae. My parents and I vacuumed the house, and later me and my dad went down to play badminton. It was a total disaster because of the wind; we were freezing, barely hitting anything, and eventually just walked around for a bit before heading home. I helped make dinner, finished my homework, studied, and kept reading Atomic Habits for my essay. Pretty calm day overall. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

Super annoying how I keep forgetting to do these, so today I decided to write my journal early. I woke up sorta early so I could get requirments done early, then I got home and had to do my SAT tutoring, which takes forever. Now I'm finally home and I might just spend the rest of the day catching up on work. 

It's been a very requirement packed couple of days.  Lots of good work but I am ending Sunday absolutely exhausted.  It was a great weekend with a lot of fun  and a lot of training.  Saturday class had me sweaty!  All in all a good black belt cycle weekend. Hopefully the coming week will be just as good!

I haven't posted since Thursday so let me recap a little. Friday was good, I came home after school for about an hour and then got in the car to go camping with my scout troop. Every year there is an event called Klondike, where different troops compete at about 10-15 stations practicing skills like knots/lashings, fire building, teamwork/communication, first-aid, orienteering, ect all day Saturday. Friday night was not too bad but when we got up at 6:30 on Saturday morning it was pouring down rain. So we cooked breakfast and ate under rain tarps that we had to tie to trees. After about 9a.m. the rain stopped and the rest of they day was great! Most teams did really well and Saturday night they presented awards. My troop got 3rd place and congratulations to Carter Mech's team who got 1st!! This morning we packed up and came home. It was...

This weekend me and my scout troops competed in a team competition called Klondike. You have to do a bunch of scouting related activities that you get points after completing. my sled team called the Quarter Zips, got first place out of 18 different teams. The stations were fairly good and we did a lot with lashings and knots. We also made fires and stuff like that. overall 9/10 would go back again. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) 

I have no idea how but for two days this week my back has been so bad I looked like a ship listing to one side when I walk , just crazy and then  do not even get me started on  my shoulder not even sure why that is I will balme Master Cavaos if for the burpees, lol it was not him but need to balme someone. Anyway it is hindering my training and that is jsut not good for me at all.  We will keep working on forms and self defense. 

Today, I was kind of bored. I did nothing today and I only did eating! I did some practice and was bored again. Have a good day.

Today I had my early morning Black Belt Class. We work on kicks and poomsaes. After that I went home and mom had order breakfast. Later on my parents took me and my cousin to see GOAT movie. After the movie we went to my grandparents house to eat and to get ready for church tomorrow. 

Today was really cool actually. I got up pretty early and got everything done immediately, so that gave me lots of free time. I ended up going to hang out with my friends at one of their houses for the day and we baked and did like karaoke. Anyway it was fun, and a break I really needed. That’s it.

Today was pretty normal overall. I woke up, went to the Weekend's BBC class, we did the staff form first, after a while we worked on kicks and poomsaes such as hurricane back ect. We did Koreyo, yuk chang, sa chang and more. I came back home and drank juice as usual and after a while of cleaning, me and my parents went out for groceries, I came back did my requirements and studied and drew something! Overall normal Saturday. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

Today is Saturday I went to the morning black belt class. came home, and worked on my essays for a while. Then went  to Costco for the first time with my friend Samual and got a lot of samples and hung out with him after we made smoothies for a while then we played Minecraft then took him home.

This morning we had sparring, junior, and senior tiger classes. After sparring a couple of the candidates and I decided to have fun with the band on our pull up bar. We attached two bands to it so our pull ups looked effortless. We also did the same for push ups and did jump push ups which looked like we were flying for a second. We have the bands to help those who are developing their pull up strength but we also use it to mess around a little like today. After classes I helped my dad clean out one of our sheds that was packed with furniture and boxes. He's been meaning to clean it out and today was a good day for it. 

Woke up and went to black belt class. I had chocolate milk this morning before I went, and I don’t know if it was the best idea but it was sure delicious. Afterwards I had breakfast where I ate a lot of protein, which is my nutrition goal challenge , and then went to the library which they had a gym  to workout. Then I went outside to this trail and got 2 miles in. Mostly it for today.

Today was alright, I woke up to go to BB class, then went to my cousins proposal, then went home and chilled, then did my requirements later.

Today was a pretty good day. I woke up and went to Saturday BBC. After I assisted the Jr. Tigers class and lead warm ups. I then went home where I did all my physical requirements including running 2 more miles.

Today was a good day.  I ran my mile with my dog and I went to a lot of stores.  I did black bet class, got a hair cut, ran errands with my mom, and went to football practice. I worked on my math project and did my requirements.  Now I’m in my bed watching YouTube and going to sleep.

Today was a busy day. I went to KT for BBC and then I went to a birthday party to another birthday party consisting of many hours. It was super fun and then I cooled down at home watching the winter olympics with my family.

Today I woke up and went to class. we worked a lot on staff forms and black belt forms. After class, I came home and knocked out some homework. I had a pretty big AP Environmental Science project that I was able to complete along with some other regular assignments from other classes. After that, I started doing my requirements. After my requirements, I ate dinner and had a peaceful evening to relax. - Lucas

Today was a long morning. I had to go to the dojang at 9 am for the sparring class. It was pretty fun as I got to do some fun drills and spar with my friends. After that, I had a mentee session and reviewed her Poomsae and Self-Defense with Instructor Brayden's help. I also helped out with a junior tiger's class, which was fun too. Overall, today was a great day!

Finally I get to go to black belt class this morning, im feeling much better and ready to work. It's been a long week staying at home. I excited I get to work with Adam and get back on track with classes. 

Today was normal i went to school and a club and went to taekwondo for sparing and blackbelt

I was able to work off all of the snow days. I finished it off today with time to spare.  It's going to be a great weekend.

Pretty nice day today. We had a sub in first period so I could really just relax and take it easy in school today. At BB class we were able to work on the written test and confirm our answers. When I got home, I ate some Dairi-Os and recognized one of my friends working there.

On Fridays we just have black belt class and sparring. Before and after the classes we helped the candidates find their answers to the written test coming up. March feels really close and that means the end of this spring cycle. Making sure that I'm on track and not lagging behind. In class we focused on poomsae memorization and kicking conditioning. 

Today was a good day ran two miles went to the mall I finished all my mentor sessions and all my sparing classes im gonna try to finish all my mentee sessions next im gonna have to make sure to schedule them because I have six left besides that we good anyways peace

We had free time today at school. So I watch a movie and did some drawings. This afternoon my little cousin came to visit for the weekend. I went to Black Belt class today and worked on my falls and rolls and came home and played some video games.

I got my requirements done. I went to school and after I went straight home and finished some homeworks. After I did that, I went to KT for a BBC and then to piano class.

Today at school was pretty smooth sailing. I guess the teachers were looking forward to the weekend as well. After school, I went to King Tiger for a mentee session. We worked a lot on self defense. I came home shortly after and started doing requirements. Then I went back to King Tiger for class and a mentor session. We worked a lot on belt self defense, especially number 5. After class, I came home and got to the requirements I could not get to earlier. I got some homework to do over the weekend, that's my plan for tomorrow. - Lucas

Today was pretty good, happy Fri-Yay! We had kind of a busy morning, but nothing really happened at school. After school we when strait to TKD for rolls and fall, which was good! Then we did BBC, which was also pretty good. When we got home we had some dinner and watch some TV. Now I am doing the requirements and homework. :)

Today was ok, I woke up, went to school, had a math and science test that took me like 10 mins total... Then I went home and did some homework, then went to rolls and falls as well as BB classes. Then after that I went home and had some dinner then did my requirements.

Pretty cool day. Did pretty much the same as everyday for the first part of it, then my friend stayed at my place for a while and helped me with my self-defense and kicking. Then I went to class early to study the written test. Then I also stayed later to study more for the written test. That’s pretty much it.

Today was a good day because I made 100 on both of my tests.  In black belt class I saw one of my friends Kenneth and that’s about it. 

Today was pretty normal overall. School went by in a blur, but I finished my work and caught up on my missing assignments. I practiced a few poomsaes and some self‑defenses, then finished my requirements for the day. I also made dinner later on. I didn’t feel great in the morning, but I’m feeling much better now. Just a steady Friday. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

My day this is my second day fasting for rammadan im doing good so far,I had school and i talked with a lot of my friends then i went to friday prayer then i went to takwando to do a class.

Today was a good day. Today at school my biology teacher gave me my recommendation letter and I was able to cook pizza by scratch in Foods and Nutrition I. After school I went to the Greenway where I ran 3 miles and to the gym where I did all my physical requirements. I finally came home and practiced my forms, self defence, and kicks.

Today was very busy. I went to school early just like every Friday for art club. I am working on a mural that I designed with my friend and we are actually making a lot of progress! I’m so excited for it to be done 😄 School was otherwise pretty normal. This week has been busy with tests, etc. so it was good to have a chill day. This whole week I have also been helping out at color belt testing which was a lot of fun! Today I did rolls and falls and BBC after school. When I got home we ate my favorite dinner ever: wings and potato salad :) It was so delicious. Anyway now I’m relaxing before a busy weekend!

Fun day! I finished all my work in school, so when I came home, I chilled a bit. I then finished all my physical requirements and was proud of myself. I also had to go early to Taekwondo to finish my requirements there. I had a BBC Weekend class, a Sparring Class, a Mentor Session, and a Leadership Credit 2, which I was happy about. I just came back home from Taekwondo, and I have to go to my friend's house for some reason. I think tomorrow is Day 50 of the cycle, which I am happy for.

What a great week for my workouts!  I felt the strongest this week because I did 2 pull ups and when I started this journey, I could not even do 1.  This is a huge accomplishment for me and I really can't wait to see how many I can get to by the end of cycle.  Hoping next cycle Cenzo will be able to join me because he graduated to high red yesterday and broke that board on his final attempt.  Overall a great week!

Today i had a great day. First talked to my friends imto it was time for class. Sdcond we went to music and came back to class to do our ckla quick check i did good on it then it was snack time i ate some chips jello and a juice. Then did a kahoot then did our math quick check i also did good Then ate lunch went outside then came back into the class and did our ss quick check.[ preatty much just quich checks lol].

Long day but a good one. Nice workout this morning followed by some miles then our final day of color belt testing. All in all it was a great testing week and our students should be proud of themselves. I hope everyone has a fantastic Friday!

In the evening I went to work at the ninja gym. I haven't been back to work for a couple of weeks since I needed to help at the dojang with my dad being gone. I missed the gym and the students there, even though they frustrate me sometimes. Afterwards I had my class to teach and also ended up teaching adult class since there was pmaa testing going on in our dojang. I rarely ever teach the adults and I like teaching them. Its a smaller class and they all catch on easily so Master Foster likes to have them practice some advanced drills no matter their belt.

Today I woke up and went to school, like very ordinary day. I finished up an essay in alps which i hope i got a hundred on. I didn’t go to taekwondo today as they are still testing, but i am definitely going tomorrow either to regular lake Norman, or maybe even Harrisburg

Really excited for school tomorrow because I’m not going to have much work that day! But regarding today, I spent a majority of it working on a club project with some classmates. I’m also excited for tomorrow because I might be able to go out somewhere with my friends, so that’s something to look forward to.

Today was good. Happy about Friday eve! At school I had a couple quizzes and a test that went very well. After school we went to run with the high belts and help out at testing, which went great! My mom and little sister tested for high red! After testing they wanted to go to Chick-fil-a, which was very yummy! Now I am doing homework and the rest of the requirements. :)

Today was a good day. I got 26/26 on my social studies test. I did a lot of math homework today and my requirements now going to bed. 

Tomorrow is the last day of makeup work and that's a very good thing. I how everyone is doing well.

Pretty much the same as yesterday. I got up and did some requirements, then headed to school. It was my friend’s birthday so that was cool. After school I went on a run then went to her house and we smashed her cake. After that I went to go help with 2 classes but I only ended up doing one because I had to leave early to work on some school stuff. That’s it.

Today was very tiring from multiple classes last night. Made through school but math class was a blur. It took a lot to want to exercise but I pushed through. Tomorrow is a new day and new challenges. Back to work. 

Today was just boring and normal i went to school and had a test in science which went not in favor but after the test we got assigned more homework than normal which sucked but after school i went ahead and ran because it was actually nice outside today and i had some time before it got dark and i did the rest of my requirements.

Today was pretty good. I went to school and it was mostly the same. Then I came home and did my homework and some requirements. After that I went to TKD and helped with class. I did manage to get a mentee session. However after class I was showing someone my creative form and I twisted my knee really badly on a reverse tornado kick and my knee feels really wonky. Overall my day wasn’t bad and I’m just ready for the weekend.

I qoke up early today and I got my requirements done fast. I went to school and had a bunch of assignments. After school I went to the orthodontist to tighten my braces. 

Day 46: Today was another sick day for me. I stayed home from school and mostly rested and exercised and sleep. I went to play chess with my father and won because I have been practicing chess for 2 years! My mom also made me mac and cheese. It was yummy. Then I ate dinner and went to bed. My parents told me I would go to school tomorrow because I stayed home for two days straight. Have a wonderful Thursday, guys!

Today was a fine day. I woke up fine, got to school, and got work done. Me and my friend were working on the next episode of our show. The animation is almost done, but we still have a little more to go. In math, we did the same thing as yesterday. Reading was the same. For lunch, I had a lunchable. For recess, I played soccer, like always. For intervention, I worked on the show. For science, I learned that I was part of 4 people that got mastery on our test yesterday, so while the other people were doing test corrections, me and my friend were working on the show. For encore, we learned more about weather. After school, I went to taekwondo, lead ups in the warmups, and got a mentor session in after. After all of that, I went to swim. Class ended early because some random...

did requirements went to school help everyone in math went to gym played football outside and went outside in ag. then I got home and did more requirements then i went to the high school and did open house and chose my classes.  

Today was ok, I woke up, went to school, came home, did like 3 math assignments, then watched tv until dinner, then after dinner I did my requirements. I also ran 2 miles at school.

Today was okay. In school today, we did some basic stuff, and I did my work. I had a Spanish test that was a little hard, but I pushed through. In PE, we finished drafting our volleyball teams after finishing our basketball unit. I then came back home and finished my homework. I also finished all my physical requirements. I then got ready for Taekwondo. I got both my leadership credits and then got a mentor session in too. I just returned, and guests were over at my house, so I did my work in my room. I hope tomorrow will be better than today.

Today was a good day. There wasn't anything out of the usual at school. After school I came home and ran 3 miles because it was feeling nice agian, after I ran I finished up all my physical requirements for the day. I wasn't able to go to Taekwondo today however since I had not transportation.

Lots of stuff going on tonight! I went to school and came home with about an hour of homework. I went running and started my other requirements. It was reallly nice to have a break from sparring this week (LKN KT has color belt testing)! I've been working ahead on my requirements to have a break this weekend while I go camping and thats been going ok. I also had to pack for my camping trip tonight because I have about an hour tomorrow at home before I get in the car. My dad made burgers and fries for dinner tonight that were delicious! Tomorrow is my last day of no sweets and I'm so excited!! I hope everyone has had a great week. If you are sick or injured I hope you feel better soon and get to rest over the weekend! ~ Peyton

Today was a normal school day. After finishing up my requirements, I headed to taekwondo. I led kicks and punches, then worked with the green belts on their kicks and their belt‑level poomsae. After that I had my mentee session with Lolitta; we focused on Chil‑chang and Hapkido Number 1, so basically her belt‑level material instead of lower‑belt stuff today. I wrapped up the day by reviewing my Bo‑Cho‑Dan special with Master Weeks. Overall, just a normal Thursday. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

Today I woke up and went to school. Was not looking forward to it because I knew I had two major tests back to back in my first two classes. My 4 hours of studying last night paid off because I got a 97% on my history test. I am still waiting to hear back from math. The rest of the school day was smooth sailing. After school, I came home and started doing my requirements. Since there was no sparring class this week due to colored belt testing, that left me with a couple of hours to relax. Remember, strength does not come from winning against your struggles. Strength comes from facing your struggles and deciding not to give up. - Lucas

Well I finally had to go to the dr and I have the flu and an ear infection so now I know why I've been sick all week. Hopefully with some meds I'll be back in business soon. Hopeing to make it to black belt class tomorrow since I've miss all week.

Today was a pretty chill day first I had to do morning work to do then we went to pe to do our new lesson witch was basketball we did some dribbling and 1v1s so that was fun then did ckla then win time then math then ss.

So excited for today, my son is testing for his high red belt.  I know he can do hard things even if he thinks he can't.  I am such a proud mama bear and can't wait to see where he goes.

Today was a better day but long. My stomach didn't hurt today at school. When I got home I ate a snack and got ready to go to taekwondo class. I worked with my mentee and had sparring and black belt class. I was able to work with my mentor as well. Got home late and ate dinner with my grandparents.

Another night of color belt testing, it went well.  There were a few moments where the student was nervous and had a case of the yips but a little direction or encouragement and they moved on. That's something to remember, your instructors and masters know you at tbis point...if you just make a mistake or are nervous, they can tell. Conversely, if you haven't prepared or simply don't know and are watching others...they can tell. So can your fellow testers. Everyone gets nervous or a little too hyped, just make sure that you have a foundation of strong work and lots of practice. I most definitely get the yips...working on relaxing those nerves. Have an excellent Thursday!

Simple  day today. I woke up for school, and got breakfast there. Their breakfasts aren’t that bad, but it isn’t the best. After school I got all my requirements in for today. I have run day at school tomorrow so I can get in some miles then.