Candidate Journals

Today I went to the pool with the summer camp I was in. The pool was great but every time we go there I get bit by a mosquito. I really like the pool but it does not have a diving broad.  It has a water slide.

  Yesterday my mom, sister, and I went to Carowinds and the waterpark and were really tired when we came back because it was extremely hot so it was tiring but we had fun. Today was just like any normal day. I did my requirements and did my 2 mile run in the morning. I woke up kind of late because I was tired from yesterday so when I did my run, it was hot. Then I had a mentor session with Master Knight, took normal class and lead warm ups for a Leadership 2 credit.(only need one more!!!!) then had leadership and took hyper. In hyper we used nunchucks. Then I helped in a class and helped the white belts. After that class was over, I had a mentee session. It has been great being on the cycle and I can't wait for the challenges in the rest of the...

Today, I had a sleepover at my fiends house. I did my requirements and we played a lot. I also went to the pool. Then, i went to hyper pro. Then i did leadership. that was my day. 

Today I went to the mall and had such a fun day hanging with my friends.and I had so much fun buying things and just looking around.

Hi! We are going to the Bitmore tomorrow! It is my second time going but it is still cool that I am going. Anyway I just got done doing the Physical requirements and I was wanting to tell you what it is like to be in the cycle. It is hard and you may feel like giving up but you have to push through it, you may be sore at the end of the cycle but it is all worth it when you get the black belt. That is my bit of advice on going through the cycle. Oh yeah I also want to talk a bit about the Biltmore. I am going to go whith my family from my Mom's side. It is going to be fun because my Mom's family has not gone to the Bitmore which is a good thing because everything is going to be new to...

Today I went to the mall with my mom and brother and we saw now you see me 2 and shopped and I did some requirments .

Today I did my workout but didn't run. Iwatched movies and then went to bed good night.

Today in the morning I played Pokémon Go. While playing I saw the movie Finding Dory. It was a very good movie. Later me, my mom, and my sisters went to Petco. We went so we could get a fish tank. After that I came home and did my requirements. I also worked on my book essay.

I woke up and went to Ortho Carolina to check my foot. My foot is only bruised, not broken. I have a special shoe to wear. I couldn't do my physical requirements because of my foot do I played with Legos. Later I played on the Xbox. Then I ate dinner and went to bed.

today I finally came back from Hilton head and mh sure does it feel good to be back. I had so much fun with my family and I thank them so much for taking me there.

Today was boring! I woke up at 10:00! That is very late for me. So I ate breakfast and printed my written test. Then, i played outside for a little while. When it started to get hot, i went back inside and ate lunch. Then, i watched YouTube and did my requirements after that. I am about to go to my friends house for a sleepover.

Soooo summer for me is nuts with work travel so unfortunately TKD has to take a backseat which does not make me a happy camper but it is what it is.  This weekend I had to take a time out with some obligations and decompress as I know the next two weeks is going to be brutal.  Friday after work chipped away on the domestics then Saturday I said time out and went to the pool.  Just needed not to think about anything but the positive was I did get 900 kicks in.  Not one to just sit at the pool like to be in it and active - - -to me requirements in the water is awesome- -definitely get some strange looks.  Today was up before the sun with work stuff, nailed the domestic - -take that laundry mountain you are gone - -and was able to get some pushups & sit ups done between...

On my run this AM, saw this huge crane flying over head. I didn't even know we had cranes. Worked on my black belt test today. Hopefully, I'll get my hero essay completed today. Also, I need to work on not getting dizzy on all the spinning kicks. I'm not great at them as it is, but about 2 spins and I'm down for the count from dizziness. 

Today I just did all of my requirements and watched some TV and movies nothing really exciting but school is in a week.

I just came back home from vacation on the beach and this vacation truly felt like a vacation as we had no internet signal over the last week I was not able to log in my requirements but I had a great time none the less. On my first day of running I actually got lost and had to run into a nearby hotel and ask for directions back to my condo but I will say I had a great time on my vacation besides that little hitch and I am ready to dive fully back into my audit cycle. I am happy to back and ready to go back to work at the dojang tomorrow!

Today, I had a good day. I woke up and played for a little while. Then, i took black belt class. We did lots of things and i learned a lot. Then, I had lunch and my friend came. Then, i went to  real soccer match at the Bank of America Stadium. I had so much fun. Then, i went to a graduation party

Today was a good day at King Tiger. Right before I started sparring class, I was asked to help out with a Junior Tigers class. Right after that, I was asked to help with a family class. I was then allowed to go into sparring class and the black belt class afterward. I’m glad that I was able to help my dojang when it needed help and get requirements for the cycle at the same time.

I got back from Black belt class today with Master Knight at the North Charlotte location. It was a fun one but we learned at the same time. I am going to tell you what I did at the class. The first thing we did was some color belt  poomsae and self defense. After that we went into some Koryo poomase and self defense. Then when the Bo-Cho-Dan were off of the mat  and doing the physical requirements, the first pooms and the other black belts did there poomsaes.Now I am going to tell you what I have learned. I learned how they got the name King Tiger. They named it that because they wanted to be as humble as a king and as fierce as a tiger, I also learned how to hold a paddle correctly and I leaned an easy way of how to work on your V sit-up's....

I woke up early and did my physical requirements. Then I went to King Tiger. First I took sparring. It felt like it was 4 hours but it was only 2 hours. Then I took black belt class. We got a lot done. When i got back home I ate lunch and then I rested. My foot started hurting like crazy. The pain wouldn't go away. I couldn't move my foot and it felt stiff so I stayed on the couch the rest of the day. Then I went to bed.

A day of Tae Kwon Do! Woo Hoo!! I'm sore, tired, but feel good spending most of the day training. Sparring class was educational and tough as always. Black belt class was good. I do all my self defenses in order when I practice at home. It is hard when you do them randomly. So much more to do. I interviewed my hero this AM. Fascinating!!

today i spared it was very rough i did an essay ate and then i went to bed

Today has been a great day because I got to do lots of things. I went to black belt class and Master Knight lead the class. We got a lot of things done. We did a little bit of almost everything. Then once I came back, I went to the pool and came back and did my requirements. We are having pizza for dinner tonight.

Today me and my mom made the decision to sign me up for the Carolina Olympic Sparring Developmental Camp. I won't be able to do the open championships though because I will be out of the country. 

Today i was on the lake all day until black belt class, just relaxing in the boat.

Today, I did my requirements in the morning and then i went to my friends house.After that, I ran 3 miles around my neighborhood. I had a good day 

I don’t think the fire alarm likes us. It went off during summer camp again today, but we knew there was no fire, so we made the kids put their shoes on before going outside. The problem should be temporarily fixed because the alarm was disabled. Hopefully there will be a permanent solution to this problem soon.

today i went to defy gravity did my work out came home went to bed

Running in the morning is always interesting. Last week there was this beautiful full moon. This morning a huge owl swooped down toward me and Nala ( my beagle) and vered up at the last minute. It was beautiful and a little scary. I told Nala it was going have her for a snack, but decided at the last moment she was too big. Lol! Missed 3 days of running and requirements due to work and being sick. Getting back in the groove today. Surprisingly, I feel better when I start my day with a run. Never thought that would happen.

Today I watched the new Ghostbusters movie. Later I had a mentor session. I was planning to do a mentee session but my mentee had to leave in the middle of the mentor session. So from now on I have to make sure I do the mentee session before the mentor session.

Today I went to defy gravity with 2 of my friends, and we all played dodge ball most of the time. My brother accidentally hit the ref in the face, she was ok though. But it was funny, then we went to my grandmother's house, ate dinner then went home.

Today I went on a boat in Lake Norman which was really fun then I ate zaxbys and took black belt class and then came home.

I woke up early and finished my physical requirements. Then I went to king tiger. We had electronics day so we stayed there. We had lunch and played on the mats. I saw the best flat Lego Beyblade. Later I got to help out with the junior tigers class and I got mentored by Master Knight. When I got home, I ate dinner. That finished my day.

today me and my friend and my parents where hanging out at the pool all day just swimming and finally we are going to an escap room.

Today I woke really late because last night one of our smoke detectors battery had to be changed so then it kept making beeps so I could not sleep all night. When I woke up, I did my run and other requirements. Then I watched some TV while eating breakfast. I hope I get some sleep tonight.

Hi, I had a lot of fun this week at the Hornets Basketball camp and I want to share what I did with you. First let me just say that it is a privilege to get to go to a Hornets Hoops camp because not every one can go to one. I am so happy that I was a able to go to some camps in the past few years. At the beginning of this camp it was a hard time with the teammates because they were not passing the ball and we gave a lot of turn overs to the opponents.On championship Thursday we were the worst team there but we made it to the championship game. We may have lost but we made it to the championship game and that is a win in my book. I also got better at ball handling and got the award for best...

Today, during summer camp, the fire alarm went off. I was in the middle of a mentor session, so I was barefoot when I went out the building. It was a hundred degrees outside and the ground was at least ten degrees hotter. There was no fire to my knowledge, so we went right back inside, but only to hear the fire alarm again and head back outside. The cause of the dual fire alarm is unknown to me, but that was the highlight of my day.

Right now me and my familia is watching all in with cam newton and mys sister says she doesnt like this episode because it makes everything easy.

I took black belt class at Master Even's school today. It was good. Kind if wish it was longer, I love taking black belt class. Master Cavazos made sure we were strong and correct in out technique. I messed up green belt self defense #6, the superman punch. I flew right into my partners punch. I redid it, and got it correct that time, but I couldn't help but laugh. 

Today, I woke up and i had to go to the J.N. Fries transition camp in the morning. I came back at 2. Then, I did my requirements and then went to go help out the family class. After that, I took black belt class. The fire alarm went off today, so that was unusual

Today at tae kwon do we playedd lasertag then I helped out with summercamp class and then I took class went on a run when I got back everyone was reading they got in trouble then we did competitions and then I took sparring  and we used medicine balls.

  I woke up early and finished my physical requirements. Then I went to King Tiger. Next I went to Reedy Creek Nature Center. I got to see and study a giant Asian hornet. I also got to eat a leaf. When I got back, I helped out with class. Then I had a mentor session with Master Knight. The fire drill went off 2 times in a row. Later I took black belt class and then another false alarm fire drill went off. Then I finished my day.  

Today the fire alarm at the restaurant under tae kwon do went off many times.  The men from fire department started to get annoyed. Even with that I still got my requirements done.

Today during summer camp we played laser tag, my team won. After we got back to the dojang we had class, using sticks, and it was alright. When doing my requirements I was also practicing kip-ups because it's been quite a long time since I've tried. During sparring class we just killed our legs doing suicides with the medicine balls and squats.

toyday i helped my neighber went to tea kwon do came home fell asleep

Today I just finished all my requirements and am going to class in about an hour, I can finally wear my pmaa uniform!! So that's about it.

Did the usual thing today, went to the movies with King Tiger today. We saw the Book of Life, which is super cute!!! Kind of made me think of my Black Belt Reading. I'm reading the Alchemist. Like the movie, the Alchemist talks about how you should listen to your heart and choose your own path. Book of Life: write your own story The Alchemist: find your personal legend   My mentee is out of town for a couple days. I asked her mom and dad if they could watch her do 10 push-ups at least every other day.  The kids like making wagers with me. When I lose I let them chose if I do push-ups or burpees. 

Not much happened today. I've still been worn out from Kukkiwon and my sleep schedule is extremely messed up. I started running to class again and it was awful today. It was 97 degrees! On the bright side i got to enjoy a delicious seafood taco when i got home. I have to say it was worth the wait.

Today at tae kwon do we went to the movies took class and I did my requirments and went to a party

Today I got back to my normal routine for tkd, and we didn't really go anywhere today but I did go to class and got a mentor session plus leadership 1 and 2, so a pretty good day.

Today I got to finally do sparring again. I ran and worked out and got to play with my turtle today! Good night!

Today was a pretty good day. I went walking with my mother after work. It was very relaxing getting to just walk and look at some of the buildings I don’t usually come across. I also confirmed that Master Knight will be my mentor, so I’ll be training with him during summer camp.

I woke up early and did my physical requirements. Then I went to king tiger and went to the movies. We watched Hotel Transylvania 2. Then we ate lunch at the park and when we got back we took class and hit Bryce with the noodles for his birthday. Later I took sparring. It was challenging. Then I went home for the day.

Today, I did all of my requirements in the morning. I also finished 1 essay. I am happy. Then, i played with my friend who came from India yesterday. Then,i took sparring class. After that, I helped out in the family class. That was my day

My mentee and I had a great working session. One of the things we worked on was how to do exercises using the correct form. We also worked on all ways using the correct form when doing hop step kicks.

today I took normal class as a white belt for my white belt challeng and was a white belt since Monday. I lead warm ups in this class and had a meteor session before this class. We worked on staff form 2 and knife special self defense. Then I took sparring class. It was really tiring. Then I helped out in a class and helped the white belts. And I also had a mentee session in the end. I got a lot of credits today.

Today I went to summer camp and took class as a white belt because white belt challenge then went to the pool came back ate snack I helped out with class and went running with Dillon then took sparring and went to my Grandmas house and ate food and now i'm writing a journal

today i came back from the beach 5 hour drive went to black belt went to bed good night!!!

Today we came back from the beach and the drive back was 5 hours long! But we entertained our selves, and the sun was very bright and my face and back got burned so every time the sun shined on me it hurt badly. But my face felt very smooth, mostly my nose. So that was my day.

Today during summer camp we went to the pool, and of course the kids were crawling all over me. After that I helped with some class, mostly did my requirements and then I went for a run, with Logan. During sparring class we did a lot of sparring drills with the shields, and then we did a kickboxing kind of sparring style.

Push ups were easy last week, now there a little hard again. Took sparring again, super fun. I'm pretty tired, going to the pool wears me out

I woke up early and finished my physical requirements. Then I went to King Tiger. We went to the park where it was so hot. I couldn't withstand the heat. Later we ate lunch. There was an army of flies and bees. When we got back, I helped with class. Then I took piano and black belt class. It was challenging. Then I went home for the day.

Hi I am really just trying to take up time so that I can go watch digimon Yes I watch digimon yes I know its a little kids show but its fun to watch the show you watched 5 years ago

Today, I ran 1 mile in the morning. Then, i did my requirements. I got a lot done. Then, i went to my friends house. Then, we went to the pool. But it thundered like crazy in Moss Creek, so they closed the pool. Then, I went to go help out in the family class. Then, I took black belt class

Today was a hot day. I was in that heat for most of my day. I was playing at a play ground and fell off a spinning ride. The rest of the day was very hot and only got hotter. I had a very sweaty black belt class. 

Today was a fun day. I did my requirements and then ate lunch. After that I went to the family class to help out. Then I went to black belt class. We practiced all of our poomsaes the whole class. Everyone was tired after black belt class. I came home ate dinner. Now I'm going to sleep. Good Night.  

Helped out with classes today. almost every physical thing we made the kids do, I did it with them. I end up doing a lot of physical requirements. I did 100 burpees and squat thrust today. I also did a mentor session. Master Natasha checked all my gwe forms and staff form. Plus I showed someone their staff form. worked really hard today. Especially since I didnt do anything Sunday. I sprained my finger at Kukkiwion and refuse to let me do anything but rest and chores. 

So I am going to bed right now don't really have anything special to talk about today so yeah. did you know there is this thing called gps spoofing. Its where you trick your somewhere else like in pokemon go and it makes pokemon uncatchable so you basicly just waste your pokeballs in an attempt to get more pokestops. it also happens if you are playing the game safley as a passenger  down the highway.

Today, while I was running, my leg started to bother me and I got a headache. I had to walk part of my three miles for the day because of it. When I got home, I felt much better. I hope this sort of thing doesn't happen on the day of the test because I would like to have a not-terrible-but challenging time.

Today I remembered something I like to do when I am bored. I would do the water bottle flip challenge. It is where you fill up a water bottle about 3/8s of the way. Then you grab it by the cap and flip it up. The goal is to get it to land on the bottom and stand up. I wasn't very successful because I hadn't done it in ages. But I still did pretty well. I tried to flip it up the stairs and down the stairs except for the fact that I was very unsuccessful. My dad tried it as well and he didn't get a single on to stay up. Maybe I could do this as my newly learned skill. (rhetorical question)

I woke up early and went to king tiger. I finished my physical requirements and won a round of museum. We went to the pool and they had a big slide. It was fun. I got a record for going the fastest. When we got back we watched a movie and then I took class. Later I took hyper and we were got to use nunchucks. That was my first time using them. I had a good  day.

When me and my brother woke up we went to my dads house and watched  t.v.  Then me and my dad went back to my house to get sleepover things.  Then I went to Brookes house for the sleepover.  Next we disgust our options for things to do and ended up going to the pool.  After the pool we made this body scrub that makes your skin soft.  Then we made pretzels and bagels and had dinner.  Finally we went outside to play.  

Today was another tiring day, but it was very good. I found out about all the credits you earn from attending Kukkiwon, and I ate really good pizza from Jasons Deli. Other than that, it was a pretty normal day. I helped out with classes after summer camp and got a lot done since it is red stripe week. I'm excited to finally sleep now though.

Today I had a mentor session and worked on staff forms 1 and 2. I got better at twirling the staff over my head. I am stating to go through it and not have my hand facing the wrong way.

Today, i was at my friends house in the morning. I had a sleepover at his house. I did my requirements and ate breakfast. Then, we played Xbox for a little while. I did nothing till Hyper. We practiced nunchuks. It was fun. Then, I helped out in the family class.

Today at summer camp we went to the pool it was a lot of fun, they had a basketball hoop and a water slide.  After we ate lunch, watched a movie and got ready for class.  After that my dad picked me up early so I could go to my guitar lesson.  

Yesterday, I competed in the Kukkiwon Cup. I came in third place during the competition. I practiced right before I competed and the poomsae went very well. It was the best one yet. I'm proud of the medal I got and hope to do better in the next tournament I'm in.

Today I got back from Greenville for the Kukkiwon Cup, I had a lot of fun over the weekend at the tournament. I hope everybody else did to.

Today, I did some of my requirements in the morning. Then, I went to Kshitij's house for dinner. Then, my friend came to my house and we did the rest of my requirements. Then i went to boy scouts. Now, I am going to my friends house for a sleepover.

Kukkiwon Cup was good!! I got a bronze metal in poomsae. But sparring was awesome. I think I did really well. The first girl I went against beat me by 2 points, but I got some really good kicks and head shots in. Then I sparred for second place. I won the second match and got sliver. I am pretty happy.  

Today I did my requirements and looked over and finished some essays. Today was a productive day. I got a lot done. 

I woke up and had Eggo pancakes. That was my first time trying them and they tasted good. Then we watched TV and ate lunch. Then we went to the pool and after we got Dunkin donuts. It was good. When we got back I played some games and ate dinner and went to bed.

At Kukkiwon I did poomsae and got a silver but in sparring got a gold because I won the first round and on the second round had to go the the medic so the guy got disqualified 

Today I am going to the beach. Stayed at the hotel last night and was so tired from Kukkiwon!

Our DoJang is AWESOME!!! I want to adopt a Tae Kwon Do mom to have my back. The parents, and grandparents were on point with changes of clothes, snacks, drinks and hugs. Everyone had a fan club called family. The kids really do take their cue from their family.  (Shout out to Mrs. Evins for being my coach/mom during the sparring match) Once again I was impressed by the effort that went into the competition. The event was well organized and geared toward a safe competition. The judges and referees were attentive and alert. Win or lose, I think the respect for the competitors shone through.  Instructor Hero kept us on point and focused. With all of the excitement, he made us stretch and warm up just like sparring class. I really helped to calm me down. His breathing exercises make an old zen meditation practitioner proud. Timing is everthing, at...

To tired to journal .... will talk about Kukkiwonn tomorrow

today i mostly went to the pool and was hanging with my friends which is always fun, and i'm so excited to finally go on the vacation i have been dreaming about the past month. 

Today I did some of my requirements. I was very tired after I did them so I relax for a while. I ate lunch and then we went to the bank. The bank was closed so we went back home. I played outside for 4 hours with my friends. I came home and ate dinner. Now I'm going to sleep. Good night.

Today was a relaxing day, I practiced with my basketball, went to game stop to sell my games, and that was it.

Today, i did basically nothing in the morning. Then, i went to a birthday party. it was fun. Then i went to run while dribbling my soccer ball.

Today I went to the kukkiwon cup and it was awesome!!!!! I got both gold in sparring and poomsaes!!! In sparring I started out down 0 to 5. Then I got up to 4 and he was all the way at 12!! Then I made a huge come back and I ended up at 16 and he ended up at 14. It was the best tournament ever, and I really like the medals.

Hi, I think that this years Kukiwon Cup is the best one I have ever been to. It was really fun and I want to tell you about my experience there. First of all I want to give a shout out to Taylor Belcher because this was her first Kukiwon and she did very well in this cup and I hope she had fun. My experience was very fun and I was proud for the people that I was cheering on.  I competed in forms and I chose Koryo for my form, I got a Bronze medal. Everyone gave me a high five and told me I did a good job. Everyone else did good and I was happy for my friends. This was also the first time I ate korean food. Oh and after my form competition my dad and I went to get snowcone's from Kona snow. It was...

Today is my grandpa's birthday.  Sometimes he takes me and my sisters to tae kwon do classes.  He is the person who always takes me to places when my parents can not.  I can depend on him.  I am glad he is here.

I woke up, ate breakfast and started my exercises. Then we went to the pool. Then when I got back home we visited with my Uncle and Aunt for awhile. Then at night we watched the Olympic Trials. 

I woke up early. I ate breakfast and later went to my grandparent's house. I did my physical exercises and did some of the test questions. We ate lunch and played outside, then went home.

Well, I'm finally home from Kukkiwon. It was a lot better than I expected it to be. I got a gold medal in Poomsae and a silver in sparring. The worst part was definitely the drive. I woke up at 2 because I thought we were leaving at 3:15. I didn't get picked up until 4! It was a four hour drive both ways and it was exhausting. But it was a great experience and definitely worth it.

Today, we went to get my school supplies. I actually thought that we went early, but there was not everything there that we wanted. I did requirement and went to some ones house for dinner

Today was electronic day at camp. We keep getting in trouble because people were to loud or acting up. The internet was a struggle for me to get but I still got it.

Me and my little brother are starting a youtube channel called random bros. We havent done anything yet except shoot videos

Tomorrow is Kukkiwon! I'm really excited but also very nervous. I've been working on my Poomsae, stances, and sparring a lot and i hope it will make a difference tomorrow. All i can do is try my hardest!

Today I did stuff and then I went to the hotel for kukiwoncup a day. Earlier than what we were supposed to do so good night.