Candidate Journals

A Saturday to myself - such a rarity. Just finished one essay and about to tackle several hours of training. So looking forward to this as I was feeling behind. Life is good.

In Black Belt Class today, I learned a bunch of new things, I learned more self defense and practiced it, I learned basic form 1 2 and 3, that was very exciting, even though I am still a little rusty on it, I learned most of Wong Ho 1, and I practiced more poomsaes. I had a great class. And I hope that everyone who is going to instructors camp is having fun! I hope you feel better Master Chelley.

Just dropped my wife off at the airport. Hated to see her go but am looking forward to a weekend of uninterrupted training. Planning on learning my new forms.

Going to jr. instructors camp, so nerve racking. Oh man this is so going to have an interesting ending being that I have the Father Daughter Dance at 5:00 tomarrow. :[

So, I went back to the eye doctor this morning (3rd visit this week) and he informed me that my eyes are vastly improved AND how extremely lucky I am. "If this ulcer had developed in your line of vision it would have caused permanent vision loss." As it is I will probably have a small scar in my cornea even though the ulcer is healing. I will probably not be able to wear contacts on a permanent basis either. More likely I will have to wear glasses or choose Lasik surgery. Considering my active life style I will probably choose the surgery. On another positive note, this week of visual impairment has not slowed my BB Cycle progress any. I am looking forward to "seeing" everyone tomorrow. Blessings & Peace to all.

I am going to jr instructor camp. I am happy to go, it seems fun

Today is the day. I am going to go to Jr. Instructors camp today with my brother. I am so excited. It is my first time going and I can't wait. See you guys there.

I am in a rush. My mom is picking me up from school today. I am going to jr  instrutor camp when she does I have to do my homework. Are you going comment about it. Bye.

I had a good mentor session with Master Randle. Also Master Cavazos took our Black Belt Class. I have Jr Instructor camp tonight and i am super excited. This will be my 4th time and I am very excited to do the overnight camp and learn the weapons.

So tonight, my body is really sore, i have shin splints, arms are tired and pretty much everything is but i am still pushing through my requirements.

"On the road again, I just cant wait to get back on the road again..." this has been a tough few days. I managed to get liquid proteins in me today..not the best tasting but 180 calories a pop.. and a few bananas and some ice cream. Not the most luxurious or nutritious but I was thrilled to get all that in all in one day.. i don't totally feel like a strong breath could push me over. It might take two now. I decided it best to not try two classes tonight and am hoping to build more strength tomorrow and be ready for classes Sat. I managed some poomsaes today and SD but nothing to brag about and certainly not what I NEED to be doing... but forward progress. Tomorrow is a new day.

Today was a good lesson on self-control and patience and self control and patience ! Take a breath and smile. OK all is well now. Training is going well just need to catch up on my fall, I need day at a time.

Today at school we talked about leadership and giving good moments to other people. I learned what hand goes in the front and which hand doesn't. I also learned how to practice basic form 2. I loved when we did leadership and made cards for our teacher on Valentine's day it was so much fun I got to pick out candy for my teacher Ms Stano.

Today in class we did some review and then we played a Jeopardy game! My team was so close to winning, in the end we were behind by 2 points, but playing the game made me realize that I should review my previous study guides a little bit. After class I took sparring class, and I got 7 rounds in!, that was not as much as yesterday, but that is ok. I hope that everyone had a great day! Keep working hard!

I am going to jr inserter camp I am rely looking for to it . a nother thing im looking for is sleeping at tae kwon do.

I had a great day and started my project on Theodore Roosevelt. My teacher says it will be really fun.

I had my Spanish exam today and I was so scared. It was not that hard. I am not as stressed now as I was. My brother and I are going to Jr. Instructors camp for our first time. My sister is going to Instructors camp for the first time. I hope I have fun. I hope I did well on my Spanish test..... I went to sparring class today and we did that cool/weird thing that we did at Master Evins school to loosen our hips. It was fun. We also played jeopardy in class. It was fun. Just if you guys were wondering, my jump rope round are done because I went to Sky High and jumped for three hours. Master Chelley said that I could count that for jump rope rounds. Hope to see you guys tomorrow!!!

One day left in till jr instrutors camp I am going I am not scared. Which camp are you going to. Comment about it. Bye.

Sore today! Great CF class yesterday, and TKD class. Ready for Junior Instructor's Camp this weekend! I'm sure it will be a long weekend, but lots of fun as well. Really trying to hammer down the Palgwe poomsaes lately.

I had a full and interesting Wednesday that included a trip back to the eye doctor. My right eye is doing much better, but the ulcer in my left cornea is still there, although about 50% reduced in size. I have to continue with the eye drop medication and wearing glasses. I also have to return on Friday @ 10. The day as a whole went very well. My Latin Cuisine Class produced some very good Brazilian Braised Chicken and other goodies. Things went well at the LKN Dojang also. Arrived there at 1630 and left at 2045 having done requirements and various classes. Looking forward to Saturday's BB & Sparring Classes.

Yesterday was just a regular day. I did my morning run at 5.15am with my dad and then came and got ready for school. Finished my assignments while coming back in the bus so that I can do some push ups and situps before class. I did warm ups and assisted the 4.35pm class and took my class. We had Hyper and Wednesday’s are sparring rounds. Master Evins made us do non stop kicks and also taught us how to attack and defend during sparring. I had finished all my kicks requirement for the day before I went to class and then probably did another 100 more kicks during the Hyper Pro class. I was exhausted by the time I came back and had dinner and slept off.

A very non productive day. I spent most of the day in the bed.. Put my big girl pants on long enough to teach my 3p class... that was about all I could muster. I did stop at the store on the way home and bought some vanilla pudding. It didn't totally eat my insides up so I am thrilled to get some calories in me... I did not get any real requirements done today other than what we did in my class..nor yesterday thanks to feeling like dirt...and already showing yellow in some areas that stresses me. Back in the bed for another rest after my class and pudding, and I managed another for pudding for dinner. I am in hopes that I am feeling better as the new dawn comes and I can begin to get caught up. I have heard there are many others fighting crud too... I...

So tonight in class, we did forms, from high white to red, and each time somebody messed up it was 20 push-ups or 2 sets of 10 v sit ups, even though i didn't mess up on certain forms, i still got down and did the push ups or v - sit ups anyways, even though I was tired and didn't want to really do them I still did them because they needed to be done. !!

Ok day.. I'm always busy. It never stops. I'm just tired

Today after school I went to tae kwon do and help class then I waited until master knight to practice basic form 1 2 and 3 it was fun to learn basic form 3. I loved when I got to high five people in the class my brother took. I even got to eat mc Donald's for diner it was so good it was funny when I thought the sauce I ate was ketchup but it was hotsause

Today after school I went to tae kwon do and help class then I waited until master knight to practice basic form 1 2 and 3 it was fun to learn basic form 3. I loved when I got to high five people in the class my brother took. I even got to eat mc Donald's for diner it was so good it was funny when I thought the sauce I ate was ketchup but it was hotsause

Tonight I had my 2nd kick boxing class, it was so fun! Doing the kick boxing class is one of my favorite classes to take! Also if anyone else offers the kick boxing class, I would suggest going to it, because you can get A LOT of sparring rounds in if you go. Thank you Instructor Lloyd, for filling in for Master Chelley while she was sick. :)

I had a good day at school and at king tiger. I actually twisted my ankle and it feels really bad.

Today I was standing up for a guy. The guy was being ,made fun of. I stud up to the bully and almost started a fight that I would win. Comment about what I should do. Bye. 

i really have nothing to say so i will say the first thing that comes to my mind: i love ice cream. Yep, that's it.

AHHHHHHH, I am so scared. I am my Spanish benchmark/midterm tomorrow. I am so nervous and scared. I am and have been studying for a long time am I am still scared. I hope I do well. My sister and I are both taking a Spanish test tomorrow but she is in 8th grade and I am in 7th. We are studying together and we are both scared. I am keeping up with everything but running. I hope everyone has a great week.(I hope I pass my Spanish test)

AHHHHHHH, I am so scared. I am my Spanish benchmark/midterm tomorrow. I am so nervous and scared. I am and have been studying for a long time am I am still scared. I hope I do well. My sister and I are both taking a Spanish test tomorrow but she is in 8th grade and I am in 7th. We are studying together and we are both scared. I am keeping up with everything but running. I hope everyone has a great week.(I hope I pass my Spanish test)

Tough black belt class last night. Hard to work out when you're sick. Got some bad news today- my best friend's father had an elective surgery and there were some complications. He was taken off the ventilator today and is not expected to recover. I'm heading to Jacksonville, NC tomorrow and will likely be there for a while. Melissa has been my best friend since we were both 11 years old. My heart breaks for her.

i had a test on cells i think i did good. on the pre-test on tusday and i got a 90% on it

7:30 business meetings means 5:00 am wake ups and training. Not the best way to work out because it takes a while for the body to wake up. But, I was in a warm gym so no complaints.

7:30 business meetings means 5:00 am wake ups and training. Not the best way to work out because it takes a while for the body to wake up. But, I was in a warm gym so no complaints.

7:30 business meetings means 5:00 am wake ups and training. Not the best way to work out because it takes a while for the body to wake up. But, I was in a warm gym so no complaints.

7:30 business meetings means 5:00 am wake ups and training. Not the best way to work out because it takes a while for the body to wake up. But, I was in a warm gym so no complaints.

7:30 business meetings means 5:00 am wake ups and training. Not the best way to work out because it takes a while for the body to wake up. But, I was in a warm gym so no complaints.

7:30 business meetings means 5:00 am wake ups and training. Not the best way to work out because it takes a while for the body to wake up. But, I was in a warm gym so no complaints.

7:30 business meetings means 5:00 am wake ups and training. Not the best way to work out because it takes a while for the body to wake up. But, I was in a warm gym so no complaints.

7:30 business meetings means 5:00 am wake ups and training. Not the best way to work out because it takes a while for the body to wake up. But, I was in a warm gym so no complaints.

I did my first mentor session with Master Randle yesterday. She reviewed Hapkido with me, my staff form and short stick form. We also went through with Powgway Il Chang. I know the form now with all the correct stances and moves. She also taught me the Staff Attack and Defend which was very exciting. I will practice that and show her on Thursday.

So today i came home from school early, had a migraine ( headache) but still pushed threw to get some requirements done for tonight. Still have the headache but still trying to do my best

Today went very well considering my eye situation. My culinary students did very well in Garee Manger; I finished my last assignment and then went to the North Charlotte Dojang where I garnered several requirements.

Meh day today. Rowing and a couple tests tomorrow. I'm looking forward to class Wednesday though. I've gotta do some more poomsaes and self defenses.

Had a good day. I was worried that I was going to have a bad day. The body just didn't want to get going. So I let it have a little down time. Then the rest of the day was great. Had my first day with my mentee , one of many to come.

Had a good day. I was worried that I was going to have a bad day. The body just didn't want to get going. So I let it have a little down time. Then the rest of the day was great. Had my first day with my mentee , one of many to come.

Today was a fun day at Taekwondo! I had my 1st PMAA class! Master Hartle and Evan Graves helped me with the beginning stuff that I had to know; I learned a little bit about the history of the stick, and the different parts of the stick. I also learned some new blocks and 2 new self defense moves! Can't wait for next week! 

I went to taekwondo for 3 hours and I learned a lot of things today

I am so excited. I just went to my first hyper pro class and I loved it. I was Tae Kwon Do for about three hours today and I got a ton of things done. I am so happy. Hope every one is keeping up.

Today I was a white belt and I can see you have to do lower stuff and I think no one can see me or pay atteion to me. I loved when I practice a old poomsae in the black belt class. I hate when I had to do 200 push ups in a row but I didn't beacuse it was hard to do it. I loved when we got to do some poomsae in the black belt class

Ouch.......................................... everything hurts! Got a 95 on make-up written test though so that's good.

I had a good day at school and learned a lot more about fractions. I also had a good day at Tae kwon do and did hyper pro training class.

I need to up my game for the cycle. I will be left in the dust if I don't. Do you have the same problem. Comment about it. Bye.

All this ole body can handle today. I've hit a wall today. NO energy... and to boot someone has shared some crud with T and I both... 4:30 in the afternoon and I am done, stick a fork in me...I am going to bed. I hate wishing or sleeping days away but this one has to be.

Still knocking out requirements, I need to get journals done more frequently. Getting geared up and ready for Instructor's Camp! I missed last year, but this year will make 11 for me. Definitely excited about that. Also, need to get started on essays........

I was very happy yesterday. My mentee did his make up test for his hig red belt. Master Evins said that we had 6 mins before the class started and i made sure that he was comfortable in his self defense and poomsae. At first he was nervous but then we went over it a couple of times and he became ok. He did very good in his pre-test and i was really proud. He is now a high red belt. We did a few rounds of sparring in the class and then finished with my mentee session.

I have almost made my goals for the day... a run didn't happen. The wind was crazy today. I went out several times to pick up trash and other things that were being blown across the yard and found myself being blown across the yard, literally. We had a really good class tonight. Great workout! I finished up with a wet uniform anyhow. I am still fighting the food factor. My energy level is not where it needs to be. I am still having problems taking in enough calories, so today I bought some Ensure.. well that ended up being pretty gross. Tomorrow I am going to look into the AdvoCare meal replacement products. I need more calories with less digestion. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, to Inst. Dege!!! You know why! and like always You Rock! I still have some paper work to finish up and an early morning...

So today was great, got my requirements done, a little tired from school, but still getting done what needs to be done with my Black Belt requirements. Haven't really hit a mental or emotional state of decay yet haha, the only thing i have hit is being sore from everything but like i said in a few other journal entries ago, I am still pushing through what needs to be done.

woke up Saturday morning with an eye infection which had gotten progressively worse as the weekend proceeded. I went to the eye doctor this afternoon who informed me that I had an ulcer in my left cornea. This brought on the infection in both eyes. She prescribed medication (eye drops) which I have been putting in my eyes. I was a tempted to call is it a day and not go to the LKN Dojang; but persisted. I am happy that I did. I managed to have a good day in spite of my blight.

I had a good day and it was really fun because I had a great class. I really like Tae kwon do.

It was ground hogs day and it saw its shadow that's 6 more weeks of winter. My school day was good

I had a great day up up until 9:15, which is when school starts for me. About 5 minutes before that, I was awarded student of the month, which was great!! But then I got in class, and I did not realize that we had a post quiz, so I did not do very good on that at all, and then it all went down hill from there. I was very upset because I did not get to go to Taekwondo because of everything I had to do, but now I am doing my push up, sit ups, squatthrust, and everything else that I have to get done for the day while I am studying, hopefully it goes well. :( But I am definitely going to Taekwondo tomorrow for all the required classes that I have to do! It will be fun! Can't wait, especially for the kick boxing  class, I...

I am really nervous. I have my Spanish benchmark on Thursday and I do not feel so comfortable about it. I have been studying but I am still scared. I am also nervous that I am going to fall behind. I just hope that I pass my Spanish test and keep up with Tae Kwon Do. If you are in the same crisis as me, comment back(you do not have to). Also you can study whatever you want while you are doing you push ups and sit ups.(I have done it and it works, you get two things done at once) HAPPY GROUNDHOG'S DAY!!!

Ok to day I was in a lot of pain. I was sparring in class and rushed to kick and I got kicked in my knee. If you have got a injury, comment and tell me about it. Bye

Still recovering from a cold and haven't trained this past week at all. Tomorrow I will start slowly and see how my body feels.

Good news! After rowing practice, I got home and just started doing requirements, or sets and going though them again and again with a couple breaks. Motivated by Master Natasha Hartle at lunch, I got all of today physical requirements done and more!! I'll be doing Poomsaes and Self Defenses after dinner with my little sisters.

Travel and training are quite difficult. I find a routine very much helps with staying on task. Travel plays havoc with that. Luckily, I do not have much more travel between now and the test. I am progressing slowly but steadily. Guess I will find out how my self-training is going at Instructor's camp.

My daily run is improving. I started running at a speed of 3.2 in the treadmill and ran 1.5 miles when I started 6 weeks back. Now I am running at speed of 5.0 and running 1.85 miles. My first goal of reaching 5.0 speed before February 2015 has been reached. Now I need to run 2 miles in 20 mins. This is the goal before I get to my Black Belt test. I am not sure what speed I need to run in order to get to this goal but my dad has been helping me do this slowly and steadily. Yesterday my dad and I watched the Super Bowl. I was hoping that the Sea Hawks will win. They were doing good but Tom Brady was very good. I saw the half time show and then hit bed. My dad told me this morning that Patriots won the Super...

So today I woke up this morning, around 10 am, waiting for my sister and niece to come over, once I found out that they weren't coming over I looked at the clock and noticed that it was 10: 45 am and I was pretty bored, so I called up my best friend and asked if he wanted to hang out so, I went to his house, then once I got home today I knew I had to do my requirements, so i just busted out my requirements right when I got home, I got done what I needed to do today : ) ! Still going on strong : )

Today was uneventful. I just did a bunch of homework, but I'm still feeling unproductive.

Today I had to move fast. I started the day by running, practicing forms. Then I did the rest of my requirements. Comment if you want you don't have to. Bye. 

Well, I'm still in the yellow on some of my requirements. I've tried to get all of my daily requirements done today prior to kickoff time. Halftime now! I've logged what I've done so far today, not happy with the yellows I may try to fit in a few more later tonight. Still on the dragging behind side after yesterday's two classes though. I really appreciated Mrs. Master Hartle yesterday breaking out how she does sets of requirements. I've been doing mine in sets but was trying to work on one or two at a time and then was finding myself into the wee hours trying to get everything else done. Today I've done it in sets like we did in BB class yesterday.. I love that I am always learning something. The Korean Stick forms yesterday put a little mojo on my knee... those back stances are tough. Have to...

I am having a good day watching the super bowl. I really hope Seattle wins.

I am almost caught up with my exercises. I am so happy and excited and I hope everyone is caught up and does not get sick(I was sick for three days and I am catching up on them now). I have one more day :). Keep on working and try your hardest. Do not give up. We are all doing this together. Have a great week.

I have been doing my homework and studying for my detest I thank that I will do on my retake.

Yesterday and Today I have been catching up on the exercises that I have been falling behind on, it has been a little rough, but I guess that is what I get for falling a little behind. But I am getting it done! Hope everyone has fun watching the game tonight. :)

Well I have not been able to keep up with my journals been doing all my requirements, first time ever getting good marks on my pretest see practice does make perfect. I have been so busy with regular work and the school work and my new skill that I have not been logging in to record them, I am sorry and I know I must get better. I also did all those falls the other day and go figure I do one bad fall and my right hip has been out for over a week now, just makes me so mad that I cannot do what I use to be able to do. Thus why this is my last go through on the cycle. Burkart out

Well I have not been able to keep up with my journals been doing all my requirements, first time ever getting good marks on my pretest see practice does make perfect. I have been so busy with regular work and the school work and my new skill that I have not been logging in to record them, I am sorry and I know I must get better. I also did all those falls the other day and go figure I do one bad fall and my right hip has been out for over a week now, just makes me so mad that I cannot do what I use to be able to do. Thus why this is my last go through on the cycle. Burkart out

Yesterday in our Black Belt class Master Chelley announced our mentors. She told that Master Randle will be my mentor. I was extremely happy and smiling throughout. I started Tae Kwon Do Junior Tiger with Master Randle and i am very happy that Master Randle is going to mentor me to get my 1st degree black belt. I had a good Black Belt session yesterday and also a few good sparring rounds with my friends. Today i have to finish all my kumon assignments and get ready for the week.

I had a great day at the North Charlotte school. It was a great class today

Hello. Normal saturday for me. Did a record of 160 push ups and sit ups today. I really enjoyed Master Knight's sparring class.

It was a really good Saturday at the North Charlotte Dojong; 2 mile run, Black Belt Class & Sparring Class. Through in requirements and it became a Super Saturday on the eve of the Super Bowl.

I learned stick from one and that was fun and we went to mater evens to do stick from one

Just if you guys were wondering, all of my squat thrusts/burpees are done because I thought we had to do 150 a day. Also today I went to black belt class and I learned a new poomsae (a stick form). It was really interesting and fun. After black belt class, I took sparring. We did this new warm up drill where we had to jump up and shake our hips. Master Knight said it helps because most of our power comes from our hips. I had really fun today and I hope I can attend the black belt classes and sparring classes every weekend. Make sure to stay confident and keep doing your exercises.

Today I went to black belt class, and we all got a lecture about some of us falling behind and other people that are in the green and good to go. After we all had the lecture we did a few sets of our exercises to try and catch up for the people who need it, which was good. After black belt class, I took sparring class and Master Knight always makes sure that our bodies are loose and not tight, so our kicks are more effective towards other people when we fight. Another new thing that we did in sparring class that was a little different, was kicking the bags and practicing some kicks that we could use against another opponent. It was really fun, and Master Knight makes sparring class fun but informational.

So earlier today I finished Black Belt class, with Mrs. Master Hartle teaching the class, which was an awesome class today, and then shortly after that I ended up taking Sparring Class with Master Knight teaching, which that was a good class, plus in sparring class I learned something new today, ( how to perfect my Bon-Bon "Double Roundhouse kicks") . All in All i had 2 really good classes today !! Still going Black Belt Strong !!

Today I had fun sparing Zacker re he was the person that was perfect for me I lost the first round and then I won the next round. I had a good time in black belt class I learned a new thing in sparring class it's about having fun and not knocking out the other person. I also had fun playing outside with my friends we played basketball and football.

Today I had fun sparing Zacker re he was the person that was perfect for me I lost the first round and then I won the next round. I had a good time in black belt class I learned a new thing in sparring class it's about having fun and not knocking out the other person. I also had fun playing outside with my friends we played basketball and football.

Master Knight..................................................... is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ....................That's all I have to say.

Ok today I am in a rush I have a lot to do and not a lot of time to do it. I had to study for school, go to kumon, get ready for class. Do you have the same problem? Comment if you want. Bye.

So tired................................................................... only ate one bowl of cereal and now i have to meditate which could possibly make me fall to sleep. Then, I have to write an essay after the Saturday BB class and Sparring class and I don't know w some of the essays are. Ugh.............................

I had an absolutely wonderful day yesterday. Good day at school and finished my assignments as soon as i came back. In the evening i went for my swimming class. My master made me do all the strokes multiple times. I did freestyle, breast stroke, butterfly strokes, whip kicks. He also made us do these styles just using hand and no kick. This is to strengthen my upper body. I could definitely feel the difference as i know i am feeling much stronger now doing my push ups and sit ups everyday. Finally we had freestyle race - 50 mts and i won it. My master challenged me to a 25 mt race. He gave me a 4 sec head start since i am very young and we raced. All parents and students cheered me. I won touching the wall a stroke earlier than my master. He called me the "Beast"...

Brain overload... So quickly I feel like I'm falling behind.. I am struggling a bit .. Staying positive. Mr. Weeks said relax, don't be so rough on myself. Most days this week it has felt like there are not enough hours in the day. . here again, my journal for my day (I'm still working on Friday stuff) is actually tomorrow already.. wow. There is still so much I need to learn. Thank you Ms. Dege for your generous offer to help me out. You rock!Black Belt Class tomorrow hopefully I can get a few things to 'stick'. I always look forward to seeing Master Randle, Ms. Dege, & Ms. Tucker at the BB classes at Char. Well, I've run out of hours in this day too. I need to try and get some rest, two classes back to back always have a tendency to wear me out. Rest well all...

Today was a normal day, school then tae kwon do. I have to remember to to all my requirements and not fall behind.

I had a really awesome day! I went to Taekwondo (black belt class) and I learned a lot of new things that I will have to practice before next Friday. I learned the stick form, specials, and I touched up on my Bocho Dan self defence. I hope that everyone else had a great day!

feeling a lot better, but my arms feel like they are about to fall off. Note to self: don't do pushups right before going to bed. Can't wait for Saturday black belt class. So nervous...................................... can't wait to see what's next!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) X)

Doing great, I have to do some of my push ups and sit ups for the three days that I was sick. I better catch up quickly. Have a great weekend. Who are you rooting for???????

Doing great, I have to do some of my push ups and sit ups for the three days that I was sick. I better catch up quickly. Have a great weekend. Who are you rooting for???????