Candidate Journals

I love red stripe week. Enjoyed doing the afternoon class class today, had a great time do jump rope.

Sooo I did a back handspring today :/ One of the moms at our school had enough confidence in me for me to do a back handspring while she spotted me.   I was shocked that I was able to do it.   Other than that today I worked on getting kids ready for testing tomorrow.

today we practiced sticks... it was ok ;) well anyways i need to practice but, i just learned it last week sooo....

just did all of my physical requirements for today! yay now a good doze off with some meditation

Today was good. We learned Hapkido in black belt class. I did a session with my mentor, and got most of my requirements done. I need to got on those essays though. good Night

Today I did have my first mentee session with Rachel and it was awesome! :-) We worked on the sparing combonations and a little with kicking. To me it was extremely fun because after the mentee session she started showing her parents what she learnt. :'-) I look forward to my next one hopefully next week.

Great class last night!!!!! Yup my brain got a refresh on hapkido, since my mind went completely blank on Saturday, then we rolled and rolled and rolled and rolled some more. Dizzy lizzy was an understatement, by time I left everyone had two heads but positive side my shoulder was numb so could not feel it and think I was finally starting to get the hang of it. This tucking the leg is challenging for me. Tonight was a full house in the junior and last class- - very productive.

Today we went over Self defense and wang ho 3 in our mentor session I think I learned all of my self defense

today I had a mentor meeting and I worked on pow chon

today I played with my dog molly. she is only 3 so she is very playful. she will jump on me and lick me. she is really cute.

today at school was the living wax musem and we would dress up as someone that made a difference in our world and I was elizabeth cady stanton so it went the 6th graders would come and touch the sticker(button) on our hand and we would give a speech about our lives and what we were famous for and I was famous for ending the women suffrage and slave suffrage, It was awesome!!!! Also at black belt class today in belmont we worked on self defence and then we got to try and break bricks!!

Today was so fun. Our car is the Laugh-o-matic. We laughed so much, because my dad and I were cracking jokes left and right, north and south.

Today was a really busy day. I had school, piano lessons and then Tae Kwon Do (hyper pro class). I haven't been feeling well this week. My mom says its my allergies. I have been taking allergy medicine to make me feel better. I was really tired today. I hope tomorrow is a better day.

Today at Tae Kwon Do class we practiced Bo Cho Dan Special and Knife self-defense.  We also practiced Basic Form 3. 

Today we drove my dad to the airport. We had to get up at 5:15. On the way there, I slept. Also I had my weekday TKD class.

my mom is asking sooo much from us. its so annoying!

Today Is My Long day At Tkd. I Have My Morning Homeschool Class And Three Night Classes.

Looking forward to the PMAA training at Myrtle Beach this weekend! Master Melegrito always does a terrific seminar. I've also been working on my handstand pushups a lot more frequently lately. Am now able to kick up onto the wall by myself, and getting at least halfway down and back up. Getting there!

Yesterday i did TONS of black belt cycle. I'm home schooled and my mom thought that it was important to get all caught up on the cycle so i rotated between black belt cycle and school work. It felt so rewarding to get so much done except i hardly got any school done. I now know what the key to the entire black belt cycle is the key has helped me so much with the black belt cycle. The key is, going and doing your requirements without complaining or putting them off just go and get them done. That has helped me so much because now my mom says, "Go do 100 push-ups" i don't complain "Aw, 100 push-ups?" or make up excuses so i can put it of. And it help pretty much for most things even cleaning your room. Just go do it and get it done with.

Headed to school. Ready to start a new day of learning at school and come home and do my requirements.

It was another early Monday morning and a gloomy one, since it was raining, which didn't help my morning laziness. I had my Mitchell class today which then switched to normal school routine! After school I was stuck in student driver traffic but went straight to planet fitness to workout to an extent today! I did more than I had to and made my class, I ran today for warmups, do some too :)

It was another early Monday morning and a gloomy one, since it was raining, which didn't help my morning laziness. I had my Mitchell class today which then switched to normal school routine! After school I was stuck in student driver traffic but went straight to planet fitness to workout to an extent today! I did more than I had to and made my class, I ran today for warmups, do some too :)

It was another early Monday morning and a gloomy one, since it was raining, which didn't help my morning laziness. I had my Mitchell class today which then switched to normal school routine! After school I was stuck in student driver traffic but went straight to planet fitness to workout to an extent today! I did more than I had to and made my class, I ran today for warmups, do some too :)

Take this moment and enjoy it.( Love Dove ). Yes I have a weakness for chocolate. But I have omit I love the motivational statements in each rapper.

i had piano today and i'm happy i'm alive, and i had school today. i really like my science class with mr. blackman he manages to make us laugh in the beginning of the day and we do plenty of science experiments.

today I ran a mile and it felt a lot easier than the pre test :)

Today was good, I went to school and did a lot of work. After that I went to the park and I did my requirements while my sister Tori was in gymnastics. I have started a new book called Dune and it is really cool so far. After I did my requirements we went to earthfare and now I am going to bed.

Tomorrow I hope to have my first mentee session. I really do look forward to it, kind of want to see how it goes. Any way I need to ask for help on Wong ho 1 and special 3 but that's for my mentor. Which I might have tomorrow but I'm not too sure, but if we don't then I know I do on Thursday :-)

I went to school today and then completed my homework. Once I finished I completed my requirements for the day and then went to my brother’s soccer practice. Tonight was the first night of Cub Scouts. We had fun.

today i had piano. and school, and played on my ipad, my sister and changed our voices so we were really high and it sounded so cute, like a baby.It was pretty funny.

Today I went to boy scouts for the kick off. I had a lot of fun with all my friends.

Today I did my normal routine and got up very early to do my running and half my requirements before school. After school I went to taekwondo and took 3 classes. Today's classes were conditioning classes so I got a good workout tonight. I also got my last mentee session done which felt great to have another requirement completed. Now I just have the rest of my mentor sessions to get done. After class I did my homework, ate dinner, studied for my written test for a little bit then did some meditation. It has been a very busy day.

Today I learned new things. No fighting, no arguing in class. So, it was a good day!

School was cool today. Learned new things in math that I have NEVER heard before! But life is about learning new things and tha's how it is.

I Did Schoolwork And My Tkd RequirementsToday. I Am Going To Watch A Soccer Game With My Dad. After The Game I Have Boy Scouts. This Is Our First Meeting This Year.

Yesterday we did not do much so i do not have much to write except i sold four precious moments on ebay. So i am getting started on the three hundred and fifty dollars i need to earn. And to help me out with the money my grand ma is going to have a garage sale at her to sell some of my old stuff.

Exciting my computer is coming back. It has been gone for two weeks.also,I have eaten my breakfast and ready for school.

Today is Monday. Today I have PE at school today. We are setting goals for ourselves. We run lap around the field every day before we start class. I am normally at the front of the pack of people. I like running with my friends. They makes it so I'm not bored when I am running and I get bored a lot when I run so this is good.

Happy dance, happy dance, happy dance!!! Thought I was going to be very sore this morning from yesterday's requirements, I was incorrect. Not to bad this morning, got my run done and some pushups & sit up's and now need to head off to work. Will hit it again after work along with BB class tonight. Hope everyone has a great day!!!

today we came home from UNC chapel hill for my big sister and it was fun. we walked everywhere, i got some miles in and we did more requirements at the hotel we were staying at. i did pushups and sit-ups in my big sisters dorm, hotel room, hotel parking lot, my room, my kitchen. we used car time (2 hours) as meditation time, but ended up falling asleep.

Took a really cool drover safety course this morning.   I was drifting and driving a fast BMW.  After that I went home and did some requirements.

Very productive day on the home front and with requirements. The errands that had to be run knocked out some time I needed with requirements but I am happy with what I accomplished. I have a feeling my body will not like me in the morning. Night all I am tired!!!! Go Panthers - - - -

Today my sister in law and I went to a outdoor workout park and went through it. It was my first time going to one. It was super fun and we plan on doing it again.

Right leg was a little sore this morning, but by midday the right leg is feeling better and the body was feeling good. Looking forward to next weekend PMAA on the beach.

Yesterday I had my first hyper pro class. :-) I then took a black belt class and a sparing class. I also got a leadership 2 credit for doing warm ups. We went over how we are going to do our self defenses; yellow through high red belt number one then in the same order we will do number 2 and so on. I also found out that I need someone to attack me for self defenses at testing. But now I am looking forward to my first mentee session. :-)

I had to take another rest as I got a doctor to look at the foot and he did some magic and used some meds to get it back into shape but I had rest it as much as possible. I have another injection on Friday so the doctor said I would be ready to go . I did some work on push ups and sit ups but no jump rope or burpees.

today was my grandpas birthday and also my favorite teams football game. we had a party for him and watched the game. today was a good day.

Today I running at the park.Also,I talked to friends.

today I did a lot of pogway forms and I have got them In the bag

i sleet over at my grand mothers houes today. now i'm whacking the foot ball game

i sleet over at my grand mothers houes today. now i'm whacking the foot ball game

i sleet over at my grand mothers houes today. now i'm whacking the foot ball game

i sleet over at my grand mothers houes today. now i'm whacking the foot ball game

i sleet over at my grand mothers houes today. now i'm whacking the foot ball game

i sleet over at my grand mothers houes today. now i'm whacking the foot ball game

i just came back from UNC, less than an hour ago. In the car i didn't feel like playing on my ipad, same with my sister, so for an hour we did meditation time. The car drive was 2 hours so.....pretty good. when we came back, Jacqueline face timed my sister and we talked for a while........i also got so many emails at the same time, because at UNC we couldn't get on to the internet or wifi, and in the car their was no wifi or internet.I guess time for homework....................

Today I just got home from a sleep over and I still got a lot of my requirements done. Also today is my dads birthday.

Today wasn't much of a busy day. Today we were just resting because yesterday we had this big celebration and I had to do some volunteer work there. I did do a lot of black belt stuff over the weekday though!!!!

Today I went to the park with my family to do my running. While we were there we ran into our neighbors and talked to them for a while. Then we went to target to get some stuff for school this week. And now we are about to go swimming. Yay!

Today my Grandmother came over and I was not expecting it.  Usually, every Sunday we bring her to church, but this week we did not, so she decided to stay a little longer.  

Going to work today. About to work out later. Also, hanging out with CJ so, it has been a cool weekend.

Going to work today. About to work out later. Also, hanging out with CJ so, it has been a cool weekend.

Smashed 2 of my fingers on weights in 2 days in a row and have tons of marks on my shins so need to keep working on that

Smashed 2 of my fingers on weights in 2 days in a row and have tons of marks on my shins so need to keep working on that

Today was tough. We were at UNC for my older sister Heloise. We walked EVERYWHERE. I got a few more miles in. Now we are in a hotel, I still managed to do a few push ups and sit-ups.

Today we visited my older sister at chapel hill. I'm at the hotel right now. I had enormous problems with this website. First MY ipad could not connect with the internet, so I'm using my dads ipad. We walked a ton today. We had a great time did some TKD requirements while we were waiting. We watched the first half of the football game, (live), I accidentally took a video. It was pretty great. We left at the first half, it was pretty late. But we had a great time.

Today I took 2 classes of Taekwondo, a regular black belt class and a sparring class. Afterwards I went to the greek festival with my sister and her boyfriend. Overall a great day but i couldnt get any work in for my cycle training besides a bit a walking and the Taekwondo classes.

Today I went to the lake Norman dojang to help with some classes and then went to black belt class. We worked on self defense mostly.

I was really fatigued during class today.  Got a lot of poomsaes today so im happy about that.  I really enjoy the new set up of how classes are now.  It allows higher belts more time to practice their forms which is very helpful.  It also gives the other blackbelts more help when it is time for BoCho Dans and 1st Degrees to take class.

Great day today and productive in my little world. Black belt class then sparring - -whew I was tired when it was all said and done however executive decision was made. From now on if I do both classes it's Rita's on the way home as a special treat. Requirements were not quite where I wanted them to be at the end of the day but the domestics are don,e except for groceries, so tomorrow is major focus day on requirements. I am gong to want to catch up in one day, well at least try, so I know come Monday by body is going to say what have you done to me. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the weekend!!!

Today I came back from camp Harrison where I had a lot of fun and did a lot of team building activities. when I got up I went to the north charlotte school and I did hyper pro, black belt class, and sparring and after all of that I was pooped. When I got home I logged what I did when I was gone and so that took a long time. My grandparents came in today and I have been having a lot of fun with them.

Yesterday the old truck got worked on. Today this old body got worked on, thank you Miss Janet, need it bad.

We had people look at our house today. Not sure if they liked it

Today we went out and got a new car. It is red and really cool, but it does not have a TV, so we are stuck with the radio. It is still pretty cool.

My pushups have dramatically improved. My brother has helped me improve greatly. It's an amazing difference doing the amount I can do now in a row versus when I started the black belt cycle.

My pushups have dramatically improved. My brother has helped me improve greatly. It's an amazing difference doing the amount I can do now in a row versus when I started the black belt cycle.

Today I had a good sweat. Learning s lot of things I need to practice on. So I will practice those things and get better at it!

Today I got up and did half my requirements then went to hyper pro, black belt and sparring class. I got a lot of extra requirements today. I spent my entire working on a very hard project. Looking forward to my one on one session with Master Shin tomorrow.

For the past two weeks my grandpa had been in town. He came to watch my classes and in October he is coming to move here.

today I went to a mentor session and a sparring class that got me a lot of requirements done. I came home after the classes and took a shower becuse Master Shin made us work out with kicks and sparring and i was sweaty :)

On Friday, my teacher gave me homework over the weekend.  I was not happy about it.  After I got it done, it was not that bad because I knew I would have a normal weekend of doing requirements and chores.

today was fun exept i was sooooooo tired. i could barely keep my eyes open. i just wanted to sit on one of the benches in the do jang and fall asleep. well even after that i had to go to swimming which was ok considering that i was barely alive, but it was fun. at school i fineally got my keyboard to work and i can email everyone wich is ok and we can facetime random people.

bbc was really fun today because we got to do hopkedo. I think hopkedo is really fun and I love it

The weather today was less than ideal.  Today felt pretty long.  Tomorrow I will be waking up early to help out the Hartle's.

Today Was Awesome My Mom And Dad Started The Day Off With A Big Breakfast. We Did Our School Work And ThenwWe Went Fishing I Caught A Large Mouth Bass. My Sister And Brother Caught A Bass Also And My Dad Caught A CatFish. It Was Fun.

So tonight was catch up work on my truck, still need to do a little more but the main work is done. How I would love a new truck ,but to cheap to make the payments on new one. But must say I love working on the old thing.

Today I got some one on one time with my master. He wanted to see where I was with my requirements.

I have been sniffling and sneezing this whole day. I have bad allergies and started my medicine today. My mom bought me some suckers that are made to help my throat. They really help me. I was able to work on some of my requirements even though I don't really feel well. I am looking forward to watching my little brother play his first soccer game of the season in the morning before I go to black belt class.

So glad that my running partners are back (Master Schneider and Roxy). We upped our usual 2 miles to 3 today. We were tired, but still managed to practice some Pal Gwe forms afterwards. Mentor session with the Lake Norman group before black belt class....Hap Ki Do, Pal Gwe forms and Wang Ho forms.

School and then off to the airport to pick up Dad!

Today i have not done much but i am sore i do not know why. But today my is going to get ready for my brother's birthday party. It is going to be a Lego party and have all kinds of cool Lego stuff.

Have a doctors appointment on the foot, hope we are near the end of this part of the journey. I will let you know, tried to get a lot done yesterday so did forms and even did a cross fit class yesterday. Had fun getting back into the swing of things but I am finding that I have to start slowing done some, my body just can not take all the punishment anymore. Need to do things as a 50 year old and not as a 20 year old. I know you are saying you just figured this out, but I just hate to give in to realizing I am half a century plus old. Burkart out

ITS FRIDAY!!!!! Today is one of my only free days. My dad flys in today from Michigan. I'm so excited to see him. That also means I get to get out of school early to pick him up. Yay. This should be a good day.

It was a full day because of the constant clouds and rain.. it made be feel very gloomy as well as the cold I had developed over night which was very rough throughout the night and during school! It restricted me from running because I was fatigued quicker, but I was able to do sparring class today so that was good! I feel as though I was starting to get better as the day progressed!

It was a full day because of the constant clouds and rain.. it made be feel very gloomy as well as the cold I had developed over night which was very rough throughout the night and during school! It restricted me from running because I was fatigued quicker, but I was able to do sparring class today so that was good! I feel as though I was starting to get better as the day progressed!