Spring 2025 Black Belt Cycle

Candidate Journals

King Tiger Tae Kwon Do Black Belt candidates blog daily about their journey: their thoughts and feelings, their struggles and successes; their pain and their encouragement. Follow along on their journey; words of encouragement are always welcome!

Journal - Day 33

Good Morning. Yesterday was another really long day. I went to my classes from school. From there we went straight to Tae Kwon Do. Helped with family class and then did my mentee session. Came back home after 8pm and went straight to bed. I really need to sleep more and I am very tired. Waiting for another long weekend as we dont have school on Monday again. Have a good day!

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1/22/20

Today wasn't that bad. I got my leadership credits 1&2. I am studying for my social studies vocabulary test. I also have a student council meeting tomorrow morning.

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Back to School

I missed school yesterday because I didn't feel that good. Today my mom said I was ok to go back but I still didn't feel great. I stuck it out and felt better by the time I got home. I did another session with my mentee Gabriel and it went really well. 

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Wednesday on a short week

Today didn't feel like a normal Wednesday since I had Monday off. While working on my requirements I keep practicing bocho and 1st dan self defense. Especially the specials are not easy to do without a partner and getting that dynamic fight feeling in. Tomorrow Erik and I will go help out with testing.

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I wore the white belt

It felt weird wearing the white belt. It brought back memories of when I first started. Everyone was teasing me there, but it was a fun day.

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Rohan Apte - Daily Log 23 - 12220

Today was a great day. I wen to school as normal. After school I did my requirements. Then I went to king tiger to help out I also got some menteeing seccion in.

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January Ending

I look at the cycle in chunks. What I have gotten done, what Month we are in. What more is to be done. With January ending next week I feel the time is flying by. I am away a few days next week and 1 week in February. Planning is key to get everything done. Running early tomorrow so that is all.

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Jan 22 2020

Had a pretty good day at work , got some miles in, body is feeling a lot better than last 2 days,

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1/21

I ended up pretty tired by class today but teaching the younger kids is always fun. In my English class at school I have been assigned and interesting project. In class when we work on certain topics I've already mastered, I will get to work on an author study. An author study is basically where you compare two or more of a certain author's work and look for similarities and differences. I think I'm going to pick a classical author along the lines of Oscar Wilde or Jane Austen. I want to get more into classics and both of those authors . have been recommended multiple times. Anyways I hope everyone has a goodnight!

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Magic

So today my dad showed us a magic trick we’re basically what he did was he took two eggs one of them he laid on the table and one of them he held in his hand and he made me and my sister like kind of like grab the air and likes throw the yoke into the second egg. Then he went and took a cup out of the cupboard and he cracked one of the eggs and it was completely empty so then and he showed us a cup and then he took another eight took the other leg and he cracked it and somehow there was two egg yolks from where we threw the yoke into the other one it was really coo   

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back 2 reality

annnnnnnnnd we're back to reality. the weekend high has officially worn off leaving us with school, homework, annnnnd MORE homework. it's aight tho since i'm not dead yet. so that's a plus. today was boring. i wish i had a dollar for every time i almost fell asleep. once i got home, i did my requirements and am now doing hw. peace out plp

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Wednesday 1/22/2020

I was sooooo hungry when I got home from work today so I took my son Ethan to DaeBak- the Korean restaurant that we went to when Grandmaster Lee was in town.  It was delicious and my son loved it.  Now I'm home and I'm getting started on requirements.  I was able to do 100 pushups this morning before work, but I didn't get in the situps and burpees like I usually do.  I also need to catch up on self defense because I'm running a little bit behind so I'll focus on those requirements tonight.  I have so much work to do, but I feel myself becoming stronger.  And, as an added bonus- I've lost 10 pounds since the cycle started.  I still have more to go, but that little bit of weight makes a huge difference in my training!

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1/22

I was not feeling well again today so I didn’t do as many requirements.  I did get another essay done - Yay!  I am meeting with my mentor today and we are working on my staff form.  I made flash cards for the test and I have been trying to look at them every day.  Hopefully tomorrow my stomach will stop hurting.

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day 33!

Hey guys! Like always- school, homework, requirements. I have a presentation tomorrow, that I'm actually really stressed about because I hate presenting in front of the class. I'm planning to go to TKD today and get some credits. Well, that about it. I hope everyone had a good day so far!

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Journal - Day 32

Good Morning. It was cold yesterday and is still very cold. Waiting at the bus stop. Yesterday was a great day. My math teacher called me and asked me to lead the class and teach fractions to my class. I was nervous when she called me but i love math and I did pretty well. Fractions are very easy. Have a good day!

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1/21/20 - Dege

Even when I have a day that could have been a bad Monday at work, and then go to black belt class, I always feel better after class. Today was another one of those days! I don't really know what to expect anymore and that is frustrating to no end! I'm not one that takes to change easily and I am having a rough time lately. Surely it will get better, right? I have not come up with any good options, so need to stick it out for now.

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January 21st, 2020

Today I woke up and went to school as usual. In the afternoon I had Science Olympiad. After that I went to King Tiger to help out with family class, take black belt class, and do a mentor session with Master Dege. When I got home I did my homework and ate dinner.

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January 21 2020

Hey everyone it’s a good day today. I had black belt class today and I did lots of my exercises. I learned a ton of new things for my belt that I need to practice so I don’t forget them. I still have some things to do for my requirements for today but besides that I’m all good. Thanks for reading my blog. Bye 

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Tuesday 1/21/2020

Just got home from Black Belt class.  We worked on single stick forms in class and then Staff forms and Special #2 Self Defense with Master Dege's mentees.  I don't think I'll get much done in the way of requirements tonight but at least I was able to fit in some requirements this morning.  I have a 7 am meeting tomorrow, so requirements will have to wait until tomorrow night.  

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Jan 21 2020

Can you say COLD COLD, did not help the body at work to day. Still a little sore from yesterday . ????????????

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Day 32!

Hey guys! Today it was back to the normal routine- school, homework, requirements. I’m going to TKD and taking black belt class and going to try to get some credits in. Hope everyone had a good day so far! Bye! 

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Lots to do

Midterm today and another one tomorrow. I've been really busy...completed some requirements. It's white belt week and I'll work on another essay later.

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It's Monda….err Tuesday!

Oh look another day of stress! I really hope this is the end of the drama about my house. My arms are really tired from doing extra push-ups and burpies so I don't go insane. On the bright side, it's getting me through my requirements faster so I can't complain there. The run was tough this morning, my body doesn't like it when I try to run and it's cold outside. Doesn't matter if im in a warm gym, it still knows. We are getting closer to the end of this journey! Guess I need to figure out a new skill, so does Taylor. Hmmm...

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1 Rest Day

Sunday I took a break from requirements.  I didn't even go to the gym.  My body actually really needed it.  Took my son to the dojang to play for a few hours in the early morning.  Got a quick grocery run done.  After that, went to Ikea to puchase some more shelves for the dojang.  Watched both football games, and even though both teams I was pulling for lost, they were great games to watch.  Yesterday, got back to the gym and requirements, and taught some fun TaeKwonDo classes.  Will repeat again today! 

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long weekend

Today is the first day of school after the long weekend and i am so tireddd. Math was boring and i had a test in french, 

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1/21

Today I’m back to school.  I got up early to get some requirements done before school.  I have soccer practice tonight.  I got another essay finished yesterday.  I only have 2 more to go!

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Journal - Day 31

Good morning. Yesterday was really cold. My brother and I ran for a mile but it was freezing. We came back inside. I finished all my requirements. Waiting at the bus stop. It’s extremely cold today as well and I have classes after school. Have a good day all!

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Training

Dear John Noticed you at the park the other day, seems Master Tucker, Master Dedge was working hard you were just laughing, what up with that. Get it together man and work hard. You may have been there 2.5 hours but you were laughing for 2 hours. So stop and get yourself motivated to do the work to get better. I am sure you were actually working as I noticed you did about 45 forms from sticks, staff and poomse in the credits so keep it up. Can not wait to see you out there next weekend. I also calculated up the amount of miles and obstacles you are doing this year.  Are you crazy you really do want to make 60 a bang.    Have fun, keep laughing and see you soon   John 

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Martin Luther King Jr. - Day

Today was a day to remember a very important person in American history. It is not just a holiday to where most people are off from school and work. Well Erik and I dragged Patrick out for a run this morning. Both boys were complaining about being cold but both of them ran better and faster than I have seen in a while. I was proud of them. Erik and I worked on finding answers for the written test, next weekend we will be creating flash cards to help memorize the answers. For dinner we did some awesome grilled turkey and black bean burgers.

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marvelous magical monday

usually i whine and complain ab how horrible mondays are but not today bc today was an amazing day. updates on the thing i had sunday - it went aight. aight, indeed. i got some important things done today and i am still on a high from sunday and add that to the amazingness of today and you're set. today was beautiful and i had the day off and it felt amazing to go to sleep for such a long time. imma go to bed so sleep well everyone and WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOHOOOHOOHOOHOOHOOOO!!!!!

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1/20/20

 Today was really relaxing. I got to finish a couple of requirements. But today I practiced my dance for my upcoming performances. I hope this week will go by fast for the 3 day weekend again!

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Chill day...sorta

I slept late today and it felt good. No more shorts for my runs. I had to wear jogging pants and my hands got cold. I wish I wore gloves too. I will be finishing up midterms this week. I felt tired doing my requirements today.

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Day Off

Nice Day off. Very relaxing. Meant to get more requirements in but did enough. Took the girls to Barnes and Nobles for the afternoon. Wrote another Essay while we were there. So that is good. Planning on cold early run tomorrow will see how that goes.

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Monday 1/20/2020

Today was long.  Monday's are always long.  I woke up at 5 am and worked on Poomsaes and Self Defense and then came home to continue requirements.  I've started doing my pushups on my pushup machine instead of on an incline.  The machine is called the "Pushup Pump" and it supports my upper body and doesn't stress my shoulder.  Hopefully the incline pushups have helped me develop some shoulder strength and will prevent me from injuring myself.  Speaking of pushups, I'm off to do my 200 right now.  

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1/20

I had a great day today! I got to sleep in until around eleven and then had a donut for breakfast. After I hung around and did requirements between drawing and playing a couple of games. Later in the afternoon my mom, sister, and I went to Barnes and Noble. I picked out a book we got drinks and read for a little bit. My family had salad for dinner and I packed for school tomorrow So today was a lot of fun even though I dread school tomorrow. Anyways goodnight and I'll see everyone at class!

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1/20/2020 - Dege

Well, I didn't have a day off from work due to the holiday, but I did get in over 3 miles after work and did burpees again after each loop. I started with 3 and figured if I did 4 instead, I would accomplish them that much quicker. Now for the rest of today's requirements. Ugh! After 125 burpees throughout my run/walk, pushups are slow going.

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Jan 20 2020

After working on my deck in the COLD,  Which I was happy it wasn't rain again today. Found it a little hard to do the requirements,  but got them in one step at a time. ????

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January 20th, 2020

Today wasn’t a bad day. Since I didn’t have school today, I woke up a little later than usual to go to the MLK celebration in downtown that I was invited to. After that I went home and rested for a while. When I felt like I was ready to start my requirements, I did my daily miles and moved on. Now I’m waiting for dinner time to come.

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Brrrr!

Today was a really cold day which means no running outside. That's ok, Taylor and I were able to get a run in anyway. With it being cold makes it hard to keep things from getting stiff. Lots of stretching through the day. Even though the schools were closed, I was able to get a mentee session in! Today Taylor is doing her empathy challenge, it has been glorious. She chose mute and it has been so hard for her to not talk...LOL. I look forward with helping her with her essay. 

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Day 2

Thank you, I finally have more time because of the long weekend for doing requirments. I really have a lot to catch up on so I'm making this short. I am going to Black Belt Class tommorow at North Charlotte. Bye

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Cold

We were supposed to have soccer workouts today but it was 32 degrees and they canceled. But that also means ive been able to complete alot of requirements. 

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Rohan Apte - Daily Log 22 - 12020

Today was a good day. In the morning I did my requirements. Right now I am having lunch. In the afternoon I plan to finish my requirements and watch some TV. Hope you have a great rest of your day.

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Day 31!

I’m so glad we didn’t have school today!! I started my requirements in the morning. Right now we’re going bowling and eating lunch afterwards. Once I get home, I’m going to continue my requirements. I’m planning on volunteering in the evening. Hope everyone had a good day so far! Bye! 

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DISNEY AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS.IT MY BIRTHDAY TRIP YO YO YO

Hi guys guess where I am, I am at Orlando,Florida for my tenth birthday and I am rocking I have already been to universal studios and Disney.we are staying at a luxury hotel and they have vr that we might do today and tomorrow.yesterday we went to Disney springs and the last time we went we went to the coke factory I had to much coke and when we got back I was throwing up for almost two hours.the day before that we went to this place called ohana it’s a Hawaiian place near magic kingdom and they have the best fooooood.so taday we might do the vr and play b-ball and go to a park today bye  

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1/20

I am feeling much better today.  I’m happy to have a day of from school -yay!  I don’t have much planned today.  It is really cold outside so I’m going to try and get in my requirements.  My mom and I will bundle up later and go for a long walk.

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Journal - Day 30

Good Morning. Yesterday was a good day. My brothers friends came over to our house to play with him. All the boys know is only how to eat. There was one skinny lanky boy close to 6 feet tall who would play for a little and then get hungry. He would come straight to the kitchen and ask my mom to give him something to eat. Then he would go out and play with the rest of the boys and then come back again. It was fun! I finished my requirements and also ran a lot yesterday. Have a good day!

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Sunday - family time

Erik and I got up this morning and went for a run around the neighborhood. Afterward we had a good breakfast and lunch. Erik and I worked on some poomsaes and self defenses together in the afternoon in between working on the rest of the physical requirements. I still feel a little weak after this Friday but I will be back to normal tomorrow I hope.

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Weekend Fun

Yesterday I spent all morning doing TKD. I also got another mentee session in with Gabriel. After we got home my Far helped me with my new skill I wanted to learn. I learned how to make Danish pancakes. And they turned out pretty good! Today we went for a run and hung out. 

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Training

I got to train with Ms. Theresa and Luci today. We both trained hard on our push-ups, sit ups, and burpees.  I did my longest run ever and completed my poomsaes and self defense and basic kicks. It was great working together.  I will work some on my essay and read my book tonight. I will sleep a little later tomorrow.

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January 19th, 2020

Today I went to church in the morning. After that I went to a festival and came home at 4pm. When I got home I started on my requirements and a few minutes later, we had guests. So I had to move upstairs and do my  stuff.

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Sunday

Really enjoyed my Sunday. First one I have been off in awhile. Got to go to Church with the girls. Then a day of requirements. Got a lot done. Terrance came over and ran with Luci and I and we practiced Self defense as well as all the poomsaes. Now watching football and enjoying wings with my husband.

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1/19/20

Happy Sunday everyone! What a great day it turned out to be to train at the park! Oh, that poor cardinal! Many stick, staff and higher belt forms reviewed with Master Tucker and Master Burkart. Thanks for staying even longer to review self-defense, Master Tucker! Some self-defense is more difficult to practice without someone attacking. Maybe I won't be working on requirements as late tonight as most other nights.????

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Sunday 1/19/2020

I'm surprised that today was so beautiful after all the rain last night.  Today I met Master Dege and Master Burkhart at Mint Hill Park and we trained for 2 1/2 hours!!  It's so helpful to train with people who can confirm that I'm not practicing incorrectly.  We worked on high belt poomsaes and stick and staff forms.  The only sticks form we didn't get to was Double Stick #2.  Master Dege and I were also able to work on high belt self defense, especially 3rd Dan 1-step.  The weekend was way too short!

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Jan 19 2020

Day 30 ,  and half ways there.  If I keep feeling good and on top of things I hope all will be done by day 60.

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Day 30!

Hey guys! Today I went to church in the morning. I started on my requirements afterwards. In the evening we are planning to go to the movies.  I hope everyone had a great day! Bye!! 

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John John John

Dear John    So your Cowboy did not beat the Irishman last night, it was not even close. You know you have Irish blood so why are you cheering on a cowboy. I think is is scripted anyway. I think there will be a rematch for bigger money and then your cowboy will win. We will see maybe it is not scripted and if not Conor is really one of the best pound for pound fighter out there. I know he can be arrogant but you can when you are the best.    See you at the next fight    John 

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Rohan Apte - Daily Journal 21 - 11920

Today is a great day. Right now I am doing my requirements. My brother is going to a birthday party witch I am not invited to sadly in the afternoon. And I am going to do the rest of my requirements do extra as well as watch some TV.

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Journal - Day 29

Good morning. Yesterday was a very tiring day. Woke up and went to Sparring and BB class. We did a ton of stuff and kicks. My dad said I have to start focussing on my pull ups and do the negative hold as much as possible. I came home and started working on my assignments. I still have 3 more to get done today. I am planning to do my run this afternoon before the Championship game starts. Have a good day!

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1/19

Yesterday was a very busy day.  I had 2 soccer games and I also had Tae Kwon Do.  I met with my mentor.  I also went to sparring and black belt class.  After all of that I got to relax and play on my switch.  Today I woke up not feeling so good.  I hope I feel better soon!

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1/18

Today, I got my leadership,black belt,and  sparring. I finished my homework. I hope the rest of the 2 days will be fun.  Enjoy!!!

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Rohan Apte - Daily Journal 20 - 11820

Today was a great day. In the morning I went to king tiger I got sparring, leadership credits 1 & 2, mentoring, and finally weekend BB class. Then I had lunch. After lunch I worked on my 5+ page essay might as well get started early I was able to get 1 page of it done and I also got to watch TV for a bit. Then we went shopping at Walmart. After shopping we had dinner came home and wen to bed.

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January 18th, 2020

I woke up at 8 to get ready for sparring class. After sparring class I helped out with family class, then took black belt class. I also had a mentor session with Master Dege today. When I got home I ate pizza and relaxed for a little while. Later I did my requirements and that pretty much sums up my day.

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Jan 18 2020

Well after the weather was in the high sixties and low seventies Last week, today was a reality check,  Yes is January and cold again. 

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Saturday

Had a blast teaching sparring and black belt class at the North Charlotte dojang.  Everyone did a great job!  Another trip to the gym, and more requirements done.  I can't believe it was actually cold today, I guess Mother Nature is finally ready for winter in the Carolinas?  

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Fun day at Black Belt class today

I enjoyed the kicking rounds and the poomsaes we did in class. I completed a lot of physical requirements. I went to the gym afterwards for push ups, sit ups, and burpees. 

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Day 29!

Hey guys! Today I went to sparring and took black belt class. I was able to knock out a lot of my requirements during those classes. I’m glad we have a 3 day weekend. Our family is planning to eat out for dinner. Well that’s it! Bye! 

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1/18/20 - Dege

Morning started with Junior Tigers then collaborating with Master Tucker on various poomsaes. Master Knight taught black belt class today and we worked on quite a variety of things. Had a session with several of my mentees and we worked on bolo form and about half of staff form 2. I am feeling lazy, but need to get busy with today's requirements before my nephew arrives. Looking forward to training with Master Tucker and Master Burkart tomorrow except for the expected temperature.

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Feeling much better

Got up this morning and felt a lot better. Manged to go to the dojang for sparring etc. in Harrisburg. Instructor Foster gave us a really good workout. We started working on staff form 2 which seems very complex compared to staff form 1. I will get it though and be awesome..... eventually. Master Knight went over 1st dan self defense and knife special with me yesterday and I am trying to work lots on those to get the moves stuck in my head along with everything else.

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(insert adj that starts with s) saturday

well, today was okay. some notes w the title- idk what to type but i felt i had to put in a lil more so i j did a fill-in-the-blank. i woke up round 8, went to sparring, had a mentee session, ran a mile and a half, came back and did bbc, and went home and cleaned bc we had some people coming over. tomorrow is a very big day for me, and i'm kinda pysched out n a little bit -- wellllllll not really i was gonna say scared but it's not like i'm scared. it's like anxious anticipation but i'm not that anxious but i'm not overly joyful either. I will see you guys after that w updates. have a good afternoon and   _____(fill in the blank)_____. 

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Run

Today before taekwondo was starting back to class I did my run for the pre-cycle that I missed on the day of the recycle and I ran 2.5 miles in only 16 minutes. I’m really proud of my work and effort that I put in today

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Saturday 1/18/2020

Today has been great so far!  i helped in the Junior Tigers class this morning, then worked with Master Dege on our creative poomsae- we have lots of ideas!  Black Belt class was awesome!  We don't do falls very much in regular classes so it was really good to do them in class today.  It's not really something I 'practice', but I gave it my all in class!  I do need to get better at back-rolls.  I'm looking forward to meeting Master Dege and Master Burkhart at Mint Hill Memorial Park tomorrow at 12:30 pm for training.  If anyone wants to join, you are welcome to come!

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Saturday

Great start to the weekend. Fun afternoon at Master Chelley’s on Friday helping out with the little tigers class, then working on requirements before Blackbelt class. Good Black Belt class working on stick and staff forms. Today fun Day with Master Knight. Learning some new combinations in sparring as well as how to block the head kick. Very important move for me since most are taller then me and can easily kick my head! The stretching was much appreciated too. Have a great weekend everyone.

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Journal - Day 28

Good Morning. Yesterday was another long day. From school went to BB Class. This morning I am heading to sparring and BB Class at North Charlotte. Finally a long weekend. Have a good day!

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1/17/20 - Dege

Typical work day, including another round of redo. As I was leaving work though, I received a message from one of my nieces saying she would be passing through Charlotte within an your and a half. She drives a truck, so it was work related, but it was great to see her if only for a few minutes. I have other visitors this weekend, most unexpected, but very welcome. Will have to fit in what I can, when I can. Unfortunately time keeps on and I still have much to do.

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Friday before a long weekend

I was a little short on sleep this morning but I still got up and got some requirements in before going to work. I was feeling weak but still worked on it. I was really cold in the office but since we are in an older building the climate controls aren't that great. After work Patrick, Erik, and I went up to the LKN dojang and did a mentor session with Master Knight and black belt class. When we got home I felt really cold and it turns out I had a fever, I hope I didn't pass on something on to anyone else. Now it is time for the NyQuil to kick in and I hope I feel better tomorrow.

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Hurray It's Friday!

I had two tests at school today and they were ok. After school I got home and hung out.Then we went to tae kwon do black belt class. After I was very tired. My Far was not feeling so good So we went to go get surprise ice cream. Then we watched Hercules.

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Day 28!

Hey guys! I’m so glad it’s finally the weekend yay!! I had some homework to do but it didn’t take much time- after I started on my requirements. Tomorrow I’m going to TKD and taking sparring and black belt class. Well that’s about it! Hope everyone had a good start to their weekend! Bye!!

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January 17th, 2020

Today was exciting because we finally have a three day weekend again! Same routine as regular. Wake up, go to school, etc. After school I had Spanish class and then ate dinner. When I finished dinner I took a break before doing requirements. I hope u enjoy your three day weekend(those who are in school)!

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1/17

Today I went to school but stayed after for a rehearsal for the Charlotte checker's game. We are playing God bless america and the rehearsal actually ended up not that bad. I hope the Checkers win because I'll be cheering!

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Pep rally

This week was spirit week. It was pretty fun. We had a pep rally today which is normally fun but I had a huge headache and I was super tired. but I enjoyed it none the less.

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January 7 2020

Today I woke up and did a ton of requirements. Then I had it after school but before school my mom and took us to go get donuts as a special treat for being good the whole week. Then I had a great day at school and went to a mentor session with my mentor and we did a lot of self defenses that I need to work on but besides that it was a great day

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Great day

Took my son to the dentist for the first time today (he's 2).  He actually did really well, I was quite surprised!  Great workout at the gym today.  Have not missed a single day since the end of December!  Had a great black belt class at the Lake Norman dojang, and even got a session in with my 2 mentees.  Those guys are doing great!  Feeling good and ready for some awesome classes at North Charlotte tomorrow morning!

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Master Evins

Dear John    I noticed that your instructor Master Evins is doing two or more workouts today so I heard you tried to keep up with him today by doing your 9 Round work out and then a Spartan Workout. Are you crazy!!!!!! I bet you will be so sore tomorrow. Did you do your forms also? You better have done them. I think I heard you seem to finally have your last form completed but are stumbling on others. So you better keep working out and getting ready. You have signed up for 4 Trifecta's and one Ultra so you better get ready.  Good Luck John and talk to you over the weekend   John 

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Jan 17 2020

Had a good mentor Session with two mentees  today. But note to myself will start next time after 5:00 PM,  Kidsssssss. ????????????????????????????.

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1/17

Friday -yay!  I had a good day at school.  I had art today.  It is my favorite subject.  I got a lot of requirements done before school.  Tomorrow is gonna be very busy with 2 soccer games added.

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Rohan Apte - Daily Journal 19 - 11720

Today was a great day. I had school as normal but we are getting ready for the biggest field trip of the year! We are going to camp Thunderbird in South Carolina we are staying there for 3 days, 2 nights! It is going to be so fun, we are going on April 1-3 so we are going to be there on April fools day we are each planning to make funny pranck's on people. After school I did my requirements. I even had time for some TV. Then I had dinner and went to bed.

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Getting back in it

I did most of my daily requirements today.  I have to to concentrate so I can catch up.  I feel a lot of pressure from being behind but I will get there.  I'm heading out to black belt class.

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Bad Day, Getting Worse

Today is not a good day. I am stressing and panicking really bad right now. Things going on with my new house, just overall not good. When I stress this bad, I tend to go down a stress eating binge. Instead of stressing, I have been doing extra requirements. Extra push ups, sit ups, poomsaes just to get my mind right and not completely let the stress and anxiety take me over. So far it's working, but as the day goes on, I am getting even more worried and stressed out. I'll tell you 1 thing, I will be 1 sore puppy when it's over. Other than my life crisis right now, I have gotten a few more essays done and I have kept up with all my classes and stuff. I feel more panicking coming on as I type this out, so more push-ups for me right now. 

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Journal - Day 27

Good morning. Yesterday was a long day. From school I went to my classes. Came back home and started working on my school project. Did not get a lot of requirements done. I will catchup today. Waiting for my bus now. The long weekend is here and I ready to get some good sleep. Have a good day!

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Friday 1/17/2020

Yesterday did not go as planned. My son’s car broke down in the middle of a busy 4 lane road yesterday during rush hour traffic. We had it towed last night and will have to figure out what is wrong with it today. I really hope the cost is minimal, but it’s an old car so I’m trying to prepare myself for the worst.  I was not able to make it to Black Belt class or to my mentor session last night. I am up early again today trying to get requirements done, but I’m feeling run down and tired and I’m not making much progress. 

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1/16

I get a four day weekend starting today! My run was nice and the weather was only slightly breezy. After running and eating dinner I went to sparring class and did a mentee session. Then I came home to my puppy fresh

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1/16/20 - Dege

Thursday brought a work day, much like other work days, and redoing just a little bit different than it was before. How many different ways can it be done? I hope I don't find that answer. After work I went to black belt and a mentor session. Will I ever get double stick 2? Now working on requirements before bed.

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Thursday the 16th

I got up this morning and got started on my requirements. I worked from home and got some good work in during the day. I went to meet my wife for lunch and then went back home to finish up my work. When Erik came home we went for a run around the neighborhood. After dinner we went to the dojang and got in a good workout.

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1/16/20

Today, I got all of my requirements done especially during BBC. I am still working on my essay and my homework I have a lot. I also went to the first boys' basketball game. It was really fun watching my friends play. I am stressed because of my essay. Tomorrow I have a lot of math homework to do. that was my day. Bye!

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Mentoring was hard

I had a hard time mentoring because I was in front of people watching the entire time.  I don't have that much experience which made me feel awkward and nervous. I will get better with practice.

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Jan 16 2020

The  Force is with me. I got home  Something inside of me said go to the backyard, I looked around and saw that the gutter guys came and put new gutters on the back of my house. Happy happy.  But never did get the call saying they were coming. O well.

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Day 27!

Hey guys! Another day of school, homework, and requirements. I went to TKD and got leadership credits and a mentee session in. I was able to knock out a lot of my requirements in black belt class. One more day till the weekend- yayay!! Well that’s it! Bye!! 

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Thursday’s

Thursday’s are busy. Work then I train a client then dinner. Sparring and leadership class. Meant to get up and run before work set alarm for4:45 but didn’t get up til 5:18. I want to try and get 2 mile runs in a couple of mornings a week 5-5:30. Going to schedule next week. Really want to be more consistent running.

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January 16th, 2020

Today at school I took a reading test and I have a math test tomorrow. I had gym today so I got most of my running out of the way. When I got home I ate a snack and went to piano class. After that I went to King Tiger to do a leadership credit, mentee session, and black belt class. Now that I got home I’m writing this journal and I am going to eat tacos after!

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School

Today at school I went to band class and the kid that sits beside me (plays the TBUA I also play the tuba) and dropped it on me. He said sorry like a million times and I was ok but it was really scary. He did get in trouble even though I told the teacher not to. It was an anticlimactic day after that though. Thanks for reading. Bye 

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