Fall 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 10

Its New Years Eve today!!! A new year and new decade begins tomorrow. Yesterday was a good day. The weather was great. My brother and I went for a run in the afternoon. I finished all my requirements as well and watched TV in the evening. Have a nice day!

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diez: car ride

this is my tenth journal, so i'm already 1/5 of the way there. i'm leaving in a few minutes and i wanted to take a lil time to journal before i go bc we're gonna be in the car ALL DAY. i'm not gonna be back here until late saturday, but i will be journalling and trying to do requirements and stuff. it's early and i couldn't sleep all night so that's fun. i'll have time to sleep in the car though so its fine. also, happy new years eve to yall and i gotta go so see you later. 

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12/30/19

Getting very close to the end of the year. The upcoming weeks will fly by. Much to do in those weeks, so need to make the most of the time I do have. Made good use of 30 minutes today, but will miss out on the majority of this weekend. Bring on tomorrow.

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Good weather today

Today was a good day with good work on requirements. We also went and got more firewood to make sure we have enough for tomorrow night. Erik and I got some good work in on our requirements and we had a good little run. 2019 is almost over, it has been a good year with lots of positive changes. I am looking forward to what 2020 might bring our way.

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12/30

I got all my physical requirements done early so I could enjoy the nice day.  I got to spend most of the day outside with friends.  The requirements are getting easier.  I can’t wait for New Yesr’s Eve tomorrow!

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Mr Tokyo

This morning I made a deal with my parents that I had to do my requirements for the day before we went to lunch at one of my favorite places, Mr. Tokyo. I ordered lots of food and tried something new, the sweet potato sushi. It is now one of my favorites! Next time I will definitely order that. I ate so much my stomach hurt. Later in the afternoon we went for a run when I felt better.

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three x three

what's up guys i did a bunch of requirements today and i feel great. tomorrow we're going on a road trip to ohio. takes bout 8 hours (i think) to get there, but we'll be there in time to celebrate the new decade w my family and cousins. i was really busy today w requirements n packing n other stuff but i'll work it out. i still got lots td so gn y see yall tmrw

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Rohan Apte - Daily Log 3 - 123019

Today was a great day. In the morning I had a bagel for breakfast. Then I finished all my requirements and it was only 11:00! My mom was really happy that I finished my requirements so early she took me to the movies. we watched Spy's In Disguise it's a new movie that just came on the 25th and you probably saw the trailer already its were a kid turns the world greatest detective into a pigeon. But I am not giving away any names because I don't want to spoil it for you. After the movies we went shopping in the mall because we were already at Concord Mills at the AMC theaters. So we went to the NIKE store and got me some new shoes. After the mall we went to go pick up my brother from preschool and yes sadly he had preschool today. Then we got him...

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Sunny Day!

Today was a really nice day outside! So much so, Taylor and I took the dogs and for a run and we only stopped a few times for the sniffers to get their fix in. A friend of ours came with us so that was nice to have somebody running along with us. Last night I got to see my brother and we exchanged gifts with him at dinner. 

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Dec 30 2019

What a beautiful day, Was able to get some  more painting done outside and do some of my requirements on the cycle.????????????????

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Day 10!

Hellloo guys! Our guests that we had yesterday decided to stay overnight, so that’s left around the afternoon today. After I started working on my requirements for the day. We then decided to go to the mall and do some shopping there. When we came back, I worked on my requirements. I’m going to try and finish my requirements for the day before we go to watch the movie in the evening. Have a great rest of your day! Bye!!!

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12/30

Almost finshed with December!!!, but almost winter break ;(. I woke up early today and starte doing my push-ups and everything after breakfast. It is only 12:45 pm right now so I think I might being going to run later around 2. I just fnished my book Percy Jackson The Titian's Curse! It's just a series about Greek Mythology and a 1st person veiw on the main charather Percy. I don't know what to do now but I know something is gonna happen.

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Running

When I opened my dojang earlier this year in February, I was running 3 to 4 miles almost every day, no problem.  Then I took a nasty spill and dislocated my shoulder on a run one day.  I really haven’t done any running since then until this pre cycle started.  I’ve been doing just a mile a day, but I think I am ready to at least double it.  Building confidence!  Pull ups are coming along a lot better than I had hoped as well!  Toughest challenge so far is rolling and falling.  It’s a shame because those are some of my favorite things!

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December 30th, 2019-The Day Before, The Day Before New Years Day

Today I woke up and did my requirements then ate breakfast. After that I practiced my piano recital song for 30 minutes. When I finish doing that I think I am going to eat lunch and run a mile after I take a break. And also there might be a slight chance of me going ice skating today! 

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Journal - Day 9

Yesterday was an ok day. After I finished my requirements in the morning I was feeling bored and my dad fixed my boring problem by asking me to do the Empathy Challenge. I chose to be mute like last time and thought it would be easier this time but it wasnt at all. My brother kept irritating me all day trying to make me talk but somehow I managed not to react to what he was doing. I finally finished the challenge at 9pm and was so glad and thankful that I could go back to talking. It is a humbling experience to step into somebody else's shoes to see what they go through everyday with this disability. I am up early this morning and done with most of my requirements. My dad called me to write this journal. Have a good day!

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12/29

I didn’t get as much done today as I would have liked  because we went to Virginia Tech for a basketball game.  We walked around campus, saw where my mom lived on and off campus, and went to the bookstore.  It was a fun day!

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12/29

Been nine days on the cycle, doing the same thing, when will it end? in about 118 days. The number might look big but really that time is in a blink of a eye. Once you look back you will be amazed how fast it took to get where you were to now. Might say "wow, I`m like 90 years old now"                Today I did nothing special, again. Tomorrow though we are finally going to go ice skating. My brother Matthew said its just like roller skating and I already been on blades. Though Roller skating is easier this is harder. Good-bye.                

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Dec 29 2019

Was happy the rain slowed down.  Was able to get some painting done on my new deck cover. And still had time to get in some cycle stuff.

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Johnny B

Dear John    We have to talk, you have so much going on in 2020 that I am worried about you and that it can all work out for you. I pray that someday you will slow down and enjoy things a little more. or maybe it is because you think you need to do more for the family.  Today it was all about family n church actually the feast of the family. Our your father so on. I think you do that already with your father but maybe you need to do something for yourself soon. Smell the roses sometimes and enjoy a slower journey?  I am sure you will disagree.     Until we talk again    John

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Rohan Apte - Daily Log 2 - 122919

Today was a pretty boring day because we spent more than half of the day in the car. We woke up and went to the ground floor for breakfast. We were in Georgia at this time we had traveled from Florida to Georgia. After breakfast we headed to the car and drove for about 3hrs and we took a pit stop for lunch we had entered South Carolina. In another 3hrs we had finally reached North Carolina it was about 4pm when we got home. Then it was just unpacking and I also did some requirements????for the rest of the day. Then I had dinner and went to bed.

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December 29th, 2019

Today I woke up and ate some soup for breakfast. After that I went to church. When I got home I ate lunch and went to the gym to get some of my requirements out of the way. Then when I got home I finished the rest of my requirements and since it was raining today, seems like I’m going to go ice skating tomorrow if it isn’t raining!

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Julefrokost - And the day after

Yesterday we had an awesome time with good friends and lots of good food. All the food was Danish inspired with sild (pickled herring), frikadeller (pork meatballs), leverpostej (Danish liver pate), and flæskesteg (pork belly roast). Today we have had some cleanup and we just got back from a run, we made Patrick come with us. The rest of the day will have some focus on more requirements spending good time with the family.

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Julefrokost (Danish Christmas lunch)

Yesterday we celebrated Danish Christmas with friends. My parents made a lot of food and all the parents sat around and ate for a long time while the kids played upstairs. The kids played lots of video games and ate chips and candy. Today we cleaned up, got Bojangles for breakfast, and went on a run. 

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Day 9!

Hey! So far all I’ve done is go to church. I’m planning on starting my requirements soon. I’m going to try and finish them before our guests come over. Our house is very quiet today because our dog is at petco getting groomed, which is sad because when I arrived at home a fluffy little ball didn’t jump on me. Well that’s about it. Hope you have a good rest of your day! 

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12/29/19

Yesterday I did my requirements and I realized they're getting easier so I can knock them out quicker. I am not in pain like I was in the first 3 days of the cycle. It really helps not being sore to do every day things. My mom said that stretching helps before I do them. My family is able to do things that they want to do and not hurt while they do it too. 

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Dogs

I have 2 Beagles (aka noses with 4 legs) and I love them so much...but not when I am trying to do sit ups and push-ups. Cold wet noses in my face and doggie breath are not fun. Taylor is more tolerant that I am, but she did say something that was very mature about it. She said they're telling us that they're proud of us for doing this and to keep it going. Some days, you need the wisdom of kids and dogs to remind you that you're doing great and you have the support of your family behind you. Bring it on dog breath, let's do this!

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journal 8

so hi guys imma update you on yesterday too because I didn't journal yesterday. so yesterday was really good. I cleaned the living room and kitchen with my family and we rearranged a bunch of stuff. I also fixed some blinds that for some reason weren't working. it was weird because one side was going up and one wasn't and if you pulled the string in the opposite direction it would do the same thing, but enough on that. my mom and I went on a run out on the trails and I finally got the fresh air I've been wanting and it was so pretty out there. we ran close to 2.5 miles and after I was nauseous for a while. I almost threw up in the bushes and my legs were wobbly for a hot minute but it was cool. it was fun. after that i worked on my essays...

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Journal - Day 8

Yesterday was a good day. I finished all my requirements and then watched the movie Sing with my family. My grand uncle has never seen this movie before and therefore we all watched it together. This morning it has been raining and I am hoping for the rain to stop so that my brother and I can go out for our 1.5mile run. 2 more days before 2020.

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12/28/19

Today didn't go how I expected it to, but since it was such a nice day, we went out for a bike ride and I got to try out my new gear. It was a little cool on the ride home, but a perfect day for a ride. I did finally finish 200 pushups in a day. It would be good if I can do that more often. It would also have been a perfect day to do poomsaes outside, but that didn't work out. Maybe tomorrow. Now it's time for sleep.

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12/28

I’m getting excited for New Years.  My requirements are getting easier.  I went on s long hike today at Lake Norman State Park.  I got to play outside with my friends!  I ended my day snuggling kittens and watching TV.

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Journal - Day 7

I was not able to write my journal yesterday as i was very tired. My brother and I have been running 1.5 miles every day as the weather has been great. I have been doing my requirements and also watching a lot of TV. I am also done with my assignments. Hope everyone is having a good time.

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Dec 28 2019

What a beautiful day,  enjoying the nice weather for December.  The only thing I wish is the sun would stay out for at least one more hour.  O well summer will be here soon.

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12/28

today I woke up early and started my requirments. This day was A normal day, didnt go anywhere, and did absolutely nothing else but eat read some books and play games. I want something to happen tommrow because I am getting really bored. 0-0

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Workout

Dear John    If you want to get some sparring rounds in you need to get them done as soon as possible. Go to a 9Round and get some completed as soon as you can in between each round do your pushups, situps and burpees. This way you can get a lot completed in 30 minutes. Good luck with all and keep moving forward.    John 

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Day 8!

Today was a chill day. I started my requirements in the morning and now I’m finishing them up. I watch a lot of tv today. A LOT. We are planning to eat out for dinner. Okay well that’s it! Bye! 

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Patience

Had a wonderful trip to Baltimore, MD to visit some family.  The drive back there was tons of traffic, and it took us much longer than expected.  You know what they say, patience is a virtue.  Got some great sleep last night, and have had a good day so far.  Get to see 1 of my brothers and my Dad in a bit, so that rocks!  So far, I am definitely making progress on some things.  The run and pull ups are actually not too bad yet this cycle.  I need to get a jumprope ASAP so i can start knocking those out. 

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December 28th, 2019

Today I woke up and ate breakfast, then suddenly got excited! I got excited because I remembered that I might be going ice skating tomorrow. This is going to be me first time ice skating but not to worry, my brother Matthew knows how to ice skate really well. But before I go ice skating I have to get through today first!

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Rohan Apte - Daily log 1 - 122719

Today I had a lot of fun we went to Disney world! First before going there I did some of my requirements and I also had breakfast. Later we drove to Disney world. We sat on the dumbo the flying elephant ride the Aladdin and the magic carpet ride. They were both the same type of ride were there is a big center piece in the middle and there are arms sticking out and at the end it were you sit and it go’s in a circle to make you feel like you are flying. Then I had chicken nuggets for lunch. After lunch we went on an amazon cruise the wait was 100 min but it was worth it. Next we watched a parade and watched all the Disney characters pass by. After that we went on a Winnie the Pooh ride were we sat in a honey pot and...

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Cleaning Day

Today I spent a lot of time helping my parents clean the house. I helped with cleaning the bathrooms, the floors, and sorting out toys. I went for a run with my dad and we went half a mile more today. I read some of my book "Stanford Wong Flunks Big Time". We ate leftover pizza for dinner and watched the new season of Lost in Space. 

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Lots to do

Tomorrow we host a party for some of our closest friends. Today was spent cleaning the house and preparing for having the house full of guests. Cooking will start early tomorrow to make sure everything is ready for when the guests arrive. In between all of this Erik and I worked on our requirements and got another run in.

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12/27/19

I’m having trouble figuring out where to track my requirements. Hopefully if I continue to track on last cycles webpage it will count toward this current cycle. Tonight I trained at 9 Round with Master Dege and Master Burkhart. We were able to knock out a lot of requirements! Looking forward to many more training days at 9 Round.

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12/27/19

Thank you Master Burkart for introducing Master Tucker and me to 9Rounds! Wow! That's tough, but awesome how much can be packed into 30 minutes. Now if I can be as efficient with my weekend. 

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siete

today marks the first week of the black belt cycle. today i woke up, went back to sleep for an hour, finally got out of bed and made breakfast. after eating i did my requirements for the day. we got krispy kreme today, which was strange because my family usually goes dunkin over krispy (idk why, we've always done it that way). my favorite is boston cream/chocolate glazed w cream bUt mY sIsTeR tOoK iT aLrEaDy (i need to stop w the capitalization thing) so i just ate a glazed one. we also played a new board game today, which is another tradition we have. our board game collection is piling up. today it was this game called "Takenoko" and it was so confusing at first we spent half an hour trying to figure out how to play the thing. eventually we got it though. today was a good day but i...

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Dec 27 2019

First week is in the book, got to say it was a nice day today, for December.  But looks like rain on my days off. O will all we can do is smile and do  More requirements.

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12/27

Today was a chill day.  I got some time to relax and work on my requirements.  I spent a lot of time with our foster kittens and also played some basketball!  I’m ready to start the weekend.

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Day 7!

Hey everyone! Today was a good day. I started my requirements in the morning, I then watched some tv. I went out to go eat for lunch. Afterwards, I did some more of my requirements. I’m planning to finish it up before I go to the movies with my friends. Hope you had a great day so far! Bye! 

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Dear John

John I hope you are doing well but we need to break up, all this exercise is making me tired and sore, you need to slow down and get onto other things like cookie eating and sleeping and watching TV. Enough of this getting better and stronger and what is this about an Ultra Race this summer, are you crazy. We need to talk and straighten you out.    The Best    Your Body and Mind    John 

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December 27th, 2019

Today is just another regular day on the pre-cycle. Wake up, eat breakfast, do requirements, and sleep. Nothing exciting is going to happen today so this is all I can write for now.

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My 1st Journal

I know this cycle is going to be hard, but I will power through it and as the days go on, I hope it will be easier. How I know it's going to get easier, if I practice on the precycle and do my stuff with no skipping. I have found out by day 3 and 4, it is not as hard as the first day and I am not as sore. I had a fun Christmas! Me and my family went to Asheville, NC and we took our dogs. We went to see the Biltmore House during Christmas and went to a really fancy hotel across the street from Biltmore that was pet friendly. The dogs got to enjoy it too. We ate a lot of really nice dinners and one breakfast Santa and his wife were there and I got to tell them what I wanted for Christmas. I was really worried he wouldn't know I was at the hotel, but Santa came!

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Christmas and Such

Day # 7! I wasn't able to blog when the cycle started but here I am. The family had a great Christmas, we were able to work out while on vacation so that was a plus! My diet went through the window, I'm pretty sure I ran it over for this week. Thankfully diets are easy to restart (well for me anyway). The down side to Christmas is I ended up getting what I think is a head cold, AGAIN! I am drowning myself in water to keep it from moving to my chest. At least it isn't like the 1 I got over Thanksgiving, I am still able to do things and be active. I am surprisingly sore from riding a horse for an hour, not sure how that happened. Hope everybody had a great Christmas!

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12/26

Today I worked on my self defenses a lot.  I ran and took a big walk with my family and then we went to Carowinds and walked another mile.  Carowinds was fun especially the new parade.

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12/26/19

The end of this decade is fast approaching. There are many distractions, look, a squirrel, and my boys are home, but they are reclusive and elusive. We are thinking about getting another dog. It has been several years since we last had one, but this time we are looking for a shelter dog which requires quite a bit of research up front, in addition to the time forever after.

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Time with Nonny

Today we went to the store and got some new Lego sets with my Christmas money from my grandparents. My grandmother Nonny took us to the Lego store and then to Target. I got a Hogwarts Express Lego set and a Fortnite Nerf Gun. I went on a run again today, and learned not to go as fast at the start because it tires me out too fast. 

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2nd day of Christmas

If I had still been in Denmark today would have been spent with all of my dad's side of the family. It used to be my grandmother who brought us all together and I totally expected it to fall apart without her, however the tradition continues. It is one of the few days a year that I miss being in Denmark, but not enough to go back. It was still a good day.and we went shopping for the Danish Christmas style lunch we planning for Saturday with friends.

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Dec 26 2019

Staying positive doesn't mean you have to be happy all the time.  It means that even on hard days you know that there are better ones coming.

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Hangover

Dear John Thought I would have a hangover after the holidays, not working out for one day seemed like it would kill me. I definitely had a workout hangover, but it was from being ideal and not doing anything and just sitting around with everybody. I did cook all day but that is different than burpees and pushup and well you know. So today we worked on double up on everything and made some progress. Hope you continue it tomorrow as I need to make sure you are stronger the next time I see you.    Take care for now   John 

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journal 6

today was chill in contrast to yesterday. after i journalled yesterday my dad wanted me to rake the leaves on our front lawn and i worked on that until sundown. there were so. many. leaves. if i see one more leaf anytime this week/month/year, i think i might scream. i ended up not doing my requirements, but i made up for that today. see you tomorrow, everyone.

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Day 6!

Hey everyone! Today we are heading to the mall and going to do some shopping. We might watch a movie, if we have time. Afterwards, we are planning to eat out for lunch. In the evening, I’m planning on doing my requirements for the day. I’m so glad we don’t have school, it feels good not to wake up early! Well that’s about it! Have a great day! 

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December 26th, 2019

Today I woke up at 9 and ate breakfast. Somewhere at noon time I am probably going to start doing my requirements for today. Then, I might go to the gym with my dad to run my mile and  do my jump rope rounds. Unfortunately, I'm not going to go ice skating today but we are going Sunday!

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12/26

Good morning ed returning to my normal routines. We're not doing anything special yet so I'm about to go through 4 days of repeating and might end up getting really bored. I don't have a lot to say right now but i'll try to get something out of me.

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Journal - Day 6

Yesterday was a great day. I finished my requirements during the day. In the evening i wanted to run but i had cold. My dad said that it is ok not to run with the cold. I am feeling better today but would definitely like to run. We are planning to go to Barnes and Nobles this evening to pick up some books and i also need to get my free birthday cookie as well. Have a good day everyone!

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My first post

This morning it was Christmas and I woke up and got lots of presents from Santa and my parents. I got several Lego sets and my favorite is the Night Bus from Harry Potter. My Far and I went on a run today and it was hard but we got through it. I felt good afterwards. One of my presents is a keyboard, and I spent a lot of time playing silly music on it. We had a video chat with my grandparents in Denmark. My parents made pizza for dinner. It was a very good day.

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Merry Christmas

Today was a really good day with the family. The kids loved their presents and we enjoyed some good food. Erik and I got another run in and we brought the younger dog with us, unfortunately the old dog is not up to running with us anymore. We also did a video chat with my parents back in Denmark and they got to see the kids open the present they sent. I am glad I don't have to go back to work tomorrow.

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Dec 25 2019

Merry Christmas  to all,  if you are like me I took the day off from the cycle .enjoy the day. But I did feel bad. 

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Merry Christmas John

12/25/19 Dear John  It has come to my attention that a young girl named Virginia asked about Santa Claus, well it ended with Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus. It was also proven by the US Postal Service on Miracle on 34th Street. S o you see by past experiences and case law there is  Santa Claus. So believe in the magic John is warm and forgiving, just as it should be this time of year. There is a great story about how in World War I the opposing sides for one day but down their arms and had Christmas Dinner together, it was truly a silent night.  Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night    John 

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12/25

Today is Christmas ????!  I got a late start on my requirements because I was opening gifts!  I still did everything I needed to and more.  We also went to my Nana’s house.  I showed her some of my self defense forms.

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Day 5!

Merryyy Christmas!! In the morning, I opened my presents. I got many things that I’m grateful for. We went over to our cousins to eat lunch, and we are still here just hanging out. I’m planning on starting my requirements soon. Have a great day!!:))

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journal 5: feliz navidad

merry christmas everyone! my family woke me up around 7 to open presents early. i got a bunch of stuff, and after that i went back to sleep because it was 7. i rewoke up at 9 or 10. it's a really pretty day today and i'll probably do my requirements at the end of the day. for now, i'm just enjoying the sun. i am anticipating new year's because it's the start of the new decade and on the 31st we're going up to ohio to meet up with my cousins. 

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Christmas!

Merry Christmas everybody! Today I`m taking a break off the cycle just for uno day. We are planning to go to some of our relitive's houses sense they invited us over and we might come back home very late. But I'm still excited because we kinda abit never get to see them alot. ;-;

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Christmas Day!

Today I woke up at 9 and ate breakfast. Today my dad said that I don't have to do any requirements today because it is Christmas. I opened my presents at midnight. At 2 I am going to go to a Christmas party and I don't think I'm going to get home until 11 tonight. Merry Christmas everybody! I hope you have a nice day.

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Merry Christmas

Spending Christmas with some relatives in Baltimore, MD.  Luckily there is a gym and that helps with requirements a lot!  I'm sure we will be eating some great food this evening, so of course trying to stay active.  Pretty easy to do when you have a 2 year old.  Since I have my cycle book with me all the time, my son loves to try to grab it randomly.  It will be interesting to see what it looks like by the end of the cycle.   Merry Christmas and Happy holidays everyone!

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Journal - Day 5

Today is Christmas!!!! Merry Christmas everyone. I woke up early and working on my requirements. My dad said that it is going to be warm this afternoon and my brother and i will go for a run outside again today. 

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12/24

Today is Christmas Eve!  The weather was very nice so I was able to get in a long run/walk.  I worked on a lot of self defenses today and used the new pull up bar.  It really helped with my pull ups.  I’m excited for Christmas ???? 

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Dec 24 2019

The day before Christmas,  still doing  Requirements, Trying to knock off all the cookies I ate do day.  Wishing everybody a merry Christmas.

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Journal - Day 4

I have been working on my assignment since morning. My brother and I went out for a run. The weather was really great. I am just finishing my requirements. Merry Christmas everyone!

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journal (2 + 3 - 1 + 0)

hello and merry christmas eve. today was a good day. i woke up and ate breakfast, and after breakfast my mom gave me a talk on how Santa is... well, you know. i mean, i had already knew that years prior but she didn't know that i knew. i guess i faked it well? i don't want to type it because there are some people on the site that still.. well, you know. after that i wrapped presents with her and set an alarm to 3 am  (when everyone else will be asleep) so i could... well, you know. that's enough on that. after that i did my requirements and ate some lunch. i went for a walk with my family today and the weather was really nice. we drove this remote control car around and then i got my ripstik out and did a couple rounds on that. then we went...

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Christmas Letter

Dear John,    I understand Virginia that yes there is a Santa Claus and it is a joy to make merry the holiday season. Always remember your family and friends  they are a big part of the holiday. Remember the best gift we can have with the birth of Jesus. He is your best bet in having a wonderful holiday. So remember where you are the past present and future Christmas as they make up how you are and enjoy making new ones with your children no matter what age.    Until next time   John 

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Day 4!

It’s Christmas Eve!!!! I can’t wait for Christmas Day. Today I didn’t really do anything. I wrapped some presents and went shopping. I’m currently finishing up my requirements for the day. In about 2 hours, I’m going to Christmas Eve mass. Have a good rest of your day! Bye!! 

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Christmas Eve

happy chirstmas eve! I don`t know what I am doing for Chirstmas and might just stay home with Familyl. Today is like any usaual Cycle day, wake up, eat, do work, other stuff, sleep, and repeat. I soon might get tired of this way of doing it and change the schudule a bit, but for now I got to stick with it. >:V

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Christmas Eve- The Day Before Christmas

Today I woke up at 9 and read 4 chapters of my book, "The Hurricane Child". After that I played cards with my brother. I'm about to eat breakfast, then did my requirements and work on my essays a little bit. Then I am probably going to the gym to run my mile and do my jump rope rounds. Merry early Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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December 24

Today my family and I will be flying up to Boston for Christmas. I’m very excited to see all of my cousins! I hope to practice falls up there as there is a lot of snow to fall into. I’m also very excited because after Christmas I will be going skiing with some old friends.

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Flight to Boston

Excited going to Boston to celebrate Christmas with my family.  Also going snowboarding with my sister and best friend from home and their families. Luci and I hope to do some self defense in the snow. 

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12/23

Today it was raining, but I still got a mile in.  The rain kept me indoors and I got a lot of my requirements done.  I went to class, and was able to earn a leadership credit.

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12/23/19

hey !! today was day four of our road trip and not going to lie it was kind of boring. we sat in a car ALL day. that wasn’t the original plan though. the original plan was to go to lake tahoe. however, the road that we had to travel to take us there required us to have a chain. so, that’s what we did. we bought a $200 chain and continued our journey (we thought to put the chain on once we get further down the road). once we tried to put it on, it was the wrong size. by the time we got back to the store there was no point in going back to the lake because our hotel is three hours away. i did manage to get some requirements in once i got to the hotel, i’ve been trying to do them whenever i can, because most...

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12/23/19

Work is pretty busy at this time of year. It would be nice to have a slow time once in a while, but it really has been several years since that has happened. It will be too easy to get behind this time around. Just need to buckle down and do it. It has been really nice to have my two boys at home. It will surely not happen often anymore. Oh we, I'll take what I can get! 

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Day three Christmas Eve

hi guys today I went to king tiger for teacher work day camp,then I went to go get a haircut and it looks good,and also I got my new bunk bed delivered to my house,and the top bunk is so high that I can touch my ceiling.i also did lots and lots of reQuirements.and at 9:15-9:49  I was playing basketball in my garage,and watching football.green bay packers vs minosota Vikings,and the Vikings are winning at halftime 10-9.well bye guys write agin tomorrow on Christmas EVE????????‍♂️ 

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journal 3

and we are back, everyone, to Monday. today was an okay day. i woke up around 11 because i had stayed (staid? staiyd? or maybe staiiyed...) up late last night. after that i sat in bed for some time and then rolled out of bed because i had stuff to do. after i ate breakfast, i was cleaning my room and as I was cleaning it proceeded become a really deep clean. after i was done with that, i did my laundry and my requirements. i tried to do more today bc i didn’t do any requirements yesterday. then i tried to get on the site and chrome said something about an unsafe connection that it had been saying alllllllll day. i figured it would fix itself by the end of the day but NoOoOoOoO it had to pull this stuff. i tried troubleshooting by checking if the certificate for the...

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Dec 23 2019

Day off , rainy day ,do requirements. Enjoy the warmth of the inside of the house. 

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Day 3!

Hey everybody! I didn’t really do anything today. In the morning, I had to go grocery shopping with my dad. Afterwards, we went to go get some Starbucks. After, I started working on my requirements. Right now I’m at my cousins house. Once I go back home, I plan on finishing my requirements for the day. Have a good rest of your day! Bye! 

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Letter to Myself

Good Afternoon, These are letters to myself. I hope you are well, I hope this journey is exciting and new to you. I am pround of you for where you are going and am excited to see the outcome on the others side. Remember the journey is not easy, and remeber to keep your head up and do not give in to tempations to make it any easi

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Journal - Day 3

Today has been a good day so far. I finished all my requirements in the morning as I am getting ready to pick up my grand uncle from the airport shortly. Yesterday my brother and I ran a mile and I am hoping to run today.

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Monday

Today I woke up late at 10 am. I`m probably going to the gym again to run my two miles later after I finished my requirements. On Thursday me and my siblings are ice skating on. Unfortunately I`m not driving but my big brother Matthew is.

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December 23rd, 2019

Today is just a regular day on the cycle. I woke up at 7:30 and read a book for a few minutes then fell asleep again. I'm going to do my requirements sometime at noon. Two days until Christmas, I'm very excited! I wonder what I'm gonna get this year. I hope everyday has a good day.

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12/22/19

hey !! today was day three of our road trip and was definitely the coldest one (so far). we went to mount whitney, where we stopped at many different built in locations that were made for stopping and taking pictures and such. the wind was sharp, and it stung our faces more and more with every minute that passed. we then went to mammoth lake, and it was breathtaking. the mountains were snowed upon and were somehow placed perfectly in proportion to the massive and gorgeous lake. i consider myself lucky that i get to see this sights. have a nice night !! - katyayani

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Start of the pre-cycle

Try to get everything going with the cycle. Get some physical requirements in while reviewing my color belt stuff trying to get ready for the pretest.

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12/22

Yesterday during black belt class I felt unsure of a few forms.  Today I watched the videos of those forms and practiced them a lot.  I feel a lot more confident of my forms.  I am trying to get a little ahead on my physical fitness so I’m feeling a little bit sore tonight.

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Day 2!!

Good evening! Today morning I went to church and came back at around 12. I then at some lunch once I arrived home. Right after, I started working on my requirements for the day. We are now ordering some dinner, pizza! Afterwards, I’m planning on just finishing up my requirements for today and then ending the day by watching some tv! Have a good rest of your day! 

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Journal - Day 2

Today has been a good day. I have been working on my assignments and will be doing my requirements as well. Hopefully I am done earlier so that i can watch TV. My grand uncle is coming from Canada tomorrow and will be with us for a couple of weeks. He visits us every summer and winter. He lives in Montreal. Earlier this month i competed in my first spelling bee. I won my class bee and came in the top 6 in school. It was good for a first time and i hope i can go all the way next year.

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December 22nd, 2019

Today is just a normal day. I woke up at 9 to do some of my requirements then ate breakfast. After that I got ready to go to church. After church I'm planning to finish the rest of my requirements that I didn't do in the morning. And my brother will take me and my other brothers ice skating on Thursday! I'm so excited, and also happy birthday Ritika!!!

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12/22

good morning people of the pre-cylcle. Today is like other regular Sunday expect I`m going to the Ymca to run 2 miles again like yesterday! I`m planning to do some of my poomsaes and self-defense when i come back and rest because I woke up early today and finish some of my stuff. 

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