This was another relaxing week, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t productive. My big personal project presentation is coming up next week so there is some stress from that, but it’s not something I can’t do. I need to make a presentation for that, so I am thinking of making a google slideshow and then putting a timelapse of my …

This weekend was finally a time to relax. The past few weekends have been action packed and it took a toll on my body so having this rest time was much needed. I also got to do something super cool which is, I got to visit a family member who is a civil engineer. They showed me around their job …

This week was packed full of karate and to say I’m tired would be an understatement, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t have a ton of fun. Over the weekend I had an in-school sparring tournament here at the dojo on Saturday, and on Sunday I had an out of school full contact tournament. First the in-school, I got first …

This was a rather exciting week! Especially the weekend because on Sunday I got my own car. I am so grateful to have parents that are willing to buy me my own car and I can’t thank them enough. The car I got was a 2010 Ford Fusion, it has 86,000 miles on it, which is not bad at all. …

I finished my personal project! Well kind of… I still need to finish my 1500-3500 word essay but that’s the easy part. I am really proud of what I created, this is the first time I really, really like an art piece I made. I chose to make my personal project with Blender because I’ve always had these cool art …

I just read an article about an 8-year-old earning their 3rd degree karate black-belt. Let’s face it. In the eyes of the uninitiated public, the karate black-belt is a joke, and for good reason. For decades, martial arts school owners have gotten the advice of “industry consultants” that have prioritized profits over teaching. Some of these high profile consultants literally …

I recently finished “the Book of Five Rings” by Miyamoto Musashi recently and it was one of the most interesting books I’ve ever read. I’ve never really read a book surrounding philosophy, so at the beginning it was kind of hard to consume and understand. But over time, page after page I realized I was taking in the knowledge that …

Following finals week, school is always pretty chill and easy. My schedule that was once super busy is now starting to settle down, there is still a lot to do but it is a lot more manageable. But one thing that is going to eat up my February is something for my school called the personal project. I attend the …

Finals are over, I did pretty well. I ended off the semester with straight A’s and in turn a 4.0 GPA. So that’s pretty awesome, I’ve been trying to hold a 4.0 for a while and I’ve been able to since 8th grade (I’m in 10th now). Now in high school it really matters because grades are what colleges look …