I gave Christie a taste of the treatment, sparring her until she could hit three solid points. It took her about 30 minutes and a lot of beatings, but she managed to get the job done. Hopefully this will mold her competitive spirit.

Workout 1: TKD running practice (730-830P)
Workout 2: TKD team practice (830-1130P)

Awake: 817A
Sleep: 148A

Meal 1: 1 chicken shwarma wrap, 1 box fries with babaghanouj, 3 slices pita bread
Meal 2: 1 cereal bar, 1500mg glucosamine, 1000mg fish oil, 1 multivitamin, 5g creatine

Quantity: 5/5
Quality: 4/5
Macronutrients: 3/5
Timing: 2/5
Tapering: 5/5

Total: 19/25

No workouts

Awake: 920A
Sleep: 1211A

Meal 1: 1/2 lb salmon nanban-yaki, 1 apple, 3 multigrain crackers
Meal 2: 1/2 lb salmon nanban-yaki, 1 bowl udon noodles, 1500mg glucosamine, 1000mg fish oil, 1 multivitamin, 5g creatine

Quantity: 3/5
Quality: 5/5
Macronutrients: 4/5
Timing: 3/5
Tapering: 2/5

Total: 17/25

Thought: Never look back. Nothing lasts forever.

Session 1: Nintendo DS brain training
Session 2: Wall Street Journal, Financial Times
Session 3: Mathematical statistics studying (2 hrs)
Session 4: Mathematical statistics midterm (2-4P)
Session 5: CFA studying (1 hr)
Session 6: CFA studying (1 hr)

Education: 3/5
Focus: 4/5
Insight: 3/5
Ingenuity: 2/5
Timing: 3/5

Total: 15/25

Thought: Hard work is worthless if you do not believe in yourself. You can do it!

Session 1: Nintendo DS brain training
Session 2: Wall Street Journal, Financial Times
Session 3: Mathematical statistics homework (2 hrs)
Session 4: Mathematical statistics studying (1 hr)
Session 5: CFA studying (2 hrs)
Session 6: CFA studying (1 hr)

Education: 3/5
Focus: 3/5
Insight: 2/5
Ingenuity: 4/5
Timing: 3/5

Total: 15/25

Workout 1: TKD demo team practice (830-1030P)

Awake: 910A
Sleep: 1150P

Meal 1: 1 bowl ramen, 1 can tuna
Meal 2: 1 cup mocha freeze boba
Meal 3: 1 cereal bar, 1500mg glucosamine, 1000mg fish oil, 1 multivitamin, 5g creatine

Quantity: 3/5
Quality: 2/5
Macronutrients: 2/5
Timing: 2/5
Tapering: 5/5

Total: 14/25

No workouts

Awake: 715A
Sleep: 1005P

Meal 1: 3 sausages, 1 cup yogurt, 2 cups apple juice
Meal 2: 3/4 double western bacon cheeseburger, 1 box crisscut fries with ketchup, 6 onion rings with ranch sauce, and 1 cup raspberry iced tea

Quantity: 2/5
Quality: 1/5
Macronutrients: 2/5
Timing: 2/5
Tapering: 1/5

Total: 8/25

Session 1: Nintendo DS brain training
Session 2: Wall Street Journal, Financial Times
Session 3: Mathematical statistics homework (2 hrs)
Session 4: Mathematical statistics lecture (2-4P)
Session 5: CFA studying (2 hrs)

Education: 3/5
Focus: 2/5
Insight: 3/5
Ingenuity: 2/5
Timing: 2/5

Total: 12/25

No academic sessions

Education: 0/5
Focus: 3/5
Insight: 4/5
Ingenuity: 2/5
Timing: 1/5

Total: 10/25

Overall, results were moderate. The team did better than before and people looked significantly better than they have in the past, but nobody won more than two fights or advanced very far against opponents from other schools. As with the past, a large percentage of people were gapped and one guy got KTFO with a fractured jaw. So there’s still a lot of room for improvement but the signs are very encouraging.

My results were very satisfying and I left feeling extremely good about myself.

My first fight was against a guy who was obviously very inexperienced. I managed to dispatch him 7-0 in the first round within a minute. There were some problems though. My kicking mechanics were awful and I got greedy to win too quickly when I realized that I held a big advantage.

My second fight was against a taller Korean guy from a private studio training national level fighters. I ended up losing 12-7 with 24 seconds left in the third round. The first round started off well, as I came out strong and established the initiative. As with the first fight, I started getting greedy and made several decisions that were not smart, mistakes that cost me dearly. The first round ended with me down 5-2. I fell into a deeper hole in the third round, actually down 7-2 at one point, but started fighting much smarter and earned some points with very good strategy. The second round ended 8-5. I continued the effort in the third round and came within centimeters of tying the fight with a head kick that just missed. Unfortunately, I got into a situation of trading points and took a hasty kick to the head, eventually succumbing 12-7. Still, I was extremely proud of my effort against a superior opponent and felt like I walked away having given my all.

Workout 1: Western Collegiates (6A-730P, won 1st fight 7-0, lost 2nd fight 7-12)

Awake: 430A
Sleep: 445A

Meal 1: 2 sausages, 1 cup cranberry juice
Meal 2: 9 pieces nigiri, 16 pieces sushi roll, 1 bowl edamame, 1 cup hot green tea, 1/2 bowl frozen yogurt
Meal 3: 1 bottle beer, 1 shot rum with lemon

Quantity: 4/5
Quality: 3/5
Macronutrients: 3/5
Timing: 2/5
Tapering: 2/5

Total: 14/25

One remarkable thing was that there are wildfires down to southern California and we saw a LOT of fire trucks from all over northern California down there. I also spotted at least three jets and four helicopters circling over LA. One fireman told me that reports indicated that the fire was blowing towards the ocean, so it shouldn’t be too terrible. Contrary to his words, however, was the fact that there was a column of military vehicles, presumably the National Guard going down to help with evacuations. None of the firemen knew about them.

No workouts

Awake: 730A
Sleep: 115A

Meal 1: 1 cheeseburger, 2 boxes fries, 1 cup lemonade
Meal 2: 1/2 bag popcorn, 1/2 box Sour Patch Kids
Meal 3: 1 cereal bar, 1500 mg glucosamine, 1000mg fish oil, 1 multivitamin, 5g creatine

Quantity: 2/5
Quality: 1/5
Macronutrients: 3/5
Timing: 2/5
Tapering: 5/5

Total: 13/25