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Students win 19 Medals at 9th Annual Tucson Korean Martial Arts Championships!
On Saturday March 15, 2014, twelve Desert Taekwondo students participated in at the 9th Annual Tucson Korean Martial Arts Championships held in Tucson Arizona. We won: 6 gold, 9 silver, and 4 bronze medals! Students won 19 medals in various divisions: Forms, sparring, speed breaking, team forms, and jump front kick. Among the competitors were 8 black [...]
New Schedule!
More Classes because we are growing! Due to the increase in size of the green belt and up children class we have decided to add more classes to ensure the quality of our students! The Green, Blue Striped Green, and Blue belts will attend the Intermediate class and the Red Striped Blue belts and higher [...]
Techniques
Techniques By Master Brian R. Malm, 7th Dan The basics of Taekwon-Do are very important; they are the foundation which all other techniques are built upon. With weak or sloppy basics, you will have difficulty learning the advanced techniques. You must master each technique before moving on to more difficult ones to ensure you [...]
Patterns and Forms = The Road to Excellence!
Patterns and Forms = The Road to Excellence! by Brian R. Malm, 7th Dan Taekwon-Do, just like most martial arts such as Karate and Kung Fu, teaches the practitioner a series of blocks and attacks commonly called a ‘Form’ or ‘Pattern’ (Tul, Hyung, or Poomse in Korean). Here they are with a brief explanation: General [...]
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