Grand Master Gary L. Smith 9th Dan

Congratulations to new Grand Master Gary L. Smith on your promotion to 9th Degree Black Belt! The video is a highlight reel of GM Smith on his journey though the art of Taekwon-Do over the past 4 decades.

2023 Vail Tournament wins!

On February 11th Desert Taekwondo had 8 students compete in the Vail Invitational Tournament. With only 8 students we took home 12 Gold Medals, 5 Silver Medals, and 3 Bronze!!! Congratulations to all 8 Desert Taekwondo students who competed!!! You make us proud! We had 3 students place in the TOP 10 Overall: Sophia Leach […]

New Schedule

Starting January 2023 we will split the intermediate and advanced kids into separate classes since they are getting larger. To keep the schedule similar, the Saturday classes will be 45 minute with the adult class still being 1 hour.

Mirrored Patterns

Here is a video of the colored belt patterns in mirrored format with the correct version in the upper left corner. This will help you follow along like you are looking in a mirror! Good luck!!

Lighting a match

Grand Master Brian Malm lighted a match with his 360 hook kick! Awesome!!!

Contact Information

Desert Taekwondo
6221 E. Golf Links Road
Tucson, AZ 85711
(520) 790-0993