• Grand Master Gary L. Smith 9th Dan

    Sunday, March 26, 2023

    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.

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  • 2023 Vail Tournament wins!

    Monday, February 13, 2023

    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 […]

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  • New Schedule

    Monday, December 19, 2022

    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.

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  • 30th Anniversary Lifetime Progression Video

    Tuesday, April 30, 2019

    Desert Taekwondo celebrates 30 years in Business! Grand Master Malm updated his Lifetime Progression Video to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Desert Taekwondo. This video spans his lifetime starting in 1971 with his judo class to today and shows video and pictures throughout almost 50 years of training.    

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  • Student Video 30th Anniversary

    Monday, April 1, 2019

    Student Video from 1989 – 2019 Thank you to all the students over the past 30 years who have made Desert Taekwondo what it is today and creating an atmosphere and legacy that strives from EXCELLENCE!!!!!

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  • New Student SPECIAL

    Saturday, January 26, 2019

    New Student SPECIAL! Pay for three months of classes and get a FREE UNIFORM and Booklet!!! (a $45 VALUE!)  (new students only!) Our curriculum centers around Taekwondo with an emphasis on technique, self defense, discipline, and control. We are dedicated to producing excellent martial artists that have exceptional skill and character. We place importance on being […]

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  • Sine Wave Motion

    Thursday, August 18, 2016

    What is Sine Wave in Taekwon-Do? The Sine Wave motion is a movement unique to ITF Chang Hon-style Taekwon-do. It is named for the mathematical concept sine wave, an oscillating up-and-down motion. The intent in Taekwon-Do is to create maximum power in one’s technique by raising and lowering the body during the technique. This gives the Sine Wave style of […]

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  • 30 YEARS of Excellence!

    Saturday, March 26, 2016

    Welcome to the Desert Taekwondo Web Site. We are located in Tucson, Arizona.  We have been in business for over 30 years and family owned and operated!  Our PROMISE: Quality instruction Premium Training facility Low rates Family discounts    Read our TESTIMONIALS (click here)!   To learn more about our school,   take a look  at […]

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Aug
24

25th Anniversary Video

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Tonight we had a couple hundred people at our 25th Anniversary and Reunion Party at La Paloma Academy Lakeside.  A new video was shared at the event showing the students and progression over the 25 year period. Here is that video! Enjoy!  

Aug
5

2014 Lifetime Progression Video

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Lifetime Progression Video of Master Brian R. Malm   Dedicated to the memory of Richard Malm (father) and Jeffery Malm (twin brother). This short video is a highlight progression of Master Brian R. Malm and his martial arts career. Starting at age 5 and continuing to the present, spanning different martial arts over 40 years. […]

Mar
19

Students win 19 Medals at 9th Annual Tucson Korean Martial Arts Championships!

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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 […]

Oct
24

New Schedule!

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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 […]

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