Training Secrets in Taekwon-Do

Training Secrets in Taekwon-Do By Brian R. Malm Training in Taekwon-Do varies from school to school. They all have many things in common: Basics, Patterns, Sparring, Self-Defense, Breaking. What varies the most is how much time and effort are put into each. Some students work on these over and over but become stagnant and don’t […]

Great testing!

Congratulations to the students who tested at Desert Taekwondo! After three months of hard work, concentration, and perspiration everyone demonstrated great focus and energy to gain promotion to the next rank. To the casual onlooker they see confident children and adults who appear to be super focused and move with grace and speed. Most don’t […]

Black Belt Respect

  Black Belt Respect By Master Howard Hu, 4th Dan I just want to share some thoughts with you about being a black belt, and as a martial artist. Many of the teachings in various Martial Art styles across the world originated from China (a country/civilization that heavily incorporates Confucianism into their way of life, […]

Students win 20 medals at WDU National Championships!

Congratulations to our 10 competitors that won 20 medals (including 6 gold)! On Saturday March 23, 2013, ten Desert Taekwondo students participated in at the 13th Annual World Dang Soo Do National Tournament held in Tucson Arizona.  There were 5 black belts, 1 red belt, and 4 blue belts ranging from age 7 to 33.  They won: […]

Testing – February 9, 2013

  Testing started at 10am sharp today! We combined the adults and the kids for the first time in 20 years and it was a huge success! Everyone looked strong, sharp, and well practiced. Congratulations to all the new promotions – especially my 2 new recommended black belts!  Keep up the hard work!

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