8th Dan Promotion
Congratulations to Senior Master Brian R. Malm, 8th Dan. On Saturday August 23, 2014 Grand Master Robert Dunn the founder of the Jun Tong Taekwondo Federation tested Brian R. Malm for 8th degree black belt during regular testing. He was planning a 25th Anniversary of Desert Taekwondo Demonstration when GM Dunn told the audience he […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Master Malm performs for TCS 40th Anniversary!
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TCS Demonstration On March 10th Master Malm performed a demonstration consisting of the from Moon Moo, kicking an apple off of someones head with a 360 round kick, and his triple front kick break! This was to honor Grand Master Dong Hoon Kim who opened the first Taekwondo […]
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