• 6 new 2024 World Champions!

    Monday, May 13, 2024

    2024 UTA Online World Championship was held March 11, 2024 and Desert Taekwondo had 6 students win World Champion titles in their respective divisions. Please congratulate the competitors who won 1st place (World Champion) in these black belt division at the United Taekwondo Alliance 2024 Online World Championship. The hard work and dedication has paid […]

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  • 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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May
13

6 new 2024 World Champions!

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2024 UTA Online World Championship was held March 11, 2024 and Desert Taekwondo had 6 students win World Champion titles in their respective divisions. Please congratulate the competitors who won 1st place (World Champion) in these black belt division at the United Taekwondo Alliance 2024 Online World Championship. The hard work and dedication has paid […]

Mar
26

Grand Master Gary L. Smith 9th Dan

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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.

Feb
13

2023 Vail Tournament wins!

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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 […]

Dec
19

New Schedule

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