Korea TaeKwonDo Academy

Our KTA team went to 2026 California Taekwondo Championship hosted by CTU. Over 700 students competed in this championship. Five students from KTA competed, and 3 students earned gold medals and 2 students earned silver medals in their division. It was a great learning experience for our students to compete in a bigger stage.

Further, our Grand Master Ma was the chairman of the referees, Master Su along with two instructors had refereed for this competition.

Demonstration for 8.15 Gwangbokjeol

The KTA was invited to demonstrate at 8.15 Gwangbokjeol event at Hasarang Church hosted by the Arizona Korean Association.

Our students were not nervous at all in front of hundreds of people in the crowd. The KTA was very proud!

Schedule for August, September, and October 2026

Korea Taekwondo Academy had an honor to represent Korea in Korean Heritage Celebration event at Chase Field. We were invited to demonstrate at AZ Diamond Backs vs. LA Dodgers on June 1.

This was a much bigger stage for our students to stand in front of the crowd and demonstrate their skills. They were courageous and amazing. This was a great learning opportunity for our students to grow. Great job team!

This is the updated schedule for May, June, July and August 2026.

April is one of the two big months at KTA. We welcome new Black Belt members. To earn a black belt and a deputy black belt, students go through 12 hours of testing. They have done 1500 jumping jacks as well as hundreds push ups and sit ups among other exercises. Each student trained for 1+ years to get to this level, and their journey does not stop here. They are going to be part of our teaching community training junior students.

For our colored belt students, they are working diligently to learn patience and strive for better. It is a steady hard working and we are proud of every single student.

Also, we want to highlight parents who have joined us. We appreciate their courage to start their training journey with their children. They may not be as fast as children at learning in some areas, their amazing modeling is inspirational.

Congratulations!

Schedule for May, June, July and August 2026

March 2026 Belt Testing-

Our students continuously strive to be better every day. The testing went beautifully and it was joy to see our students train hard. Congratulations!

February 2026 Belt Testing-

On February 19, our students' hard-working was demonstrated. We had several no belt students who were earning their first belt ever! This was an exciting moment for all of us. Our senior students were present for our junior students to guide and lead them to succeed. All of students worked hard to demonstrate their skills.

Congratulations!