Black Eagle Martial Arts

Black Eagle Martial Arts

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Taekwondo, Hapkido & Kuhapdo in WDM, IA

Black Eagle Martial Arts is the martial arts school founded by Grandmaster Young-Gul Son and led by Head Master Brandon Son. Located in West Des Moines, Iowa, we serve the surrounding communities and maintain close partnerships with other martial arts schools across the Midwest, as well as nationally and internationally in Korea, Central and South America, and Europe. At Black Eagle Martial Arts,

05/29/2026

This weekend, Master Lexi will be competing at the USAT American Open East in Philadelphia in the Individual and Team Poomsae divisions.

She has trained hard and is ready to showcase her skills on the national stage. Please join us in supporting and cheering her on as she proudly represents Black Eagle Martial Arts.

Letโ€™s go, Master Lexi! Black Eagle is behind you all the way!

05/10/2026

Happy Birthday, Master Lexi! ๐ŸŽ‰

You are such a genuine and caring person, and the way you always support and encourage everyone around you means so much to all of us.

Your positivity, kindness, and energy make a huge difference in our dojang every day. So many students look up to you not only as an instructor, but also as a person. The way you care for people and always cheer others on is something really special.

Thank you for always giving your best and for being such an important part of the Black Eagle family. Weโ€™re truly grateful for everything you do.

We hope you have an amazing birthday filled with all the love and encouragement that you give to everyone else every day. โค๏ธ๐Ÿฅ‹๐Ÿฆ…

05/02/2026

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We want to share something really special coming to DSM! ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท

Master Brandonโ€™s mom, Mama Son, recently started a small kimchi business called MamaSon Kimchi(), and weโ€™re excited to share it with our community.

She spent her whole life running a restaurant and cooking, and now sheโ€™s making kimchi the same way, in small batches, using traditional Korean recipes and decades of experience.

Itโ€™s not mass-produced, and you can really taste the difference. Just clean, authentic kimchi made with care.

Theyโ€™ll be offering local delivery around Des Moines and nearby areas, with orders opening in early May.

If you enjoy Korean food or have been curious about real kimchi, we definitely recommend checking them out ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ‘‰ MamaSon Kimchi

04/29/2026

With grateful hearts, we are happy to share that our baby boy was born on April 24th, 2026.

Mom and baby are both healthy, and we feel truly blessed and thankful for all the love, prayers, and support from our Black Eagle family and friends.
Your kindness and encouragement have meant so much to us during this special time.

Thank you always for being part of our journey โ™ฅ๏ธ

2026๋…„ 4์›” 24์ผ, ์ €ํฌ ์•„๊ธฐ๊ฐ€ ๊ฑด๊ฐ•ํ•˜๊ฒŒ ์ด ์„ธ์ƒ์— ํƒœ์–ด๋‚ฌ๋‹ค๋Š” ์†Œ์‹์„ ๊ฐ์‚ฌํ•œ ๋งˆ์Œ๊ณผ ํ•จ๊ป˜ ์ „ํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.

์ €ํฌ ๋ชจ๋‘ ๊ฑด๊ฐ•ํžˆ ์ง€๊ธˆ ์ด ๊ฐ€์žฅ ํ–‰๋ณตํ•œ ์ˆœ๊ฐ„์„ ๋ณด๋‚ด๊ณ  ์žˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์—ฌ๋Ÿฌ๋ถ„๋“ค๊ป˜์„œ ๋ณด๋‚ด์ฃผ์‹  ์‚ฌ๋ž‘๊ณผ ๊ธฐ๋„, ์‘์› ๋•๋ถ„์— ์ง€๋‚œ ์—ด ๋‹ฌ์ด ์ €ํฌ์—๊ฒŒ ์ •๋ง ๊ฐ์‚ฌํ•˜๊ณ  ์ถ•๋ณต๋ฐ›๋Š” ์‹œ๊ฐ„์ด์—ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๋”ฐ๋œปํ•œ ๋งˆ์Œ๊ณผ ์‘์›์˜ ๋ง์”€์— ์ง„์‹ฌ์œผ๋กœ ๊ฐ์‚ฌ๋“œ๋ฆฝ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.

์ €ํฌ ์ธ์ƒ์˜ ์ˆœ๊ฐ„์ˆœ๊ฐ„์— ๋Š˜ ํ•จ๊ป˜ํ•ด ์ฃผ์…”์„œ ๊ฐ์‚ฌํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค โ™ฅ๏ธ

Photos from Black Eagle Martial Arts's post 04/28/2026

Last weekend, 19 athletes proudly represented Black Eagle at the AAU Minnesota Championship.

We achieved outstanding results and received tremendous support and recognition throughout the day. But more importantly, what stood out the most was not the medals. It was the strength of our team, the way everyone supported one another, and the unity we showed from start to finish.

Athletes, coaches, and families came together as one team and created something truly special.
That kind of teamwork and spirit is what makes us proud to represent our school wherever we go.

Thank you to every athlete who gave their best effort, all the coaches who guided and prepared the team, and every family member who stood behind them with encouragement and support. We are truly grateful. ๐Ÿ™

Next stop: Kansas. Letโ€™s keep working hard!

๐Ÿฅ‡13 First Places
๐Ÿฅˆ7 Second Places
๐Ÿฅ‰8 Third Places

Photos from AAU Taekwondo's post 03/30/2026
03/30/2026

We are excited to announce that Master Seyoung Kim, a former captain of the Kyung Hee University Poomsae Team and athlete for the Pocheon City Hall Team, is joining Black Eagle. Join us in giving her a warm welcome!

Master Seyoung has earned numerous national competition awards and brings extensive coaching experience, and her guidance will help our students perform at their best and achieve outstanding results this season.

She will be with us from April through June, providing expert coaching and valuable growth opportunities for our team.

We are excited to welcome Master Seyoung to Black Eagle!

Photos from Black Eagle Martial Arts's post 03/29/2026

Yesterday, we installed new mirrors in the dojang!
Big thank you to Grandmaster Son, Master Douglas, Instructor Hem, Sajiv, Chris, Eli, Alan, and Bill for all your time and hard work.
Also, thank you to Kieran and Jacob for stopping by to help.
Couldnโ€™t have done it without you all! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Photos from Black Eagle Martial Arts's post 03/09/2026

Yesterday, eight students participated in a black belt test that lasted four and a half hours, demonstrating everything they have been preparing for through years of training and dedication. After a long period of anticipation, they faced the test with sincerity, determination, and the courage to give their best in every moment.

Throughout the test there were mistakes and difficult moments, but those moments are also part of the journey. By relying on the effort they have built over time and by supporting one another, they persevered and completed the test with strength and spirit.

A black belt test is not simply about skill. It is a moment where students confront their limits, overcome them, and discover a stronger version of themselves. It becomes a meaningful milestone not only in their Taekwondo journey, but also in their lives.

At Black Eagle, a black belt represents far more than technique. It represents maturity, responsibility, character, and the spirit of a true martial artist.

Today marks the beginning of their next chapter. As they continue to grow as Taekwondo practitioners and individuals, we ask for your continued encouragement and support.

We are truly proud of each and every one of them.

03/03/2026

Our Black Eagle family is growing! ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿฅ‹๐Ÿค

We are so excited for Ms. Yein and Master Brandon as they prepare to welcome their baby very soon! This is such a special season for their family, and we know our entire Black Eagle community shares in that joy.

For those who have been asking, their baby registry link is included below. We simply wanted to make it available as they prepare for babyโ€™s arrival. Ms. Yein will be leaving for Korea on the 14th as she gets ready for this exciting new chapter.

If you would like to support and celebrate them during this time, you are welcome to do so through their registry below.

https://my.babylist.com/baby-yein-kim

We are so grateful for the love and support this community always shows. ๐Ÿฉต

โ€” Master Lexi
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly!

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5905 Ashworth Road
West Des Moines, IA
50266

Opening Hours

Monday 2pm - 9pm
Tuesday 2pm - 9pm
Wednesday 2pm - 9pm
Thursday 2pm - 9pm
Friday 2pm - 9pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm