Vasquez Taekwondo Academy

Vasquez Taekwondo Academy teaches Taekwondo alongside Haidong Gumdo, the Korean sword art, in one McKinney school. It also names Hapkido and practical self-defense among its disciplines. Its website states the academy opened in 1995.

The academy describes tracks for preschoolers up to adults, beginner through Black Belt. It runs an Olympic sport Taekwondo stream on top of the traditional curriculum. Outside regular classes, it lists summer camps, birthday parties and an after-school program.

The school opens mid-afternoon and runs into the evening six days a week, with Sunday off. It holds a 4.7 rating across 68 Google reviews. Reviewers mostly praise how the instructors work with children, the progress their kids make and the birthday parties.

A few critics feel the training lacks depth. They also say belt promotions follow a fixed calendar more than ability.

McKinney counts 236,001 residents per the Census Bureau (2025), in Collin County. NOAA normals for 1991 to 2020 put annual precipitation at 41.6 inches and snowfall at 1.4 inches.

The academy states that it and all its instructors are Kukkiwon certified, and it names memberships in the World Haidong Gumdo Federation, the World Jido Kwan Taekwondo Federation and the Global Traditional Taekwondo Federation.

Nothing runs before 3:30 pm, so plan a first visit for a weekday afternoon or a Saturday. Ask which class fits the student's age and belt before you sign up.