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Welcome to the New Vasquez Taekwondo and Haidong Gumdo Academy!
Martial Arts Fun and Fitness for the Whole Family in McKinney, TX USA
Thanks for Visiting the Vasquez Taekwondo and Haidong
Gumdo Academy!
Under the direction of Master Instructor Julian Vasquez Sr,
6th Dan Kukiwon certified Taekwondo black belt, we are a martial arts
school located in the North Dallas, Texas area that teaches one
of the most comprehensive, and wide ranging programs of
traditional Korean martial arts.
Our curriculum is solely based on Korean martial arts.
While many other martial arts from other styles and
countries of origin exist, Korean martial arts are the most
practiced in the world and we believe, for good reason.
We have decided to blend a variety of Korean arts
together to provide a broad based program that combines
traditional with modern, and empty hand techniques with
weapons.
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We have created what we believe to be one of the most
comprehensive martial arts programs in the North Dallas
area. Come on in and visit us to see why we have
been voted best
Martial Arts School in the Area for the past 4
consecutive years. Who knows, it may change you or your
children's life.
New Year Special Pricing
VTA
has just completed some renovations that has opened up
some new training space. We are now offering some of our
best specials in years. Please look at the offers below and see which best suites your needs.
- Pre-School Children's
Martial Arts Program -
VTA is now offering 6 different morning classes a week for
children 3 years old. We are also offering morning
classes for 4 and 5 year olds, as well as early
afternoon classes. This is in addition to our
regular Tigers program for 4 and 5 year olds. Please
click here for the
schedule, and here if
you are interested in more information
- Adult Noon Classes $45 per Month
- We are now offering noon taekwondo classes at the
school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For $45 per month,
you can attend as many of these classes as you wish.
All belts are welcome. Click
here if you are
interested in more information.
- Adult Evening Classes $79 per Month
- We are offering a special deal on adult taekwondo
classes after 6:45 pm. Students can now attend
unlimited classes 5 days a week for the low cost of
$79 per month. Click here
if you are interested in more information or click
here
for the schedule.
- Korean Sword (Haidong Gumdo)
Introductory Program at $49 Per Month - We
are offering a special Haidong Gumdo class for new
white belt students, now including children as young
as 6 years. For the low cost of $49 per
month, you can learn the exciting martial art of the
Korean Sword. Click here if you are
interested in more information, or click
here
for the schedule to see the times of our 5 weekly
beginner classes.
- Free Trial Lesson for Any VTA Program -
For the specials above, or any VTA program,
you can come in and try a lesson for free.
There is no obligation. What greater way to start the
new year than see if any of our programs are right
for you!
Our School
The Korean styles taught at our school include the complete white to black
belt curriculums for the following four martial arts as
depicted in the diagram below:
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Why
is VTA Unique?
Vasquez Taekwondo is unique in the North Dallas region for a
number of reasons:
- "Three Belts In One" - We provide a Taekwondo black belt program that combines the full
white to black belt curriculum of Taekwondo, HapkiDo, and Tang Soo
Do.
- We offer a separate belt program for Haidong Gumdo, the
traditional Korean sword martial art with over 12 class a week.
- Our Olympic Taekwondo program is one of the best in the country.
Our athletes' have earned over 200 state and regional champions,
and over 60 Junior Olympic champions within the past 5 years.
- We offer a unique
Masters Taekwondo program that is focused on creating 4th Dan
Taekwondo Master Instructors through over 14
different classes per week just for those who are Black Belts.
- We provide the most comprehensive web based e-learning system of
any school in the US with over 400 videos, and instructional
diagrams of our full curriculum up to 4th Dan Black Belt along with
Web 2.0 features like messaging and social networking.
- We are certified by the World Taekwondo Federation, and World
Haidong Gumdo Federation, the largest and most prestigious
organizations of their kind.
- We are a member of the Jido Kwan fraternal order of Taekwondo
schools that provides a very strong sense of community and
philosophy beyond most Taekwondo scools.
- We are family run, not a chain, and we are celebrating our 15th
year of operation in the McKinney, TX area.
- We work hard AND have fun!
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Please have a look
at our web site to learn more about us, and you will see why we
have been awarded Best Martial Arts School for the
past 4 consecutive years. If you have any questions,
please call us at 972-548-9275, or click this
link to get more
information.
Latest News
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Vasquez Haidong Gumdo Academy Now
Accepting Children as Young as 6!
VTA is excited to announce that they are now accepting children as
young as 6 years of age into our Haidong Gumdo school. Haidong Gumdo
is the martial art of the Korean Sword, and children will learn
everything about the use of the sword. Children use a wooden sword depending on their skill and rank to help keep them
safe. Metal swords are never used until after age 12, and those are
not sharpened. We have also created special
classes three times a day on Tuesday and Thursday for children
between 6 and 12.
So, if you child wants to try something different than Taekwondo, or
wants to train in a martial art that will let them swing a light
saber with the best of them, then come and check out our program.
There is nothing else like it in the North Texas area. Click
here for more information on one of the
fastest growing martial arts in the world.
Star Wars - Jedi Knight Birthday Parties
We are now offering Star Wars themed birthday parties for
your aspiring Jedi Knight Padawan. All children get instruction on
the proper use of the light saber (based on Haidong Gumdo
techniques), and get to have foam sword duels to test out there new
found knowledge. The will also get to break a piƱata in a way your
child's friends will be talking about for a long time.
We have special discount pricing for non-students of VTA to hold
their parties at the school. Who knows, your child may like it so
much they may want to join our Haidong Gumdo program themselves. |
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Vasquez
Haidong Gumdo Academy Wins Three Medals at Haidong Gumdo US Open
Several of our students went to the 2009 US open in November and
competed. Impressively, all won medals in forms. Most notably, our
Assistant Instructor Kyle Derossit tied for first place in forms in
all divisions. Schools attending included the US as well as many
from Canada, Australia, and Panama. Adam Williams also won a gold
medal in forms in the 13-18 year old age group.
Please join us in congratulating them for a job well done.
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Vasquez Taekwondo
Academy Voted 2009 Best Martial Arts School - Our Fourth Year in a
Row We Have Received This Award.
VTA is very proud
to announce that we have won the 2009 Best Martial Arts School in
McKinney award from the Star Telegram's Readers Choice Awards - for
the fourth year in
a row. As McKinney has grown over the years and more
martial arts schools have entered the area, we are very
humbled that our students and parents continue to view
us as the best in the area. We will continue to work hard
to deserve this great award. Thank-you parents and
students for this great gift
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11 Vasquez
Taekwondo Academy Students
Win Junior Olympic Championships
We are very excited
to announce that 11 of the VTA
students we sent to the recent 2009 Junior Olympics
tournament won
Junior Olympic
championships!
This is our best
showing in many years, and makes
Vasquez Taekwondo Academy one of the top schools in
the entire country in terms of overall medal results. It also once again makes Vasquez Taekwondo the place where
National Champions train. |
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Master Vasquez
Receives 6th Dan Black
Belt
On June 6th, Grand
Master Won Chik Park presented
Master Vasquez with his 6th Dan Blackbelt. This is a
great honor that very few have achieved. Please join us
in congratulating Master Vasquez for this amazing
achievement. It is well deserved!
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VTA e-learning
Portal - A First in the United
States
Over the past year,
several members of our school have
been building something one of a kind - something no
other martial arts school in the United States has. We are
very excited to announce our web based e-Learning
portal. This is a computer system that can be accessed
by any web browser, and provides computer based
instruction on our entire curriculum - up to 4th degree
black belt - for Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Hapkido and
Haidong Gumdo (Korean Sword Art). There are over 400
instructional videos and step by step diagrams for review.
While no one has ever learned martial arts solely over the
Internet, we believe that this tool will be invaluable for
supplementing class instruction and helping you or your
child become the best martial artist possible.
Click here
for more details.
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Master Vasquez Gets
Appointment
In February of
2009, Master Vasquez was appointed the
State President for Texas of the
US Taekwondo
Committee.
The USTC (formerly the USTF) is dedicated
to supporting the traditional, non-Olympic sport aspects
of Taekwondo under the World Taekwondo Federation |
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Vasquez Taekwondo
Launches Haidong
Gumdo Program
Haidong Gumdo, the
Korean Sword Art, is a new program for VTA students. Under the
direction of Master Vasquez, 13 classes are
currently taught each week, and more will be added
soon. Students wear a different uniform and a different
belt than their Taekwondo rank, and must earn their new
belts through tests certified by the World Haidong
Gumdo Federation. Many of our students are parents of
kids who are in our Taekwondo program. Most of these
mature students have no previous martial arts
background and they enjoy the exercise, martial arts
discipline, and low to no contact nature of the art.
Please come out and watch a class or inquire about our
free introductory classes. Who knows, you may find a fun
way to lose a few pounds and at the same time channel
your inner Samurai!
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