Frisco Taekwondo America celebrates 10 years of teaching martial arts
Frisco Taekwondo America has been offering martial arts classes at 307 Main St. since 2010. (Courtesy Frisco Taekwondo America)
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Frisco Taekwondo America celebrated its 10-year anniversary in November. The martial arts studio offers taekwondo classes to children and adults age 4 and up. The current owner, Maraí Jimenez-Gavidia, is a former student and employee of the school. She started training at Frisco Taekwondo America while she was in eighth grade and worked there while she was a student at Lone Star High School in Frisco. After graduating from college, she returned to Frisco and purchased the business from her former boss. 469-362-8700. www.friscotaekwondoamerica.com
By Francesca D' Annunzio
Francesca D'Annunzio covers K-12 and higher education, development, planning and zoning, and transportation in Frisco and McKinney. She attended college at the University of Texas at Austin, where she reported for the Daily Texan and interned for the Austin Chronicle. When she's not reporting, she enjoys spending time outdoors and experimenting in the kitchen.
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