Champions Martial Arts Centers Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Champions Martial Arts is a martial arts instruction franchise offering karate, taekwondo, and kung fu classes for kids, teens, and adults. Franchisees run training centers, teaching classes and managing enrollment, memberships, and instructor staff.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Champions Martial Arts Centers franchise requires a total initial investment of $112K – $307K, including a $30K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $112K – $307K
- 19th pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 1st pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 71
- 74th pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Health & Fitness · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Health & Fitness avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $112K – $307K including a $30K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSFY2024 total revenues comprise royalties $248,002, franchise fees $29,064, and other income $1,234. Audited by Muhammad Zubairy, CPA PC; balance sheet shows negative stockholders' equity of $(106,025) at 12/31/2024 driven by a $(251,910) net loss.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 44/100 (higher is better).
- DATANo Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Champions Martial Arts International Inc.
- CEO title
- President
- Clinton Oh
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- NY
- HQ
- 200A Glen Cove Road, Carle Place, New York 11514
- Auditor
- Muhammad Zubairy, CPA PC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $278K
- vs $325K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Clinton Oh
- Headquarters
- NY
- Founded
- 2017
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 16
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 64% below the typical health & fitness franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $30K | $30K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $15K | $50K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $67K | $227K |
| Total initial investment | $112K | $307K |
Source: Champions Martial Arts Centers 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $112K – $307K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $15K – $50K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $30K – $30K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 6.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $199 |
| Training fee | $1K |
| Transfer fee | $15K |
| Renewal fee | $3K |
| Inventory (initial) | $5K – $20K |
| Total fee load | 6.0% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Champions Martial Arts Centers did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Champions Martial Arts Centers unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
99%
Above the 30–60% band. Verify revenue is per-unit average
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
FY2024 total revenues comprise royalties $248,002, franchise fees $29,064, and other income $1,234. Audited by Muhammad Zubairy, CPA PC; balance sheet shows negative stockholders' equity of $(106,025) at 12/31/2024 driven by a $(251,910) net loss.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 6.0% — below the Health & Fitness average of 8.4%.
Disclosure
Franchisor chose not to disclose financial performance representations. You will need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Operator retention
System roughly stable (0.0% 3-year CAGR) with 71 units.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Health & Fitness averages
How Champions Martial Arts Centers Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 71
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 3.2%
- Company-owned
- 40
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 44%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +0.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +0.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 1
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 0
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Continuity rate
- 100.0%
- Units that stayed open
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 16 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
16
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Champions Martial Arts presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to absent financial disclosures, unprotected territory, and unclear unit growth, making it difficult to validate whether the $111.5K–$307.3K investment delivers acceptable returns.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Muhammad Zubairy, CPA PC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — cannot validate ROI claims or compare to $111.5K–$307.3K investment range
- 02MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; multiple franchisees in same market could cannibalize revenue
- 03MINOR71 units with unknown growth trajectory — no visibility into system expansion, contraction, or franchisee success rate
- 04MED10-year term is longer than industry standard (5-7 years), locking capital with limited exit flexibility
- 05MEDNo disclosed average revenue or net income makes payback period and break-even analysis impossible to calculate
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 6.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | none |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 30 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 10 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | New York (Nassau County) |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | NY |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 43 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Carle Place, NY headquarters and affiliated franchise locations
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee selects; franchisor approves
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- MyManager (cloud-based POS/membership software)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: MyManager (cloud-based POS/membership software)
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
8 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Champions Martial Arts Centers · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Champions Martial Arts Centers franchise?
The total investment to open a Champions Martial Arts Centers franchise ranges from $112K – $307K, with an initial franchise fee of $30K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Champions Martial Arts Centers franchise owners earn?
Champions Martial Arts Centers does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Champions Martial Arts Centers FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Champions Martial Arts Centers FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Champions Martial Arts Centers's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Champions Martial Arts Centers (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Champions Martial Arts Centers franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Champions Martial Arts Centers has 71 total units in the United States, including 31 franchised units and 40 company-owned units.
Is Champions Martial Arts Centers a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Champions Martial Arts Centers as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 44 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.