Champions Martial Arts Centers
Bottom line
- Total investment $112K – $307K including a $30K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 55/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Champions Martial Arts Centers unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
99%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate martial arts training centers offering classes in disciplines like karate, kung fu, and taekwondo to youth, teens, and adults. Day-to-day operations include scheduling and teaching classes, managing student enrollment and retention, handling staff and instructor management, and overseeing facility maintenance and membership billing.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 16 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
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.
Score breakdown · what drove the 55 / 100 rating
- 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
- 04MINORWide investment range ($195.8K spread) suggests inconsistent startup costs or hidden variables not explained
- 05MED10-year term is longer than industry standard (5-7 years), locking capital with limited exit flexibility
- 06MEDNo 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
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
24 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Champions Martial Arts Centers · FDD (2025) PDF