Crooked Martial Artists!
NewsI’ve been following this story for some time now and I’m glad to see that it is catching some much needed attention. Mishawaka’s Champion Martial Arts of South Bend, Indiana is under investigation for being crooks. That’s right, after receiving multiple complaints from local families for help, the local television station (Local 16) went undercover to uncover this story. It turns out that Mishawaka’s Champion Martial Arts is getting people to sign a multi-year contract to the tune of $4,000.00 that doesn’t allow them to cancel for any reason. Champion verbally tells everyone they can cancel within 30 or 3 days depending on who you speak to, but when the television undercover crew attempts to cancel the day after signing the contract they are told they cannot! That’s right, less then 24 hours later the owner is telling them tough come or not you must pay me!!
Obviously this story is disgusting and goes against the grain of the martial arts philosophy which promotes discipline, integrity, and honesty, hardly what is being demonstrated here. Luckily other clubs on the area passed the test with flying colors, specifically Sponseller’s Taekwondo had no problem offering a refund because they don’t make you sign a contract! OSU to Sponseller’s Taekwondo located in South Bend, Indiana, for maintaining high business standards and the martial arts philosophy.
One last word, people, please remember that self-defense is about awareness. Read the fine print! Oh, and stay away from Mishawaka’s Champion Martial Arts in South Bend, Indiana!
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Bravo! I am glad to see other people are disgusted by them as well. I am one of the victims featured in the television story. I read the fine print on our contract and sent them a written cancellation letter certifed mail (which they refused to sign for). They still wouldn’t give my money back. It took six months of diligent work, but I finally was able to convince our credit card company to get our money back for us. In the mean time, the story was aired on t.v., the have been kicked out of the mall, Discover is closing their account, and the Indiana Attorney General is investigating numerous complaints against them. Beware of what is said versus what it written.