Champions Leadership Academy

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Be the Champion Behind the Champion

Behind every confident child is someone who believed in them first.

Today, that someone can be you.

Support an athlete

Give through a page that families, friends, and sponsors can share throughout the season.

Invest in character

Help youth grow in confidence, discipline, resilience, service, and leadership.

Create opportunity

Open doors to training, travel, performance, competition, and mentorship experiences.

Champions Leadership Academy athletes smiling with medals after competition

CLA in action

Real athletes. Real travel. Real leadership growth.

These moments from the CLA community show the competition, teamwork, and shared experiences your support makes possible.

Champions Leadership Academy athletes training and competing on the floor

Champions Leadership Academy team group photo after an event

Our Mission

Leadership is trained, practiced, and lived.

Champions Leadership Academy exists to develop confident, disciplined, and service-minded youth who are prepared to lead with integrity in every area of life. We believe leadership is not something you are born with. It is something that is trained, practiced, and lived.

Through a unique combination of leadership education, mentorship, and martial arts training, we help children and teens build confidence, resilience, and a strong sense of purpose. Our programs are designed to reach beyond physical skill and focus on character, service, and responsibility.

What Makes Our Cause Special

We are shaping leaders who give back.

What sets Champions Leadership Academy apart is our belief that true leadership is measured by how you serve others. Every student is taught not only how to lead, but how to lead with humility, discipline, and compassion.

Founded by an Olympian, our programs integrate real-world experiences such as performance, competition, and travel. These opportunities stretch young people beyond their comfort zones, build courage, and help them see what is possible when they commit to growth. At the same time, students are guided to use their confidence to positively impact their families, schools, and communities.

What Your Support Makes Possible

Opportunities that shape leaders on and off the mat.

It's because of sponsors like you that we have been able to compete on the world stage, go to wonderful places like Belize and Oaxaca on mission trips, and develop strong leaders and champions in the home, school, community and life. We would not be able to make the difference we do for our kids or the world without YOU!

Our Team Representing the United States at the World Hanmadang in Korea

Watch the Impact Beyond Competition

Service, leadership, and purpose in action.

This team traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico to serve, lead, and give back. They helped fund and build a church, taught self-defense to local children, and used their skills to make a real impact in the community. Moments like this go beyond competition—they build leadership, confidence, and purpose. Your support helps make opportunities like this possible for the entire team.

2026 season

Junior Varsity Competition Team

Goal $5,000View page

Why Your Support Matters

Your gift helps belief, discipline, service, and hope take root.

Your support makes these opportunities possible for families and youth who may not otherwise have access. Because of donors like you, students receive mentorship, leadership development, and meaningful experiences that shape who they become.

When you give to Champions Leadership Academy, you are investing in more than a program. You are investing in belief, discipline, service, and hope. You are helping raise a generation of young leaders who understand that success is not just about personal achievement, but about lifting others along the way.

All donations are made to the organization and are used at the organization’s discretion to support its mission. Athlete designations are considered but not guaranteed.

One-Time Gift

Your one-time gift creates real, immediate impact. Every amount helps a child grow in confidence, character, and leadership, empowers them to become service-minded leaders who positively influence others, and expands opportunities to travel, perform, and compete in martial arts — experiences that build resilience, courage, and a strong sense of purpose.

Monthly Gift

Your monthly gift creates lasting impact, month after month. Ongoing support helps children grow consistently in confidence, character, and leadership while empowering them to become service-minded leaders who positively influence others. Monthly giving sustains training, leadership development, and competition opportunities — allowing young athletes to travel, perform, and compete in martial arts experiences that build resilience, courage, and a strong sense of purpose over time. By giving monthly, you’re not just supporting a moment — you’re helping build a legacy of strong, capable, and compassionate leaders.