BMABA CIC

UK Martial Arts Instructor & Coach Register

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Sector Leaders Safeguarding in Martial Arts

Trusted National Body For Professional Instructors

Finding the right instructor?

Always do your own due diligence. Ask instructors about their teaching background and safeguarding procedures. We can help you understand what to look for and ask the right questions.

Read our Parents' Guide to Safeguarding

Martial arts in the UK is not a regulated industry. Instructors and clubs self-declare their teaching audience and vetting status. BMABA provides robust tools to help clubs validate and verify their compliance — but we cannot force instructors to verify through us, and some may hold valid checks obtained elsewhere. The statuses below reflect what the instructor or their club has declared to us.

✓ Children, At-Risk & Adults

This instructor has declared they teach all audiences including children and vulnerable adults. To hold this status, they must have an Enhanced DBS check, safeguarding training, first aid, insurance, and identity verification. These checks may have been verified directly through BMABA, or obtained independently. We provide clear tools to help clubs confirm and evidence their compliance.

• Adults Only

This instructor has declared they teach non-vulnerable adults only. They are expected to hold first aid, insurance, and identity verification as a minimum. Enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks are not required for this audience. These checks may have been verified through BMABA or obtained independently. They should not be teaching children or at-risk individuals under this status.

— Not Teaching

This instructor has declared they are not currently delivering classes or training. They may be retired, on hiatus, or working in a non-teaching capacity. No compliance checks are required while in this declared status.

! Pending

This instructor has not yet declared their teaching status. Until they confirm their audience and vetting position, we cannot display their compliance information. We encourage all instructors to declare promptly — exercise caution until this is resolved.

Important We have more than 3,000 instructors registered across BMABA CIC. For this reason, you must search by either first name OR surname only - not both as doing so would create too many results, and make finding the correct instructor challenging.

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