Martial Arts Assistant Instructor & Volunteer Licensing

Running a successful martial arts club doesn’t mean doing everything alone. The best clubs grow when instructors can share the load with motivated assistants and volunteers. With the right systems in place, your team can help you focus on what you do best — teaching, mentoring, and building your community.

But let’s be clear: just because someone is “only a volunteer” doesn’t mean they can’t pose a risk. If an assistant or helper harms a child or vulnerable adult, you as the lead instructor and club operator are still legally and ethically responsible. That’s why BMABA provides a rock-solid framework for licensing, compliance, and safeguarding — giving you peace of mind that your whole team is properly checked, trained, and supported.

Our platform goes further than any other martial arts body. From background checks, qualifications and CPD training, to private messaging, team management tools, and world-class club tech, we make sure every assistant and volunteer in your club is an asset — not a liability.

Why License Assistant Instructors & Volunteers Through BMABA?

Grow Your Club Without Burnout

Delegating responsibility is the only way to scale. By formally licensing assistants and volunteers, you can free up your own time, run bigger classes, and expand your timetable while keeping standards high.

Safeguarding & Peace of Mind

From enhanced DBS/PVG checks to safeguarding training, we make sure volunteers aren’t a hidden risk. Clubs can demonstrate to parents, insurers, and regulators that every adult in the dojo has been properly vetted and approved.

Compliance You Can Rely On

Even unpaid helpers are legally and ethically accountable. If a volunteer harms a child, the responsibility still falls on the club. Licensing through BMABA ensures every assistant and volunteer meets the required safeguarding and vetting standards.

World-Class Tools & CPD

Licensed assistants and volunteers get access to the same high-quality tech and support as instructors — including online qualifications, CPD training, private messaging, and team management tools — so they can keep learning and contributing to the club’s growth.

Compliance
Isn’t Optional

Too many clubs assume volunteers or assistant instructors don’t “count” because they’re unpaid. Unfortunately, that’s not how the law or safeguarding standards work.

If they harm a child, the liability rests with your club.
If they injure a student due to poor standards, you’re still accountable.
If they don’t have the right vetting, your insurance may not respond.

Licensing through BMABA ensures assistants and volunteers are held to the same safeguarding and compliance standards as instructors, including enhanced DBS/PVG checks, safeguarding training, insurance, and identity verification.

It protects your students, your reputation, and your club’s future.

The Technology Behind Safe, Scalable Teams

Managing a team of assistants or volunteers shouldn’t mean endless WhatsApp groups, scattered paperwork, or untracked conversations. With MyBMABA, you get a dedicated, GDPR-compliant ecosystem designed specifically for martial arts clubs.

Club Groups: Set up a private team space where only approved members can join, or keep it open for wider club collaboration. Each group comes with its own forum, file sharing, announcements, and resource library, all accessible 24/7.
Secure Messaging: Forget social media or unmoderated apps. With the MyBMABA App, you can send secure, club-only messages directly to your assistants and volunteers. This keeps safeguarding front and centre, ensuring conversations stay appropriate and accountable.
Compliance Built-In: Every user is tied to our national records, so you know at a glance who has verified insurance, safeguarding training, DBS checks, and CPD. No more chasing paperwork — our system does the heavy lifting for you.
Always Accessible: Whether it’s a quick chat on your phone, sharing training files on a tablet, or checking compliance dashboards on your computer, everything is synced and accessible across devices.

This isn’t just communication. It’s professional, secure club management technology that grows with your team and keeps standards watertight.