Smarter Admin.
Stronger Management.
Running a club means wearing a dozen hats: instructor, administrator, bookkeeper, policy writer, strategist. We help you take most of them off.
Less Paperwork. Better Decisions. A Better Club.
The burden of administration alone can drain time, energy and resources better spent on students and growth. We help clubs radically reduce that load: from simplifying safeguarding, risk assessments and record-keeping to automating attendance, invoicing and grading, our tools replace hours of repetitive admin with a few clicks, everything securely logged and accessible online. And when you streamline the admin, you free up space for better decisions, with clear data, strategic planning templates, and smart systems for finances, compliance and leadership. It’s not just about doing less admin; it’s about running a better club.
How We Help, Job By Job
Twelve ways we take the admin weight off your shoulders, every one included with membership.
Smart Club Budgeting & Finances
Built-in accounting and bookkeeping tools make it easy to manage income, track spending and plan ahead, with clear visual breakdowns, forecasts and budget alerts.
Effortless Business Modelling
Use the Club Business Manager to simulate pricing models, map out student growth, and experiment with what-if data to make smarter, future-proof decisions.
Centralised Task & Calendar Tools
From event planning to team role delegation, the admin suite makes assigning, tracking and scheduling jobs easier, all from one dashboard.
Digital Risk Assessments
Generate detailed, professional-standard risk assessments in minutes using guided digital templates, perfect for venues, classes and events.
AI-Powered Lesson Planning
Let the AI planner do the heavy lifting: tailor sessions by age, discipline, ability and outcomes, and generate structured plans ready to deliver.
Custom Policy Creator
Generate compliant, branded policies, from safeguarding to data protection, in a few clicks, aligned to your club’s needs and ready to publish.
No Paperwork, No Duplication
Smart syncing across tools: one update reflects across your calendar, register, incident logs and more.
Student & Parent Records In One Place
Track progress, attendance, medical needs, grading history and safeguarding notes securely, across your whole club.
Easy Team Onboarding
Bring volunteers, assistants and instructors up to speed with guided role-based checklists and compliance overviews, all within the platform.
Live Licence & Compliance Tracking
The platform automatically shows which instructors are verified, which checks are missing, and what action keeps you RegulationReady.
Performance & Strategy Tools
From growth analytics to club health reports, track what’s working and adjust strategy with insight, not guesswork.
Everything In One Place, No Extra Cost
All tools are included with membership. No add-ons, no upgrades, no third-party platform fees.
More Than Just Payments. A Smarter Way To Run Your Club.
From managing attendance and class schedules to logging incidents, setting tasks and tracking student progress, the Club Management Platform is built for the real day-to-day of running a martial arts club. Dedicated dashboards for students and instructors let you coordinate calendars, automate reminders, log assessments, track grading, manage appointments and forecast finances, all in one place. Whether you’re a solo instructor or running a large team, it’s your operational hub, not just a payments system.
Compliance That Checks Itself
This isn’t a policy pack gathering dust. RegulationReady checks your safeguarding, leadership and compliance dynamically against live data, giving instant certification, public recognition and complete transparency.
Illustrative view. Your live dashboard tracks the real thing, and tells you exactly what needs doing before it becomes a problem.
Governance That Parents Can See & Verify
Good administration earns its keep when it becomes visible trust. Three frameworks turn your behind-the-scenes work into public recognition.
RegulationReady
The most comprehensive governance framework in UK martial arts, built in-house and operated under our ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022 certified processes. Live-data checking, instant certification, complete transparency, free for every member.
Club Colours
Our gold standard licensing programme for safeguarding, quality and professionalism, publicly celebrated, independently checkable, and the bridge from your internal compliance to national recognition.
The Safeguarding Code
The Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts is a Sport England-approved recognition scheme. Club Colours is mapped to the Code, and BMABA is authorised to issue Code recognition directly through MyBMABA, automatically and at no cost, so your club can display the logo parents are told to look for.
The Little Details, Thought About For You
Built around real-life club operations, not theoretical ideas.
Total Financial Visibility, Free
See exactly where money comes from, classes, gradings, merchandise, licences, and where it goes, with every outgoing categorised and logged. Understand your break-even point, forecast growth, and model income scenarios with live dashboards for monthly income, annual turnover and tax position. Financial clarity designed specifically for martial arts clubs, so decisions are strategic rather than reactive.
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Professional, Branded Email That Builds Trust
MailByBMABA gives your club a professional, secure webmail service, branded to your domain or ours, so every message builds credibility. No adverts, no cut corners, no hidden upsells: a clean, reliable inbox backed by enterprise-grade security. Most clubs find this alone saves them the cost of membership several times over.
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Share, Message & Structure, All In-Platform
Share access to scheduling, syllabus or bookkeeping tools with colleagues securely. Message students or staff about session changes without switching apps or exposing personal contact details. Build and display your syllabus directly inside the platform, complete with attachments, videos and belt-specific requirements, rather than burying it in documents and printed sheets.
See How It Works »Multi-Award Winning & Nationally Recognised
Ministerial Commendation And Parliamentary Recognition
“Organisations such as the British Martial Arts and Boxing Association support unaffiliated martial arts providers to adopt the safeguarding code… Providers with recognition under the code can display a logo on their promotional materials to show participants that their safety measures have been vetted.”
BMABA CIC has been recognised at the highest levels of Government for our commitment to safeguarding in martial arts. During a House of Commons debate on combat sport safety, the Minister for Sport, Stephanie Peacock MP, highlighted the British Martial Arts & Boxing Association by name for our work in supporting independent and unaffiliated clubs to adopt the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts. This direct mention in Parliament demonstrates that our efforts to raise standards and protect participants are shaping the national conversation on safety in combat sports.
Following that debate, the Minister for Sport wrote formally to commend BMABA’s work, praising our role in raising safeguarding standards across the independent martial arts sector. She described our contribution as “extremely useful” to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s ongoing policy development, and thanked us for our ongoing efforts to make martial arts safer for children. This recognition reflects the trust placed in BMABA to help Government address urgent safeguarding challenges highlighted by recent tragedies within combat sports.
For our members and the wider martial arts community, this recognition underlines BMABA’s credibility as a leading voice for independent martial arts in the UK. It demonstrates that our grassroots-driven mission, to promote safe, inclusive, and properly governed martial arts for all, is influencing national policy and gaining ministerial support. Being referenced in Parliament and commended in writing by the Minister for Sport reinforces that BMABA is not just a governing body, but a sector-shaping organisation working to protect participants and secure the future of martial arts.
“I appreciate your ongoing efforts to make martial arts safer for children.”
What Do Our Members Say?
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Matthew Johnson Can't Rate Them Highly EnoughHaving left my previous association in November, and being very daunted by the prospect of being responsible for all my own compliance and everything else I can honestly say BMABA have made the whole thing possible and even pleasant. The training resources are great, it's been fantastic for me to be able to quickly up skill my team, the insurance is really easy to sort out, the team are super friendly and helpful, the perks on Gold membership are also fantastic.
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John Tomsett Outstanding Club Association and Insurance ProviderI have been a customer of BMABA for two years now, and I am extremely impressed with their services. First and foremost, the customer service provided by BMABA is exceptional. Their team is responsive, professional, and genuinely dedicated to ensuring that our needs are met. Whenever we had a query or require assistance, they responded rapidly and effectively.
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Georgina E Really impressive, 21st century MA organisation. 10/10Found these guys in Martial Arts Illustrated doing a piece on professionalism in martial arts and thought, as an instructor, they might be worth looking at further. Really impressed from the moment I hit their website through to now, 3 months on as a member. Great staff, Giovanni is rediculously knowledgable and our club is now growing under the banner of what has got to be the best martial arts org in the UK.
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Michael Willington Definately recommended. Unbelievable Association.The BMABA are unlike any other org I've come across in this industry. Their honest, professional, politics free and most importantly, they know what they're doing. Website is leaps and bounds ahead of the rest, insurance is comprehensive and their overall customer service is just unlike anything else I've had in 25 years of martial arts. Amazing through and through. Would definitely recommend.
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Jonathan D BMABA – the Martial Arts Association you NEEDI joined the BMABA right in its infancy (I believe I was their second member!). Giovanni is the most helpful, respectful and genuine person who has turned the possibility of a non-political, highly respected and supportive Martial Arts Association into a reality. I could bang on for hours about the BMABA but don't take my word for it – go and visit the BMABA website and see for yourself.
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Fabian Burdett 2020 This team deserves a MedalAs we all know 2020 has been the year from hell for martial arts. One thing that has come out of that is BMABA have done everything in their power to keep clubs like mine up to date with what's happening and tried to push the government to notice us. Couldn't wish for a better association to be a part of. Once again big THANK YOU to you guys for all the help. 💙🐺👊
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Matthew Robert Cooling-Stones These guys are the real dealAs i'm heading into the brave world of starting up my own small self defence club in our village, i can say with complete honesty and satisfaction that BMABA have been the most supportive and upfront association i have come across. i have seen and had first hand experience with the Mcdojo's offering you the greatest adventures of a life time. but these guys are the real deal… i hold my head high, and say with great pride "i am a BMABA member"
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Anna Martensson Highly IMPRESSED by the BMABAAs someone with 22 years of experience in martial arts, who saw enough big egos and leaders who only look after their own benefits… I am highly IMPRESSED by the BMABA. I wanted to make sure they don't just promise the world but actually deliver. They support us all the way and constantly look for new ways of making our whole industry better for ALL of us. THANK YOU!!
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Adrian Jackson Always quick to respond and thoughtfulAlways quick to respond and thoughtful. Great service delivered at a very reasonable price and very supportive of the community. Been a member for a couple of years now and recommend highly
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Daniel Leaver Simply the best organisation I have ever worked withSimply the best organisation I have ever worked with. Everything is so stress free and I am definitely sticking with them for the rest of my career.
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From A £20 Start-Up To A Nationally Recognised Powerhouse. Built From Scratch, Driven By Purpose. That’s BMABA CIC.
We’re not here because of government grants, NGB status, or Sport England funding. We’re here because thousands of instructors and clubs believed in a better way. BMABA CIC is entirely independent, self-funded, and not-for-profit. We have never taken shortcuts or silver spoons, but we have earned recognition at the highest levels of UK sport, including Sport England, DCMS, and national media, purely on merit. More than £2.4 million generated to date, reinvested into the UK martial arts community.
No gimmicks. No politics. No hidden shareholders.
We built one of the UK’s most trusted martial arts ecosystems from the ground up. A comprehensive, style-agnostic governance system. Sector-leading safeguarding and compliance. Affordable insurance. Free club management software. Dozens of tools, licences, guidance, and expert support, all included, all in one place.
We didn’t inherit a legacy. We forged one.
Whether you’re stepping out for the first time or have always been proudly independent, this is your home. To high places by narrow roads isn’t just a slogan. It’s how we got here.
Take A Few Hats Off. Keep The One That Matters.
Join free, hand the admin to systems built for martial arts, and get back to the mat.
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