Club Manager by BMABA – Early Preview

Our long awaited and highly anticipated Club Management Software is within the final stages of testing prior to release. Now that we have a working system ‘to play with’ we thought we’d share some key features with clubs so you can provide any last minute suggestions on how best it...

BMABA Acquires #MartialArtsDoneRight

We’re thrilled to announce that as of 13th June 2023, BMABA has now fully acquired #MartialArtsDoneRight including all 30,000 members. Setup in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic to provide a fast and easy, non-association route forward for martial arts clubs looking to access the basics (i...

BMABA Pre-Launch National Advertising Programme

We’re really excited to pre-launch our National Advertising Programme. Commencing imminently (during June, 2023) we’re exceptionally excited to announce an opportunity for clubs to access an unbelievable amount of promotion and new students. We’ll be running constantly evolving nat...

BMABA Introduce New Modern Crest

For the past six years, BMABA has become recognised for our striking and renowned ‘Coat of Arms’ logo (shown below, left). This is the traditional, formal crest for the British Martial Arts & Boxing Association (BMABA) and it remains our formal identification. What you may not know, ...

Live Blade Cover Continuation Confirmed For 2023-24

After more than four months of negotiations with insurers, we’ve finally managed to reach an agreement in principle to roll forward BMABA’s live blade cover. Initially set up some years ago, BMABA’s live blade cover provides access to some of the ‘rarest’ forms of cover...

BMABA Announce New Club Grants Scheme

For too long now, and especially since COVID, we’ve felt independent martial arts is underfunded and not nearly recognised enough for the hundreds of thousands of students supported every year. We’ve tried to rectify this by raising the profile of independent martial arts with Sport Engl...

BMABA Renews Organisational Safeguarding Code Certification for 2022-23

We’re pleased to announce that BMABA has renewed its certification with Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts at an organisational level. This ensures British Martial Arts & Boxing Association (BMABA) remains certified as an NGB/Supporting Body for the year ahead. Not enough major organisation...

BMABA Unveil New Lifetime Student Grade Register

As an association, our real-time instructor national records database has been so successful, it’s allowed us to secure Sport England’s approval to issue the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts when our clubs complete our internal Club Colours process. Performing more than one million chec...

BMABA Celebrate 10 Year Milestone!

Today we celebrate BMABA officially turning 10 years old, having opened our first website on 5th September 2012. We’ve come along way in the past decade – from a £20 startup to a multi-thousand member leading authority in UK martial arts. It’s been an incredible first decade,...

We’re Launching A New Plan To Tackle The Incoming Recession

September 2022 will mark our 10 year anniversary which is exceptional in every regard. We started with £20 and 1 club back in 2012, and today we’re one of the largest powerhouses in UK martial arts. That said, we are still community driven in the largest part and we need to make sure we&...