We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that Government guidance looks to have changed, now permitting outdoor martial arts sessions of up to 6 people in total (1 instructor and 5 students). This now opens the door to a pathway that could allow clubs to retain students and even begin building ne...
Around ten days ago, Government unveiled guidance aimed primarily at Personal Trainers that permitted the delivery of one-to-one instruction, outdoors, subject to social distancing and strong hygiene measures. Naturally, martial arts was neglected from this release entirely. We partitioned the Depar...
Nearly 8 years ago, the BMABA was founded. We started with just £20 of capital. Our first website was built on a refurbished laptop that came on a £30 per month contract alongside a second hand Blackberry. It was all so basic and so amateur. Fast forward nearly eight years and we are tur...
A month on from Boris Johnson’s lock-down announcement, Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on society as a whole around the world. We of course will be focusing on the impact this is having on martial arts. In short, it’s been largely crippling and devastating for the industry as a who...
Since our Chief Exec. Giovanni founded the BMABA in 2012, we’ve always been hell-bent on making the use of the latest technology. Our websites, our systems and our processes all use cutting-edge technology and IT to help automate what can be sped up, and keep a human touch on the bits that nee...
Covid 19 Coronavirus Contingency This page forms part of our official response to the Covid 19 emergency. << Learn more about our extensive measures to assist clubs in surviving Covid 19. Coronavirus Instructor Briefing March 20th, 19:25 What a week it’s been. This time last wee...
In response to the UK’s closure of schools from Friday, the BMABA has ramped up it’s national UK martial arts contingency planning, effective immediately. We are delivering huge grants and subsidies to enable UK martial arts clubs to remain afloat, providing key provisions such as ins...
As Covid 19 (Coronavirus) continues to dominate headlines, so to does it continue to cause great public anxiety and economic hardship. We’ve spent years campaigning for martial arts to be more prominent, professional and safe in the UK. The immediate cashflow difficulties already been experien...
Understandably, we’ve had dozens of enquiries and questions from clubs and instructors worried about Covid 19 (also known as Coronavirus) and the potential impact on their classes. As an association, we’re working with our partners both within and outside of the sports industry to ensure...
Our Chief Executive, Giovanni, was thrilled to be invited onto the KickBackWithChris Podcast this week to discuss the martial arts industry and it’s approach to regulatory standards. Take a listen to the podcast here.
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