Coronavirus has had a devastating impact on UK martial arts collectively. It doesn’t matter what style in which you teach, the association you hail from or the disciplines you promote. We’re in this together.
The UK Martial Arts sector has always been fragmented and disjointed. This has led us to a point where independent instructors and clubs have become particularly vulnerable to the unstructured, under-regulated and near completely nil-funded way in which martial arts clubs ran pre-lock down. Now we begin to emerge from the most acute and severe restrictions on participation we will have ever seen, the British Martial Arts & Boxing Association believe it is a time to pull together, put aside differences and rebuild UK martial arts.
With this in mind, we have made a pledge to our community and members to leave absolutely no room for question or doubt surrounding our intent and obligations.
Our Pledge
We will ensure all of the below actions are actively provided and supported until the impact of Covid-19 and it’s damage to UK martial arts has been completely healed.
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We will ensure that every instructor, volunteer and trainee coach will be provided with free access to our Covid-Aware Instructor Qualification with full certification upon completion. LEARN MORE
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We will continue to update and develop our Covid-19 Recovery Toolkit, providing everything from Covid-Aware posters and distancing material through to the latest Government Guidance, Covid Risk Assessments and Liaison Services for Venues & Councils. LEARN MORE
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We will continue to curate our entire online training section which provides guidance, advise, template risk assessments, legal considerations and commercial help setting up and running effective remote, live and online training. LEARN MORE
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We will work with instructors, clubs and associations from any part of the UK martial arts market without prejudice, to ensure the vast resources and knowledge we have accumulated running at full-service during lockdown can be passed onto as many clubs and participants as possible. LEARN MORE
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We will speed up the release of our industry-first Student Portal, which will provide direct access to a named student liaison officer to assist with matters surrounding confidence and safety returning to training, amongst improved access to training resources, online content, insurance guidance and safeguarding assistance. LEARN MORE
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We will lower the cost of every single service we provide until the industry has fully recovered, pledging in-excess of £60,000 in subsidies on insurance, licensing, membership, safeguarding qualifications, first aid training and more – ensuring there are no barriers to the delivery of safe, professional martial arts. LEARN MORE
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We will provide pioneering technical guidance for matters surrounding gradings, syllabus adjustments, staggered progressions, safeguarding provisions and the staged return to full contact martial arts. LEARN MORE
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We will continue to champion the heights of UK martial arts, working in collaboration with GB Taekwondo’s Olympic Talent Pathway and other elite-level development routes, to ensure no child looses the right chance to be recognised for their talent. LEARN MORE
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We will provide as standard with any BMABA insurance cover for online live-teaching, online pre-recorded content, outdoor training and – when permitted – indoor training. LEARN MORE
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We will provide £1,000,000 Professional Indemnity insurance and £250,000 Abuse Extension Insurance at no extra cost and as standard with all martial arts instructor public liability insurance combined with membership. LEARN MORE
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We will ensure we are contactable 7 days a week to provide support and to help members get their money’s worth from membership, providing access to telephone, SMS, live-chat, video-conference and email contact. LEARN MORE
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We will continue to provide access to the latest guidance and best practice, curated and referenced against industry-leading sources like the Sport & Recreation Alliance. LEARN MORE
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We will not delay or slow down progress on any other key provisions or services in the pipeline, such as our new cluster of qualifications and training, or our delivery of new membership features and tools. LEARN MORE
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We will continue to fund innovation for the way in which we provide access to resources, insurance and certification to help clubs big and small access the best possible services and provisions. LEARN MORE
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We will continue to offer the UK’s most comprehensive martial arts association membership including as standard a free fully hosted club website, access to stock grading certificates, template documents and forms, business support, technical guidance, safeguarding advice, instructor qualifications, national club listings, advertising assistance, the Safeguarding Code for Martial Arts, martial arts print and design, health and safety guidance, DBS checks and more. LEARN MORE