What are you
looking for?
Pick the option that fits and we will only ask for what we actually need. Students, assistants, volunteers and club cover can be added at any point along the way.
Need help or advice?
Not sure which route fits, or what cover you actually need? We are on hand to help.
ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022, both UKAS accredited through the British Assessment Bureau, alongside Cyber Essentials Basic.
Pay once and you are covered for a full year. Renews annually.
Saves an estimated £750+ a year against sourcing the same tools, training and cover separately.
What the policy actually covers
- £5 million public liability for injury or damage caused to other people or their property, upgradeable to £10 million where a venue asks for it
- £1 million professional indemnity for claims about the instruction or advice you have given
- £500,000 abuse extension, which most venues and local authorities now expect to see
- £1 million products liability covering equipment and merchandise you supply
Underwritten by AXA. Named cover follows the person, so it travels with them to any venue they teach at.
Named instructor insurance
Cover attached to a specific person by name. It travels with them to any venue they teach at, and their name appears on the certificate, which is what most halls and local authorities want to see.
- Applied to every instructor on this application
- The instructor is named on the policy documentation
- Can be upgraded individually with the options below
Open allocation insurance
Unnamed slots held by the club and assigned to whoever is teaching. Useful when your coaching team changes through the year, or when you want cover ready before you know who will fill it.
- Assign and reassign slots yourself at any time
- No names needed at the point of purchase
- Volume discounts apply on the number of slots held
Optional upgrades, applied to every named instructor
These attach to named cover, so switch named instructor insurance on to use them.
What student licensing gives you
Licensing your students is what turns the club platform on properly. It also unlocks club business cover at no charge, which on its own is worth more than most clubs spend on licences.
- Every student gets a licence record, grading history and attendance tracking in the BMABA CRM
- Students and parents can verify the club and its instructors on our public registers
- Optional personal accident cover applied across the whole roster in one go
- Club business cover included free for your first year, and free at renewal if you hold RegulationReady Bronze or above
Named students
Each student registered by name, with their own licence record in the BMABA CRM.
- Grading history and attendance tracked per student
- Students and parents can verify the licence
- Personal accident cover can be added below
Open allocation students
Unnamed licences held by the club and assigned as students join. Cheaper per head, no names needed up front.
- Assign and reassign licences yourself at any time
- Ideal for busy intakes and trial blocks
- Personal accident cover is not available on open licences
Student personal accident cover
This applies to named students, so add at least one to use it.
What an assistant instructor registration is for
For the people who help you deliver classes but are not yet qualified instructors in their own right. Registration puts them on our public Assistant Instructor Register, so parents and venues can verify them, and gives them their own MyBMABA login.
- Access to the Assistant Instructor Training Programme (ITP), our structured route from helper to qualified coach, with mat hours, shadowing and competency sign off tracked for you
- Foundation Coach (Level 1) and the BMABA Induction Training Award
- Child Safeguarding in Martial Arts and First Aid for Martial Arts
- Trauma-Informed Coaching (Level 1), SEND in Martial Arts (Level 1), CHIMA and Coaching Children and Young People
- Cadet Coaching Award for anyone under 18, which is exclusive to assistant accounts
What a volunteer registration is for
For the people who keep the club running rather than teach in it. Club admin, reception, event support, ratio support and pad holding. Volunteers should never deliver technique or run a class.
- A verifiable entry on our public Volunteer Register showing the checks you have declared
- BMABA Induction Training Award and Child Safeguarding in Martial Arts
- SEND in Martial Arts (Level 1) and CHIMA
- Their own MyBMABA login and access to club systems you grant them
Why the club needs cover of its own
Instructor insurance covers the person teaching. It does not cover the club as an organisation, and that is the gap most people do not find out about until they need it.
- Claims made against the club as an entity rather than against an individual coach
- Committee, officer and organiser exposure at gradings, competitions and club events
- Required by many local authorities, leisure centres and school halls before they will grant a booking
Personal information
Address
Professional information
Previous membership
No insurance selected
You have not added any instructor insurance. You are not obliged to use BMABA insurance, but we do need you to confirm that is correct and genuinely not needed.
Important: monthly payment agreement
We are happy to support monthly payments to help spread the cost, but please understand this is not a month to month product. Your membership is an annual commitment.
- Insurance and membership costs are realised at the point of application. We pay these upfront on your behalf.
- Cancellation mid term is not permitted. Your membership runs for the full twelve month period.
- If you fail to make agreed payments, the full outstanding balance becomes immediately payable.
- Non payment may result in refusal of future monthly payment options, or membership altogether.
As a not-for-profit, self-funded organisation, clubs that fail to honour monthly commitments do not just hurt BMABA, they hurt fellow members who end up covering the shortfall. We trust you to honour this commitment.
Before you continue
These are the undertakings every BMABA member gives. Please read each one, they are not boilerplate and we do act on them.
ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022, both UKAS accredited through the British Assessment Bureau, alongside Cyber Essentials Basic.
Need help or advice?
We are on hand to help. Real people who know martial arts governance, not a ticket queue.
10% off for life, for those who serve
Emergency services, armed forces, RNLI and NHS front line staff are entitled to 10% off every BMABA membership, for life. That applies to ex-serving armed forces and former emergency workers too.
We are a proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, with active support for serving and veteran regular and reserve force members.
Get in touch before you pay and we will apply it to your account.
Insurance premiums go straight to AXA
Premiums are paid directly to our underwriters and do not benefit BMABA CIC. We negotiate group rates to get you cover you would not reach on your own, and we often pass it on at a loss. Authorised and regulated by the FCA as an Introducer Appointed Representative attached to FCA registration number 308626.
Every penny reinvested
A not-for-profit Community Interest Company and a licensed social enterprise. Fees go back into the team, the platform and the mission. No external funding, entirely self-funded by members.
Independently audited, twice over
ISO 9001:2015 for quality management and ISO 27001:2022 for information security, both UKAS accredited through the British Assessment Bureau, plus Cyber Essentials Basic.
Price match guarantee
Find the same level of cover elsewhere for less and we will match it. If we cannot, we will give you a free membership instead.
However you would rather ask
Our experts are happy to help with anything around membership, insurance, registrations, qualifications or the platform. Nothing is too small, and there is no wrong question.
Start a web chat Recommended FIN, our AI assistant, answers most questions instantly and can do it long after the office has closed. If it cannot help, it hands you straight to one of our team.FIN sometimes picks up the phone when we cannot get to it. If that happens we will always call you back, and you can ask for a member of the team at any point.
10% off for life
Claiming your service discount
Send us something that shows current or past service and we will set up your custom discount. Chat is quickest, but email is just as good.
What we can accept
- Blue Light Card
- Defence Discount Service card
- Staff ID badge
- Armed Forces Veteran Card
Cover up anything sensitive before you send it. Numbers, addresses, anything you would rather we did not see. We only need enough to put something on file.
The discount applies to every BMABA membership, for life, and covers ex-serving armed forces and former emergency workers just the same.
