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BRONZE MEMBERSHIP + INSURANCE

An affordable membership brimming digital resources and tools for modern clubs combined with a comprehensive instructor insurance cover.

BRONZE

Bronze Membership inclusive of insurance offers the most affordable, cutting-edge digital membership offering available in the UK For Martial Arts Clubs

Design to be affordable yet jam-packed with features, tools and technology, Bronze membership provides instructors with a huge array of premium resources, tools and technologies alongside our renowned membership in the perfect digital-only setup.

Access hundreds of tools, content and resources, including our Level 1 and 2 Coaching Qualification. Also included is access to cutting edge technology, licensing provisions and marketing support. Enjoy our instructor portal and MyBMABA with unlimited access 24/7. Our BMABA instructor app allows you to take your membership with you on the go, with high-definition PDF certification on hand 365 days a year served from our secure cloud.

Bronze membership doesn’t include any printed goods, such as printed certificates, licences or ID cards but we do offer PDF certification as standard with the option of cutting edge app-based ID cards too!

You’ll also benefit from all of our web technology – including WordPress, Club Management, SEO, AI, Analytics and more. Bronze membership provides a modern, technology-first approach to associationship and that cost-saving is passed back to you in the form of an affordable way to access the latest resources, tools and support.

Whether you’re a start-up club looking to meet key liabilities or you’re a larger school wanting an affordable way to access our renowned services, support and tools – Bronze Membership is hugely popular and fitting to clubs of all sizes and styles.

PAY MONTHLY

£ 8
98
All-In Per Month
  • Fully Inclusive of membership and £5,000,000 Public Liability Insurance, £1,000,000 Professional Indemnity & £500,000 Abuse Cover
BETTER VALUE

PAY ANNUALLY

£ 98
99
All-In Per Year
  • Fully Inclusive of membership and £5,000,000 Public Liability Insurance, £1,000,000 Professional Indemnity & £500,000 Abuse Cover

Everything You'll Ever Need All Of The Below & More Is Included In This Membership

  • Instructor Certification & Licensing
  • Student Insurance & Licensing
  • Free Instructor Qualifications
  • Free Club Website
  • Club Management Support
  • Instructor Certification & Licensing
  • Logos & Accreditation Marks
  • SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) Platform
  • Local & National Networking
  • Stock Grading Certificates
  • Free Instructor Qualifications
  • Template Documents & Forms
  • Safeguarding Code For Martial Arts
  • Best Practice Guidance
  • a.i For Martial Arts
  • Event Management Checklists
  • Safeguarding Model Policies
  • Analytics & Tracking Tools
  • Budgeting Apps
  • Cyber Toolkit
  • Cash Grants & Funding
  • Concussion & Head Injury Policies
  • National Advertising
  • Entrepreneur's Support
  • Plus So Much More

FREE Club Management Software Up To 25 Students Fully Inclusive At No Extra Cost

ClubManager by BMABA is our in-house, professionally developed Club Management solution. It’s free for all of our members and comes with a tonne of essential and groundbreaking features as standard.

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  • Attendance & Grade Tracking
  • Student Records Management
  • Class Bookings & Timetables
  • Flexible Payments & Memberships
  • Grading Certificates Generator
  • Licence Slip & Documents Generator
  • Customised Branding & Functionality
  • Data Freedom & Ownership
  • Manage Events & Competitions
  • Student Portal & Member's Content
  • Concussion & RtP Management
  • Digital Incident Log Book
  • Digital Risk Assessments
  • Task Management
  • Registrations & Waivers

INSURING WITH US?

So Much More Than Just An Insurer

Whilst it may be some form of insurance that brings you to us, we’re so much more than an insurer. We’re not a profit driven conglomerate that issues you a PDF certificate and nothing more. We’re a trade body driven to see you and your club succeed. We’re in your corner every step of the way – from proper technical interpretation of your insurances through to club management software, marketing guides, expert support, safeguarding training and so much more. Better still, we re-invest your UK martial arts community to help make grassroots change in clubs up and down the country. We also give back, with monthly grants of up to £500 to help clubs make a real difference.

Stunning Printed Certification & Instructor Pack

Access our renowned instructor certification in PDF format as standard with Bronze membership. Your certification and membership documentation along with any applicable insurances will be viewable and downloadable in PDF format 24/7 via our website or app.

Club Management Platform

Whether it’s tracking grades and attendance, taking payment online, using the online digital log book, producing custom club certificates or so much more. Our in-house, exclusive ClubManagerbyBMABA is fully inclusive in this membership up to 25 active students.

Certification, Insurance & Evidence With You, On The Go.

Access your BMABA instructor’s documentation, student license slips, insurance certification and even your own submitted DBS checks, first aid qualifications and other evidence. Our systems provide you with access to all of this documentation on the go, 24/7. Be it from a mobile, our app or a desktop – so you can access, download and share your certification when you need it most.

MyBMABA App

Available on Android and OS devices, the BMABA app allows instructors and clubs access to the latest updates, resources, guidance, community, forums and loads more. Bring your association, along with all your digital certification – with you in your pocket. Included are also cutting-edge features, like our digital ID card.

Unrivalled Support Setting Up & Growing Your Club

Whether your ambition is to start a small not for profit club or to build up the next national franchise, our range of business support, online courses, resources, tools, template excel spreadsheets, expert articles and more will help your club thrive.

Designated Safeguarding Lead Service & Expert Safeguarding Guidance

We know Safeguarding can be a difficult area for smaller clubs to field, and that’s why we’ve stepped up to the plate to offer a completely free designated safeguarding lead service. This allows your club to designated BMABA as the welfare officer, which means we’ll deal with all your safeguarding concerns, questions and referrals. This is on top of our already comprehensive support on all things safeguarding.

Thousands Of Pounds Of Services & Tools

From template grading certificates, safeguarding policies and club registration forms to our online logo designer, club accreditation marks and premium club finder listings. It’s all inclusive and wrapped up into your membership fee so you can access more services with us than anywhere else without paying a penny more.

Cutting-Edge A.I To Help Reduce Admin

Access our AIbyBMABA platform, which can do everything from write blog posts and create Facebook adverts through to drafting website content and producing images. 

A Free Club Website

real club website, not something you send word documents back and forth on! Even if you don’t want to use our free club management platform, we can provide access to amazing web building platforms perfect for creating club websites, shops, blogs, members areas and more.

Club Colours Award & SCiMA Automatic Certification

Enjoy open access to our Club Colours Qualification and the associated Award, which makes your club a ‘School of Excellence’. Our Club Colours Award, which looks to ensure clubs are up to date and compliant with best practice and safeguarding is of such a high standard it will automatically entitle clubs to be awarded (or renewed on) the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts on completion.

Dozens of Clever Time-Saving Resources

Whether it’s our template forms and model policies, or our word-editable certificates. We’re always innovating new ways to produce tools and resources you can download and use at club level, to save time and money.

SEO, Analytics & Forms

Unlimited access to our special SEO (Search Engine Optimisation), Analytics and Forms platforms, designed to make sure your club website stands apart from the competition and is first to be seen on search engines like Google.

White Label Resells & Value-Added Extras

We know it’s hard enough keeping members engaged at the best of times. That’s why we produce loads of freely editable and resellerable content – from our recipe and cookbook series through to software, training guides and more. Its yours to customise and redeploy as you see fit.

Expert Guidance & Specialist Support

Whether it’s specialist understanding of insurance and the way it works, or expert guidance on safeguarding. Perhaps some topical advice on taking on a lease on new premises, or legal editorial help with contracts. Your membership with BMABA puts you in touch with some of the industry’s best minds.

Exclusive Vlogs, Interviews & Content

Whether it’s a two hour webinar on martial arts insurance and risk management, or an interview with a leading solicitor on youth violence, this membership comes with access to hundreds of hours of vlogs, videos and audio.

Level 1 & 2 Instructor Qualifications

Included in this membership is access to our level 1 and 2 BMABA instructor qualification, which looks to break down the legalities and processes of teaching in the UK across multiple areas, including safeguarding, GDPR, risk assessments, law and more.

Networking

Whether it’s discussing the latest industry news in our forums, connecting with local clubs in our Facebook Group or arranging competitions across our national network of clubs – you’re gaining access to a huge community of like minded clubs and instructors.

National Listings Access

Advertise your club on a cutting edge BMABA Club Finder, with access to specialist analytics and a beautiful club listing that will help you get seen as a credible, checked instructor under our banner.

Certification & Licencing Like Non-Other

Whether it’s your instructor’s licence, instructor certificate, proof of insurance or other similar level documentation – when you carry BMABA documents with you not only do you look the part, but it’s backed up by our instantly checkable online register, too.

Help Balancing The Books

Our budgeting app helps you plan and budget by assisting with income, outgoings and savings in a secure sandbox environment. 

A Refreshing Change

A portion of all fees paid go to Charity:Water and Ecologi. This helps us continue to invest in clean water projects around the world and to keep planting trees in the UK and overseas to tackle deforestation and climate change. We’ll also use a portion of our profits to fund our BMABA Grants Programme, which helps charitable projects here in the UK through our very own member clubs. Thank you.

Led By The Multi-Award Winning Social Entrepreneur & Men's Health Coach Of The Year

We were set up in 2020 by Giovanni Soffietto – a then unknown twenty year old who had grown up in poverty. Armed with just £20 of ‘start up capital’ but a life-time of passion for martial arts, BMABA has today become the multi-award winning organisation renowned for professionalism and for being a major industry disruptor.

PAY MONTHLY

£ 8
98
All-In Per Month
  • Fully Inclusive of membership and £5,000,000 Public Liability Insurance, £1,000,000 Professional Indemnity & £500,000 Abuse Cover
BETTER VALUE

PAY ANNUALLY

£ 98
99
All-In Per Year
  • Fully Inclusive of membership and £5,000,000 Public Liability Insurance, £1,000,000 Professional Indemnity & £500,000 Abuse Cover

Multi-Award Winning & Nationally Recognised

Best Sports Governing Body Initiative

Winners

Best Association Serving Sport

Finalists

Best COVID Response for Sports

Finalists

Sports Diversity Award

Finalists

Sports Association of the Year

Bronze

Best Sporting Association in the UK

Winners

Best Sport & Recreation Entrepreneur

Winners

Best Association Website

Winners

Association of the Year

Finalists

Executive Director of the Year Finalists

Finalists

Best Use Of Technology Award

Winners

Best Sport & Recreation Entrepreneur

Winners

UK Business Leader of the Year

Winners

Entrepreneur Of The Year

Finalists

Director Of The Year

Finalists

Young Entrepreneur Of The Year

Finalists

We’re Here When You Need Us.

We know choosing the right association—or just figuring out what support your club really needs—can feel overwhelming. That’s why we’re always happy to talk it through.

Whether you’re curious about membership, need help with something specific, or just want a no-pressure chat to see if we’re the right fit, our team is ready. No bots. No scripts. Just real people, working full-time from our UK office, here to help clubs like yours thrive.

THINKING OF JOINING?

Still Thinking It Over?

We know choosing a governing body isn’t something you rush. That’s why our team is always here to offer honest, impartial advice — no pressure, no sales scripts.

Whether you’re comparing support, questioning the value in your current membership, or just need to talk things through — we’re happy to help.

We’re a real team, working full-time from our UK office — not a voluntary outfit run from someone’s kitchen table. You’ll feel the difference the moment you get in touch.

Trusted by more than 6,500 instructors and clubs.

A National, Regulated, Award-Winning Not-For-Profit - Built From The Ground Up

BMABA CIC isn’t just another organisation claiming to serve martial arts — we’re a regulated, independently audited, multi-award-winning social enterprise leading from the front.

We hold ISO9001:2015 certification under UKAS accreditation — the same gold standard used to assess hospitals, universities, and major corporations. We’re also regulated by the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies (CIC Regulator), meaning we’re legally bound to reinvest every penny back into grassroots martial arts.

We haven’t been propped up by corporate sponsors or legacy funding. We’ve grown organically — one instructor at a time, by doing what we said we’d do and showing up when others didn’t. Since 2012, we’ve supported clubs through hardship, driven national reforms, and built a respected, professional home for independent martial arts.

Today, we’re trusted by more than 6,500 instructors and clubs and support over 100,000 members across 140+ disciplines. Along the way, we’ve earned national recognition — from awards in governance and inclusion, to features across BBC, ITV, and The Guardian.

We didn’t inherit status. We earned it — by raising the bar, and never compromising on our values.

Empower Your Club With A Platform That Works For You

Run your martial arts club smarter with our full-featured, professionally-built Club Management Platform — funded entirely by our not-for-profit mission, not a corporate agenda. No upsells. No hidden costs. Just powerful, intuitive tools included free with your membership.

Built to save you time, money, and stress — and trusted by thousands of clubs nationwide.

Plus So Much More As Standard Just Some Of The Tools & Resources We Offer

  • Instructor Certification & Licensing
  • Student Insurance & Licensing
  • Free Instructor Qualifications
  • Safeguarding Qualifications
  • Enhanced DBS Checks
  • First Aid Training
  • Free Club Website
  • Club Management Support
  • Instructor Certification & Licensing
  • Logos & Accreditation Marks
  • SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) Platform
  • Local & National Networking
  • Stock Grading Certificates
  • Free Instructor Qualifications
  • Template Documents & Forms
  • Printing & Design
  • Safeguarding Code For Martial Arts
  • Best Practice Guidance
  • Wordpress Hosting
  • a.i For Martial Arts
  • Event Management Checklists
  • Safeguarding Model Policies
  • Analytics & Tracking Tools
  • Budgeting Apps
  • Professional Webmail
  • Clothing & Uniform
  • Cyber Toolkit
  • Cash Grants & Funding
  • Risk Management Awards
  • Concussion & Head Injury
  • National Advertising
  • Entrepreneur's Support
  • Plus So Much More
Why Do Thousands Choose BMABA?

Not everyone understands what makes us different. But for those who do, the reasons are clear — from our award-winning governance to the groundbreaking support we offer clubs of all sizes.

Whether it’s our industry-leading safeguarding standards, our not-for-profit mission, or our powerful club tech funded purely by membership — there’s a reason more than 6,500 instructors and 3,500 clubs trust us.

Built For The Sector — Not For Shareholders

BMABA wasn’t inherited or bought — it was built. And in 2025, we made the bold decision to give it away.

Our founder, who grew up in poverty and built BMABA from scratch with just £20, voluntarily converted the organisation into a regulated not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) — surrendering nearly £2 million in private value to protect its mission for the long term. That means no for profit shareholders, no dividends, and no profiteering — just an unwavering commitment to community impact.

We’re a registered social enterprise, governed by the CIC Regulator, certified to ISO9001:2015 under UKAS accreditation, and led by a multi-award winning social entrepreneur who believes martial arts should serve the people, not the few.

This isn’t a vanity project with self-appointed 8th dans — it’s a movement, built for clubs, by clubs.

Nationally Recognised Standards

Our Club Colours and Regulation Ready awards go far beyond branding or badges — they represent some of the most robust safeguarding and compliance standards available anywhere in UK martial arts.

Mapped directly against the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts (SCiMA) and formally approved by Sport England, our frameworks allow clubs to earn full SCiMA recognition directly through the MyBMABA platform — automatically and at no cost. We are the only independent governing body, and one of just two organisations nationwide, including Sport England’s own NGBs, granted the authority to issue SCiMA certification in this way.

No waiting. No third-party submission. No extra cost. Every BMABA member has access to this, included as part of our not-for-profit mission to raise standards from the ground up.

Others talk about safeguarding. We built a national infrastructure to deliver it.

Not Entirely Sure?

We offer a genuine 12 months of free membership — with absolutely no catches, obligations, or hidden clauses.

Why? Because we believe you deserve the chance to see, first-hand, what it feels like to be supported by an organisation that genuinely has your back. We know how often martial arts clubs have been let down by associations and governing bodies that overpromise and underdeliver — or worse, treat instructors as revenue, not people.

We’re not here to sell you on hype. We’re here to show you what real, modern martial arts governance and support can look like.

Whether you’re looking for insurance, safeguarding help, student tools, guidance, structure, or just a community that understands your club’s challenges — our free membership gives you access to the same resources, platform, and support we provide to thousands of instructors and clubs across the UK.

No commitment. No pressure. Just a genuine opportunity to explore what we offer — and decide for yourself.

The UK's Leading and Largest Multi-Style Trade Body For Martial Arts

BMABA CIC T/A British Martial Arts & Boxing Association
Registered Address: The Old Bakery. Golden Square, Petworth. GU28 0AP
Phone: 01798306546  | EMail: info@bmaba.org.uk

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Emergency Services, Armed Forces and NHS front line staff are all entitled to 10% discounts across all of our memberships for live. This applies to all ex-serving armed forces and emergency workers too.

 

BMABA CIC is proud to hold the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management certification, issued under UKAS accreditation (Certificate No. 267261) — the highest level of independent validation for quality management systems in the UK.

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