Please bear in mind that this guidance is developing quickly as we respond to additional information being made available throughout the week. As always, we’ve done our best to provide accurate and up to date guidance but at the time of writing, many Government sources are yet to be updat...
This morning we posted about a possible exemption for children’s classes which appeared to give way to the possibility of under 18’s activities continuing during lockdown. We urged caution as to whether or not this would be applicable to us because, as we all know only too well, there ha...
We’ve been adamant from the moment November’s lockdown was first announced that children’s classes should not close. To us, there was little justification for taking away a source of social, physical and mental wellbeing for people of all ages; especially those under 18 years. A ch...
This guidance is now out of date. Please read a recent update here. It was only a few days ago that we were compiling a comprehensive list of Tier 3 guidance to help clubs in specific areas of England understand whether or not they would need to stop teaching. Unfortunately this evening we ...
As more and more local authorities are brought under the ‘Tier 3 – Very High Risk’ grade in England and Wales, we have tried to put together a condensed version of current guidelines to assist clubs and instructors on continuity planning for the weeks ahead. Clearly this is going t...
Coronavirus has had a devastating impact on UK martial arts clubs. Every style, every size, every type. With a few exceptions to the rule, our team have been devastated to hear of clubs closing under the most upsetting and desperate circumstances right from the ‘get go’ back in April of ...
It seems to be somewhat of a regular feature for martial arts already this winter. As a collective industry we adapt and flow to new restrictions, changes and methods in the hope of maintaining our clubs long enough to see day light again, in what is (we hope) likely to be the Spring of 2021. Just l...
We know that the martial arts sector has a habit of being very insular to engagement with the wider sporting sector. Unfortunately this has caused the independent martial arts community to suffer immeasurably during Coronavirus. BMABA has a long affinity of both working with external organisations a...
Fantastic news for independent UK Martial arts – Government guidance has been clarified and we now have definitive definitions to ‘hang our hats on’. What just happened? Good question. Take a look at our post from just a few hours ago to get a better understanding of what le...
There have been important developments over the past few hours which now supersede this post. Click here to read the latest updates! Here we are again. An entire community on the edge of our seats awaiting the thumbs up or down from the Prime Minister on whether or not indoor martial arts c...