Today we make 15 pledges to our clubs on how we will help you recover from the impact of Covid-19. We will commit to every single promise made until the last of our clubs recover from the impacts of Coronavirus. From five-figure subsidies on insurance, licensing and qualifications and the guarantee ...
We have witnessed the devastation Coronavirus has inflicted on the Martial Arts sector here in the UK first hand. We have had to watch hundreds of clubs fail completely, with thousands more pushed to the point of near-collapse. Despite our tens of thousands of pounds of funding, lockdown measures ha...
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...
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...
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...