Standards . Safety . Compliance
Write it once.
Keep it current.
Print it on demand.
Most clubs know they need one. Far fewer have a current one.
Written risk assessments are a basic expectation for any club teaching physical activity, and one of the first things a venue, an insurer or a local authority will ask to see. In practice they tend to live as a Word file someone wrote three years ago, a laminated sheet for a hall you no longer hire, or nothing at all.
Why it is free
BMABA CIC is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company with a legal asset lock. Safety tooling is not something we think clubs should have to buy.
Why it is pre-filled
An empty grid is why most assessments never get written. Starting at 37 hazards and deleting the irrelevant ones takes minutes, not an evening.
What you get, in numbers.
Every figure below is what actually loads when a member clicks new.
- Hazards pre-loaded
- 37
- Grouped themes
- 06
- Rated high by default
- 01
- Cost to your club
- £0
Four screens, start to finish.
The library
Every assessment your club holds, each with its own valid-until date on the face of it.
No wondering whether the copy in the folder is current, or which venue the laminated sheet on the wall actually covers.
A template, not a blank page
Click new and 37 martial arts hazards arrive already populated.
Risk description, people at risk, suggested control measures and a severity banding, filled in before you type a word.
Edit anything
Click into any box and change it. Add, remove, reorder, rewrite.
A club in a scout hut has different risks to one running weapons work in a dedicated dojo, and the document should say so.
Print it
A properly laid out document you can hand to a venue, an insurer or an assessor.
Club, class, venue, created and valid-until in the header, the full hazard table beneath, BMABA Registered watermarked through it.
The default template, in full.
Thirty-seven hazards. One high, eighteen medium, eighteen low. Keep them, rewrite them, reorder them, delete them.
Training and contact
Head Injuries / Concussion H Sprains & Strains M Striking Injuries M Blunt Force Trauma M Joint Dislocation M Falls from Throws M Bruising M Choking Hazard L Asphyxiation LHealth and wellbeing
Overexertion M Fatigue M Pre-existing Medical Condition M Heat Exhaustion L Dizziness & Nausea L Emotional Distress L Allergic Reactions LSupervision
Instructor to Student Ratio M Safe Drop-Off / Pick-Up L Unauthorised Access L Miscommunication L Language Barriers LVenue and environment
Slips & Trips M Wet Floor M Entry/Exit or Mat-Side Hazards M Setting Up Mats M Inadequate Lighting L Ventilation Issues L Storage Hazards L Sanitation Issues LEquipment
Weapon-Based Injuries M Improper Equipment Use M Heavy Equipment Handling M Equipment Failure LEmergency
First Aid Response Delays M Fire or Emergency L Electrical Hazards L Time Pressure LBandings and control measures are a starting point to work from, not a substitute for your own judgement. You know your venue, your students and your syllabus.
These are compliance records. They are held like it.
A risk assessment is a document you may need to produce at the worst possible moment: after an incident, during a claim, or when a venue reviews your hire agreement. One person’s laptop is not where it should live.
Information security management, certified under UKAS accreditation. Governs how your records are stored, accessed and retained.
Quality management, certified under UKAS accreditation. Governs how the platform itself is built, changed and supported.
Certified, with access controlled through your MyBMABA account and granted only to the people you choose.
On the face of every assessment, so an out-of-date document is obvious rather than quietly assumed current.
Multi-Award Winning & Nationally Recognised
Risk assessment is one piece of a defensible club.
Ministerial Commendation And Parliamentary Recognition
“Organisations such as the British Martial Arts and Boxing Association support unaffiliated martial arts providers to adopt the safeguarding code… Providers with recognition under the code can display a logo on their promotional materials to show participants that their safety measures have been vetted.”
BMABA CIC has been recognised at the highest levels of Government for our commitment to safeguarding in martial arts. During a House of Commons debate on combat sport safety, the Minister for Sport, Stephanie Peacock MP, highlighted the British Martial Arts & Boxing Association by name for our work in supporting independent and unaffiliated clubs to adopt the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts. This direct mention in Parliament demonstrates that our efforts to raise standards and protect participants are shaping the national conversation on safety in combat sports.
Following that debate, the Minister for Sport wrote formally to commend BMABA’s work, praising our role in raising safeguarding standards across the independent martial arts sector. She described our contribution as “extremely useful” to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s ongoing policy development, and thanked us for our ongoing efforts to make martial arts safer for children. This recognition reflects the trust placed in BMABA to help Government address urgent safeguarding challenges highlighted by recent tragedies within combat sports.
For our members and the wider martial arts community, this recognition underlines BMABA’s credibility as a leading voice for independent martial arts in the UK. It demonstrates that our grassroots-driven mission, to promote safe, inclusive, and properly governed martial arts for all, is influencing national policy and gaining ministerial support. Being referenced in Parliament and commended in writing by the Minister for Sport reinforces that BMABA is not just a governing body, but a sector-shaping organisation working to protect participants and secure the future of martial arts.
“I appreciate your ongoing efforts to make martial arts safer for children.”
Get a current one tonight.
Join free, open the toolkit, and produce a proper written assessment for your next class before you close the laptop.
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