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A Completely Free, Game-Changing Club Manager For Martial Arts

ClubManager by BMABA is a completely unique Club Management Platform that not only takes care of the bread and butter of running your club – such as payments, grades, attendance and classes – but also goes on to deliver a knock-out club management system that can take care of everything from finances to business management, scheduling through to a club webshop. All free. Forever.

Built for martial artists, by martial arts experts

ClubManager by BMABA is free to all of our clubs. We’re not just a tech company – we’re the multi-award winning, leading independent UK martial arts association. Representing more than 100,000 members, we know a thing or two about what clubs actually need. And so we built an exclusive club management platform, just for our clubs.

Grade Tracking

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Attendance Tracking

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Student Management

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Flexible Payments

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Certificate Generator

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Customised Branding

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Calendar & Scheduling

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Self-Service Registration

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Forum Boards

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Safeguarding Reporting

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Student Portal

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Video Lessons

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Event Management

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Manual Invoicing

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Concussion & RtP

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Digital Risk Assessment

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Accident Log Book

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Business Manager

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Lead Management

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Club Web Shop

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All Free. Forever.

We’ve built ClubManager by BMABA from the ground up at our own expense to ensure our clubs have the best possible tools to run their clubs safely and professionally whilst growing.

Quickly & Easily Mark Attendance By Your Preferred Default

You’re free to set whether or not a student should be assumed to be present or absent by default, so you only ever have to mark the odd one out as here or away, rather than having to mark individual attendance for every class all the time.

Who's Turning Up?

Lesson planning is hard enough, let alone if you don’t have an idea on who’s likely to attend.

 

Easily see who’s booked onto classes in realtime, and define the number of available spaces – as well as whether or not its adult only, child only, or mixed – before you start planning lessons.

Customisable Grades

Perfect for multi-style or mixed aged clubs.

Club Manager by BMABA puts you firmly in control of grade structure. You can easily set whatever progression path you like – Kyu Grades, Colour Belts, Levels – the possibilities are endless. Easy to setup, easy to edit and just as easy to manage.

Ready To Grade?

Club Manager by BMABA tells you from a simple, easy to see dashboard widget whenever someone is eligible to grade, based up on the pre-set number of lessons (you decide upon), making it easy to ensure students and your club are ready for the next grading.

Give Your Students & Parents Proper Visibility

From being able to see their own attendance record, grade, time through to next grading opportunity and even the specific syllabus requirements. One screen, one easy to follow update for parents or students. Fully customisable, and entirely unique to your club.

Message Specific Students Or The Entire Club

Secure in-system messages allow you to send messages directly to the student’s dashboard. Target singular, multiple or all students with messages that you know have been delivered.

This also sends an external email to students, to act as an email marketing platform in its own right.

An Intuitive Student Profile

Grading Ready?

You'll see the student's name pop up in your dasboard, and the notification tab, if they're ready to grade.

Billings & Memberships

See whether your student has an active membership, and if so, what that is. Also access payments and receipts with one click from the student dashboard.

Instructor Notes & Medical Info

From instructor notes, written by you or the student/parent, through to medical conditions and Medication, it's included.

Contact Information

You'll easily be able to view profile information and billing information. If there's a parent running the account for a child, you can see who's making payment and in-charge of managing bookings, as well as specific information for the child.

Payments via WooCommerce

WooCommerce For Integrated Payments

Because our Club Manager by BMABA is a WordPress Plugin, you host it on your existing site (we can help if you don’t have a WordPress site yet!). The only other plugin you’ll need is free, and it’s called WooCommerce. If you haven’t heard of this plugin before, it’s effectively the global leader for E-Commerce and is trusted by millions of sites worldwide.

Through WooCommerce you can setup an almost unlimited number of payment gateways, and you can let customers choose. BACS, Pay on the Door, Stripe, Apple Pay, Direct Debit, SagePay, Google Wallet – the list is pretty much endless. 

WooCommerce is totally free, and you can use to build a merchandise shop or similar on your site, too!

A simple, elegant checkout process.

When you have a student ready to commit to a membership or club merchandise purchase, you want to know they can quickly and easily checkout with any of your preferred payment gateways. 

ClubManager by BMABA makes that super straight forward, with a seamless, familiar checkout process that fully integrates all of your payment gateways.

Create Unlimited Membership Plans

Whether you want tiered memberships with specific access at each level to different classes, or perhaps different plans for children and adults. Maybe a plan for Karate, and another for Jujitsu. Whatever you need, our flexible membership platform helps you build it just the way your club works.

Only Pay Your Payment Gateway Fees, Not Us

If you’re using cash on the door or BACS, it’s never going to cost a penny. Other than that, it’s just the payment gateway’s usual fees (typically between 1% – 4% depending on who you use). We don’t skim anything off, or inflate the cost. 

Produce Customised Grading Certificates, Licence Slips & Documents Directly From Our Platform

Pre-populated with your student data, and downloadable directly as a PDF or JPG. 

Design Once. Use Forever.

We’ve built a dynamic, flexible certification module into ClubManagerbyBMABA which allows you to effortlessly create licence slips, certificates, documents and more. Easily insert key student metrics (such as dates, names, grades and any other custom data), format, resize, reposition and you’re done!

No more manually creating documents or certificates. No more trying to guess at spelling. Download any document in two clicks, from any device.

Automate Key Documents

Upload an image of the base of a certificate, licence slip, document or anything else you issue and print regularly to save admin and the risk of human error.

Completely Customisable

Change the font, colour, size and position of all information you add to the template to get the right brand and look.

Easily Download & Export

Whether it's a grading certificate or other document, you can easily download in PDF or JPG format straight to your device.

Customisable & Flexible

ClubManager by BMABA can be custom-branded to fit your club’s look, and you can set the functionality to meet your exact needs too.

Imagine if you could have parents & students sign any waivers, terms and club rules when setting up their account...

You can set any page to contain mandatory information that has to be agreed to before an account can be created. This means you can always be assured assumption of risk forms, waivers, terms, charters or rules have been accepted before the student or parent even books a class. Our custom certificate feature can also allow you to pre-set a templated ‘printed’ version which you can download in two clicks with details pre-populated too, if you need a hard copy.

Effective, Clear Scheduling & Calendar Software For Martial Arts

Super clear, easy to use and effective task management and scheduling for martial arts clubs of all sizes and styles.

One Place. Tasks, Classes & Meetings Combined.

Quickly and easily combine all of your tasks, obligations, meetings and more automatically including classes, gradings and events into one easy to view place, which can be shared with your team too.

An easy to use safeguarding tool

We’re experts in martial arts safeguarding and we’ve built our reporting tool to be easy to use, comprehensive and as far as possible, automatically inclusive of information from your student database. This helps save time, ensures you don’t miss crucial steps and avoids data-input errors.

Out Of The Box Student Portal

Whether it’s providing specific content for specific membership types or allowing students to effortlessly see their grades, book onto classes, make payment – and so on. It’s included.

Put Parents In Control To Cut Down On Queries

Complete control and visibility allows parents and guardians the ability to track attendance, grade, progress, classes required before eligibility for gradings and so much more – alongside the core functions like forums, contents, notices, student management and so on.

Front End or Back End Purchases

Whether you want to have all payments made through the student portal exclusively or you want to facilitate a front-end web shop, it’s all possible. No extra fees and no complex setup.

Effortless Event Management & Ticketing For Martial Arts

ClubManager by BMABA provides a comprehensive platform on which you can create, ticket, collect payment for and manage every aspect of your club’s event, tournament or seminar. Best of all, it’s completely free and forms just a fraction of your entire Club Management Platform.

Accounting & Budgeting Software For Martial Arts

Imagine if you had accounting and budgeting software fully integrated into your Club Management Platform, so you can manage your club budget, income and outgoings in one place. Welcome to ClubManager by BMABA.

Multi-Award Winning & Nationally Recognised

Best Sports Governing Body Initiative

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Best Association Serving Sport

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Best COVID Response for Sports

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Sports Diversity Award

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Sports Association of the Year

Bronze

Best Sporting Association in the UK

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Best Sport & Recreation Entrepreneur

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Best Association Website

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Association of the Year

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Executive Director of the Year Finalists

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Best Use Of Technology Award

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Best Sport & Recreation Entrepreneur

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UK Business Leader of the Year

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Entrepreneur Of The Year

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Director Of The Year

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Young Entrepreneur Of The Year

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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

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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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