Grow the club.
Keep the money.
A huge array of professional tools, one-to-one business support and real-world advice, replacing the fragmented stack of subscriptions quietly draining your club, all included with membership.
Running A Club Is A Business, Whether You Like It Or Not
Most instructors didn’t start a club to become marketers, book-keepers, web designers and contract negotiators, but every club needs all of it, and buying it piecemeal is exactly how running costs quietly climb into the thousands. Our answer is the Hub: a genuinely huge array of professional tools inside MyBMABA, purpose-built for martial arts clubs and included with membership, backed by real humans who’ve helped thousands of clubs with the business questions the tools can’t answer alone.
One Login. An Entire Business Stack.
Every tool below lives inside MyBMABA, included with membership, replacing something clubs typically pay for separately.
Club Management Platform
Students, attendance, payments and compliance in one free CRM.
Club Book-Keeping
Simple accountancy tools built for club finances, fees and reconciliation.
Lesson Planner Pro
Plan sessions properly, build curricula and reuse what works.
Pedagogy Planner
Structured teaching development for genuinely better coaching.
BMABA Broadcast
Email newsletters and campaigns to your whole membership.
MailbyBMABA
Professional club email with a premium, modern webmail.
Flo Website Builder
Beautiful, code-free club websites with hosting included.
Custom Domains
Your own domain, connected and managed without the faff.
Design Studio
Pro-grade image editing and design tools for posters and socials.
Club Docs Creator
Contracts, policies and club paperwork, generated properly.
Risk Assessments
Structured, saved, professional risk assessment tooling.
Event Hub
Run compliant events with cover, oversight and sign-up built in.
Members’ Map & Directory
Get found by local students and connect with nearby instructors.
Trials Manager
Capture, track and convert trial students into members.
Club Workspace
Notes, wikis and planning space for your whole team.
Private Club Groups
Forums, files and secure club-only messaging.
IVY Learning & CPD
The full qualification and CPD platform, AI-assisted, human-assured.
The MyBMABA App
Everything above, in your pocket, on both app stores.
The Boring Bits, Beautifully Handled
Attendance, student records, payments and fees run through the free Club Management Platform, with club book-keeping alongside so income and outgoings reconcile without a spreadsheet in sight, and Lesson Planner Pro turning session prep from a Sunday-night chore into a reusable library. The admin that eats evenings, handed back.
- CRM, attendance, payments & billing in one place
- Club book-keeping built for how clubs actually work
- Lesson planning you build once and reuse forever
Be Found. Look Professional. Convert.
Growth starts with being visible: a beautiful Flo website on your own domain, a listing on our national directory and members’ map so local students find you, a design studio for posters and social graphics, Broadcast for newsletters that actually get read, and the Trials Manager to turn curious walk-ins into signed-up students. The whole marketing funnel, no agencies required.
- Website, domain, directory & map presence
- Design studio & email campaigns built in
- Trial capture through to conversion
Real Advice From Real People, One To One
Some problems don’t have a button. Negotiating a venue hire agreement, reading a contract before you sign it, structuring fees, handling a difficult parent conversation, deciding whether to incorporate: our team provides specialist one-to-one support by email and chat for exactly these moments, drawing on experience across thousands of clubs and more than a decade of running this sector’s largest support operation.
And we’ll be straight about what this is: we’re not solicitors, and our guidance isn’t formal legal advice. What it is, is robust, industry-tested, plain-English help from people who’ve seen your situation dozens of times before, who’ll tell you honestly when something genuinely does need a qualified professional, and who’ll never charge you a penny for the conversation.
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ISO 9001:2015 Certified
The world's most recognised quality management standard. Our processes, governance and conduct are independently audited every year under UKAS accreditation, the same benchmark used for hospitals, universities, and major corporations.
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ISO 27001:2022 Certified
The international standard for information security, held alongside ISO 9001 as a UK martial arts first. Your club's data, your members' details and our digital infrastructure sit inside an independently audited security management system.
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Regulated Community Interest Company
We're overseen by the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies, with a legal asset lock that means our income must serve our community purpose forever. Not-for-profit as a legal structure, not a slogan.
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Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts
The Sport England-approved national safeguarding standard. We hold organisational certification and are the only independent martial arts body authorised to issue SCiMA certification to clubs in-house, through our free Club Colours programme.
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CIMSPA Training Provider Partner
Recognised by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity. Our CPD and qualifications are developed to CIMSPA's national professional standards, with programmes submitted for formal endorsement, confirmed course by course.
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Cyber Essentials Certified
A UK Government-backed scheme confirming we hold essential security controls to protect our systems, data, and users from common cyber threats. A key mark of trust when handling sensitive safeguarding and membership data.
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Certified Social Enterprise
Independently certified by Social Enterprise UK as a genuine business for good. Our income is reinvested into grassroots martial arts, youth projects, and instructor support, not shareholders or private interests.
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UK Register of Learning Providers
A recognised organisation on the UK Government's official Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP), affirming our legitimacy as an education and training provider able to work credibly with funding bodies, employers, and public agencies.
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Registered With The ICO
Legally registered under UK data protection law, meeting our obligations under the Data Protection Act and UK GDPR. Together with ISO 27001, it protects the personal data of every member, club, and partner we work with.
Multi-Award Winning & Nationally Recognised
What Do Our Members Say?
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Matt J Can't Rate Them Highly EnoughHaving left my previous association in November, and being very daunted by the prospect of being responsible for all my own compliance and everything else I can honestly say BMABA have made the whole thing possible and even pleasant. The training resources are great, it's been fantastic for me to be able to quickly up skill my team, the insurance is really easy to sort out, the team are super friendly and helpful, the perks on Gold membership are also fantastic.
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John Tomsett Outstanding Club Association and Insurance ProviderI have been a customer of BMABA for two years now, and I am extremely impressed with their services. First and foremost, the customer service provided by BMABA is exceptional. Their team is responsive, professional, and genuinely dedicated to ensuring that our needs are met. Whenever we had a query or require assistance, they responded rapidly and effectively.
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Georgina E Really impressive, 21st century MA organisation. 10/10Found these guys in Martial Arts Illustrated doing a piece on professionalism in martial arts and thought, as an instructor, they might be worth looking at further. Really impressed from the moment I hit their website through to now, 3 months on as a member. Great staff, Giovanni is rediculously knowledgable and our club is now growing under the banner of what has got to be the best martial arts org in the UK.
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Michael Willington Definately recommended. Unbelievable Association.The BMABA are unlike any other org I've come across in this industry. Their honest, professional, politics free and most importantly, they know what they're doing. Website is leaps and bounds ahead of the rest, insurance is comprehensive and their overall customer service is just unlike anything else I've had in 25 years of martial arts. Amazing through and through. Would definitely recommend.
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Jonathan D BMABA – the Martial Arts Association you NEEDI joined the BMABA right in its infancy (I believe I was their second member!). Giovanni is the most helpful, respectful and genuine person who has turned the possibility of a non-political, highly respected and supportive Martial Arts Association into a reality. I could bang on for hours about the BMABA but don't take my word for it – go and visit the BMABA website and see for yourself.
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Fabian Burdett 2020 This team deserves a MedalAs we all know 2020 has been the year from hell for martial arts. One thing that has come out of that is BMABA have done everything in their power to keep clubs like mine up to date with what's happening and tried to push the government to notice us. Couldn't wish for a better association to be a part of. Once again big THANK YOU to you guys for all the help. 💙🐺👊
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Matthew Robert Cooling-Stones These guys are the real dealAs i'm heading into the brave world of starting up my own small self defence club in our village, i can say with complete honesty and satisfaction that BMABA have been the most supportive and upfront association i have come across. i have seen and had first hand experience with the Mcdojo's offering you the greatest adventures of a life time. but these guys are the real deal… i hold my head high, and say with great pride "i am a BMABA member"
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Anna Martensson Highly IMPRESSED by the BMABAAs someone with 22 years of experience in martial arts, who saw enough big egos and leaders who only look after their own benefits… I am highly IMPRESSED by the BMABA. I wanted to make sure they don't just promise the world but actually deliver. They support us all the way and constantly look for new ways of making our whole industry better for ALL of us. THANK YOU!!
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Adrian Jackson Always quick to respond and thoughtfulAlways quick to respond and thoughtful. Great service delivered at a very reasonable price and very supportive of the community. Been a member for a couple of years now and recommend highly
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Daniel Leaver Simply the best organisation I have ever worked withSimply the best organisation I have ever worked with. Everything is so stress free and I am definitely sticking with them for the rest of my career.
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