This is one of dozens of resources, tools, licensing provisions, insurances, community features and more available exclusively to our members as an inclusive part of their annual BMABA membership.
Making sure you issue your students with recognised and professional grading certificates can be an important requirement for both your club as a business, and as a place where genuine martial arts experiences occur.
We’ve all been there. You spend months putting the hard work into learning the next kata, training that roundhouse kick to perfection – all to find a grading certificate that looks like it’s come from a generic Microsoft Word template.It doesn’t instill confidence in your students, can undermine their achievement and often paints a very unprofessional picture of your club – especially with parents.
No matter how good your instruction is; if the overall club appearance doesn’t stack up you risk undermining all of your hard work.
We understand this. As an association, the British Martial Arts & Boxing Association (BMABA) is proud to allow our members access to a growing range of professionally designed, expertly inspired martial arts certificates. These certificates can be printed by you and completed at leisure, or we can professionally fill, print and stamp them for you.
All stock certificates are kept deliberately free from branding to the extent where your club’s presence is not belittled, but carries enough insignia of a leading governing body to show that the certificates being issued at worth their weight, too.
If you’re registered with our free Grading Integrity Scheme, which works to create a minimum standard of excellence across martial arts gradings nationally, all certificates issued by you at club level will automatically be recognised by our association.
We can also provide an affordable, professional design and/or print service for certification. This allows you to obtain a bespoke, unique set of branded grading certificates for your club at a set one-time fee. We can also provide professional printing of either our stock designs, or your own, inclusive with foils, stamps, embossing and other fantastic features.
Customise Yourself, For Free
Our new generation of grading certificates allow our clubs to download and edit designs yourself, in-house. No paying anyone to edit for you, and no trying to write over the designs by hand. Edit with any fonts, names and designs you please with our exclusive designs.
Easily edit and create your own custom certificates using our professional bases.
Professional Printing Readily Available
If you need designs creating specifically for you, customising to your branding or if you just need our designs printing professionally, we can manage this for you in-house. From woven cotton paper to the latest security foils, stamps and holograms – we have the ability to produce and print professional grade certificates at some of the lowest possible prices.
We’re here to help with questions and queries.
Access expert guidance and speak with our dedicated team for queries on membership, insurance, eligibility, us or just about anything else you might need.
We’re not based from a kitchen worktop, nor do we employ call centres overseas to answer generic FAQs for us. We have three locations throughout the UK including our Headquarters in West Sussex. BMABA boasts over 1,250sqft of newly refurbished top-spec office space for our dedicated staff and everyone you speak with here – be it via email, live chat, Facebook or phone – is part of the team and not an outsourced agent.
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We’re one of the largest martial arts associations in the UK with more than 30,000 registered members across thousands of clubs and instructors.
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We have our own offices, not the kitchen table.
There’s nothing wrong with smaller martial arts associations. In fact, we think it’s good for competition and variety. Unfortunately too many are one-man bands run from kitchen tables, and not professional set ups with staff.
We have three locations – Manchester, London and West Sussex. Our HQ has over 1,400sqft of dedicated, bespoke office space for our team of staff and volunteers.
Founded in 2012 by the now Multi-Award Winning Social Entrepreneur & Life-Long Martial Artist
Frustrated by a lack of affordable, professional alternatives to the associations Giovanni Soffietto had dealt with when participating and then teaching Thai Boxing and Karate, BMABA was founded.
Focused on professional standards and ethics rather than belts and titles, BMABA boasts the pedigree of a life-long martial arts expert come award winning social entrepreneur as it’s Chief Executive Officer. It’s fair to say we’re well qualified and backed by an industry giant.
Our Membership Isn’t Just A Piece Of Paper
We have always been focused on providing clubs with everything they need under a single membership, and our range of resources, tools and features delivers exactly that.
From template grading certificates and documents through to a free club website and national club listings. Whether it be advice on club structure and marketing or membership marks and qualifications. DBS checks, first aid qualifications, coaching certificates, instructor licenses, insurance, business plans, equipment, graphics – you named it, we cover it under just one simple, affordable membership.
Beautiful, Professional Certification As Standard
So much of what you do will be judged on the grades, credentials and certification you hold. We get that.
We know parents, students and venues don’t always understand exactly what qualifies you. We help by providing superb, professional certification that ensures you look the part. Be it a Dan Grade, Instructor License or Insurance Document, all of our digital and printed certificates will meet the mark and be accepted across the UK.
Our Profits Fund The Fighting Chance Foundation
All of our eligible profits are donated to the Fighting Chance Foundation to help change lives through martial arts.
From programmes designed to help children in poverty and women & girls at risk of violence through to anti-knife campaigns and disability inclusion work, the Fighting Chance Foundation changes lives through martial arts.
Access The Latest Martial Arts Qualifications
We provide all of our members with a free Level 1 and level 2 Martial Arts Instructor Qualification. We also provide access to more than twenty professional courses and qualifications to help expand our member’s portfolios.
From first aid, safeguarding and coaching through to concussion awareness, club colours and marketing – BMABA are a household name in martial arts for providing high-quality, affordable access to training and qualifications for martial arts.
We Back Our Members, Even During The Darkest Of Times
Our response and support throughout the Coronavirus Pandemic confirmed to the industry the way BMABA treats it’s members.
We provided daily updates, dedicated online training hubs, access to a free COVID instructor qualification, subsidised insurances, a self-funded Covid Recovery Scheme, mediation services with local authorities and interpretations of DCMS policy. We increased our operational hours to ensure a 7 day a week response and invested more than ever in our systems, processes and memberships. This is what an association should be doing for its members we believe. As our slogan goes; “To High Places By Narrow Roads“.
You won't find another UK martial arts association that can offer so much to their members.
Not entirely sure?
Try us for free for 6 months, with no obligation.
There’s absolutely no obligation to commit beyond 6 months. You’ll be able to explore what we offer, our member’s area, all of our licensing options and get a better feel for the BMABA’s service without any obligation to become a full member. We genuinely believe the best way to find out if we’re any good is to try us for yourself.
Switching To Us
We know there’s a lot to think about, and we can help.
We have absolutely no interest in enticing you to switch to BMABA if we’re not the right fit. We know that won’t last and isn’t good for you or us. Instead, we can offer a confidential switching process to help you price up whether or not it’s worth while, whilst also getting answers to any questions you might have.
