{"id":80739,"date":"2025-07-25T18:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/?page_id=80739"},"modified":"2026-08-10T22:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:45:46","slug":"why-make-bmaba-my-martial-arts-governing-body","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/why-make-bmaba-my-martial-arts-governing-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Make BMABA My Martial Arts Governing Body"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"80739\" class=\"elementor elementor-80739\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91f0902 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91f0902\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a743aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a743aba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ii bmaba-ev bmaba-wy\" data-bmaba-tool=\"why-bmaba-ngb\">\n\n\t\t\t<header class=\"bmaba-wy__hero bmaba-ii__bleed\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__hero-glow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__hero-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__hero-eyebrow\">Choosing A Governing Body<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Do not take our word for it. <em>Ask us the difficult questions instead.<\/em><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-wy__hero-sub\">Every association claims to be the best choice for independent clubs. Almost none of them will tell you what they are not, who regulates them, or what happens to your students if you leave. This page does all three, and then invites you to test us for free.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__hero-ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-ii__btn bmaba-ii__btn--gold\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/join\/individual\/free\/\">Join Free Today<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-wy__hero-quiet\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/contact-the-bmaba-office\/\">Ask us something difficult <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__hero-rail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><strong>6,500+<\/strong>Instructors and coaches<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><strong>~1,500<\/strong>Clubs across the UK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><strong>200+<\/strong>Disciplines represented<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><strong>\u00a30<\/strong>To join and stay<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-wy__lede\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__index\">01 \/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"bmaba-wy__statement\">In an unregulated sector, the only thing that separates a real governing body from a logo and a bank account is who is allowed to check.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__lede-cols\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anyone can register a company, design a crest and start selling memberships to martial arts clubs. There is no legal barrier to doing it, no register of who has, and no authority that will stop them. Which is precisely why so many exist, and why choosing between them is genuinely difficult from the outside.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So the honest way to compare is not to read the marketing. It is to ask each organisation the same six questions and see which answers survive contact with the follow-up. Ours are set out below, in writing, and we will evidence every one of them if you ask.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-wy__questions bmaba-ii__bleed\"><div class=\"bmaba-ii__bleed-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__questions-head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__index bmaba-wy__index--light\">02 \/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Six questions worth asking any governing body<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ask them of us. Then ask them of whoever else you are considering, including the association you are with now.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__q-rows\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__q-num\">01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Who regulates you, and what can they actually do about it?<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BMABA CIC is answerable to the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies, and externally audited to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022 under UKAS accreditation by the British Assessment Bureau. Those auditors can fail us. Most associations in this sector answer to nobody but themselves.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__q-num\">02<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Where does my membership money go?<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Into the next tool, the next course and the next member service, because the asset lock makes that a legal obligation rather than a promise. We are a CIC limited by shares, so we will be precise: the CIC Regulator caps any dividend, and no dividend has ever been declared, in any year since 2019. We have never taken public funding, and more than \u00a32.4 million has been generated and reinvested to date.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__q-num\">03<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>What happens to my students&#039; records if I leave you?<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Grades sit on the Lifetime Student Grade Register, a permanent national record that belongs to the student rather than to us or to you. It survives a student moving club, and it survives you leaving us. Nothing is held hostage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__q-num\">04<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Do you require exclusivity?<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. We support dual and multi-affiliation and actively encourage clubs with an applicable recognised NGB to stay registered with them. Ask the same question of anyone else you are considering, and note carefully how they answer it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__q-num\">05<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Can I see the insurance wording before I commit?<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Cover is arranged on a master policy including public liability, professional indemnity and personal accident, and we hold FCA Introducer Appointed Representative registration for those introductions. If an organisation will not show you the wording, that tells you something.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__q-num\">06<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>What does your standard actually check?<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RegulationReady assesses your club continuously against your own live data: safeguarding, vetting, qualifications, insurance, risk and record keeping. It is a system that inspects what you do, not a certificate that records what you said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__questions-ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-ii__btn bmaba-ii__btn--gold\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/contact-the-bmaba-office\/\">Ask Us To Evidence Any Of It<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-wy__hero-quiet\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/an-introduction-to-the-british-martial-arts-boxing-association-bmaba\/\">More about who we are <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-clubs-tool bmaba-5r\" data-bmaba-tool=\"fivereasons\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__head\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-5r__eyebrow\">Common Misconceptions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"bmaba-5r__heading\">Think You Know Why Clubs Don&#8217;t Join? Think Again.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-5r__lede\">We used to answer these questions delicately. These days, with UKAS-accredited certifications, national recognition and fourteen years of public record behind us, we can just answer them. Here are the five things people most often get wrong about BMABA, and the facts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__rows\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-5r__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/cic-flag1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__quote-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-5r__num\">Misconception 01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-5r__quote\">&ldquo;BMABA is just about insurance, or just about politics.&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-5r__actually\">Actually<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-5r__answer-text\">We&#039;re an independent, not-for-profit Community Interest Company, regulated by the CIC Regulator and certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022 under UKAS accreditation, with annual external audits. Insurance is one part of what we do. The rest is governance, safeguarding infrastructure, digital tools, qualifications, and national programmes spanning inclusion, mental health and youth violence prevention. And we&#039;re proudly apolitical. Our agenda is raising standards, not raising noise.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-5r__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/an-introduction-to-the-british-martial-arts-boxing-association-bmaba\/\">About BMABA &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-5r__row bmaba-5r__row--flip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/group-of-taekwondo-students-wearing-white-uniforms-2022-11-04-00-17-48-utc.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__quote-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-5r__num\">Misconception 02<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-5r__quote\">&ldquo;I&#039;d be lost in red tape, with no freedom.&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-5r__actually\">Actually<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-5r__answer-text\">Joining BMABA doesn&#039;t mean surrendering your independence. It means strengthening it. We set minimum standards where they genuinely matter, safeguarding, safety, ethics, and stay out of everything else. Your syllabus, your gradings, your teaching style and your club&#039;s direction remain entirely yours, and we never charge you to run your own gradings. Gold-tier frameworks like Club Colours and RegulationReady are there if you want them, not because you have to use them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-5r__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/what-makes-us-different-to-other-associations\/\">See Why We&#039;re Different &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-5r__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Certificate-Squares-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__quote-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-5r__num\">Misconception 03<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-5r__quote\">&ldquo;All governing bodies have hidden fees or upsells.&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-5r__actually\">Actually<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-5r__answer-text\">Our pricing is published, our membership is all-inclusive, and there are no per-grade fees, no charges for certificates or safeguarding audits, and no surprise renewals. You can start with a completely free Affiliate membership, no payment details required. And because we&#039;re a regulated CIC with a legal asset lock, our accounts are filed publicly at Companies House every year, so you don&#039;t have to take our word on where the money goes. You can read it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-5r__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/\">What We Offer &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-5r__row bmaba-5r__row--flip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Depositphotos_252158856_l-2015.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__quote-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-5r__num\">Misconception 04<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-5r__quote\">&ldquo;Joining doesn&#039;t mean I&#039;m part of real change.&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-5r__actually\">Actually<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-5r__answer-text\">Every membership directly funds measurable impact: thousands of trees funded and clean water projects supported through verified partners, national safeguarding leadership recognised in Parliament, and programmes tackling serious youth violence, supporting women and girls, and opening martial arts to those who&#039;d otherwise be excluded. None of it is a marketing side-quest. It&#039;s the legal purpose of the organisation, and most of it is publicly trackable.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-5r__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/bmaba-charitable-giving-helping-hands-scheme\/\">Our Social Impact &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-5r__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Depositphotos_355351154_L.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__quote-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-5r__num\">Misconception 05<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-5r__quote\">&ldquo;This feels like ego-led martial arts politics.&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-5r__actually\">Actually<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-5r__answer-text\">We&#039;re mission-led by legal design, not by promise. In 2025 our founder voluntarily converted BMABA into a regulated Community Interest Company, surrendering nearly \u00a32 million in private value, locking those assets permanently behind an asset lock that makes profiteering legally impossible. We are a CIC limited by shares, so to be precise: any dividend is capped by the CIC Regulator, and none has ever been declared. There are no titles to defend and no politics to play. The structure itself guarantees the focus stays on ethics, impact, and community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-5r__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/why-make-bmaba-my-martial-arts-governing-body\/\">Why Make BMABA My Governing Body? &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-5r__verify\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-5r__verify-eyebrow\">One More Thing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-5r__verify-heading\">Heard Something Different About Us?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__verify-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some instructors arrive here having been told things about BMABA that simply aren&#8217;t true. Sometimes it&#8217;s an honest misunderstanding. Sometimes it&#8217;s a claim repeated so confidently, for so long, that it has started to sound like fact. We&#8217;re not going to trade insults, and we won&#8217;t name names. We&#8217;ll just say this: you don&#8217;t have to take anyone&#8217;s word for who we are. Including ours.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Almost everything about us sits in official, independent public records that nobody, including us, can edit. Our accounts and community interest reports. Our UKAS-accredited certifications. Our mention by name in the House of Commons. Our authority under the Sport England-funded Safeguarding Code. Our environmental funding, live to the tree. If what you&#8217;ve been told doesn&#8217;t match what those records show, that tells you something worth knowing. And it&#8217;s worth remembering that an organisation warning you away from us usually loses your fees if you leave. So don&#8217;t trust the loudest voice. Check the record.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bmaba-5r__receipts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk\/company\/10676965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Companies House: BMABA CIC, Reg. 10676965<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.british-assessment.co.uk\/verify-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UKAS-accredited ISO certification (British Assessment Bureau)<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hansard.parliament.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hansard: the official record of Parliament<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safeguardingcode.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts (Sport England)<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecologi.com\/bmabagroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our live environmental impact (Ecologi)<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.trustpilot.com\/review\/bmaba.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Independent reviews (Trustpilot)<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-5r__verify-close\">And if you&#8217;d rather just ask us straight, please do. Live chat, real people, and honest answers, including to the awkward questions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__quickfire\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-5r__quickfire-heading\">While We&#8217;re At It<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bmaba-5r__quickfire-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-5r__qf-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-5r__qf-quote\">&ldquo;Free membership must have a catch.&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-5r__qf-answer\">It doesn&#039;t. Twelve months of free Affiliate membership, no payment details, no obligation, no auto-upgrade. Our asset lock means we&#039;re not built to squeeze anyone; free members who see the value tend to stay, and that&#039;s the entire strategy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-5r__qf-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-5r__qf-quote\">&ldquo;I&#039;d have to start over or re-qualify.&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-5r__qf-answer\">You wouldn&#039;t. We recognise existing grades, qualifications and experience through fair assessment and recognition of prior learning, and our Black Belt Equivalency process covers ungraded styles. Your journey counts. We verify it; we don&#039;t reset it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-5r__qf-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-5r__qf-quote\">&ldquo;A national body won&#039;t care about my small club.&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-5r__qf-answer\">Most of our members are individual instructors and single clubs, and our support is a full-time, in-house team who answer on live chat, backed by clever AI for instant answers. Village hall or multi-site academy, the membership and the care are the same.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-5r__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-5r__cta-heading\">See For Yourself. With A Year&#8217;s Free Membership.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-5r__cta-text\">We don&#8217;t need to oversell it. We&#8217;d rather you just experience it. Join BMABA today with twelve months of free Affiliate membership and see exactly how our support, standards, and social impact work in practice. No hidden fees. No contracts. No catch.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-5r__cta-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/join\">Explore Membership<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-clubs-tool bmaba-tc\" data-bmaba-tool=\"trustcomparison\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__head\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"bmaba-tc__title\">How We Stack Up.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tc__lede\">Governance isn&#8217;t glamorous, but it&#8217;s what stands behind your club when it matters. Here&#8217;s the honest picture.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__table\" role=\"table\" aria-label=\"How BMABA compares with most other associations\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__toprow\" role=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__corner\" role=\"columnheader\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Comparison area<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__colhead bmaba-tc__colhead--bmaba\" role=\"columnheader\">BMABA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__colhead bmaba-tc__colhead--others\" role=\"columnheader\">Most Other Associations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__row\" role=\"row\" style=\"--tc-delay: 0s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__label\" role=\"rowheader\">Legal Status<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--bmaba\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Regulated Community Interest Company, not-for-profit by law, with a permanent asset lock<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--others\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--cross\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5.5 5.5l9 9M14.5 5.5l-9 9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Rarely clear. Often a sole trader or dormant limited company<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__row\" role=\"row\" style=\"--tc-delay: 0.08s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__label\" role=\"rowheader\">Regulation &amp; Audit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--bmaba\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>UKAS-accredited ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022, externally audited every year<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--others\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--cross\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5.5 5.5l9 9M14.5 5.5l-9 9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>No ISO, no quality assurance, no external audits<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__row\" role=\"row\" style=\"--tc-delay: 0.16s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__label\" role=\"rowheader\">Safeguarding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--bmaba\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Dedicated DSL-led safeguarding unit, national policy, and in-house SCiMA certification approved by Sport England<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--others\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--cross\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5.5 5.5l9 9M14.5 5.5l-9 9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Varies club to club, often a policy template at best<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__row\" role=\"row\" style=\"--tc-delay: 0.24s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__label\" role=\"rowheader\">Data Security<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--bmaba\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>ISO 27001:2022 certified and Cyber Essentials assured, so your members&#039; data is properly protected<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--others\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--cross\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5.5 5.5l9 9M14.5 5.5l-9 9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Rarely any recognised information security standard<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__row\" role=\"row\" style=\"--tc-delay: 0s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__label\" role=\"rowheader\">Transparency<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--bmaba\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Named team, published governance, income and spending shared openly with members<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--others\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--cross\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5.5 5.5l9 9M14.5 5.5l-9 9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Often no visible team structure and hidden ownership<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__row\" role=\"row\" style=\"--tc-delay: 0.08s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__label\" role=\"rowheader\">Technology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--bmaba\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Modern member platforms, club management tools, AI and 24\/7 digital access<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--others\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--cross\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5.5 5.5l9 9M14.5 5.5l-9 9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Usually email-driven, with manual processes and paperwork<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__row\" role=\"row\" style=\"--tc-delay: 0.16s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__label\" role=\"rowheader\">Impact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--bmaba\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Nationally recognised, funded programmes and verifiable giving to key causes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--others\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--cross\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5.5 5.5l9 9M14.5 5.5l-9 9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Rarely any proven charitable impact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__row\" role=\"row\" style=\"--tc-delay: 0.24s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__label\" role=\"rowheader\">Reputation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--bmaba\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Multi-award winning, recognised in Parliament, verified credibility<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__cell bmaba-tc__cell--others\" role=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__icon bmaba-tc__icon--cross\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5.5 5.5l9 9M14.5 5.5l-9 9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Usually self-proclaimed ranks and titles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__verdict\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The difference in one line:<\/strong> we&#8217;re externally audited, so you don&#8217;t have to take our word for any of it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tc__footnote\">Based on our experience of the sector. There are other good associations out there, and &#8220;most&#8221; means exactly that: most, not all.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-wy__certified bmaba-ii__bleed\"><div class=\"bmaba-ii__bleed-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__certified-head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__index bmaba-wy__index--light\">03 \/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Independently Certified.<br><em>Externally Verified.<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everything below is issued, audited or overseen by somebody outside this organisation, with the power to take it away.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-clubs-tool bmaba-tg\" data-bmaba-tool=\"trustgrid\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"bmaba-tg__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tg__tile\" style=\"--tg-delay: 0s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tg__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/bab-9001-RGB-Black.jpg\" alt=\"ISO 9001:2015 Certified\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-tg__title\">ISO 9001:2015 Certified<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tg__text\">The world&#039;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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tg__tile\" style=\"--tg-delay: 0.09s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tg__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/27001-RGB-Purple.jpg\" alt=\"ISO 27001:2022 Certified\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-tg__title\">ISO 27001:2022 Certified<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tg__text\">The international standard for information security, held alongside ISO 9001 as a UK martial arts first. Your club&#039;s data, your members&#039; details and our digital infrastructure sit inside an independently audited security management system.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tg__tile\" style=\"--tg-delay: 0.18s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tg__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/office-cic-regulator.png\" alt=\"Regulated Community Interest Company\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-tg__title\">Regulated Community Interest Company<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tg__text\">We&#039;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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tg__tile\" style=\"--tg-delay: 0s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tg__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/SCIMA-SE-150.png\" alt=\"Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-tg__title\">Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tg__text\">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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tg__tile\" style=\"--tg-delay: 0.09s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tg__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/CIMSPA-Partner-PNG-1.png\" alt=\"CIMSPA Training Provider Partner\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-tg__title\">CIMSPA Training Provider Partner<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tg__text\">Recognised by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity. Our CPD and qualifications are developed to CIMSPA&#039;s national professional standards, with programmes submitted for formal endorsement, confirmed course by course.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tg__tile\" style=\"--tg-delay: 0.18s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tg__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/Cyber-Essentials-Logo-v2.png\" alt=\"Cyber Essentials Certified\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-tg__title\">Cyber Essentials Certified<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tg__text\">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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tg__tile\" style=\"--tg-delay: 0s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tg__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/SEUK_Certified_-_business_for_good_badge.png\" alt=\"Certified Social Enterprise\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-tg__title\">Certified Social Enterprise<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tg__text\">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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tg__tile\" style=\"--tg-delay: 0.09s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tg__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/registered-uklpr.png\" alt=\"UK Register of Learning Providers\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-tg__title\">UK Register of Learning Providers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tg__text\">A recognised organisation on the UK Government&#039;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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tg__tile\" style=\"--tg-delay: 0.18s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tg__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/ico0registered.png\" alt=\"Registered With The ICO\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-tg__title\">Registered With The ICO<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tg__text\">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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__certified-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-ii__btn bmaba-ii__btn--gold\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/our-awards-recognition\/\">Explore Our Awards &amp; Accreditations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-ii bmaba-fm bmaba-fm--light bmaba-ii__bleed\" data-bmaba-tool=\"framework-marks\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ii__bleed-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fm__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Three standards, and they build on each other<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most associations offer a logo. These are assessed positions, and the third of them is national recognition we are authorised to issue directly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fm__grid\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-fm__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fm__mark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Regulation-Ready-GOLD-AWARD.png\" alt=\"RegulationReady award mark\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fm__step\">The framework<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>RegulationReady<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most comprehensive governance framework in UK martial arts, and it does not sit still. It assesses your club continuously against your own live data across safeguarding, vetting, qualifications, insurance, risk and record keeping. Where you fall short it names what is missing. Where you meet the standard, the mark issues automatically.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/regulationready-uk-martial-arts-most-comprehensive-governance-framework\/\">Explore RegulationReady <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-fm__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fm__mark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/08\/2025-Club-Colours-Badge-1192.jpg\" alt=\"BMABA Club Colours award badge\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fm__step\">The award<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Club Colours<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our flagship award, and the closest thing independent martial arts has to a school of excellence licence. Assessed against safeguarding, governance, professional conduct and student welfare, with passmarks and evidence handled through your dashboard rather than a paper submission. Deliberately harder to earn than membership.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/bmaba-club-colours-martial-arts-gold-standard-for-safeguarding-regulation\/\">Explore Club Colours <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-fm__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fm__mark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/08\/Safeguarding-Code-in-MA-SG-1253x1200-1-1024x981-1.png\" alt=\"Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts mark\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fm__step\">National recognition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our frameworks are mapped directly against the Safeguarding Code and formally approved by Sport England, which makes us the only independent martial arts body able to issue recognition under the Code directly. Eligible clubs earn it through MyBMABA automatically, with no third-party submission and at no cost.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/\">How recognition works <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-fm__foot\">Sport England lists the Safeguarding Code on its own safeguarding pages. A club displaying recognition under it is making a claim that somebody else has checked, which is precisely what makes it worth displaying.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-wy__get\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__get-head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__index\">04 \/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What you are actually getting, beyond the crest<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most associations sell insurance with a certificate attached. This is the rest of it, and every part links to a page that explains itself properly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__get-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-wy__get-cell\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/martial-arts-insurance\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Insurance &amp; licensing<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Public liability, professional indemnity and personal accident cover on a master policy, with student licensing alongside rather than bought separately.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Explore cover <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-wy__get-cell\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/free-martial-arts-club-management-platform-free-martial-arts-billing-software\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>An award-winning club platform<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Attendance, grades, payments, invoicing, records, risk, safeguarding and budgeting in one system we wrote ourselves. No per-student pricing, ever.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>See the platform <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-wy__get-cell\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/safeguarding\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>A safeguarding lead you can phone<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>A qualified, full-time Designated Safeguarding Lead, same day advice, and liaison with statutory partners when a concern needs it.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Safeguarding support <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-wy__get-cell\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>CPD that goes somewhere<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>A full coaching pathway plus specialist awards in safeguarding, SEND, trauma-informed practice, concussion, first aid and club management.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>See all CPD <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-wy__get-cell\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-lifetime-student-grade-register-lsgr-national-register-of-martial-artists\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Grades that outlive your club<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>A permanent national record that belongs to the student, survives them moving away, and survives you closing.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>The grade register <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-wy__get-cell\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Around forty tools, included<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Website builder, hosting, professional email, marketing, risk assessments, policy generation and compliance dashboards, none of it metered.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Everything included <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-clubs-tool bmaba-el\" data-bmaba-tool=\"eligibility\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-el__band\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-el__hero\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-el__eyebrow\">Eligibility &amp; Entry Requirements<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"bmaba-el__title\">Membership That Means Something. Standards That Open Doors.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-el__lede\">Carrying the BMABA name tells parents, students and venues that you&#8217;re a vetted, credible, professional instructor, backed by one of the UK&#8217;s most respected independent martial arts bodies. That reputation only works because we check who joins. Our eligibility criteria exist to keep out the cowboys and McDojos, and to make our recognition genuinely worth displaying on your club&#8217;s wall.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-el__reassure\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-el__reassure-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Don&#8217;t have a black belt? You&#8217;re still very welcome.<\/strong> Plenty of brilliant instructors come from ungraded styles, and we built a dedicated route for exactly that. There are two ways in, and one of them will fit you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-el__routes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-el__route bmaba-el__route--graded\" style=\"--el-delay: 0s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-el__route-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-el__route-badge\">Route One<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-el__route-title\">I Hold A Recognised Grade<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-el__route-intro\">For traditional, belted disciplines such as Karate, Judo or Taekwondo, where grades are the norm. You&#039;ll need one of the following:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bmaba-el__reqs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-el__req\"><span class=\"bmaba-el__req-tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>A 1st Dan Black Belt or above (or equivalent, including BJJ from Purple Belt upward), earned over a minimum of 3 years and 8 months of continued practice.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-el__or\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>or<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-el__req\"><span class=\"bmaba-el__req-tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>An instructor&#039;s certificate issued by a trustworthy, reputable organisation, earned over the same minimum period.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-el__route-note\">You&#039;ll be asked for proof of your grade when applying. A photo, scan or digital copy is fine, and the application walks you through it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-el__route-link\" href=\"https:\/\/handbook.bmaba.org.uk\/en\/articles\/8694805-eligibility-criteria-to-join-bmaba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read the full criteria &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-el__route bmaba-el__route--equiv\" style=\"--el-delay: 0.1s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-el__route-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-el__route-badge\">Route Two<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-el__route-chip\">No cost. No black belt needed.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-el__route-title\">I Don&#039;t Have A Black Belt<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-el__route-intro\">For ungraded disciplines such as MMA, Muay Thai, self defence, HEMA or boxing-based styles, or if you&#039;ve trained somewhere that simply didn&#039;t grade. Our Black Belt Equivalency process, established in 2012, has helped thousands of credible instructors join. You&#039;ll need:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bmaba-el__reqs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-el__req\"><span class=\"bmaba-el__req-tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>A minimum of 4 years&#039; continued practice in your discipline, with some form of supporting evidence.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-el__plus\">Plus at least one of the following:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bmaba-el__reqs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-el__req\"><span class=\"bmaba-el__req-tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Written testimony from an instructor or coach confirming you&#039;re skilled, technically competent and ready to teach unsupervised.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-el__or\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>or<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-el__req\"><span class=\"bmaba-el__req-tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Documented evidence of your training alongside a short video snapshot of your abilities. Existing footage of training, fights or competitions works too.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-el__or\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>or<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-el__req\"><span class=\"bmaba-el__req-tick\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10.5l4 4 8-9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>An instructor&#039;s certificate or qualification from a reputable organisation.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-el__evidence\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-el__evidence-label\">Evidence we can work with:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bmaba-el__evidence-chips\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Video snapshots<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Instructor references<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Licence books &amp; certificates<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Club memberships<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Fight &amp; competition records<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Photos &amp; promotional material<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-el__route-note\">The process is free, and our style-specific experts will guide you through it. If you&#039;re unsure whether your evidence is enough, just ask before you apply.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-el__route-link\" href=\"https:\/\/handbook.bmaba.org.uk\/en\/articles\/9404339-black-belt-equivalency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Explore Black Belt Equivalency &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"bmaba-el__extras\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-el__extra\" style=\"--el-delay: 0s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bmaba-el__extra-title\">It Only Applies To Lead Instructors<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-el__extra-text\">These criteria apply to the lead instructor on an application. Assistant instructors and team members under a lead don&#039;t each need to meet them separately, and if you&#039;re joining as an individual instructor, you&#039;ll be the lead. You&#039;ll need to be 18 or over to register as an individual.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-el__extra\" style=\"--el-delay: 0.08s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bmaba-el__extra-title\">Character Counts As Much As Skill<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-el__extra-text\">We look for honesty, integrity, professionalism and compassion, the qualities that make a genuinely good instructor and role model. Technical skill gets you through the door. Attitude is what we&#039;re really recognising.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-el__extra\" style=\"--el-delay: 0s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bmaba-el__extra-title\">A Criminal Record Isn&#039;t An Automatic Bar<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-el__extra-text\">We take an ethical, balanced, risk-assessed approach, and we know some of the best instructors have lived challenging lives. Because our members work with children and vulnerable groups, you must disclose spent and unspent convictions when applying. Speak to our office in confidence first and we&#039;ll advise honestly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-el__extra\" style=\"--el-delay: 0.08s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bmaba-el__extra-title\">Teaching Multiple Styles?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-el__extra-text\">You&#039;ll need to meet the eligibility for each discipline you want to be recognised for, though closely linked styles are treated with common sense. If you&#039;re not sure how your background maps across, ask us first and we&#039;ll gladly clarify.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-el__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-el__cta-text\">Not sure which route fits, or whether your evidence is enough? Our style-specific experts will tell you honestly, in confidence, before you apply.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-el__cta-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/contact-the-bmaba-office\/\">Speak To The Team<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-el__apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bmaba-el__apply-title\">Still Not Sure? The Fastest Way To Find Out Is To Apply.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-el__apply-text\">Applying for free membership gives you an application number you can attach your evidence to, which is the easiest way to put your case in front of our compliance team. It&#8217;s completely confidential, and it doesn&#8217;t count against you if you decide to discontinue at any point. We can often give you an indication on eligibility before you apply, but the real test is a formal review of your evidence once you have. And if you&#8217;re successful, free membership unlocks a huge amount of tools and resources from day one. If in doubt, apply, and best of luck.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-el__apply-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/join\">Apply For Free Membership<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-wy__stage\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__stage-head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__index\">05 \/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Wherever your club is right now<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>What a club needs from a governing body at fifteen students is not what it needs at three venues. The support changes with you, and none of it costs more as you grow.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__stage-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-wy__stage-card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/a-complete-free-guide-to-starting-a-uk-martial-arts-club\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Stage one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Starting a club<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What you need before your first session, in order, with nothing to pay while you have no income yet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Starting a club <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-wy__stage-card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/how-bmaba-can-help-your-martial-arts-club-grow-fast\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Stage two<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Growing your club<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Filling the room, retaining students, and building something that sustains itself rather than sustaining you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Growing your club <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-wy__stage-card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/scaling-your-uk-martial-arts-club\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Stage three<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Scaling your club<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Multiple sites, a staff team, and running it as a business rather than a hobby that got big.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Scaling your club <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__tech\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__tech-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__tag\">And The Technology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Around forty tools, written by us, so you are not the club that got left behind<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Club management, payments, registers, a website builder, professional email, marketing, compliance dashboards and AI lesson planning. All built in-house rather than resold, all running on infrastructure we own and audit, and all included from Bronze upwards with nothing metered or capped.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Technology is where most associations quietly stop keeping up. It is also the single clearest way to tell whether an organisation is investing your fees or collecting them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__tech-ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-ii__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/how-bmaba-can-help-your-martial-arts-club-keep-up-with-changing-technology\/\">See The Full Technology Estate<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-wy__quiet-dark\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/free-martial-arts-club-management-platform-free-martial-arts-billing-software\/\">Or the club platform itself <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-wy__honest bmaba-ii__bleed\"><div class=\"bmaba-ii__bleed-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__honest-head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__index bmaba-wy__index--light\">06 \/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>When we are not the right answer<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A page like this is supposed to tell you we are perfect for everybody. We are not, and saying so is the most useful thing on it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__honest-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>You compete internationally under a recognised NGB<\/strong><span>If your athletes need a sanctioned competitive pathway to national squad or Olympic selection, that comes from the recognised NGB for your sport. Stay with them. You can hold us alongside, and many do.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>You want us to run your dan gradings<\/strong><span>We are not a grading authority over your art, and we never issue 1st Dans. Your syllabus, your grades and your lineage stay yours, and we do not sit over your day to day grading process. What we can do is support senior instructors with time-served and vocational grading recognition where it is genuinely warranted, and record and protect every grade on the national register.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>You want a statutory licence<\/strong><span>No such thing exists for martial arts in the UK. Anyone implying they can give you one is describing something that is not real, and we would rather lose your membership than pretend otherwise.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>You want the cheapest possible logo<\/strong><span>There are associations that will sell you insurance and a certificate for very little and ask nothing of you. If that is the requirement, we are the wrong organisation, because our frameworks are designed to actually check.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-clubs-tool bmaba-fq\" data-bmaba-tool=\"switchingfaqs\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__head\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__eyebrow\">Common FAQs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"bmaba-fq__heading\">Thinking Of Switching?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-fq__lede\">The questions clubs and instructors ask us most before making the move, answered honestly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-fq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-fq__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"bmaba-fq__toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bmaba-fq-panel-0\" id=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__q-text\">Club Identity &amp; Autonomy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__chevron\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M7 17L17 7M9.5 7H17v7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel\" id=\"bmaba-fq-panel-0\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt BMABA, we believe that every martial arts club should have the freedom to operate in a way that reflects its values, vision, and style, without interference or unnecessary control.<br><br>That&#039;s why, although we operate under a framework certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022 under UKAS accreditation, this framework exists only to ensure minimum standards are upheld in critical areas such as safeguarding, health and safety, ethics, and governance. It&#039;s not about micromanagement. It&#039;s about protecting the integrity of our sector.<br><br>Beyond this baseline, your club remains entirely autonomous. The way you run classes, structure your syllabus, develop lesson plans, and deliver gradings is entirely your decision. We don&#039;t oversee your pedagogy or teaching methods, and we&#039;ll never charge you to run your own gradings or courses, a practice still common in some associations.<br><br>In short, we exist to support, not to interfere. As long as your club operates in a safe, ethical and professional manner, you&#039;ll always retain full sovereignty and direction. We&#039;re here to help you grow, not tell you how to run your club.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-fq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-fq__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"bmaba-fq__toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bmaba-fq-panel-1\" id=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__q-text\">Instructor Recognition &amp; Qualifications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__chevron\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M7 17L17 7M9.5 7H17v7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel\" id=\"bmaba-fq-panel-1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSwitching associations doesn&#039;t mean starting over. We know how much time, effort, and passion goes into achieving your instructor qualifications, and we respect that. At BMABA, we recognise existing grades, certifications, and experience through a transparent, fair assessment process. Whether you&#039;re a seasoned instructor or transitioning from another governing body, our goal is to uphold the credibility of your qualifications while supporting continued development.<br><br>Our framework allows for recognition of prior learning (RPL), mapped recognition, and, where needed, straightforward verification, without belittling or undermining your journey. We understand that your position as a lead instructor is earned, not just awarded, and we&#039;re here to support your status through formal records, professional recognition, and access to nationally respected CPD and certification pathways.<br><br>Our reputation is everything to us, and we work hard to protect it. That&#039;s why we proactively vet the credentials of every lead instructor joining under our name. It&#039;s not about gatekeeping; it&#039;s about upholding the integrity of our community and ensuring only genuine, qualified martial arts instructors gain BMABA affiliation. This safeguarding of standards not only protects our organisation. It protects your club, your students, and your reputation under our care.<br><br>Our in-house compliance team maintains a detailed vetting database containing thousands of known organisations, instructors, and governing bodies. In most cases, we can verify your credentials quickly upon sight of your certification. For those joining from ungraded or non-traditional styles, our Black Belt Equivalency Process offers a respectful, structured route to formal recognition, without forcing anyone to conform to a singular syllabus or style.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-fq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-fq__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"bmaba-fq__toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bmaba-fq-panel-2\" id=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__q-text\">Student Licensing &amp; Records<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__chevron\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M7 17L17 7M9.5 7H17v7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel\" id=\"bmaba-fq-panel-2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTransferring student licences, grades, and records can feel like one of the most complex parts of switching associations, but with BMABA, it doesn&#039;t need to be.<br><br>We offer total flexibility when it comes to student licensing, insurance, and record management. You&#039;re free to bring across your students with all previously awarded grades intact. We don&#039;t question your grading history or ask clubs to jump through hoops. It&#039;s a straightforward, respectful transfer.<br><br>We also stay out of your grading process entirely. Provided your club follows our National Grading Integrity &amp; Ethics Policy, which promotes fair, merit-based progression, we don&#039;t interfere. You won&#039;t pay us for grading events, updates, or approvals. Grade promotions are a club-level affair, and you retain complete autonomy. That means no fees per grade, no need to notify us, and no bureaucracy. Just professional, compliant support that respects your teaching.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-fq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-fq__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"bmaba-fq__toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bmaba-fq-panel-3\" id=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__q-text\">Costs &amp; Financial Transparency<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__chevron\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M7 17L17 7M9.5 7H17v7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel\" id=\"bmaba-fq-panel-3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe know that for many clubs, cost is a deciding factor, but so is clarity. That&#039;s why BMABA operates with complete transparency and fairness when it comes to fees.<br><br>There are no hidden charges, mandatory upsells, or unexpected renewals. Our membership options are clearly priced and publicly available, and we don&#039;t charge for additional essentials like grade updates, club gradings, safeguarding audits, or issuing certificates, which are often monetised elsewhere.<br><br>What you see is what you get, and that includes access to our full suite of services: instructor credentials, insurance, safeguarding, digital tools, training resources, club management software, and much more. Even better, we offer a completely free membership tier to let you test the waters, with no obligation and no payment details required.<br><br>As a regulated Community Interest Company, our accounts and community interest reports are filed publicly at Companies House every year, and our legal asset lock means any surplus must be reinvested into our mission, never shareholders. You can be sure your fees are funding sector-wide impact, not lining pockets.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-fq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-fq__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"bmaba-fq__toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bmaba-fq-panel-4\" id=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__q-text\">Insurance &amp; Timing Your Switch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__chevron\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M7 17L17 7M9.5 7H17v7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel\" id=\"bmaba-fq-panel-4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne of the first questions we&#039;re asked is what happens to existing insurance mid-term, and the honest answer is that it depends on your current provider&#039;s terms, so it&#039;s always worth checking your policy before you commit to anything.<br><br>The good news is that you don&#039;t have to time it perfectly. Many clubs join us on free membership first and simply align their move with their existing renewal date, so nothing overlaps and nothing lapses. Others switch straight away for the added cover and support. Either way, our team will happily talk through your current position, in confidence and without pressure, so you can move at whatever pace protects your club and your students best.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-fq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-fq__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"bmaba-fq__toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bmaba-fq-panel-5\" id=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__q-text\">How Long Does Switching Take?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__chevron\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M7 17L17 7M9.5 7H17v7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel\" id=\"bmaba-fq-panel-5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUsually far less time than people expect. Joining itself can be completed online in minutes, and once your lead instructor eligibility is verified, your membership, credentials and platform access follow quickly.<br><br>The wider migration, students, records, insurance, and any digital tools or website moves, happens entirely at your pace. Some clubs transfer everything in a week; others phase it over months around their renewal dates. There&#039;s no deadline, no pressure, and our team handles the heavy lifting wherever you want us to, including free website migrations if you&#039;re moving your online presence too.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-fq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-fq__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"bmaba-fq__toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bmaba-fq-panel-6\" id=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__q-text\">Can I Stay With My Current Association Too?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__chevron\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M7 17L17 7M9.5 7H17v7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel\" id=\"bmaba-fq-panel-6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYes. There&#039;s no exclusivity requirement, and plenty of instructors hold membership with us alongside a style-specific association or National Governing Body, particularly where they compete under one body&#039;s rules while using our governance, insurance, tools and support day to day.<br><br>Dual affiliation is common, sensible, and entirely your choice. If you&#039;re unsure how the two would fit together in your circumstances, ask us and we&#039;ll give you an honest answer, including if we think staying put serves you better.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-fq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-fq__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"bmaba-fq__toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bmaba-fq-panel-7\" id=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__q-text\">Technology &amp; Tools<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__chevron\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M7 17L17 7M9.5 7H17v7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel\" id=\"bmaba-fq-panel-7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt BMABA, we believe that modern martial arts governance needs modern tools. That&#039;s why we&#039;ve invested in building a comprehensive digital ecosystem to support your club&#039;s operations, without the need for third-party software or endless subscriptions.<br><br>From the moment you join, you&#039;ll gain access to MyBMABA, our member portal packed with features like digital student records, attendance tracking, licence and insurance management, renewal tools, club documents, and more. For those looking to go further, our Club Management Platform offers advanced capabilities like grading logs, event bookings, invoice generation, communication tools, and full student dashboards, all integrated and included with your membership tier.<br><br>Best of all, we don&#039;t upsell core functionality. Whether you&#039;re a traditional club or a progressive, tech-savvy organisation, you&#039;ll have access to secure, powerful, and easy-to-use tools built specifically for the martial arts sector. And because we build in-house, we listen to feedback and continually improve the system to meet your evolving needs, not those of a faceless software vendor.<br><br>Our tech doesn&#039;t replace good teaching. It amplifies it. Whether you&#039;re a pen-and-paper club or ready to go fully digital, we provide the systems, security, and support to help your club thrive in the modern era.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-fq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-fq__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"bmaba-fq__toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bmaba-fq-panel-8\" id=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__q-text\">Support &amp; Responsiveness<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__chevron\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M7 17L17 7M9.5 7H17v7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel\" id=\"bmaba-fq-panel-8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe pride ourselves on being one of the most responsive, supportive governing bodies in the industry. Whether you&#039;re a club with hundreds of students or an instructor just starting out, you deserve to feel heard, and supported, without delay, red tape, or scripted responses.<br><br>BMABA offers multi-channel, human-first support that includes email, live chat, helpdesk, and platform-based guidance, often with responses within minutes. Our internal systems allow us to keep your enquiries linked to your club&#039;s history, so we can provide relevant, informed help without asking you to repeat yourself.<br><br>More than just ticket replies, we offer true operational support, helping clubs with complex safeguarding queries, DBS and vetting challenges, insurance nuances, policy writing, funding applications, and more. Behind the scenes, our systems and dedicated staff mean nothing is lost or ignored, even during peak periods.<br><br>We don&#039;t believe support should be a premium add-on. It&#039;s core to what makes us different. That&#039;s why every BMABA club gets access to real help from real people, with the kind of care, professionalism and dedication we&#039;d expect ourselves.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-fq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-fq__q\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"bmaba-fq__toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bmaba-fq-panel-9\" id=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__q-text\">Community &amp; Recognition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-fq__chevron\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M7 17L17 7M9.5 7H17v7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel\" id=\"bmaba-fq-panel-9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"bmaba-fq-toggle-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-fq__panel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt BMABA, we believe that a governing body should be more than just a service provider. It should be a community and a source of recognition for the incredible work instructors and clubs do on the ground.<br><br>We&#039;re proud to foster one of the most inclusive, politics-free communities in UK martial arts. Whether you&#039;re teaching in a village hall or running a multi-discipline academy, you&#039;ll find peers, mentors, and allies across our digital platforms, community spaces, and member forums.<br><br>We also go the extra mile to recognise and celebrate the achievements of our members. From national awards and public-facing club recognition to media exposure and charity campaigns, our network creates visibility for your work, not just within the martial arts world, but across wider community and social impact spaces too.<br><br>BMABA isn&#039;t just somewhere to register. It&#039;s a place to belong, to be seen, and to be supported.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-clubs-tool bmaba-min\" data-bmaba-tool=\"ministerial\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-min__eyebrow\">A Voice For Independent Martial Arts<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"bmaba-min__heading\">Ministerial Commendation And Parliamentary Recognition<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"bmaba-min__quote\">\n\t\t\t\t<blockquote>&ldquo;Organisations such as the British Martial Arts and Boxing Association support unaffiliated martial arts providers to adopt the safeguarding code&hellip; Providers with recognition under the code can display a logo on their promotional materials to show participants that their safety measures have been vetted.&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Stephanie Peacock MP, House of Commons Debate on Combat Sport Safety<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-min__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>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 &amp; 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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Following that debate, the Minister for Sport wrote formally to commend BMABA&#8217;s work, praising our role in raising safeguarding standards across the independent martial arts sector. She described our contribution as &ldquo;extremely useful&rdquo; to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>For our members and the wider martial arts community, this recognition underlines BMABA&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"bmaba-min__video bmaba-xr__tile\" data-yt=\"HLlWGRax2fA\" aria-label=\"Play: BMABA named in the House of Commons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-xr__thumb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HLlWGRax2fA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><span class=\"bmaba-xr__play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-xr__label\">Watch: The Minister Names BMABA In The House Of Commons<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"bmaba-min__quote bmaba-min__quote--short\">\n\t\t\t\t<blockquote>&ldquo;I appreciate your ongoing efforts to make martial arts safer for children.&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Stephanie Peacock MP, Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-min__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/our-awards-recognition\/\">Awards &amp; Recognition<\/a>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-clubs-tool bmaba-awc\" data-bmaba-tool=\"awardscarousel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"bmaba-awc__heading\">Multi-Award Winning &amp; Nationally Recognised<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-awc__viewport\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-awc__track\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/ico0registered.png\" alt=\"ICO Registered\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/CIMSPA-Partner-PNG.png\" alt=\"CIMSPA Training 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src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/Cyber-Essentials-Logo-v2.png\" alt=\"Cyber Essentials certified\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/Good-Governance-Recognition-70.png\" alt=\"Good Governance Recognition\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/seuk.jpg\" alt=\"Social Enterprise UK\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/sporte.png\" alt=\"Sport England\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/spa-1.png\" alt=\"Sport and Physical Activity\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/sra.png\" alt=\"Sport and Recreation Alliance\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/masg-logo.png\" alt=\"Martial Arts Safeguarding Group\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/aspp.png\" alt=\"ASPP\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/dcc.png\" alt=\"Disability Confident Committed\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/ecologi-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Ecologi climate positive workforce\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/ecp.png\" alt=\"End Child Poverty coalition\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/charitywater.png\" alt=\"charity: water supporter\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/cralliance.jpeg\" alt=\"Child Rescue Alliance\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/ukrlp-intercom.png\" alt=\"UKRLP registered\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/Marsc-Approved-Association-70.png\" alt=\"MARSC Approved Association\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/KnifeFree-70.png\" alt=\"Home Office Knife Free campaign\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/anti-bullying-alliance-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Anti-Bullying Alliance\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/As-Seen-Radio4-1024x787.jpg\" alt=\"As featured on BBC Radio 4\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/As-Seen-In-BBC-News-841x1024.jpg\" alt=\"As featured on BBC News\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/As-Seen-In-Guardian-1024x960.jpg\" alt=\"As featured in The Guardian\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/As-Seen-In-Sunday-Times.jpg\" alt=\"As featured in The Sunday Times\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/Mens-Health-Logo-1.png\" alt=\"As featured in Men&#039;s Health\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/WSA-Background-scaled-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"World Sports Awards\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/ico0registered.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/CIMSPA-Partner-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/bab-9001-RGB-Purple.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/27001-RGB-Black.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/AFC_POSITIVE_RGB-755x1024.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/CPD-APPROVED.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/registered-uklpr.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/scima.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/Cyber-Essentials-Logo-v2.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/Good-Governance-Recognition-70.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/seuk.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/sporte.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/spa-1.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/sra.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/masg-logo.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/aspp.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/dcc.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/ecologi-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/ecp.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/charitywater.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/cralliance.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/ukrlp-intercom.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/Marsc-Approved-Association-70.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/KnifeFree-70.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/anti-bullying-alliance-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/As-Seen-Radio4-1024x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/As-Seen-In-BBC-News-841x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/As-Seen-In-Guardian-1024x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/As-Seen-In-Sunday-Times.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/Mens-Health-Logo-1.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-awc__cell\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/WSA-Background-scaled-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-ii__members bmaba-ii__bleed\"><div class=\"bmaba-ii__bleed-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-clubs-tool bmaba-tc\" data-bmaba-tool=\"testimonialscarousel\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__head\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__eyebrow\">Testimonials<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"bmaba-tc__heading\">What Do Our Members Say?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__viewport\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bmaba-tc__track\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Member testimonials carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tc__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bmaba-tc__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Circular-Logo-Blue-BG.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"bmaba-tc__name\">Matt J<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">Can&#039;t Rate Them Highly Enough<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">Having 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&#039;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.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Member review<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tc__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bmaba-tc__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Circular-Logo-Blue-BG.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"bmaba-tc__name\">John Tomsett<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">Outstanding Club Association and Insurance Provider<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">I 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.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Member review<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tc__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bmaba-tc__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Circular-Logo-Blue-BG.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"bmaba-tc__name\">Georgina E<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">Really impressive, 21st century MA organisation. 10\/10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">Found 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.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Member review<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tc__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bmaba-tc__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Circular-Logo-Blue-BG.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"bmaba-tc__name\">Michael Willington<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">Definately recommended. Unbelievable Association.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">The BMABA are unlike any other org I&#039;ve come across in this industry. Their honest, professional, politics free and most importantly, they know what they&#039;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&#039;ve had in 25 years of martial arts. Amazing through and through. Would definitely recommend.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Member review<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tc__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bmaba-tc__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Circular-Logo-Blue-BG.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"bmaba-tc__name\">Jonathan D<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">BMABA &#8211; the Martial Arts Association you NEED<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">I 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&#039;t take my word for it &#8211; go and visit the BMABA website and see for yourself.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Member review<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tc__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bmaba-tc__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Circular-Logo-Blue-BG.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"bmaba-tc__name\">Fabian Burdett<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">2020 This team deserves a Medal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">As 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&#039;s happening and tried to push the government to notice us. Couldn&#039;t wish for a better association to be a part of. Once again big THANK YOU to you guys for all the help. \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc3a\ud83d\udc4a<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Member review<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tc__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bmaba-tc__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Circular-Logo-Blue-BG.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"bmaba-tc__name\">Matthew Robert Cooling-Stones<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">These guys are the real deal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">As i&#039;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&#039;s offering you the greatest adventures of a life time. but these guys are the real deal\u2026 i hold my head high, and say with great pride &quot;i am a BMABA member&quot;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tc__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bmaba-tc__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Circular-Logo-Blue-BG.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"bmaba-tc__name\">Anna Martensson<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">Highly IMPRESSED by the BMABA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">As someone with 22 years of experience in martial arts, who saw enough big egos and leaders who only look after their own benefits\u2026 I am highly IMPRESSED by the BMABA. I wanted to make sure they don&#039;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!!<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tc__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bmaba-tc__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Circular-Logo-Blue-BG.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"bmaba-tc__name\">Adrian Jackson<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">Always quick to respond and thoughtful<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">Always 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<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Member review<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-tc__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bmaba-tc__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Circular-Logo-Blue-BG.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"bmaba-tc__name\">Daniel Leaver<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">Simply the best organisation I have ever worked with<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">Simply 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.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tc__controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"bmaba-tc__btn bmaba-tc__btn--prev\" aria-label=\"Previous testimonials\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M15 5l-7 7 7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"bmaba-tc__btn bmaba-tc__btn--next\" aria-label=\"Next testimonials\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M9 5l7 7-7 7\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-clubs-tool bmaba-vu\" data-bmaba-tool=\"verifyus\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-vu__head\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__pill\">Radical Transparency<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"bmaba-vu__title\">Don&#8217;t Take Our Word For Any Of It.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-vu__lede\">Every credential on this page can be checked without asking us. Here&#8217;s each one, its registration, and the independent public register where you can verify it yourself, in about thirty seconds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"bmaba-vu__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-vu__row\" style=\"--vu-delay: 0s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-vu__row-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-name\">ISO 9001:2015 Certification<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-desc\">Issued by the British Assessment Bureau under UKAS accreditation. Verify us directly on UKAS CertCheck, the national accreditation body&#039;s own public register.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__ref\">Certificate 267261<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-vu__link\" href=\"https:\/\/certcheck.ukas.com\/certified-entity\/8131039b-d98f-53ce-956b-ed43f685eee8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVerify on UKAS CertCheck\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__arrow\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10h11M11 5.5L15.5 10 11 14.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-vu__row\" style=\"--vu-delay: 0.07s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-vu__row-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-name\">ISO 27001:2022 Certification<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-desc\">Issued by the British Assessment Bureau under UKAS accreditation following our July 2026 audit. Listed on the same UKAS CertCheck entry as our ISO 9001.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__ref\">Certified July 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-vu__link\" href=\"https:\/\/certcheck.ukas.com\/certified-entity\/8131039b-d98f-53ce-956b-ed43f685eee8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVerify on UKAS CertCheck\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__arrow\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10h11M11 5.5L15.5 10 11 14.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-vu__row\" style=\"--vu-delay: 0.14s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-vu__row-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-name\">Companies House &amp; CIC Status<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-desc\">Our full filing history as a Community Interest Company, including our annual CIC community interest reports, is public at Companies House.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__ref\">Reg. 10676965<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-vu__link\" href=\"https:\/\/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk\/company\/10676965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView our filings\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__arrow\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10h11M11 5.5L15.5 10 11 14.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-vu__row\" style=\"--vu-delay: 0.21s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-vu__row-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-name\">ICO Data Protection Registration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-desc\">Our registration under UK data protection law, on the Information Commissioner&#039;s Office public register.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__ref\">ZA241917<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-vu__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/ESDWebPages\/Entry\/ZA241917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView the register\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__arrow\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10h11M11 5.5L15.5 10 11 14.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-vu__row\" style=\"--vu-delay: 0s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-vu__row-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-name\">Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-desc\">Sport England&#039;s own safeguarding pages publicly reference our Club Colours provision under the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts. Read it on their site, not ours.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__ref\">Club Colours Approved<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-vu__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportengland.org\/guidance-and-support\/safeguarding\/safeguarding-martial-arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead it on Sport England\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__arrow\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10h11M11 5.5L15.5 10 11 14.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-vu__row\" style=\"--vu-delay: 0.07s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-vu__row-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-name\">UK Register of Learning Providers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-desc\">Our listing on the UK Government&#039;s official register of learning providers, under provider reference 10098149.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__ref\">UKPRN 10098149<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-vu__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ukrlp.education.gov.uk\/search\/provider\/10098149?query=bmaba&#038;page=1&#038;ukprnStatus=active\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView our listing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__arrow\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10h11M11 5.5L15.5 10 11 14.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-vu__row\" style=\"--vu-delay: 0.14s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-vu__row-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-name\">Social Enterprise UK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-desc\">Our listing in Social Enterprise UK&#039;s public member directory, certifying BMABA as a business trading for social and community good.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__ref\">Certified Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-vu__link\" href=\"https:\/\/directory.socialenterprise.org.uk\/s\/detail\/001PK00000TNTYVYA5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView our listing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__arrow\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10h11M11 5.5L15.5 10 11 14.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bmaba-vu__row\" style=\"--vu-delay: 0.21s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-vu__row-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-name\">FCA Register (Insurance Introductions)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__row-desc\">We act as an Introducer Appointed Representative of Pulse Insurance Limited (FCA Registration 308626). View Pulse&#039;s entry, and its representatives, on the public Financial Services Register.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__ref\">IAR of Pulse Insurance, Reg. 308626<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-vu__link\" href=\"https:\/\/register.fca.org.uk\/s\/firm?id=001b000000MfWmfAAF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView the FS Register\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-vu__arrow\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 10h11M11 5.5L15.5 10 11 14.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-vu__honesty\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bmaba-vu__honesty-title\">And While We&#8217;re Being Transparent: What We Don&#8217;t Claim<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-vu__honesty-lede\">Credibility cuts both ways. These are the things you won&#8217;t hear us say, because they wouldn&#8217;t be true.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bmaba-vu__honesty-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>We are not a Sport England-recognised National Governing Body, and we don&#039;t pretend to be. As a multi-style organisation we&#039;re broadly ineligible, and we&#039;re honest about what NGB recognition does and doesn&#039;t mean.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Our Cyber Essentials certification is the standard tier. We don&#039;t claim Cyber Essentials Plus, and we won&#039;t until we hold it.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>We&#039;re a CIMSPA Training Provider Partner. Individual courses are submitted for formal CIMSPA endorsement and we confirm endorsed status course by course, never wholesale.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Every award we display was genuinely entered, judged and awarded. Finalist means finalist, winner means winner, and we label each one accordingly.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-clubs-tool bmaba-tps\" data-bmaba-tool=\"twentypoundstory\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tps__eyebrow\">Our Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"bmaba-tps__heading\">From A &pound;20 Start-Up To A Nationally Recognised Powerhouse. Built From Scratch, Driven By Purpose. That&#8217;s BMABA CIC.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-tps__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tps__lead\">We&#8217;re not here because of government grants, NGB status, or Sport England funding. We&#8217;re here because thousands of instructors and clubs believed in a better way. BMABA CIC is entirely independent, self-funded, and not-for-profit. We have never taken shortcuts or silver spoons, but we have earned recognition at the highest levels of UK sport, including Sport England, DCMS, and national media, purely on merit. More than &pound;2.4 million generated to date, reinvested into the UK martial arts community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tps__punch\">No gimmicks. No politics. No hidden shareholders.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>We built one of the UK&#8217;s most trusted martial arts ecosystems from the ground up. A comprehensive, style-agnostic governance system. Sector-leading safeguarding and compliance. Affordable insurance. Free club management software. Dozens of tools, licences, guidance, and expert support, all included, all in one place.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-tps__punch\">We didn&#8217;t inherit a legacy. We forged one.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you&#8217;re stepping out for the first time or have always been proudly independent, this is your home. <em>To high places by narrow roads<\/em> isn&#8217;t just a slogan. It&#8217;s how we got here.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-tps__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/25-reasons-to-join-british-martial-arts-and-boxing-association-martial-arts-governing-body\/\">25 Reasons We Might Be A Good Fit<\/a>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-wy__closer bmaba-ii__bleed\"><div class=\"bmaba-ii__bleed-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-wy__closer-tag\">No Pressure<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The free tier exists precisely so you never have to take our word for anything.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Affiliate membership costs nothing, needs no card and has nothing to cancel. Join, take a qualification, run our compliance framework against your club, and judge the standard of it yourself. If we are not right for you, we would genuinely rather you found that out for free.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-wy__closer-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-ii__btn bmaba-ii__btn--big\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/join\/individual\/free\/\">Join Free, No Card<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-wy__closer-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/association\/thinking-about-taking-your-martial-arts-independent\/\">Thinking of going independent? <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Choosing A Governing Body Do not take our word for it. Ask us the difficult questions instead. 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