{"id":84663,"date":"2026-02-02T15:09:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/?page_id=84663"},"modified":"2026-08-13T19:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T19:55:48","slug":"martial-arts-domain-name-registration-dns-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-domain-name-registration-dns-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Martial Arts Domain Name Registration & DNS Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDomains & DNS Management<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Your club’s address on the internet, properly looked after.<\/em><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Register domains in seconds through MyBMABA, manage your DNS on Cloudflare infrastructure, and connect your website and email in a click. Gold members get a free domain every year, for as long as they are with us.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoin Free To Get Started<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlready have a domain elsewhere? →<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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MX<\/b>Mail<\/span>Connected<\/em><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
TXT<\/b>SPF & DKIM<\/span>Verified<\/em><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLive in seconds. Managed on Cloudflare.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tInstant<\/strong>Live the moment you check out<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tCloudflare<\/strong>Global DNS infrastructure<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tISO 27001<\/strong>Certified under UKAS accreditation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tFree<\/strong>One domain a year on Gold<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t
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A domain is the one piece of your club’s digital setup that everything else depends on.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Your website sits on it. Your email runs through it. Every poster, every business card, every social profile points at it. And yet it is usually the thing clubs think about least, sitting on an account nobody can log into, registered by somebody who left the club in 2019, quietly auto-renewing on a card that expired.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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We would rather it sat somewhere sensible. Registered in a couple of minutes, managed on infrastructure that does not fall over, connected to your website and email without you touching a record value, and inside the same certified systems as everything else we run for you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t

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What a domain actually is, and what DNS does with it<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

If none of this means anything to you, that is completely normal and you are in good company. Here it is in one picture.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYour domain name sits at the centre. Its DNS records direct visitors and email to your website, your email service and anything else you connect.<\/title>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/marker>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/defs>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDNS RECORDS<\/text>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe signpost. It tells the internet where to send things.<\/text>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYOUR DOMAIN NAME<\/text>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tyourclub.co.uk<\/text>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA<\/text>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMX<\/text>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCNAME<\/text>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYour website<\/text>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFlo, WordPress or anywhere else<\/text>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYour email<\/text>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tinfo@yourclub.co.uk<\/text>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAnything else you connect<\/text>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBooking tools, shops, subdomains<\/text>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The domain<\/strong>

The address itself, the bit people type or read on a poster. You own it, you renew it, and nothing else about your setup works without it.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The DNS<\/strong>

A set of instructions attached to that address. Each record says where a particular kind of traffic should go: this record for the website, that one for email, another for a booking tool.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Why it matters<\/strong>

Change a record and your website or email moves, in minutes, without touching the domain itself. Get one wrong and things silently stop arriving. That is why we would rather do it with you than leave you guessing.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t

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What you get<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Included with membership, managed from the same account as your website, your email and everything else.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy as many as you need<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister any number of domains through MyBMABA. Grab the .co.uk and the .com, pick up a name for a second venue, or secure something before somebody else does.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLive the second you check out<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo waiting on a support ticket and no overnight batch. Your domain is registered and available to configure the moment payment completes, so you can get on with it.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFull DNS zone editing<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA clear, well-built DNS manager for A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and SRV records. Point your domain wherever you like, including entirely external services and providers.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne-click connections<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresets that plug your domain straight into Flo by BMABA, WordPressbyBMABA or our webmail. Choose the service, confirm, done. No copying record values between two browser tabs.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCloudflare infrastructure<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDNS runs on Cloudflare, one of the largest and fastest networks in the world, with global anycast resolution, DDoS protection and uptime most registrars cannot approach.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCovered by our certifications<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDomains and DNS sit inside the same ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022 certified management systems as the rest of our infrastructure, under UKAS accreditation.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGenuinely yours<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe domain belongs to your club, not to us. You can move it elsewhere whenever you want, and we will help rather than obstruct.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\t\t
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A free domain name, every single year.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Gold members receive one free domain registration each year of membership. Not a first-year promotional rate that quietly triples on renewal, and not a voucher with conditions attached. One domain, every year, for as long as you are with us.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Most clubs use it on the obvious one and never think about domains again. Others use it to pick up the matching .com, secure a name for a second venue, or grab something they have been meaning to register for two years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCompare Membership Tiers<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Included with Gold membership, renewed annually alongside it, with no first-year trick pricing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t

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Connected in a click, not a support ticket<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

DNS is where most people give up. Ours has presets for the services you are most likely to be pointing at, so you choose the service and we write the records.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFlo by BMABA<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPoint your domain at your Flo site in one step. No records to copy, no propagation guesswork.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout Flo →<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPressbyBMABA<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tConnect straight to our managed WordPress hosting, with SSL issued and installed automatically.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout the hosting →<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMailbyBMABA<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSet up branded email on your own domain, with MX, SPF and DKIM records handled for you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout the email →<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAnywhere else<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFull zone editing for A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and SRV records, so you can point at any external service or provider you like.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYours to configure<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\t\t
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It is your domain, and you do not have to bring it here<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Two things clubs ask us constantly, answered plainly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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You do not need to transfer anything to use our services. If your domain sits with another registrar and you want to use our webmail, our hosting or our site builder, you simply change a few DNS settings where the domain currently lives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

We will give you the exact records to enter and walk you through it if you would rather not do it alone. Plenty of members run this way permanently, and that is completely fine by us.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAsk us for the records →<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf your domain is registered with us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can take it away whenever you like<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The domain belongs to your club. If you decide you would rather hold it with another registrar, you are welcome to move it, and we will not make it difficult. There is a £25 transfer-out fee to cover the administration, and that is the whole of it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Equally, if you would simply rather we looked after it so it is one less thing to track, we can transfer it in for you and manage it from there.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTalk to the team →<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t

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Or bring your existing domain to us, and we will do the moving.<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

You do not need a new domain to take advantage of any of this. If you already own one and would simply rather it lived somewhere sensible, we will handle the transfer from your current registrar and look after it from there.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Domain transfers are the part of this that most often goes wrong, and the reason is almost always the same. When a domain moves between registrars, the DNS records frequently do not travel with it. The domain lands at its new home with an empty or default zone, and for a few hours or a few days the website is down, the email stops arriving, and nobody realises until a parent mentions it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

So we do it as a managed transfer.<\/strong> Before the domain moves, we read your existing DNS configuration and build it as a template on our side, ready and waiting. The moment the transfer completes and the domain lands with us, that template is applied automatically. Your records are already in place, so there is no window where the zone is empty. In practice that means no downtime and no loss of service, on a process that catches a great many clubs out.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

After that, renewals, security, infrastructure settings and support are all ours to worry about, while the DNS and domain controls stay yours inside MyBMABA.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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What it costs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery other member<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegistration fee only<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBring a domain in for the same cost as registering a new one, at the standard market rate for that extension. You do not need to be on Gold to use this.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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And if you would rather leave your domain exactly where it is and simply point it at us, that remains completely fine. Nothing on this page is a requirement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\t\t

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Or just ask us to do it for you<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Nobody opened a martial arts club because they wanted to learn about nameservers. You can arrive here understanding none of this, and that is genuinely fine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tell our team what you are trying to achieve and we will talk you through it in plain English, or simply do it for you while you get on with teaching. Registering a first domain, moving one across, connecting email, pointing a record at something external. None of it is a bother, and there is no charge for asking.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYour developer keeps their access<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If you already work with a web developer, an administrator or a volunteer who handles this for you, they do not have to lose access. Register them a free management account and they can log into MyBMABA and manage your domains and DNS directly, without you handing over your own credentials or anybody being cut out.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn-house, not outsourced<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The help comes from our own award-winning team, including full-time developers who work on this infrastructure every day. You are not being passed to a hosting company’s overflow desk, and you are not reading a knowledge base article about clearing your cache.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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If your website or email falls over somewhere we do not host, come to us anyway. We cannot offer a guaranteed recovery service for infrastructure we do not control, and we will not pretend otherwise, but we will look at it, tell you honestly what has happened, and help you get things back together as quickly as we can.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\tAsk The Team<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tOr join free and have a look first →<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t
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DNS on Cloudflare, because it is the part nobody notices until it breaks.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When DNS goes down, everything goes with it. Your website disappears, your email stops arriving, and enquiries from prospective students vanish without anyone telling you. It is the single least glamorous and most consequential piece of the stack.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

So we run ours on Cloudflare, one of the largest networks in the world, rather than on whatever came bundled with a hosting account. That means global anycast resolution answering queries from the closest of hundreds of locations, DDoS protection at network level, and monitoring that flags a problem before a member has to report one.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Global anycast DNS<\/strong>Queries answered from the nearest of hundreds of locations worldwide.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
DDoS protection<\/strong>Attack traffic absorbed at network level rather than landing on your site.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
Uptime monitoring<\/strong>Problems surfaced early, so a fix is usually underway before you notice.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
Fast propagation<\/strong>Record changes take effect quickly rather than leaving you refreshing for a day.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
Free SSL throughout<\/strong>Certificates issued and renewed automatically for connected services.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t
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A code-free website builder, built for martial arts clubs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Flo by BMABA is our own site builder, written in-house and given to every member club at no cost. A live on-screen visual composer, designed themes, deep customisation, one-click publishing, and a real developer on hand if you would rather someone else did it. The result is a professional club website you own and manage yourself, for nothing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Flo by BMABA<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoin free today →<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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