{"id":86705,"date":"2026-08-21T05:04:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/?page_id=86705"},"modified":"2026-08-21T05:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:05:16","slug":"martial-arts-cadet-instructor-training-programme-itp-youth-martial-arts-coach-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/martial-arts-cadet-instructor-training-programme-itp-youth-martial-arts-coach-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Martial Arts Cadet Instructor Training Programme (ITP) &#8211; Youth Martial Arts Coach Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"86705\" class=\"elementor elementor-86705\" 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-4c322da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c322da\" 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-7cd5993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cd5993\" 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-fl bmaba-rr bmaba-sd bmaba-cd\" data-bmaba-tool=\"cadet-itp\">\n\n\t\t\t<header class=\"bmaba-sd__hero bmaba-cd__hero\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-sd__hero-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-sd__kicker\">Cadet Coaching Award <i>.<\/i> Ages 13 to 17<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1>The Teenager Setting Out The Pads Is The Instructor You Will Have In Ten Years<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every club has one. The junior who stays behind to help, who is trusted with the beginners, who is quietly doing a coach&rsquo;s job at fifteen with no training and no recognition for it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Cadet Coaching Award trains them for it. The Cadet Instructor Training Pathway then gives them Bronze, Silver and Gold to work towards, with the supervision, consent and pacing that working with a child requires.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-sd__hero-ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-sd__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/itp-instructor-training-pathway-and-cadet-training-pathway-for-uk-martial-arts\/\">How The Pathway Works<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-sd__btn bmaba-sd__btn--ghost\" href=\"#bmaba-cd-pathway\">How the pathway works<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-cd__hero-cert\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"bmaba-cd__cert\" src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/CPD-Example-Cadet.jpg\" alt=\"An example Cadet Coaching Award certificate\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"bmaba-cd__cert-tile\" src=\"https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cadet-Coaching-Award-TILE.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-cd__two\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-cd__two-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-ii__eyebrow bmaba-ii__eyebrow--dark\">Two Things, Not One<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Award Is The Training. The Pathway Is The Recognition.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-ii__lead\">People conflate these constantly, so it is worth separating them before anything else. A cadet can do either. Most clubs will want both.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-cd__two-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-cd__two-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-cd__two-tag\">The course<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Cadet Coaching Award<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-cd__two-body\">Thirteen online lessons written directly for a 13 to 17 year old, ending in an exam and a certificate. Covers the role, duty of care, communicating and demonstrating, helping run a session, safeguarding, and the cadet&rsquo;s own safety. Done at their own pace, on a phone if that is what they have.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-cd__two-card bmaba-cd__two-card--path\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-cd__two-tag\">The programme<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Cadet Instructor Training Pathway<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-cd__two-body\">Bronze, then Silver, then Gold. Logged hours, observed practice signed off by an instructor, enforced waiting periods between tiers, a private reflective journal, and a BMABA certificate at each stage. Runs in MyBMABA and is tracked as evidence rather than a tick. It is the under-18 half of our wider Instructor Training Pathway, which your club configures to its own standards.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/itp-instructor-training-pathway-and-cadet-training-pathway-for-uk-martial-arts\/\">The full Instructor Training Pathway <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-cd__two-foot\">Both are free. Not free as an introductory offer, not free on one tier. The pathway, the platform, the licensing and every provision are covered by BMABA and included in membership.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-ch__syllabus bmaba-cd__syllabus\" id=\"bmaba-cd-syllabus\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ch__syllabus-head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-ii__eyebrow bmaba-ii__eyebrow--dark\">The Full Running Order<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Cadet Coaching Award, Lesson By Lesson<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-ii__lead\">Thirteen lessons across four modules, finishing on an examination. Written in language a thirteen year old can actually work with, without talking down to them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ch__module\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ch__module-head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-ch__module-n\">Module One<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What You Are, And What You Are Not<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first thing a young helper needs is a clear boundary around the role, and a plain explanation of what duty of care actually means when you are the one being looked up to.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"bmaba-ch__lessons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Welcome to your Cadet Coaching Award<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>What your role is, and what it is not<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Duty of care, explained<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ch__module\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ch__module-head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-ch__module-n\">Module Two<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Actually Helping On The Mats<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Communicating and demonstrating so people can follow you, supporting a session properly, and adapting to students who are not all the same.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"bmaba-ch__lessons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Communicating and demonstrating well<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Helping to run a session<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Working with different students<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Being a role model<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ch__module\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ch__module-head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-ch__module-n\">Module Three<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Safety, Safeguarding, And Your Own Protection<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Spotting hazards, an age-appropriate introduction to safeguarding, and, just as importantly, the cadet&rsquo;s own safety and their right to speak up about it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"bmaba-ch__lessons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Safe practice and spotting hazards<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>An introduction to safeguarding<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Your safety and your right to speak up<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ch__module\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ch__module-head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-ch__module-n\">Module Four<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Where This Goes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reflective practice, and an honest look at the pathway ahead, from Bronze through to the adult route at eighteen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"bmaba-ch__lessons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Reflecting and improving<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Where this takes you<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Cadet Examination<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ch__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>13 Lessons<\/span><span>4 Modules<\/span><span>Fully Online<\/span><span>Integrated Exam<\/span><span>Instant Digital Certificate<\/span><span>Under-18s Only<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-cd__syllabus-note\">Note lesson ten. A course that teaches a child to look after other people, and never tells them they are entitled to be looked after themselves, is not a safeguarding-literate course. Their safety and their right to speak up is a lesson in its own right, not a line in someone else&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-cd__pathway bmaba-ii__bleed\" id=\"bmaba-cd-pathway\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-cd__pathway-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-sd__kicker\">Bronze, Silver, Gold<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A Duke Of Edinburgh Style Ladder, Built For A Martial Arts Club<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pathway gives a cadet something to work towards that is visible, sequenced and earned. Each tier is a separate sign-off with its own requirements, and they are awarded strictly in order: Bronze, then Silver, then Gold. It is not possible to enrol a cadet straight into Gold.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-cd__table-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"bmaba-cd__table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<caption class=\"bmaba-cd__table-caption\">Cumulative totals required to reach each tier, not amounts on top of the previous one.<\/caption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><th scope=\"col\">Requirement<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Bronze<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Silver<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Gold<\/th><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th scope=\"row\">Age<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>13+<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>14+<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>15+<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th scope=\"row\">Grade<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>6th Kyu<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>4th Kyu<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>1st Kyu<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th scope=\"row\">Shadowing<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>5 hours<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>10 hours<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>25 hours<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th scope=\"row\">Training<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>15 hours<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>25 hours<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>50 hours<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th scope=\"row\">Other CPD<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>Not required<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>Not required<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>5 hours<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th scope=\"row\">Mat hours, supervised<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>20 hours<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>40 hours<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>70 hours<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th scope=\"row\">Sessions co-taught<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>5<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>10<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>25<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th scope=\"row\">Minimum wait<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>90 days from start<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>120 days from Bronze<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>150 days from Silver<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-cd__pathway-note\">Because Silver runs from the Bronze award date and Gold from the Silver award date, a cadet progressing tier by tier waits at least 360 days in total. Just under a year from starting to reaching Gold. That is deliberate: it paces genuine development and makes it impossible to move a cadet through three recognitions in a single term.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clubs can raise these minimums but cannot reduce them, and can set an opening position for a cadet they have already worked with. The time gate is what keeps that honest, because the clock always runs from the programme start date. No opening balance shortcuts it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-cd__safeguard\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-cd__safeguard-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-ii__eyebrow bmaba-ii__eyebrow--dark\">The Part We Will Not Move On<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A Cadet Instructor Is A Child. Every Tier Is Supervised, Including Gold.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-ii__lead\">Gold is the highest recognition available to a 15 to 17 year old, and it still carries no authority to teach unsupervised. The tiers reflect development and responsibility inside supervised teaching, not a gradual loosening of it. That is stated on the certificate itself.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-cd__safeguard-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Consent and supervision, enforced by the platform<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Written parental or guardian consent and a supervision agreement are both required before a cadet programme can be activated at all. Without them, activation is blocked. Not advised against: blocked.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Never alone, not even briefly<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>A qualified instructor, aged 18 or over, 1st Dan minimum, with a valid DBS, must be present and actively supervising. Not in the building. In the room.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>The cadet is safeguarded too<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Age-appropriate workload that does not interfere with their education, never placed alone with children in changing rooms or isolated areas, and a club risk assessment specific to cadet involvement, reviewed at least every six months.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Minor status is verified, not typed in<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Who is a minor comes from BMABA&rsquo;s site-wide safeguarding controls rather than anything entered by hand in the programme, so it cannot be got wrong locally.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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-cd__evidence bmaba-ii__bleed\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-cd__evidence-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-sd__kicker\">How It Is Tracked<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Evidence, Not A Tick Box<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A sign-off at the end of this pathway is backed by a real body of evidence, which is the entire point of running it through the platform rather than on paper.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-cd__evidence-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>CPD, logged and approved<\/strong><span>The cadet logs activity across five categories with dates, hours and factual notes. The club verifies and approves or rejects with feedback. Approved hours update the tracker automatically. CPD counts from the start date forward and is never backdated.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>Observed practice, stamped<\/strong><span>Warm Up at Bronze, Cool Down at Silver, Technical Skills at Gold by default, plus anything else the club switches on. An instructor records what they observed with a note; the stamp captures who and when, then locks. Cadets cannot tick their own.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>Re-demonstrated each tier<\/strong><span>Where an observation is assigned to more than one tier, the cadet has to show it again and it is stamped again. A skill demonstrated at thirteen is not assumed to still be there at fifteen.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>A private learning journal<\/strong><span>Their own reflective space, which never counts towards hours or the award. Private by default. If they choose to share it, the club must accept a safeguarding notice first, which is explicit that this matters especially where the assistant is a child.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-cd__evidence-ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-sd__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/itp-instructor-training-pathway-and-cadet-training-pathway-for-uk-martial-arts\/\">See The Full Pathway<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-sd__btn bmaba-sd__btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/portal\/itp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Members: open your dashboard<\/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-cd__after\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-cd__after-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-ii__eyebrow bmaba-ii__eyebrow--dark\">And Then What<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Gold At Seventeen Is Not The End Of It<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-ii__lead\">On turning 18 and reaching 1st Dan or equivalent, a Gold cadet becomes eligible to move onto the Adult Instructor pathway, and their cadet CPD and mat hours may carry over at the club&rsquo;s discretion. They then meet the adult requirements in full.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If someone is close to eighteen when they start, decide together, with parents involved, whether to begin on the cadet pathway and move across mid-term or simply wait. A cadet who turns eighteen part way through can no longer receive the cadet tier awards, but their CPD carries over.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-cd__after-note\">Typical timescales: Bronze in three to six months, Silver a further six to nine, Gold a further six to twelve. A cadet who starts at thirteen and goes the distance arrives at eighteen with several years of logged, observed, verified practice behind them. Very few people entering coaching anywhere in this sector can say that.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-clubs-tool bmaba-se2\" data-bmaba-tool=\"standardsevolve\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-se2__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-ii__eyebrow bmaba-ii__eyebrow--dark\">How Our Standards Evolve<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Qualifications That Move When The Sector Moves<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>A governing body that never changes its own qualifications is not being consistent, it is being inattentive. Our CPD catalogue is reviewed on a rolling cadence rather than left to age, and reviewed again out of cycle whenever something material shifts: new legislation, updated statutory guidance, a sector-wide review, or clubs telling us that what we teach no longer matches what they are dealing with.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-se2__note\">The cadet tiers used to be awardable out of sequence, and a cadet could be enrolled straight into Gold. Reviewing how clubs were actually using the pathway made the problem obvious: without enforced sequencing and time gates, three recognitions could be issued inside a term, which devalued all three. Bronze, Silver and Gold are now strictly sequential with minimum waiting periods enforced by the platform.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-se2__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Rolling review, not a rewrite when it is embarrassing<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Courses carry a review cycle and are revisited on it. Most CPD refreshes on a two-year validity, at which point you simply re-enrol and work through the current version. Coaching qualifications do not expire.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Out-of-cycle when the ground moves<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Significant legislative change, new statutory guidance or a major sector review triggers a review immediately rather than waiting for the next scheduled one.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Told in advance, through the Governance Group<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Changes reach members before they land, not afterwards. Where a course splits into levels, the convention is Level 1 at practitioner level and Level 2 at coordinator or lead level.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Nothing you have earned is taken away<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>We will never release updated CPD in a way that wipes a prior verification, knocks out a linked standard such as Club Colours, or forces you to restart an award because the schedule changed.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-se2__foot\">Our workforce of instructors, assistant instructors and volunteers is who this is for. When their job changes, the training that supports it should already have changed, rather than catching up afterwards.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-sd__cred\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-ii__eyebrow bmaba-ii__eyebrow--dark\">Why This Certificate Carries Weight<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Anybody Can Publish A Course. Rather Fewer Can Stand Behind One.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-ii__lead\">This one puts children into positions of responsibility over other children. It is not a subject to take from an unaccountable source.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-badge\">CIMSPA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Endorsed Training Provider<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BMABA is a CIMSPA Endorsed Training Provider, and we map our qualifications to a recognised professional standard wherever one exists. Mapped is not the same as endorsed: a course is only formally CIMSPA Endorsed CPD once it has been submitted, reviewed and certified, and we say so on the course itself when it has.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-badge\">UKRLP<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>UK Register Of Learning Providers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are listed on the UK Register of Learning Providers, the government-maintained record of organisations delivering learning in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-badge\">Safeguarding Code<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Named By Sport England<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sport England&rsquo;s own safeguarding guidance for martial arts names four organisations, and we are the only independent, multi-style association among them. A BMABA club holding Club Colours has the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts issued automatically rather than applying for it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-badge\">ISO 9001:2015<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Certified Quality Management<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Certified under UKAS accreditation via the British Assessment Bureau. The award is operated under that management system, which is what makes the time gates, the audit trail and the locked stamps meaningful rather than decorative.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-badge\">ISO 27001:2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Certified Information Security<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Also UKAS accredited, with zero non-conformities at our most recent audit. This pathway holds consent records, observation notes and a child&rsquo;s reflective journal, which is about as sensitive as club data gets.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-sd__cred-badge\">Honest scope<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What The Certificate Is Not<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It records instructorship status only. It is not a licence, not a coaching qualification, and not proof of grade or of any entitlement to teach without supervision. The ISO certifications shown on it relate solely to BMABA CIC&rsquo;s management system and are not conveyed to the club or the holder.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-sd__access bmaba-ii__bleed\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ii__bleed-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-sd__kicker\">Who Gets What<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Free, And Optional<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-sd__access-lead\">Two things worth being clear about before a club commits to anything.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-sd__access-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-sd__access-card bmaba-sd__access-card--full\"><strong>Cost<\/strong><span class=\"bmaba-sd__yes\">Entirely free<\/span><em>The pathway, the platform and the licensing are covered by BMABA and included in membership<\/em><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-sd__access-card\"><strong>Obligation<\/strong><span class=\"bmaba-sd__yes\">None<\/span><em>No club has to use it, and an assistant can stay an assistant indefinitely<\/em><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-sd__access-card\"><strong>What only the pathway gives<\/strong><span class=\"bmaba-sd__yes\">Certificate and evidence<\/span><em>Only cadets who complete it receive a BMABA-issued certificate and the standardised evidence trail<\/em><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-sd__access-foot\">A club may separately charge trainees for its own wider training programme if it chooses. That is a club matter and nothing in the BMABA pathway carries a fee.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-sd__btn bmaba-sd__btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/handbook.bmaba.org.uk\/en\/articles\/13900161-bmaba-assistant-instructor-training-pathway-itp-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read The Full ITP Policy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-clubs-tool bmaba-ta\" data-bmaba-tool=\"trainanywhere\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ta__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ta__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/08\/692_1x_shots_so.png\" alt=\"BMABA course content running on a phone and a tablet\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-ta__copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-ta__kicker\">Train Anywhere, Anytime<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Study It In The Car Park Between Classes If That Is What Works<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our qualifications and awards are delivered entirely online through our own learning platform, on the website or in the BMABA app. Phone, tablet, laptop, whatever you have in your hand.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your place is saved as you go, so you can do a lesson on your lunch break, another while the kids are at training, and finish the exam on a Sunday evening. Nothing expires part way through and nothing has to be done in one sitting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-ta__note\">This matters more for cadets than for anyone else. A fifteen year old fits training around school, homework and a Saturday job, usually on a phone. The course saves their place and has no deadline to work against.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bmaba-ta__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Any device<\/strong><span>Website or mobile app, nothing to download to start<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Progress saved<\/strong><span>Stop mid-lesson, pick up exactly where you left off<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>No deadline<\/strong><span>Work at the pace the dojo and the day job allow<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Certificate the same day<\/strong><span>Issued the moment you pass the final exam<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-ta__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/join\/individual\/free\/\">Start On Any Device, Free<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\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 Provider Partner\" 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\/bab-9001-RGB-Purple.jpg\" alt=\"ISO 9001:2015 certified under UKAS accreditation\" 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\/2026\/07\/27001-RGB-Black.png\" alt=\"ISO 27001:2022 certified under UKAS accreditation\" 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\/2026\/07\/AFC_POSITIVE_RGB-755x1024.png\" alt=\"Armed Forces Covenant signatory\" 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\/CPD-APPROVED.png\" alt=\"CPD Approved\" 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\/registered-uklpr.png\" alt=\"UK Register of Learning Providers\" 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\/scima.jpg\" alt=\"Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts\" 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\/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__join bmaba-ii__bleed\"><div class=\"bmaba-ii__bleed-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Give Them Something To Work Towards<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bmaba-ii__lead\">The Cadet Coaching Award and the full Bronze, Silver and Gold pathway are included with membership at no cost. Members enrol a cadet from the ITP dashboard in a few minutes; if you are not a member yet, joining is free.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-sd__hero-ctas\" style=\"justify-content:center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-ii__btn bmaba-ii__btn--big\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/join\/\">Join BMABA Free<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-ii__btn bmaba-ii__btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/itp-instructor-training-pathway-and-cadet-training-pathway-for-uk-martial-arts\/\">The Full Instructor Training Pathway<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bmaba-clubs-tool bmaba-mc\" data-bmaba-tool=\"morecpd\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-mc__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-mc__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__eyebrow\">Keep going<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>There Is A Great Deal More Waiting For You<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is one course out of more than thirty in the library. Every one is written for martial arts specifically, delivered online, mapped to CIMSPA professional standards where a standard exists, and included with membership rather than sold separately.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmaba-mc__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/concussion-head-injury-management-in-martial-arts-chima-award-by-bmaba\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CHIMA-COURSETILE-EXPAND.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__tag\">Free for everyone<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>CHIMA<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Concussion &amp; head injury management<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">17 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/martial-arts-safeguarding-qualifications-training\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Child-Safeguarding-In-Martial-Arts-Tile-LEARNDASH-v3.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__tag\">Core study<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Child Safeguarding In Martial Arts<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>The backbone of Club Colours<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">11 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/martial-arts-safeguarding-qualifications-training\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Qualification-Cover-DSL.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Designated Safeguarding Lead<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Six-hour qualification for your club lead<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">14 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/martial-arts-first-aid-qualifications-training\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/First-Aid-Tile.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__tag\">Popular<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>First Aid For Martial Arts<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Scenario-led, for the injuries we actually see<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">23 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/free-martial-arts-instructor-qualifications-and-coaching-qualifications\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Foundation-level-1-tile-cover.png');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__tag\">Popular<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Foundation Coach, Level 1<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Entry point of the coaching pathway<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">28 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/free-martial-arts-instructor-qualifications-and-coaching-qualifications\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Level-2-Qualified-Coach-V2-Course-Cover.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Qualified Coach, Level 2<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Practitioner level for confident coaches<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">34 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/free-martial-arts-instructor-qualifications-and-coaching-qualifications\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Level-3-qualification-cover.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Senior Coach, Level 3<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Senior practitioner and club lead level<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">31 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/bmaba-martial-arts-senco-special-educational-needs-coordinator-award\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEND-Course-Tile-level-1.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__tag\">Free for everyone<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>SEND In Martial Arts, Level 1<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Practitioner level adaptive coaching<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">11 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/bmaba-martial-arts-senco-special-educational-needs-coordinator-award\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEND-Course-Tile-level-2.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>SEND In Martial Arts, Level 2<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Co-ordinator level, holding the overview<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">15 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/trauma-informed-coaching-award-aces-for-martial-arts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Trauma-TILE1.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Trauma-Informed Coaching, Level 1<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Coaching students carrying more than you can see<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">11 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/trauma-informed-coaching-award-aces-for-martial-arts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Trauma-TILE-2.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Trauma-Informed Coaching, Level 2<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>ACEs, and turning principle into practice<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">14 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/coaching-neurodiversity-in-martial-arts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Coaching-Neurodiversity-TILE.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Coaching Neurodiversity<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Autism, ADHD and the neurodivergent mat<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">12 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/coaching-children-and-young-people-martial-arts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Coaching-Children-and-Young-People-in-Martial-Arts-Tile.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Coaching Children &amp; Young People<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Development, motivation and age-appropriate practice<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">23 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" 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\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Curriculum-Design-and-Pedagogy-in-Martial-Arts-Tile.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Curriculum Design &amp; Pedagogy<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>For instructors who want to coach deliberately<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">18 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" 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\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Club-Management-LV1-Tile2.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Club Management Award, Level 1<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Running the club, not just teaching it<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">14 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" 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\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Club-Management-LV2-Tile.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Club Management Award, Level 2<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Development level, once you are off the ground<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">14 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" 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\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/event-ready-cover.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Event-Ready<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Plan and run safe, licensed competitions<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">13 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" 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\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NROA-Cover.jpg');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Referees &amp; Officials Award<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Officiating standards, scoring and safety<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">38 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__card\" 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\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mybmaba.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Induction-Cover.png');\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__tag\">Compulsory<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>BMABA Induction Training<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Where every member starts<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-mc__lessons\">6 lessons<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bmaba-mc__all\" href=\"https:\/\/bmaba.org.uk\/clubs\/uk-martial-arts-association-governing-body-instructor-membership\/martial-arts-certification-licensing\/\">Browse the full CPD catalogue <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\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\">D Hurt<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">10 Out Of 10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">Well I was with another organisation for 4 years and came across these guys. They have great vetting, were really helpful at every stage of my application, the actual app is amazing with training opportunities for members, also student membership. All round 10 out of 10.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Facebook recommendation<\/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\">Peter R<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">They Go Above And Beyond<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">Been a member for a number of years and they go above and beyond to support their members. Everything from safeguarding and legalities to certified courses, websites, club manager software, just to name a few of the benefits.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Google 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\">Giles H<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">Exemplary Organisation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">A huge resource of helpful information and support for those setting up or running a martial arts club. Well put together coaching courses and great safeguarding advice and policies. Really pleased to have access to this exemplary organisation to help me with my new kickboxing club.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Google 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\">VORTEX Martial Arts &amp; Fitness<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">More Than Just A Governing Body<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">Simply amazing. BMABA are more than just a governing body for martial arts, they are a team of incredible people, always willing to go the extra mile to make sure you feel supported. Incredible customer service, amazing response time, and an honour to be governed by.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Google 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\">Lena S<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">Professional And High Quality<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">Previously searched for similar organisations but after speaking to Giovanni over the phone I knew that BMABA was the right one for me. He was very informative, patient and had a lot of time to answer any questions. Extremely reassuring and helpful. Their website and documentation are also very professional and high quality.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Google 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\">Luke T<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">Far More Helpful Than Any Other Association<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">Having been a part of BMABA for a short while, I can say that already they have been far more helpful than any other association I have been involved in. After 10 years of martial arts, I hope to continue instructing under BMABA for many years.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Google 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\">Chris J<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__headline\">Great People To Work With<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"bmaba-tc__quote\">Great people to work with.<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bmaba-tc__source\">Facebook recommendation<\/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\">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\">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. 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