BMABA CIC

Award-winning martial arts body empowering 100K+ instructors & students. Raising standards, supporting clubs, & championing grassroots sport.

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🎉 Big news. BMABA CIC is now a formally approved CIMSPA Training Provider Partner.

Martial arts. Inside the national sport workforce development framework. Alongside swimming, football, fitness and every other sport in this country.

This is what professionalising martial arts looks like;
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Despite our policy costs heading towards £250,000 this year, we haven't passed that on to clubs. We've absorbed it. And we've improved cover at the same time.

Named instructor cover, free event insurance (was £189.99 per event), free club cover for qualifying clubs, referee insurance at £3.33/month, and a 5% discount for clubs doing things right.

Full details: https://t.co/3tGgO7Ooc1

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2025 has been an incredible year for BMABA CIC.

We became a CIC, were referenced in Parliament, recognised on the Sport England website, achieved ISO9001 & UKAS accreditation, launched Regulation Ready, TIC, SYV & MHFA programmes, and rebuilt MyBMABA from the ground up.

Customer service is now 98% same-day, we've received national media coverage, a third version of MyBMABA is landing next week and huge upgrades are coming in early 2026.

Thank you to every club, instructor & supporter.
We’re open until 23 Dec and back on 2 Jan.
Here’s to 2026. 👊

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🚨 Big news from BMABA CIC!

We’re launching Vocational & Time-Served Gradings nationwide this mid-November — a month early!

ISO9001:2015 aligned, fully digital, transparent, and examiner-led.

Legitimate routes for senior grade advancement.

👉 Read more:
https://t.co/4iiVN2YsAS

#martialarts #martialartsinstructor #bmaba #ukmartialarts #martialartsdoneright

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BMABA was singled out for praise in Parliament during a recent debate on safeguarding in martial arts.

Our RegulationReady framework is helping clubs raise standards in a measurable way — moving beyond yes/no checks to real accountability.

Full update: https://t.co/B74iOFTCJI

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Over 4,000 trees now planted through our work with Ecologi🌱

We fund UK & global tree planting, clean water, carbon reduction & wildlife projects — on behalf of our clubs.

You focus on the mats. We reduce your impact off them.
🔗 https://t.co/C7bywCyuN3
#BMABA #ClimateAction

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We’ve launched Regulation Ready 🛡️

A free, national framework to help martial arts clubs show clear standards in safeguarding, governance & leadership.

No cost. No pressure. Just progress.

🔗 https://t.co/S9BCS5J1yF

#RegulationReady #BMABA

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ITV News filmed with us today for a national segment on safeguarding + safety in martial arts.

We’ve called for clear legislation + enforced standards on associations + NGBs — not more red tape for grassroots clubs doing their best.

Tomorrow we launch #RegulationReady. 👊

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This is how we fight for…

Safer grassroots martial arts

Better outcomes for kids in poverty

Support for women, girls & vulnerable communities

Real action on head injuries & male mental health

Not flashy. Just needed. We're proudly now ISO9001:2015 certified.

#BMABA #ISO9001 #CIC #Safeguarding #SocialImpact

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The power of #martialarts is so often overlooked in our society, and especially when it comes to #UKGovernment support and funding.

Our national survey will help share not only the statistics behind UK martial arts participation and coaching, but also the real stories. #BMABA

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Last year we were valued at £1.65M. We said no to investors — and yes to you.

No shareholders. No profit motives.
Just a mission: To serve your club, your students, your future.

This is your association.
We’re just getting started. 🔥

#BMABA #CIC #MartialArts #ForTheCommunity #NotForProfit

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Today, our Founder Giovanni signed over his controlling ownership of BMABA to convert us to a Community Interest Company (CIC), to ensure we remain in the public interest.

Read more; https://t.co/gxalll9BKm

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Don't forget! The law on #liveblades changes on 24th September so any clubs who use #weapons as part of their practice or training - especially live blades - need to review updates to legislation ahead of this date.

We've covered this in full here;
https://t.co/QXgvlFiuWQ

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UK Martial Arts first national #SENCO qualification for inclusive #martialarts for #BMABA will launch in the next 1-2 weeks, and will be free for all members. We're going to be making #SENCO and #inclusivemartialarts as important as #DSL training in the coming months.

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Boom! And it's live! Our new Club Grants Programme is now open for applications, with self-funded grants of up to £500 available for clubs needing help with charitable projects, club development or crisis support.

Learn more; https://t.co/ORDE2oNvFF

#martialarts #bmaba #mybmaba

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We've thrilled to announce that our new £500 community clubs grant scheme will open next Wednesday, to start providing much needed financial support to #independentmartialarts clubs in the UK.

#bmaba #ukmartialarts #martialarts #martialartsdoneright

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Our #headinjury and #concussion in #martialarts award has been live for a week, and has proven widely popular among clubs from all disciplines and styles.

Learn more from https://t.co/vcZSHyvqyj

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Nothing like the freezing January snow to help make training that little bit more uncomfortable!

Please allow extra time to warm up in this cold weather, and especially pay attention to the welfare of your junior students if training bare-foot.

Remember the BMABA jingle; "There's no pain in the gain like the pain of a (public liability) claim". Catchy, right? 🤣

#bmaba #martialarts #martialartsinsurance #martialartsnow #karatelife #martialartslife #mybmaba #ukmartialarts

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Our V2 roadmap for our #martialarts #clubmanagement app has just been released. We'd love the feedback of as many #bmaba clubs as possible to really help us refine this further;

https://t.co/YaRl5VVn17