Our association has been working to increase participation and regulate the industry since 2012. We work with people of all settings – from students through to instructors, and parents through to schools – to help make martial arts more accessible, fun, safe and better regulated.
What We Do
We promote participation
We work with instructors
We set and regulate standards
We champion self-protection
Nobody should be the victim of a violent crime, yet unfortunately this isn’t the case. We work hard to champion the life-affirming benefits that self protection (self defence) skills can bring to people of all ages, backgrounds and genders. Together with our instructors, we’re helping more people learn life saving self defence skills and awareness.
Find Out MoreWe research & build records
There’s still no single figure on how many people are involved in martial arts, nor is there a professional register for those qualified to teach. We’re changing that by conducting detailed national research into martial arts, and by building a checkable and fully functional national database for instructors and professionals in the industry.
Find Out MoreWe develop martial arts
Martial arts have survived millenniums of war, change and culture. We want to work to preserve these age-defying qualities, and the many lineages and histories associated with thousands of years of martial arts from around the world.
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