BMABA has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

Hi there,

We're incredibly proud to share that BMABA is now a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant: our public pledge that those who serve, and those who have served, are treated fairly and supported properly in everything we do.

Martial arts has always had a special relationship with the Forces community, and we already support a huge number of serving personnel and veterans across our membership, including discounted membership and insurance for current Armed Forces members and all veterans.

Signing the Covenant is about going further. Serving personnel will soon benefit from a free deployment pause on their membership, meaning anyone deployed in service of their country can step away, serve, and come home to an active membership that hasn't lost them a single day, even beyond the usual twelve-month term. Behind the scenes, we're building a veteran-trained, veteran-ready team so that support for the Forces community runs through everything we do.

And this September we launch Reboot, our new community programme helping martial arts clubs become a welcoming sanctuary for veterans and those returning from service, with trauma-informed coaching embedded in how they work.

We'll also shortly begin working towards the Armed Forces Covenant's Employer Recognition Scheme, because this commitment applies to our own team too.

To those who serve, and those who have served: thank you. We're proud to stand with you. 🥋