The Martial Arts Safety Registry that empowers parents to find safer martial arts schools and helps academies build trust through verified safety standards.
How Academy Safe Works
A simple, proactive approach to creating safer academies
Learn
Understand age-appropriate safety education, boundaries, and warning signs for athletes and families.
Implement
Apply clear policies and best practices that support a professional, child-safe academy culture.
Protect
Choose Your Path
Resources designed specifically for parents and for academy leaders
For Parents
You want your child to train in a safe environment.
Academy Safe gives parents the knowledge to understand appropriate coaching behavior, recognize red flags, and choose academies that prioritize child safety.
For Coaches & Gym Owners
Great coaching goes beyond technique.
Academy Safe helps academies establish professional standards, educate staff, and reduce risk while building trust with families.
Why Academy Safe Exists
Our mission is rooted in prevention, education, and trust
Martial arts should be a place of growth, discipline, and confidence, not confusion or fear.
Academy Safe was created to help families and academies protect children through education, transparency, and proactive safety practices.
Protecting the Mat
Insights for parents, coaches, and academy owners on safety, professionalism, and youth development in martial arts.
How to Check Your Child’s Martial Arts Instructor
Short answer: You can check a martial arts instructor in about ten minutes using free public registries. In the United States, search the instructor's full name on the National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW). In Canada, check the RCMP High-Risk Child Sex Offender...
What Accreditation Actually Requires: The 8 Pillars Explained for Academy Owners
If you run a martial arts academy, you already know that parents are asking harder questions than they used to. They want to know who is coaching their child, what training those coaches have, and what happens if someone gets hurt on the mat. Academy Safe...
20 Questions to Ask Before Enrolling Your Child in Martial Arts
Short answer: Before you enroll your child in martial arts, ask about instructor background checks, SafeSport training, concussion and CPR certification, camera coverage, bathroom and changing room supervision, private lesson policy, and insurance. A good school...
Make Safety the Standard in Your Academy
