Notes on running a UK martial arts club, building software for dojos, and why we made the choices we made.
What martial arts club management software actually does, why generic gym platforms fall short for dojos, and what to look for as a UK club owner — including the GDPR obligations most clubs underestimate.
Read more →Gym software treats grading as an attendance counter, families as separate members, and check-in as a front-desk task. None of that fits a dojo. Here's the gap.
Read more →GDPR isn't a cookie banner. For a club holding kids' health data, photos, payment info and emergency contacts, it's a real obligation with real consequences. Here's a practical guide.
Read more →Most club software gives everyone the same interface. Club Forge's kiosk mode is designed specifically for the dojo door — not the admin view on a different screen.
Read more →Every option either treats martial arts as a tag on top of generic gym software, or is built for the US and treats UK specifics as optional. So I started building.
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