Student management
All your students’ information in one place and always up to date, including their belt, payments and attendance.
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Software for BJJ and martial arts academies Run your academy without keeping it all in your head
Automate payments, let students check themselves in, and track their progress in one place.
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4.7/5 · Capterra
4.7/5 · Capterra Easy, simple, fast. With MatGoat, you can get back to focusing on your classes
Improve attendance
Students easily check in when they arrive, or from home, and attendance is automatically recorded in your admin panel.
Automatic payments
With MatGoat, your students can pay their membership securely and automatically.
Easier promotions
You can see student progress and track their development.
Complete martial arts academy software
MatGoat centralizes your entire academy management in one platform. From student tracking to automatic billing, every module is designed so you can spend your time on what matters: teaching.
Automatic billing and payments
Set up your fees and let MatGoat collect payments for you, without chasing anyone at the end of the month, or take cash and mark the payment in the app.
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Attendance tracking
Your students book a spot from their phone, so you know who is coming to class or who attended a past class.
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Class scheduling
Publish your schedule and let students book a spot through the app, with class capacity limits.
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Student communication
Announcements, reminders and messages that reach your whole community on their phones or by email or SMS.
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Private video library
Upload techniques and training sessions for your students to review at home, and you can even charge for access.
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MatGoat is the most complete and easy-to-use management software for martial arts and combat sports academies. Built by and for instructors of BJJ, Muay Thai, Karate, Judo, MMA, Taekwondo and boxing who want to professionalize their academy without the complexity.
The answer is YES!
These are some of the questions we get asked frequently. And yes, everything you need for your academy is here.
Can I schedule and manage classes easily? YES!
Can I see student attendance? YES!
Can I send messages to all members? YES!
Can I see who attended which class on any day? YES!
Can I set up different access levels? YES!
Can I track each student's progress? YES!
Can I generate attendance reports automatically? YES!
Can I send automatic payment reminders? YES!
Can I create training plans for my students? YES!
Can I see detailed statistics of my academy? YES!
Can I automatically backup all information? YES!
Can I use the platform on multiple devices? YES!
Testimonials
What our academies say about MatGoat
“Since we started using MatGoat, attendance tracking runs on its own and I can focus on teaching.”
Víctor Lozano
CIMA Jiu Jitsu
“Payment management used to be a headache. Now with MatGoat everything is automatic and I don't have to chase anyone at the end of the month.”
Ali
Ali Dinar Jiu Jitsu
“I love being able to see my academy's statistics. I know exactly which classes are most popular and can make better decisions.”
Javier Feliubadaló
Circle Academy
“What I value most is how easy it is. I'm not tech-savvy at all and in one day I had everything set up and running.”
Julio César Alves
JC Fight Team
“The video library is great for my students. They can review techniques at home and come to class much more prepared.”
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Mathias Ribeiro
Mathias Ribeiro Team
“We tried several platforms before and none of them fit a martial arts academy. MatGoat is built for us.”
Frank
Next Level BJJ
“After several apps I stayed with MatGoat because beyond offering a wider service, the personal care is what sets it apart.”
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“We are delighted with MatGoat. It helped us a lot with the first steps of the academy and with keeping track of everything.”
Everything you need for your BJJ academy
Attendance control, classes, students, payments and much more.
Some of the best academies already use MatGoat
Your whole academy, on your phone too
You and your students can manage everything from your phones with the free MatGoat apps for iOS and Android.
4.9 / 5
For students
Sign up for classes, check your payments, watch videos, and receive updates from your academy.
For instructors
Manage classes, students, attendance, payments, and messages from the mat or from home.
For parents
Manage your children's accounts from your phone. Check their classes and attendance, and receive updates from the academy.
SETUP
What the first steps with MatGoat look like
0 min
We set up your academy: book a demo
Tell us your academy name, discipline, and schedule. We will walk you through MatGoat and help with setup.
5 min
We configure schedules and class types
We configure weekly classes, mat capacity limits, and instructors together. Students see the full schedule in the app.
10 min
Enable card payments (optional)
Never chase monthly member dues again. Link your bank account with zero MatGoat platform fees for automatic recurring payments. You can also track payments received in cash.
15 min
Invite your students with a link (or we migrate them from your current software or Excel)
Share your direct signup link so students create their profiles, or send us your database and our team will migrate your students for you.
30 min
Automated attendance tracking
Students confirm attendance with minimal friction. Attendance history, student regularity, and class statistics accumulate automatically.
Go home after class and actually switch off
Payments, check-ins and reminders run on their own while you teach. Setting up your academy takes about 30 minutes.
A walkthrough with no commitment.
