Growing academies
Move beyond spreadsheets before attendance, billing, and student records become difficult to reconcile.
Martial arts academy management
Martial arts management software built around how academies operate
Manage students, attendance, belts and ranks, payments, classes, communication, and private videos in one system. MatGoat replaces disconnected spreadsheets and paper registers with a clear daily workflow.
- No credit card required
- Set up in under 15 minutes
- Cancel at any time
Used by working academies
Martial arts academy owners run their daily operations with MatGoat
MatGoat started inside a BJJ academy and was built by a practitioner who understands the work behind every class. Meet the person behind the software.
A practical fit for independent martial arts academies
MatGoat supports the operational details that general fitness software often treats as custom fields. Each academy controls its own disciplines, rank systems, class types, and payment process.
Multi-discipline gyms
Keep separate ranks, classes, and progression histories for every discipline under one academy account.
Schools with junior programs
Connect parents with their children, payments, schedules, announcements, and progress records.
The daily work stays connected
A student check-in, a failed payment, and a belt promotion belong to the same student record. Staff can act without copying information between tools.
Attendance and retention
Students check in on a tablet. Coaches see attendance history, class demand, and students whose participation is declining.
Payments and memberships
Track recurring fees, payment status, plans, and additional charges from the same academy workspace.
Student progress and ranks
Record belts, stripes, kyu or dan grades, promotion dates, private notes, and the complete student history.
Purpose-built software compared with a spreadsheet
A spreadsheet can hold names and amounts. It becomes fragile when several coaches need current information or when records depend on one another.
| Academy need | MatGoat | Spreadsheet or paper |
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| Attendance | Student check-in with class-level history | Manual entry after class |
| Rank progression | Configurable systems with promotion history | Separate columns and files |
| Payments | Membership status and payment records together | Manual bank reconciliation |
| Parents and children | Linked family access and communication | Duplicate contact records |
| Staff access | Shared current data with permissions | Copies, versions, and broad access |
Move your academy without rebuilding every record by hand
Start with the information your team uses every week. MatGoat helps you structure students, ranks, schedules, and active plans so the transition stays manageable.
- 1 Export your current student and membership data.
- 2 Configure disciplines, ranks, classes, and staff access.
- 3 Import active records and check a representative sample.
- 4 Run one live week before retiring the old process.
Testimonials
What our academies say about MatGoat
Since we started using MatGoat, attendance tracking runs on its own. Students check in on the tablet and I can focus on teaching.
Víctor Lozano
CIMA 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
The video library is great for my students. They can review techniques at home and come to class much more prepared.
Mathias Ribeiro
Mathias Ribeiro Team
Transparent plans for independent academies
Both plans include the core academy-management workflow. Review the current plan details before starting your trial.
Basic
$40
per month
Professional
$60
per month
Martial arts management software questions
What is martial arts management software?
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It is software that organizes student records, attendance, rank progression, classes, memberships, payments, and academy communication. A martial arts product also understands discipline-specific ranks and promotion histories.
Which martial arts can MatGoat manage?
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MatGoat supports BJJ, judo, karate, taekwondo, boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, and academies with several disciplines. You can configure the rank structure and class types used by your school.
Can I move from a spreadsheet or another platform?
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Yes. Begin with active students, ranks, plans, and schedules. Review a sample after import, then run the new workflow alongside the old process for a short verification period.
Does MatGoat include a free trial?
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Yes. The trial lasts 30 days and does not require a credit card. You can test the academy workflow with your own classes before selecting a paid plan.
Can parents manage more than one child?
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Yes. A parent can access linked children from one account and follow the schedules, payments, announcements, and progress available to the family.
Can staff use different permissions?
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Yes. Academy owners can assign access according to each person’s role so staff work from shared records without receiving unnecessary administrative access.
Test MatGoat with a real week at your academy
Add your classes, invite your staff, and confirm that the workflow fits before you commit.
Start your 30-day free trial