Training and engagement
Karate in schools
MMAKF runs structured Shotokan karate, physical education and self-defence programmes inside schools, taught by federation instructors on the school’s own premises.
What a school programme is made of
A programme is assembled from components rather than bought off a shelf. A school taking karate for its middle years and a school running a girls’ self-defence course are doing different things, and the federation does not price them as though they were the same.
- Shotokan karate — the graded syllabus, taught in age-appropriate batches
- Physical education support — conditioning, coordination and discipline within PE time
- Self-defence — practical, taught separately from the graded syllabus
- Assessment and grading — examinations conducted under the federation’s technical authority
- Certification — MMAKF certificates, verifiable by anyone who is shown one
- Competition preparation — for schools that want to enter federation events
- Instructor development — for a school’s own PE staff
How it runs inside a school day
Most school programmes run in batches, in a hall or any clear indoor space, at a frequency the school sets. MMAKF works around the timetable rather than the other way round — before assembly, during PE periods, or after school. Which of those suits you is a question on the application form, and the answer changes the schedule and the fee.
Safeguarding
Programmes involving children are taught only by instructors whose child-protection clearance is on the federation’s record and current. Where no clearance is recorded, the instructor is not eligible for the programme — the system treats a missing clearance as no clearance rather than assuming the best.
What MMAKF needs from you
None of this has to be settled before you apply. It is what the conversation will be about, and knowing it in advance makes that conversation shorter.
- A clear indoor space — a hall, a covered area or an unused classroom block
- A named coordinator at the school, usually the sports or PE teacher
- The number of participants and their age groups
- Consent arrangements for children taking part
From enquiry to first session
What happens after you apply.
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You apply
The form asks what you need, how many people, how often, and where. It saves as you go, so you can leave it and come back.
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MMAKF reviews it
A training administrator reads the requirements and comes back to you if anything is unclear. You are given a reference and a page that shows where the application has got to.
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The programme is designed
What is taught, to whom, in what batches, at what frequency, with what assessment. This is a conversation, not a menu.
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A quotation is issued
One fee, calculated from the configuration under the federation’s published framework, itemised so you can see how it was arrived at.
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You approve, and an agreement is signed
The quotation you approved is the one the agreement is written against, kept as a version that cannot change afterwards.
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Instructors are assigned and the calendar is set
MMAKF matches instructors on qualification, location and availability. You see who is coming and when, and are told if anything moves.
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Delivery, attendance and reporting
Sessions are recorded as they happen. Attendance, progress and any assessments appear in your portal rather than arriving as a spreadsheet at the end.
MMAKF has not published a standard response time, so no stage above carries one. You are given a reference and a page that shows where your application has actually got to, rather than a promise about when it will move.
Start a school application.
The form saves as you go. You can stop at any point and come back to it with the link you are given.
Start a school application