The NSW Department of Sports and Recreation has announced a $27.3 million community sport support package. https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/27-million-dollars-to-support-local-sport-return All KWNSW members are potentially eligible for up to $1000 in return to sport funding to assist with getting back to training by paying such fixed costs as: insurances, affiliation fees, base operating fees and essential equipment Forms Read More

MAIA President Walt Missingham has today announced that the COVID SAFE MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOLS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM is being rolled out in Canada. “I congratulate the Canadians in their professional and pro active response” I can also reveal we are we are working with groups in USA, UK, Oceania, Malaysia and Greece who are also aligning Read More

Many members have been enquiring about Insurance Renewals as Insurance is now, more than ever, important. The following Statement issued by MAIA President, Walt Missingham. “I have reviewed the insurance situation and it is, for many of our members, an additional cost that they can do without at this very challenging time. Accordingly I am Read More

MAIA President Walt Missingham has today congratulated the Martial Arts industry in collectively rising to the occasion in dealing with the Covid 19 Crisis and its impact on our industry. “In less than 3 weeks we have had over 20,000 instructors successfully complete the certification process, it is a credit not just to the MAIA Read More

The program can be accessed here: https://www.openlearning.com/courses/covid-safe-martial-arts-school/ It provides online training for any martial arts instructor. It has been developed by the MAIA as a free service to our industry and provides a pathway via which any martial arts instructor can obtain the training needed for a safe a legal resumption of their classes. Walt Read More