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jiu jitsu gym software

Built to Handle Everything Except the Rolling.

Jiu jitsu gym management software should handle belt tracking, family billing, attendance, and lead follow-up in one place. Spark is the only platform built by people who've actually run an academy.

2,000+

Schools run on Spark

2,000+

Schools run on Spark

$720 Million

Processed yearly for clients

$720 Million

Processed yearly for clients

10 Million

Students managed

10 Million

Students managed

9 Years

in Martial Arts

9 Years

in Martial Arts

What is jiu jitsu gym software?

Jiu-jitsu runs on belt and stripe progression tied directly to attendance and coach discretion. A generic gym platform has no concept of rank: it cannot track stripes, flag a student who has hit the minimum class count for their next promotion, or send a testing invitation automatically. That gap creates manual work for every promotion cycle. Jiu jitsu gym management software handles belt history, attendance-linked eligibility, and promotion events as standard features, alongside recurring billing, family accounts, and parent communication, all in one system built for how academies actually operate.

Full student profiles. Belt history. Family accounts. Attendance trends. 

Every relationship in one place — so you always know where a student is in their journey and what they need next. No more digging. No more guessing. The information that helps you retain students and build community is right in front of you.

Spark membership dashboard with calendar and tasks
Spark brand kit interface screenshot
Close-up of a black belt tied over a gi
Black belt knot on gi
The Problem

You Opened an Academy to Teach, Not to Chase Spreadsheets.

Manually counting class attendance to see who is eligible for their next stripe. A family billing error that takes three texts and a phone call to resolve. Leads who inquired last week and never heard back. These tasks stack up fast and can consume 15 or more hours a week. Spark automates billing, follow-up, and promotion tracking so that time goes back to the mat.

Full student profiles. Belt history. Family accounts. Attendance trends. 

Every relationship in one place — so you always know where a student is in their journey and what they need next. No more digging. No more guessing. The information that helps you retain students and build community is right in front of you.

Built by People Who've Actually Run an Academy.

Most jiu-jitsu gym software is built by tech teams who've never taught a class. Spark was built by Master Ron Sell and Grand Master Cheong Park, two 7th Dan Black Belts who ran multiple martial arts schools for over 20 years. They couldn't find software that understood belt progression, attendance-linked promotions, and retention for a relationship-driven academy, so they built it.

Full student profiles. Belt history. Family accounts. Attendance trends. 

Every relationship in one place — so you always know where a student is in their journey and what they need next. No more digging. No more guessing. The information that helps you retain students and build community is right in front of you.

Martial artist kicking a blue heavy bag
Martial artist kicking a heavy bag

Core Spark Membership: Everything Included

One Platform Runs Every Part of Your School.

Track Every Belt and Stripe, Automatically

Belt history, stripe milestones, and promotion eligibility.

Set a minimum class count for each rank, and Spark flags which students have hit the mat enough to test. Send promotion invitations, run your belt ceremony, and generate certificates, all without digging through attendance spreadsheets before every promotion.

Family Billing That Actually Fits Academies

Family accounts, sibling discounts, automatic payment retry.

Bill an entire family under one account with sibling discounts applied automatically. When a payment fails, Spark retries it without you chasing anyone down. Failed payments, upcoming renewals, and overdue accounts all show on one dashboard.

Reach Students Before They Drift Away

Automated texts for missed class, lapsed attendance, and schedule changes.

When a student stops showing up, Spark triggers an SMS automatically, no manual list-pulling required. Two-way texting lets you handle parent questions, reschedule classes, and reply to leads the same way you already text: fast and direct.

Parents Self-Serve, Front Desk Stays Clear

Schedule, booking, check-in, and push notifications from the app.

Parents check the kids class schedule, book a make-up session, and check their student in, all from their phone. Push notifications go out for belt test reminders and schedule updates automatically, so your front desk is not the first call every time something changes.

Here's A Taste Of What Spark Membership Can Do

Spark membership dashboard with calendar and tasks
Spark brand kit interface screenshot

Spark CRM

Know every jiu-jitsu student.

Full student profiles, belt and stripe history, family accounts, and attendance trends, all in one place. Spark's CRM is purpose-built for jiu-jitsu academies, so it understands promotion eligibility and kids program workflows a generic CRM never will.

Spark Payments

Get your academy paid without chasing anyone.

Spark Payments handles recurring dues, family billing, and sibling discounts automatically. Failed payments retry on their own, so you spend your mat time coaching, not calling members about overdue accounts or retyping invoices.

Spark invoice payment dialog with credit card fields
Spark inventory reorder report screenshot
SMS conversation displaying a martial arts school promotion
SMS text messages interface screenshot

Spark SMS

The instant reply, before your jiu-jitsu lead goes cold.

Text messages get read in minutes, not hours. Spark's two-way SMS fires instant replies to new leads, sends class reminders, and pushes reschedule texts the moment something changes, so prospects never look up the academy down the street.

Martial arts instructor in a red and black uniform

“We run a 300-member academy with 3 staff. Spark automated almost everything I used to do manually, freeing me to build a half-million dollar business.”

Shihan Chris Allen
Tring Martial Arts Academy
Martial arts instructor in a red uniform

“We run a 300-member academy with 3 staff. Spark automated almost everything I used to do manually, freeing me to build a half-million dollar business.”

Shihan Chris Allen
Tring Martial Arts Academy
Taekwondo instructor in a white uniform

“We've grown to 6 locations and 1,200+ students. Spark gives us the systems and automation to stay organized and aligned as we scale.”

Jesse Isaacs
Integrity Martial Arts
Martial arts instructor in a white uniform

“We've grown to 6 locations and 1,200+ students. Spark gives us the systems and automation to stay organized and aligned as we scale.”

Jesse Isaacs
Integrity Martial Arts
Martial arts instructor in a white uniform

“We've grown to 6 locations and 1,200+ students. Spark gives us the systems and automation to stay organized and aligned as we scale.”

Jesse Isaacs
Integrity Martial Arts
Martial arts instructor wearing a white gi

“Spark helps me sleep better at night. Everything's in one place, the automations are powerful, and it saves us 10-12 hours in a normal week.”

Adam Spicar
Reveal Martial Arts
Martial arts instructor portrait

“Spark helps me sleep better at night. Everything's in one place, the automations are powerful, and it saves us 10-12 hours in a normal week.”

Adam Spicar
Reveal Martial Arts
Martial arts instructor portrait

“Spark helps me sleep better at night. Everything's in one place, the automations are powerful, and it saves us 10-12 hours in a normal week.”

Adam Spicar
Reveal Martial Arts
Martial arts instructor in a green and black gi

“We run 2 locations with nearly 700 students and 2% attrition. Spark automates comms, keeps parents engaged, and cuts what falls through the cracks.”

Peter Trikilas
Master Peter's Academy of Martial Arts
Smiling martial arts instructor in a green uniform

“We run 2 locations with nearly 700 students and 2% attrition. Spark automates comms, keeps parents engaged, and cuts what falls through the cracks.”

Peter Trikilas
Master Peter's Academy of Martial Arts

Making The Switch To Spark
Couldn’t Be Easier.

Making The Switch To Spark Couldn’t Be Easier.

Zero Cost Migration.

Export your data, send it to our team, we'll do the rest. Fast, secure, and it doesn't cost you a penny.

Setup Payments Instantly.

Start accepting tuition, gear, and event payments right away with our integrated, low-rate merchant service.

Personalized Onboarding.

1-on-1 training gets you and your staff confident from day one. Our tech team is your I.T. department.

FAQ

What is jiu jitsu gym software?

Jiu jitsu gym software is a management platform built around belt and stripe progression, attendance-linked promotion eligibility, recurring membership billing, family accounts, and lead-to-enrollment tracking, all in one system rather than a generic gym tool that treats a jiu-jitsu academy like any fitness facility.

Does Spark connect jiu-jitsu attendance data to promotion readiness?

Yes. Spark ties attendance directly to rank eligibility, so when a jiu-jitsu student hits the minimum class count you set for a belt level, they appear as promotion-ready automatically, rather than requiring a manual count from a spreadsheet.

Does Spark handle family billing for a jiu-jitsu academy?

Yes. Family accounts in Spark bill as a single unified account with sibling discounts applied automatically, so parents who train alongside their kids at your jiu-jitsu academy receive one invoice rather than multiple separate charges to reconcile.

Can Spark help a jiu-jitsu academy follow up with leads who go quiet after inquiring?

Yes. Spark captures leads, sends instant automated replies via SMS, and tracks each prospect through a pipeline from first inquiry to trial class to enrollment, so jiu-jitsu prospects don't fall silent and disappear without a follow-up ever being sent.

Can Spark communicate with parents of kids jiu-jitsu students automatically?

Yes. Spark sends behavior-triggered SMS and email messages to parents based on real activity, such as a missed class, an upcoming promotion, or a schedule change, rather than requiring staff to manually contact each jiu-jitsu parent by hand.

How is Spark different from a generic CRM for a jiu-jitsu academy?

Generic CRMs like HubSpot or Salesforce have no concept of belt rank, stripe tracking, or promotion eligibility. Spark treats jiu-jitsu-specific rank progression, family billing, attendance-linked retention, and academy workflows as core features, not fields someone bolted on.

Can a jiu-jitsu academy sell gis, rash guards, and branded gear through Spark?

Yes. Spark includes built-in point-of-sale and inventory tracking so your jiu-jitsu academy can sell gis, rash guards, apparel, and other merchandise directly without running a separate storefront or reconciling two sets of sales records.

Does Spark store digital waivers for jiu-jitsu students?

Yes. Digital waivers are collected online and stored directly inside each jiu-jitsu student's profile in Spark, making them searchable and permanently on file without paper forms being handed across the front desk at enrollment.

Can Spark show me active members, failed payments, and upcoming renewals without exporting data?

Yes. Spark's dashboard surfaces active member counts, failed payments, and upcoming renewals in real time, so jiu-jitsu academy owners can manage the business proactively rather than discovering a billing problem weeks after it happened.

What kind of support does a jiu-jitsu academy get after switching to Spark?

Spark provides personalized one-on-one onboarding so jiu-jitsu academy owners and staff are confident with the platform from day one, backed by an in-house technical support team for ongoing questions rather than a generic helpdesk queue.

Can Spark track belt and stripe progression for jiu-jitsu students?

Yes. Spark tracks each jiu-jitsu student's full rank history, including stripes between belt promotions, with custom attendance eligibility criteria set per rank so you always know exactly who has earned the right to be considered for their next promotion.

Can Spark manage separate programs like kids, adult fundamentals, no-gi, and competition classes?

Yes. Spark supports multiple jiu-jitsu programs with separate schedules, rosters, and rank tracking in one platform, so kids fundamentals, adult all-levels, no-gi, and comp team classes each run independently without crossing data between them.

How does Spark help a jiu-jitsu academy recover failed membership payments?

Spark's recurring billing includes automatic retry on failed payments, a notification to the member, and account flagging if the payment remains unresolved, so a declined card doesn't quietly turn into a dropped jiu-jitsu membership without your knowledge.

Does Spark support trial class management for a jiu-jitsu gym?

Yes. Spark manages the full trial workflow: capturing the inquiry, automating follow-up messages, booking the trial class, and moving the prospect through the enrollment pipeline, so every new jiu-jitsu trial is tracked rather than handled ad hoc.

Does Spark support promotion events and certificate generation for a jiu-jitsu academy?

Yes. Spark supports the full jiu-jitsu promotion workflow: sending testing invitations to eligible students, managing the promotion event, and generating certificates, without a manual checklist running across separate tools.

Can Spark identify jiu-jitsu students who are at risk of churning before they cancel?

Yes. Spark tracks attendance trends across your jiu-jitsu academy and can trigger automated re-engagement messages when a student's attendance starts to drop, giving you a window to intervene before they quietly stop coming to the mat.

Does Spark let jiu-jitsu students and parents book classes and check in from their phones?

Yes. The Spark member app lets jiu-jitsu students and parents view the schedule, book classes, check in, and receive push notifications from their phones, reducing front desk work around class registration and attendance confirmation.

Do I need separate software for billing, scheduling, and marketing at my jiu-jitsu academy?

No. Spark consolidates recurring billing, online booking, CRM, SMS and email marketing automation, landing pages, rank tracking, and lead management into one platform, so running your jiu-jitsu academy doesn't require stitching together four disconnected tools.

Is switching to Spark from existing software difficult for a jiu-jitsu gym?

No. Spark provides free data migration covering student records, belt history, and billing information, plus integrated merchant services so your jiu-jitsu academy can accept payments immediately, without a gap in operations during the transition.

How many martial arts schools and gyms currently use Spark?

More than 2,000 schools run on Spark, which processes over $720 million yearly for its clients and manages 10 million students. Spark was built by two 7th Dan Black Belts with over 20 years running schools, so jiu-jitsu academy workflows were central to the design from the start.

What is jiu jitsu gym software?

Jiu jitsu gym software is a management platform built around belt and stripe progression, attendance-linked promotion eligibility, recurring membership billing, family accounts, and lead-to-enrollment tracking, all in one system rather than a generic gym tool that treats a jiu-jitsu academy like any fitness facility.

Can Spark track belt and stripe progression for jiu-jitsu students?

Yes. Spark tracks each jiu-jitsu student's full rank history, including stripes between belt promotions, with custom attendance eligibility criteria set per rank so you always know exactly who has earned the right to be considered for their next promotion.

Does Spark connect jiu-jitsu attendance data to promotion readiness?

Yes. Spark ties attendance directly to rank eligibility, so when a jiu-jitsu student hits the minimum class count you set for a belt level, they appear as promotion-ready automatically, rather than requiring a manual count from a spreadsheet.

Can Spark manage separate programs like kids, adult fundamentals, no-gi, and competition classes?

Yes. Spark supports multiple jiu-jitsu programs with separate schedules, rosters, and rank tracking in one platform, so kids fundamentals, adult all-levels, no-gi, and comp team classes each run independently without crossing data between them.

Does Spark handle family billing for a jiu-jitsu academy?

Yes. Family accounts in Spark bill as a single unified account with sibling discounts applied automatically, so parents who train alongside their kids at your jiu-jitsu academy receive one invoice rather than multiple separate charges to reconcile.

How does Spark help a jiu-jitsu academy recover failed membership payments?

Spark's recurring billing includes automatic retry on failed payments, a notification to the member, and account flagging if the payment remains unresolved, so a declined card doesn't quietly turn into a dropped jiu-jitsu membership without your knowledge.

Can Spark help a jiu-jitsu academy follow up with leads who go quiet after inquiring?

Yes. Spark captures leads, sends instant automated replies via SMS, and tracks each prospect through a pipeline from first inquiry to trial class to enrollment, so jiu-jitsu prospects don't fall silent and disappear without a follow-up ever being sent.

Does Spark support trial class management for a jiu-jitsu gym?

Yes. Spark manages the full trial workflow: capturing the inquiry, automating follow-up messages, booking the trial class, and moving the prospect through the enrollment pipeline, so every new jiu-jitsu trial is tracked rather than handled ad hoc.

Can Spark communicate with parents of kids jiu-jitsu students automatically?

Yes. Spark sends behavior-triggered SMS and email messages to parents based on real activity, such as a missed class, an upcoming promotion, or a schedule change, rather than requiring staff to manually contact each jiu-jitsu parent by hand.

Does Spark support promotion events and certificate generation for a jiu-jitsu academy?

Yes. Spark supports the full jiu-jitsu promotion workflow: sending testing invitations to eligible students, managing the promotion event, and generating certificates, without a manual checklist running across separate tools.

How is Spark different from a generic CRM for a jiu-jitsu academy?

Generic CRMs like HubSpot or Salesforce have no concept of belt rank, stripe tracking, or promotion eligibility. Spark treats jiu-jitsu-specific rank progression, family billing, attendance-linked retention, and academy workflows as core features, not fields someone bolted on.

Can Spark identify jiu-jitsu students who are at risk of churning before they cancel?

Yes. Spark tracks attendance trends across your jiu-jitsu academy and can trigger automated re-engagement messages when a student's attendance starts to drop, giving you a window to intervene before they quietly stop coming to the mat.

Can a jiu-jitsu academy sell gis, rash guards, and branded gear through Spark?

Yes. Spark includes built-in point-of-sale and inventory tracking so your jiu-jitsu academy can sell gis, rash guards, apparel, and other merchandise directly without running a separate storefront or reconciling two sets of sales records.

Does Spark let jiu-jitsu students and parents book classes and check in from their phones?

Yes. The Spark member app lets jiu-jitsu students and parents view the schedule, book classes, check in, and receive push notifications from their phones, reducing front desk work around class registration and attendance confirmation.

Does Spark store digital waivers for jiu-jitsu students?

Yes. Digital waivers are collected online and stored directly inside each jiu-jitsu student's profile in Spark, making them searchable and permanently on file without paper forms being handed across the front desk at enrollment.

Do I need separate software for billing, scheduling, and marketing at my jiu-jitsu academy?

No. Spark consolidates recurring billing, online booking, CRM, SMS and email marketing automation, landing pages, rank tracking, and lead management into one platform, so running your jiu-jitsu academy doesn't require stitching together four disconnected tools.

Can Spark show me active members, failed payments, and upcoming renewals without exporting data?

Yes. Spark's dashboard surfaces active member counts, failed payments, and upcoming renewals in real time, so jiu-jitsu academy owners can manage the business proactively rather than discovering a billing problem weeks after it happened.

Is switching to Spark from existing software difficult for a jiu-jitsu gym?

No. Spark provides free data migration covering student records, belt history, and billing information, plus integrated merchant services so your jiu-jitsu academy can accept payments immediately, without a gap in operations during the transition.

What kind of support does a jiu-jitsu academy get after switching to Spark?

Spark provides personalized one-on-one onboarding so jiu-jitsu academy owners and staff are confident with the platform from day one, backed by an in-house technical support team for ongoing questions rather than a generic helpdesk queue.

How many martial arts schools and gyms currently use Spark?

More than 2,000 schools run on Spark, which processes over $720 million yearly for its clients and manages 10 million students. Spark was built by two 7th Dan Black Belts with over 20 years running schools, so jiu-jitsu academy workflows were central to the design from the start.

Martial artist adjusting their belt and gi

Ready to Get Back to Owning Your Academy, Instead of It Owning You?

Run belt and stripe tracking, family billing, lead and trial management, and attendance-linked promotions from one platform built by people who've actually done it.

Martial artist adjusting a belt during training

Ready to Get Back to Owning Your Academy, Instead of It Owning You?

Run belt and stripe tracking, family billing, lead and trial management, and attendance-linked promotions from one platform built by people who've actually done it.

Martial artist adjusting a belt during training

Ready to Get Back to Owning Your Academy, Instead of It Owning You?

Run belt and stripe tracking, family billing, lead and trial management, and attendance-linked promotions from one platform built by people who've actually done it.