The operating system for martial arts education

Know exactly what every class has learned.

GradBelt gives academy owners and head instructors a single source of truth for curriculum, instruction, and student progression, so every class teaches with intention and every promotion is earned.

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Never wonder what to teach next.

Class-level
Curriculum visibility
Instructor-aligned
Teaching standards
Location-ready
Multi-academy consistency
Class progress
BJJ · Evening Class
Coverage
82%
Completed
  • Closed guard
  • Hip escape
  • Scissor sweep
Missing
  • Flower sweep
  • Guard retention
Recommended next class
  • Flower sweep
  • Guard retention
  • Closed guard review

The hidden cost

When teaching lives in instructors' heads, quality becomes fragile.

Most academies don't lose quality because they lack students or software. They lose it because instructional knowledge never leaves people's heads. Classes drift apart. Curriculum gaps appear. Promotions turn subjective. New instructors struggle. Growth makes inconsistency harder to hide.

Admin tools run your school. GradBelt governs how your school teaches.

What has this class already learned?
What hasn't been covered yet?
What should be taught next?

Classes drift apart

Without a shared teaching record, every instructor runs their own version of your curriculum.

Curriculum gaps appear quietly

Techniques slip through the cracks until a promotion review exposes what was never taught.

Promotions become subjective

Belt decisions depend on memory, politics, and opinion, not documented progression.

New instructors struggle

Substitutes and new hires cannot pick up where the last instructor left off.

Growth multiplies inconsistency

More instructors and more locations mean more drift, unless instruction is systematized.

Owners fly blind

Directors cannot answer the simplest question: what did this class actually learn?

How GradBelt works

Turn your teaching methodology into a repeatable system.

GradBelt connects what was taught, what students were exposed to, and what should happen next, so every class builds on the last.

01

Record

Record what was taught.

Every completed session adds techniques, attendance, and instructors to a permanent class history.

02

Track

Track curriculum progress.

See coverage by class group, belt level, and time period, not guesses from the hallway.

03

Gaps

Identify learning gaps.

GradBelt surfaces missing topics before they spread across instructors or locations.

04

Recommend

Get recommendations for what to teach next.

Instructors open the next session with clarity, not improvisation.

Curriculum visibility

See class progress like a product dashboard, not a spreadsheet.

Owners and head instructors finally get a live picture of what each class has covered, what is missing, and what should come next.

  • Curriculum completion by class group
  • Missing topics surfaced automatically
  • Coverage percentages you can trust
  • Recommended next techniques before class starts
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How it works
Every class. Every technique. Every gap. Visible.
Record 01
Record what was taught.
12 techniques covered 8 sessions completed Last: Guard retention fundamentals
Coverage 78%
Track 02
Track curriculum progress.
82% coverage Evening class Blue belt track
Coverage 42%
Gaps 03
Identify learning gaps.
3 techniques not yet covered at this belt level
Coverage 91%

Teaching consistency

Any instructor can step in without starting over.

Great academies do not depend on one great teacher. They depend on a system that makes every teacher effective, with shared context, not tribal knowledge.

No guessing. No inconsistency. No reinventing the wheel.

What was taught

Open any class and see the full instructional history before you teach.

What students practiced

Exposure and attendance stay tied to the techniques actually covered in class.

What happens next

Recommended techniques keep substitutes aligned with your curriculum standard.

Oversight without micromanagement

You do not need to watch every class. You need visibility into every class record.

Without GradBelt

Ask Marcus if he taught that class last month.

With GradBelt

Open the class record. It is all there.

Multi-location excellence

Open location two without teaching a different art.

The hardest part of expansion isn't finding a space. It's replicating the teaching quality that made your first academy successful. GradBelt gives multi-location operators a single instructional standard, enforced by system, not by hope.

100%

Curriculum compliance

One standard deployed across every location

Live

Instructor consistency

See whether classes follow the same progression

Evidence

Promotion readiness

Review documented progression before every belt decision

Owner

Teaching quality visibility

Spot drift before parents and students do

Centralized curriculum

Define curriculum once. Deploy it everywhere. Update it once, every location reflects the change.

Location-level visibility

See which locations are covering curriculum, which are drifting, and where intervention is needed.

Franchise-ready governance

Give location managers autonomy to operate, within the instructional framework you define.

Progression

Progress you can prove, not just promote.

GradBelt separates three things most academies conflate: attendance, exposure, and mastery. A student who shows up isn't automatically progressing. Progress is documented, assessed, and earned.

This gives head instructors and academy directors something they've never had: an evidence trail for every promotion decision.

"Promotions stopped being political. They became procedural."
1

Attendance

Was the student present?

2

Exposure

Was the student in class when this technique was taught?

3

Assessment

Has the instructor evaluated technical proficiency?

  • Technical history per student, per technique
  • Instructor assessments with timestamps and notes
  • Belt readiness grounded in documented coverage and proficiency
  • Student-facing progress view that reflects real learning

Teaching insights

An instructional coordinator built into every class.

GradBelt surfaces the signals owners and head instructors need: struggling techniques, stale coverage, promotion readiness, and curriculum drift, before small gaps become school-wide problems.

Powered by your curriculum, class history, and instructor assessments, not generic gym software dashboards.

Technique signal

Students are struggling with guard retention.

Coverage is complete, but recent assessments show repeated difficulty in this class group.

Coverage signal

This class has not practiced takedowns in 6 weeks.

Instructional history shows a gap that can affect progression readiness.

Promotion signal

Four students are ready for promotion review.

Documented exposure, attendance, and instructor assessments align with rank requirements.

Curriculum signal

Curriculum coverage is behind schedule for this belt level.

Compare planned progression against what classes have actually taught this quarter.

Operations

Everything else your academy needs, built in.

You shouldn't need three tools to run one academy.

Instruction is the core. Operations are the foundation. GradBelt includes the administrative capabilities serious academies expect, so you don't need a second system for the work that surrounds teaching.

Student records

Profiles, guardians, documents, and enrollment, organized and searchable.

Class scheduling

Calendar, class groups, instructor assignments.

Attendance

Fast check-in that feeds directly into exposure and progression records.

Memberships & billing

Recurring tuition and Stripe-powered payments, automatic, auditable, reliable.

Rank management

Belt history, promotion workflows, and requirements tied to instructional data.

Data migration

Import from spreadsheets or legacy systems. Review before you commit.

One platform for how you teach and how you run. No duct tape required.

Academies on GradBelt

Built for schools that take teaching seriously.

"We had four instructors teaching four different versions of our curriculum. GradBelt gave us one standard, and for the first time, I can tell you exactly what every class has learned."
Head instructor · Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy · 3 locations · 280 students
"Promotions used to be a meeting that nobody enjoyed. Now they're a review of documented progress. The politics disappeared."
Academy director · Judo & BJJ school · 140 students
"When we opened our second location, I was terrified the quality would drop. GradBelt made the curriculum portable. Location two teaches what location one teaches."
School owner · Multi-location karate network
"New instructors used to take six months to understand our standards. Now they open a class record and know exactly where to start."
Operations lead · MMA & striking academy · 6 instructors

Trusted by academies across multiple countries · Multi-language · Stripe-powered billing

PRICING

Plans that scale with your academy, not against your teaching quality.

Start with one location and one curriculum. Grow to multiple instructors, multiple sites, and hundreds of students, without changing systems.

No setup fee Free trial Cancel anytime Assisted migration

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Starter

Build your instructional foundation.

$ 179 /month

Up to 75 students

7-day free trial No credit card required to start

Instructional core

  • Living curriculum linked to every class
  • Session-by-session teaching history
  • Attendance tied to technical exposure
  • Student progression visibility
Also included Enrollment, billing and imports included
Replace spreadsheets, guesswork, and disconnected tools with one instructional operating system.
No long-term lock-in
No implementation fee
Assisted migration
Stripe Connect
Cancel anytime

Academies in multiple countries standardize instruction and operations with GradBelt.

Pricing FAQ

Is there an implementation fee?

There is no setup fee on standard plans. Enterprise rollouts can include a scoped implementation plan.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Plans avoid long lock-ins and can follow your academy's stage.

Do you help with migration?

Yes. Professional includes assisted migration and spreadsheet import to speed up switching.

Is Stripe required?

Not to use GradBelt. Stripe powers automatic billing, memberships and integrated payments.

Ready to scale with consistency

Build a more consistent academy.

  • Know exactly what every class has learned.
  • Know what should be taught next.
  • Scale without losing teaching quality.

Free trial · No setup fee · Assisted onboarding · Cancel anytime