Our roadmap + Kingston Kicks Recap
Nick Van Maele
Newsletter 01 · May 2026
Welcome to our newsletter
Welcome to our first newsletter. We'll share brief updates about Martial Apps along with the occasional general martial arts topic — short, focused, and no more than once a month.
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Roadmap
Where we are & where we're going
Martial Apps is a platform for martial arts schools and clubs. It cuts admin time, retains and delights students, and supports growth. Runs on laptops, tablets, and smartphones, backed by secure cloud infrastructure.
May
2026Final testing weeks. The app is fully functional and internal tests are encouraging. We're also letting ethical hackers run security testing.June
2026Go-live with two early-adopter clubs. They'll battle-test the app and give feedback. We'll support them until it's smooth sailing.July
2026Payments come to the app — collect fees without hassle. We'll continue onboarding clubs gradually to keep the experience high-quality.Fall
2026New Event Organizer module, simplifying how martial arts events are planned and run. A prototype is already being evaluated.
Anywhere in the app, support is one click away — as is submitting ideas. Listening to the community is our core.
Sneak peek
Your dojo, in your pocket
A few of the screens senseis and students will use day-to-day.
Works on iPhone, iPad & Android — syncs instantly across devices.
Recap · April 18–19, 2026
Looking back at Kingston Kicks
On April 18–19, the martial arts community convened at Kingston Kicks for two days of seminars, lessons, competition, and camaraderie. Participants walked away with new insights, new memories, and the occasional medal.
It was the first time Martial Apps introduced itself to the wider martial arts community. The response was warm, and we truly enjoyed conversations with club owners about what they need. We left happy and determined to keep building something that makes a difference for them.
We interviewed senseis and participants, and put together a short film.
“Martial Arts: A Way of Life” · 3 min
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From the founder
Thanks for being here at the start. Building something for the martial arts community has been the most rewarding work of my career — and we're just getting going.
Nick Van Maele · Founder, Martial Apps
For more, visit martialapps.com.
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