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Best Marketing Agencies for Martial Arts Schools (2026)

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The best marketing agency for most martial arts schools is MMA Marketing Pro: it works only with BJJ and MMA academies, names clients such as 10th Planet and Method Jiu Jitsu, and is the only done-for-you agency here publishing a full price — a $2,500 build, then $297, $397 or $997/month, with Meta and Google ads management in the $997 plan — and "No contracts". For karate and taekwondo schools, or a lower starting price, Grow Pro Agency starts at $299/month with no contracts required. One thing to know before you shop: Martial Arts Media, one of the best-known names in the niche, says on its own site that it is not an agency — you run the ads yourself with its system — so it is labeled that way below. Every company was verified against its own live website in September 2026.

Full disclosure

No agency paid for placement on this list, and there are no affiliate links or referral fees on this page. Karbon Agency publishes this list and appears on it; we are placed by the same score as everyone else, and on several of our lists that means we are not first.

The ranking, side by side

Ranked by the score below, which is explained in full under “How we ranked these”. The pricing and lock-in columns are the reason this page exists — almost no other list in this category will tell you what these agencies charge.

#AgencyScoreBest forPricingLock-in
1MMA Marketing Pro88/100BJJ and MMA academies that want a new website, SEO and managed Meta and Google ads at a published pricePublished: $2,500 build + $297/mo · $397/mo · $997/mo (ads included only at $997)"No contracts" stated on site
2Martial Arts Media80/100hands-on owners who want to run their own ads with a proven system — NOT a done-for-you agencyPublished: $1 for a 14-day install, then $100/week; ad spend separateNone — "Cancel anytime. No lock-in." (12-month rejoin bar)
3Grow Pro Agency77/100karate, taekwondo and multi-style schools that want Meta and Google ads plus lead follow-up with no contractPublished: from $299/mo, average $1,200/mo; ad spend separate"No contracts required" stated on site
4Website Dojo73/100karate and martial arts schools whose first need is a lead-generating website, with ads as an add-onPartly published: extra locations +$500/mo (#2–#5), +$300/mo (#6+); base plans not published"No contracts or commitments" stated on site
5Veuze Media69/100established schools that want a done-for-you ads and website team and a free first month to test itPricing not published — quoted after a call; first month free for qualifying schoolsNone — "zero contracts, zero deposits"
6Pack the Mats63/100karate, taekwondo and BJJ schools that want Google, Facebook and YouTube ads with a results guaranteePricing not published — quoted after a callNot clearly stated; 90-day results guarantee
7Karbon Agency *61/100single-location schools that want Google and Meta ads run for them, with a dashboard tying spend to booked trial classesPublished at karbonagency.com/pricing: ad management from $750–$2,500/month depending on scope; other services priced separatelyNo long-term lock-in — month-to-month
8Ground Standard61/100schools that want lead generation plus call and message answering from one teamPricing not published — quoted after a callNo yearly contract; 30-day cancellation notice
9Martial Arts Marketing Agency59/100schools that want paid lead generation judged on cost per new memberPricing not published — quoted after a callNot published
1097 Display54/100schools that want a lead-generating website, SEO and AI follow-up from a fitness-and-martial-arts teamPricing not published — quoted after a callNot published
11FitClub Agency51/100MMA gyms and BJJ academies that want Facebook and Google ads from a school owner's teamPricing not published — quoted after a callNot published
12Members Today50/100schools that want direct mail postcards alongside Google AdsPricing not published — quoted after a call; first month of Google Ads management free for new clients"No Long-Term Contracts" stated on site

* Karbon Agency publishes this list — see the disclosure above. All other rows are based on each agency’s own published materials as of September 27, 2026.

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Best for: BJJ and MMA academies that want a new website, SEO and managed Meta and Google ads at a published price

Strengths

  • Built only for BJJ and MMA school owners, with named clients including 10th Planet locations and Method Jiu Jitsu
  • A full published price: a $2,500 one-time build, then Core $297/month, Growth $397/month or Full Stack $997/month
  • "No contracts, no hostage situations, no agency markup on ad spend"

Considerations

  • Ads management is only in the $997/month Full Stack plan — the cheaper plans are SEO and software
  • Not aimed at karate or taekwondo schools, and its client counts (150+ academies and 50+ schools) are not reconciled

Pricing: Published: $2,500 build + $297/mo · $397/mo · $997/mo (ads included only at $997) · Lock-in: "No contracts" stated on site

Best for: hands-on owners who want to run their own ads with a proven system — NOT a done-for-you agency

Strengths

  • Martial-arts-only, and the most transparent offer in the niche: $1 to start a 14-day install, then $100/week only if you continue, with ad spend separate
  • "Cancel anytime. No lock-in." and claims $37M+ in documented student sign-up value across 400+ schools

Considerations

  • Not an agency — its site says so plainly. You launch the ads with its tools, follow-up and training; nobody runs them for you
  • If you leave, its site says you cannot rejoin for 12 months

Pricing: Published: $1 for a 14-day install, then $100/week; ad spend separate · Lock-in: None — "Cancel anytime. No lock-in." (12-month rejoin bar)

Best for: karate, taekwondo and multi-style schools that want Meta and Google ads plus lead follow-up with no contract

Strengths

  • A done-for-you agency exclusively for martial arts, dance and fitness studios, with clients including Pettis Martial Arts and Gracie Humaita Kansas City
  • Publishes a price floor and an average: programs from $299/month, averaging $1,200/month
  • Facebook Marketing Partner and Google Partner, with a dedicated account manager, weekly reporting and "no contracts required"

Considerations

  • Not martial-arts-only — it also serves dance and fitness studios
  • Its client counts differ on the same page (600+ studios in one place, 1,500+ in another)

Pricing: Published: from $299/mo, average $1,200/mo; ad spend separate · Lock-in: "No contracts required" stated on site

4.

Website Dojo

73/100

Best for: karate and martial arts schools whose first need is a lead-generating website, with ads as an add-on

Strengths

  • Martial-arts-only since 2007, claiming 2,000+ schools served and 800+ martial arts websites launched
  • Websites and SEO first, with Facebook, Google, Instagram and YouTube ads and retargeting available as add-on suites
  • "Low setup fee, no contracts or commitments"

Considerations

  • Base plan prices are not published — only multi-location add-ons (+$500 per location for #2–#5, +$300 from #6)
  • Ads management is a separate tier from the core website offer

Pricing: Partly published: extra locations +$500/mo (#2–#5), +$300/mo (#6+); base plans not published · Lock-in: "No contracts or commitments" stated on site

5.

Veuze Media

69/100

Best for: established schools that want a done-for-you ads and website team and a free first month to test it

Strengths

  • Works "exclusively" with martial arts schools — karate, BJJ, taekwondo, MMA, kung fu, judo and kickboxing — and only with schools that have a physical location
  • Website, SEO, Meta and Google ads, automation and lead follow-up, with "zero contracts, zero deposits, and zero upfront costs" and a free first month

Considerations

  • The price after the free month is not published
  • Its free offer is limited to schools with more than 10 students in an area of 50,000+ people

Pricing: Pricing not published — quoted after a call; first month free for qualifying schools · Lock-in: None — "zero contracts, zero deposits"

Best for: karate, taekwondo and BJJ schools that want Google, Facebook and YouTube ads with a results guarantee

Strengths

  • Martial-arts-only, from a founder who has spent 8+ years helping schools generate students, capped at 50 schools a month
  • Google, Facebook and YouTube ads, SEO, websites and lead generation, with a guarantee of results in the first 90 days

Considerations

  • No pricing is published
  • Its contract wording ("no fancy gimmicks or contract language") never plainly says month-to-month

Pricing: Pricing not published — quoted after a call · Lock-in: Not clearly stated; 90-day results guarantee

7.

Karbon Agency

61/100That’s us — see disclosure above

Best for: single-location schools that want Google and Meta ads run for them, with a dashboard tying spend to booked trial classes

Strengths

  • AI-driven reporting — a live dashboard shows what every ad dollar did, down to the lead
  • No long-term lock-in: month-to-month
  • Published pricing: ad management $750–$2,500/month, so you know the cost before the first call

Considerations

  • Small, newer team — we don't have a decade-deep case-study library yet
  • Not a martial arts specialist — the schools-only agencies above know trial-class funnels and kids' program enrollment in more depth

Pricing: Published at karbonagency.com/pricing: ad management from $750–$2,500/month depending on scope; other services priced separately · Lock-in: No long-term lock-in — month-to-month

Best for: schools that want lead generation plus call and message answering from one team

Strengths

  • "The Martial Arts Marketing Professionals" — lead generation, ads, SEO, websites, video and social, plus call and message answering
  • "We do not require yearly contracts", with cancellation on 30 days' notice

Considerations

  • Not martial-arts-only — it also works with fitness and other select businesses
  • No pricing is published — packages are customized

Pricing: Pricing not published — quoted after a call · Lock-in: No yearly contract; 30-day cancellation notice

Best for: schools that want paid lead generation judged on cost per new member

Strengths

  • Martial-arts-only, with named client schools including Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Fredericksburg, Parks Taekwondo Royal Palm and Fellowship Jiu-Jitsu
  • Publishes its averages: $81.70 cost per new member and 30,000+ appointments booked for martial arts clients

Considerations

  • Its aggregate claims ($30M+ in revenue generated) cannot be checked, and no founding year or client count is given
  • No pricing or contract terms are published

Pricing: Pricing not published — quoted after a call · Lock-in: Not published

10.

97 Display

54/100

Best for: schools that want a lead-generating website, SEO and AI follow-up from a fitness-and-martial-arts team

Strengths

  • A martial arts page covering twelve styles, including boxing, MMA, BJJ and Muay Thai, from a team claiming 15+ years
  • Named clients include Roufusport MMA Academy, Krav Maga Detroit and Hanover Boxing

Considerations

  • Multi-vertical — it also serves gyms and dance studios, and its strength is websites and SEO more than paid ads
  • No pricing or contract terms are published

Pricing: Pricing not published — quoted after a call · Lock-in: Not published

Best for: MMA gyms and BJJ academies that want Facebook and Google ads from a school owner's team

Strengths

  • Run by a founder who has owned martial arts schools for over ten years, with 100+ schools helped
  • Facebook and Google ads, websites, local SEO, CRM automation and reputation management, with published 2023 averages of 65 leads and 19 new members a month

Considerations

  • Not martial-arts-only — it also serves gyms and personal trainers, from Austin, Texas and Chelmsford, UK
  • No pricing or contract terms are published

Pricing: Pricing not published — quoted after a call · Lock-in: Not published

12.

Members Today

50/100

Best for: schools that want direct mail postcards alongside Google Ads

Strengths

  • A martial arts direct mail product plus Google search, display and remarketing ads, with a free first month of Google Ads management for new clients
  • "No Long-Term Contracts!" stated on its martial arts page

Considerations

  • Print-first, and its martial arts page contradicts itself on tenure (over 6 years and over 10 years)
  • No pricing is published

Pricing: Pricing not published — quoted after a call; first month of Google Ads management free for new clients · Lock-in: "No Long-Term Contracts" stated on site

How we ranked these

Every agency is scored out of 100 across five weighted dimensions. The weights are fixed across every list on this site, so a 78 here means the same thing as a 78 on any other niche.

  1. Niche specialization30 points

    How much of the agency's actual business is this one industry. A shop that works only in this niche scores full marks; a generalist that lists it among twenty verticals scores about half.

  2. Pricing transparency20 points

    Does it publish what it charges on its own website. Full marks for real numbers you can read before a sales call, partial for a published budget framework or starting-at figure, zero for "contact us".

  3. Proof and reviews20 points

    Verifiable evidence on its own site: years in business, client counts, named case studies, third-party review counts, Google/Meta partner badges. Unsourced hype counts for nothing.

  4. Service fit20 points

    Whether the service mix matches what this industry actually needs to get customers, rather than what is easiest to sell.

  5. Contract flexibility10 points

    Month-to-month terms and client ownership of the website, ad accounts and data score highest; undisclosed or multi-year terms score lowest.

Every agency here was checked against its own live website. Pricing, contract terms, client counts and review counts are only stated where the agency publishes them — everything else is recorded as "not published" rather than guessed at. Scores are ours, they are subjective, and the rubric above is published so you can disagree with them.

Last reviewed by . We refresh these lists when something real changes — a price, a contract term, an agency going dark — not on a schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the best marketing agency for martial arts schools?

MMA Marketing Pro, on our rubric, for BJJ and MMA academies — BJJ-and-MMA-only, named clients, a full published price and no contracts. Grow Pro Agency is the pick for karate, taekwondo and multi-style schools, from $299/month with no contracts; Website Dojo if the website is the problem; Veuze Media if you want to test a done-for-you team with a free first month.

Is Martial Arts Media an agency?

No — its own site says it is not an agency. It sells a self-serve system: ad templates, AI follow-up, a CRM and training, for $1 to start and $100/week after, while the school owner runs the ads. That can be the better value for a hands-on owner. If you want someone else to run the ads, choose one of the done-for-you agencies on this list.

What does martial arts school marketing cost?

MMA Marketing Pro publishes a $2,500 build plus $297–$997/month, with ads management at $997. Grow Pro starts at $299/month and says its average is $1,200/month. Martial Arts Media's self-serve system is $100/week. Karbon publishes intro tiers from $500/month. Everyone else quotes after a call, and ad spend is always separate. What martial arts school marketing costs →

Should a martial arts school use Facebook ads or Google Ads?

Both have a job. Facebook and Instagram ads reach parents and adults who have not started searching, and they are where kids' programs and trial-class offers sell. Google Ads catches people already searching for karate, BJJ or MMA near them — fewer leads, but warmer ones. Most schools run Meta for volume and Google for intent.

Do martial arts marketing agencies require contracts?

Most on this list say they do not: MMA Marketing Pro, Grow Pro, Website Dojo, Veuze Media and Members Today all state no contracts or no long-term contracts on their own sites, and Ground Standard asks for 30 days' notice. None uses the exact words "month-to-month", so get the notice period and who owns the ad accounts in writing.

How should a martial arts school measure its marketing?

By enrolled students, not leads. A trial-class lead that never shows is worth nothing, and a student who stays two years is worth thousands in tuition. Ask any agency to report booked trials, shows and enrollments by channel — Martial Arts Marketing Agency, for example, publishes its average cost per new member.

Should a martial arts school hire an agency or an in-house marketer?

A single school rarely has enough work for a senior full-time marketer, so in-house hires skew junior. Agencies spread specialists across ads, the website and follow-up. In-house begins to win once you run several locations and marketing is a full-time job on its own. Agency vs. hiring in-house →

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