More intro classes becomeblack belts.
Memberships, belt testing, after-school, and camps in one place. Plus AI agents that follow up every trial and catch every failed payment.
- $99/month flat
- Month-to-month
- Live in days
- Operations3 EFT declines this morning. Retried and sent card-update links.
- Operations12 students eligible for yellow belt. Test invites drafted with the $75 fee.
- EnrollmentIntro offer lead from Instagram at 9:14 pm. Booked Thursday's Little Dragons trial.
Trusted by youth sports clubs, leagues, academies, gyms, and studios
What changed
Retention is the whole business
Students are easy to start and hard to keep. The schools that win follow up.
77%
Of kids whose parents want an after-school program aren't in one. That's your pickup van.
Afterschool Alliance, America After 3PM 2025Click to cancel
The FTC rule was struck down in 2025, but California's AB 2863 and other state laws require easy online cancellation.
Eighth Circuit ruling, July 2025Why Hurdle
Your instructors teach. Hurdle's agents work the mat-side desk.
AI agents convert trials, run belt-test logistics, and keep EFT clean. You approve what goes out.
- Found 38 students frozen or cancelled in the last 6 months
- Grouped by rank and the class they used to attend
- Drafted a return offer from their instructor
Memberships
EFT that doesn't need a phone call
Recurring memberships, family plans, and freezes, with declines handled before you notice.
Family plans
One draft, every sibling, the right discount.
Freezes and holds
Pause for injury or travel. Resume automatically.
Easy cancel, on your terms
Online cancellation with your notice period built in.
Trials & testing
Intro offers and belt tests, sold online
Every trial, test, seminar, and camp week has its own page and checkout.
Intro offer pages
Run the ad, land the lead, book the class.
Belt test events
Fees by rank, collected when they register.
Camps and seminars
Sold to members and the public from one link.
Front desk
Check-in, gear, and pickup
Students check in at the kiosk. Uniforms and sparring gear ring up at the desk.
Kiosk attendance
Every class counts toward eligibility.
Pro shop
Gis, belts, and gear in the same store as tuition.
Authorized pickup
Know who's allowed to collect each after-school student.
Compare
Hurdle vs. martial arts software
Most schools stack a billing tool, a CRM, and a funnel builder. Hurdle is all three, plus agents.
Hurdle
The all-in-one platform for martial arts
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Hurdle
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for martial arts
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- $99/month flat. Month-to-month.
- Only on Hurdle
- AI agents that follow up every intro offer and every failed draft
Spark Membership
Martial arts CRM, billing, and funnels
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Spark Membership
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for martial arts
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- $199–$249/mo published
- Where it stops
- Powerful, with a steep learning curve. You still work the CRM.
Kicksite
Martial-arts-only management
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Kicksite
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for martial arts
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- $49–$199/mo by student count
- Where it stops
- Price climbs with enrollment. Basic marketing.
Zen Planner
Gym and martial arts (Daxko)
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Zen Planner
- Yes: Price on the website
- No: No fees on top of the plan
- No: Built for martial arts
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- $99–$348/mo; marketing add-on $249
- Where it stops
- Marketing and branded app are extra. Reviewers cite closing fees.
Black Belt Membership
Martial arts billing and CRM
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Black Belt Membership
- Yes: Price on the website
- No: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for martial arts
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- $29.95–$79.95/mo + gateway and per-transaction fees
- Where it stops
- Fees stack on top of the base price.
Wodify
CrossFit-first gym software
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Wodify
- No: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- No: Built for martial arts
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- Quote only
- Where it stops
- Built around workouts, not ranks and kids' programs.
RhinoFit
Budget gym software
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RhinoFit
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- No: Built for martial arts
- No: One system, not several
- Pricing
- Around $57/mo
- Where it stops
- Basic. Marketing and after-school are on you.
Hurdle, 1 of 11
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Grades count the checks on the back of each card. Pricing from vendor websites and public reviews as of October 2026. Vendors change terms; check with them for a current quote. Full comparison
Move without re-signing a single family
EFT keeps drafting through the switch.
- 1
We bring your students over
Families, ranks, memberships, and saved payment methods.
- 2
Programs rebuilt
Little Dragons, juniors, adults, after-school, and camps.
- 3
Drafts continue
Same billing day, same card. Families barely notice.
Customers
Martial arts schools already on Hurdle
From one dojo to every camp week.
24
programs running through Hurdle
SC Parkour
Parkour gym and camps · Santa Cruz, CA
Camp enrollment keeps moving while Shorme coaches.
Common questions
Yes. Recurring memberships draft automatically. Declines retry and families get a link to update their card, and you see who's past due.
