What My Training Atlas is

A directory of martial arts schools worldwide, built for practitioners who train while they travel. Someone in Perth flying to Kyoto for work wants to know which dojos are near their hotel, what lineage they teach, and what they should know before turning up. The platform is an introducer, not a booking system. It helps travellers understand where to train and how to approach — before they contact you.

Why your school is listed

Schools appear in the directory from two sources: 

Public information — federation directories, dojo websites, community records. Most listings start here. 

Direct submission — a school owner or instructor asks to be added. 

Your school is currently listed based on public information. You have not been contacted before now because no traveller has specifically requested to visit. This email is a courtesy so you know the listing exists.

What you can do

Claim your listing. Takes about five minutes. You verify your email once, then control everything shown — lineage, visitor policy, etiquette notes, schedule, whether you accept visitors at all. 

Review what's shown first. See your listing exactly as travellers see it. Decide from there. 

Ask us to remove it. Reply to the email that brought you here, or use the contact form. Removal within 48 hours, no questions asked. 

You can also do nothing. The listing stays as-is, and you'll only hear from us again if a specific traveller wants to visit.

What claiming actually does

Three things change when you claim: 

1. You control the information. Correct anything wrong. Add anything missing. Set the visitor policy that matches how your dojo actually works. 

2. You receive introduction requests by email. One click to approve or decline. No login. No account to manage. 

3. A "Claimed" badge appears on your listing. Travellers know they're looking at owner-verified information, not community-sourced information. 

Nothing else changes. You don't get emails from us on any schedule. You're not enrolled in a mailing list. The platform is quiet by design.

Who the travellers are

The people using My Training Atlas are business travellers who happen to also train. They're in your city for a conference, a client meeting, a project rotation, or a work trip — and they'd like to keep training while they're away from their home dojo. 

Their trip is paid for by their employer. Their only personal costs while visiting your dojo are the taxi or transit to reach you, and the mat fee they pay you on the day. They expect both. They are not looking for free training and are not asking for a discount. 

What this means for how you think about them: 

They pay your standard visitor mat fee. Set it at whatever matches how you already handle drop-ins. Cash, card, transfer — whatever you already accept. Paid directly to you on the day. 

You keep 100% of it. My Training Atlas takes no commission, no processing fee, no revenue share. Ever. 

They are not future members. Be upfront with yourself about this. A business traveller visiting Perth for four days is not going to become a regular fee-paying student. They have a home dojo, a home instructor, and a life somewhere else. This is a one-off visit — or, if they travel to your city often, an occasional visit.

Why this is still worth your time: 

It's a genuine revenue stream, at whatever scale you choose. Modest and occasional for most dojos. More frequent if you're near conference venues, business districts, or a university — Sydney CBD, Melbourne CBD, Perth CBD, Brisbane. Either way, it costs you nothing to receive. 

They arrive prepared. They already know your etiquette, your minimum rank, your uniform expectations, and your schedule. They've read your visitor policy before requesting the visit. Your class isn't disrupted. 

They bring their lineage with them. A visiting shodan from a Kyoto Aikikai dojo, or a nidan from a São Paulo Judo club, is a rare training experience for your regular students. That's the real value most dojos discover once they've hosted a few. 

You're never obliged to charge. If you'd rather waive the mat fee for a visiting yudansha, that's your call and the tradition supports it. But you don't have to — and the traveller isn't expecting you to.

How introductions work

When a traveller wants to visit, they send an introduction request through the platform. 

You receive an email with: 

• Their name, rank, lineage, and home school 
• The date they'd like to visit 
• Any message they've included 

You approve or decline with one click, directly from the email. If you approve, they receive your visitor policy, arrival instructions, and day-of contact details — three days before the visit. If you decline, they're told, and their credit is refunded automatically. 

You never see traveller contact details you haven't agreed to. Travellers never see yours until you've approved them.

What you control

Identity and lineage — school name, instructor, art, lineage island, branch 

Visitor policy — whether you accept visitors, minimum rank, etiquette requirements, uniform expectations, arrival instructions 

Practical details — schedule, address, contact method, mat fees, notes 

Availability — set closure windows, pause the listing during quiet periods, or opt out entirely

You set this once. Update it when it changes. The platform does not alter your information.

What it costs

Nothing. Listing is free. Claiming is free. Receiving introductions is free. 

The platform is funded by travellers — they pay a small fee to send an introduction, and a subscription to access some features.  Schools  collect and receive 100% of their mat fees.

What happens when you click "Claim your listing"

You'll be asked for your email address, the same email we have used. We'll send a magic link. Click the link and you're in the workspace, ready to review your listing. No password to set. No account to manage. If anything looks wrong, you can correct it before saving.

Common questions

Who added my school? The listing was built from public sources — most commonly a federation directory, the dojo's own website, or a community reference. If you'd like to know the specific source for your school, reply and ask. 

Can I remove the listing later, even after I've claimed it? Yes. Removal is available at any time, from your workspace or by email. No lock-in. 

What if the information shown is wrong? Claim the listing and correct it. Or reply to us with the correction and we'll update it manually. Or ask for removal. 

Do I need to accept every visitor request? No. Decline is a one-click action, always available, with no obligation to explain. You can also set a minimum rank per art (e.g. yudansha only) so unsuitable requests never reach you. 

What if I'm on holiday or the dojo is closed for a period? Set a closure window in your workspace. During that window, travellers see your listing but can't request visits. Or pause the listing entirely — it stays in the directory but marked "not currently accepting visitors." 

 Is my contact information public? No. Your contact email is used only for platform communications. Day-of contact channels (LINE, WhatsApp, phone) are shared only with travellers you've approved, and only within three days of their visit. 

What about travellers who don't turn up? Post-visit, both sides confirm whether the visit happened. Travellers with repeated no-shows are warned, then suspended. Reliability is tracked and shown to you before you approve future requests. 

What language is the platform in? English at present. Language expansion is planned for markets where it matters. 

Who built the platform? Steve Wright — 30+ years of martial arts practice, Yondan Yoseikan Aikijutsu.   I travel, I have friends who travel, we would all like know if our lineage is represented in the city we travel to.  It's an excellent opportunity to lean how other dojos in the same lineage operate.

Ready to decide

Search by the city.  See how your school appears to travellers.

Get in touch about a listing, a correction, or a removal.