Show students and parents your academy is verified
Run background checks at member pricing and earn the Verified School badge on your Try a Martial Art listing — a visible trust signal for the students and families choosing where to train.
Academy Check Membership — $100/year, which includes your annual owner background check and the Verified School badge on your listing.
Get the Verified badge — $100/yearTrust is a competitive advantage
Martial arts schools work with kids, teens, and adults every day. A visible, verified background check tells students and parents you take safety seriously — and sets you apart from the school down the street that can't show the same. It's also smart liability protection.
Show the families and students who train with you that you're verified.
Online, fast, no third-party hassle
- Apply below — we provision your Academy Check portal login.
- Run the owner check (and add staff checks anytime at member pricing).
- Results come back fast through the portal — no phone trees, no paperwork.
- On a passing owner check, the Verified School badge goes live on your listing.
A visible trust signal on the map
When your annual owner background check passes, an Owner Background Verifiedbadge appears on your Try a Martial Art map listing, visible to every prospective student. Hovering it reads: “Owner background check completed within the last 12 months via Academy Check.”
The badge verifies the owner. Want full-team verification? Run staff checks at member pricing and show students and families your whole team is screened.
Member pricing — up to 30% off
Every paid Try a Martial Art subscription includes member pricing on background checks. Prices shown are “starting at” — exact pricing (including any state-specific search fees) is calculated in the portal at checkout.
| Package | Member, starting at |
|---|---|
Criminal Background Basic County-level criminal search | $17.49 |
Criminal Background Plus Broader multi-source criminal search | $42.99 |
Criminal Background Complete Most thorough criminal search (owner check) | $62.99 |
Employment Verification Basic Verify prior employment | $24.99 |
Employment Verification Complete Full employment history verification | $36.99 |
Listed (free) schools pay retail pricing. Exact pricing may vary by package and state-specific search fees.
What you get for $100/year
The Academy Check Membership is $100/year. Here's what's included:
- One full Criminal Background Complete on the school owner, every year.
- The Verified School badge on your Try a Martial Art listing on a passing check.
- Up to 30% off any additional background checks you run for staff.
The membership requires at least a free Listed account so the badge has a place to display. It renews annually with a fresh owner check; the badge stays active for 12 months from each passing check.
Get verified
Or apply below and our team will reach out to set you up.
You already have member pricing
Paid Try a Martial Art plans already include member pricing on background checks — that's built in. The $100/year Academy Check Membership adds the annual owner check and the Verified School badge on your listing. It's a separate add-on; purchase it whenever you want the visible trust signal.