No. 27of 29 ·Martial Arts School Software

Kihon

Name: Kihon
Price: 1 USD

Web · iPhone· paid plans from $1/mo

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Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Kihon is ranked #27 of 29 in martial arts school software on Freedom251. It runs on iOS, Web. There is no free plan. Paid plans start at $1/mo.

Kihon plans and pricing

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Kihon $1/mo Monthly; $79 floor · $249 cap for founding schools All features included · trials, prospects, and frozen members are free · month to month kihonhq.com · 4 Oct 2026

Kihon Pilot $49 once One-time; credited toward the enrollment fee if you join Full platform · up to 3 real contacts · non-refundable · no subscription or auto-renewal kihonhq.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on martial arts school software

Free plan: No
Paid from: $1/mo
Belt progression: Yes
Attendance tracking: Yes
Membership billing: Yes
Family accounts: Yes
Student portal: Yes
Mobile app: Yes

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The record

Product: Kihon is management software for martial arts schools covering members, billing, scheduling, attendance, and rank tracking.
Lead management: Its lead pipeline covers leads, trials, Decision Day, and enrollment.
Contracts: Kihon validates drawn signatures and stores an evidence record with each contract, which can be bundled into a PDF for charge disputes.
Families: Households can use one registration flow and payment method, with children’s ranks, attendance, and schedules in one view and split payments supported.
Ranks and grading: Schools can define belt ladders and use attendance-based promotion eligibility, bulk promotions, and testing events with registration.
Messaging: The FAQ says two-way texting and in-app chat are built in; texts are billed at published prices.
Payments: The school remains the merchant of record and Kihon says it does not hold the school’s funds; the site lists a 0.5% Kihon Payments fee for founding schools, in addition to processor fees.
Data export: Schools can export member, agreement, billing, and attendance data at any time with no exit fee.
Platforms: The product runs in a web browser, and Kihon Staff is available for iPhone and iPad on the App Store.
Privacy: Kihon says it does not sell personal information and identifies Cloudflare, Stripe, Resend, and Supabase as service providers.
Security: The privacy policy says Kihon uses technical and organizational measures to protect information but does not guarantee absolute security.
Support: The site says support is answered by the founder, and the apps page says a human answers support email within a business day.
Intended users: Kihon is built for martial arts schools including BJJ, karate, taekwondo, and kickboxing; the site says yoga studios and gyms are planned for later.
Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States
Price from: $1/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Martial Arts School Software in 2026#27 of 29

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Sources

kihonhq.com· checked 4 Oct 2026
kihonhq.com/apps/· checked 4 Oct 2026
kihonhq.com/privacy/· checked 4 Oct 2026