“If you plan to grow, set up Zen Planner from day one. Don’t wait until you’re managing multiple locations and scrambling to catch up.”
Trusted by 5,000+ martial arts schools and fitness businesses
Martial arts school owners growing with Zen Planner
“Once we switched to Zen Planner we were able to better organize everything and we could get more done for less than what we were spending before.”
“With our previous system, it was time for a change. I needed an app. I needed better reporting. And I needed support I could rely on.”
Feature Comparison
See how Zen Planner compares to Kicksite
Kicksite covers the basics — scheduling, billing, and belt tracking. Zen Planner adds deeper reporting, built-in digital marketing, and dedicated support that growing martial arts schools need beyond the basics.
Core features
Membership management
Belt & skills tracking
AI-powered tools
Reporting & dashboards
Payments & POS
Retail management
Branded member app
Active member pricing
Integrated marketing tools
Dedicated support team
Zen Planner
Kicksite
Limited
Limited hours
Zen Planner
Kicksite
Membership management
Belt & skills tracking
AI-powered tools
Reporting & dashboards
Limited
Payments & POS
Retail management
Branded member app
Active member pricing
Integrated marketing tools
Dedicated support team
Limited hours
All-in-One Software
Complete martial arts school management software
With member management software, integrated marketing, retention tools and self-service capabilities, Zen Planner gives you everything you need to spend less time behind your desk and more time building your community.
Customer Stories
Hear from martial arts school owners growing with Zen Planner
The business insights we need—right on the dashboard
“The Zen Planner process was simple. It just popped up on my dashboard, and everything was right there. That’s the stuff we need — the unsexy but critical parts of running a business made easier…You log in and right there on the screen — yesterday’s numbers, today’s earnings, who paid, who didn’t. It’s all there.”
The business insights we need—right on the dashboard
“The Zen Planner process was simple. It just popped up on my dashboard, and everything was right there. That’s the stuff we need — the unsexy but critical parts of running a business made easier…You log in and right there on the screen — yesterday’s numbers, today’s earnings, who paid, who didn’t. It’s all there.”
The business insights we need—right on the dashboard
“The Zen Planner process was simple. It just popped up on my dashboard, and everything was right there. That’s the stuff we need — the unsexy but critical parts of running a business made easier…You log in and right there on the screen — yesterday’s numbers, today’s earnings, who paid, who didn’t. It’s all there.”
Why Zen Planner
See why top schools are making the switch
Run daily operations without the busywork
Manage attendance, scheduling, and payments in one system, so nothing falls through the cracks between check-in and checkout.
Track every student's progress automatically
See belt history, skill milestones, and test readiness in real time, so no student’s progress gets lost in a spreadsheet.
Turn more leads into loyal students
AI-powered marketing and automated retention tools bring in new students and keep the ones you have coming back.
See what's working, without digging for it
Real-time reports and dashboards surface the numbers that matter to your school, so you can make decisions without exporting a single spreadsheet.
Run daily operations without the busywork
Manage attendance, scheduling, and payments in one system, so nothing falls through the cracks between check-in and checkout.
Track every student's progress automatically
Turn more leads into loyal students
See what's working, without digging for it
Ready to switch from Kicksite?
See how Zen Planner combines belt tracking, marketing automation, and reporting your school needs to grow — with the dedicated support Kicksite can’t match.
Frequently asked questions
Kicksite is a management software built specifically for martial arts schools. It covers belt rank tracking, member management, attendance, payment processing, and basic marketing tools for dojos and academies.
Kicksite works well for smaller martial arts schools that need straightforward day-to-day management. Schools that are actively growing, running enrollment campaigns, or needing deeper reporting tend to hit a ceiling with Kicksite’s feature set.
Zen Planner includes everything Kicksite offers including belt tracking, rank management, and attendance, plus digital marketing services, advanced retention reporting, and a dedicated customer success team. Kicksite handles the basics for smaller schools. Zen Planner supports martial arts schools from their first students through multi-location growth on a single platform.
Most martial arts schools complete the switch from Kicksite to Zen Planner within a few weeks. Zen Planner handles belt rank data migration, student records transfer, and billing setup so your school keeps running without disruption.
Zen Planner assigns a dedicated onboarding team for the full transition from Kicksite including data migration, staff training, and US-based phone and chat support through go-live.
Zen Planner adds a business growth layer on top of the core operations tools. That means digital marketing services built for martial arts schools, lead management, retention reporting, and a customer success team that actively supports your school’s growth. Kicksite gives you the tools to run your school day to day. Zen Planner gives you the tools to grow it.
The best software for a martial arts school is built specifically for how martial arts schools operate, not adapted from generic gym software. That means native belt and rank tracking, family billing, trial student conversion tools, and retention reporting built around long-term student relationships. Zen Planner was founded by a martial arts school owner and has been purpose-built for this business model since 2006.
The right software can, but most platforms stop at operations. Zen Planner includes digital marketing services, lead management, and retention reporting built specifically for martial arts schools. That means automated follow-up during the trial-to-member window and visibility into which students are at risk of dropping off before they do. Running your school and growing your school require different tools. Zen Planner is built to do both.