Escapology Online

Membership and Course Website for a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy

Student and instructor membership tiers giving each group its own level of access to the training library
Project Summary

Escapology BJJ is a Brazilian jiu jitsu academy in Cambridge, run by Tom and Chelsea, with a reputation for teaching in a structured, logical way. Escapology Online is their martial arts membership website, and it takes that same coaching to students and instructors anywhere in the world. Members get an ever growing library of over 350 instructionals, classes and seminars, plus training plans, match breakdowns, and feedback on their own footage.

The platform already existed, but it was quietly working against them. The content library was hard to search, so members struggled to find the very thing they had paid for, and the selling tools were limited to the point where launching anything new became a job in itself. A library that big is only an asset if people can get to the right part of it.

So we rebuilt Escapology Online as a proper membership and course platform. LearnDash groups the instructionals into structured learning plans that can be sold as products in their own right, multi level search and filtering gets members to the right technique in seconds, and a sales funnel system means the team can launch something new and connect it to the training library without waiting on a developer. You can see it at online.escapologybjj.com.

Why a martial arts membership website beats a bigger library

Most membership sites are judged on how much content they hold. Members judge them on how quickly they find the one thing they need tonight. Escapology already had the library, so the win was never going to come from adding more to it. It came from structure, search, and a clear path through the material, which is what good membership website design is really for.

Multi level search and filtering helping members find the right jiu jitsu instructional in seconds
Martial arts membership website for Escapology Online shown on desktop and mobile
How we helped

Membership and Course Website Design and Build

  • Two membership tiers, Student and Instructor, each unlocking a different level of access to one shared library
  • A new training library built in LearnDash, grouping courses into single learning plans that can also be sold as standalone products
  • Multi level search and content filtering, so members find the right instructional, breakdown, or plan in seconds
  • Learning paths by belt level and by skill, covering over 100 training plans and blueprints for every grade
  • Migration from the previous platform, with member passwords carried across so nobody had to reset anything

Ecommerce, Integrations and Ongoing Support

  • WooCommerce course sales running alongside recurring memberships, so people who are not ready to subscribe still have something to buy
  • A sales funnel system that lets the team launch a new product and connect it to the online training themselves
  • Multi currency checkout, so overseas members pay in pounds, euros, dollars, or Australian dollars
  • Video feedback submission and community discussion built into the member area, keeping the coaching two way
  • Ongoing website support and managed WordPress hosting, keeping a busy membership platform quick and secure
Results

The rebuild turned a library nobody could navigate into a platform that sells, with sales up 80%.

  • Members now stay subscribed 60% longer, because they can find and follow the content they joined for
  • Two recurring revenue lines from one library, with the instructor tier commanding a higher price for the same underlying asset
  • New products launch without developer time, so an idea can be tested while it is still fresh
  • Course sales sit alongside membership, capturing people who want one thing rather than a subscription
  • A Cambridge academy now has a product with no geographic ceiling, teaching students and instructors worldwide

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