Three tiers, month to month, with Master Carlos live twice a month.
One monthly fee buys the curriculum your instructors teach next week and a live call with Master Carlos twice a month. Every tier is month to month, with no yearly contract.
- 8th Degree Coral Belt
- 55+ years on the mat
- 5.0 from 17 reviews on Google
Plans
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Outpost
$249.99
a month
Built for academies with fewer than 15 students in total, counting every class you run.
- The Machado Method curriculum, with new Gi and No-Gi lessons every month
- A live Zoom with Master Carlos on the first and third Tuesday of every month
- Discounted entry to association events
- The private group for member owners
- Gear at wholesale prices
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Affiliate
$499.99
a month
Everything in Outpost, plus help running the business.
- Business sessions at association events
- Two Zoom calls a month for owners, one of them on the business
- A protected territory
- Co-branded gear
- Industry discounts
- Discounted seminars with Master Carlos
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Official Academy
$799.99
a month
Everything in Affiliate, and the Machado name on your academy.
- The official Machado name and logo, with your city
- Extra time with Master Carlos
- Zoom calls just for Official Academy owners
- Two free adult entries to the Machado Method Summit
- Priority on seminars
- The deepest gear discount
What owners say it's worth
Joining was the "best business decision that we have made."
What you get at every tier
- The curriculum, in four tracks.
- Adult Gi, Adult No-Gi, Youth Gi and Youth No-Gi. No-Gi gets its own lessons, not the Gi lessons without the gi.
- New lessons every month.
- For Gi and No-Gi.
- Master Carlos, live, twice a month.
- Bring your questions to the call.
- Lessons in the members' area.
- Log in and teach from there.
- Your pricing and your schedule.
- You set what your students pay and when you teach.
- Every Summit and camp video set.
- Already in your members' area, at no charge.
What costs extra
- Rank evaluations.
- Paid per evaluation. $75 for most belts. $100 for professor, black belt and black belt degree evaluations.
- The Summit and other events.
- Tickets are separate. Outpost and Affiliate members get a discount. Official Academies get two free adult entries to the Summit.
- A seminar at your academy.
- Priced on its own. Affiliate and Official Academy members pay less.
- Gear.
- You pay for what you order, at your tier's discount.
Which tier fits you
Fewer than 15 students in your whole school?
Start with Outpost. You get the full curriculum and the live call.
Want help growing the school?
Affiliate adds the business sessions, the monthly business Zoom and a protected territory.
Want the Machado name on your door?
Official Academy puts it there, with the most time with Master Carlos.
Questions before you sign up
Is there a contract?
No. Every tier is month to month. There's no yearly option.
Do I keep my academy's name?
Yes. At Outpost and Affiliate, your academy keeps its own name. Official Academy is for owners who choose to put the Machado name on their academy.
Who sets my prices and my class times?
You do. Your academy keeps its own pricing and schedule at every tier.
Can I see the curriculum before I pay?
Yes. Every lesson title for November 2026 is on the curriculum page.
How do I cancel?
Send the membership cancellation form. Cancelling takes 30 days' written notice. Your membership stays active for 30 days from your request, unless you give a later end date. If your end date is less than 30 days after your request, you'll make one final monthly payment.
Talk through the tiers before you pick one
Roger Perez, the association director, walks you through each tier on the call before you start.