What changes once your courses are online
Your dojo has no more walls
Tonight, a practitioner in Montreal, Dakar or Tokyo is working on your technique. Your schedule hasn't changed.
They discover you before they meet you
Those who follow you online want to see you in person. Your seminars fill up with people who already know your work and come for you.
Teach once, pass it on a thousand times
The course you film today is still teaching ten years from now. Every purchase is a new student, and half the price is yours.
A legacy that lasts
Your way of explaining, your details, your corrections: everything usually lost when class ends is kept, and passed on.
You stay in charge
Price, free preview, publishing or withdrawing: you decide. Your videos remain your property.
Film. We handle the rest
Hosting, payment, distribution in three languages, PayPal payouts: your only job is to teach.
How a course is structured
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The course
A title, a subtitle, a description, a cover image, the discipline, the language, the level and the price you choose. A course covers one precise subject: a discipline, a theme, a method.
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The sections
The course is split into sections (chapters), each with a clear goal: “breakfalls”, “hip throws”, “competition combinations”… The student knows what they will learn and progresses in order.
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The videos
Each section holds one or more videos: ideally one technique or one idea per video, 3 to 10 minutes long. You pick one video as the free preview, visible to everyone, to make people want to buy the course.
What to prepare
Five items and your course is ready to go online. Gather them first: creating the course then takes a single session, from your browser.
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Your videos
In MP4 format, one technique or one idea per video, 3 to 10 minutes long. Plan on 10 to 40 videos for a complete course.
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The course outline
Your section titles with their goal, and the title of each video in the order students should watch them.
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Title and description
A title, a catchy subtitle and a few lines: who the course is for, what students will be able to do at the end.
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The course thumbnail
A 16:9 image (at least 1280 × 720 pixels, JPG, PNG or WebP, 12 MB max): a great photo of you in action.
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Your bio and photo
Your background, your ranks, where you teach, in a few sentences, with a sharp portrait (JPG, PNG or WebP, 12 MB max).
That's it. No software to install, no complicated editing: you upload your files, the site handles the rest.
Expected quality
Image
Full HD (1080p) at least, steady camera (tripod), wide framing showing the practitioners' whole body, enough light and an uncluttered background. Several angles are a plus.
Sound
A lavalier or external microphone rather than the camera's; no music or background noise. Your explanations must be easy to hear.
Teaching
State the goal, show the technique at full speed then broken down, stress the key points and common mistakes. MP4 format, 5 GB maximum per video.
Review before publication
You build your course at your own pace: it stays a draft, visible only to you, until it is complete (cover image, discipline, all videos uploaded, free preview chosen).
When it is ready, you submit it. The iBudokan Academy team checks picture and sound quality, the consistency of the curriculum and that you own the rights to the content, then publishes it. You are notified by e-mail, with the reason if it is rejected.
Any change to a course already online goes through this review again; your students keep their access meanwhile.
Ready to take your teaching around the world?
One account, one first course, and your technique starts travelling. No commitment, no fees.