You teach.
We'll handle the rest.
Guruvanakkam is a technology platform for martial arts masters. Running an academy today means dealing with records, forms, messages and websites — work that has nothing to do with the art. We take that side of it off your hands, so your hours stay with your students.
What we're building ↓
The problem
The work that isn't teaching
A master's day should end on the mat. Instead it ends with a notebook, a fee book, an event form, or one more message explaining the academy to one more parent.
Technology was supposed to make this easier. Mostly it just added more things to manage.
What we're building
Three things, built around the master
The master's app
Your students, attendance and fees in one place — so the daily running of the academy takes minutes, not evenings.
Tournaments
Every upcoming event in one place. Academies post their tournaments, and masters enter their students without chasing forms.
Your academy page
A page of your own, with its own link. Your academy, your classes, your timings — share it anywhere, and new parents can send an enquiry straight from it.
Our intent
Why we build this
Traditional arts carry generations of knowledge, and they survive only as long as they're taught. Admin work shouldn't be the reason a master has less time to pass it on.
We're not building software and looking for someone to sell it to. We build what masters ask for, one piece at a time, and nothing ships until it earns its place.
Questions
Questions masters ask
What is Guruvanakkam?
A technology platform for martial arts and traditional arts masters. It takes the records, forms and messages off your hands, so your time stays with your students.
Who is it for?
Masters and academy owners running the day-to-day of an academy — across Silambam, Karate, Kung Fu, Gymnastics, Taekwondo, Judo, Kalaripayattu and other traditional and martial arts. Parents use only the parts meant for them, like your academy page.
Do parents need to install anything?
No. Parents open your academy page through a link and can send an enquiry straight from it — nothing to download.
Is my academy's information private?
Yes. Your records stay yours. We don't sell your data, and you decide what appears on your public academy page.
Does it cost anything?
We'll be clear about this before you ever need to decide. Nothing is charged while we're still building it with masters.
Is it ready to use?
Not yet. We're building it one piece at a time, with masters, and nothing ships until it earns its place. Write to us to follow along.
The Guruvanakkam app
The app that runs the day
The app is where the daily work of an academy happens.
Built in Tamil Nadu, with masters. If you run an academy and want it to work the way you actually teach, write to us.
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