The UK Massage Championship was the brainchild of  Bhavesh T. Joshi (London School of Massage) who saw the need for organising a UK Massage Championship that had high levels of standards and rules in place and judged by a panel of individuals who were not only experts in the field, but represented the teaching sector as well as the main examining bodies in the UK.

He collaborated with  Alan Billington (City Lit) in hosting the first UK Massage Championship at CityLit, London in September 2023

The competition has the approval and backing of the  World Massage Council (WMC), which has been set up to provide the high standards, rules and regulation for such competitions.

The WMC is involved in many international events and is organizing the World Massage Championship in 2024.