Women’s
Self-Defence
for Individuals
Welcome to the one-stop shop for women’s self-defense courses in Italy!
We offer training paths dedicated to personal safety, with hands-on courses and webinars accessible to all.
We operate nationwide through our network of gyms and qualified instructors ready to accompany you on a path of growth and effective self-defense.
Choose to invest in your safety with experienced professionals and a proven method.
Services
Through our training seminars and practical courses, we strive to provide women with the tools and knowledge they need to face potentially dangerous situations with safety and confidence.
Learn more about our counseling services and self-defense courses below.
Self-defense courses
* the participants’ safety is in no way put at risk
* no specific clothing is required on the part of the participants
Courses also available in English
Webinar
Courses also available in English
Prevention
We believe that prevention is the most effective and fundamental tool of self-defence.
Martial Arts and
Combat Sports
We encourage women to practice martial arts and combat sports to improve coordination and perception of physical combat.
Self-Defense Devices
We encourage the use of sprays, beepers, etc. after proper training in their use.
Effective Defense Method
Our mission is to teach women how to recognise, avoid and – only if necessary – defend themselves against aggressors.
We dissuade from the idea that just knowing combat sports or martial arts is effective in dangerous situations.
We recognise strategy as the only method, applying a few techniques made automatic.
Services
Through our training seminars and practical courses, we strive to provide women with the tools and knowledge they need to face potentially dangerous situations with safety and confidence.
Learn more about our counseling services and self-defense courses below.
Self-defense courses
* the participants’ safety is in no way put at risk
* no specific clothing is required on the part of the participants
Courses also available in English
Webinar
Courses also available in English
Project Gyms
Are you a women’s self-defence gym and would you like to be included in the list of references we suggest for courses?
You will also become our point of reference (in your territory) for those companies and organisations that need a regional office where they can provide courses to their employees or associates!
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Our Gyms
ASD Fight For Your Life
BARI
We are committed to making self-defense a path of growth accessible to all*.
We value preparedness, determination and knowledge of the world, promoting safety as the right of every person. We believe in prevention and informed response to hazards.
Participate in building a safe and welcoming community where violence has no place and each individual feels valued and protected.
A.S.D. T-C.E.G. Giuseppucci
MACERATA
Lorenzo Migliorelli is the creator of the Secure Defense System (SDS), an innovative self-defense methodology born from the integration of martial arts and personal security expertise.
His approach places a strong emphasis on the importance of prevention and awareness, particularly toward the younger generation, promoting the building of healthy and conscious relationships. Technical preparation must always go hand in hand with emotional and relational education.
Shin Ki Tai ASD
PARMA
An expert on the dynamics and strategies of self-defense and conflict training, Cristian Pallamidesi has created projects on Personal and Psychological Defense, collaborating as a technical trainer for law enforcement and corporate entities, with several municipalities such as Parma, Reggio Emilia, Sorbolo and Noceto, Polesine, and Zibello.
Often alongside Women’s Advocacy Associations such as “Never Alone,” “PIM people on the move,” “Lunaria.” Implemented projects with CSU university, elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and kindergartens.
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Francesco Tessoni Rudmann
In 2014, together with other instructors, he founded the A.S.D. Kung Fu Club Genova, where Kung-Fu for adults, young people and children, Tai-chi are taught, and training on Personal Defence with UISP was started, proposing the women’s self-defence course, for which the instructors obtained the official Diploma in 2015, continuing with numerous refresher courses on Personal Defence.
Since 2017 he has been starting private lessons and teaching at high schools in Genoa.
In 2020 he obtained ASPP qualification while continuing group courses in women’s self-defense, at local gyms. In the following years begins teaching as 81/08 trainer and 45001 Auditor.
In 2024, given the growing criticality of increasingly topical issues, “Self-Defense Counseling” and “Women’s Self-Defense Counseling” were born .
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Staff
Alessia Secreto
Co-Founder and Managing partner of Women’s Self-Defence Consultancy, with a degree in pedagogy and years of experience in social work and social security, she has worked with complex educational contexts. Today, she takes care of the content design of our courses, from the definition of activities to supervision and communication.
Marta Mereghetti
Our training seminars benefit from the co-presence of Dr Marta Mereghetti, Clinical and Legal Psychologist, specialised in psychological diagnosis and support for individual well-being. She carries out training activities and collaborates as a consultant with the Court of Milan and the Police Headquarters Mobile Squad.
Edoardo Mattiello
Our partner for the certification of companies to UNI ISO 31030 (Travel Risk Management), he coordinates the ‘Quintum Scutum’ team of consultants and trainers, working in Italy and abroad in emergency management and security provider audits, HEAT and self-protection training, international accident prevention regulations and event plans. He is a trainer partner of Consulenze Autodifesa, certified UNI PdR 124 and UNI 10459
Sonia Zappitelli
After a career in the HR world, she is now a Business Consultant specialised in Welfare and Gender Equality, accredited UNI PdR 125:2022 and ISO 30415:2021. She is the founder of the company ‘La Luna del Grano’ (our partner), the first Italian platform for Back to Work for mothers and fathers and able to support companies and parents in the post-leave period through inclusive and strategic paths.
If you need support write to us at :
supportolegale@autodifesafemminile.com
psicologa@autodifesafemminile.com
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Ambassador
We have a highly qualified team of professionals and self-defence instructors, available to move around the territory.
Ambassadors act as spokespersons for our mission, representing us and spreading our philosophy and values in every context, creating a network and expanding the opportunity to respond quickly to the needs of different realities.
Cristian Pallamidesi
An expert in self-defence, conflict management and safety, he leads team-building, prevention and safety courses after a long experience with institutions, schools and associations protecting children and women. He is a certified Calix Academy instructor, 5th Dang of Qwan Ki Do and MIUR expert in bullying and cyberbullying.
Letizia Dionisi
A graduate in Motor Sciences, she is a black belt in Karate (a discipline she has practised for over 10 years), a fitness instructor and personal trainer. Since 2024, she is also qualified as an Instructor in Counselling-Feminine Self-Defence, having thus expanded the skills relating to personal well-being and safety that previously characterised her path.
Giovanni Racanati
Lecturer with over 20 years of experience in self-defence, specialising in female anti-aggression, an area in which he trains in defensive techniques. He has attended courses on gender-based violence and feminicide and trains women in the use of defence tools by promoting safety, awareness and empowerment through seminars and courses.
Lorenzo Migliorelli
Alongside a long experience in occupational safety (as RLS), he teaches self-defence integrating it with martial arts, safety and protection with a lot of activity towards the world of schools. A black belt in Aikido, he is also the author of the book ‘My Self-Defence’, presented as a national preview at the Overtime Festival in Macerata in 2024 for its third edition.
“Unbreakable Femininity: self-defense counseling for women’s empowerment.”
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