Layla Al Rashidi

Layla Al Rashidi is an Emirati fitness coach and women's self-defence instructor who is passionate about empowering women through combat skills. After a personally motivated journey into Krav Maga and boxing, Layla formalised her training and now delivers one of Dubai's most popular women's self-defence programmes.

Her sessions combine practical self-defence techniques with high-intensity boxing fitness, giving participants both real-world skills and an extraordinary workout. She creates a supportive, empowering environment where women can be aggressive, assertive, and powerful in a way that everyday life rarely permits.

Layla teaches women-only sessions in Downtown Dubai and Jumeirah, in Arabic and English. She has trained hundreds of women across the UAE and regularly delivers corporate self-defence workshops for organisations committed to female employee safety.