Self-Defense Coach
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About the Role
Fitness Terminal is hiring a female Self-Defense Coach to deliver professional women's self-defense classes at a ladies-only gym in Dubai. You will teach practical techniques, design lesson plans, and ensure a safe, motivating environment.
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Responsibilities
- Deliver professional women’s self defense classes in a safe, motivating, and supportive environment
- Teach practical self defense techniques, awareness, prevention, de escalation, and personal safety skills
- Design structured lesson plans suitable for beginners through advanced participants
- Instruct proper striking, escaping, defensive movements, and real life self protection scenarios
- Adapt training to accommodate different fitness levels, ages, and abilities
- Ensure members perform techniques safely while maintaining high coaching standards
- Build members’ confidence, discipline, and overall physical fitness through engaging sessions
- Conduct introductory and trial classes for prospective members
- Encourage member retention by creating a welcoming and enjoyable training experience
- Assist in promoting self defense programs, workshops, and club events
- Maintain attendance records and monitor members’ progress
- Ensure all training equipment and studio areas are clean, safe, and ready for use
Requirements
- Female coach for ladies only gym
- Proven experience teaching self defense, martial arts, or combat sports
- Relevant coaching or instructor certification
- CPR and First Aid certification
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to motivate, inspire, and build confidence in female clients
- Physically fit and capable of demonstrating techniques safely
- Flexible to work evenings, weekends, and public holidays
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Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Deliver professional women’s self defense classes in a safe, motivating, and supportive environment.
- Teach practical self defense techniques, awareness, prevention, de escalation, and personal safety skills.
- Design structured lesson plans suitable for beginners through advanced participants.
- Instruct proper striking, escaping, defensive movements, and real life self protection scenarios.
- Adapt training to accommodate different fitness levels, ages, and abilities.
- Ensure members perform techniques safely while maintaining high coaching standards.
- Build members’ confidence, discipline, and overall physical fitness through engaging sessions.
- Conduct introductory and trial classes for prospective members.
- Encourage member retention by creating a welcoming and enjoyable training experience.
- Assist in promoting self defense programs, workshops, and club events.
- Maintain attendance records and monitor members’ progress.
- Ensure all training equipment and studio areas are clean, safe, and ready for use.
Requirements
- Female coach for ladies only gym.
- Proven experience teaching self defense, martial arts, or combat sports (e.g., Krav Maga, Kickboxing, Boxing, MMA, Karate, Taekwondo, Jiu Jitsu, or similar).
- Relevant coaching or instructor certification is required.
- CPR and First Aid.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to motivate, inspire, and build confidence in female clients.
- Passion for health, fitness, and women’s empowerment.
- Professional, reliable, and customer focused attitude.
- Ability to work with members of different ages, backgrounds, and fitness levels.
- Fluent in English; Arabic or other languages are an advantage.
- Physically fit and capable of demonstrating techniques safely.
- Flexible to work evenings, weekends, and public holidays based on the class schedule.
Compensation
- Pay: AED4,000.00 AED6,000.00 per month
Work Location
- In person
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