Safe Combat

🥊🛡️ Successful SAFE COMBAT Multiplier Sport Event hosted by WAKO Europe

On 13 June 2026, WAKO Europe successfully hosted a SAFE COMBAT Multiplier Sport Event, bringing together coaches and stakeholders committed to strengthening safeguarding, safety and well-being in combat sports.

The event provided an excellent opportunity to present the SAFE COMBAT project and its resources, while encouraging dialogue on safeguarding, athlete welfare, injury prevention and positive sporting cultures.

🥊 Coaches from across Europe exchanged experiences and explored practical approaches to creating safer, more inclusive and more responsible environments for all participants.

👏 A sincere thank you to WAKO Europe and all participants for their active engagement and commitment to advancing safeguarding in combat sports.
Together, we continue building a culture where safety, well-being, respect and performance go hand in hand. 🛡️🤝





Sport Evolution Alliance WAKO Europe Kickboxing European Judo Union Thomas More-hogeschool EJU Education

🛡️📄 SAFE COMBAT Action Guide now available

Knowing what to do in a safeguarding situation can make all the difference.

The SAFE COMBAT consortium has developed a practical Action Guide to help athletes, coaches, referees, volunteers, safeguarding officers and sport organisations respond appropriately when faced with concerns related to violence, abuse, harassment, bullying, discrimination or other safeguarding issues.

💡 The guide provides clear and practical actions for:
👀 Witnessing concerning behaviour or violence
🗣️ Experiencing violence, harassment or abuse
🤝 Taking responsibility after crossing boundaries or acting in a harmful way

At its core, the Action Guide reinforces a simple message: safeguarding is a shared responsibility. The culture we create depends on how we act, how we speak, how we respond and how we protect one another.

📥 Download the Action Guide and discover other SAFE COMBAT resources: https://safecombat.eu/action-guide/

Strong in spirit, safe in practice. 🥋🛡️





Sport Evolution Alliance WAKO Europe Kickboxing European Judo Union EJU Education Thomas More-hogeschool

🛡️🥋 SAFE COMBAT Final Conference – Programme Released 🇵🇹

The agenda for the SAFE COMBAT Final Conference is now available!
📅 24 October 2026
📍 Portimão, Portugal
🕔 17:00 – 19:00

This final event will bring together experts, federations, safeguarding specialists and stakeholders from across Europe to discuss the future of safeguarding in Combat Sports & Martial Arts.

💡 Highlights of the programme include:
🎤 Keynote Address by Bruno Avelar Rosa
📘 Presentation of the SAFE COMBAT project outcomes
🏅 Delivery of the first SAFE COMBAT Certificates in Portugal
🗣️ Round Table: Safeguarding in Combat Sports – From Policy to Practice
🤝 Networking cocktail after the conference

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required: https://safecombat.eu/portfolio/final-conference/

👉 Secure your place and join the conversation on safer sport across Europe:

Together, we continue building safer, more inclusive and more responsible combat sport environments 🛡️🌍




Sport Evolution Alliance WAKO Europe Kickboxing EJU Education European Judo Union Thomas More-hogeschool

🛡️🥋 SAFE COMBAT Final Conference

We are proud to announce the SAFE COMBAT Final Conference, taking place on:
📅 24 October 2026
📍 Portimão, Portugal
🕔 17:00 – 19:00

Under the theme “Creating Safer Environments in Combat Sports & Martial Arts”, this final event will bring together key stakeholders from across Europe to present the main outcomes of the SAFE COMBAT project and discuss the future of safeguarding in combat sports.

💡 The conference will showcase:
📘 Research findings
📜 The SAFE COMBAT Safeguarding Code
🏅 The club certification system
💻 The SAFE COMBAT online course (MOOC)
🤝 Good practices and future perspectives for safer sport

This event marks an important milestone in strengthening safeguarding, inclusion and athlete wellbeing across the combat sport community 🇪🇺🛡️

🔗 Register now: https://safecombat.eu/portfolio/final-conference/

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Sport Evolution Alliance WAKO Europe Kickboxing EJU Education European Judo Union Thomas More-hogeschool

🛡️🥋 SAFE COMBAT Implementation Meeting in Gijón, Spain 🇪🇸

The SAFE COMBAT consortium gathered in Gijón, Spain, on 20–21 May 2026 for an important implementation meeting focused on the next major steps of the project.

During these two productive days, partners finalised the last details of the upcoming SAFE COMBAT online course (MOOC) 💻🎓, which will provide practical safeguarding education for combat sports and martial arts organisations across Europe.

The consortium also advanced the final elements of the SAFE COMBAT club certification system 🏅, designed to support clubs in implementing concrete safeguarding standards and safer sport practices.

These discussions marked another important milestone in transforming safeguarding principles into practical tools and long-term impact for the combat sport community 🤝.

Together, we continue working towards safer, more inclusive and more responsible combat sports across Europe 🛡️🌍





Sport Evolution Alliance Thomas More-hogeschool WAKO Europe Kickboxing EJU Education European Judo Union