Khadijah Safari
(01) Introduction
I build the spaces that didn't exist yet. First, a place where women could train on their own terms. Then eleven of them. Now, systems that give business owners their time back.
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(02) Story
I didn't set out to build any of this.
I became Muslim in 2009 and went looking for somewhere to train. Somewhere women-only, where I could take my scarf off and just work. It didn't exist. So I built it.
That class became the UK's first women-only martial arts club. What I learned there wasn't really about fighting. It was about what happens when a woman realises she's stronger than she was told.
That thread runs through everything I do now. Only the platform has changed.
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Different work, the same thread. Each one began with something people needed and couldn't find.
Safari MMA
Where it all began. Martial arts grown from the UK's first women-only class.
02Safari Strike
Quality Muay Thai equipment, from gloves and protective gear to clothing, shipped worldwide.
03Safari Health Hub
A not-for-profit using martial arts to build confidence and physical and mental wellbeing, for women of faith, ethnic minorities and communities often left out.
04Safari SystemsNew
AI systems built inside existing businesses, so the owner stops being the bottleneck.
(03) The podcast
Listen in.
Beyond Borders: Business & Faith
Honest conversations about faith, work and building something that lasts, with the people doing it.
(04) Speaking & media
Speaking
- Building something that didn't exist yet
- Faith, family and work, without losing any of them
- What martial arts teaches women about strength
- Using AI in business without losing yourself
Previously on BBC, Sky News, ITV News and Islam Channel.
(05) Enquiries
Let's talk.
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