Women's self-defense course held in Ribeira

The Provincial Council of A Coruña organizes a free course to prevent and act in risk situations, receiving positive feedback from participants.

Generic image of women practicing self-defense in a sports hall.
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Generic image of women practicing self-defense in a sports hall.

The Provincial Council of A Coruña held an intensive women's self-defense seminar in Ribeira, a free initiative aimed at providing women with tools to improve their safety and learn to react to risky situations.

The Complexo Deportivo da Fieiteira in Ribeira hosted the event, part of a provincial program that has already visited other municipalities and will continue in Padrón and Rianxo. The Deputy of Social Policy, Mar García Vidal, attended the closing ceremony and highlighted the positive reception and practical utility of the acquired knowledge.
The seminar, lasting three hours, was taught by specialists from the Escola de Defensa Persoal HKF. It combined basic self-protection techniques with training on prevention, fear management, and response capacity in dangerous situations.
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"During the event, she highlighted the positive reception of the activity and the practical utility of the knowledge acquired for women's self-defense."

Mar García Vidal · Deputy of Social Policy
This initiative is part of the fifth edition of the women's self-defense program by the Provincial Council of A Coruña, which this year reaches seven municipalities in the province.
Based on information from the official source: Deputación da Coruña (09/11/2026)