President
Iman Amirmohammadi
Global strategy, member relations and the international congress. Viganello, CH.
05 / 07
Governance · Est. 2020
The governing standard.
ISDF unites national federations, clubs, coaches and athletes in boxing, Muay Thai and self-defence under one recognised grading, safety and audit framework.
- Founded
- 2020
- Member nations
- 84
- Practitioners
- 250,000+
- Headquarters
- Viganello, CH
Mission
Restraint is the highest skill.
Founded in Switzerland in 2020, ISDF exists to make combat training measurable. We publish one framework for safety, technique and readiness, then audit every member — from a youth boxing club to a national police academy — against it.
The same coaches who grade a beginner's first level also train special forces and protection teams on our mats. That shared lineage is what keeps the standard honest.
Audit metrics · Q4 2026
Verified, not claimed.
Figures audited against the Swiss federal registry and the federation's own member records.
140+ yrs
Combined coaching experience
Average ratio of one coach per three trainees.
84nations
Member nations & federations
250,000+ registered practitioners.
8,400m²
Training campus
Four halls, two rings, 1,200 m² of mats.
6arts
Recognised disciplines
Boxing, Muay Thai, self-defence, grappling, combatives, conditioning.
Federation charter
Four principles, no exceptions.
01
Safety
Medical protocols, ringside doctors, concussion rules and youth safeguarding come before any result or ranking.
02
Fairness
Impartial, certified judging and one grading framework, applied identically in every member nation.
03
Respect
For opponents, for lineage and for the law — proportionate force is taught as a discipline, not a limit.
04
Inclusion
Adaptive formats so that people of every age and physical ability can train and compete.
Executive directorate
Leadership
The executive board sets federation strategy, convenes the annual congress and certifies the standards every member is audited against.
Vice-President
Jarold Venturelli-Sakurai
Standards, certification and the master examiner board. Ticino, CH.
Quality framework
Procurement-ready from day one.
Government and police procurement teams receive complete documentation with every agreement.
- ISO 9001:2015Certified quality management across coaching, records and assessment.
- NATO AQAP-2110Quality requirements for working with defence ministries met in full.
- Medical & safeguarding protocolRingside doctors, concussion protocol and safeguarding at every session.
- Verified training recordsAttendance, sparring rounds and assessments logged for audit.