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| name = Gregorio Di Leo
| image = Gregorio_di_leo.png
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| other_names = Grillo
| nationality = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italy|Italian]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|07|12|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Palermo]], [[Italy]]
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| style = [[Kickboxing#Semi-Contact|Kickboxing]]
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| occupation = Entrepreneur, martial arts teacher, personal trainer and human resources consultant
| organization = Wyde, Intensive Point Fight training
| spouse =
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| university = [[Università di Padova]], Master Degree in Organizational and Social Psychology
| url = http://www.wyde.it/
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| medaltemplates ={{MedalSport|Men's [[Kickboxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ITA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Combat Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2010 World Combat Games|2010 Beijing]]|[[2010 World Combat Games#Men 6|Semi-Contact −74 kg]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[List of WAKO Amateur World Championships|W.A.K.O. World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[List of WAKO Amateur World Championships#List of World Championships|2009 Lignano Sabbiadoro]]|Semi-Contact −69 kg}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 (Coimbra)|2007 Coimbra]]|[[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 (Coimbra)#Semi-Contact (Men) Medals Table|Semi-Contact −69 kg]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged)|2005 Szeged]]|[[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged)#Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table|Semi-Contact −69 kg]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003|2003 Paris]]|Semi-Contact −69 kg}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[List of WAKO Amateur European Championships|W.A.K.O. European Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon)|2006 Lisbon]]|[[W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon)#Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table|Semi-Contact −69 kg]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva)|2004 (Maribor)]]|Semi-Contact −69 kg}}
}}
'''Gregorio Di Leo''' (born July 12, 1983 in [[Palermo]], [[Italy]]) is an entrepreneur, psychologist and professional Italian Kickboxing World Champion in [[Kickboxing#Semi-Contact|Points Fighting]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.istud-international.com/faculty/gregorio-di-leo/|title=Gregorio Di Leo - Istud International|work=Istud International|access-date=2018-02-21|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.salamanca24horas.com/texto-diario/mostrar/885861/gregorio-di-leo-ofrece-curso-semi-contact|title=Gregorio Di Leo ofrece un curso de Semi-Contact|last=Horas|first=Salamanca 24|work=Diario Noticias Salamanca 24 Horas|access-date=2018-02-21|language=es}}</ref> He is the co-founder of Wyde, a leadership school based in Milan, Italy.
==Early life and education==
Di Leo was born on July 12, 1983 in Palermo, Italy. Di Leo holds a master's degree in Organizational and Social Psychology from the [[University of Padua]], an executive program at [[Wharton Business School]] and Master in Sport Psychology. He is also a trained life coach from the Coaching Training Institute London.
==Professional Activity==
Gregorio Di Leo's work in focused on improving people's lives inside and outside organizations. In 2011, he started focusing on the topic of courage, working to define the organizational conditions that foster courageous behavior and the personal meta-skills needed to do so.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenicegroup.com/en/news/art-courage-thrilling-experience-theniceplace|title=The Art of Courage: a thrilling experience @ TheNicePlace {{!}} The Nice Group|work=The Nice Group|access-date=2018-02-22|language=en}}</ref>
From 2011 to 2017, he has served in various roles including, director of the faculty at ISTUD Foundation and Senior HR Consultant at [[Randstad]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.salamanca24horas.com/texto-diario/mostrar/885861/gregorio-di-leo-ofrece-curso-semi-contact|title=Gregorio Di Leo ofrece un curso de Semi-Contact|last=Horas|first=Salamanca 24|work=Diario Noticias Salamanca 24 Horas|access-date=2018-02-22|language=es}}</ref>
In 2017, along with Jlenia Ermacora, Di Leo co-founded the Wyde leadership school, with the main goal being to design organizational development programs for companies and promote the concepts of the "Wyde Organization" (developed together with Giorgio Di Tullio).
He is a lecturer at the [[Tsinghua University]] in China and at LINK Community in Denmark.
==Semi-contact karate career==
At the age of 11, Di Leo started his competitive karate career in Italy. From 1995 to 2011, he has competed in W.A.K.O (World Association of Kick Boxing Organizations) at the -69 kg weight division under the [[Semi-contact]] discipline:
[[File:Gregorio Di Leo at public kickboxing event.png|thumb|]]
* four times World Champion<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gentevip.it/notizie-ultima-ora/intervista/gossip-news-lorena-cacciatore-fidanzato/156807/|title=Gossip news: Lorena Cacciatore svela il nome del suo nuovo fidanzato!|date=2016-10-11|work=gentevip.it|access-date=2018-02-22|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2005/02/06/notizie-di-sport.html|title=notizie di sport - la Repubblica.it|work=Archivio - la Repubblica.it|access-date=2018-02-22|language=it}}</ref>
**[[Paris]], 2003<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fisio1.it/campione.php?cod=30&nome=Gregorio%20Di%20Leo|title=Fisio1 - Gregorio Di Leo|last=Beppesan|website=www.fisio1.it|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref>
**[[Szeged]], 2005
**[[Coimbra]], 2007
**[[Lignano]], 2009
* two times European Champion
**[[Maribor]], 2004
**[[Lisbon]], 2006
* one time World Combat Games Champion
**[[Beijing]], 2010
* one time Wako Team World Champion
**[[Dublin]], 2011
Gregorio Di Leo has been the one of the few European [[sportsperson|athletes]] capable of winning a team competition in the [[United States]], together with Roberto Bellotti (Amerikick International, [[Atlantic City]], 2005), and he is the only European athlete that has been able to win a race in [[Central America]] ([[Guatemala City]], Great Maya Challenge, 2006).
Di Leo is part of the Aikya Team, established by Giampaolo Calajòi, who was himself a Kickboxing World Champion and member of Team Bestfighters, founded by Italian national coach Gianfranco Rizzi. Gregorio Di Leo is a [[psychologist]], who graduated at the [[University]] of [[Padova]] in 2006. He is a [[martial arts]] teacher, [[personal trainer]], and human resources [[consultant]]. During his [[career]], he has run several seminars in Kickboxing throughout [[Italy]], [[Bulgaria]], [[South Korea]], the [[United States]], and [[Norway]].
In 2010, Di Leo created the "Intensive Point Fight Training" method. The goal of the program is to promote a global approach to human sport performance in Kickboxing.
In the same year, he took part in the inaugural [[SportAccord]] 2010 World Combat Games held in Beijing and won gold in the [[2010 World Combat Games#Men 6|-74 kg category of Semi-contact Kickboxing]].
Di Leo is vice-president of Aikya Team and an alumnus of Giampaolo Calajò.
==Titles==
*2012 W.A.K.O Irish Open [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -74 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2011 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Dublin, Ireland [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] Italian Team (Semi-Contact)
*2011 Bristol Open Grand Champion (Semi-Contact)
*2011 Italian Open [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -74 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2011 W.A.K.O. World Cup, Rimini [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] Italian Team (Semi-Contact)
*2010 [[World Combat Games 2010|Sport Accord/W.A.K.O. Kickboxing at the World Combat Games in Beijing, China]] [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -74 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2010 W.A.K.O. World Cup, Rimini [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] Grandchampion (Semi-Contact)
*2009 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy [[Image:Med 1.png|Silver]] Italian Team (Semi-Contact)
*2009 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -74 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2008 [[W.A.K.O. European Championships 2008 (Varna)|W.A.K.O. European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria]] [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] -74 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2007 [[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 (Coimbra)|W.A.K.O. World Championships in Coimbra, Portugal]] [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2006 [[W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon)|W.A.K.O. European Championships in Lisbon, Portugal]] [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2006 Amerikick International Winner in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] Italian Team (Semi-Contact)
*2005 [[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged)|W.A.K.O. World Championships in Szeged, Hungary]] [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2005 W.A.K.O. Golden Belt [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2004 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Maribor, Slovenia [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2004 W.A.K.O. Italian Open [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2003 [[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003 (Paris)|W.A.K.O. World Championships in Paris, France]] [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2002 Irish Open in Dublin, Ireland [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*x4 W.A.K.O. World Cup in Piacenza [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*x3 W.A.K.O. World Cup in Piacenza [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] Italian Team (Semi-Contact)
*x5 W.A.K.O Italian Champion [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*W.A.K.O. European Professional Champion [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
==See also==
*[[List of male kickboxers]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.intensivepointfighttraining.com Intensive Pointfight Training]
* [http://www.fikb.it/ Federazione Italiana Kickboxing (F.I.K.B.)]
* [http://www.wakoweb.com/ World Association of Kickboxing Association (W.A.K.O.)]
* [http://www.iska-europe.com/ International Sport Kickboxing Association (I.S.K.A. Europe)]
* [http://www.fastkick.blogspot.com/ Team Bestfighters]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090319052048/http://mikemiles.com/history1.html "A History of Kickboxing"]
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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Italian male kickboxers]]
[[Category:Life coaches]]
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{{Medal|Gold|[[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged)|2005 Szeged]]|[[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged)#Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table|Semi-Contact −69 kg]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003|2003 Paris]]|Semi-Contact −69 kg}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[List of WAKO Amateur European Championships|W.A.K.O. European Championships]]}}
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{{Medal|Gold|[[W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva)|2004 (Maribor)]]|Semi-Contact −69 kg}}
}}
'''Gregorio Di Leo''' (born July 12, 1983 in [[Palermo]], [[Italy]]) is an entrepreneur, psychologist and professional Italian Kickboxing World Champion in [[Kickboxing#Semi-Contact|Points Fighting]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.istud-international.com/faculty/gregorio-di-leo/|title=Gregorio Di Leo - Istud International|work=Istud International|access-date=2018-02-21|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.salamanca24horas.com/texto-diario/mostrar/885861/gregorio-di-leo-ofrece-curso-semi-contact|title=Gregorio Di Leo ofrece un curso de Semi-Contact|last=Horas|first=Salamanca 24|work=Diario Noticias Salamanca 24 Horas|access-date=2018-02-21|language=es}}</ref> He is the co-founder of Wyde, a leadership school based in Milan, Italy.
==Early life and education==
Di Leo was born on July 12, 1983 in Palermo, Italy. Di Leo holds a master's degree in Organizational and Social Psychology from the [[University of Padua]], an executive program at [[Wharton Business School]] and Master in Sport Psychology. He is also a trained life coach from the Coaching Training Institute London.
==Professional Activity==
Gregorio Di Leo's work in focused on improving people's lives inside and outside organizations. In 2011, he started focusing on the topic of courage, working to define the organizational conditions that foster courageous behavior and the personal meta-skills needed to do so.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenicegroup.com/en/news/art-courage-thrilling-experience-theniceplace|title=The Art of Courage: a thrilling experience @ TheNicePlace {{!}} The Nice Group|work=The Nice Group|access-date=2018-02-22|language=en}}</ref>
From 2011 to 2017, he has served in various roles including, director of the faculty at ISTUD Foundation and Senior HR Consultant at [[Randstad]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.salamanca24horas.com/texto-diario/mostrar/885861/gregorio-di-leo-ofrece-curso-semi-contact|title=Gregorio Di Leo ofrece un curso de Semi-Contact|last=Horas|first=Salamanca 24|work=Diario Noticias Salamanca 24 Horas|access-date=2018-02-22|language=es}}</ref>
In 2017, along with Jlenia Ermacora, Di Leo co-founded the Wyde leadership school, with the main goal being to design organizational development programs for companies and promote the concepts of the "Wyde Organization" (developed together with Giorgio Di Tullio).
He is a lecturer at the [[Tsinghua University]] in China and at LINK Community in Denmark.
==Semi-contact karate career==
At the age of 11, Di Leo started his competitive karate career in Italy. From 1995 to 2011, he has competed in W.A.K.O (World Association of Kick Boxing Organizations) at the -69 kg weight division under the [[Semi-contact]] discipline:
[[File:Gregorio Di Leo at public kickboxing event.png|thumb|]]
* four times World Champion<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gentevip.it/notizie-ultima-ora/intervista/gossip-news-lorena-cacciatore-fidanzato/156807/|title=Gossip news: Lorena Cacciatore svela il nome del suo nuovo fidanzato!|date=2016-10-11|work=gentevip.it|access-date=2018-02-22|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2005/02/06/notizie-di-sport.html|title=notizie di sport - la Repubblica.it|work=Archivio - la Repubblica.it|access-date=2018-02-22|language=it}}</ref>
**[[Paris]], 2003<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fisio1.it/campione.php?cod=30&nome=Gregorio%20Di%20Leo|title=Fisio1 - Gregorio Di Leo|last=Beppesan|website=www.fisio1.it|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref>
**[[Szeged]], 2005
**[[Coimbra]], 2007
**[[Lignano]], 2009
* two times European Champion
**[[Maribor]], 2004
**[[Lisbon]], 2006
* one time World Combat Games Champion
**[[Beijing]], 2010
* one time Wako Team World Champion
**[[Dublin]], 2011
Gregorio Di Leo has been the one of the few European [[sportsperson|athletes]] capable of winning a team competition in the [[United States]], together with Roberto Bellotti (Amerikick International, [[Atlantic City]], 2005), and he is the only European athlete that has been able to win a race in [[Central America]] ([[Guatemala City]], Great Maya Challenge, 2006).
Di Leo is part of the Aikya Team, established by Giampaolo Calajòi, who was himself a Kickboxing World Champion and member of Team Bestfighters, founded by Italian national coach Gianfranco Rizzi. Gregorio Di Leo is a [[psychologist]], who graduated at the [[University]] of [[Padova]] in 2006. He is a [[martial arts]] teacher, [[personal trainer]], and human resources [[consultant]]. During his [[career]], he has run several seminars in Kickboxing throughout [[Italy]], [[Bulgaria]], [[South Korea]], the [[United States]], and [[Norway]].
In 2010, Di Leo created the "Intensive Point Fight Training" method. The goal of the program is to promote a global approach to human sport performance in Kickboxing.
In the same year, he took part in the inaugural [[SportAccord]] 2010 World Combat Games held in Beijing and won gold in the [[2010 World Combat Games#Men 6|-74 kg category of Semi-contact Kickboxing]].
Di Leo is vice-president of Aikya Team and an alumnus of Giampaolo Calajò.
==Titles==
*2012 W.A.K.O Irish Open [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -74 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2011 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Dublin, Ireland [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] Italian Team (Semi-Contact)
*2011 Bristol Open Grand Champion (Semi-Contact)
*2011 Italian Open [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -74 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2011 W.A.K.O. World Cup, Rimini [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] Italian Team (Semi-Contact)
*2010 [[World Combat Games 2010|Sport Accord/W.A.K.O. Kickboxing at the World Combat Games in Beijing, China]] [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -74 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2010 W.A.K.O. World Cup, Rimini [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] Grandchampion (Semi-Contact)
*2009 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy [[Image:Med 1.png|Silver]] Italian Team (Semi-Contact)
*2009 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -74 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2008 [[W.A.K.O. European Championships 2008 (Varna)|W.A.K.O. European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria]] [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] -74 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2007 [[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 (Coimbra)|W.A.K.O. World Championships in Coimbra, Portugal]] [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2006 [[W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon)|W.A.K.O. European Championships in Lisbon, Portugal]] [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2006 Amerikick International Winner in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] Italian Team (Semi-Contact)
*2005 [[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged)|W.A.K.O. World Championships in Szeged, Hungary]] [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2005 W.A.K.O. Golden Belt [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2004 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Maribor, Slovenia [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2004 W.A.K.O. Italian Open [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2003 [[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003 (Paris)|W.A.K.O. World Championships in Paris, France]] [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*2002 Irish Open in Dublin, Ireland [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*x4 W.A.K.O. World Cup in Piacenza [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*x3 W.A.K.O. World Cup in Piacenza [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] Italian Team (Semi-Contact)
*x5 W.A.K.O Italian Champion [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
*W.A.K.O. European Professional Champion [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] -69 kg (Semi-Contact)
==See also==
*[[List of male kickboxers]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.intensivepointfighttraining.com Intensive Pointfight Training]
* [http://www.fikb.it/ Federazione Italiana Kickboxing (F.I.K.B.)]
* [http://www.wakoweb.com/ World Association of Kickboxing Association (W.A.K.O.)]
* [http://www.iska-europe.com/ International Sport Kickboxing Association (I.S.K.A. Europe)]
* [http://www.fastkick.blogspot.com/ Team Bestfighters]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090319052048/http://mikemiles.com/history1.html "A History of Kickboxing"]
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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Italian male kickboxers]]
[[Category:Life coaches]]
