Nikoletta Kaseri: The First Woman in Greece Specializing in Human Biomechanics

Nikoletta Kaseri is a professional fitness trainer, Greek judo champion, and the only woman in Greece specializing in Human Biomechanics, an approach that promises a daily life free from pain.

It all began after she suffered a serious injury during a judo tournament and had to undergo surgery. For eight years, she lived with pain every day until she discovered the Functional Patterns method, through which she learned how to move and live without pain.

She is the first woman in Greece to apply this method, and in her interview today with Dimokratiki, we explore her journey—from growing up in Rhodes and achieving success in competitive sports to undergoing surgery and eventually specializing in a training method based on the evolutionary design of human movement.

• When did you first become involved in sports?

I was born and raised in Rhodes, and from an early age I had a natural inclination toward sports. In addition to the countless hours I spent playing football in the schoolyard and around the neighborhood, I participated in several sports throughout my childhood, including swimming at the NOR academies, athletics at the Diagoras Stadium academies, and basketball with the girls’ team at Diagoras.

In 2004, I started practicing judo at G.S. Athlitis and attended the Venetokleio Sports Junior High School and High School. From 2004 to 2010, I placed first in the Dodecanese Championships. I also won first place in the 48 kg category at the Greek Junior Women’s Judo Championships in 2004 and 2009, second place at the Greek Championships in 2005, 2006, and 2008, and fifth place at the 2009 Balkan Junior Women’s Championship. I was also a member of the Greek Junior Women’s National Judo Team.

In 2010, I was admitted through the national university entrance examinations to the School of Physical Education and Sport Science at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In 2013, I received an ERASMUS scholarship and spent six months studying at Université de Lille II in Lille, France.

I graduated in 2014, specializing in Outdoor Activities and Sports Tourism.