Our Team
Rose O'Reilly-Hoisington (she/they)Head Instructor, Co-founderRose has been teaching empowerment self-defense for over three years. She trained with the University of Oregon's Women's Self-Defense program, which is considered to be one of the most comprehensive and successful programs in the country. Rose is certified to teach workshops by the University of Oregon and has a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. She is a member of the National Women's Martial Arts Foundation and Association of Women Martial Arts Instructors.
In her spare time, she trains Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, plays guitar, and reads a lot of books. She is an NASM certified personal trainer. |
Daniel Goodkin-Gold (he/him)Head Instructor, Co-founderDaniel has over a decade of martial arts training, earning a first-degree black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do, a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Apprentice Instructor certification in Jeet Kun Do and the Filipino Martial Arts.
He has been teaching empowerment self-defense, coed self-defense, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since 2015, including three years of experience teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to youth ages 3-15. Like Rose, Daniel's ESD training was done at the University of Oregon. When he isn't training martial arts, he enjoys competitive trivia, listening to podcasts, and caring too much about sporting events he has no control over. |
Endorsements:
Katie Ericson, owner of Northwest Martial Arts Coos Bay:
“As a seasoned martial artist, competitor, and gym owner, I cannot praise Rose O’Reilly-Hoisington’s approach to empowerment-based self-defense enough. Self-defense can easily be confused in this society as a solely physical topic. However, through Rose’s teaching and demonstration of empowerment-based self-defense, it is clear that we need teachers like Rose to address aspects of self-defense, both verbal and physical, that have largely been ignored in the martial arts community. Rose explains self-defense in ways that are real, practical, and inclusive for all persons, which is something that we need more of in this society. Her sincere, thoughtful, and empowering approach to self-defense is the first of its kind that I have seen in action. Working with Rose time and time again, I learned something new and empowering each time that I was able to integrate immediately and easily into my daily life, and I cannot recommend her teaching enough."
“As a seasoned martial artist, competitor, and gym owner, I cannot praise Rose O’Reilly-Hoisington’s approach to empowerment-based self-defense enough. Self-defense can easily be confused in this society as a solely physical topic. However, through Rose’s teaching and demonstration of empowerment-based self-defense, it is clear that we need teachers like Rose to address aspects of self-defense, both verbal and physical, that have largely been ignored in the martial arts community. Rose explains self-defense in ways that are real, practical, and inclusive for all persons, which is something that we need more of in this society. Her sincere, thoughtful, and empowering approach to self-defense is the first of its kind that I have seen in action. Working with Rose time and time again, I learned something new and empowering each time that I was able to integrate immediately and easily into my daily life, and I cannot recommend her teaching enough."
