About Southwest Portland Martial Arts and CrossFit Hillsdale
Southwest Portland Martial Arts and CrossFit Hillsdale is a genuinely special, welcoming, and grounded fitness community. It is an incredibly inclusive, locally-owned, family-run business that is positive, fun, and community-minded. The gym offers a wide variety of options including CrossFit, yoga, multiple martial arts styles, camps, youth programs, and more to fit diverse interests. The atmosphere is built on collaboration, respect, and personal growth, not intensity or ego. It is a space where all humans are welcome just as they are, of all skill and experience. The coaching is world class, expert, constructive, and humorous, emphasizing correct form, technique, and scalable workouts over brute strength. This approach keeps people safe, builds confidence, and creates a lasting love of challenging and fun training. The community is exactly what the world needs more of, with warm, sociable instructors and fellow students. For youth, the programs create an awesome and engaging learning environment that incorporates lessons on social-emotional well-being and respect into martial arts. It is a place where effort is celebrated, individuality is respected, and laughter is part of the workout. This gym stands out as one of the most welcoming you will ever find.
We love bringing our baby here for Sing, Sign, and Play! We’re also looking forward to more kid stuff and an introduction to martial arts as she gets older.
April 2025
I challenge anyone to a sparing match who has anything bad to say about this gym.
April 2025
My 4yo and 7yo kids love coming here and the instructors are fantastic.