Our Instructors

Brad Lyons started Quantum Martial Arts in Portland as Chief Instructor in March of 2020. Brad began his journey with Quantum Martial Arts in San Francisco, CA in 2012 and holds the rank of first degree, black belt. Brad has traveled around the world in pursuit of martial arts and currently resides in Portland, OR.

In April of 2020, Brad started an extension of Quantum Martial Arts in Portland where he could continue to study and practice under founder, Master Rachael Evans.

Prior to teaching at Quantum, he trained as a child with his father for 10 years in Tae Kwon Do and earned the rank of 1st Dan, black belt, in 1987 under Master Ryong Hwang in Indianapolis, IN. Then life got busy and Brad took over 20 years off before returning to martial arts. During this time he grew into an adult, but the lessons of growing up in a dojo stayed with him and shaped the person he is today.

Brad has a deep passion for martial arts and teaching all ages. He is also has a degree in Engineering from Purdue University, an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago, and is currently President of Power Systems West, Kohler Power Distributor in the Pacific Northwest.

Master Rachael Evans is the founder and chief instructor at Quantum Martial Arts, with over 35 years of martial arts experience. A sixth-degree black belt, she teaches a unique style of her own creation that blends Tae Kwon Do, Wing Chun, Judo, and Arnis, among other styles, in a challenging and positive learning environment. Master Evans resides in San Francisco but regularly travels to our other schools to work with our instructors and students.

Inspired by Bruce Lee’s performance in the movie Enter the Dragon, Master Evans first studied Shito-ryu as a youth. Martial arts has been a constant in her life, through a journey that includes management, music, bookkeeping, and the U.S. Marine Corps. She took her first Tae Kwon Do class from Master Mark Karasek in Twentynine Palms, CA, and studied under him for five years before returning to Seattle to teach.

Master Evans opened Quantum Martial Arts on Capitol Hill in Seattle in March of 1995 with just 8 students and 8,000 square feet of space. Since then, the school has grown to well over 100 students and moved to its current larger location in First Hill, Seattle.

Master Evans moved to San Francisco and opened a second Quantum Martial Arts dojo in the Mission District in 2007. The school has since grown from a handful of Seattle transplants to a thriving program for all ages that continues to expand. The Quantum style continues to develop as well, as her experience with yoga, body work, and healing arts deepens.