Meet the Founder - Andrea Senczyszyn, situational awareness

Andrea didn’t start Rebel Hands because she wanted to teach fitness; she created it because she was tired of seeing women be told to 'stay safe' without being equipped with the skills needed to identify and stop a threat when necessary. 

A strategist by nature and a fighter by necessity, Andrea built Rebel Hands to bridge the gap between the empowerment rhetoric and real-world readiness. She’s fiercely creative, unapologetically bold, and deeply committed to helping women recognize red flags, trust their instincts, and hit back—verbally, physically, and without regret—when their boundaries are crossed. 

With a background in branding, community-building, and instructional design, Andrea brings more than just self-defense training to the mat; she brings a movement that’s equal parts sweat, sass, and survival. 

Her mission? To show all women that their hands are dual weapons: soft enough to soothe a child while strong enough to stop a threat. We don’t have to choose—Rebel Hands embodies both. To help women recognize their power one well aimed punch at a time. Then we as a collective can change the statistics on violent crimes against women. When we're prepared and when we're skilled, we become the threat they didn't expect.