Female Martial Artists - Pacific Northwest

03/17/2012

Yay! Here is the flyer and details for W.O.S. on Sunday, April 1st.

03/14/2012

We're changing Women's Open Sparring to Sunday, April 1st so the magnificent Sifu Patty can join us and run the show. More info soon!

02/29/2012

Women's Open Sparring coming up at the Academy of Kung Fu on Sunday, March 25th! More info to come soon...

02/21/2012

Da da da DAAAA! Flyer for PAWMA camp 2012 is unveiled. Start getting excited now, gals.

08/31/2011

PAWMA Camp is only days away! Time to pack! We know of at least several ladies from our region who will be attending Camp for the very first time. Camp veterans, please weigh in: what are some indispensable items you would recommend bringing along to Seattle?

08/09/2011

More pictures, more pictures! Have shots of you and your friends training? We'd love to see them-- post to our wall, or add a link to an existing photo album.

08/04/2011

PAWMA camp is right around the corner, check out the schedule on the website. Who's getting excited for it!

Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists - promote the involvement of women and girls in martial arts.

07/20/2011

Question from a member of our community: besides KILL BILL, what are other good movies that highlight female martial artists kicking butt?

06/17/2011

Elaine Powell of Traditional Taekwon-do (Portland) is offering a TKD summer camp for kids going into 1st-5th grades. Dates are July 11th - 15th, 9am-Noon. Cost is $75. Private message FMAiO (or Elaine) for more details! "Come kick it up in the sun!"

06/13/2011

Female martial artists of all ages, ranks, and styles came together to spar, grapple, and play. Thanks to all who participated! Special thanks to Sifu Patty O'Linger for facilitating, and to Sifu Kyle Alexander for use of the studio space.

04/25/2011

Quick poll for ladies in and around Portland: when would you be MOST likely to attend a Women's Open Sparring event this summer? (Not a tournament, just a time to come together and play:)
a) Friday evening
b) Saturday late afternoon
c) Sunday late morning/early afternoon

04/20/2011

This is one of many satisfying fight scenes from a Thai movie called CHOCOLATE (2008), about a young autistic woman (JeeJa Yanin) who has the uncanny ability to absorb precision fighting skills just by watching martial arts movies. Highly recommended!

wicked action martial arts modern day movie from thailand from the producers of warrior king and ong bak.