PAWMA Camp 2019
Breaking Down Walls
August 23-26
Aldersgate Camps and Retreats • Turner, Oregon
You Can Design the PAWMA Camp 2019 Logo
We’re looking for an artist/designer to collaborate with the board on creating a camp logo that exemplifies the 2019 spirit and theme: "Breaking Down Walls".
We're looking for a dynamic design that will look great in both monotone and in full color to be used on printed materials, t-shirts, websites and more.
We are offering a $150 stipend, t-shirt (or other item) and the joy of seeing your design worn by the warriors who attend camp and beyond.
If you are interested in applying, please send an email expressing your interest and sample of your work to camp@pawma.org by May 10, 2019.
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Life Is a Kodenkan School
By MB Austin
Olivia Brown Latham, Danzan Ryu Jujitsu black belt, and Will Northrup. Photo courtesy of MB Austin.
Apparently, I enjoy a long learning curve. Ironic, given my low tolerance is for being bad at…anything. Last year I began Danzan Ryu Jujitsu (DZR) training. Half healing art and half martial art, DZR encompasses techniques similar to those found in judo, Aikido, and karate (but with its own variations and kata), plus a self-defense curriculum and first aid, massage, etc. Wonderful variety; but oh so much to learn.
The first few months were especially humbling for me. Even with experience in other dojos, learning related arts, my brain felt overwhelmed, my body stuck with outdated muscle memory. Everything familiar was slightly different, making a challenge of things I expected to be easy for me. (I’d done hundreds of rolls and falls before—why were these so tough?) And so much was new, from terminology and principles to technique. Some days my mantra was, “Mizu means water.” If nothing else, at least I knew what to do during breaks.
120 Women and Girls Attended
PAWMA Camp 2018
#HearMeRoar
August 16-August 19 at YMCA Camp Loma Mar
Loma Mar, California
Camp 2018 Teachers
| Professor Barbara Bones |
Kajukenbo |
| Sifu Michelle Dwyer |
Qigong, Shaolin Gong Fu, Taiji |
Sa Bum Nim Jen Berg
Kyo Bum Nim Sierra Harden |
Taekwondo |
| Shifu Sally Chang |
Taiji, Qigong |
| Sifu Robin Dahlberg |
Taiji, Qigong |
| Sifu Restita DeJesus |
Pangamot, Filipino arts |
| Molli Khangsengsing |
Brazilian Jiu jitsu |
| Sifu Ann Kileen |
Modern Arnis |
| Master Uyen Pham |
Cha Yon Ryu, Bo Fung Do |
| Sensei Nikki Smith |
Judo |
| Contra-Mestra Tigresa |
Capoeira |
