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PAWMA Awards: Honoring Excellence
30th Anniversary Special Award in 2007:
Seven Star Women's Kung Fu for outstanding support over the years
Lifetime Achievement
PAWMA recognizes our role models by awarding Honorary Lifetime Memberships to outstanding women martial artists who were pioneers and leaders in their fields. Some of these women have trained for more than 50 years!
| 1988 | Fu Shu Yun | Xingyi, Bagua |
| 1990 | Professor Wang Jurong | Taijiquan |
| 1991 | Chen Sou Yun | Chen Style |
| 1996 | Sifu Liu Jun Fang | Wushu |
| 1997 | Keiko Fukuda Sensei | Judo |
| 1997 | B. J. Maillette | Jujitsu |
| 1998 | Master Yu Wen Mei | Taiji, Qigong |
| 1999 | Miyako Tanaka Sensei | Naginata |
| 2002 | Professor Coleen Gragen | Kajukenbo |
| 2003 | Madame Gao Fu | Chen Taiji, Qigong |
| 2006 | Master Su Zifang | Taiji, Xingyi, Bagua |
| 2006 | Judy Harte | Karate |
| 2007 | Professor Barbara Bones | Kajukenbo |
| 2009 |
Nadia Telsey |
Anti-Violence and Self-Defense |
| 2011 | Shifu/Sensei Koré Grate |
Wu Chien Pai, Iaido |
| 2012 | Sifu Michelle Dwyer |
Taiji, Qigong, Kung Fu |
| 2013 | Sifu Valerie Lee |
Kung Fu, Wushu, Xingyi, Chen-style Taiji, Chinese medicine |
| 2014 | Sifu Michelle McVadon | Kajukenbo, Aikido, Jujitsu |
| 2015 | Professor Jane Carr | Danzanryu Jujitsu |
| 2016 | Shihan Dara Masi | Hakko Densho Ryu Jujutsu, Iaido |
| 2017 | Betty Braver | Shotokan Karate, Uechi-ryu Karate |
| 2018 | Sensei Jamie Leno Zimron | Aikido |
| 2019 | Grandmaster Graciella Casillas | Boxing, Kickboxing, Jujitsu, Kenpo, Escrima |
| 2019 | Master Terri Giamartino | Cuong Nhu |
Martial Artist of the Year
PAWMA honors martial artists who not only demonstrate talent and leadership in their martial arts, but have also been strong supporters and contributors to PAWMA.
| 1995 | Maria Doest | Shorin-Ryu |
| 1996 | Lloyda French | Kenpo |
| 1997 | Faye Baker | Taiji, Taekwondo |
| 1998 | Laurie Cahn | Bagua, Taiji, Shaolin |
| 1999 | Master Terri Giamartino | Cuong Nhu |
| 2000 | Master Allyson Appen | Cuong Nhu |
| 2001 | Sifu Deb Cullings | Wu Ying Tao |
| 2003 | Sifu Michele McVadon | Kajukenbo, Aikido |
| 2004 | Jan Parker | Taiji |
| 2005 | Shifu/Sensei Koré Grate | Wu Chien Pai |
| 2006 | Sue Leary | Taiji |
| 2007 | Paula Smith | Tae Kwon Do, Taiji |
| 2008 |
Sifu Patty O'Linger |
Mo Duk Pai Kung Fu |
| 2009 |
Sifu Debbie Leung |
Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, Taijiquan, Liangong |
| 2011 |
Sifu Sonya Richardson |
Kajukenbo |
| 2012 | Sensei Leslie Lippard |
Judo and Shorin-Ryu |
| 2013 | Sensei Aleeta Van Petten |
Shito-ryu Karate |
| 2014 | Tracy Reith | Mo Duk Pai Kung Fu |
| 2016 | Sifu Joyce Mende Wong | Kajukenbo |
| 2017 | Sifu Aarin Burch | White Crane Kung Fu, Kajukenbo |
| 2018 | Sifu Restita DeJesus | Wushu, Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima, Doce Pares Pangamot, Kajukenbo, Butukukan Karate, Kyudo |