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PAWMA News Uniting and Empowering a Diverse Community of Women and Girls in the Martial Arts PAWMA News Uniting and empowering a diverse community of women and girls in the martial arts. Vol. 35 No. 2 Spring 2012 PAWMA Camp 2012 August 3-5, 201, Berkeley High School, Berkeley CA Camp Info • Work-Study Applications • Housing, Meals, and Transportation info • Group Rebates Understanding Energy and Sharing at Camp Simu Janet Seaforth PAWMA camp has been a major source of my training. The variety of instructors and various forms from many martial arts sources provided a rich experience in my development and understanding of energy. While Qigong and Tai Chi were always my main focus, it was beneficial to work with other martial arts as well, especially Aikido. Aikido as a partner form lets you test your ability to send and receive qi or ki. Tai Chi and Aikido are both considered to be internal arts or "soft arts", so they are compatible. Martial Arts Healing Arts is one of PAWMA's themes. The organization was formed by women for women to work in a non-competitive way to help each other practice our various arts and network together and create support for Left to right: Denise McMilan, Janet Seaforth, and Michelle Dwyer all women. at camp in 1980. Photo courtesy of Janet Seaforth. I met the founding mother of women in the Martial Arts, Betty Braver, when she taught self defense and body mechanics at the Country Women's Festival of 1974 and 1975. It is also where PAWMA News • Vol. 35 No. 1 • Winter 2012 2 I saw Tai Chi for the first time, and it was love at first sight. I found a teacher in 1976 in my town, at the time, of Sonoma, and also met Michelle Dwyer as a fellow student in Sifu Nam Singh's classes. Betty Braver invited me to come to the first Women in the Martial Arts Camp on Lake Vera, near Nevada City. I invited Michelle Dwyer to go with me and we met Tony Young from L.A., who was the Tai Chi instructor that first year. The next year we met Laurie Cahn from San Francisco who did Kung Fu, Qigong and Tai Chi from Adam Shu's class. In the early days there were few Tai Chi women. It was mostly Karate. Now that was some extension of ki energy! We Tai Chi people kept to ourselves and participated where we could. We shared qigong forms and practiced various Tai Chi forms and partner work or push hands. We also worked with the traditional Tai Chi staff and sword - both saber and the classic double-edged. Sensei Margie Leno, later known as Jamie Zimron, amazed us with her ability to spar with the hard styles, using her Aikido soft style very effectively with grace and beauty. Betty Braver left, but other women pulled Michelle Dwyer (left) and Janet Seaforth practice a two-person it together and formed the Pacific sword form at Lake Vera, Nevada City, 1979. Association of Women in the Martial Arts. Photo courtesy of Janet Seaforth. "Uniting and empowering a diverse community of women and girls in the martial arts." I attended 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993,1994, 2003 ,2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists 2 PAWMA News • Vol. 35 No. 1 • Winter 2012 3 Board News Update: Planning for the Future II Rosanne Boudreau President, PAWMA This past February, PAWMA's governing board held its second annual board retreat weekend, hosted by Tracy Reith, Board Vice President. This retreat was an opportunity for the board members, who are passionate about PAWMA, to come together to reflect, brainstorm ideas, and implement action plans to ensure that PAWMA remains a vibrant organization that can continue to offer inspiration and support to women in the martial arts for years to come. The Board was delighted to note that despite the challenges of a conference-style camp, Camp 2011 was very successful in establishing a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere for all participants. This is something that it wants campers to experience again in 2012, and the Board is actively engaged in this year's preparations. As with all retreats, there were opportunities for reflection, constructive feedback and analysis. Below are some of the highlights of the topics discussed: Policy clarifications regarding camp events With the introduction of a conference-style camp in 2011, new issues arose that required a clarification of policies, particularly with regards to non-registrants. The Board clarified that for this year's camp, family, friends and the general public will be invited to attend PAWMA Camp's Saturday night demonstrations program, and that training sessions, as well as opening and closing ceremonies will be closed to non-campers. As PAWMA has done in the past, an entrance fee will be charged for the demo program, and proceeds will go to PAWMA's general fund. Given the prime urban location of the camp in the Berkeley/San Francisco area, the Board decided not to host a dance, bazaar, or a massage therapist at PAWMA Camp to allow for more opportunities for campers to enjoy the surrounding areas, and to spend time with family and friends. However the Board did decide to host a table for PAWMA merchandise and opted to continue to offer a ticket raffle for the duration of camp. Proceeds from both will continue to go to PAWMA's scholarship fund. Looking Inward On Saturday the Board discussed PAWMA's short and long-range goals. Silke Schulz led the Board through a SWOT analysis where the Board identified internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as external opportunities and threats. Two challenging areas were identified: a.) how to establish continuity and retain knowledge on the governing in the context of three-year board appointments and staggered turnovers; b.) how to shape the direction of the organization based on the needs and wishes of the membership and PAWMA's mission statement. a. Suggested short-term solutions for knowledge retention included formulating a standard packet for new board members and staff development. Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists 3 PAWMA News • Vol. 35 No. 1 • Winter 2012 4 b. Reaching out to membership: to better gauge the needs of PAWMA's current membership (the most vital target group) the Board decided to formulate a survey for PAWMA members to enquire about such topics as all-inclusive vs. conference style camp, urban vs. verdant settings, new camp sites in the west, group rate incentives to camp, how to set up fundraising and donations, among others. The Board acknowledged that the best advertising for PAMWA the organization was PAWMA Camp itself in that women who make it to camp, usually come back. The goals for growth are to retain our current membership, to continue to draw new members from schools familiar with PAWMA, and to draw in women of all ages who otherwise are not familiar with PAWMA. A noteworthy challenge to take into account is that on the West Coast where nearly 25% of martial arts schools offer female-led classes, an exclusively "female training space" may no longer be the primary draw to try PAWMA, so we have to think creatively of ways to market our Camp. Finances and Fund Raising During the retreat, the Board acknowledged the need for continued financial stability. While the Board is confident that this year's Camp will continue to move the organization towards solvency, a recurring question that the Board would like to pose to the general membership is "What can PAWMA do to acquire other funding sources?" An exhaustive search of grants opportunities last year revealed that there are no grants available for organizations such as PAWMA. So we ask ourselves, "How can PAWMA appeal to long time members and especially to the lifetime members for donations to PAWMA's scholarship program?" As you can see, the Board has its work cut out! But it remains confident and excited by the possibilities that lie ahead. It helps tremendously that there are so many sources of inspiration to draw from, so many talented and exceptional women! This is why we keep going. Recognition The Board is proud and delighted to announce that it selected Sifu Michelle Dwyer as the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, and Leslie Lippard as the 2012 Martial Artist of the Year. Both will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to PAWMA at this year's Camp. Be on the lookout for their bios and accomplishments in future communications Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists 4 PAWMA News • Vol. 35 No. 1 • Winter 2012 5 New Board Member: Beth Deal I had not participated in sports when I started martial arts 29 years ago so it was a real challenge to try to punch and kick all while trying to block and weave (some days it felt more like duck and run). I will say I found it easy to be motivated in class no matter how hard it was because I wanted to decrease the number of times I got hit or kicked by someone better than I was. What has kept me training, no matter how hard it was, is that martial arts make my heart sing. When I am at PAWMA camp, around the amazing women that gather there to share what they do, my heart sings so much I could not be happier. My martial arts journey has been amazing so far. I have to say I have been blessed to have trained with several Photo courtesy of Beth Deal, with her first of the best martial artists teachers. I have trained in granddaughter, Alicia.
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