national Women's
Martial Arts Federation

The NWMAF is an organization for women and girls who seek insight, strength, accomplishment, and community.

We cherish our practice of martial arts, self-defense, and healing arts; they are our paths of self-discovery and our means of trans-forming our lives and the world we live in.

The NWMAF is for You If:

• You are a woman or girl who is currently training, has trained, or wants to train in martial arts or healing arts,
• You are a woman or girl who has taken a self-defense class or who wants to learn self-defense within a feminist framework,
• You are a woman or girl who teaches martial arts, self-defense, or healing arts,
• You want to end violence against women and change the world, or
• Your idea of a vacation is spending a four-day weekend creating an all-female community of martial artists and self-defense practitioners, and training from before sunup to sundown.

Member Benefits:

• E-newsletter (published approximately every six weeks),
• Discounts on events sponsored by the NWMAF, the Association of Women Martial Arts Instructors (AWMAI), and the Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists (PAWMA),
• Discounts on select member-sponsored events,
• Entry for your school on our Directory Page,
• Access to a shared Member Directory for unlimited networking opportunities, and
• Access to past newsletters.

Our Membership Includes Women and Girls from:

• All races and ethnic backgrounds,
• All ages, sizes, and statures,
• Greatly divergent athletic capabilities and experience, and
• A range of personal lifestyles.
  

We welcome all women regardless of age, race, color, religion, class, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity,  national origin, disability, or physical condition. We find strength in one another’s challenges and promote an awareness and appreciation of our differences.

Becoming a member of the NWMAF includes many benefits that enrich not only your training but also that of other women and girls.

Not ready to join? Learn more about us by subscribing to our e-newsletter.