Sacramento Area Women's Martial Arts (SAWMA) was established in August 2007. Our aim is to cross-train in a friendly environment and our goal is to encourage women to join and succeed in the martial arts.

Some of the arts we practice are: Judo, TaeKwonDo, Hapkido, Brazilian JiuJitsu, Danzan Ryu JiuJitsu, Karate, Bushido, Cho Hwa Mo Yang Do, Moo Duk Kwan, Yudo, Mixed Martial Arts, Muai Thai Boxing, Eskrima and Aikido.

Black belts or advanced practitioners are asked to offer their expertise and teach a class but it is not mandatory. Each month one of the black belts is selected to teach a class on a topic the group has selected in advance. All decisions are made democratically, everyone has a say in how the group is run regardless of rank. We meet at least once every 6 months to discuss how the group is managed and if anyone would like to make any changes.

We have no fees associated with the group or official memberships.