Fun Fighting Workshops

Hi Fighting Friends! Our next Fun Fighting Workshop will be in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, May 16th, 2026.

What is Fun Fighting?

Fun Fighting Workshops (formerly known as Femm Fighting) are twice-yearly martial arts training events for women, trans, and nonbinary martial artists. Michelle Johnson (that’s me!) and Jaydra Perfetti co-host these events at Jaydra’s home school, Southwest Portland Martial Arts. Our intention is to create fun and enriching cross-style training opportunities and to build community and camaraderie among folks whose gender identities may be underrepresented in the martial arts. If you would like to be on the email list for future events, please send us a message. To read about our last event, check out this post!

Jaydra and I recently change the name of our event to “Fun Fighting” after we realized that the name “Femm Fighting” felt alienating to some of our trans men and masc community. We aim to create an inclusive space for those who may experience gender discrimination in the martial arts, and we think the new gender-free name encompasses the spirit of the event. We hope to see you at a Fun Fighting event in the future!