Women of
the Halls of Fame
Female Martial Artist
Year Inducted: 2005
Position: Karate & Chinese Martial Arts
As a young girl, Carrie was extremely interested in the fields of ballet, modern dance, and tap dancing. She explored all three of these arenas for a number of years until turning to Karate, where she quickly earned her brown belt and transitioned into her passionate endeavours with Chinese Martial Arts.
In 1980, Carrie began to compete nationally. She was automatically ranked #2 female competitor in hand and weapon martial arts. She soon retired in 1984, still listed as part of the top ten nationally, to begin a family.
Carrie returned to the sport and the way of life in 1991, which is when she made her most significant contributions to the field:
November 1991 Championship Belt in weapons
June 1992 International Chinese Martial Arts Champion
1992 Grand Champion
November 1992 Champion of Belt Hand Forms
March 1993 United States Open Champion
May 1993 1st Place Hand Forms
June 1993 Chinese International Championship 1st Place Weapons
July 1997 Long Beach International 1st Place Forms
August 1998 Long Beach International 1st Place Hands and Forms
Carrie now teaches body movement classes at California State University, Northridge campus. She starred in the film Cyborg 7: Glass Shadow and has published several books on body toning and women's exercise.