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Snow Monkey to be featured at Martial Arts Museum Event
The comic book, from tiny publisher Studio 6, just published it's first issue in May 2025, and is drawing praise for being one of the best new martial arts comics in quite some time and will be featured at the Martial Arts History Museum July 23 and...
The 19th Annual Dragonfest is coming
It’s DRAGONFEST TIME!! Yes, the 19th annual Dragonfest Expo is upon us and it’s time to get your tickets today. Don’t miss out on this Charity event hosted and benefitting the Martial Arts History Museum. All your tickets are tax-deductible!!! Every...
Get Your Tickets for Dragonfest
It’s DRAGONFEST TIME!! Yes, the 19th annual Dragonfest Expo is upon us and it’s time to get your tickets today. Don’t miss out on this Charity event hosted and benefitting the Martial Arts History Museum. All your tickets are tax-deductible!!! Every...
Asian Artistry
The Martial Arts History Museum is not just about the martial arts, it is an Asian Art Museum in California. From the designs of the samurai, the uniqueness of Thailand murals, the beauty of Korean culture to the weapon artistry of the Philippines. It is a place that celebrates Asian-American artistry.
Museums in Los Angeles
Burbank, the San Fernando Valley and more, we are all part of the great Los Angeles community. The Martial Arts History Museum brings new life to the museum community. Yes, we have art museums, music museums, grammy museums and museums that are so tall you can’t even see the sky. But now, comes the world’s first Martial Arts History Museum.
Museums in Los Angeles
The Martial Arts History Museum is about history. Featuring diverse cultures, it is a new ethnic museum in California. It reveals how Asians overcame racism, prejudice and more to bring martial arts to America. Bong Soo Han struggled for many years as a cab driver before people would accept Hapkido (they thought it was a food).
How the Museum Began
Michael Matsuda is the founder and president of the Martial Arts History Museum. Beginning as a traveling exhibit in 1999, the museum traveled across the nation and opened in Santa Clarita in 2006 and relocated to Burbank in 2010.