Kung Fu Weaponry at the Martial Arts History Museum

The Martial Arts History Museum is an American museum that focuses on Asian art, music, culture and history as it connects with the history of martial arts located in Glendale, California, USA.[1][2] The Martial Arts History Museum is divided into several sections[3] including China, Japan,[4] Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, America (including Hawaii in a separate category), Anime and Media.[5][6]

History

The Martial Arts History Museum launched its website in 1999 and later began hosting annual Hall of Fame ceremonies. Becoming a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, the Martial Arts History Museum took to the road as a traveling exhibit[7] and traveled from as far south as San Diego to as far north as New Jersey. After six years of attending expos, anime festivals, martial arts tournaments, Asian shows, etc.,[8] the Martial Arts History Museum began operating out of a permanent site in Santa Clarita, California in 2006. In 2010, the Martial Arts History Museum relocated to the city of Burbank, CA and reopened its doors to the public on June 25, 2011.[9][10]

The Martial Arts History Museum provides a series of annual documented historical publications that serve as a reference books for martial arts history. These include the history of the martial arts, the origin of the museum, and the Martial Arts Hall of Fame[11][12]

In 2024, the museum moved to an 8,000 square foot facility in Glendale.[13]

Exhibits

The Martial Arts History Museum has exhibits covering a wide variety of martial arts and the countries from which each evolved. There are displays relating to kung fu, samurai, ninja, karate, judo, Hawaiian Lua, Filipino kali and Thailand's Muay Thai including the weaponry used in each discipline.

A Media Room displays objects of martial arts movie and television memorabilia, including the real gopher chucks used by Steve Oedekerk in the film, "Kung Pow! Enter the Fist," the headband[14] used by Ralph Macchio in "The Karate Kid,"[15] the demon mask from "Revenge of the Ninja," the uniform from " Wendy Wu", and an animatronic character just installed. In 2015, the museum introduced their latest exhibit, The History of Anime, which includes Hong Kong Phooey.[16]

Following the museum's move to Glendale, it added a room dedicated to the martial arts of Armenia.[17]

Selected objects

References

  1. ^What To Do in Burbank "Martial Arts History Museum", Visit Burbank, June 21, 2011.
  2. ^Ford, William "Santos Chang Honored by Martial Arts History Museum", The Rafu Shimpo, November 21, 2014.
  3. ^Balyien "Martial Arts History Museum", Five by Five, February 18, 2015.
  4. ^Cultural News: Come to Japanese Art and Cultural Places "Martial Arts History Museum to relocated to Burbank", Cultural News, March 2, 2011.
  5. ^Neighborhoods "Martial Arts History Museum", Los Angeles.com, February 24, 2012. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^Family Days Out "Martial Arts History Museum", Great Things to do with Kids in the USA, February 1, 2016.
  7. ^ Alles über Kampfsport „ Das Kampfsport-Geschichtsmuseum bewirkt etwas “, Alles über Kampfsport , 5. Januar 2012. Archiviert vom Original am 8. November 2014 im Internet Archive.
  8. ^ Ramada Inn Area Guide " Feiern Sie asiatische Kunst im Martial Arts History Museum ", Ramada Inn News , 8. Februar 2014.
  9. ^ Matsuda, Michael " Das Martial Arts History Museum: Wie alles begann ", Martial Arts History Museum , 25. Oktober 2014.
  10. ^ Lin, CJ " Kampfsportfans kommen im neuen Geschichtsmuseum in Burbank auf ihre Kosten ", LA Daily News , 26. Juni 2011, Archiviert vom Original am 29. Juni 2011 in der Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ Matsuda, Michael " Die offizielle Ruhmeshalle ", Ruhmeshalle des Kampfsportgeschichtsmuseums , 15. Januar 2015.
  12. ^ The Action Elite „ Martial Arts History Museum to honor the Late David Carradine “, Film Combat Syndicate , 11. Dezember 2014.
  13. ^ Kennedy Zak (22. Juli 2024). „Kampfkunstmuseum findet neues Zuhause“ . Glendale News-Press . Abgerufen am 14. August 2024 .
  14. ^ Hall, Martha " 5 Little Known Museum In and Around Los Angeles ", Mommy Poppins , September 9, 2013.
  15. ^ Bentancor, Nestor " GI Joe: Retaliatin Event at the Martial Arts History Museum ", Desde Hollywood MovieNews , July 30, 2014.
  16. ^ Kreuzer, Nikki „ Bestes Museum, um Bruce Lee zu verkörpern “, LA Weekly , 1. Januar 2014. Archiviert vom Original am 7. Januar 2018 in der Wayback Machine.
  17. ^ „Museum für Kampfkunstgeschichte öffnet wieder seine Pforten“ . Glendale News-Press . 16. April 2024. Abgerufen am 10. November 2025 .