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Michael Matsuda: The Martial Arts History Museum (Part 5)
The Concept One of the goals of the museum was to focus on the cultural aspect of the martial arts. Everyone who has taken the martial arts already knows about the punch and kick, but few people learn about where their art came from or how it was established. “When I took the museum on the road, it was an eye-opening experience for me. We started as a small exhibit and then grew to a 1,000 square foot traveling museum. It was at that time I experimented on the displays. Was this going to be a who’s who, or would it be cultural or what? In other words, what do