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Follow on Google News | Museum Provides Promotion For Martial Arts Theme FilmsTo support martial arts in films, the Museum is providing free items to friends and members from Jackie Chan's upcoming film, The Spy Next Door.
By: VMA Publications “Films with a martial arts theme has been the real force behind the spread of the martial arts in both America and the world. Though the arts were here in America in the late 1800s, it wasn’t until martial arts were part of American films that helped open the doors to Asian art forms,” notes museum president Michael Matsuda. Jackie Chan, who was inducted into the Martial Arts History Museum’s Hall of Fame in 2001, has been one of the driving forces for the arts since Bruce Lee’s passing in 1973. “We’ The Museum has placed a great emphasis on martial arts in films with a variety of movie artifacts which have included the hat from the film Billy Jack, the sai’s from Elektra, the shield from Mortal Kombat, the cow from Kung Pow Movie, the uniform from Best of the Best, the outfit from Xena and much more. Valley Martial Arts Supply is located at 5638 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood, CA (Valleymartialarts.com) # # # VMA Publications is a publishing firm that promotes life, culture, history and art through books and dvds. End
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