Martial Arts History Museum to Launch First Global Exhibit Dedicated to Warrior Women

The Martial Arts History Museum will open its first-ever Warrior Women Exhibit this summer, an installation designed to honor the critical and often unrecognized role of women in warfare, cultural preservation, and the protection of indigenous lands. Founder and President Michael Matsuda stated the museum is setting a historical precedent by acknowledging that female warriors are a significant part of martial arts history and that many wars would not have been won without them. The museum aims to let the community know it supports women within the martial arts.

Curated by Kumu Michelle Manu, a 10th Degree Black Belt and teacher of the sacred Hawaiian art of Lua, the exhibit is the first globally to center on women as protectors, strategists, and carriers of martial knowledge. Manu, a modern-day woman warrior and cultural educator, emphasized that the exhibit is not about adding women into history but about correcting the record of what has always been true. She declared that for centuries, women’s contributions have been minimized or obscured, and this exhibit restores balance, accuracy, and truth. Women were never absent from the history of war, only from the way it has been told, and the exhibit restores what was never missing.

The Warrior Women Exhibit Gala, including the official ribbon cutting, is scheduled for Saturday, August 22, 2026, beginning at 4:00 pm PDT at the Martial Arts History Museum in Glendale, California. This event will mark the first time women are being honored in a martial arts museum, with ticket sales to be announced. The museum exists to promote an appreciation of America’s cultural diversity by using martial arts as a gateway into sharing how Asian history became part of American history. For more information, visit martialartsmuseum.com. Curator Michelle Manu, a metaphysician, master martial artist, and cultural educator, focuses on women’s self-protection and longevity, integrating ancient knowledge with modern science. Details on her work are available at michellemanu.com.

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