[2][3] The Martial Arts History Museum is divided into several sections[4] including China, Japan,[5] Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Hawaii, Anime and Media.

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 actual headband[18] used by Ralph Macchio in "The Karate Kid,"[19] the demon mask from "Revenge of the Ninja," the uniform from "Wendy Wu," and an animatronic character just installed.

[20] The museum regularly holds a number of monthly events including book fairs, sword cutting demonstrations,[21] movie premieres, sushi seminars,[22] first aid workshops, blood drives, history lessons, basic language classes, Asian musical performances, martial arts demonstrations and self-defense for women workshops.