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martial arts
A venue for performances or competitions in traditional fighting arts, with training spaces assigned to training schools.
Martial arts spaces are venues for the performance of or competition in any of various traditional fighting arts, including hand-to-hand combat, wrestling, and fighting with weapons. Spaces for training in martial arts are assigned the usage "training school".
The performance can involve unarmed combat, wrestling, or weapons within a traditional fighting art. The venue need not be limited to one discipline.
Spaces used for instruction retain the separate training school usage. A competition or performance purpose distinguishes the martial-arts venue here.
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