ESGRIMA-MartialArtCentre

Project Brief

Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices , which arepracticedf or a number of reasons : as self-defense, military and law enforcement applications , mental and spiritual development ; as well as entertainment and the preservation of nation' s intangible cultural heritage

This studio focuses on how local culture, history and martial art practices mixes ( or not ?) together to form the life and identity of the local society that we see today. With this understanding, students must develop as strategy to anticipate how architecture can offer a platform to develop local culture progressively without sacrificing their original identity. In other words , I t shall be an architecture piece that speaks to the younger generation while respecting those age-old traditions.

Project Proposal

Esgrimais essentially a Martial Art Centre for fencing that focused on to teach both modern fencing and historical fencing in the same centre. It located at the side of Penang Botanical Garden, PulauPinang.“itis possible to teach historical fencing (Hema) and modern fencing in the same centre.

we are not aware of any centres that do this at the moment , but the possibility is always there. The two are not mutually exclusive and appeal to different sorts of people”. Farhan Goh, assistant instructor ZwaardkringMalaysia. It going to be the first fencing centre that combines both of modern and historical. Besides, provide the educational and the entertainment to the public with thousands of years history