Singapore martial arts dojos and combat sport gyms study

Singapore's white spaces are particularly interesting given its wealth, density, and multicultural composition. The low representation of Chinese internal arts in a majority Chinese city, and the near-absence of Indian and Filipino martial arts, suggests that cultural transmission in Singapore's commercial gym sector does not follow simple demographic lines. Community sport associations and school programs may absorb demand that would otherwise support commercial gyms. Per-capita gym density of 6.2 per 100,000 is the lowest in our study so far — Singapore may be significantly underpenetrated as a commercial martial arts market relative to its wealth and urbanisation