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El Matrag (الماتراق)

Also known as	Matrag
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El Matrag (Arabic: الماتراق), also spelt Al Matrag, is a form of stick fencing practised in western Algeria specifically the city of oran. The stick is believed to have been used to prepare the warriors of algeria for the sword. There appear to be a number of correlations between the modern practice and the drills and movements featured in the Mamluk treatise: Kitāb al-makhzūn jāmiʻ al-funūn (The treasure that combines all arts).^[1]

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The stick of Al Matrag is believed to have been used to prepare the warriors of the Maghreb (Northwest Africa) for the sword. There appear to be a number of correlations between the modern practice and the drills and movements featured in the Mamluk treatise: Kitāb al-makhzūn jāmiʻ al-funūn (The treasure that combines all arts).^[2]

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+'''El Matrag''' ([[Arabic]]: الماتراق), also spelt '''Al Matrag''', is a form of stick [[fencing]] practised in western [[Algeria]] specifically the city of oran. The stick is believed to have been used to prepare the warriors of [[algeria]] for the [[sword]].  There appear to be a number of correlations between the modern practice and the drills and movements featured in the [[Mamluk]] treatise: Kitāb al-makhzūn jāmiʻ al-funūn (The treasure that combines all arts).<ref>https://igx2019.irongateexhibition.com/sessions/maghrebi-stick-and-sabre/</ref>
-'''Matrag''' (translated literally from [[Algerian Arabic]] as ''«'' stick ''»[https://books.google.fr/books?id=28CA67Tr4X0C&pg=PA406&dq=matrag]'') is a traditional [[Algeria|Algerian]] [[Martial arts|martial art]] that focuses on striking with a [[sword]]. It is believed to have originated in the Arab tribes of the [[Aurès Mountains]], such as the [[Beni Amer]], and it was used in combat for [[centuries]]. [https://www.traditionalsports.org/traditional-sports/africa/el-matrag-algeria.html]
 == History ==
+The stick of Al Matrag is believed to have been used to prepare the warriors of the [[Maghreb]] (Northwest Africa) for the [[sword]]. There appear to be a number of correlations between the modern practice and the drills and movements featured in the [[Mamluk]] treatise: Kitāb al-makhzūn jāmiʻ al-funūn (The treasure that combines all arts).<ref>https://igx2019.irongateexhibition.com/sessions/maghrebi-stick-and-sabre/</ref>
-The exact origins of '''Matrag''' are unknown, but it is believed to be at least a few [[Century|centuries]] old. It is thought to have originated in the [[Bedouin|Bedouin Arab]] tribes of the [[Oran]] region of [[Algeria]]. Matrag was used for [[self-defense]] and for [[hunting]], and it was also used in combat during tribal feuds and wars.
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Martial arts in Algeria]]
+[[Category:Sport in Oran]]