El Matrag: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
|||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
| focus = |
| focus = |
||
| hardness = |
| hardness = |
||
| country = |
| country = [[Algeria]] |
||
| creator =Unknown |
| creator =Unknown |
||
| formation = |
| formation = |
||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
| martialart = |
| martialart = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''El Matrag''' ([[Arabic]]: الماتراق), also spelt '''Al Matrag''', is a form of stick [[fencing]] practised in western [[Algeria |
'''El Matrag''' ([[Arabic]]: الماتراق), also spelt '''Al Matrag''', is a form of stick [[fencing]] practised in western [[Algeria]]. The stick is believed to have been used to prepare the warriors of the [[Maghreb]] 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> |
||
== History == |
== History == |
||
Revision as of 18:43, 1 June 2024
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
| Also known as | Matrag |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Algeria |
| Creator | Unknown |
El Matrag (Arabic: الماتراق), also spelt Al Matrag, is a form of stick fencing practised in western Algeria. The stick is believed to have been used to prepare the warriors of the Maghreb 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]
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).[2]