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]

El Matrag (الماتراق)
Also known asMatrag
Country of originAlgeria
CreatorUnknown

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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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