El Matrag (Arabic: الماتراق), also spelt Al Matrag, is a form of stick fencing practised in western Algeria specifically the city of Oran.
History The stick of Al Matrag is believed to have been used to prepare the warriors of the Maghreb for the sword. There appears 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).
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