El Matrag

El Matrag (Arabic: الماتراق), also spelt Al Matrag, is a form of stick fencing practised in western Algeria and Morocco. 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).

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).