The Basic Movements of Egyptian Stick Fighting (Tahtib)

The complete Arabic name of Tahtib is "Fann Al Nazaha Wal Tahtib" which means "the Art (Fann) of integrity (Nazaha) through the use of stick". The term "Tahtib" derives from "Hat-tab" which means "Woodcutter" ; "Hat-tab" refers to the doer while "Tahtib" refers to the Art or the Way similar to the use of "Karate" rather than "Karate-Do" or "Aiki" rather than "Aikido".

The origins of Tahtib seem to go back to the 2nd millennium BC, some of Tahtib gestures are engraved in the walls of three tombs among the 39 rock-cut tombs of the archaeological site of Beni Hasan,[citation needed] in the eastern bank of the Nile, near the city of Minya. The necropolis comprises tombs of officials (nomarchs) of the XI and XII dynasties of ancient Egypt.

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