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A growing number of girls in Egypt are learning the Indonesian "Pengak Silat" fighting game, which was sent to Egypt by Indonesian students who came to study in Al-Azhar.
In Cairo, in one of the martial arts training workshops, a powerful match began between two girls, with a large copper disc, as in some Asian films.
One of the rivals wore a niqab and a long dress, an unusual scene in various fighting or sports games.
"Sport for all girls"
Safia Osama, a 18-year-old university student, says the Indonesian fight, known as & # 39; & # 39;Bingak Silat & # 39; & # 39;It's the only sport in the world that all girls can play "because it does not require a uniform and allows players to wear what suits them."
Safia added that his desire for self-defense had prompted him to learn the sport. Led to his fall to the ground. "
Safiya said the rules protect players from harm.
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Sport is dependent & # 39; & # 39;Bingak Silat & # 39; & # 39; The player is not allowed to hit his teammate in the face or in an area below the belt, but he can do so if he is in danger on the street.
Menna Mahmoud, an Egyptian coach and great scholar in the game, says that morality is essential in the sport: the player can pass tests of skill and fight, but he can be expelled from the game because of a bad morality.
The genesis of the game
Ancestors in Indonesia have developed the combat tactics used in the Penjak Silat game to counter Japanese and Dutch colonialism.
Roni Al-Zubairi, director of the Indonesian Martial Arts School in Egypt, said the sport had been transferred to Egypt in the 1990s thanks to Indonesian students studying at Al-Azhar who were playing football .
The Indonesian Martial Arts Federation was established in 2003, but it was limited to Indonesian and Malaysian citizens residing in Egypt.
In 2011, Egyptians and non-Egyptians residing in the country began to be allowed to learn the sport.
Ruqaya al-Samloussi says that she started practicing this sport as soon as the Egyptians were allowed to learn it. With another girl and three children, she became the first Egyptian coach of the "Pancak Silat" game in 2017, she said.
Challenges
She says that she came to Cairo alone to study, which prompted her to learn a sport that would allow her to defend herself. She explained that the training includes studying the history of play and science related to the anatomy of the human body and identifying weaknesses that can be relied upon during combat.
According to Ruqaya, anyone who wants to become a coach of Pengak Silat must pass ethical tests, control and psychological tests by putting pressure on him to recognize his reaction.
There are currently two schools in Egypt to teach Bangak Silat, Tabek Sochi School and Talago Peru of the Indonesian Cultural Center in Cairo. Both schools have training branches in several Egyptian governorates.
The child can play the game at the age of four years without a maximum age as long as the physical condition of the player allows it.
Ten-year-old Arwa Assem says the challenges of the game are many: simply participating in a sport that requires an interview and answering many questions, and even playing the game itself can lead to bruising. and wounds.
The match is managed by a team of referees composed of the chairman of the jury, a mediator who monitors the performance of the players and four referees who monitor performance from four different angles.
Sara Al Arabi, a Wisdom of Pingak Selat, said the midfielder was in the court near the players and had to score points and monitor the strikes to make sure they were playing by the rules. and if the player had used the right tool to reach the goal.
If the mediator does not agree with any of the other officers, the majority opinion will prevail.
About 30 Egyptians, including girls, have been appointed coaches of Pingak Silat.
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