The ancient Egyptian martial art you can learn TODAY

These days it’s known as a folk dance, but Tahtib isn’t for the faint of heart. People can get hurt in the heat of the moment, and once upon a time that was the whole point. Tahtib, according to legend, has its origins in what might have been the world’s oldest martial art. Clips used in this video are from Daily News Egypt [] and from Modern Tahtib [] You can find out more about Modern Tahtib and their Olympic aspirations at Go subscribe to my friend Zoe Bee’s channel! Look out for a new Armchair Egyptology video every Wednesday. ----- ☥ - to support and collaborate 𓏊 - to make a one-off donation 𓂀 - to chat and hang out 𓀀 - ​to get updates and... memes? ----- Thanks to my backers on Patreon: PHARAOHS Edmund Kyberd and Jo OVERSEER RoninX777 NOMARCH Richard Hawkes ARCHITECTS James Lenihan, Ken Poyner, Michael Bowman, photosynthetic and Thinkcork SCRIBES Becca Miles, Carly G, ITU Trash Crew, Jeremiah Demster and Pete ----- Title card design by Lazy Hunny Bee Character design by Praxis Descends Intro theme & backing music by Sassyy Dragon Writing by Lucas Justinian (me) Freelance enquiries justinianfreelance@ ----- All materials herein remain property of their respective owners. Material included is either with permission, by Creative Commons licence, is in the public domain, or falls under fair use. If you think you have copyright on anything used in this video and the above doesn’t apply to your work, get in touch by email or DM me on Twitter. We are not a thief, and will only use something if we can prove it’s justified.