# Naboot

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Egyptian quarterstaff

A **naboot** (**nabboot**, **asaya**, **asa**, **shoum**) is a [Fighting stick](/source/Stick-fighting) constructed of [palm wood](/source/Palm_tree) or [rattan](/source/Rattan). It originated in Egypt and is used in the [martial art](/source/Martial_art) of [Tahtib](/source/Tahtib) still practiced today in [upper Egypt](/source/Upper_Egypt). In Egypt the Naboot was the main weapon of the [Futuwwa](/source/Futuwwa) , in 1906 a law was passed in Egypt banning the use of Naboots in fights, the law aimed to strip the Futuwwas of their power[1]

Egyptian men from Upper Egypt performing **Tahtib**, a traditional stick-fighting game and folk art practiced mainly in southern Egypt.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [https://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/2402236.aspx](https://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/2402236.aspx)

- [Article about Tahtib, denoting the specifications for a naboot.](http://www.alliancemartialarts.com/tahtib.html)

- [Similar article that talks about the origins of Tahtib, including historical references](http://newkemet.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!CCF345BB6BE0A10E!166.entry)

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