HIBAPRESS – Ahmed Al-Musaed
The National School of Trade and Management in Oujda hosted, on Sunday, May 17th, the activities of a distinguished intellectual and sports forum centered on the topic "Aikido and Engineering: Arts of Harmony".
This exceptional event falls within the framework of a strategic partnership between the sports club of the National School of Applied Sciences in Oujda (ENSAO), and Mohammed I University, and in coordination with a group of academic actors and those interested in sports affairs in the region, under a slogan that puts "Sports in the service of peace, discipline, and human development". This academic sports initiative aims to highlight the art of "Aikido" as a non-violent fighting system based on the philosophy of peace and mutual respect, and attempting to apply its balance concepts to engineering and scientific formation. The organizers seek through this forum to highlight the pivotal role of sports as a mechanism for social cohesion, developing self-skills, and achieving psychological and physical balance for young people and engineering students, to help them face the pressures of contemporary professional and academic life. The meeting witnessed a significant presence of university students, research professors, and martial arts practitioners, in addition to national and international experts. The general program of the forum included scientific sessions and intellectual lectures, followed by practical presentations and field workshops that focused, in their entirety, on conflict management techniques, and enhancing the values of discipline and responsibility among the emerging generations. The forum witnessed the participation of prominent names in the fields of sports, life sciences, and martial arts, where they enriched the discussion with interventions that combined the theoretical and practical aspects: Abdelmalek Lahbil: the expert and international lecturer at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF); Said Benmbah: the international expert in Aikido and the technical director of the African Confederation of the game; Lahcen Benabdallah: the fifth-degree black belt (fifth Dan) and the regional official of the Moroccan National Federation "Budo Rio"; Mohamed Abadi: the research professor in biomechanics at the National School of Applied Sciences in Oujda, who presented a scientific approach that links physical movement with physical and engineering laws. The participants in the conclusion of this event agreed on the importance of sustaining such demonstrations that integrate academic scientific achievement with spiritual and physical sports, given its direct positive impact on refining the personality of the engineering student and qualifying him for leadership and community.
