(Article translated courtesy of Google translate) In Pau, Paul Mirat wants to defend and publicize the ancestor of tennis: the game of tennis. Born in Navarre in the Middle Ages, this sport has only today that approximately 200 licensees in France. Playroom Palm Paul Mirat is part of the Association du Jeu de Paume in Navarre and occupies the last few months as President of the French Committee. Navarre (now the Pyrenees-Atlantiques) is one of the cradles of the game of tennis. In the Middle Ages, was played directly with the palm, with bare hands. The players are then equipped with gloves, then beaters and finally racquets. palm When the game has crossed the Channel, the English are appropriate and have tennis, simplifying regulation. "The game of tennis is very strategic, a bit like chess, while tennis could be compared to the game of checkers" said Paul Mirat. This activity, the rules have been set by Henry himself, almost disappeared during the Revolution and rebounded in the late nineteenth century. The War of 1914 stopped the momentum, but Paul finds a renewed interest in this game through the clubs of Paris, Fontainebleau, Bordeaux, Pau and Bastide-Clairence, near Bayonne. "I believe in yet another youth of this sport. Gambling halls palm are superb places that must be visited during Heritage Days." Paul regrets that Pau does not further enhances this tradition. Club members of Navarre, who can not drive in Pau City on Sunday morning, enjoy more room Bastide-Clairence the Basque Country. Currently, there are only 219 registered players in France and 8,500 in the world. "The Pau and Bayonne players will often attend tournaments in Britain. And the players in London, Washington or Melbourne love coming here. Our passion is our most beautiful passport. There is a real friendship that develops around this sport, " said Paul Mirat, which speaks of pleasure and even euphoria in the practice of this activity it intends to democratise
Posted on: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:51:33 +0000
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