Whip fighting
Appearance
Whip fighting can be done as a ritual, a show, or a sport, the latter also known as whip boxing.
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Filipino martial art
, formulated in 1987, which focuses on the use of flexible weapons,
particularly whips.
Whip boxing has become an emerging event in
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Nikolai Leskov in his novel The Enchanted Wanderer (1873) describes an old Central Asian bidding custom. In order to avoid unreasonably high prices, the two highest bidders resolve the issue by a whip fight: while holding each other by left hands, they lash each other in turns until one gives up.
Whip fighting can also have use of the riding crop.
References
- ^ "To Nourish With Blood: Whip Fighting on Flores, Indonesia ", by David Hicks (1994)
- ^ "Whip It!" a transcript of an ABC News (Australia) broadcast of 30 April 2004
- ^ "Awards – Aussie Whip Maker", an article about Gayle Nemeth
- ^ Gayle Nemeth interview on ABC News (Australia) (audio)
- ^ "Gayle Nemeth and the Sport of Whipboxing"