Savuku (,
Malay: ''sauku'') is the
Tamil word for
whip
A whip is a blunt weapon or implement used in a striking motion to create sound or pain. Whips can be used for flagellation against humans or animals to exert control through pain compliance or fear of pain, or be used as an audible cue thro ...
, used both for domestic purposes and traditionally also in hand-to-hand fighting. Its combat application is taught in the
Indian martial arts, most notably in
silambam
Silambam is an old Indian martial arts, Indian martial art originating in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This style is mentioned in Tamil Sangam literature. The World Silambam Association is the official international body of Silamba ...
and
kalaripayat, as well as Indo-Malay
silat
Silat is the collective term for a class of martial arts from the Nusantara and surrounding geocultural areas of Southeast Asia. It is traditionally practised in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southern Thailand, Southern Philippi ...
. Whip techniques in silambam are known as ''savuku adi'' and are generally performed from mid-range.
See also
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Kalaripayat
*
Weapons of silat
Notes
External links
Iconography of southern India Gabriel Jouveau-Dubreuil P. Geuthner, 1937 -Art -135 pages
Whips
Weapons of India
Indian martial arts
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