Moreover, the husband-wife duo lives a healthy married life without any divorce rumors in Los Angeles, California. The martial artist has accounts on social platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. But none of them are officialized. Sho Kosugi and his wife are the proud parents of three kids. The couple welcomed a son, Kane Kosugi as their first child on October 11, He is an American martial artist, actor, and media personality.
Then, on May 25, , the actor shared a son, Shane Kosugi , who followed his father's footprints, and now he is an actor. Then, at last, the husband-wife pair welcomed a daughter, Ayeesha Kosugi , on September 25, Sho Kosugi has amassed all his wealth from his career life.
The English writer runs the Sho Kosugi Institute in Japan, a martial arts acting worldwide company that helps Asian actors break into the mainstream cinema industry in the United States. Without any doubt, he gathers a handsome amount of money from his Institute also. On October 11, , the couple gave birth to their first child, Kane Kosugi. He is a martial artist, actor, and media figure from the United States.
Finally, on September 25, , the couple welcomed their first child, Ayeesha Kosugi. In , he performed in Kosugi, which was a huge success. You may also like. Also, various Roman commanders used it to decorate their chariots during war celebrations. One of the greatest conquerors in history and the most prominent barbaric leader, Attila the Hun ruled from to A. After he wrecked the town of Aquileia in A.
The usage of the whip was wide-spread around the globe and even ancient Egyptian frescoes show people holding whips in their hands.
It is a historical fact that the Egyptians even punished their slaves by using a whip. Ancient Greek writings also tell us some interesting facts about the whip. Apart from using them for punishing their slaves, the Greek noticed how the Scythians mastered the technique so they employed them to keep order in their streets. So, if necessary, a few Scythians could quickly scatter away a crowd of people from the streets of Greek cities by only using their whips.
Ancient Scythians called the whip "danu" or "don" which was an old word for a river. However, the ancient Greek used the word "mastigo" or "mastix". Whipping has been known as a punishment method since the dawn of times. For example, the Persian ruler Xerxes I ruled from to B. The ancient Persians used the term "chabouk" or "chabuk" for a whip.
The whip is also mentioned in the Bible as a means of punishment as well as a weapon. Jesus Christ himself expelled greedy merchants out of the temple in Jerusalem by whipping them. However, later on, ancient Romans whipped Jesus. They called it by its Latin name - "flagrum" or "flagelum". Flagrum was a specially designed whip with which one could tear off parts of the convict's skin or flesh.
The Roman whip consisted of a shorter handle with 2 or 3 straps of beef skin or regular rope. The straps weren't particularly long so one had to come relatively close to the victim, in contrast to the whips used on animals which were significantly longer. What distinguished the Roman flagrum from other whips were the metal accessories, i. Such accessories were made out of metals, usually bronze, zink or iron and sometimes even out of bone.
They were put in equal gaps along the straps. Such punishment was applied on criminals, slaves, war prisoners as well as on political and religious opponents. Whipping was used as a means to extort confessions from convicts.
Additionally, whipping forced convicts to obey. For example, it could secure the submissiveness to the orders of soldiers as well as sailors. During the battle of Waterloo, the British army started punishing its sailors.
They usually used a form of a multi-layered whip with several straps called cat o'nine tails. Officers believed that, only with strict discipline and fear from not performing their commands, they would keep their sailors prepared and obedient to their orders. In line with the officers' needs, a form of a short whip-stick was later developed and it has a simple name — "military whip". Even today, whipping is performed as a common punishment. It is usually applied for breaking a religious law.
The history of nomadic tribes that are practicing animal husbandry is tightly connected to the appearance of the whip. Every steppe warrior had his own whip which many steppe tribes called "arapnik" a long hunting whip.
However, they also used other names, e. Kalmykia used the word "mala"; the Tatars used the word "kamcha" for a shorter and thinner whip and the Kozaks had the word "nagayka" for two types of whip. The Kozaks believed that the whip's owner has a special power.
The also used it as a magical object with which they could mark their harvest in order to increase the fertility of the land. Apart from that, many ancient peoples trusted that, with a soft blow of the whip, the women's and men's fertility can be contributed to. Those peoples who lived in the steppes used the whip to control their herds and horses as well as a hunting weapon and as a weapon in close combat.
Many steppe tribes, e. In remembrance to this tradition and to the great Mongolian commander Genghis Khan, an equestrian monument in which he holds a golden whip in his hand was built in Tsonjin Boldog in Mongolia.
It is known that the shepherds of many European countries skillfully used the whip during the Middle Ages. Also, the whip reached its greatest popularity during the Middles Ages when every rider in Europe had his own copy. A remarkable skill in the usage of the whip was shown by the horsemen of Medieval Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, Russia, Poland and, in combat, the Croats and the Hungarians demonstrated their mastery during the Thirty Years' War.
Many individuals used their long braids as a whip in Medieval China and they even weaved iron beads into them. History writes that even the Romani people were, as a nomadic tribe, especially well-known for their militant usage of the whip. Among the Turkish tribes, various equestrian competitions with the usage of the whip were a popular source of entertainment. Up until the 20 th century, equestrian competitions in which opponents used the whip were held in Kyrgyzstan. The whip was a tool thanks to which they would knock each other off their saddles.
In present day Poland, in a town called Siuda Baba, fights with a whip are still a part of their folk customs. After America was discovered, the pastoral whip migrated to different places where it was still used for its predetermined purpose and many other types of whips that served as a martial weapon travelled with it.
And so, the whip settled as a martial weapon and was very soon used across America, from Alaska in the North to Argentina in the South. Also, the whip rapidly spread to the Australian land where it was also used as a martial weapon. We will mention some of the most popular types of whips that were utilized both as a tool as well as a martial weapon. One of the most popular whips is definitely the one called "stockwhip" or "stock whip" , sometimes even called "bullwhip" which was used in Australia.
A whip of that sort was up to 3 meters long, whereas the bullwhip was up to 5 meters long. An Australian called Steve Jefferys became popular thanks to his knowledge of using such a whip. Other well-known whips come from the same country- "drafting whip" or "cattle drafter".
These types of whips and their usage was coined by a man called George Wolnough, also known as the "Tenterfield Saddler". Also, a type of whip called "bullock" is also widespread and it was used by Australian livestock feeders bullocky. A type of a stockwhip called "rose" was used in the territory of Canada and, according to some sources, it emmerged in An American farmer called Jack Liao became popular thanks to his knowledge of its usage.
A variety of such a whip began to be used at the beginning of the 20 th century somewhere around Ontario and it was called "raman". Other cowboys from Florida Floridian cowboys also became popular because of its usage. Apart from these two mentioned types, other whips that were up to 1,5 meters long, such as "signalwhips", i. A somewhat longer variety of a snakewhip, up to 3,5 meters long, called the "blacksnake" was used in Montana and Wyoming.
A popular, but shorter type of whip that was approx. It was used by riders around the world and it is known by the term "horse whip" or "riding whip". Such a whip was called a "crop" in England. A similar variety of a longer and lighter whip was used in India under the term "sjambok" or "litupa". A sort of whip that was used in driving different stagecoaches and carriages, the "buggy whip", was also known by the name "horsewhip".
One of the most popular manufacturers of these types of whips in the world was located in Westfield, Massachusetts. Naturally, different European countries had different names for a whip so, for example, in German it is called "peitsche", in France it is "fouet", in Italy "frusta" and in Spain it is called "latigo". Apart from Germany, other countries including Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Poland, Hungary and some provinces in Italy, use the German term "karbatsche or "korbatsch" for a longer and heavier whip.
Different types of whips are known in Africa and their names originate from the Persian term for a whip — "chabouk" or "chabuk". So, for example, the word "cambuk" is used in Central Africa, "sambok" in South Africa and "chabuk" in Bengali. In Congo, the Portuguese term "chicote" is prevalent, whereas in Somalia it is "shaabuug". In certain parts of North Africa, especially in Egypt, the whip is known under the Arabic word "kurbash". During the First Russian Revolution in , the whip first appeared in Russia and it was brought by the Kozaks who were especially prominent in their usage of a whip called "nagayka".
The word comes from an ancient Aryan word "naga" which, in Aryan, means "snake". Before, two types of whip were used: one that was shorter — "kuban" approx.
Today, only a variety of a longer modern whip is used from 2 to 2,5 meters. As a kind of an answer to the Mongolian, Tatar and, especially, the Kozak whip, a whip made of chains was designed in China around A.
It was made of nine connected chain parts, i. It was designed to be used in martial arts. The chain whip is used even today in many Chinese martial arts demonstrations and it is popular among martial arts fans around the world. Apart from China, it also became well- known in the US during the second half of the 20 th century. In India, a long and flexible type of swords were made for martial arts usage and they had a function similar to the whip. They were called "urumi" or "chutuval surul patal".
The main components of the whip are its handle, its body, i. The body of the whips is comprised of slim leather strings which are intertwined and are narrowing towards its end to which a short band is tied. To this belt, a braid usually made out of horse hair or a synthetic material is connected. The handle of a regular shepherd's whip was oftentimes made out of a harder and more elastic wood e. In order to braid a whip, one usually used moist raw beef skins because it was one of the most durable materials.
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