The Gatka in fact refers to the stick of wood used in the training known as Soti. It is one type of Sikh warriorsâ martial Arts. The whole martial art of Gatka is grounded on the correct utilization of hand-to-hand weapons.
Karen Padilla. A wound infection happens when germs enter a break in the skin. These germs, called bacteria, attach to tissues causing wounds to stop healing. An infected wound could smell bad. It could smell like rotting flesh.
The smell depends on the type of gangrene. If the gangrene is caused by frostbite or lack of blood supply, the skin turns purple, and then to black. There is no smell initially. After a couple of days, the dead tissue (black sutff) starts to rot and smells like any dead animal would smell.