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| name = Kapu Kuialua<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://olohe.global/index.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=olohe.global}}</ref> |
| name = Kapu Kuialua<ref name="Home">{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://olohe.global/index.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=olohe.global}}</ref> |
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| aka = Kapu Kuʻialua, Kuʻialua |
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A caste system and various martial arts were introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Tahitian colonists, who arrived in the 1300s. The [[Koa (warriors)|Koa]] warrior group are credited by ''[[Black Belt (magazine)|Black Belt]]'' magazine as the creators of the martial art of Ku{{okina}}ialua.<ref name="BlackBelt_124SelfDefense">{{cite web|url=http://www.blackbeltmag.com/category/kapu-kuialua/|title=Kapu Kuialua Techniques | Lua Hawaiian Martial Arts Training | Self-Defense Styles – - Black Belt|last=James T. Fitzpatrick|date=March 21, 2011|website=|publisher=blackbeltmag.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129201546/http://www.blackbeltmag.com/category/kapu-kuialua/|archive-date=January 29, 2018|accessdate=2017-02-14}}</ref> |
A caste system and various martial arts were introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Tahitian colonists, who arrived in the 1300s. The [[Koa (warriors)|Koa]] warrior group are credited by ''[[Black Belt (magazine)|Black Belt]]'' magazine as the creators of the martial art of Ku{{okina}}ialua.<ref name="BlackBelt_124SelfDefense">{{cite web|url=http://www.blackbeltmag.com/category/kapu-kuialua/|title=Kapu Kuialua Techniques | Lua Hawaiian Martial Arts Training | Self-Defense Styles – - Black Belt|last=James T. Fitzpatrick|date=March 21, 2011|website=|publisher=blackbeltmag.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129201546/http://www.blackbeltmag.com/category/kapu-kuialua/|archive-date=January 29, 2018|accessdate=2017-02-14}}</ref> |
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The name "Ku{{okina}}ialua" literally means "two hits". That name was subsequently given to the [[Hawaiian mythology|god]] of this martial art. Only those associated with the [[Ali'i|ali{{okina}}i]] (nobility), such as professional warriors, guardsmen, and members of the royal families, were generally taught Ku{{okina}}ialua. During times of warfare, the [[Maka'ainana|maka{{okina}}āinana]] (commoners) were also instructed in the basic movements and functions of the martial art.{{ |
The name "Ku{{okina}}ialua" literally means "two hits". That name was subsequently given to the [[Hawaiian mythology|god]] of this martial art. Only those associated with the [[Ali'i|ali{{okina}}i]] (nobility), such as professional warriors, guardsmen, and members of the royal families, were generally taught Ku{{okina}}ialua. During times of warfare, the [[Maka'ainana|maka{{okina}}āinana]] (commoners) were also instructed in the basic movements and functions of the martial art.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} The old warriors of this art would coat themselves with a thin layer of [[coconut oil]] and remove all of their body hair in order to be able to slip away and avoid being grappled in battle. The word for Lua masters, ''ʻōlohe'', literally means "hairless".{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} |
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The Koa helped [[Kamehameha the Great]] unify the islands in 1810. Lua was only to be practiced by the king’s honor guards, and others were forbidden to learn it.<ref name="BlackBelt_124SelfDefense"/> The word "[[kapu (Hawaiian culture)|kapu]]," meaning "forbidden", is a part of the old name.<ref name="BlackBelt_124SelfDefense"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://olohe.global/index.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=olohe.global}}</ref> |
The Koa helped [[Kamehameha the Great]] unify the islands in 1810. Lua was only to be practiced by the king’s honor guards, and others were forbidden to learn it.<ref name="BlackBelt_124SelfDefense"/> The word "[[kapu (Hawaiian culture)|kapu]]," meaning "forbidden", is a part of the old name.<ref name="BlackBelt_124SelfDefense"/><ref name="Home">{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://olohe.global/index.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=olohe.global}}</ref> |
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===Modern times=== |
===Modern times=== |
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Some of the techniques used in Lua were incorporated into [[danzan-ryū]] jujutsu, which was developed in [[Hilo]] by [[Henry Okazaki]] in the 1920s.<ref name="BlackBelt_124SelfDefense"/> |
Some of the techniques used in Lua were incorporated into [[danzan-ryū]] jujutsu, which was developed in [[Hilo]] by [[Henry Okazaki]] in the 1920s.<ref name="BlackBelt_124SelfDefense"/> |
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Introducing the sport to America in 1963,<ref name="BlackBelt_124SelfDefense"/> [[Õlohe Solomon Kaihewalu<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://olohe.global/index.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=olohe.global}}</ref>]] brought the sport public in the 1960s, a controversial act, as previously, the martial art had not been taught to outsiders.<ref name="blackbeltmag">{{cite web|url=https://blackbeltmag.com/arts/southeast-asian-arts/discover-lua-hawaii-martial-art|title=Discover Lua, Hawaii's Martial Art|last=James T. Fitzpatrick|date=March 21, 2011|website=[[Black Belt Magazine]]|publisher=blackbeltmag.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810054115/http://www.blackbeltmag.com/daily/traditional-martial-arts-training/kapu-kuialua/discover-lua-hawaii-martial-art/|archive-date=August 10, 2016|accessdate=2017-02-15}}</ref><ref name="GrandmastersCompendium">{{cite book|title=WHFSC Grandmaster's Council: a compendium of the world's leading Grandmasters|author=Frank, B.|date=2013|publisher=LULU Press|isbn=9781300575672|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rjG-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA301|page=301|accessdate=2017-02-14}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Black Belt|date=September 1976|publisher=Active Interest Media, Inc.|issn=0277-3066|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YNQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36|page=36|accessdate=2017-02-14}}</ref>Direct disciple of Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu are: Kumu Lua Carlos Deleon,<ref>{{Cite web|title=MOO Dragon Halau O Deleon|url=https://www.kumulua.com/|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.kumulua.com}}</ref> Kumu Lua Mike Wittle, Kumu Lua Michelle Manu, Kumu Lua Hans Ingebretsen, Kumu Lua James Muro, Kumu Lua Isidro Trujillo, Kumu Lua Tim McGuire, Kumu Lua Ron Burns, Kumu Lua Greg Shaner. |
Introducing the sport to America in 1963,<ref name="BlackBelt_124SelfDefense"/> [[Õlohe Solomon Kaihewalu<ref name="Home">{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://olohe.global/index.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=olohe.global}}</ref>]] brought the sport public in the 1960s, a controversial act, as previously, the martial art had not been taught to outsiders.<ref name="blackbeltmag">{{cite web|url=https://blackbeltmag.com/arts/southeast-asian-arts/discover-lua-hawaii-martial-art|title=Discover Lua, Hawaii's Martial Art|last=James T. Fitzpatrick|date=March 21, 2011|website=[[Black Belt Magazine]]|publisher=blackbeltmag.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810054115/http://www.blackbeltmag.com/daily/traditional-martial-arts-training/kapu-kuialua/discover-lua-hawaii-martial-art/|archive-date=August 10, 2016|accessdate=2017-02-15}}</ref><ref name="GrandmastersCompendium">{{cite book|title=WHFSC Grandmaster's Council: a compendium of the world's leading Grandmasters|author=Frank, B.|date=2013|publisher=LULU Press|isbn=9781300575672|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rjG-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA301|page=301|accessdate=2017-02-14}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Black Belt|date=September 1976|publisher=Active Interest Media, Inc.|issn=0277-3066|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YNQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36|page=36|accessdate=2017-02-14}}</ref> Direct disciple of Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu are: Kumu Lua Carlos Deleon,<ref name="MOO Dragon Halau O Deleon">{{Cite web|title=MOO Dragon Halau O Deleon|url=https://www.kumulua.com/|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.kumulua.com}}</ref> Kumu Lua Mike Wittle, Kumu Lua Michelle Manu, Kumu Lua Hans Ingebretsen, Kumu Lua James Muro, Kumu Lua Isidro Trujillo, Kumu Lua Tim McGuire, Kumu Lua Ron Burns, Kumu Lua Greg Shaner.<ref name="Home">{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://olohe.global/index.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=olohe.global}}</ref> |
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==Style specifics== |
==Style specifics== |
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Kumu Lua is the title of a teacher of Hawaiian Lua martial arts. “Kumu Lua” means teacher (Kumu) Lua (martial art style). Kumu Lua is similar to Sensei for a teacher of Japanese martial arts, Guru for a teacher of Filipino martial arts, or Sifu for a teacher of Chinese martial arts. |
Kumu Lua is the title of a teacher of Hawaiian Lua martial arts. “Kumu Lua” means teacher (Kumu) Lua (martial art style). Kumu Lua is similar to Sensei for a teacher of Japanese martial arts, Guru for a teacher of Filipino martial arts, or Sifu for a teacher of Chinese martial arts. |
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For the Hawaiian Lua Martial Arts in the Kaihewalu lineage, the title of Kumu Lua was granted to the disciples of Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu, founder of the Kaihewalu Lua Halau O Kaihewalu. |
For the Hawaiian Lua Martial Arts in the Kaihewalu lineage, the title of Kumu Lua was granted to the disciples of Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu, founder of the Kaihewalu Lua Halau O Kaihewalu.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://olohe.global/index.html|access-date=2021-05-25|website=olohe.global}}</ref> |
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The modern form of Lua has been adjusted to suit modern times; however, the traditional spirit of the art remains intact. Weapons used by natives of the [[Hawaiian Islands]] may have been focused primarily on the artform at one time, as it is said the fighter who loses his weapons should then resort to the hand-to-hand stylings of Ku{{okina}}ialua. |
The modern form of Lua has been adjusted to suit modern times; however, the traditional spirit of the art remains intact. Weapons used by natives of the [[Hawaiian Islands]] may have been focused primarily on the artform at one time, as it is said the fighter who loses his weapons should then resort to the hand-to-hand stylings of Ku{{okina}}ialua. |
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==Modern references== |
==Modern references== |
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*Lua was featured in "Kekoa (The Warrior)," episode 16 of the third season of the [[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|''Hawaii Five-O'' reboot]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiveohomepage.com/2010-log3.htm|title=Hawaii Five-0 (2010) -- Season 3 Episode Reviews - including Oddities, Goofs and Trivia|website=www.fiveohomepage.com|access-date=2020-01-27}}</ref><ref |
*Lua was featured in "Kekoa (The Warrior)," episode 16 of the third season of the [[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|''Hawaii Five-O'' reboot]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiveohomepage.com/2010-log3.htm|title=Hawaii Five-0 (2010) -- Season 3 Episode Reviews - including Oddities, Goofs and Trivia|website=www.fiveohomepage.com|access-date=2020-01-27}}</ref><ref name="MOO Dragon Halau O Deleon"/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Also known as | Kapu Kuʻialua, Kuʻialua |
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| Focus | Joint manipulation |
| Country of origin |  Kingdom Of Hawai'i |
| Olympic sport | No |
Kapu Kuʻialua; Kuʻialua; or Lua; is an ancient Hawaiian martial art based on bone breaking, joint locks, throws, pressure point manipulation, strikes, usage of various weapons, battlefield strategy, open ocean warfare as well as the usage of introduced firearms from the Europeans.[2]
History
Origin and ancient use
A caste system and various martial arts were introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Tahitian colonists, who arrived in the 1300s. The Koa warrior group are credited by Black Belt magazine as the creators of the martial art of Kuʻialua.[3]
The name "Kuʻialua" literally means "two hits". That name was subsequently given to the god of this martial art. Only those associated with the aliʻi (nobility), such as professional warriors, guardsmen, and members of the royal families, were generally taught Kuʻialua. During times of warfare, the makaʻāinana (commoners) were also instructed in the basic movements and functions of the martial art.[citation needed] The old warriors of this art would coat themselves with a thin layer of coconut oil and remove all of their body hair in order to be able to slip away and avoid being grappled in battle. The word for Lua masters, ʻōlohe, literally means "hairless".[citation needed]
The Koa helped Kamehameha the Great unify the islands in 1810. Lua was only to be practiced by the king’s honor guards, and others were forbidden to learn it.[3] The word "kapu," meaning "forbidden", is a part of the old name.[3][1]
Modern times
While living on Oʻahu, Kamehameha II established three Lua schools (called pā kuʻialua) to help prevent extinction of this art. One school was instructed by Hāhākea, another by Nāmakaimi, and another by Nāpuaʻuki and his assistants. Nāpuaʻuki's school, probably the most prominent one, taught 24 boys, including Kekūanāoʻa and John Papa ʻĪʻī of Kamehameha's court.[citation needed]
Some of the techniques used in Lua were incorporated into danzan-ryū jujutsu, which was developed in Hilo by Henry Okazaki in the 1920s.[3]
Introducing the sport to America in 1963,[3] [[Õlohe Solomon Kaihewalu[1]]] brought the sport public in the 1960s, a controversial act, as previously, the martial art had not been taught to outsiders.[4][5][6] Direct disciple of Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu are: Kumu Lua Carlos Deleon,[7] Kumu Lua Mike Wittle, Kumu Lua Michelle Manu, Kumu Lua Hans Ingebretsen, Kumu Lua James Muro, Kumu Lua Isidro Trujillo, Kumu Lua Tim McGuire, Kumu Lua Ron Burns, Kumu Lua Greg Shaner.[1]
Style specifics
The Lua martial art style is based on bone breaking, joint locks, throws, pressure point manipulation, strikes, usage of various weapons, battlefield strategy, open ocean warfare as well as the usage of firearms.[2]
Kumu Lua is the title of a teacher of Hawaiian Lua martial arts. “Kumu Lua” means teacher (Kumu) Lua (martial art style). Kumu Lua is similar to Sensei for a teacher of Japanese martial arts, Guru for a teacher of Filipino martial arts, or Sifu for a teacher of Chinese martial arts. For the Hawaiian Lua Martial Arts in the Kaihewalu lineage, the title of Kumu Lua was granted to the disciples of Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu, founder of the Kaihewalu Lua Halau O Kaihewalu.[8]
The modern form of Lua has been adjusted to suit modern times; however, the traditional spirit of the art remains intact. Weapons used by natives of the Hawaiian Islands may have been focused primarily on the artform at one time, as it is said the fighter who loses his weapons should then resort to the hand-to-hand stylings of Kuʻialua.
Training methods
Training methods include spear catching, training in the surf, and focus of "mana" or life force. This energy is described much like chi or ki in Chinese or Japanese martial arts. Exercises are used to focus this energy much like the exercise of chi kung.[9]
Weapons
- Hoe - Canoe paddle
- Hoe Leiomano - Paddle, shark tooth weapon
- Ihe - Short spear with barbed edges or straight point (up to 9 ft or 2.7 m staff)
- Kaʻane - Cuerda (strangling cord)
- Koʻokoʻo - Staffs (long and short)
- Koʻokoʻo Loa (6 ft or 1.8 m staff)
- Koʻokoʻo Pōkole (4 ft or 1.2 m staff)
- Kuʻekuʻe Lima Leiomanō - Knuckle duster weapon
- Leiomanō - Shark tooth weapon
- Maʻa - Sling
- Maka Pāhoa - Double-edge (eye) dagger
- Newa - Short (small) club
- Pahi - Knife
- Pāhoa - Single-edge dagger
- Pāhoa Koʻokoʻo - Cane double-edge dagger
Modern references
- Lua was featured in "Kekoa (The Warrior)," episode 16 of the third season of the Hawaii Five-O reboot.[11][7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Home". olohe.global. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ a b James T. Fitzpatrick (2011-03-21). "Discover Lua, Hawaii's Martial Art". Black Belt magazine. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ^ a b c d e James T. Fitzpatrick (March 21, 2011). "Kapu Kuialua Techniques | Lua Hawaiian Martial Arts Training | Self-Defense Styles – - Black Belt". blackbeltmag.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ^ James T. Fitzpatrick (March 21, 2011). "Discover Lua, Hawaii's Martial Art". Black Belt Magazine. blackbeltmag.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ Frank, B. (2013). WHFSC Grandmaster's Council: a compendium of the world's leading Grandmasters. LULU Press. p. 301. ISBN 9781300575672. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ^ Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc. September 1976. p. 36. ISSN 0277-3066. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ^ a b "MOO Dragon Halau O Deleon". www.kumulua.com. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "Home". olohe.global. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ “Islands of Blood” Warriors, History Channel program, aired: May 7, 2009
- ^ "Olohe Kaihewalu". olohe.global. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "Hawaii Five-0 (2010) -- Season 3 Episode Reviews - including Oddities, Goofs and Trivia". www.fiveohomepage.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
Further reading
- Green, Thomas A., ed. (2001). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. ISBN 1-57607-150-2.
- Paglinawan, Richard; Moses Kalauokalani; Jerry Walker; Mitchell Eli (2006). Lua: Art of the Hawaiian Warrior. Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 1-58178-028-1.