Kapu Kuialua (Lua)
Secret ancient Hawaiian martial art focused on bone breaking and joint locks.
Quick Facts
Founder
Country of OriginUnited States
United StatesRegionNorth America
Primary FocusHybrid
Contact LevelFull contact
Character & Origin
StatusRevived
LineageFolk
Organisation & Competition
Olympic StatusNot Olympic
What the style is built from
Editorial rating on a 0–3 scale, based on how much room each area gets in ordinary training.
Hand strikesSignificant
KicksMarginal
Throws & takedownsCore
Ground fightingMarginal
Locks & holdsCore
WeaponsSignificant
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About Kapu Kuialua (Lua)
Kapu Kuialua (Lua for short) is the most feared traditional martial art of the Hawaiian Islands. Historically reserved exclusively for Hawaiian nobility (Ali'i) and royal guards, it utilizes devastating knuckle-locks, bone-breaking, pressure-point strikes, and unique Hawaiian weapons (shark teeth embedded in wood, war clubs).
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