52 Masters Kumu Michelle Manu Kaihewalu Lua Hawaiian Martial Art

[@1888swordsman]

I love this lady, her wisdom and her amazing soul. A true master of the arts. A national treasure

[@SenseiFord]

+1888swordsman 🙏👊

[@steveshiroma237]

Being respectful to nature and your ancestors... very deep. Passing on the good old Hawaiian spiritual values. Great episode.

[@cryptoronin1338]

Omg I love this teacher she’s AMAZING!

[@SenseiFord]

+Rios A Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@kekoamaunakea4473]

A beautiful Martial Art once denounced, and discontinued, because it threatened the USA’s plan to eradicate every bit of Hawaiian heritage. Meanwhile the Hawaiians decided to inculcate “Lua” (Hawaiian Martial Arts) into “Hula”, masking so the art couldn’t be recognized, and guess what, this 2000+ year old fighting art is alive and has been represented in the “Ultimate Fighting Challenge” motion pictures, and on “52 Masters” the badass show!!! Lol!! I wanna say Mahalo Nui Loa to Kumo Michell for perpetuating our po’e and making us proud!! Cheee Hoooio!!! MLR&Aloha 🤙🏾🤎💪🏾

[@AGC828]

I like your approach and your idea. That you're turning 52 (don't look it) and studying or sampling 52 arts before you turn 52. That you don't profess to be a "master"...etc. Introducing arts we might not have heard about like this one. I knew about some of the waponery but never knew there was a MA style behind it. Saw your other one about Capoeira. Well done. Like t he format of your videos. And showing that people even in their 50's can still practice and be good. Why not.

[@jackilong7608]

Thank You, I enjoyed this episode and Kumu Michelle Manu's knowledge and gentle strength. The series itself is so well done and we all learn from it. Thanks again.

[@curtis8559]

I have been a martial artist for a very long time and today I learned. Thank you.

[@omggiiirl2077]

Warms my heart to see the ancient arts alive and well breathing and moving. Lua is VERY intertwined with hula tradition and ancient spirituality and culture. I hope that we stop stifling ourselves to be polite to the guests. This is our culture, and because we've stifled ourselves and entertained outsiders and thier ideas, whether beneficial or detrimental, its been ultimately detrimental. I hope our Lua keeps growing and flourishing, and all people can see the beauty of our culture, instead of viewing us as lewd savages, and trying to ban us and cover us up. One day I hope our warrior spirit not only moves us to protest, but to actually move for REAL independence and REAL sovereignty and freedom from colonialism.

[@SenseiFord]

Appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment! Mahalo nui loa! 🤙

[@omggiiirl2077]

@@SenseiFord He mea iki, it's what I can do to keep the knowledge of our culture alive. To see you move teach and deliver the devastating blows our ancestors used to as they defended and conquered our islands into a nation ignited a feeling in me.....like the embers of a fire...

[@leihuananikaihewalu6755]

LOVE: Warms my heart to see the ancient arts alive and well breathing and moving. Lua is VERY intertwined with hula tradition and ancient spirituality and culture. I hope that we stop stifling ourselves to be polite to the guests. This is our culture, and because we've stifled ourselves and entertained outsiders and thier ideas, whether beneficial or detrimental, its been ultimately detrimental. I hope our Lua keeps growing and flourishing, and all people can see the beauty of our culture, instead of viewing us as lewd savages, and trying to ban us and cover us up. One day I hope our warrior spirit not only moves us to protest, but to actually move for REAL independence and REAL sovereignty and freedom from colonialism.

[@FoxySpartan117]

I may not be of blood. However I was born of Oahu. My Spirit resonates with those islands and all you say is true. There's to much beauty in tradition and it should not be squandered to make some comfortable. Strong Warrior hearts protect those they love.

[@stepstone9021]

52 masters iz groundbreaking to me knowing therez many other highly skilled and technicaly doninant combative arts iz eye opening i thank you

[@falsefight]

Wonderful to see this! Brings back a lot of memories of taking her seminar

[@SenseiFord]

+Chase B Thank you! 🙏

[@NMIBUBBLE]

wow her knowledge and energy just shows what a great teacher of the arts!

[@michaelm2502]

I definitely see elements similar to eskrima, which would make sense since island nations were invaded by other islands and would use the tools at hand from fishing and farming to defend themselves and develop a dedicated system. Brutally effective and efficient because it had to be. Mahalo nui loa for posting this video! 🙏🤙🏼

[@kiryu808]

Yes there was alot of filipino immigrants that came to Hawaii, to work in the cane fields .

[@RikthDcruze]

one master learning from another is precious phenomenon.

[@SenseiFord]

👊🙏

[@edi9892]

It´s interesting that several martial arts around the world do incorporate elements of their traditional dance into a Kata, or exercise.

[@SenseiFord]

+edi Very interesting indeed! 👊

[@mattnobrega6621]

Aloha and Mahalo for sharing this martial art that I never knew existed. I lived on the island of oahu for about 3 years as I was stationed there in the marine corps. Never heard that the native people had their own martial art. 🤙

[@delmelandsknecht]

Cool! I've been an active martial artist since 1980 and I'm still learning something new !!! Thank you !!! ;-)

[@SenseiFord]

+Olaf Stöver Thank you!!!

[@scottgarner7290]

Solid technique- amazing. Yes more females teaching in martial arts needed. Love she’s preserved her art. Long weapon is so underrated but develops attributes. She is freaking deadly.

[@bankuei]

Thank you for sharing this. I'm glad to see both a bit about the art, the history and the philosophy! Really great video. I hope to get a chance to check out the school should I get a chance to see Hawaii.

[@SenseiFord]

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Really appreciate that!

[@iolanisjourney4828]

Love her spririt, energy and ike she shared in this interview. Mahalo!!

[@jamesallen6309]

This woman has the best shoulders I have seen on anyone.

[@brewcity2317]

Educational episode on Hawaiian weapons and martial art. I had no idea they had a martial art.

[@GilesFAhrun]

The first time I had contact with Lua was in a Player's Guide Book for the Street Fighter ~ The Storytelling Game during the 90ies/2000'ies. It just gave a quick description of the art and now... Several years later... being an enthusiast Combat Oriented Roleplayer, I decided to study more about the art to get some better insight for my RP'ing sessions.

[@karate357]

Wow, she is an awesome teacher

[@SenseiFord]

She really is!

[@slickx82]

Awesome weapons! I really enjoy working with the Okinawan Eku. I t would be very interesting to try an oar like weapon from a different culture.

[@peterbrennan2388]

very impressed by her

[@JoshuaFontany]

Great idea, great episode. Mahalo.

[@SenseiFord]

+Joshua Fontany Mahalo, my friend!

[@klepikovmd]

I heard about usage of paddles as a weapon so often, that I know someone must made martial art of it. I finally satisfied.

[@tatumergo3931]

In Okinawa the use of the oar or paddle for combat has been around for centuries....FYI.

[@klepikovmd]

@@tatumergo3931 Thank you! This was actually expected

[@tatumergo3931]

@@klepikovmd well is been two years since. I really didn't expect you to answer at all...!

[@klepikovmd]

@@tatumergo3931 I also don't expect my post will be commented on 😂

[@tatumergo3931]

@@klepikovmd . Surprise, surprise...life is strange!

[@Kimmycup_11]

+KaizenDojo you are amazing at what you teach and learn Sensei. I enjoy every video of yours. I hope everything is well with you sir! Aloha!

[@mistermindahenziandalasnus3754]

Thanks. 😊🙏 Wouldn't have found about this Art if it wasn't because of this.

[@watertiger33]

Awesome sharing. Great energy. Very positive. 👍

[@gozer87]

Seeing the connection to traditional dance is cool.

[@tatumergo3931]

Ofcourse traditional dances are expressions of tales of hunts and long ago battles. They were an active way of teaching the young, and preserving the knowledge through traditions.

[@HolyFacts]

58 seconds in, and subscribed ! thank you my dude.

[@SenseiFord]

Kenneth Masters Thank you!

[@magnumopus7199]

She is a beast wow! Great content thank you

[@SenseiFord]

+William Armenteros 🙏👊

[@SoWestMeetsEast]

Just found this series and the intro got me when I heard you studied Shorin-ryu. I train in Shorinji-ryu, the arts are very close.

[@SenseiFord]

Awesome! Thanks for watching! William

[@4dapeoplesdabaluz995]

Paa manaO iki 💪🏽💪🏽💕

[@zanedickson2725]

That's martial art asian in origin, polynesian martial arts is brutal and fast, every strike kills or breaks weak bones, collar bone, wrist ect.. then a temple shot

[@gad_leybharts]

that's what I thought, kinda hybrid

[@ikaikakukaniloko3416]

Lua is not Asian in origin at all. Lua is a lot older then Asian martial arts. Just like every martial artist, they think martial arts started in Asia. Egypt had martial arts thousands of years before China. India brought martial art to the Shaolin Temple.

[@jaypeve]

Have you tried Tang Soo Do, Hwa Rang Do, Kuk sul wan or Moo Duk kwan

[@freedomformymaohination.1373]

Mauruuru for this sharing🤙🤙🤙 #proudofmymaohination

[@SenseiFord]

Thank you!

[@COEXIST-ny4db]

Amazing!!

[@shannonkeithley7042]

I want to dive in, and learn as much as I can!!! Where does she teach? THERE IS SOMETHING SO PRIMAL calling me to this.

[@SenseiFord]

Kumu Manu would like to contact you. Can you private message me? William at [e-mail]

[@michaelmacleod6517]

Michelle is awesome.

[@stepstone9021]

i think mrs manuz an excellent teacher too :- )

[@jaypeve]

Have you done shootfighting, Capoeira, catch wrestling, Taekkyon, Silat or Savate

[@RAPEDBYBLACKS]

Interesting weapons.

[@techno6467]

Where can I learn lua

[@xaviergamble7416]

Is this located in Hololulu because I want to take the traditional Hawaiian martial art call Lua

[@victorwelkin9136]

At first I wasn't so sure much had been passed down, thinking it was just a dance form, but you can see that she knows a ton about the mechanics of controlling and damaging her opponents with her weapons.

[@SenseiFord]

+Victor Welkin 👊

[@ericte2400]

Wow!! Very interesting Teacher and Wisdom, interesting Art also. Did she say had grandkids?! Well, she is a hot beautiful woman and grandma!! Yet energetic and can kick your butt, lol. Waiting for the next episode. Doe she have a website to learn more about her art??

[@jaypeve]

Have you tried Kenpo or kyokushin or Taido

[@oscarvariedadesycreaciones]

Muy bueno. Un arte marcial interesante. Y que bella mujer, esa Maestra.

[@Joshua-LukeDavis-jx7po]

Great the lua lives on

[@treyfactz7926]

she's the real deal. a close friend of mine trains under her. I want to train under her after I get my Black Belt in what I'm doing right now

[@FireStar-gz2ry]

This is crazy scary! Like karate and modern special combat combined 👀💀

[@stepstone9021]

...And... Thank You mrs Manu ...:- )

[@sliderx1897]

where exactly are you located if you don't mind me asking?

[@phillipconner1213]

What is your thoughts on Ralph Macchio

[@tatumergo3931]

Isn't he an average actor???

[@sherriegaldeira7306]

hmmmm...im not an expert in the art. very different from what Ive observed for sure. would love to hear her mana’o on the fundaments that she teaches.

[@monicaocegueda2150]

me toco el profe jose castro

[@TheManofsorrows]

i SAW SO MANY SIMILAR MOVES LIKE INDONESIAN PENCHAK SILAT, ISRAELI KRAV MAGA, AND FILIPINO ESCRIMA KALI.

[@danielarola2788]

I can DIG it! ALOHA!

[@jeautosales773]

Didn't the Aztec have similar weapon? I wonder do they share the same ancestors.

[@woohooo7634]

The Aztec did have a very similar weapon. We do not share ancestors, however, there are mountains of evidence suggesting the Polynesians sailed to the Americas.

[@justjack4884]

I wonder how it mixes with escrima, capoeira and a type of kickboxing.

[@kainoakanoe]

Well first off, I believe that all martial arts are able to blend, you can always take & use a technique from one art form & blend it with another art form. I think Lua & escrima (I call it Kali lol) though would blend especially well because even though there are differences, they still have a fair amount of similarities like jiu-jitsu & judo or muay thai & kickboxing

[@dannteeskew3336]

I'm not going to lie my friend...I thought this was a show about my system of African American warrior Sciences called 52 handblocks...also known as Jailhouse Rock lol. I have been a practioner of the science for 30 years but still am far from being a master of the art of my ancestors...originally known by the Gullah Geechee communities of the southern United States as Yunna Onse or Knocking and Kicking. The African warrior sciences was past on to me the the original hip hop culture of the 70s , 80s , and 90s. The hip hop culture among African American youth has been detrimentally watered down. No where near what I remember when it first started. I learned about myself and my african ancestory through the original hip hop culture. Sad day and time for our youth...sad day. Great video with Kumu by the way. Not only is she a beautiful person but she has a beautiful soul. She represents the Hawaiian warrior culture well. If you ever want to see examples of 52 blocks Jailhouse Rock there are some videos on youtube of skilled practitioners out there doing thier best to keep the art alive. I'm doing my part as well. God bless bro. Keep doing what you do for the martial art community. Salute

[@SenseiFord]

Dannte Eskew Thank you so much!

[@dannteeskew3336]

@@SenseiFord yes sir you're welcome. Thank you for being a inspiration bro. Continue moving forward at all time in your martial journey and in life. Salute

[@SenseiFord]

Dannte Eskew 🙏

[@EddresUlfheldinn]

Great ¡¡¡¡

[@SenseiFord]

+Andres Santa Cruz 🙏

[@christianhdzm]

Someone said that Lua is like jujitsu made by sharks, I think they are underselling it

[@kainoakanoe]

I never heard that one before😂😂😂

[@ezrafaulk3076]

There's so many things I *love* about this video; *first* off, the fact that the Kumu is a *woman* ! As someone who studies history and historical combat as a pass time *and* for a number of his writing projects, I know for a *fact* that cultures the world and history over had a natural tradition of warrior women, with women being *formally taught* how to fight in order to defend *themselves* and to fight in battles when it proved *necessary* , even if they were nowhere *near* as common in armies and by extension, full on *warfare* as their men counterparts; that only changed after the *Abrahamic western* world came into contact with them and *forced their tyrannical* doctrines which, among other things, said women *had* to depend on *men* for their protection, and unfortunately, not only has that colored our view of the idea of women warriors *to this day* , but it's actually getting even *worse* ; with women who behave "like men" even being *forced* to *identify* as men even if they don't *want* to! So I'm *so* happy to see a woman who *identifies* as a woman teaching a martial art here (there's absolutely *no* scientific evidence for transgenderism being a real thing, so anyone who identifies as anything besides their anatomic sex is completely delusional)! Second, I *love* the fact that this absolutely *brutal* martial art that was *clearly* developed for *actual combat* is a *native Hawaiian* martial art! Too many people these days think of Tropical regions like Hawaii as *purely* serene vacation paradises, but the *truth* is that the more *ideal* the biome is for life to develop in, the *stronger* of life can develop there, and the same applies to us *humans* (not to say that *less* than ideal biomes can have strong life develop in it, but that life's becoming strong in *spite* of the less than ideal biomes, not *because* of them); so while they probably didn't have to fight over things like *food* with the abundance of it in tropical regions, they still had *other* reasons to fight, and so it's no surprise not only that Hawaii and other Polynesian cultures *had* warriors, but developed some *very* sophisticated, effective, and *brutal* martial arts like Lua, making them some of the *most* capable warriors out there! It's *sad* that after the Bayonet Constitution was signed, marking the completion of the American *conquest* of the until then independent country of Hawaii (yes, Hawaii was an independent, and even a decently *developed* independent country before we Americans *literally conquered* it and reduced it to a mere *American state* ; a lot like how the Ryukyu Kingdom was an independent country until Japan invaded and conquered it in the 17th century, declaring it a mere Japanese prefecture under the name Okinawa), Hawaii's culture was slowly *destroyed* , with the little bits of it that Americans could *commercialize* being almost the *only* parts that were preserved; I'm glad that the martial art Lua is one of the few non commerciable parts of Hawaiian culture that *did* in fact survive! Third, and *another* reason I'm glad Lua survived is that if the economy collapses, and we end up having to fight for our survival, Lua looks like it'd be an *extremely* effective martial art to be a practitioner of; even just *watching* the moves she demonstrated, and even though she never actually *harmed* any of the students, I could tell just how *brutal* a lot of those techniques would be. Whether they were a man or a woman, I *know* I absolutely *wouldn't* wanna face an ancient Hawaiian warrior in *combat* !

[@ezrafaulk3076]

PS: Next time you and Michelle Manu talk about this, you should ask her about the Ihe (Marlin bill lance) the Pahi Kuah (Swordfish bill sword), *other* Hawaiian weapons that weren't shown or mentioned here, and about the Lua traditions surrounding *them* ; I'd *love* to know how Hawaiian warriors used *those* things!

[@tatumergo3931]

Wow that's a long essay, and I must say that you are correct in most of it. And I would say that ancient women were nothing like today's modern one, for I was fortunate enough to have known my great-grandmother and great great-grandmother, who were born in the 19th century. Women from the countryside who were not to be trifle with. One of them even fought as a young girl in a revolution. Having said that, most women from that time period could handle themselves and they did, regardless of Abrahamic religion or not. Yet no matter what in the end women still will need men to carry the heavy load! And in combat and warfare it is the men that are needed, just not for obvious and practical reasons, but it takes that much more strength and ability to get things done. Having to use the women in battle is definitely a dire and desperate situation of last resort, and it must be done very tactically to achieve any success. Now regarding who teaches what, in the end that really doesn't matter, the only thing that does is that the instructor is knowledgeable in what they are teaching.

[@ezrafaulk3076]

@@tatumergo3931 agreed; it's not an *ideal* situation for women to be fighting at all, even *if* the women of those times were a much more formidable beast than modern women. That said, the *best* way to protect someone, man, woman, or child, is to teach them how to protect *themselves* if they have to; it's kinda like that quote "give a man a fish & you feed him for a day, but *teach* a man to fish, & you feed him for *life* ".

[@tatumergo3931]

@@ezrafaulk3076 . Oh most definitely I'm of the same belief, honestly I can't stand dainty women, but there's no doubt that even if a woman knows how to defend herself she's at a disadvantage against a formidable man. She will have to use her nimbleness, speed, flexibility and most importantly a lot of cunning to defeat him. Ofcourse she could always kick him in the nuts, but that sometimes is easier said than done.... The reason I talk about so much about this subject, and I like to talk about it. It is because there is so much misinformation out there regarding self-defense and martial art sports. Specially when it's regarding women self-defense oriented martial arts. At a lot of places they end up teaching women, this false sense of security and capability which when real circumstances occur they end up the worse for it. This idea that a woman can take on a one on one fight type of scenario against a man, is not only false but actually dangerous. She would have to be as sneaky as a cat and as sleepery as an eel.

[@ezrafaulk3076]

@@tatumergo3931 to be perfectly fair, there's no such thing as a fair fight in a real life situation because there's no such thing as *rules* in a real fight; winning in a situation like that means *survival* , so anyone's gonna do whatever it takes to win, as that's just their sense of self preservation. I *will* however say that women are a lot more physically capable than most people, including most women *themselves* know; I read an article titled "the Natural Muscular Potential of Women", & in sharp to all the feminist propaganda out there, it talked about how women have roughly the same physical potential, but can't realize it by just *copying* men because they're physiologically *different* from men, & so need to train to *their* strengths instead. It even detailed what those differences were, & linked to a related article detailing *how* women need to train *differently* from men to realize their physical potential. & I'm confident that it's trying to spread the *truth* because at one point, it even said, & I quote "If I just offended any feminists, *get real* !" The only reason I'm not linking to that article is because KZbin has a nasty habit of *deleting* comments by *real* people that have links to their sources of information in them while allowing actual scam bots to run *rampant* .

[@zdh8208]

I study shorin kung fu, shorin ryu mixed with souther long fist

[@SenseiFord]

+Colorado Cloudz Awesome !!!!

[@graphene1487]

Training with an oar would be one great workout 💪

[@SenseiFord]

+Graphene It sure is! 👊

[@garychin5321]

One note of criticism; it would be safer to practice with a lighter and softer wooden staff/ paddle! Especially; when manipulating the human neck and the Staff -Trips. Also; I have yet to see any of the instructors encounter multiple assailant attacks from a variety of angles! And "conventional"; hand-to-hand weapons such as swords or axes.A quaint style, but not what the Japanese would term as a "Daimu".Good Luck anyway!___________A nice show!

[@SenseiFord]

Thank you for watching and for your comment! 👊

[@garychin5321]

As we r all E.Asians Here; I wonder if U super-duper guy/guyesses; can do a bit of laterally thinking; and link-up with some of the Big-Wigs in E.Asia such as Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen and Ann Hui, officially, THE most celebrated female director in Hong Kong Cinematic History!She Produces:------------"Our Time Will Come"; (Chinese: 明月幾時有) in 2017.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Just leave out the: "Mainland-Hollywood-Type-Haoles"; since they produce; "Rubbish" such as 'Searching'; with saps like, John Cho & Mike Moh!They think soppy movies such as:-+++++++++++++++++++The "Farewell"; "The Jade Pendant"; is a good representation of American-Chinese; OR that's the way they [WANT] the average Mid-West; American to perceive Chinese ppl. They have already produced and distributed a string of nonsense; such as "Crazy Rich Asians"; but; what about "Red Cliff"; "Curse of the Golden Armour!"And Independently produced Hawaiian Movies by genuine Hawaiians; NOT; kiddies cartoons such as: "Moana" and "Lilo and Stitch".-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------By-The-By; How's your Real-Life History?!!!++++++++++++++Ever heard of 4-Star General:- Joseph Warren STILWELL."Vinegar-Joe"?!!!_____WW_Two.+++I bet he doesn't get taught at schools!!!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[@TheSilatiger]

lua is also found in samoa and tonga

[@woohooo7634]

That's a different martial art. Lua is Hawaiian

[@wahiawabound808]

I love my hawaiian women she is awesome wife material lol alot of moves brought me back in the days living back in waiahole homestead road especially in my elementary school days part of our lessons was learning hula, making imu and enjoying my favorite game the ulu maika Aloha kumu Michelle.

[@danlboom2092]

What is the difference between the Hawaiian Lua and the Hawaiian Lima Lama? Both were strict in teaching Hawaiians only. Both were teaching the art of bone breaking techniques in forms of the hula. In class,you were required to speak and learn the Hawaiian language. And the training was extremely hard. First training in the classes,there was no rank,no belt. You had nothing! You had to earn your first belt. Now,today, both arts have been exploited through out the world,especially the west coast. Anyone can join. Bet that's how the Japanese and Chinese felt when their martial arts too were exploited.

[@grimfryggdrasil6098]

Lima Lama is Samoan bro

[@danlboom2092]

@@grimfryggdrasil6098 what if I told you Kamehameha was Samoan?

[@grimfryggdrasil6098]

DanL Boom You’re entitled to that opinion, but there’s no proof of him being Samoan

[@monicaocegueda2150]

yosoy de lua

[@ВладимирСергеев-з9б]

Ok dk 0:59

[@olliven666]

No disrespect meant* Wow!...She is incredibly hot and talented!

[@bodyboardingchronicles602]

E Hui He'e Nalu Kako!

[@Youri_Reintgen]

Wow I am going to get me such a beautiful strong energetic women !

[@tatumergo3931]

She'll divorce you in two years and take half of what you own....hahahha

[@tatumergo3931]

What kind of karate-ka is this guy that is not familiar with ufuchiku no eku, or chikin akachu no eku kata? Should have started his journey in Okinawa first, and gotten to the roots of karate before going on his journey!

[@Dinglerotti]

She's so efffffN bad 😍

[@thomasda3482]

Hawaii people looks like east asian peopel

[@raptorbrotherhood766]

She looks like a demigod

[@adolfopacey9324]

She is a vegan

[@ikaikakukaniloko3416]

Actually she is the exact opposite. She enjoys her steaks and fish with her vegetables.

[@著著]

日本の沖縄の琉球王国時代の琉球武術に似てますねー!

[@betosousa9087]

With all due respect, but it is difficult to believe that such techniques work for a real need for self-defense, there is no way to use techniques that could put life in a physical aggression situation at stake

[@kumuanenai6200]

Ive put someone in hospital using lua brought up on lua and trained lua body and mind since age of 7 23 now dont just think its not valuable. Real lua teaches and trains you how to kill if need be

[@woohooo7634]

Lua is centered around bone crushing. It has been used by Hawaiian Ali'i and Koa for centuries. It's incredibly effective. In these instructional videos, they can't actually hurt someone. I thought the same thing you did about Kung fu, until my best friend practiced what she learned on me (we were joking around, but I actually got very badly hurt; she's almost black belt, btw)

[@kainoakanoe]

Lua was used by ancient warriors on the battlefield. If it was previously used on the battlefield it must work, right?