Kapu Kuialua

Hawaiian martial art

夏威夷武术 · カプ・クイアルア

Country of origin

Kingdom of Hawaiʻi

Type

martial arts

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.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q3272742 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.