The ONE thing you need to understand about Ancient Hawaiians is that they were warriors first and foremost. The preferred method of battle of the islands was extreme close quarters combat. And Hawaiian warriors trained an ancient martial art called Lua, which focused on bone breaking, joint locks, strikes, and even weapons and ocean warfare. Training started in childhood with hanging from their legs and arms, leaping, crawling, back-bending and other gymnastics moves. Nearing warriorhood, they m

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33K views · 418 shares | The Calcio Storico originated from the ancient Roman ‘harpastum’. Played in teams of 27, sucker-punches and kicks to the head are prohibited, but head-butting, punching, elbowing and choking are all ALLOWED. Is this the most brutal sport in the world?!  | Martial Tribes - Martial Arts | Facebook