Posted by Lani Stucker on October 18, 1999 at 01:30:31:
In Reply to: LUA / HUNA posted by STEVE on October 17, 1999 at 18:04:20:
AFAIK, there is no authentic Lua knowledge left.
AFAIK, Huna has no relationship with Lua. It is closer in temperment to Aikido.
Kahuna Mary Kukui, talks about it some. As a Lexographer. She defined many of the Kua holds, but the actions are not defined. It seems to have been both a martial art on the battlefield, and a sport during the Makahiki season when warfare was banned.
The muscles were oulled over interior muscles and this provided for paralysis. At the Makahiki games, only the referees knew how to unlock the limbs.
Pople would bet on the matches until they lost all they had. Then they would bet their lives.
Not a good practice, that.
And that's about all I know about it.
Oh yeah. It is something like Rolfing.