Has anyone here taken Lima Lama and how did you like it? What can you tell me about this art? Thanks
2007-07-21 11:52:49 · 4 answers · asked by leaf 4 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Like American Kenpo and Kajukenbo Limalama was developed from the mix of pacific-rim styles synthesized in Hawaii from the late 1800’s up to the 1950s due to the influx of successive waves of pacific-rim immigrants. These new synthesized styles emphasized street fighting effectiveness.
Limalama’s distinguishing characteristic is its grounding in historical Samoan/Polynesian martial arts – including wrist lays, hand-traps, and bone dislocation and breaking, along with knife and stick techniques. The art has a wide following in South and Central America with several divergent branches from the original style. There are also a number of schools active in the United States and Europe.
2007-07-21 12:03:19 · answer #1 · answered by Frank the tank 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Frank is right. One of the late Ed Parker's students advertises "American Kenpo Lima-Lama", sorry I can't revel his name but he still runs a school in southern Cal. and has also formed his-own Association.
2007-07-21 22:38:05 · answer #2 · answered by gretsch16pc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the art studied by that big guy that Tank Abott clocked in the early days of the UFC? The one who went into a seizure after getting rocked in the jaw?
2007-07-22 04:27:18 · answer #3 · answered by Shienaran 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very very agressive. I believe this is a Polynesian style of Karate. I have never seen it done, but apparently it completely freaked the Japanese out when they first encountered it.
2007-07-22 00:32:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋