In Orange County, California, the city of Orange, I opened my first self defense school in 1963.

I started traveling back to my homeland of Hawai’i, just to start talking to the Elders of Hawai’i, and to anyone that would listen and talk to me about our Art of Lua.

I wanted to ask and talk to our Elders and to get their say on why was the Kapu Law on our Ancient Hawaiian Martial Arts set up and handed down to the Hawaiian race to follow.

Many Hawaiians from the 1960’s to the early 1980’s would not talk to me, many scolded me, and many called me terrible names.

I listened to their Opinions and their Personal Judgments toward me.

I just wanted to bring our Lua, The Hawaiian Art Of Self Defense, out to the world. I did not want to see this great Art die and become just a story in our History books.

Bringing this beautiful Ancient Hawaiian Martial Art out to the world was not easy. I never thought in my lifetime that this was going to be as tough as it turned out to be.

I watched how I walked with this Art Of Lua. I made sure I did not step on anyone and hurt them as far as our Hawaiian Martial Art was concerned.

This 1963-1964 Logo I am now bringing out is my 3rd Generation. In addition, I am upgrading my Basic Lua Training with new Lua techniques and forms to my students.

I am trying to get recognition (or blessing) from my race, the Hawaiians. At the same time, I will continue to work and demonstrate my family’s Lua so the “World's Martial Arts will recognize us Hawaiians and our Ancient Lua Martial Art.”