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2001 – A.I.D. (America In Defense)
World Black Belt
Director: Bob Wall (back row, third from right)
Black Belt Instructors 2001 who help train and establish self defense techniques for airline personal at Southern California Airline Training Hubs.
Thank you Bobby, for letting me share my family’s Art Of Lua with “AMERICA” |
2001 – Concord, California
World Professional Black Belt Martial Art Organization Testing Board
'Õlohe Solomon Kaihewalu (center)
Master Carlos de Leôn (second from left)
Guest Black Belts
Kaiso David Bendigkeit (far left)
Master Bob Maschmeier (fourth from left)
Master John Masculine (fifth from left)
Black Belts Testing (standing in the background) |
2001 – Lua Workshop
Kajukenbo - Albuquerque, New Mexico
The group that invited 'Õlohe Kaihewalu to come to Albuquerque to demonstrate the ancient Hawaiian art of Lua.
Grandmaster Don Nahoolewa (seated, left)
'Õlohe Kaihewalu (seated, center)
Grandmaster Richard Piralta (seated, right)
Kumu Lua Michael Whittle (standing, far left) |
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2001 – Kona, Hawai'i
First Annual Lua Seminar
Elders and 'Õlohe Kaihewalu asking permission in bringing the Lua O Kaihewalu and The Lua Organization back to Hawai’i |
2001 – Kona, Hawai'i
First Annual Lua Seminar
Special Guest Historian Professor in the Arts Mike Young and Grand Master Tony Troche
Mahalo for supporting my First Annual Lua Seminar |
2001 – Kona, Hawai'i
First Annual Lua Seminar
SPECIAL GUEST
(Left) Grand Master: Lyle Ho
(Right) Professor: Jaime Basquez
Mahalo for supporting my First Annual Lua Seminar |
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2001 – Kona, Hawai'i
First Annual Lua Seminar
Special Guest - Rudy Valentino (second from left)
Master Tony Valentino, an outstanding Kickboxing Champion, from Hilo Hawai’i
Grandmaster: Kimo Ferrera (center)
Mahalo for your Kôkua |
2001 – Kona, Hawai'i
First Annual Lua Seminar
Special Guest - Shihan Jaz Yglesias and outstanding grappler from Kona Hawai’i (left) and Professor James Muro from Seaside, California (right)
Mahalo for your Kôkua |
2001 – Kona, Hawai'i
First Annual Lua Seminar
Special Guest - Master Tony Leo (Shuri-Shin-Do-Ryu) and Mrs. Leo
Thank you for sharing your Art with our people from the Island of Kona.
Mahalo for your Kôkua |
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2001 – Kona, Hawai'i
First Annual Lua Seminar
Kumu Lua
(left) Joe Nalua Kahapea
(center) Ramsay Taum
(right) Oloha Kaihewalu |
2001 – Kona, Hawai'i
First Annual Lua Seminar
(left) Walter Manuia, the director of our first Annual Lua Seminar and ’Ohana, hosting our Lua Luau
(right) 'Õlohe Kaihewalu, Head Instructor, Lua Hâlau O Kaihewalu, Hilo Hawai’i
Kumu Lua Walter Manuia and ‘Ohana, Mahalo. Thank you and your family for an outstanding Lua event that you all hosted in Kona Hawai’i, 2001. |
2001 – Kona, Hawai'i
First Annual Lua Seminar
Special Guest - Professor Meyer Goo, Hilo Hawai’i (left)
Kumu Lua Ramsay Taum (right) |
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2001 – Kona, Hawai'i
First Annual Lua Seminar
Lua Haumâna - Taking a lunch break. |
2001 – Kona, Hawai'i
First Annual Lua Seminar
Special Guest - Dr. Bahati Nershant, second from left, Professor in the Indonesian Arts
Mahalo, for your help in sharing your outstanding Indonesian Art of Self Defense. |
2001 – Kona, Hawai'i
First Annual Lua Seminar
Director and Host Kumu Lua Walter Manuia
Lua Haumâna's from California, Oklahoma, Arizona, Chicago, New York, New Mexico, Florida, Ohio, Honolulu, Mau'i, Kaua'i, Kona, Hilo, Country of Mexico.
Mahalo,
To all of you for coming from far off to give and share your time with Kaihewalu and our Lua Hâlau O Kaihewalu Organization. |
