loha! As a part of our Hawaiian heritage, Kajukenbo Arizona proudly offers our Hula Halau lead by Sifu Dolly Abad (daughter of the late Shizu Allen Abad), under the direction of Sifu Jennifer Corder. Sifu Dolly is an accomplished Kung Fu master instructor and has been studying Hula throughout her life. In Hawaiian culture, the hula is more than just dancing. Hula represents a cultural system that celebrates creation and procreation, Hawaiian gods and their descendants on earth, mythological and legendary exploits, historical events and places, ancestral beings and cherished relations, and natural manifestations of life forces that nurture and sustain Hawaiian people. Sacredness permeates much hula, as well as much of the work associated with creating, teaching, and performing hula. Becoming a haumana (student) in a halau requires a serious commitment. This is because halau run on cooperation. Haumana depend on each other to ensure success in all endeavors. Haumana consider each other as "hula sisters" and "hula brothers." This is part of our Kajukenbo Arizona culture and "Ohana" as well, thus making our Hula program a great fit with our traditional martial arts. Our philosophy of "No ke aloha no ka hula" means "for the love of the hula" and embodies the elements of respect, courtesy, discipline, patience, determination and perseverance. Delving deep into hula is a humbling experience. The more knowledge and experience one acquires, the more one comes to realize how much there is to know, and how little of that one can ever learn. Deep study instills humility (ha`aha`a). We are grateful to our beloved Sifu Dolly Abad for sharing the aloha spirit, the art and beauty of hula and teaching Hawaiian philosophy and history. Mahalo Nui Loa!
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