Huka-huka is a Brazilian folk wrestling style of the indigenous people of Xingu, in the state of Mato Grosso. It is performed as a ritual fight during the ceremony of Kuarup.[1]
 Huka-huka fight during a Kuarup ceremony | |
| Focus | grappling |
|---|---|
| Hardness | contact sport |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
Rules
editHuka-huka starts with the participants on their knees. It begins when the owner of the fight, a male chief, walks to the center of the arena and calls his opponents by name. The fighters kneel rotating clockwise in a circle facing the opponent, until they look at each other and cling, trying to lift the opponent and knock him to the ground[2] The fight is performed by either men and women.[3]
Huka huka as a martial art
editHuka huka is being introduced, experimentally, in the formation of São Paulo State Military Police.[4] The fight is also being studied by mixed martial arts practitioners.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Xingu Indians". www.amazon-indians.org. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ http://www.funai.gov.br/indios/jogos/foto_principal/luta_corporal.htm Archived 2013-08-04 at the Wayback Machine FUNAI. Retrieved in July 16th,2006
- ^ "Exterior & Interior Home Improvement - FSCclub". 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ "Polícia Militar ajuda a difundir luta milenar indígena". Polícia Militar ajuda a difundir luta milenar indígena. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ "Top UFC, MMA News And Rumors Website". MiddleEasy. Retrieved 2024-08-04.