User blog:Sidekickman/Koa Warrior vs Mapuche Warrior

A Koa Warrior, the great warriors from the tropical Hawaiian islands...

VS

A Mapuche Warrior, the fearless tribe of South America that was able to keep both the Inca Empire and the Spanish conquistador at bay for centuries...

Who... is... DEADLIEST!?

The Weapons:

Weapon Characteristics:

Koa Warrior:

Hand to hand: A'u ku daggers

This were daggers made for stabbing. They were usually 20.5 inches long, and were made out of Broadbill marlin, sharpened to a perfect polish.

Mid Range: Koa Throwing Axe

These were wooden axes, made of hardwood and with shark teeth attached all over it, their shape made it perfect for throwing, and their design made it so it got the most amount of damage possible when it was used.

Long Range: Ma'a sling

This sling was hand woven from natural cordage, it worked like many other primitive slings: You put a round stone in it, you spun it around over your head, you let go, and let the stone fly. Small, practical, easy to carry and you can find ammo lying around almost everywhere.

Special weapon: Pohaku Mace

This heavy and deadly mace was made with dense basalt. They usually were approximately 4 X 1.5 inches in size, and deadly when used properly.

X-Factor: Lua

Lua is a martial art based on the theory of duality. Warriors would combine the traits of Ku, the god of war, and Hina, the goddess of the moon. Lua seeks to balance good and evil, male and female, destruction and healing, dark and light.

Characteristics: Lua's combat system consists of kuikui (punching), peku (kicking), hakihaki (bone- breaking), hakoko (wrestling) and aalolo (pressure point attacks). However in keeping with the focus on duality, there is also a focus on healing. Lua practitioners historically trained in lomi lomi massage, as well as other natural methods of healing.

Similarities to Other Styles: Lua utilizes dances or "kata" in their martial art system, similar in method to capoeira. This martial dance is called Haka. It is is said that Lua and Haka are the mother to Hula, the famous Hawaiian dance. The dances were used to calm warriors before battle, intimidate their enemies, and to hide martial techniques from those seeking to steal them.

Mapuche Warrior:

Hand to Hand: Stone Mace

A stone mace, made with wood and a polished stone with a hole in the middle to fit perfectly inside. This was deadly at close range, the Mapuche warriors were strong enough to use this with just one hand, it could break a man's skull with one blow

Mid Range: Tacuara spear

This were long spears, usually 5 to 6 meters long, made to be used on a charge, it was light and flexible, with a sharpened stone on its end. It was made from the Tacuara tree, similar to bamboo, but harder. This spears were so effective, that they were eventually adopted by the Argentinean cavalry, with a metal tip instead of stone.

Long Range: Bow and Arrow

Like several native american civilizations, the Mapuche people had developed a simple but effective bow and arrow. The bow was usually small and easy to carry, with a good reach, the arrows were stone tipped and made for piercing as deep as possible. They were mainly used for hunting, but they were very effective in combat as well.

Special Weapon: Bolas

A very versatile weapon that was so effective that it was later adopted by the South American cowboys, known as Gauchos. The Mapuche used them as a throwing weapon, but also used them in hand to hand combat, spinning them on one hand, and then smashing their opponents with the stone end. It was normally made with leather strings, and rounded rocks, covered in leather as well.

X-Factor: Mapuche fighting spirit

The Mapuche were fearless and deadly warriors, which successfully resisted many attempts by the Inca Empire to subjugate them, despite their lack of state organization. They fought against the Sapa Inca, Tupac Yupanqui, and his army. The result of the bloody three-day confrontation known as the Battle of the Maule was that the Inca conquest of the territories of Chile ended at the Maule river. They fell back to the north behind the Rapel and Cachapoal Rivers, where they established a fortified border guarded by fortresses

The Mapuche also repelled the Spanish after their initial conquests in the late 16th century so effectively that there were areas to which Europeans did not return until late in the 19th century. One of the main geographical boundaries was the Bío-Bío River, which the Mapuche used as a natural barrier to Spanish and Chilean incursion. They did this without ever using gunpowder weaponry. The 300 years were not uniformly a period of hostility, and there was often substantial trade and interchange between Mapuche and Spaniards or Chileans. The long Mapuche resistance has become primarily known as the War of Arauco.

Their battle cry "Marichiwewwww!" literally means "10 times we will defeat you!"

(Source of some of this was from Wikipedia articles, others from personal research in history books)

The Battle: This battle will be a one on one battle. It will take place during the day, on a grassy beach, no trees or boulders around to hide behind. Both warriors will be on foot.

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