
Step into the adrenaline-packed world of Power Slapping with "Da Crazy Hawaiian" on this episode of the Digital Social Hour! 🥊 From dethroning Russian champions to mastering the science of the slap, discover how this rising sport is making waves...
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Kaimana
He looked at me, I looked at him. I was like, I don't know what to do, but I'm pointing at you. I'm here for you. You know, so it's. You're not mentally prepared for that. You. You may get lost in it.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
And forget all your training. It happened to me, and I watched some fights back.
Sean Kelly
I'm like, damn, you got lost.
Kaimana
What the hell was I doing? Disappointing.
Sean Kelly
All right, guys, we got the crazy Hawaiian here. One of the best slappers of all time. Let's go.
Kaimana
Thank you. I appreciate that entrance right there. Absolutely no one. No one introduced me as one of the best of all times.
Sean Kelly
I think you're on the Mount Rushmore right now.
Kaimana
Oh, for sure, for sure. That's a good question, if it was a question. But Mount Rushmore, top four. Top four.
Sean Kelly
You've been at it for longer than most people, too, right?
Kaimana
I've been doing it before. COVID Ron Beta, Bada Wolverine. We, me and him started the same exact day.
Sean Kelly
Wow.
Kaimana
Yeah, it was a. Just a dive bar in Branson, Missouri.
Sean Kelly
Okay.
Kaimana
Yeah.
Sean Kelly
I thought you were going to say the Russian League.
Kaimana
I went to the Russian. Well, I dethroned one of their kings, and then they all just kind of flew back home.
Sean Kelly
Really?
Kaimana
Yeah. The guy that started off doing it in Russia, he wanted to, you know, move down to America and try it out. He bought one of his champs, and they didn't know that. What, what, what, what? There was here untapped land for them or whatever, but we were. We have warriors. We've been starting it already. And dethroned one of their kings, and then they went home. Then they came back. We brought them back.
Sean Kelly
Now they're fighting in power, slap or no.
Kaimana
Now we got. We got the Dumpling, which is a super heavy champion who dethroned me, but I felt honored to lose to that guy for sure.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. You fought him twice, right?
Kaimana
Yeah. So it's got to be Wolverine, me. I mean, American, Mount Rushmore. So. Yeah, I don't know. The other two is kind of toss up.
Sean Kelly
It's such a new sport.
Kaimana
Yeah, it's new.
Sean Kelly
We'll see. Time. Time will tell.
Kaimana
I think time will tell, but we ain't going nowhere.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
If you have you. If you haven't been there in person, you. You wouldn't know.
Sean Kelly
Dude. I watched your first fight in person with Dumpling. Every time you slap him, I thought he was gonna get knocked out. I don't know how he takes those hits. It's crazy.
Kaimana
I mean, it is tough, dude. You Know, some guys just got it, you know, and you. When you want. Oh, man, I want to try this. You know, it's all about taking the hit. Anyone can whack somebody and knock them out. You know what I mean?
Sean Kelly
So you think defense is more important?
Kaimana
100 defense wins championship.
Sean Kelly
That's what they say with basketball.
Kaimana
Yeah, for sure. I think, I believe in that. I stand by that. If you got, if you got a glass chin, this is probably not something that you want to do.
Sean Kelly
How much of that is genetic, the chin? Strength versus training?
Kaimana
A lot. I would. I would say 75% of it, at least. Because there's a lot of Hawaiians coming in on. On it, you know, and. And they're bigger people, wider people. And it's just a bigger basis of people. Like. And you know what taller people are actually, like, through experience, are becoming one of the harder people to be.
Sean Kelly
Is that because the angle of the slab is higher?
Kaimana
Yeah. And the taller you are, the better.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. Because they got to hit upwards.
Kaimana
Yeah, you got. And then there's a point in the trajectory where you lose power so far up, you know, you wouldn't be able to knock somebody.
Sean Kelly
Wow. So someone 7 foot should enter this and just sweep everyone.
Kaimana
I got a. I got a secret weapon. He's seven foot three.
Sean Kelly
Oh, my God.
Kaimana
Big white boy.
Sean Kelly
That's nuts.
Kaimana
Yeah.
Sean Kelly
And how much does he weigh?
Kaimana
Probably almost £500.
Sean Kelly
Holy. Are there divisions that even do that?
Kaimana
Super heavyweight.
Sean Kelly
Oh, my God.
Kaimana
We don't get no cap. There's no cap. There's no weight limit.
Sean Kelly
That guy can't lose. There's no way anyone can knock him out.
Kaimana
There's. So he hasn't been touched like that before. Doing. He's. He's been doing football.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
And that's. That's a big thing too, you know, being able to take a hit. It's kind of like a football hit. You know, leave with your head and you'll be surprised, man. Some of these big guys, you know, you can be big and all that, but if you don't got a chin, it's just not possible.
Sean Kelly
And you probably know the exact point where to hit and the exact pressure by now.
Kaimana
Right. And then I, I do also, when I hold seminars, I actually ask people, what do you think you need to hit? Just point to it. And a lot of people say back here and this and that. And the question is, where do you think you need to place your hand? And it's just a. It's a science to it. To me.
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Kaimana
Long enough to know. And some guys, they're just genetics are different. So you gotta hit them certain places. But it's, it's literally right here.
Sean Kelly
Oh, down here where you need to.
Kaimana
Place your hand when you get hit. Because anywhere else you know, you can tell, you can just tell when you, when you actually do it. When you're watching it, you're like, wow. Because you know, people's hands are so big, right? And you don't know like they're hitting with their whole hand. But the base of it is like kind of the bottom part over here. And you don't want to lead with that. It's illegal to lead with your palm for sure.
Sean Kelly
So you can't go like this.
Kaimana
You cannot lead with your palm at all. So when you make connection, they slow mo it. You need to land like this. But the base of your power at the end point of your power is like right around here, right? Obviously you can't knock somebody out without using your palm.
Sean Kelly
Makes no to it.
Kaimana
But the point of contact, it has to be flush your hand to their face.
Sean Kelly
It's got to be seamless.
Kaimana
It's got to be seamless. It's gotta sound like A slap look like a slap. And people overthinking, man, they're like, oh, couldn't be that bad, Couldn't be that hard. I see people that were doing MMA professionally, and they rip. They're just on point. You can tell that they're focused. But there's a science to it. There's a technique.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
And people give us respect after the fact, after they compete.
Sean Kelly
There's a lot that goes into it because you only got three chances. So, like, if you mess up, that's one of your turns, right?
Kaimana
Right. Well, three chances, but if you flinch, you get hit again in one round.
Sean Kelly
Right, right. And a lot of people flinch. The fight I went to, right, I flinch. It's natural to flinch.
Kaimana
It's natural. I, I, I would strongly advise not to watch it come and find a spot on their body, because when you watch it come, you anticipate it. And the whole point of not flinching or the whole thing on not flinching is, Is crazy to me.
Sean Kelly
You don't think that should be a thing?
Kaimana
Well, no, no, what I'm saying is, you know, when you flinch, try to teach someone not to flinch. And it's a mind thing. You know, you're getting hit, you know you're gonna get blasted in the face. It's a mind thing. It's. It's a trying to get yourself to a cool place in your head so, you know, not to flinch. Even me, I, like, flinch. And I'm like, I have to watch back the replay. I'm standing there. I don't give a fuck how much time I have. I'm watching, I'm waiting. I'm looking like, wow, I did flinch. Okay, I'll take another shot. You know, I wrote the rules.
Sean Kelly
Oh, you did?
Kaimana
Yes.
Sean Kelly
Oh, I didn't know this.
Kaimana
So I did my own. I started my own promotion with my partner in California, and it was called Chin check, Slap Down. But before that, I was doing it for championship, and I wasn't getting paid.
Sean Kelly
You were just doing it fun?
Kaimana
Well, the first one I did, I was like, man, I was really curious. I wanted to do it. I did it for free. Willingly.
Sean Kelly
That's crazy.
Kaimana
I just wanted to try it out, you know, because before power slapping or any slapping, I worked here. Here in Vegas?
Sean Kelly
Oh, yeah.
Kaimana
As a bouncer of many clubs. My brother was pretty much my boss. And instead of, you know, punching somebody, slapping them on the streets is you just wake up like, oh, snap, I just got slapped. I better not mess with this guy. You know, people, you know, they like, to test. And back. Back in the day, slapping somebody was just more of a. Hello, you don't want to get punched like that, do you?
Sean Kelly
Like a warning, right?
Kaimana
And I just started accidentally knocking people out with slaps.
Sean Kelly
Oh, my.
Kaimana
Like, knock them out. Glasses fly everywhere. I'm like, oh, man, I'm just grab this glass and put him back in his pocket. At least be nice. You know, it was used to be just a warning.
Sean Kelly
That's nuts.
Kaimana
And I was at knocking these guys out accidentally, and my brother was like, bro, you should do this. Send me a video of us slapping. I was like, now fast forward. I'm no one of the greatest that ever did it in America.
Sean Kelly
That's nuts, man. How many fights have you been in so far?
Kaimana
Almost 20.
Sean Kelly
Holy crap.
Kaimana
I'd say about 19.
Sean Kelly
What's your record?
Kaimana
It is 19 total. Right. So it is, what, two losses, right? Two losses and one draw. What is that?
Sean Kelly
Seven? 16. One and two.
Kaimana
16. One and one and one or two losses, right? Two and one.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. Well, you lost to the same guy twice, so.
Kaimana
Yeah, 16. Well, no, the first one was a draw.
Sean Kelly
Oh, it was.
Kaimana
So it was. So it's two in one.
Sean Kelly
Okay.
Kaimana
Because I did lose to another Russian guy that the Dumpling lost to as well.
Sean Kelly
Oh, really? So there's a guy better than Dumpling?
Kaimana
So. Yeah, it's a guy better than Dumpling, And I challenged him before I challenged Dumpling, and I lost him. He actually dropped me.
Sean Kelly
Damn.
Kaimana
He didn't knock me out, but he dropped me.
Sean Kelly
Is that the first time you've ever been dropped?
Kaimana
Oh, first time I've ever been dropped. Rocked or anything.
Sean Kelly
Wow.
Kaimana
Yeah, but it. It was. It was so. It was politics at that point. You know, they came with their whole team and the whole official team. Like, no one speak a lick of English. Not. No English was spoken in the bout. But before the match, they was. They was telling me my. My strike was illegal.
Sean Kelly
Oh, really?
Kaimana
Because I used to come. I used to come really down, you know, down at my hip. And really not my hand was. When I started my trajectory, it started at my knee.
Sean Kelly
Holy.
Kaimana
And people. People do that now. And that was, like, comfortable for me. But now that I try to do it, it's uncomfortable because I've learned a new technique since that time, and I'll just adapt to it.
Sean Kelly
Oh, so you got a new technique?
Kaimana
Yeah, 100%.
Sean Kelly
So you don't wind back as much?
Kaimana
No, no. Wind back as much. It's the placement. It's accuracy and speed. But when I challenge this Guy. His name is Zales Z A L E S. He. He beat the dumpling. So I was like, I'm gonna be the best. I called out the best in the world. And my team, we could get anybody in the world to come and stand in front of me and test this theory, like, I'm the best in the world. And when we. When we hired him, he said. He Z said, I. I want my team to officiate this, okay? But on my soil. So we brought these. These guys from Russia, the whole squad, the officials, the refs, everything, everybody. And I was literally the only American on that stage.
Sean Kelly
Damn.
Kaimana
So I. I actually dropped him, but his guys that were the catchers, held him up. You can see it on. On YouTube. Held him up. There was one guy behind him like this. The other two had had his arm, hemmed him up and stopped him from dropping on the ground. Held him up for a good three seconds and then put him. Literally put him back on. On the table.
Sean Kelly
So he was out.
Kaimana
He was. He was out.
Sean Kelly
Holy crap.
Kaimana
He dropped back. Boom. You know, then they caught him. The very next slap, he did the same thing to me. No one caught me. No one even helped me just stay there. I dropped like this. Like, my butt went back.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
And I sat down. When I. When I got dropped and I sat down, the official, which was another Russian, was cheering and holding my shoulder down, telling me, you lose. You lose. Yeah, you lose. And I'm trying to get back up. Within eight seconds, I was back up on my own. I mean, at the time, I was like, 375. It's hard to pick up somebody that's that big.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
So I got up on my own. Logan Paul was like, this guy's ready to go. I looked at him. I was like, yes, I'm ready to go. It's my turn. It's only been eight seconds since I've been dropped.
Sean Kelly
They called the fight.
Kaimana
Called the fight.
Sean Kelly
Wow.
Kaimana
Yeah.
Sean Kelly
Is there a time limit? Like 10 seconds or something?
Kaimana
It was 10. So when you get dropped, it's a 10 count, like boxing, but between the rounds, you get about a minute, you know, and at that. That specific one, we. They gave us more than a minute. So when he won, they gave him his little toy belt. And I walked. I walked off on stage, and I was just pissed off.
Sean Kelly
Game. You got to run that back with fair judges.
Kaimana
He. He was tested. We were tested, and he.
Sean Kelly
He failed.
Kaimana
Yes.
Sean Kelly
Oh, that doesn't even count then.
Kaimana
That officially doesn't count. I count it because I'm Just that guy. You know, officially it doesn't count. Icon. It.
Sean Kelly
What was he on? Steroids.
Kaimana
A bunch of steroids.
Sean Kelly
Jeez.
Kaimana
And then now he's doing arm wrestling and they don't test in arm wrestling. Really is it would be very hard for him to piss. Negative friend.
Sean Kelly
Wow. I watch those arm wrestling videos sometimes.
Kaimana
Yeah, those guys are, are amazing, bro.
Sean Kelly
That one white guy with the glasses.
Kaimana
Yeah. He doesn't even look like he, he.
Sean Kelly
No, he doesn't. He looks like a normal guy and he buses out. Boom.
Kaimana
Oh, he beats everyone out. Yeah, he beats everyone. It's crazy. I. What, what do you think it is? Like just the ang. I. I don't know.
Sean Kelly
He's not the strongest.
Kaimana
He's not the strongest. He doesn't. Not the biggest either.
Sean Kelly
Yeah, it must be technique.
Kaimana
You see the one, he, he went to the beach and everyone was like muscle beach. And he. China's the biggest guy on the beach.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
I'm like, yeah, no, there's no way he's gonna beat this guy. He was playing with the dude.
Sean Kelly
That's not.
Kaimana
It was crazy.
Sean Kelly
Yeah, I gotta find that video. I forget his name, but that dude's a legend.
Kaimana
Legend.
Sean Kelly
I want to get him on the pod.
Kaimana
There's a guy almost looks like you too. He's really young kid and he was glasses and everything. He purposely makes himself dressed like a dork. So when he goes into this gym, people are like what the heck?
Sean Kelly
That's funny.
Kaimana
He just. Boom. Damn fast too.
Sean Kelly
Would you ever do arm wrestling.
Kaimana
When I, when I like work out or lift? I don't like specifically work out my arms more. So like I love boxing, so maybe when I start lifting again. I haven't lifted weights since high school.
Sean Kelly
Damn.
Kaimana
Yeah.
Sean Kelly
How are you still slapping then without weightlifting?
Kaimana
Well, I, I, the art of boxing I really love. My fight IQ is something else. That's actually my next career venture.
Sean Kelly
Yes. Okay.
Kaimana
Boxing or knock, bare knuckle or anything combat related. That's why I'm dropping this weight. Cuz I was £420 about five months ago.
Sean Kelly
Holy crap.
Kaimana
I'm 300. I lost £120 in five months.
Sean Kelly
Dude. That's like what, £25amonth?
Kaimana
Yeah. And I walk around. You naturally walk around at 225. I'm a smaller bunch in my family. My, all my brothers. Like I don't know if you know my, my younger brother, the Hawaiian hitman. He's more so built for to be a super heavyweight. So I was like, bet if he gets a shot at the title and wins the title. Going to get a shot at the title eventually. Not the super heavyweight, but a heavyweight.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
And for boxing or any combat, you have to be in shape. And me at £400, that's me like grabbing a snack every, you know, half hour and doing nothing. Just watching shows and not working out.
Sean Kelly
So you want to box at 225?
Kaimana
Well, I want to, I want to be comfortable. I want to be just fit, you know? Yeah, I've always just been this big guy and I have opportunity, the platform, like power slap. It's an amazing platform, you know, it's a big one. So. But they were only doing slapping right now. And when I train you, can you. I hate training. I really just, I do, you know, I'm a lazy guy. Yeah, but boxing, fighting, the art of it, just adrenaline you get when you, you know, you gotta defend yourself, fight, you know, I love that. That's what gets me going. Like, oh, what, I get to hit something? Let's go.
Sean Kelly
I love it. Have you boxed before at all or. No.
Kaimana
Professionally, amateur? No, I just. Where I grew up in Hawaii, there was no. Now there's guns. There's no. There was no guns really. When I grew up, I didn't have a fear, like, oh, somebody gonna pull out a gun and shoot me. The only people that had guns was cops. So I grew up in a time where. What you looking at? And why are you looking at me funny? You can't even look at somebody without like. I remember walking past somebody looking at me funny. And we didn't say one word. We just started fighting, you know, no cops, nobody there to stop us. And then after the fight, when me and him, you know, fucked each other up, we shook hands.
Sean Kelly
Wow.
Kaimana
And now, and now he's my best friend.
Sean Kelly
Holy crap.
Kaimana
Still to today, he's not living in America, but we call each other all the time. That's what I grew up doing, you know, Fight, fighting. And the location of where I grew up at is it's a one on one and there's no ground. You guys go to the ground, someone's there to everyone's. It's like a unspoken rule of where I'm from everywhere else. Yeah, the ground and pound is okay. Like jump on somebody, pull their hair, get, take them to the ground or whatever the hell you gotta do just to win the fight. Where I grew up at, we, we, we, we. We had some of the best boxers in the world, you know.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
I mean, Max Holloway is from where I'm from, You Know, and I think after I graduate, there's only a few more years, about five more years of that, like, lifestyle of just fighting for the sake of your last name. Like, oh, yeah, that's the Pelons right there. Oh, that's the Varinuses right there. Oh, that's the Sateris right there. You know, you don't mess with certain families. It's not like that no more though, which is sad.
Sean Kelly
Guns started flooding in.
Kaimana
Yeah. I don't even know how it even happened. I don't know the backstory of how much why guns are so much now, like the presence of it and especially where I'm from. Because where I'm from, you get guys that should be world champion in boxing, fighting, or any kind of combat sports, kickboxing. So maybe guns was like the cure for that. I don't know. You know, but the, that, that part of it, man, it just makes me sad.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
You know?
Sean Kelly
Yeah. Now when you get in a fight with someone, you got to worry about if they got a gun or a knife.
Kaimana
Oh, yeah. And. And if they don't, you know, they got family standing right there.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. You know, it's almost not even worth it.
Kaimana
It's not worth it at all to. You want to fight, go do it in the gym, you know, that's why I trained my kids now to defend themselves. And I explained to them, while I'm doing it, you know, this is why, you know. And when I was taught growing up, my dad's a musician, so I wasn't really taught to fight. You know, a bunch of my family was just musicians, farmers. And when I decided is after I got beat up.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
I was like, man, I probably should learn how to fight. So what I would do, I would. My family didn't have money, so we, we couldn't go to the gym or anything like that. I would stand out the gym, outside the gym and just watch people train and go home, do the same thing. And I would mirror it. But when I finally got into the boxing gym, a boxing coach came up to me and asked me, what are you, right handed or left? I said, right handed. He said, well, you know what stance you're fighting in, right? I said, no, I don't know. He said, you know, southpaw right now, left handed, do this some right handed, do it. But. So I was. When I started learning on my own, I was a southpaw. And then when I learned at a gym, he taught me the other way around. So I'm ambidextrous. Now with a lot of things.
Sean Kelly
Wow. So you taught me both hands.
Kaimana
Yeah. And the first time I've slapped somebody with my left hand was on the streets and then. And I knocked them out and it wasn't even like a full blown technique. It was just like, you know, like a half slap. Yeah, it's like half slap. Like I was just trying to shut him up. Like, stop fucking talking shit, I'm gonna slap you right now. And I did it. But professionally, left handed slaps, I haven't gotten a, a real knockout yet. Professionally, yeah, on my left hand. But I know it's there, you know, so when my right hand retires from slapping, I have my left.
Sean Kelly
I wonder if you could be strategic with it during the fight.
Kaimana
I did, Yeah. I did both at one point, but it just threw me off, you know, because I don't get home, I don't know when to do it.
Sean Kelly
Can't get in rhythm too, I guess.
Kaimana
Right. And I don't want to put in my head, oh, I'm going to do this on this round. Because when you're up there, like it's different.
Sean Kelly
You got to take it round, right?
Kaimana
Yeah. You have to adapt on the fly, you know, so. And I see some guys out there not being able to do that. Just, you see them, you see the, just the loss in their eyes. They just going on the plane to the crowd. Like when you're up there, when I, when you do it and there's no crowd is different from when you do it and there is a crowd.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. They start folding under pressure. I like that butcher guy, Bordeaux, I think.
Kaimana
Yeah.
Sean Kelly
Cuz he, he looks at his opponent in the eyes, right. I mean, that's intimidating.
Kaimana
Yeah, that's intimidating, bro. There's a lot of guys close their eyes some. Yeah.
Sean Kelly
A lot of mental games going on.
Kaimana
It's, it's 100% mental game. You can tell when you're walking around in the back. This event. I'm a coach so I can really tell when I'm competing. I don't really pay attention to everyone else. But you can tell who's mentally lost already.
Sean Kelly
Really?
Kaimana
You can tell 100%. Sometimes you can't tell. They're just hyping themselves up, but they're using that, that energy they need on the stage too early in the back. And it's just like if you're not mentally not prepared for it, you can possibly get just adrenaline dump before you even do it. Damn. And lose all your energy and power.
Sean Kelly
So you got to be conservative.
Kaimana
You Got to be conservative. Some guys can do it great. You can physically get over that adrenaline dump. Like, for me, I can't. The crazy Hawaiian gets woken up as soon as I start walking on to the stage. But the backstage, I'm dormant. I'm chilling. Like, I can't turn myself on. I know this already until I start walking out.
Sean Kelly
So you feed off the energy of the crowd.
Kaimana
Yeah, feed off the energy of the crowd. I think I'm a specialist with that crowd work. I coach that, too. I don't just coach technique with power and speed and all that, blah, blah, blah. I teach them how to make. Make the most out of that, what, 15 minutes of fame. Make the most out of it. Look in the crowd, like, make a connection with the people you find. Look. Look to see who you can find, you know, famous or not. Like, I was up there. I saw the. He looked at me. I looked at him. I was like, I don't know what to do, but I'm pointing at you. I don't. I'm here for you, you know, so it's. You're not mentally prepared for that. You. You may get lost in it.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
And forget all your training. And it happened to me, and I watched some fights back.
Sean Kelly
I'm like, damn, you got lost.
Kaimana
What the hell was I doing? Damn disappointed.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. You can make an impression, for sure. You got Andrew Tate coming tonight. Oh, you know, you cannot.
Kaimana
I wish I was competing for him. But it's all good.
Sean Kelly
It's all good. He'll be at future ones, I'd imagine.
Kaimana
Oh, yeah, for sure.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. But imagine knocking someone out and then running up to him, getting a photo. That's legendary.
Kaimana
It's legendary. Where's he flying in from?
Sean Kelly
Miami. He already flew in.
Kaimana
Well, he lives Miami.
Sean Kelly
He just moved to Miami.
Kaimana
Yeah, Smart move.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. He was in Romania, but they were treating him terribly, like. Yeah.
Kaimana
What did he get arrested for?
Sean Kelly
Child trafficking or sex trafficking, which was something like.
Kaimana
Which was false, right?
Sean Kelly
Yeah, I think they beat that one in Romania.
Kaimana
Yeah.
Sean Kelly
But now Florida's going after him.
Kaimana
Not even.
Sean Kelly
They opened up an investigation.
Kaimana
What the hell are they looking for?
Sean Kelly
Who knows, man?
Kaimana
We'll find out.
Sean Kelly
Yeah, yeah. Shout out to Tate, man. Shout out to Tate for the speed of the slap. Are you just trying to go as fast as possible?
Kaimana
Speed is everything, brother. You can be. You can be the strongest guy. I've seen some of the biggest, strongest, massive guys just get knocked out with speed. It's kind of like a. Like a flash knockout, you know?
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
Because you got to make the most out of it, it's a free shot. This guy's standing there. If he doesn't flinch, you get a free shot. So the speed is a big thing. This is the ones you see or the ones you don't see, you get knocked out from. If you, you're that fast, even if you watch it come you, you won't see it.
Sean Kelly
Wow.
Kaimana
You know, if you watch my early ones, I wasn't really trying to work on speed. I just wanted to, you know, knock them out power. I didn't know that speed was a thing. And then as I go, got on with my career of slapping, I try to dissect my technique so I can teach it to somebody. Well, I wrote a 10 week just seminar of just slapping and 10 week program from toe to freaking head, like every part of your body and it goes into details and I've got a few students already. But I quickly realized that's the secret sauce. Cuz it doesn't specifically do one technique. It's not even about a specific technique. It's like stuff people overlooked when, when you're, when you're training.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
You know, that's the little things that count. And then I quickly realized that, oh no, if someone gets a hold of this, it's over. Like it may be like a rocky moment where he's, he's. I mean I got to fight my Tony gun one day, right. And it took two guys and one of them is a girl and one of them is a guy. The guy is getting a knockout on the first round every fight and he's getting a bonus for it too.
Sean Kelly
Oh, you get bonuses for knockouts?
Kaimana
Oh yeah, for sure. The best knockouts of the night.
Sean Kelly
Yeah, I, I wonder cuz like I feel like the person that goes first has a huge advantage.
Kaimana
100%. But, but it's a mind fuck when you get the first one. One, it's a free shot, you don't knock them out. It's a mind fuck even for me. If I go first and I don't knock the dude out.
Sean Kelly
You start getting in your head.
Kaimana
Now I have to go and turn around, grab the slapstick and damn. Like how did I not knock him out? Because I have to slap him again after I take this slap. So the mind is everything. You need a, you need a solid one.
Sean Kelly
Yeah, yeah. I remember with the fight I went to last time in Vegas, the guy that went first won pretty much every time.
Kaimana
I think, oh yeah, it's you guys that just have amazing slap.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
There's no defense for.
Sean Kelly
And it's all off a coin flip, too, right?
Kaimana
Off of a coin flip, you know.
Sean Kelly
What do you think of that system?
Kaimana
I would keep it the way that it is, but. But it's a big but. I would make it more public. Like, obviously, there's officials that do it. The gaming people that are a part of it, Right. I think they used to film it, but no one really watched it. Only the guys that gambled watch it. Just not like, important to the media part of it. But I feel like, okay, hear me out. It's literally okay. Literally right before the fight, up on the stage, you get the official the coin, right? And you can make betting odds on this too. Who wins the coin toss, right? Like, kind of like football, when they bring the two captains in there, boom, boom, boom. They should. I want to do this, you know, I want this to be a thing. You get a coin flip. The winner goes first and also gets to pick out of two coaches which coach you want. That should be a thing because we get fixed coaches. Like, I'm a coach on the red corner and the red corner only. But there's some guys that I've been training and I've been, you know, friends with, and I pulled into power slap that are now in Mabufa corner.
Sean Kelly
Damn.
Kaimana
On this event, some of the Hawaiians, I don't even get to coach.
Sean Kelly
Wow.
Kaimana
You know, I mean, obviously we're friends. We. We can just go to our hotel rooms and coach. But that's unethical. You know, it's a professional sport.
Sean Kelly
That's an interesting dynamic because you're coaching against your friends.
Kaimana
Against my friends. But you know, me now being a coach, I'm like, man, how do I work around this without, like, being a cheater, right?
Sean Kelly
You know, separate the friendship, right? Business.
Kaimana
But it takes somebody like me that puts the. The word sport over everything. You can't get a sport if it's not fair. You know, when I started making my own promotion, the word sport was just engraved into my brain. I didn't let nobody tell me anything or that this wasn't a sport and blah, blah, blah. Oh, yeah, Cornhole is a sport, and it's on ESPN and people watch it. Why can't this be a sport? Someone told me that there was no money in it because I asked to get paid. I did five slap fights and begin my fight career unpaid.
Sean Kelly
Wow.
Kaimana
$0. And I was going viral for each one. Knockout, knockout, knockout, knockout, knockout. Hey, guy, I need to get paid. I have a family of six Kids, I need to pay some bills, and I'm missing work for this. Oh, there's no money in it. You're not a professional. I cannot pay you. That's what was said to me. And I know going viral pays. And I was going viral. I did everything in my power, dude. I reached out to so much. Thousands of people, hey, I have an idea. All we need is investors. And that drove me. I used to tell my brother, my wife, hey, one day, Dana's going to call me. He has to, wow, I have an idea. A million dollar idea. It has to be Dana White. Nobody else can make this kind of sport blow up like that. And it was just something I told myself, Dana's going to call. Dana's going to call. Sometimes you lie to people just to get the status. Like, oh, yep, Dana called, you know.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
And then when he finally called and I finally talked to him on the phone, I cried. I didn't know what to say.
Sean Kelly
Wow.
Kaimana
I called my mom. I was, like, crying. I couldn't even tell my mom. It took me a while to get the words to come out of my mouth. My wife had to say, dana White card. Mom, he's crying and we're here now.
Sean Kelly
That's crazy.
Kaimana
Yeah, it's crazy, right?
Sean Kelly
What'd he say on the call?
Kaimana
He was like. I remember him calling me Big Daddy. I was like, what's up, Big Daddy? I was like, no way. This is AI or something. Like, there's no way. This is. In a way. He's like, yeah, baby. Like, we want. We want what you, what you guys are. What you. What you're putting down. Let's do. Let's do something.
Sean Kelly
Wow.
Kaimana
So it was just me and the producers and Dana White in the very beginning. They didn't. We didn't have the name Power Slap. So I don't really tell people that unless, like, I'm at a part, like, a major podcast or anything. I don't walk around like, oh, I did this and that. I weren't getting paid in the beginning of my career. I had to fight for a paycheck. Now everyone's getting paid.
Sean Kelly
You paved the way. But that's how all sports work. If you look at it like, basketball players didn't make money at first, dude.
Kaimana
I did my research on how to. How football has started, how golf has started, how basketball started. Like, a sport had to be started to be a sport had to have rules, had to have regulations. Like, I did all my research, had to have medical.
Sean Kelly
Like, definitely need that in this one.
Kaimana
Right. Officials, like, I'm just proud of the sport, bro.
Sean Kelly
Yeah, no, it's, it's really legit, man. And you guys are pulling in crazy views on social media. I think Dana said billions of views.
Kaimana
It's, it caps out. It's hard to find a sport right now that, that pulls in more numbers than, than Slap.
Sean Kelly
Wow.
Kaimana
But being there in person is different.
Sean Kelly
Oh, it's so different because I watch. I'm not gonna lie. I was skeptical at first, like most people.
Kaimana
Everyone is.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. But then I went in person. I'm hooked. I saw someone get knocked out. I was like, holy crap. The room went silent. It was like, this is legit, right? Yeah.
Kaimana
And I want the next, the next, you know, growing step is we need, we need celebrities. We need, like, athletes from other combat sports to come in and get knocked out or dropped or anything or knocked to do it out. Welcome to Power Slap. This is the name of the game.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
That's the next.
Sean Kelly
One day it might be in the Olympics. Who knows?
Kaimana
Dude, I, I, that's a big talk too, with this sport is, it's an Olympic sport. How can it not be?
Sean Kelly
The audience would go nuts, dude.
Kaimana
The audience would. It would be the most hyped Olympic sport of all time, for sure. I would love it for, to be like, while I'm still competing. Yeah, that would be amazing. But we have a long way to go still.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
Yeah.
Sean Kelly
Where do you see, where do you see it going this year? Anything exciting?
Kaimana
I want it. Honestly, my bias for the Hawaiians, you know, I want it to go and be in a way, because if UFC tried, but, you know, the government in Hawaii just, they won't allow it. Money.
Sean Kelly
Oh, they want money.
Kaimana
Want money.
Sean Kelly
That's backwards thinking because they would make money if you brought it there on the back end.
Kaimana
Oh, no, that's just the initial, like, handshake. You want to come here? It cost. They know. They know it's lucrative. They know they're going to make money off of it. But it's the greed in, in politics right now.
Sean Kelly
So it's corrupt in Hawaii.
Kaimana
Oh, it's the most corrupt place I, I know.
Sean Kelly
Holy crap.
Kaimana
Yeah, for sure.
Sean Kelly
Are they Democrat over there?
Kaimana
Huh?
Sean Kelly
Are they Democratic leaders?
Kaimana
Oh, they're Democrats, yeah.
Sean Kelly
Oh, yeah, that makes sense.
Kaimana
I mean, I mean, there, there is a good amount of. A good amount of republics.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
Not enough.
Sean Kelly
Yeah, they probably have their areas a.
Kaimana
Little bit woke there.
Sean Kelly
Damn, that sucks.
Kaimana
It's all good. I mean, I love my home, man. My heart's there. I grew up My whole life, my whole childhood spent in Hawaii.
Sean Kelly
Yeah, that's how people feel about California now too.
Kaimana
Yeah.
Sean Kelly
You know, for sure, their hometown is just not what it used to be.
Kaimana
Yeah, people used to rep Cali. Now I don't hear it so much. No.
Sean Kelly
Now it's like a shame to rep.
Kaimana
It, you know, Unless you're from like, you know, the hood.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. Yeah. That's facts. I love Hawaiian food though. Dude.
Kaimana
Dude, what's your favorite Hawaiian food? Where you go here?
Sean Kelly
Matiki, dude. You been there.
Kaimana
I just did a thing with, with matiki right here. Their plates are massive.
Sean Kelly
That's why I love it, bro.
Kaimana
Dude, and then ribs. The beef. Oh yeah, the beef. Best beef ribs I've ever had. Yeah, that's right. That's. That's how we're so big. Yeah, I can tell like that from a baby.
Sean Kelly
The Mac and cheese salad too, is, dude, dangerous.
Kaimana
Unbelievable. I think rice, white rice and Mac salad is the base of Hawaiian food.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
And then you get, you know, the meats and all that stuff. But it was so tough, bro, losing weight.
Sean Kelly
Yeah, that. Eating that every day. How are you gonna lose weight?
Kaimana
Yeah, it's tough. But Hawaiians, Polynesians, we use our weight, our size to our advantage. Like, like slapping. It really pays to be bigger. And when I was £420, it was different. I feel like I could take a slap better. Now I'm £300 and now I have to use more technique.
Sean Kelly
Right. You know, because your defense got. Now it's easier to knock you around.
Kaimana
Right. And that's proven in the last one with me and dumpling.
Sean Kelly
How much did you weigh at that one?
Kaimana
The first one I weighed 420.
Sean Kelly
Jeez.
Kaimana
And I damaged him. He didn't damage me. I actually took 7 slaps total. He took 5.
Sean Kelly
Cuz you flinched.
Kaimana
I flinched 12. Yeah, I flinched twice.
Sean Kelly
Damn.
Kaimana
And I've been doing it for a long time. And flinching is something it's hard to train for, both mentally, physically.
Sean Kelly
Right.
Kaimana
Like, how do you train for that?
Sean Kelly
You can't really fight against it, cuz it's a natural response.
Kaimana
Right. And I, and I, and I. I'm really against closing your eyes while you get hit. I'm. I'm getting.
Sean Kelly
How come.
Kaimana
The anticipation has to be there, knowing when you get. Knowing when you're gonna get slapped? Because there is a defense, they allow you to clinch, but you know, it's very much officiated. You're the guy watching you and he. As soon as you get slapped, he's hitting Replay as soon as you get slapped. Nothing else matters to that guy, the.
Sean Kelly
Replay guy, just to see if you clinched or.
Kaimana
Yep, 100%.
Sean Kelly
Wow.
Kaimana
Yeah, they got that on lock. I don't think anyone's doing it better than power slap. I think that's the.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. It's hard to see in real time if you messed up.
Kaimana
Right. It's different.
Sean Kelly
And then if you can't hit on the bone too. A lot of people do that, right.
Kaimana
You can't hit them. There's so much. You know, when we do this fighters fighter safety meeting. We did one yesterday. We go over so much details of what are. What are they going to look for, what not to do. And there's a lot that goes into it. Before when I was doing it, none of that.
Sean Kelly
It was just a free for all.
Kaimana
Free for all. Who can hit. Who can hit somebody the hardest, you know, And I've created a lot of rules. I've brought so much rules to the, to the table because someone told me, oh, yeah, it's not professional. It's not a professional sport. Well, let's make it a professional sport. You know, why not? Why are we gonna continue to do the circus act and skeptics will look at it as a spectacle.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
So I don't respect that either. So let's change the game. Let's do it. That's cool. I didn't let nobody tell me anything.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. There's a lot of haters on social media.
Kaimana
Oh, I love them.
Sean Kelly
I'm sure you get loved in your DMs.
Kaimana
Yeah, I. I used to play into it. I know right back.
Sean Kelly
Yeah.
Kaimana
And doesn't do anything waste your time.
Sean Kelly
I mean, you. It would take all day to respond.
Kaimana
All day. It. It took all days. At some points where I was just addicted to like defending this word sport in slap and I wasted so much time, so much days. Now I just don't.
Sean Kelly
They want you to respond.
Kaimana
They want. They feed off of it.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. That's why I don't.
Kaimana
Yes, I win. As soon as you respond, they win 100%. That's what they wanted.
Sean Kelly
You could even respond with facts and it wouldn't matter.
Kaimana
Oh, it wouldn't matter. Someone, especially someone like you, if you respond to anybody, bro, they'd be like, first of all, he responded, no, but what about. And they already win. You're feeding into that. So. Yeah, I don't. I don't really feed into the details of what they say anymore. Everyone says almost the same thing.
Sean Kelly
Pretty much.
Kaimana
Yeah. Join. Join the crew.
Sean Kelly
Well, dude, what's next for you? I know you got the energy drink company. What else you got going on?
Kaimana
Let's talk about that. Also a lot of people are like, oh, what are you doing differently now? What are you like? My wife actually wakes up and the first thing she does is crack a Red Bull. That's what she likes. I'm not that guy, you know, I don't just wake up and need something to start my day. A glass of water. But I started waking up and drinking a Red Bull too. Just because I saw how productive she was. And I thought, if everyone's doing this, a cup of coffee or whatever you do in the morning, let's try it. Let's do it. So when I got with old school energy, I replaced my Red Bull with one of these.
Sean Kelly
Yeah, that's probably healthier for you.
Kaimana
100%. And the taste is better. It's like for me it's like a cherry taste almost. But everyone else has kind of a different.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. Cuz they don't reveal the flavor.
Kaimana
There's no flavor profile on here. Yeah. And we. It's like a little, little social media game will let people try it and see what they say.
Sean Kelly
Try to guess right.
Kaimana
A lot of people say cherry, which to me it is. It's like a cherry flavor. Lots of people say like, but they don't even know what they're drinking. Is energy drink. I used to get dumpings like a lot from other energies and I just don't with this one. It's more clean. Focus, man. The focus. I used to start projects and then start another project while I'm in the middle of doing that project and start another one. Just can't get focused, can't get anything done. Finish this one right here. It's almost like do, do I want to get stuff done today? And I drink old school energy, bro.
Sean Kelly
I had like a tenth of that. I haven't had an energy drink in ten years. And I was wired. I was so. Oh yeah, dude, it was crazy.
Kaimana
One of my buddies like takes Adderall every day. Give him a case of this. He's like, you want some Adderall? Nah, bro. I got old school energy. That's all.
Sean Kelly
Adderall replacement, dude.
Kaimana
That's amazing. And he doesn't take his Adderall no more.
Sean Kelly
That's cool.
Kaimana
Wow. Right? And I, I mean it's not a drug so I can drink it. I just, I owe, I owe this drink this, this little drink in a can. I owe it all my success nowadays compared to you know, waking up and having to lug around with purpose of making something a sport. Now I got many new goals that I'm just crushing right now.
Sean Kelly
It's awesome.
Kaimana
Crushing.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. You guys are crushing it with that. You guys keep selling out, right?
Kaimana
Yeah, keep selling out. I mean, dude, if you haven't had one yet, try it. If you love focusing on stuff and getting it done, that's. That's outside of, you know, working on yourself physically, this thing does wonders. Yeah.
Sean Kelly
I'm sure we'll start seeing in store soon, right?
Kaimana
7 11's already like we're starting shipping to 7 all the 7 11.
Sean Kelly
Nice.
Kaimana
So one down, you know.
Sean Kelly
That's a big one.
Kaimana
Yeah, that's a big one.
Sean Kelly
Yeah. Congrats. Well, dude, where can people find you the crazy Hawaiian?
Kaimana
If. If there's any other, duh, crazy wine d a let me know. Take a nap.
Sean Kelly
We'll link your stuff below.
Kaimana
Yeah, for sure.
Sean Kelly
Awesome, man. Thanks for hopping on and Sean Kelly. Yeah.
Kaimana
Watch Power slap, brother.
Sean Kelly
Yep. Stay tuned for power slap and the future of slapping guys. See you next time.
Digital Social Hour: The Evolution of Power Slapping – Inside the Sport with Da Crazy Hawaiian (DSH #1269)
Release Date: March 26, 2025
Host: Sean Kelly
In the latest episode of Digital Social Hour, host Sean Kelly engages in a riveting conversation with Kaimana, known in the power slapping community as "Da Crazy Hawaiian." Recognized as one of the best slappers of all time, Kaimana delves into the intricacies of power slapping, sharing his journey, the sport's evolution, and his aspirations for its future. This in-depth discussion sheds light on the raw and unfiltered nature of power slapping, offering listeners a comprehensive understanding of a sport that challenges conventional norms.
Kaimana begins by reflecting on his early experiences that led him to power slapping. Initially introduced to fighting as a bouncer in Las Vegas, his accidental knockouts with slaps ignited his passion for the sport.
Kaimana [09:00]: "I was knocking these guys out accidentally, and my brother was like, bro, you should do this."
Starting with impromptu matches, Kaimana transitioned from informal street slaps to professional bouts, driven by the need to support his family and a growing fascination with the sport's potential.
Sean and Kaimana discuss the transformation of power slapping from street brawls to a regulated sport. Kaimana emphasizes the importance of establishing rules and safety measures to legitimize power slapping.
Kaimana [42:20]: "I created a lot of rules because someone told me, 'Oh, yeah, it's not professional.' Well, let's make it a professional sport."
He explains the foundational steps taken to structure power slapping, including the introduction of medical protocols, official refereeing, and standardized rules to ensure fairness and safety for all participants.
Kaimana shares insights into his extensive fighting career, boasting an impressive record that underscores his prowess in the ring.
Kaimana [10:47]: "My record is 16 wins, two losses, and one draw."
One of his most notable fights against "The Dumpling," a super heavyweight champion, is discussed in detail. Kaimana recounts the challenges he faced, including being physically knocked down and the controversial officiating that led to his loss.
Kaimana [13:18]: "I actually dropped him, but his team held him up. They put him back on the table."
This bout highlights not only the physical demands of power slapping but also the complexities of officiating in a nascent sport.
A significant portion of the conversation focuses on the technical aspects of power slapping. Kaimana elaborates on the importance of hand placement, speed, and defense.
Kaimana [02:46]: "100% defense wins championships."
He discusses how genetics play a role in a fighter's ability to withstand slaps, noting that while defense is paramount, factors like height and hand angle significantly influence a fighter's effectiveness.
Kaimana [03:34]: "You have to make the most out of that, it's a free shot."
Kaimana also touches on the mental fortitude required to prevent flinching, emphasizing that maintaining composure is crucial for success.
Kaimana candidly addresses the hurdles faced in promoting power slapping as a mainstream sport. From initial skepticism to navigating corrupt systems in places like Hawaii, he outlines the obstacles that threatened the sport's legitimacy.
Kaimana [38:06]: "It's the greed in politics right now."
He recounts his endeavors to secure investment and support, culminating in a pivotal moment when Dana White, UFC's president, expressed interest in collaborating, marking a significant milestone for power slapping's recognition.
Kaimana [34:35]: "When he finally called and I finally talked to him on the phone, I cried. I didn't know what to say."
The dialogue delves into the psychological and physical preparation essential for power slappers. Kaimana underscores the importance of mental resilience and meticulous training to enhance performance and minimize vulnerabilities.
Kaimana [25:23]: "It's a 100% mental game."
He discusses techniques to harness adrenaline, maintain focus under pressure, and the strategic decisions fighters must make in the heat of the moment.
Looking ahead, Kaimana shares his vision for the future of power slapping. He aspires to see the sport gain Olympic recognition and attract celebrities and athletes from other combat disciplines.
Kaimana [37:14]: "That's the next step. That's the next step."
Additionally, he highlights the burgeoning energy drink company he's involved with, positioning it as a supplement tailored for enhanced focus and performance, aligning with his commitment to the sport's growth.
Sean Kelly and Kaimana conclude the episode by reflecting on the transformative journey of power slapping from an underground altercation to a structured and respected sport. Kaimana's dedication to professionalism, coupled with his strategic vision, underscores his pivotal role in shaping the future of power slapping.
Kaimana [43:37]: "Yeah, I don't really feed into the details of what they say anymore."
This episode of Digital Social Hour not only provides an insider's view into the world of power slapping but also highlights the broader themes of resilience, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of passion.
Notable Quotes:
For listeners intrigued by Kaimana's journey and interested in supporting the sport, you can connect with him through his social media channels and follow his upcoming events in power slapping. Additionally, his energy drink company, Old School Energy, is making waves and can be found in select 7-Eleven stores.
Stay tuned to Digital Social Hour for more unfiltered conversations with trailblazing figures shaping the world today.