Digital Social Hour
The Evolution of Power Slapping: Inside the Sport | Da Crazy Hawaiian DSH #1269
Wed, 26 Mar 2025
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 worldwide. 🌍 Hear untold stories of grit, technique, and the mental toughness it takes to dominate the slap table. Plus, we dive into the evolution of the sport, its future, and what it truly means to be a champion in this electrifying arena. ⚡️ Don’t miss out on this exclusive conversation packed with valuable insights, humor, and jaw-dropping moments! Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets. 📺 Hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more eye-opening stories on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🚀 Join the conversation and become part of the movement redefining sports entertainment. 💬👊 CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - History of Slapping Sport 02:19 - Mental Aspect of Slapping 04:58 - Today's Sponsor 06:10 - Technique in Slapping 08:56 - Motivation Behind Slap Fights 10:40 - Larry's Record in Slapping 15:27 - Arm Wrestling Insights 16:40 - Larry's Weight Loss Journey 18:19 - Larry's Career Transition 21:35 - Gun Prevalence Discussion 22:33 - Learning Combat Skills 27:30 - Speed of the Slap Explained 29:44 - Fairness in Slapping Competitions 32:40 - Dana White's Call 37:45 - Corruption Issues in Hawaii 44:04 - Future Plans Discussion 47:33 - Finding Da Crazy Hawaiian Online APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: jenna@digitalsocialhour.com GUEST: Da Crazy Hawaiian https://www.instagram.com/da_crazy_hawaiian SPONSORS: KINSTA: https://kinsta.com/dsh LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ #ufc #johncena #mma #therock #striker
Chapter 1: What is Power Slapping and who is Da Crazy Hawaiian?
All right, guys, we got the crazy Hawaiian here. One of the best slappers of all time. Let's go. Thank you.
I appreciate that entrance right there. No one introduced me as one of the best of all time.
I think you're on the Mount Rushmore right now.
Oh, for sure. For sure. That's a good question. If it was a question, but Mount Rushmore. Top four. Top four.
You've been at it for longer than most people too, right?
I've been doing it before COVID. Ron, Beta, Bada, Wolverine. Me and him started at the same exact date. Wow. Yeah. It was a dive bar in Branson, Missouri.
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Chapter 2: How did Da Crazy Hawaiian start in Power Slapping?
Oh, okay. Yeah. I thought you were going to say the Russian League.
I went to the Russian... Well... I dethroned one of their kings, and then they all just kind of flew back home. Really? Yeah. The guy that started off doing it in Russia, he wanted to move down to America and try it out. He bought one of his champs, and they didn't know what there was here. an untapped land for them or whatever. But 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 bought them back.
Now they're fighting in power slap or no?
Now we got the dumpling, which is a superhero champion who dethroned me. But I felt honored to lose to that guy for sure.
Yeah.
You fought him twice, right? 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 a toss-up. It's such a new sport. Yeah, it's new. We'll see. Time will tell, I think. Time will tell, but we ain't going nowhere. If you haven't been there in person, you wouldn't know.
Dude, I watched your first fight in person with Dumpling. Every time you slapped him, I thought he was going to get knocked out. I don't know how he takes those hits. It's crazy.
100%.
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Chapter 3: What are the techniques and strategies in Power Slapping?
Defense wins championships. That's what they say with basketball. Yeah, for sure. I believe in that. I stand by that. If you got a glass chin, this is probably not something that you want to do. How much of that is genetic, the chin strength versus training? A lot. I would say 75% of it, at least. Because there's a lot of Hawaiians coming in on it, you know? Yeah.
They're bigger people, wider people. And it's just a bigger basis of people. And you know what? Taller people are actually, through experience, are becoming one of the harder people to beat. Is that because the angle of the slap is higher? Yeah, and the taller you are, the better. Yeah, because they got to hit upwards. Yeah, and then there's a point in the trajectory where
You lose power so far up.
You won't be able to knock somebody out. Wow. So someone seven foot should enter this and just sweep everyone. I got a secret weapon. He's seven foot three. Oh, my gosh. Big white boy. That's nuts. Yeah. How much does he weigh? Probably almost 500 pounds. Holy shit. Are there divisions that even do that? Super heavyweight.
Oh, my God. You don't get no cap. There's no cap. There's no weight limit.
That guy can't lose. There's no way anyone can knock him out.
So he hasn't been touched like that before. He's been doing football. Yeah. And that's a big thing, too, you know, being able to take a hit. It's kind of like a football hit. You know, lead with your head and – You'd 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.
And you probably know the exact point where to hit and the exact pressure by now.
Right. And then 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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Chapter 4: How did Da Crazy Hawaiian transition from a bouncer to a Power Slapper?
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yeah i've done it 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 oh down here where you need to place your hand when you get hit um because anywhere else you know um You can tell. You can just tell when you actually do it. When you're watching it, you're like, wow. Because people's hands are so big.
And you don't know. They're hitting with their whole hand. But the base of it is 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. So you can't go like this? You cannot lead with your palm at all. So when you make connection, then you 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 um you can't knock somebody out without using your palm makes up to it but the point of contact it has to be flush your hand to their face it's got to be seamless it's got to be seamless it's got to sound like a slap look like a slap and uh 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. Yeah. And people give us respect after the fact, after they compete.
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? Right.
Well, three chances, but if you flinch, you get hit again in one round. Right. And a lot of people flinch the fight I went to. I flinch. It's natural to flinch. It's natural. 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, Oh, the whole thing on not flinching is crazy to me.
You don't think that should be a thing?
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 going to get hit. You know you're going to get blasted in the face. Yeah. It's a mind thing. It's trying to get yourself to a cool place in your head so you know not to flinch. Even me, I like flinch. I'm like, I have to watch back the replay. I'm standing there.
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Chapter 5: What controversies have occurred in Da Crazy Hawaiian's career?
Yeah, 100%. So you don't wind back as much?
No, I don't wind back as much. It's the placement. It's accuracy and speed. But when I challenged this guy, his name is Zales. Z-A-L-E-S. He beat the dumpling. So I was like, I'm going to 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 hired him, he said, I want my team to officiate this. Okay, but on my soil. So we bought these guys from Russia, the whole squad, the officials, the refs, everybody. And I was literally the only American on that stage. Damn. So I actually dropped him, but his guys that were the catchers held him up. You can see it on YouTube. Held him up. There was one guy behind him like this.
The other two 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 the table. So he was out? He was out, you can tell. He dropped back, boom. 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. Yeah. And I sat down. When I got dropped and I sat down, the official, which is 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. Yeah.
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.
They called the fight?
Called the fight.
Wow. Yeah. Is there a time limit, like 10 seconds or something?
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Chapter 6: What are Da Crazy Hawaiian's future plans in combat sports?
So maybe when I start lifting again. I haven't lifted weights since high school.
Damn.
Yeah.
How are you still slapping then without weightlifting?
Well, the art of boxing I really love. My IQ is something else. Um, that's actually my next, uh, career venture. Yes. Okay. Boxing or no bare knuckle or anything combat related. Um, that's why I'm dropping this weight. Cause I was 420 pounds about five months ago. Holy crap. I'm 300. I lost 120 pounds in five months.
That's like what? 25 pounds a month.
Yeah. And I walk around, you naturally walk around at 225. I'm a smaller bunch in my family. All my brothers like and 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 shot at the title and wins the title and I'm going to get a shot at the title eventually. Not the super heavyweight, but a heavyweight.
And for boxing or any combat, you have to be in shape. And me at 400 pounds, that's me grabbing a snack every...
you know half hour and doing nothing just watching shows and not working out so you want to box at 225 well i want to i want to be comfortable i want to be uh just fit you know yeah um i've always just been this big guy uh and i have opportunity the platform like powerslap it's an amazing platform you know it's a big one so but we're only doing slapping right now and
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