What is the meaning of Hikuta and where did it come from?
The word Hikuta means ‘highlights of Kuta’. The word Hikuta was coined by DOK Lee in approximately 1993 for a marketing effort that included the release of a short book and video giving a brief glimpse of the professional art of Kuta. The word ‘Kuta’ means ‘extreme violence that comes from within’. The origin of the professional art of Kuta dates back to ancient Egypt. The earliest known history is that Kuta was provided to the bodyguards of pharaoh to protect him and his court. Then just before Egypt divided into an upper and lower kingdom, the group, known as Kublers, that provided Kuta to the bodyguards departed on a journey that led them deep into China. They remained there for over two thousand years. Then the Kublers migrated into Europe. Throughout their existence the Kublers maintained a code of silence where other than the bodyguards of pharaoh, they shared very little of their knowledge of Kuta. In 1998, two years before the death of DOK Lee, Kubler Al began sharing Kuta with
