The solitary walking guys [has not yet spread to females] who do their full-body rapping will have nothing on me.
Fact, the pukana will become mainstream.
April 29, 2021, 11:19 AM
Ryanp225
I regard this shit the same as when my daughters learn their little dance routines. Childish.
April 29, 2021, 11:26 AM
Steyn
Looks like the macarena to me.
April 29, 2021, 11:48 AM
parabellum
quote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225: I regard this shit the same as when my daughters learn their little dance routines. Childish.
Hoo, man! I wouldn't say that to the face of a Maori warrior. Those guys are legendarily fierce. You might want to do a bit of research.
IIRC, the idea of the chanting was to intimidate one's opponent, so that a fight would not be necessary. If that didn't work, well, it's on.
April 29, 2021, 12:04 PM
ensigmatic
I think watching these guys perform Haka is fascinating. And, yeah: I think I might be a bit (?) intimidated
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April 29, 2021, 12:08 PM
parabellum
The haka wasn't developed on the soccer field. The ghosts of all those old warriors are laughing at this. There's nothing life-or-death in soccer.
April 29, 2021, 12:16 PM
Legal Beagle
quote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225: I regard this shit the same as when my daughters learn their little dance routines. Childish.
Fortunately, Maori culture embraces sharing aroha with pākehā... even when faced with closed minds.
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April 29, 2021, 12:18 PM
Legal Beagle
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum: The haka wasn't developed on the soccer field. The ghosts of all those old warriors are laughing at this. There's nothing life-or-death in soccer.
Mvskoke used to use stickball in place of war; better to allow a small group of people to die in stickball than have whole nations go to war. The Maori had a similar view, prior to participating in pākehā sport.
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April 29, 2021, 12:21 PM
Timdogg6
I did a haka at a friends wedding, he was Hawaiian and his uncle taught it to us in secret in the days leading up to the wedding. he took about 30 minutes explaining the meaning and what the moves were translating to.
I'll take some liberties but essentially it was Rivers turning red with blood, eating the faces of your opponents burning villages and such. Brutal shit.
in short, not a macarena
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April 29, 2021, 12:56 PM
ensigmatic
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum: The haka wasn't developed on the soccer field.
The video I posted was a haka challenge before a rugby game, not soccer.
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum: The ghosts of all those old warriors are laughing at this. There's nothing life-or-death in soccer.
Haka is used in Maori culture for much more than pre-battle "game prep"
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher
April 29, 2021, 01:07 PM
parabellum
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum: The haka wasn't developed on the soccer field.
The video I posted was a haka challenge before a rugby game, not soccer.
Rugby. Soccer. Tomato/potato!
Rugby's the game where the players all gather together in a scrote, right?
April 29, 2021, 01:28 PM
ensigmatic
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum: Rugby's the game where the players all gather together in a scrote, right?
I think so. And the place in which such gatherings are held is called a scrotum.
Kind of like a forum, only different.
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April 29, 2021, 01:31 PM
parabellum
Sounds kinda gay
April 29, 2021, 01:43 PM
pedropcola
It’s a game. A rough game but a game. It’s dramatic theatrics by grown men. Am I intimidated by them? Well hell yes if I had to face any of them in physical combat or sport but I’m not a professional rugby player.
Besides which are all those guys Maori?
Should the Atlanta Braves start doing war dances and smoke signals before games?
If I was a rugby fan maybe I would find this amazing. As is I find it every bit as childish as end zone celebrations and shit talking. Meh.
April 29, 2021, 01:53 PM
SBrooks
The Braves used to do smoke signals after a home run I think.
Burned his TeePee and had to quit....
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April 29, 2021, 01:55 PM
trapper189
quote:
Besides which are all those guys Maori?
All of them. It's a requirement for being on the team.
April 29, 2021, 02:05 PM
bald1
Explanation of this being performed by New Zealand's All Blacks Rugby Team along with the history and customization by the Team:
