I'm on a personal campaign to alert people to the growing use of haka by American football teams (mostly schools) in the US. I really want them to do their own dances (i.e. Hawaiian, native American) before their games instead of "stealing" ours. I've heard arguments from Hawaiians that American football is not a "native" sport so why should they do a native dance? Well, I never thought rugby was a "native" sport either but I like this theory of yours!
yeah bro im down with that,those fullas should do a native american stylz,it would be more appropriate.kapahaka has to be understood as well as performed hardcore & properly.makes me cringe when i see them do it.
hahahha this is NEW ZEALAND man. This dude works for the rugby boys he aint gonna reply to you man especilly since you tellin him that kiorahi is bigger an rugby where you is at. Rugby dont help nobody but rugby man
thanks for the offer, are they ki-o-rahi posters? we teach the 'passport to play' physical activity program which features your exciting traditional maori ball game.we teach that ki-o-rahi skills helped to create rugby. rugby itself is not known at our school. does your rugby board union assist with ki-o-rahi also?
Love your comments. I wasn't aware of any cultural significance relating to the idea. Though I did read the first few chapters of Michael King's History of New Zealand and he does mention the Moa's egg as being the size of a rugby ball. I guess that's where the idea started.
I do work for adidas and the New Zealand Rugby Union, and I'd be more than happy to send you some posters and stuff if it helps you inspire kids to play the game.
very clever cartoon, I like it. Looks like you've stumbled onto an income earner, a call to your Education Dept. may see them promote this as an educational cartoon? I teach your very popular kiorahi game at elemetary school here in the U.S.
I remember in about 2000 an Otago University made Rugby History program screened the premier NZ sports announcer, Murray Deaker, who also thought more creedence should be given to ancient Maori ball games in the overall development of rugby. I think a quote he said was "Kupe picked up the moa egg and ran with it, thereby creating rugby". Have you heard of it?
It may have contributed to the development of rugby, but fact is though that the Romans had their own rugby like game. I doubt the Romans ever got that far.
The ball used in ancient times was a kete, derived from the ki, that was stuffed with filling. Remnants of these ancient ball games is around today in the form of 'ki' and 'tapa wha' ball weaving. So your moa egg connotations are pretty close to the mark Bloodster!!!!
Way to go Bloodster. The vid is the bomb. The ancient Maori ball games were definitely the catalyst for rugby appearing. Not long after the Maori running & passing actions & skills were mixed in with the British Public School foot ball games, rugby more or less instantly appeared. The traditional Maori ball games have been known since Princess Te Puea's time under the umbrella terms Ki-o-Rahi or Kiarahi.
Thanks for your comment. It's a story I've always wanted to film but never had the money, so I got it drawn instead. Even better now there's some historical credence to the idea. Cheers.
Great cartoon! you are closer to the mark than you probably know. Our traditional ball game, called Ki-o-Rahi, was first played by Maori using the small moa egg carrying flax woven bag called a 'ki'. There is speculation that the fast paced, quick passing Maori ball game was appropriated by the Brits in early 1800s and combined with their staid, slow, ball kicking game to create, you guessed it, 'rugby'.
Funny!! clip lovit
mmmmnmak 8 months ago
Awesome us maoris are pretty inventive!
Cazger4God 2 years ago
@Cazger4God Name one thing.......
ecconz 6 months ago
i heard that the italians are claiming that they invented rugby hundreds of years ago now...stupid i know
adamson2k7 2 years ago
its true u noobs it was invented in new zealand and that web ellis is bullshit like the west
muddassarfarooq333 3 years ago
HAHAHAHA MEAN MAORI MEAN!!!
MaoriSpawn 3 years ago
I think its genius bloodsters
cruisernz 3 years ago
wtf? come on stop tellin ppl those kind of things they might believe it especially da springboks fanz.lol
sirwallaby 4 years ago
ki-o-rahi is our Maori game which the thieving Brits developed into rugby
TeRauanui 4 years ago
@TeRauanui Please tell me you're not THATstupid?.......
ecconz 6 months ago
ka pai :)
auccl799 4 years ago
tumeke video bro!!!!well done
vercoe3 5 years ago
I'm on a personal campaign to alert people to the growing use of haka by American football teams (mostly schools) in the US. I really want them to do their own dances (i.e. Hawaiian, native American) before their games instead of "stealing" ours. I've heard arguments from Hawaiians that American football is not a "native" sport so why should they do a native dance? Well, I never thought rugby was a "native" sport either but I like this theory of yours!
kiwidiva 5 years ago
yeah bro im down with that,those fullas should do a native american stylz,it would be more appropriate.kapahaka has to be understood as well as performed hardcore & properly.makes me cringe when i see them do it.
vercoe3 5 years ago
hahahha this is NEW ZEALAND man. This dude works for the rugby boys he aint gonna reply to you man especilly since you tellin him that kiorahi is bigger an rugby where you is at. Rugby dont help nobody but rugby man
niagara3 5 years ago
thanks for the offer, are they ki-o-rahi posters? we teach the 'passport to play' physical activity program which features your exciting traditional maori ball game.we teach that ki-o-rahi skills helped to create rugby. rugby itself is not known at our school. does your rugby board union assist with ki-o-rahi also?
souuthJ 5 years ago
Love your comments. I wasn't aware of any cultural significance relating to the idea. Though I did read the first few chapters of Michael King's History of New Zealand and he does mention the Moa's egg as being the size of a rugby ball. I guess that's where the idea started.
I do work for adidas and the New Zealand Rugby Union, and I'd be more than happy to send you some posters and stuff if it helps you inspire kids to play the game.
TheBloodster 5 years ago
very clever cartoon, I like it. Looks like you've stumbled onto an income earner, a call to your Education Dept. may see them promote this as an educational cartoon? I teach your very popular kiorahi game at elemetary school here in the U.S.
souuthJ 5 years ago
I remember in about 2000 an Otago University made Rugby History program screened the premier NZ sports announcer, Murray Deaker, who also thought more creedence should be given to ancient Maori ball games in the overall development of rugby. I think a quote he said was "Kupe picked up the moa egg and ran with it, thereby creating rugby". Have you heard of it?
Rehia2 5 years ago
It may have contributed to the development of rugby, but fact is though that the Romans had their own rugby like game. I doubt the Romans ever got that far.
Funny video though...
BobMonkfish 2 years ago
The ball used in ancient times was a kete, derived from the ki, that was stuffed with filling. Remnants of these ancient ball games is around today in the form of 'ki' and 'tapa wha' ball weaving. So your moa egg connotations are pretty close to the mark Bloodster!!!!
Rehia2 5 years ago
Way to go Bloodster. The vid is the bomb. The ancient Maori ball games were definitely the catalyst for rugby appearing. Not long after the Maori running & passing actions & skills were mixed in with the British Public School foot ball games, rugby more or less instantly appeared. The traditional Maori ball games have been known since Princess Te Puea's time under the umbrella terms Ki-o-Rahi or Kiarahi.
Rehia2 5 years ago
Thanks for your comment. It's a story I've always wanted to film but never had the money, so I got it drawn instead. Even better now there's some historical credence to the idea. Cheers.
TheBloodster 5 years ago
Great cartoon! you are closer to the mark than you probably know. Our traditional ball game, called Ki-o-Rahi, was first played by Maori using the small moa egg carrying flax woven bag called a 'ki'. There is speculation that the fast paced, quick passing Maori ball game was appropriated by the Brits in early 1800s and combined with their staid, slow, ball kicking game to create, you guessed it, 'rugby'.
ANIBREV 5 years ago