Polynesian Martial Arts

[GuamKomudo]

I thought UFC was the first and best martial art???

[G4BST4]

heres a suggestion...You and your story and the people who believe you, are a load of SHIT!!!

[bmonz08]

Your presentation was 'O' for Awesome!! lolz. Nice work dude.

[Kuabana]

I don't mean to burst your bubble but Kamehameha did not create Lua. He was taught Lua by a man named Kekuhaupi'o. Since the Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiians) did not have a written language and history was passed down verbally alot of history was lost. No one knows who really developed the art of Lua, or how it came to be.

[comeonmama]

Kia ora,

I respect your opinion xamehc. I'm open to all material's as everything has a whakapapa/genealogy to energy. My taiaha extends from the kauri tree, patu from the totara tree and mere from the stone pounamu from the waters of Te Wai Pounamu. For what people call 'man-made materials', I find it fascinating that carvers explore new/other materials as our ancestors did. In saying this, the best weapon of all is ourselves. I learn mau rakau so I don't have to use it.

[xamehc]

@comeonmama - aye jah... but the whakapapa of the perspex is from a genetically modified lineage of carcinogenic forefathers that actually act as an incompatibity of energies, & possibly hindering its wielder. I think you're more focused on the external manifestation rather than the wholistic make up. I'll give u the 'mere' from the pounamu stone but taiaha weren't made from kauri, neither the patu from totara... this ain't an attack on u my bro but this is just what i see

[comeonmama]

@xamehc

Nice home work bro ;-) taiaha were made from various materials historically...this is to agree that not 'all' taiaha were created equal. With my taiaha, patu and mere they are born from what/whom they are. With re: perspex I was appreciating the external beauty of an artists works however would not utilise in battle. Sounds like you get into the 'wholistics' too, my previous comment was a segment of, not a totality of my thinking/being. I welcome your whakaaro. Nō hea koe?

[xamehc]

@comeonmama - no homework bro, just common sense for people who work with timber, I just assumed that coz u were talking along those lines u automatically knew. I would've replied sooner but I only just revisited this clip & saw that your first response in our conversation wasn't addressed to ME but to the vid itself, & so 'I' didn't get the e-mail. I don't wanna go on about the trivialities but I hear what you're saying, & that's sweeeeeet as!! ok then, too much!!

[comeonmama]

@xamehc - if your interested in viewing some of the perspex works, google George Nuku.

I understand the creative process and can appreciate other artists works whether in or out of context, so forth. However it doesnt mean that I share the same whakaaro as them - I have my own whakaaro as an artist and as a mareikura.

Hei konei ra

[ToxicSeth]

I thought Kapu Kuialua was Hawaiian?

[juliustetevano]

Tena koe e hoa

Interesting Presentation

[comeonmama]

Kia ora

Ae, taiaha are made from various mediums such as:

* Rakau - wood (varying types);

* Pounamu - greenstone;

* Hihi Tohorā - whalebone;

* and combinations of...

I have also seen a taiaha and other carvings made from perspex, rather stunning.

With the research that this person has done, responses would be beneficial to that endeavour for a more accurate presentation.

Naku noa na

:-)

[xamehc]

@comeonmama - it aint no 'taiaha' if it be made from perspex mate!!!

but merely a rather stunning ornament that looks like a taiaha

aint doggin' on perspex...

but live natural moving materials just can't be beat

[VidelCatty]

Hello! I'm from Mexico, city.

I want to know about some references! Are them exist?

Where can I to Know more maybe in a book?!

[Herc2770]

Tuiolosega is the most prominate of figure and name in Limalama.

But i didnt know Bruce lee learnt Limalama.

Where did you get that Bullshit story from?

[KINGFATSO]

@Herc2770...MY UNCLE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO LEARN LIMALAMA FROM UNCLE TINO...IT IS TRUE BRUCE LEE HAD VISITED, DISCUSSED, AND STUDIED LIMALAMA FROM UNCLE TINO...

[bmonz08]

@KINGFATSO.. thats cool, I'm very interested in finding out more about this.

[TheGreenPlague]

@bmonz08 You should check out koppojutsu and the origins of these bone breaking techniques.

[comeonmama]

Mau Rakau:

Yes both Maori men and women utlised this form of martial arts/weaponry warfare both historically and to date.

For 'some' women depending on what tribe/family they descend, were not sanctioned - however subject to discretion.

:-)

[sheh8zme]

its funny how he refers to the taiaha as a stick! whered he get that bull shit from yes some are made from wood but its shaped n carved for practice at(mau rakau meaning school of war) in real combat the maori used green stone carved taiaha that was very deadly not a stick

[jonghaworld]

awsome!