Ta Moko - George Nuku

[ezm123456]

I am A white 19 year old from America, I have the utmost respect for the maori traditions and culture and it fascinates me, and I find myself constantly aggravated at people saying that people getting Moko's are to look cool, and even more frustrated when I see americans with moko's, they don't even realize that they have someone else's story on their fucking body. I believe that the Maori culture is one of the most rich and interesting, and now its up to your generation to keep it alive.

[kulagirl2011]

respect for those who get a ta moko the traditional way and for those who still practice the art.

[keaboii]

A ta moko isn't to look cool its has meaning

it has stuff inn it that resembles you so dont say its just to look cool because it isn't.

[MrQuinnLUFC]

holy shit that looks painful!

[eastcoastbjj]

Absolute Respect...For those who don't understand our ways, stick to watching MTV

[40Gheddo58]

what is that technique called?? thanks

[nomadarmy]

@40Gheddo58 the actual technique is called ta moko and the finished product is moko

[gonner709]

met a few dude's playing rugby that were from the with full face moko's. i thought they were done by stick and poke so i allready had a bunch of respect for them goign through the process.

but this.....

holy shit, just goes too prove that maori's are true warriors.

much love from canada.

[Hokianga274]

His whole tatt is done with a tattoo gun. The use of the uhi was for show..two lines and they both gave up..too much work. They got just enough footage for the Pakeha to think these fullas know what they're doing. Bro, can't fool this Ngapuhi

[mscru]

watever ow. have you not seen the show it was on. they hit nerves n he went blind for awhile. there was a few sittings. why you hating for anyway. these fullars are showing off our heritage and trying to keep the art going n all you are doing is being a dick. you all shit

[Hokianga274]

MrsCru..he aha te take e korero koe pena mai ki ahau? Horekau enei tangata e pono ana ki nga mahi a nga tupuna. Mohio nei au i a Hori me ona teka. Kia kaha koe ki te whai i nga taonga o nga tupuna kei ngaro koe i Ahitereiria. Our art and heritage isn't lost at all. These fullas aren't reviving it..it was always there. Check out Gordon Toi and other reknowned kaitaa...they do complete tattoos using the uhi. Like I said, these fullas were just trying to impress the documentary makers.

[makakiwi]

Yeah bro that is Tu.

[MrTamihana]

This looks kinda scary, but is really interesting to watch..I am just wondering how long it took, to do the facial Moko, and if some people can get infections on themselves, if this moko process isn't carried out correctly on there facial skin???

[Maori4LyfeNZ]

Just got mine done on my arm left arm and chest symbolising my family and my deceased father :) thought I would just share that with you all.

cheers

[Tat2b]

He nga rehu tapu and taira ki runga karakia's mean bro but im sure u missed a few lines out in th karakia'z... short cutz ae haha! mauri ora

[Demolitionhick]

I have always wanted to be tattooed this way, so far Ihave had them done by gun and hand picked.

[UXB57]

Ha! You dudes are just like overdressed women.Ta tattoo red lipstick on while your at bro. :)

[UXB57]

It's impossible to have the same mind set that Maori had way back when. This is the 21st century,and these people with family trees on their bodies is just plain egotistical -fashionable! And unfortunately in the process they're changing history to their liking.From these tattoos to original stories trickled down down down and into the ever murky river of lies.I am proud to be Maori and a sharing human being.And while I'm at it- culture is turning into a religion. Fuck that!

[phenyx8]

fuck you talk shit.....get a life! and go learn about yourself. idiot.

[UrbanSoul8]

chill out bro respect you your culture. if some want wear his iwi with pride good on him

[inzotic]

is that tu doing the tat?

[brice187]

kia ora!

im wondering if anyone knows anyone who does ta moko in the USA? im Maori and im living in Las Vegas and i want to get my legs done? anyone know of anybody here?

Thanks!

[kishbot]

CHE! neat alright, Im startin to realise how many Maori roamers are in this land. <<Maori girl in laguna cali married to a hawaiian. high five brother ^5. nothing compares to our homeland though.

[Piaskinz]

Man that would have taken ages!Im new to the whole You tube thing but if George sees this then Hi Cuz and Maia and Baby.From Pia Lana Kimi and Muriwai (Goldsmith)

[thejase350]

i do that on a regular basis, with a mini pitch fork and a hammer, and i make all sorts of fancy patterns, it helps me recover from a bad day

[BizzyBumpyWilson]

good way of hiding ur ugly face!...bwah hahaha!!!

[yroastyles]

its beautiful love it

[monzillar]

Fuck that.

[ilkiepie45]

why do people steal the ta moko from the natiive maori's?

did you know that the ta moko wasfor the royalty and warriors?and now people keep on taking-no-stealing the designs and deforming them and all to look "cool".

i dont get it.

[Piaskinz]

If you're saying he did it to look "cool" i dont think you get the point of Ta moko For George. As he said afew mnths ago, "...anywhere around the world you can kiss goodbye to good first impressions altogether". Being a world renoun maori artist as he is, bringing awareness to maori culture and carrying his ancestry on his skin is hardly stealing and I don't know a Ta moko artist who would "deform" someones ancestry. Do you know what i mean? its not just designs, its his family tree

[MAORIBYBLOOD]

@ilkiepie45 bro i dont think you actually get what us as in maori people are trying to do! we are not putting ta moko on us to look COOL! bro.Maori people are trying to retain their heritage as you know maori is slowly dying out.So if we want that on our body then we can WHY! its our rite too noone elses but ours.I mean it sucks to even think that there's people like you out there that apreciate what TU is trying to do.And for your information it was'nt just royalty or cheifs that had it done

[thejase350]

fuck head

[thejase350]

i see it as a trend because when my anger levels reach a certain high i do that sort of stuff, go douse yourself in petrol, you weak fuck.

[JanHolgerOlof]

is there nowadays a possibility for non-maori people to get a moko done? the traditional way I mean. not necessarely on the head/face, but in general..

[mieneshovel]

respect

[mormanwarrior]

how much does a moko cost these days any one know

[mkopua]

Actually what a person purchases is the time you take from the artist and NOT what they do. So for someone like Tu, the artist in the clip, George, the recipient, would be buying Tu's time and not what he does as such. Tu's skill, at what he does, could however determine the hourly, per minute amount??

[thejase350]

that is not pain i did that to my own head when i got angry

[tehamua]

Go on ow TheJase... stop flashing!!!

[mormanwarrior]

anyone who gets angry can easily do that

[EnzyBoi]

We've got our own "Jase the Pakeha" here.