Maori taiaha demonstration

Once inside the Pah, the visiting "chief" and his family were seated at the front. The Maori warrios presented a lecture and demonstration of the use of the taiaha (please don't call it a spear...it's uses as a tool and cultural artifact are much more than a weapon).

It is said that before the pakeha (white man) came to Aotearoha (Land of the Long White Cloud or New Zealand), the Maori elders would also use the taiaha to rest their chins as they stood to talk with other elders of the tribe. Imagine the height of the original Maoris who stood taller than their taiaha.

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[alohakikadude]

@CapitalMforMasturbated @CapitalMforMotivated Your English boyfriend has one tooth and he makes you buff it with your arse every morning. Did you hear the one about CapitalMforMotivated, yeah he went and had a sex change. He paid the the doctor to put his own lips where his crotch is, and his half inch wank placed under his nose because he wants to enjoy yoga a lot more.

[alohakikadude]

@CapitalMforMotivated I love Maori. But since you want to party, get your party dress on because you apparently need attention. The only reason that you CapitolMforMoronivated are talking mess is because your wanker is 3 sizes inside out. Inside your mouth and out of ammunition.

[alohakikadude]

to whom it may concern, I apologize that CapitalMforMotivated misunderstood my post to hangman. I highly respect the Maori people, culture, history, and pride. My heart is with Maori. Hoi Ta!

[CapitalMforMotivated]

@alohakikadude you are a fuckin disgrace i bet you an your mum dont get along cos your such a dropkick jus you remember muthafuka we are the only country in the world who have not been defeated bi the europeans an well fyte you till the day we die maori aint a culture its a gift an i cant wait to see your pimple white ass on the battlefield bitch il carve you an what you have...te arawa lies waitn 2end ur bulshit xcuse 2breath in this world blaaaaah lol

[andystruth]

I have been doing martial arts since 1973. I include boxing and wrestling in there. These guys are amazing.. I have seen longer clips and I love their style.

[NaRuToCrAzY12629]

Dear hangman if you train under different martial art styles as an expert then be one and respect this style of fighting you wanker

[shaolingongfulover]

A short demonstration of the Taiaha - Looks very practical.

[alohakikadude]

Dear hangman, on a side note- the original kickboxing was to the death. How many have you killed? How many opponents have you killed with your hook swords? Please re-evaluate your jealous opinions, you make the martial arts you represent look bad. Besides, you obviously failed to hear the statistics about how many times each warrior won/lost. "there's lies, damn lies, $ then there's statistics."

[alohakikadude]

Hangman, how can you say you are an expert and a teacher when you are so disrespectful to other arts? It is common knowledge that the warriors learned dances for conditioning. I dare say that kata/poomse/hyungs/haka are hardly different at all. Where did you win your Muay Thai title? Have you put your skills to the UFC? Your lack of respect based on a tv show is quite surprising in light of your "karean" (Korean is the correct and proper way to express a proper noun) training. Your real name is?

[shaveyourfingers]

@rentatrip1 I think he's the narrator of the show, explaining the taiaha