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Te Ao haka
History for wiri
John stone “Haka is all about expression of your inner energy the wiri thats an expression of our life force its showing that there is energy within you that you are alive”
The shimmering warm air that rises from the earth on hot days is described in te haka a tane-rore dancing for hi mother hine-raumati the summer maiden.tane-rore dance is symbolised by the wiri
Wiri
The wiri is a side to side movement of the hands ,different tribal groups have different style of wiri the wiri is said to represent life and the world around us from the shimmering of the waters of a bright sunny day to the heat waves rising from the ground to the wind rustling the leaves of the trees.Each tribal group comes from a unique environment and the different styles of wiri reflect that
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Takahi
Takahi
Stamping of the feet is a fundamental part of haka this is called takahi before a haka starts you will hear a group leader call out takahia. Takahi keeps your haka or waiata in time, different areas have different styles of footwork some areas left there foot and some areas don’t like Ngaiterangi.
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History of takahi
The whakapapa to takahi is that maori used to bang their feet on the ground to represent the heart of the earth and volcano shaking and rumbling
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rere of poi
Poi
The poi was used by maori of aotearoa to increase their flexibility in there hands and arms wahine preform poi in kapa haka brackets the poi is swung rhythmically to the guitar
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history of poi
Long,long ago before time began there was no light in the world only darkness all around this was the time of lo the creator the guardian of the world. In the quiet of the dark lay ranginui the sky father holding papa tightly in his arms crushed between them in the darkness were there children all longing for light space and freedom. One of the children was tane mahuta the father of the forest tane was big and strong at last he could no longer bear to be crowded no more and tane rose up between his parents and used his great strength to separate them he thrust ranginui high,high above papa. Tane become the father of a grate family two of his children were harakeke the native blurush who was the child of repo the swamp together harakeke and raupo created poi
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mahinga rakau
Mau Rākau is a traditional Māori martial art and this unique programme gives you the opportunity to learn the ancestral practices, values and protocols of the warrior. You'll learn about Māori culture and traditions, gain new skills and get fit.
mahinga rakau
History for mahinga rakau
Mau Rākau is a traditional Māori martial art and this unique programme gives you the opportunity to learn the ancestral practices, values and protocols of the warrior. You'll learn about Māori culture and traditions, gain new skills and get fit.
history for mahinga rakau
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History of pukana
pukana
Pukana
The pukana helps to emphasise a point in a waiata or haka and demonstrate ferocity or passion. For women pukana involves opening their eyes wide and for some iwi jutting out there chin. For men it means widening their eyes and stretching out their tongue