Maasai-warrior style high jump in Africa

Maasai warriors make the high jump, not in Olympic fashion but in Maasai warrior-style, a vertical jump from a standing position. Athletes must touch a high line with the top of their heads.
The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known local populations due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes, and their distinctive customs and dress.

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An NBA gold mine.

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All you think off exploiting pple

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@@envidiaff8485 What are you talking about NBA players are paid amazing money for their skills. You make no sense 😂

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I would be there with a stack of contracts.

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@@envidiaff8485 UnBelievable, First thing to say “NBA”

[@RUTHLESSambition5]

@@newera745 first thing I thought of and track..

[@classynamed4042]

As a maasai lady here.. This is what attracts us. The jump😊😁😍

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I'm a frog babe

[@djzellbio]

How 🤔❓ care to explain....

[@halfway5785]

I have no chance then?😉😁

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I jump from woman to woman. Wanna date?

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Well i jump on conclusions will u date me 🤩???

[@lunarcalendar368]

They jump as if there is a spring board beneath their feet. It seems so effortless.

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👌😂😂😂

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Our feet ARE spring boards

[@getrelaxed3848]

Bro they look like they are using their feet and calves to jump so high without using their arms for more height, so imagine if they use everything they would kiss the moon xD🙌🏻

[@turan2815]

😂😂😂😂

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They’re using that long Achilles’ tendon

[@God-gi9iu]

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O

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[@jonalarcon8564]

I was always fascinated with the maasai and their jumping abilities also how the are know for hunting lions

[@larrybamayani3543]

To hunt the lions need bravery and steel balls. We the maasai men must be brave to defend the community lions are our neighbors and know know how this guys are.

[@SuperFastforward]

Stupid me, I thought they were going to jump over the Rope🤫

[@jkaaay1074]

Same here🤫

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🤣🤣🤣

[@egg9605]

Plot twist: they're just warming up for when they jump over the rope

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@@egg9605 😂🤣

[@UtkarshSingh-ph1iq]

They are Maasai not Indians, bro..

[@jaredb6934]

I would have fit right in with these guys! Jumped 6'6" in the high jump in high school! It was so much fun. I could hit the bridge of my nose on the basketball rim. But, now I'm just getting old and the springs aren't what they used to be!!

[@jahja7941]

Wow! How tall were you at the time?

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Corny

[@sanglee2638]

@@satanpills6232 if you jealous just say that

[@migueljmartinez1108]

That’s weak my dad jumped 7’3 in highschool

[@certiorari]

@@migueljmartinez1108 is his name gerardo?

[@UnleashedTraining101]

I was privileged to see the adamu firsthand and even get involved. The interesting thing about Maasai is that they can jump like this, yet they also have high endurance.

[@Sean1877]

Mmasai tribe are also in Tanzania🇹🇿

[@asicomovienes892]

Every person is good in something all it takes is to discover yourself in what you are good at it!!

[@lloydielloyd915]

Achilles tendons on God level

[@ezzinemehdi4169]

It's not about achilles tendons, It's about fascias.😊

[@lloydielloyd915]

@ezzinemehdi4169 Everything is about fascia these days 😁 it's in fashion. Achilles tendon is still on God levels. This is just standard knowledge

[@ezzinemehdi4169]

​@@lloydielloyd915 even kadour ziani ruptured his achilles tendons, the god of dunking (one of the best fascia driven athletes). that's why it's all about plantar fascia. 😂

[@kiranreddy4759]

They just jump vertically by standing Think if they jump while running 🤯🤯🤯

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Moon landing 2.0

[@Guts_Brando]

@@yonatanabebe2922 lmao

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go search for the urukiramende by Rwandans

[@dnavaneet]

Maasai warrior: Jumps Everyone: Interesting

[@Prasanna535]

Seriously! This comment is so irritating that everyone is using it like spam.

[@RawPowerliftingStrength]

Awsm vertical leap

[@thibod07]

Awesome!

[@RAJ-Jamcal]

One of them jumped and came back down with snow on his head.

[@anotherstockcivic]

So cool that the Mayor of Derry, Ireland can do this, right?

[@gabagoobagaro6095]

my granddad was maasai before he passed, and i can jump good because of it

[@awesomeawstin8089]

How high is the rope?

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Hep hep hep hep hep hep hep... Ánimo campeones 👍🏻

[@austincower778]

CR7: Finally, a worthy opponents. Our battle will be legendary

[@indianflippingart9593]

Yeah 😂

[@edwinerick5735]

Cr7 can’t reach a quarter of these people...

[@Looper_24798]

@@edwinerick5735 coz they already tall

[@Matty8x8]

THEIR ACHILLES TENDONS 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@sharonwoodard1008]

Love these guys

[@larrybamayani3543]

Thank you, pay a visit to maasailand I will show you more you will fall in love immediately with maasai culture and more.

[@burt591]

This kinda explains the NBA

[@revmaster012]

Imagine if you're a 7'6 basketball player and you jump high like this maasai tribe.. Your a monster inside the paint.. Hahaha

[@user-tt3lb1yy6i]

Problem with being 7'6 is that that height would greatly restrict jumping abilities

[@kyledube927]

They jump like kangaroos do. Not the knees. Straight legs making the muscles and the tissue become elastic. Literally like kangaroos haha

[@AnHebrewChild]

Very interesting observation.

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The headers would be insane 😂💀

[@mannyechaluce3814]

You do high fives with your stick :D

[@AD-dd5xd]

Because corona

[@Maroke21]

this is so cool

[@Tiger1x1]

Proud to be black African...

[@knowledgeseeker3698]

Incredible

[@PapatsoMopaka]

Legend says one guy jumped and never came back down

[@jakebai5102]

Idon, t know but i belive this jump makes them grow taller as well

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Lompat tinggi ni gayezzzz...hahaha, nexttttttttttttttttttttt

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LOVE PEACE AND LIGHT

[@funmend4783]

Sounds very good

[@user-of3vy3lm6z]

Look at the height of these people. I bet each one of them measures more than 6.5 feet..

[@Livingtree32]

And I bet noone of them uses the overly complicated American metric system 😆

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@Livingtree32 imperial

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@Livingtree32 And we use both imperial and metric here

[@KIM-xl6zs]

No jeez am Kenyan, maasai average less than 5 11

[@cocofresh6974]

@@KIM-xl6zs nope your wrong! im also kenyan.. massais are very tall. There are some that are below 5'11 but most are above

[@douglashairston7808]

In that competition, how do the judges compensate for individual's height? The taller the athlete, the less he has to jump to touch the bar with his head. Why aren't measurements taken from the height the feet are off the ground?

[@mamamiabenjamia]

looks almost like the same setup but they do the high jump a little different over there.

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Nice b

[@ezakgodofpower3461]

Kenya East Africa.

[@edwinerick5735]

Tanzania East African

[@foolishyish]

I love we all watching Africans jump on a channel called New China😂

[@gavinmellon9313]

Plenty o dem is givin it de banjax eh.

[@stephenoni2019]

these guys have amazing genetics

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It’s because they eat good

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@@Vid3oG4mers yeah and amazing genetics

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@@hm.7959 what do you think gives you amazing genetics?

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My people

[@adarqui]

stiff leg pogo hops son. great vid.

[@mahendra6971]

Wow

[@kawsusanneh2107]

The warriors

[@SchwarzeUwe]

I can't think but find it is so unfair how they measure. They measure jump + body height. So when a mark is at 2 m (6f 6.7 in) and a1,9 m (6f 2.8 in) guy has to jump 20 cm (7,8 in) to reach it a 1.8 m (5f 5,9 in) guy has to jump 30 cm (11.8 in). And when you are 2.1 you don't have to jump at all. I know that Body height is an advantage but it is not necessarily a part of the measurement in a competition.

[@KIM-xl6zs]

Kenyans we never disappoint

[@melodymoon5768]

I used to do high jump

[@bundukiyababako4383]

Men the chants

[@WECR]

Sólo ví jugadore de la NBA haciendo cosplay de guerreros Masai.

[@Random_Blip]

This video is just itching to have 'boing' sound effects.

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Christiano Ronald is Massai

[@thatmanzenac]

I fuck with the tribal chanting in the background.

[@millscha1]

Easy... let me try

[@caesarjonathan1979]

Join Olympics too LoL 🤣😂

[@pintuks9718]

Hey

[@francisyanthan103]

Their average height will be 6'2'-'3'..

[@PolineChan]

here hold my beer...

[@Canadianlove]

It’s their dance style not high jump

[@doraemon419]

That's the secret to African's height

[@tori4573]

Was I the only one who thought they where going to jump over

[@SuperSlik50]

Amazing considering no calf muscle

[@joetanner9686]

GENETICS

[@Henry.mp4]

Big calfs don't make you jump higher

[@surffahren]

Why Nike is not sponsoring them?

[@LUX_8]

NO.

[@prla5400]

@@LUX_8 coward racist

[@AnHebrewChild]

@@LUX_8they should sponsor them. They could outfit them with very nice traditional garb but just would have a little swoosh symbol and Nike AIR logo... it could be fairly small. Like I said it could be in traditional colors and style... It wouldn't have to be a huge logo. Also outfitting them with nice Air Max cross trainers would help their bounce even more. And Nike could donate a portion of Maasai AIR product sales back into the Maasai community. Win-win. (I kid)

[@gilbertojode5073]

Moran Chant

[@arunassarunass5455]

This jump will be increase the height

[@fitafanatomy3359]

Africans doing this while rest of world making cars and planes lmao

[@djfrassmad843]

I don't know why but the movie white man cant jump came to mind

[@anklepick9524]

"This is Ghana, you my friend is shooting at the Sudan"

[@djfrassmad843]

@@anklepick9524 I was saying seeing this proves white man cant jump this high!

[@anklepick9524]

@@djfrassmad843 I was just quoting my favourite a scene (cuz I'm from Sudan) from the movie.

[@MahendraSingh-iy3yb]

It seems like they didn't even try... it's like a daily routine for them.

[@larrybamayani3543]

Maasai ceremonies like marriage, formation of new ageset and more songs are always part of also do it for funs

[@batowski7044]

Cristiano Ronaldo left the group

[@vondralbra5147]

The first one was way taller than the others, so this contest is kinda biased

[@rraumyz588]

No swinging arms

[@catnop1912]

It is not a fair game for shorter guys... instead they should subtract athlete's height from jumped vertical length. and the result should be the score.

[@6TheReaper]

Dolphins out of water

[@sidrock111]

They are the lion hunting tribes and this is the least of their incredible skills you can expect

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

😂😂You should see em up close. They really are fierce

[@jambalaya201]

"In Africs" there are 54 countries be specific

[@hm.7959]

Mainly Kenya and Tanzania

[@harikr4948]

Me at my bed

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Carnivore thrives

[@thesoccertrotter1]

Is there a trampoline?

[@marcuslonglee9208]

shut up white boy

[@marcuslonglee9208]

Racist remarks

[@vilkkku1848]

@@marcuslonglee9208 Relax there, guy just making a joke

[@zhaohuiyang2420]

@@marcuslonglee9208 I think he just wanted to complement their jumps in a humorous way.

[@ninja_wolfofficial]

@@marcuslonglee9208 racist? Hes blown away so he made a statement . dont think too deeply much love

[@lillyaleyna3993]

Because they tall and thats why their jump is high

[@orbitaltempest]

No 😂

[@mrs.bliss2256]

That isn’t how vertical jumps are measured. Vertical jumps are measured inches of the feet off the ground. The men are not all the same height either.

[@waichungsham1578]

Why don't they have a nba academy there?

[@UtkarshSingh-ph1iq]

coz They start touching rim with their head👀

[@larrybamayani3543]

The NBA isn't popular maybe in high school many not aware

[@achilles6445]

Human ostrich

[@trinidadrodriquez876]

Yeah t hey are pretty talk and fit. Becays e they are lean.

[@blackairangel]

Nba slam dunk contest in África

[@bringtheseo]

That doesn't make any fucking sense. The tallest person wins.

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🇵🇰💕

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Thank God walianza kuvaa kinyasa😁😅😅

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Lol

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If CR7....👉🏾👈🏾🙄 loll

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😛🤪😜

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[@donwilliamson9516]

Tell that to that tribe that shot that white boy and his bible gtfoh

[@DontBeMad911]

I seen better

[@moiusa]

keep crushing your knee joints.. you'll feel the pain later in life.. gosh, don't you guys have anything better to do? LOL :)

[@osiege4529]

Why are u mad

[@moiusa]

@@emyrmorgan1363 I'm just warning.

[@moiusa]

@@osiege4529 not mad.. just warning.

[@ignoratiodebibiware4295]

its actually healthy. western man is a weak coach potato that have problems with weak joints and ancles.

[@otengreabetsoekhati8940]

Lol,that won’t happen....they AFRICAN. Built Different 😉

[@jiehamilton5490]

Hello. To whoever sarah is you know they where this basic wrist band called kenya and ethan basically picks on them jumping up and down whoever she is really wants a full blood aboriginal

[@ProudTraderInd]

Wow