Taiaha - Martial arts of the Maori

[@MadaxeMunkeee]

As a Māori, it’s important that you came with something to exchange as well so it was good to see you showing them what you know at the end. It makes the meeting more than you coming and taking from the culture and then going back to where you came from.

[@kaeobermoy4401]

I’m a Hawaiian and from the island of Kauai ! I noticed out of all Polynesian cultures the Māori and the Māoli Are the most similar I find it interesting that they came from Hawaiiki It sounds like Hawaii there chants sound like ours and there traditional ways are like us down to the behavior too and the tattoos I see designs like in our Kakau and the weapons but I must say the green stone mere is something else it’s amazing we definitely don’t have that in Hawaii I feel like the Māori are definitely our people

[@CalciumEcho1000]

Yeah I think we all came from the same place somewhere Idk though.

[@kaeobermoy4401]

@@CalciumEcho1000 yea Kanakamaoli and Tangatamaori are the same people even the names of places are the same

[@Psilocybiant]

@@CalciumEcho1000 Raiatia island i think wasn't it? From my understanding Hawaiiki was the chain of islands around Tahiti .

[@truthseeker7322]

We are all the same people we are the people of Mu. The most advanced to ever live on earth. We all originated from the land that once spanned across the Pacific Ocean.

[@The_Gallowglass]

Nice to see all the martial arts of the world.

[@simonpassant3625]

i may not be a maori but i do respect and find your customs very interesting. as a british man i feel ashamed of what we did to the maori and to the native americans and africans.

[@admiralgoodboy]

saying that by maori you would be regarded as an octopus, weak. all people face atrocities these were committed by your ancestors not you. you are not guilty. and maori values are to never disregard your ancestors or their actions. to maori your ancestors did what would be honourable to any maori they fought to death. to die in battle is considered a noble death no matter the cause. though deception through the treaty of Waitangi not so honourable

[@freyastuchbery7130]

Faatura (respect)

[@freyastuchbery7130]

Te tiriti ko te tinihanga (the treaty is a fraud)

[@samuelknight1767]

as they say in da Bible all this was meant to be

[@elxitheobserver2231]

Samuel Knight Leave with your religious crap. Use English.

[@adambamf9365]

Bro your very accurate in your words and i like your passion in showcasing some of Maori culture churr my bro

[@hectorheckler6327]

Now that looks like an art form meant more for killing than it is for sports.

[@carllubrin8518]

hector heckler most martial arts are meant for killing just that this ages no need for that so they turned it into a sport so people can join ect like Tae Kwon do wtf but the true one is itf Tae Kwon do

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

Ok it's not meant to be taught to England and other people

[@hhmmmmmm2281]

R u calling new zealanders murderers

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

Hah I am maori and I do that it's just not a sport

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

@@hhmmmmmm2281 .

[@GurukulamCommunication]

This is a wonderful treat for me. I love it. Great video. Hats off!! We are promoting videos of kalaripayattu precious gift from Kerala God's own country to the world. Thanks again for this video!!!

[@jwgoon]

Fascinating. It looks like they use the Taiaha as a combination between a spear and a staff.

[@DarkwarriorJ]

It reminds me of swordsmanship as well. Its agility is incredible. Humanity has some kind of deep inner connection to sword-like objects (that or maybe more simply agility and defensive capabilities are just really useful)

[@jake12.48]

Boba fetts home land.

[@quiett6191]

he even kinda used the fictional "gaffi stick" like a taiaha. It was really cool.

[@jake12.48]

@@quiett6191 that's exactly what I thought of as soon as I saw that!

[@ladistar]

HAHAHAHAHA awesome

[@taraishot100]

And Homelander and Billy Butchers homeland

[@roycehuepers4325]

@@quiett6191 actually, the top half is a legitimate war club. Forget the culture. As to Boba, Temura had them design his around his culture.

[@victoriarihari4934]

It takes skill and commitment to be trained in these areas of taiaha movements. Having an experience leader to teach such maori traditions brings connection and identity. Well! done Patrick Mohi.

[@ninjah453]

All in the foot work

[@corsaircarl9582]

Very intriguing weapon, it's a club and a shortspear, very cool! I've always had an interest in non-European weaponry. My other favorite is the Mohican Gunstock Club.

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

Ohh well it's not a spear my guy it's a weapon that U don't trow U swing

[@corsaircarl9582]

@@unknownmlgbird2361 You can still stab with a spear, you're thinking a javelin

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

Ok ok I'm Maori and we don't use it like a spear

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

We use it to cut a head of

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

And it's not a spear

[@citkey]

were is broxh this looks awsome

[@Luminsoldier]

I'm maori living in Aussie I really wanna learn the Taiaha, my dad I think knows a bit, but is there any training in Melbourne?

[@kiritawhai7488]

Hey kiaorana! I am Māori and (didn't intend to) but will be raising my children here is Australia. Sadly I feel like my children will be disconnected with Māori culture because of this. We speak full Reo at home and I am teaching the kids Tāniko and whetu. If any of my sons want to learn Taiaha I would send them to boarding school in New Zealand to find a teacher. Sadly don't think there are alot of the Māori arts in Australia.

[@acireghee3868]

@@kiritawhai7488 are you cookisland māori or Te reo lol

[@reboot9247]

come back home here to nz to learn mah bro, the wairua is here, not in australia

[@rogerreti1759]

@@reboot9247 mind u we carry our own Mauri and wairua where ever we go aswell but yeah home here is where it is

[@yuehanshang8191]

You can look up 'Te Ara Hononga', which is a Mau Rākau group in Melbourne

[@trex2957]

Wondering if there is any footage of this from before the 80's. The eku is a traditional okinawan weapon and fairly unique, it's kata are traditional dating back centuries. The first time I saw anything of taiaha as a traditional weapon / martial arts was the 90's. Of course there was a resurgence of Maori culture and identity from the 80's and 90's. Just curious what video evidence exists of this prior to thst resurgence.

[@KlausBeckEwerhardy]

Wieder mal sehr nett. Ich erinnere mich, dass in einigen Küstengebieten Chinas und Japans das Paddel als Waffe auch verbreitet ist - manchmal reicht es wohl einfach, dass ein bestimmtes Werkzeug da ist, das sich auch als Waffe verwenden lässt. Obwohl einige von den Taiaha auch wie eine Art von Bokken aussehen. Danke fürs Vorstellen.

[@TheHeroChannel]

Das stimmt, vorallem das Eku aus dem okinawanischen Kobudo ist weithin bekannt. Aber dort ist es immer ein Paddel geblieben. Die Taiaha hat sich zu einer erstaunlich ausgefeilten Waffe entwickelt. Vorallem wenn man bedenkt, dass sie aus Holz ist. Das Blatt ist sehr hart und scharf und soll wohl auch zu Dekapitationen fähig gewesen sein. Die andere Seite der Taiaha ist immer das Gesicht mit der Zunge als Spitze für Stossangriffe. Die vier Augen aus Perlmut symbolisieren die Augen des Ahnen (der Taiaha selbst), der in alle Richtungen blicken kann und den Kämpfer im Kampf unterstützt.

[@leaderofreb3loution285]

wait thats german

[@AJJ129]

Interedsing using the spear more like a quarter staff with a spiking bottom end

[@Nico44553853]

the Maori martial arts is awaysome, i really like it and would like to practice it at home. Could you please write me the commands in te reo for the 20 blocks, because it´s difficult to understand. That would be cool :D Cheers Nico

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

Ok umm I just need U to know if can do 100 push ups and work out all day? And fight me like that bk I'm maori

[@Nico44553853]

@@unknownmlgbird2361 are you serious? But I can't fight you, because of Corona I can't leave my country 😜

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

Ok after corona 2 then

[@zealantis]

Bro you can’t just ask for ancient Māori mau rakau ahai names 😂 Maori warriors army’s have their own moves, so you’re gonna have to join a army

[@Paleos1000]

There is also a whole range of unarmed techniques as well.

[@monjier]

is there really? I would have liked it if the culture wasn't so hording of its knowledge. they almost never give others access to it and that's how it gets lost

[@sunpacbrolygokuzu3609]

Bro he probably didn't go to Kohanga.

[@monjier]

SunPacBrolyGo KuZu well i didn't get to learn maori but i can somewhat pick out small bits of meaning; i took linguistics at university which helps heaps when learning basics of language structure.

[@sunpacbrolygokuzu3609]

Trance Kowhai The man brutha.

[@hazza3]

Most martial arts are highly protected between each Hapu. The Tohunga practicing them would prefer if the combative styles die with them, as the world doesn't need warriors anymore.

[@berner]

This art is killer

[@Alessio.zucconi]

Grande spirito guerriero.....

[@johnharrison1173]

Chur super awesome...hey what If they had held a tournament involving all Maori tribes picking the best fighter's put them on Maori tv to battle it out all padded up so nobody gets Hurt the winner gets maby money and the admiration of their iwi and all Maori people...and just wonder how our fighting style might advance. Ki ora have a good day

[@johnharrison1173]

I wonder what would Maori fighters that incorporated different marshal art fighting combinations but using Maori fighting style as a root then hold a tournament once a year i wonder what they gonna look like 100 years from now ki ora have good day

[@yep9657]

john harrison gosh this isn’t mortal kombat what a dumb idea no honour

[@khanpaniora5346]

i am an taiaha wananga junior asstaiant tutor --poupoutahi

[@Hunter_Kyles]

Just went to my first one. Best experience of my life.

[@s0berpriest427]

Where I'm from in nz we were taught the Taiaha werent used as a weapon but a Guide/ Pathfinder among all aspects in life

[@speakeroftheassembly3680]

Thats bullshit they cracked each others heads open with taiahas and the only thing it guided them towards was fresh brains (because they were cannibals 😒)

[@chrisahearn5874]

@@speakeroftheassembly3680 not really mate...

[@speakeroftheassembly3680]

@@chrisahearn5874 yes really mate practically every culture of the Pacific islanders was cannibalistic from the modern papau new Guineans to the Easter islanders and even the now extinct homo floriensis evidence shows that some of them have a built up resistance to cannibalism-related prions

[@ivankacic2808]

Its a stick

[@feywildheart2878]

Ignoring these comments, it's quite interesting seeing the spiritual side of the Taiaha, the dedication that goes into each one, and how it was described as being an extension of the wielder in a defensive light.

[@rawiniaterangipuawhe798]

Chur aunkle pat I'm coming back next hui at mokoia island

[@maxaieden3126]

Your in rotarua

[@joshuamcdonald2830]

Can anyone go and train there.

[@codedesigns8291]

You can train in any area in nz. All areas have Marae. But it's more then just learning taiaha. You need to learn customs and traditions of the culture.

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

Omg u can't just walk in and say hello U have to have permission

[@jadekayak01]

That's some good stuff-good to see you are trying to keep it traditional-to much has been lost already. Do you do patu/mere as well

[@patrickkaraitiana5123]

Would your style be effective in a real scrap or is it for show

[@jennifer4312]

@@chilongqua1238 amen sister

[@roycehuepers4325]

So many similarities with both Japanese and European longsword martial arts, it's scary.

[@matuakoreratana7303]

i did it and iam only 12 my chuter was boy tompsen at wellington iam good at it

[@leaderofreb3loution285]

he whairo tangata phenua

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

Well challenge me I'm in palmy I'm 8

[@haydesgraham138]

are u 17 now?

[@Soothsayer74]

Nice video. Very respectful exchange :)

[@richardpalmer8478]

Quite ironic, one of the best taiaha fighters during the British--Maori wars was a Prussian officer Gustavuss Von Tempskey who happened to be a master swordsman and knife fighter-as well.

[@contrabandports3271]

Von Tempskey was a murder who got what he deserved he was eaten as novelty as an absoloute gesture of disrespect

[@katerinakemp5701]

Richard Palmer, in the end he just was not that good, however the SAS training they do have a exercise called the von tempski, which is probably the futility of carrying full Jerry cans of water for no specific reason, so what does that say about this so called man lol.

[@何腾哲]

@@contrabandports3271 I read it was the opposite and that he was cremated by the maori out of respect lol

[@markroberts2964]

@@何腾哲 wrong

[@robertdavidjameswoodroofe1516]

PS. Greatest respect. Woody QGJM

[@shinyswazza2846]

I an Maori and I know how to do this

[@locaz2526]

interesting;.... recent creation mix of modern tecnics+maori, or 100% konowledege of the past which was kept intact ? can you explain me

[@quadeevans6484]

How much have you borrowed from other martial arts or has the art stayed intact

[@roimatanathan9820]

@@quadeevans6484 intact since the begining

[@GQ3MindSpeaks]

i would love to learn how to use that weapon and teach it to my son.

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

Ok I need ur phone number

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

And U have to go to nz palmy

[@carrotheart4384]

Bro can you email me details ? [e-mail]

[@carrotheart4384]

Unknown MLG bird plz

[@acireghee3868]

no no no if you’re not māori do not do it without being trained and consented by one or else im pretty sure that’s Tapu.

[@roidedmma5068]

Wars were much harder for them all hand to hand combat

[@feywildheart2878]

Preach. There was more investment, more dedication, more impact. I wouldn't have liked to have died to disease before seeing the battlefield, personally.

[@kiritawhai7488]

😂 Patu could be swung but yeah I see what you meant. Also muskets is what hyped the war's, before that we weren't really having wars as commonly.

[@toebangah7705]

When you block...make sure your hands are no where near the part of the body your opponent's attacking...or I'll chop your fingers off...

[@secutorprimus]

Edgy, huh

[@crypticcypher5483]

There are actually Hundreds of different types of Taiaha Styles go to Turangawaewae Marae to learn the proper Way as I said Hundreds of ways

[@Thomas-me7xf]

I FEAR THE HUATA AND TAO TELL ME ABOUT IT AND WHY WAS IT A WEAPON OR FOR HUNTING ONLY

[@Thomas-me7xf]

With in the past

[@cyrilcarrnz]

he rawe aaku te reo katoa

[@srami004]

[@monkeyishi]

so do they spar?

[@kawitimahaki9285]

Only when were experienced enough we are allowed to spar

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

No we don't spar

[@whakaoriori9366]

In the mattress room

[@kiritawhai7488]

No, the head of taiaha is Tapu which means you can't do that.

[@monkeyishi]

@@kiritawhai7488 you are going to have to use small words for me.

[@Thomas-me7xf]

I FEAR THE CLUB THAT MAORI DO USE TO FIGHT

[@kiwinewz2042]

Oh man bad pronouncing of Te Reo. I learned Taiaha from this whanau. Learned Koikoi from my whanau. Haka, mere from my whanau. Taiaha this level and Koikoi, Haka is total martial arts.

[@Wikum193]

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අංගම්පොර සටන් කලාව සහ මෙම සටන් කලාව අතර යම් කිසි සමානකම් දක්වයි

[@bronsonperich9430]

Osu!

[@rimaman8681]

7:15 yeh but when it comes down to fighting everyone swings like a crazy man , asian martial arts is a cool dance , very cool movements , but boxing mixed with martial arts kicks is much more effective , basic movements applied with strategies , too much to remember with complexed martial arts when all you need is well timed punches and good head and body movement , and of course great power and speed and fitness

[@ninjafaceify]

That's what training is for. To build up muscle memory so you don't have to think about it, you just do it. I agree that most things that you learn in a dojo you will never use in an actual fight. But I'll be damned if I let you compare hand to hand combat training with training to use a weapon. Boxing isn't gonna help if someone comes at you with one of these weapons I promise, and I also promise that there is a better way of using them than just baseball swinging the thing around like a crack addict swatting at a bee.

[@vinnykoopu]

Taiaha was a quick kill martial art, swift hit to temple or collarbone mostly it wasn’t meant for long fights or to look flashy, they can’t exactly give a proper demonstration unless they kill the other person. But it was very affective in real combat, fought against bayonet and guns, and it’s about the foot work also it’s quick swift pouncing type motions

[@chrispaul1363]

I'm pretty sure a real taiaha would go straight through your neck and a kick n punch won't matter...Robert Whittaker is Maori and he was ufc Champ go be irrelevant some where else clown

[@gepset]

Yo the old dude watches rick and morty lmao

[@admiralgoodboy]

How?

[@tamalilo6104]

Matua tawhanga Azz uhpp

[@m40r1coyt3]

Call for the poadou haut haut ha

[@Facehate666]

Looked like he was doing Wing Chun.

[@caynetheunissen2102]

haha this is were im from . yea i weild the titanuim taiaha . dont think theres a sword on earth that could take me alive. thanks for this doc i appreciate it soo much

[@robertdavidjameswoodroofe1516]

Taiser. Na. Pepper. Na. Taiha. Hmmmn.

[@jjlred9653]

This looks really ineffective.

[@mrsolodolo2054]

Jjlred say that when your face to face with it...I dare you.!

[@unknownmlgbird2361]

Ohh U will run when I chase U with a black stone patu boi

[@moziboy75]

So did grappling lol

[@ivankacic2808]

Stick fighting lol

[@feywildheart2878]

@@ivankacic2808 Don't underestimate sticks, from east to west, they were used in the form of quarterstaves, batons, jo and bo

[@tanz448]

You said maori wrong

[@tamatubrown433]

Did you know maori taught Chinese how to fight

[@bbokgomu5422]

Did you know that you are an idiot?

[@lifegoeson2422]

Tamatu Brown Did you know Maoris originally came from China.

[@jadekayak01]

Tamatu Brown I will reiterate,do you know you are an idiot. Chinese written history of 4000+years. Maori oral only history in New Zealand less than 100years. We may have come from Taiwan but you need to do some research on exactly WHO the ancestors were.it was not CHINESE

[@khanpaniora5346]

only maori learnt this and not the asians

[@feywildheart2878]

@@lifegoeson2422 That's not a nice thing to call aboriginal taiwanese.

[@jadekayak01]

Maori are not indigenous to New Zealand

[@andretahu1296]

I completely agree except for the part were you were completely wrong

[@Manup2day]

Another ignorant dickhead. Get your history right before imposing your views. Mori ori arrived in NZ 1st. What you don't know is that they came from Hawaiiki nui as did maori. The word maori was and is derived from Moro ori. TAUREKAREKA! BLEH!!

[@LELANTOS11]

@@Manup2day mate the mori ori lived on the chatham islands and were an off shoot of the original cook islanders who firat came to NZ

[@Manup2day]

@@LELANTOS11 Wrong again. I have two cousins who are married to Morori descendants. They are still around.....so to suggest that they were all killed or eaten is misinformation. The Moriori originated from Maori settlers from the New Zealand mainland around AD 1500. This was near the time of the shift from the Archaic to Classic Māori culture on the main islands of New Zealand. Oral tradition records multiple waves of migration to the Chatham Islands.Over several centuries these settlers' culture diverged from mainland Māori, developing a distinctive mythology, artistic expression and way of life.

[@LELANTOS11]

@@Manup2day dawg when did I say mori ori were all dead? And you just contradicted your original statement by stating the origins of the mori ori