KIWI POWER RESPONSE
THE HAKA is a polynesian posture dance originating from a time when the common rock was as universal a tool as duct tape is today. performed by both men and women, it's use ranges from a celebratory chant, as a welcome for honored guests, and especially for declaring war.
tribes were all on fairly good terms (most of the time) but whenever they would encounter one another near their turf they would perform their HAKA display of force (similar to gorillas in the amazon - meaning it's fierce). The statements being made vary among tribes and eras but essentially may go something like:
" we are strong and we're not backing down. altho we respect you, you must also recognize and respect our might or we will thoroughly annihilate you ".
A current interpretation of a MAORI WAR HAKA is used by the new zealand rugby team THE ALL BLACKS as a show of strength and to psyche out opposing teams during away games.
(if you don't watch rugby yet you should. guys tear eachother apart. no pads, football fans).
" Ko Aotearoa e ngunguru nei! Au, au, aue hā! " - get it?
2 comments:
i love the haka! my friend from college was from new zealand and when he got drunk you could always get him to do the haka! i even have a shot glass i got in new zealand of little kiwi's doing the haka. love it!
that's almost the craziest thing i've seen in a long time. almost.
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