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A taiaha (Māori pronunciation:) is a traditional weapon of the Māori of New Zealand; a close-quarters staff weapon made from either wood or whalebone, and used for short, sharp strikes or stabbing thrusts with efficient footwork on the part of the wielder.
Mita Mohi established the Mokoia taiaha wānanga, which had trained more than 11,000 people over more than 30 years, as of 2007, [1] and had reached more than 20,000 people by the time of his death in 2016. [2] One of those is actor Cliff Curtis, who attended a Mau Rakau taiaha programme on Mokoia Island at the age of 10. Curtis was like a son ...
Maori-Kimihia Ka Patu, English – Seek and Destroy: Colors: Red and Black: Mascot(s) Crouching Māori warrior holding a Taiaha: Equipment: NHIndustries NH90, Agusta A109: Engagements: World War II, Vietnam War, Sinai, Bouganville Peace Monitoring Group, East Timor, Solomon Islands. Decorations: Meritorious Unit Citation: Battle honours ...
In the 17th and 18th centuries the taiaha was the most common weapon. The chief's stronghold on the summit could be bigger than a normal whare, some measuring 4.5 meters x 4 meters. The chief's stronghold on the summit could be bigger than a normal whare, some measuring 4.5 meters x 4 meters.
In the late 1970s, Mohi began teaching the art of traditional Māori weaponry, mau rākau, and established the Mokoia taiaha wānanga to train boys and men in the art of using the taiaha. He has also run taiaha wānanga throughout New Zealand [10] [11] and developed a mau rākau programme that has run in New Zealand prisons since the early ...
Two Māori men wielding taiaha Two kākā showing their red feathers. Te Tauri was an early 19th-century Māori rangatira (chieftain) of the Ngāti Te Rangiita hapū of Ngāti Tūwharetoa from the region around Lake Taupō, New Zealand. He is remembered as a prominent leader and powerful warrior. [1]
While the term mere was, and is, used in some regions to refer exclusively to clubs made from pounamu, [1] in other regions, mere was more broadly used to refer to patu of a similar shape and design made from hardwood (meremere, mere rakau), whalebone (patu paraoa), or stone (patu ōnewa) – in these areas, a mere made from greenstone was known as a mere pounamu or patu pounamu.
Wahaika, circa 1900. Rietberg Museum.. A Wahaika is a type of traditional Māori hand weapon. Wahaika are short club-like weapons usually made of wood or whalebone and are used for thrusting and striking in close-quarter, hand-to-hand fighting. [1]