Haka for the Falcons

[rugger8]

Just a little something to get pumped up for the game tomorrow... if you need it.

[kiwifalcon]

You like that being a Maori myself this is what my ancestors did before they would go into battle.When done well it does get the blood going.What normally happens though is that teams like the All Blacks get to excited and do the Haka to fast as when done properly you excentuate the actions and its done at a slow to steady clip so you get all the actions and the words but it does get the crowds pumped up before games though.

The AB's had to get a guy from where I'm from to come and teach the AB's how to do these Haka's properly that was about 5 years ago now as before they used to rush through it to quickly and you didn't get the full effect of it.

Edited November 7, 2010 by kiwifalcon

[phattywankenobi]

I'm clueless of the Haka or rugby but forget Ray Lewis' pregame banter, I like it. They're even allowed to do the throat slash thing.

[rugger8]

You like that being a Maori myself this is what my ancestors did before they would go into battle.When done well it does get the blood going.What normally happens though is that teams like the All Blacks get to excited and do the Haka to fast as when done properly you excentuate the actions and its done at a slow to steady clip so you get all the actions and the words but it does get the crowds pumped up before games though.

The AB's had to get a guy from where I'm from to come and teach the AB's how to do these Haka's properly that was about 5 years ago now as before they used to rush through it to quickly and you didn't get the full effect of it.

That's cool, man. Thanks for the additional info. Can you tell me the difference between the cut throat Haka and the other one? ...like when each would traditionally be used? This is the only one I've seen like this. I thought the cut throat at the end might be appreciated before the Bucs game!

[Guest mashburn]

I wish the falcons would do that tomorrow

[NZFalcon]

That's cool, man. Thanks for the additional info. Can you tell me the difference between the cut throat Haka and the other one? ...like when each would traditionally be used? This is the only one I've seen like this. I thought the cut throat at the end might be appreciated before the Bucs game!

The newer one (cut throat) was brought in a few years ago, dont know why the brought it in maybe just to add more interest in the haka as the old one had been used for nearly a hundred years lol. Its used every now and then sorta at random against rival teams

[kiwifalcon]

That's cool, man. Thanks for the additional info. Can you tell me the difference between the cut throat Haka and the other one? ...like when each would traditionally be used? This is the only one I've seen like this. I thought the cut throat at the end might be appreciated before the Bucs game!

The AB's use 2 Haka's before games the traditional one that they have been using for 100 years or so is called Ka'mate and the Cut throat one is called Kapo Pango this is new one they have been using on select occasions against rivals they don't like ie England and South Africa mostly.

Dependent on where you go the Haka differs from tribe to tribe by the Maori in NZ we have haka's that our tribal group that can last for upto and between 5-10 minutes.As back in the day it was a call to battle now the AB's use it to issue a challange basically the difference between now and the past is as above its challange back in the day 200-300 odd years ago blood would be spent.

[kiwifalcon]

I'm clueless of the Haka or rugby but forget Ray Lewis' pregame banter, I like it. They're even allowed to do the throat slash thing.

In games the AB's used to line up on the 50 yard line and invite the opposition to accept the challange by stepping within 5 yards of one another this was subsequently banned when a few times it got out of hand and it wasn't good for the sport with it being on TV and an international audience and all that BS.

The best way to watch a Haka and watch the full effect of teams accepting and recieving the challange is going to HS rugby games and watch first 15s play.when I was at school you invited the opposition team to do there Haka first stand nose to nose with the opposition team accept there challange and as soon as they finish you reply with yours its probably no bigger way to get pumped up before a game and normally those first 10 minutes of the game is all adrenaline fueled and the closest you'll come to an all in brawl playing a game.

[SatJackSA_ATLFAN]

The Haka is brilliant no doubt, but my Springboks arent scared of that

Did you catch the world cup, when they had the Sky Cam going into the haka, now that was awesome.

[kiwifalcon]

The Haka is brilliant no doubt, but my Springboks arent scared of that

Did you catch the world cup, when they had the Sky Cam going into the haka, now that was awesome.

No I did'nt to be honest its a very traditonal cultural thing the Haka traditionally a war dance before tribes used to fight one another and even the Maori Battalion during WW2 used it to pump themselves up before they fought the Germans and alike.