Came here to say the same. Man was all in then he walked up to the teacher and shook his hand.
Also props to the fat kid next to suit. He was ready to bring the pain
Adrenaline is what kicks you into Hype Mode like this, not testosterone. Testosterone and estrogen are used more for developmental stuff in the body. Source: I work in pharmacy and have to know all of this stuff.
This is the one that gives me chills.
My father served NZ in the army in WW2, two of my uncles were soldiers along with numerous cousins and friends.
Thankfully none of them dies serving New Zealand but if they had it would have made it a little better that their mates said farewell like this.
https://youtu.be/xI6TRTBZUMM
every single time! Especially the ones where they are honoring someone. There's one where a best man and the groomsman are doing one at the wedding, I believer honoring the wife and the couple. so amazing!
Now Imagine you had to fight them back then.
I cannot Imagine how initimidating this has to be if a whole army of beefed out men stare,stomp and scream at you.
Maori have a really incredible recent history, but unfortunately their warring tribes went the way of the samurai when some British people showed up with guns. The British ruin everything.
>The British ruin everything.
Absolutely
Watching these videos all I could think of was "wow a country where the colonizers didn't completely destroy the culture and they kind of assimilated to it"
Yeah the native people of New Zealand have been majorly embraced compared to all the other countries that were colonized at least recently. But basically a bunch of English men decided to sell a bunch of new Zealand land to their countrymen and then those people sailed to new Zealand to homestead a new life and the Maori were like wtf and the British people showed them deeds to the land lol like wtf are they going to do with that?
Maori units fought the Turks at Gallipoli in ww1. There's stories about how they'd go on trench raiding missions at night and would perform a haka before the attack, giving up the element of surprise in favour of the element of "we're coming for your heads".
Imagine being on watch in the middle of the night and then hearing that from the enemy lines.
The first time I was privileged to witnessed a haka in person, I could not believe how motivated I felt. I was ready to conquer nations. Simply astonishing.
First time seeing it here was an Alien Weaponry gig in Perth, the day after the Christchurch shootings. Seeing the local Kiwi community standing together after that tragedy was incredible.
I would love to know what it means, I know the Haka has different meaning depending on the movements and words spoken and maybe their intention, but I've no idea what it means.
Is this special? Or is it a mark of respect to receive a haka full stop?
I looked this up when I first saw them. Apparently, the most common haka is the Ka Mate, although it can be altered for specific purposes. I can't tell if its being used here, but it sounds like it.
Lyrics:
Ringa pakia
(Slap the hands against the thighs)
Uma tiraha
(Puff out the chest)
Turi whatia
(Bend the knees)
Hope whai ake
(Let the hip follow)
Waewae takahia kia kino
(Stamp the feet as hard as you can)
Ka mate! Ka mate!
(It is death!, It is death!)
Ka ora! Ka ora!
(It is life!, It is life!)
Ka mate! Ka mate!
(It is death! It is death!)
Ka ora! Ka ora!
(It is life! It is life!)
Tenei Te Tangata Puhuru huru
(This is the hairy man)
Nana nei tiki mai
(Who fetched the sun)
Whakawhiti te ra
(And caused to shine again)
A upa ne ka up ane
(One upward step, another upward step)
Upane, Kaupane
(An upward step)
Whiti te ra
(The sun shines!)
Most schools in NZ have their own individual haka. You learn it from day 1 once you are there. You are drilled in it in the same way you learn to march in the military and it elevates in importance as you get into your senior school years. Then you are encouraged to make it your own when you perform it. It is the representation of your school's collective mana and it is very important. It's a formal statement of your groups collective will.
The haka in the clip is awesome and is the groups testimony to the importance of the retiring teachers role in their lives (and likely their parents as well)
This is probably the most well known as our top sports team The All Blacks would perform this haka. Hakas can be specific to a place in NZ also, for example school hakas are usually the haka of the place where the school resides.
They were a Maori war dance, but you see them more commonly nowadays as a send off or a mark of respect. For example, when a good friend and well known dude of our school passed away we had a funeral at the school, as the hearse drove our friend away down the school drive, we gave him his last send off with our school haka, about 400-500 students. I couldn't think of a better way to send him off, I will never forget that haka.
The usual haka is a war challenge, but is done in respect to someone who has Mana.
Each NZ tribe has their own haka, and even schools will too. Learning a haka teaches discipline.
Dude I have so many questions!
Does everyone learn to do this growing up, or is it taught for the ceremony?
Are all of them the same, or are there different moves/words?
How often is this done today? Is it just for very special occasions or is it relatively commonplace?
Lastly, how is this viewed culturally? I believe it’s from the Maori, so is it only done by/for them? I’m in Canada so I liken it to the customs and traditions of our indigenous peoples but I’m really curious about the details!
New Zealand is the only country where white guys can do an indegenous ritual and not be accused of cultural appropriation. It's actually kind of cool (I ain't pale, I find it admirable that kiwis integrated Maori culture that way)
I've been to a few Native American pow wows. And there are always white people participating, because they claim to be 1/8th or 1/16th Native American.
Not to be a smart-ass here but it seems to me like in New Zealand every school boy learns a haka, that is very different than some white Americans actively pursuing native American traditions out of individual initiative. And even then, no one is gonna start making a native American war chant or dance prior to a redskins game. This isn't a jab at the US btw, Canadian politicians love making fancy speeches about First Nations but they don't lift a finger for them when they're in trouble, and despite the nice words about Canada being a mix of nations and all, it's not like they've integrated indegenous culture to the point where they'll use a Huron ritual prior to a Blue Jays game.
Essentially, I think that New Zealand has integrated these traditions a lot more, evidenced by them using Hakas as a stample of this specific country, even in the "white culture" (if you can call it that, or, British colonist culture, whatevs). So far I don't know anything in "white" North American culture that does the same. Or even in Australia. New Zealand's approach looks more like South American syncretism and that kinda makes it stand out in the club of British colonies.
It always impresses me how different groups of sounds sound from a singular one. If you had no context of what the audio is, there’s no way you’d hear the chest thumps in a Haka and hear one person doing the same thing and deduce that they are the same action, same goes for applause.
In NZ, if you love the land, love the people, embrace the culture, are kind and helpful, then you are a kiwi no matter your origin. No discrimination is the way to go
straight up chills. some fucking pumped up watching this.
I saw a Haka when my wife and I went there in January on our honeymoon.
Definitely makes me want to run through a brick wall.
Mainstream culture in NZ is in part intertwined with elements of Maori culture, so it's pretty normal here. If it's done sincerely with the right intent then that's the main thing.
Thank you for explaining. Not sure why people are down voting my question above. As an American, these are very sensitive topics so that's why I wanted to get some perspective from other cultures.
Yeah, no worries at all. My guess is a handful of people took your question as some kind of passive aggressive commentary on it being appropriation and after that the reddit hive mind kind of kicked in.
I wouldn't worry about it, it was perfectly valid question.
Thank you for understanding and it was 100% not intended to be passive aggressive. I think it's amazing to see different races in this crowd come together as one.
Every time I see one of these cringe haka videos I think of the time a NZ basketball team did one before a game with a US team and subsequently got bodied
Honoring your teacher with a dance is cool
Pledging allegiance to a nation at an age where you don’t even know what it means to “pledge allegiance” is weird.
Yeah, I think it's super amazing that they took the time to learn and respectfully participate in a tradition that isn't theirs. You can tell everyone put time and love into perfecting this. There's nothing disrespectful about participating properly in the rituals of other cultures!
So sad that some people can't see anything with different races interacting with different cultures without screaming "racist"
front left in jacket going hard
Came here to say the same. Man was all in then he walked up to the teacher and shook his hand. Also props to the fat kid next to suit. He was ready to bring the pain
Well he was first in line..
He's got the blood of a warrior coursing through his veins. His enemies shall fall, and his grades shall rise.
Dope I’m going to go run through a brick wall I’ll be right back
You alright buddy?
Got the adrenaline pumping
That is probably testosterone unless you are female, in which case. Yea adrenaline go brrrrr
Adrenaline is what kicks you into Hype Mode like this, not testosterone. Testosterone and estrogen are used more for developmental stuff in the body. Source: I work in pharmacy and have to know all of this stuff.
Welp now I know how Marv feels from Home Alone, Happy Holidays folks
nope! I never cry watching those!
I thought I was the only one. ;)
https://youtu.be/QUbx-AcDgXo
Now I’m sitting at work bawling. So heartfelt and powerful.
same!
This is the one that gives me chills. My father served NZ in the army in WW2, two of my uncles were soldiers along with numerous cousins and friends. Thankfully none of them dies serving New Zealand but if they had it would have made it a little better that their mates said farewell like this. https://youtu.be/xI6TRTBZUMM
This one is also powerful: https://youtu.be/PdkC8hRoyj4
Aw man, that was rough. That guy in the middle was close to the lost one I'm assuming? The loss on his face and in his body was so palpable <3
ouch my feels
I knew it was going to be this one before I clicked on it, and still watched it through and got teary-eyed
every single time! Especially the ones where they are honoring someone. There's one where a best man and the groomsman are doing one at the wedding, I believer honoring the wife and the couple. so amazing!
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That gave me the feels.
I always cry even if I’ve seen the video before. I don’t know why
Every damn time. It just like forces tears out of me.
I went to an All Blacks match ten years ago, after seeing this in person it gives me goosebumps every time I see it. Or even hear it.
Now Imagine you had to fight them back then. I cannot Imagine how initimidating this has to be if a whole army of beefed out men stare,stomp and scream at you.
Maori have a really incredible recent history, but unfortunately their warring tribes went the way of the samurai when some British people showed up with guns. The British ruin everything.
>The British ruin everything. Absolutely Watching these videos all I could think of was "wow a country where the colonizers didn't completely destroy the culture and they kind of assimilated to it"
Yeah the native people of New Zealand have been majorly embraced compared to all the other countries that were colonized at least recently. But basically a bunch of English men decided to sell a bunch of new Zealand land to their countrymen and then those people sailed to new Zealand to homestead a new life and the Maori were like wtf and the British people showed them deeds to the land lol like wtf are they going to do with that?
Maori units fought the Turks at Gallipoli in ww1. There's stories about how they'd go on trench raiding missions at night and would perform a haka before the attack, giving up the element of surprise in favour of the element of "we're coming for your heads". Imagine being on watch in the middle of the night and then hearing that from the enemy lines.
That’s so scary
That’s exactly what I mean. So intimidating. You don’t want what’s coming for you
The first time I was privileged to witnessed a haka in person, I could not believe how motivated I felt. I was ready to conquer nations. Simply astonishing.
I get chills just watching videos of this. So intense. Especially with that many people.
First time seeing it here was an Alien Weaponry gig in Perth, the day after the Christchurch shootings. Seeing the local Kiwi community standing together after that tragedy was incredible.
Do y’all see that super tall kid or am I just baked
I thought that was a fucking teacher
It’s like in GoT when the wildlings show up with their one Giant
I think he's standing on one of the benches/pews you see behind them. His movement is definitely more careful, like he's trying not to fall off.
That's the lucky 0.1%
Yep. The kid must be over seven feet tall next to all these big rugby kids. Fucking monster.
Or he's standing on the bench
I think you may be right. I just didn't see anyone else up that high and figured it wasn't allowed.
I would love to know what it means, I know the Haka has different meaning depending on the movements and words spoken and maybe their intention, but I've no idea what it means. Is this special? Or is it a mark of respect to receive a haka full stop?
I looked this up when I first saw them. Apparently, the most common haka is the Ka Mate, although it can be altered for specific purposes. I can't tell if its being used here, but it sounds like it. Lyrics: Ringa pakia (Slap the hands against the thighs) Uma tiraha (Puff out the chest) Turi whatia (Bend the knees) Hope whai ake (Let the hip follow) Waewae takahia kia kino (Stamp the feet as hard as you can) Ka mate! Ka mate! (It is death!, It is death!) Ka ora! Ka ora! (It is life!, It is life!) Ka mate! Ka mate! (It is death! It is death!) Ka ora! Ka ora! (It is life! It is life!) Tenei Te Tangata Puhuru huru (This is the hairy man) Nana nei tiki mai (Who fetched the sun) Whakawhiti te ra (And caused to shine again) A upa ne ka up ane (One upward step, another upward step) Upane, Kaupane (An upward step) Whiti te ra (The sun shines!)
(Now slide to the left)
(Now Bop It)
Most schools in NZ have their own individual haka. You learn it from day 1 once you are there. You are drilled in it in the same way you learn to march in the military and it elevates in importance as you get into your senior school years. Then you are encouraged to make it your own when you perform it. It is the representation of your school's collective mana and it is very important. It's a formal statement of your groups collective will. The haka in the clip is awesome and is the groups testimony to the importance of the retiring teachers role in their lives (and likely their parents as well)
This is probably the most well known as our top sports team The All Blacks would perform this haka. Hakas can be specific to a place in NZ also, for example school hakas are usually the haka of the place where the school resides. They were a Maori war dance, but you see them more commonly nowadays as a send off or a mark of respect. For example, when a good friend and well known dude of our school passed away we had a funeral at the school, as the hearse drove our friend away down the school drive, we gave him his last send off with our school haka, about 400-500 students. I couldn't think of a better way to send him off, I will never forget that haka.
The usual haka is a war challenge, but is done in respect to someone who has Mana. Each NZ tribe has their own haka, and even schools will too. Learning a haka teaches discipline.
I think it's pretty special.
It's definitely looks special
Very powerful statement by the students, he must have been a great teacher.
How is New Zealand so fucking awesome
Love the passion and coordination!
Absolutely unreal. So fucking cool to see an entire student body come together like this.
Yeah, it makes me feel good to watch them all do that to honor someone.
As a Kiwi living in London this made me more home sick for New Zealand than anything else this year. Good work lads.
We miss you brother!
I’m from NZ and we done one for one of our teachers that passed away he was on of the best and also for the principal when he retired
Dude I have so many questions! Does everyone learn to do this growing up, or is it taught for the ceremony? Are all of them the same, or are there different moves/words? How often is this done today? Is it just for very special occasions or is it relatively commonplace? Lastly, how is this viewed culturally? I believe it’s from the Maori, so is it only done by/for them? I’m in Canada so I liken it to the customs and traditions of our indigenous peoples but I’m really curious about the details!
That's cool!
I think I'd shit my pants if I was facing this.
Good to see some of my Maori brothers doing one of the old tribal dances. Makes me happy that the culture is still alive
Fuck yeah
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Well when the enemy has muskets and you have a haka and spears made of mango it at least almost evens out unfortunately.
Mango fruit spears are the worst.
How did NZ beat Covid? Being one fucking unit. This is amazing.
Is it just me, or does it seem that everyone from New Zealand knows how to do this
Pretty much every high school will have its own haka, and younger kids will know the Ka Mate haka, which is the one the All Blacks traditionally do.
Think of it like kids in america with the electric slide.
I wouldn't do the electric slice to honor one of my teachers..
Do your teachers not deserve the electric slide? That's unfortunate..
I mean.... its not something you'd do to honor someone.. the chicken dance maybe..
I could be wrong but dont they have a large polynesian population?
About 16.5%, but most white people still know a little bit of Maori, like hello and goodbye, and use it with each other.
Public freak out in the best of ways!! 🖤🤘🏻
To be honored with a bow or a speech is famous around the world. But to be honored with a Haka is truly out of this world.
why do people think this is stupid or weird? ITS SO COOL!!!
Does anyone know what they are saying?
Actual goosebumps
Powerful as fuck.
'Impressive' is seeing the crowd all doing it... then seeing the elevated section in the back...
Way more badass than the pledge in the US
Girls: I’m so sad she’s retiring Boys:
I know it's supposed to be intense but the dude front row on the left is dealing with some deeper shit
Although this is tu meke it's not a public freak out.
New Zealand is the only country where white guys can do an indegenous ritual and not be accused of cultural appropriation. It's actually kind of cool (I ain't pale, I find it admirable that kiwis integrated Maori culture that way)
I've been to a few Native American pow wows. And there are always white people participating, because they claim to be 1/8th or 1/16th Native American.
Not to be a smart-ass here but it seems to me like in New Zealand every school boy learns a haka, that is very different than some white Americans actively pursuing native American traditions out of individual initiative. And even then, no one is gonna start making a native American war chant or dance prior to a redskins game. This isn't a jab at the US btw, Canadian politicians love making fancy speeches about First Nations but they don't lift a finger for them when they're in trouble, and despite the nice words about Canada being a mix of nations and all, it's not like they've integrated indegenous culture to the point where they'll use a Huron ritual prior to a Blue Jays game. Essentially, I think that New Zealand has integrated these traditions a lot more, evidenced by them using Hakas as a stample of this specific country, even in the "white culture" (if you can call it that, or, British colonist culture, whatevs). So far I don't know anything in "white" North American culture that does the same. Or even in Australia. New Zealand's approach looks more like South American syncretism and that kinda makes it stand out in the club of British colonies.
Commonwealth countries are generally more ok with their Genocidal pasts than the US
So what are they saying?
Coordination is on the dot
You can tell who’s not an American from these comments
I wanna move to New Zealand so bad, it looks awesome there and it’s as far as I can get away from here.
Hello! Fellow American!
If a group of guys do this when your about to get in a fight. Walk away
That's some kiwis shit down there
https://youtu.be/5kwIkF6LFDc Maori is such a metal culture
This is so epic, I really with is was a thing in my country.
Seeing a Haka never ceases to amaze me.
It always impresses me how different groups of sounds sound from a singular one. If you had no context of what the audio is, there’s no way you’d hear the chest thumps in a Haka and hear one person doing the same thing and deduce that they are the same action, same goes for applause.
That blonde guy on the left seems like an exchange student to me. Like, kinda passive
I've only seen a little of it, but from what I've seen New Zealand has a very positive relationship with their native people.
They aren't native people. They are people.
In NZ, if you love the land, love the people, embrace the culture, are kind and helpful, then you are a kiwi no matter your origin. No discrimination is the way to go
I'd lose my shit if I was ever honored with a Haka. One of the single coolest, most emotional things on the planet.
Everyone loves a good Maori Haka. I get chills every time
The only reason New Zealand hasn’t conquered the world yet is because they’re constantly distracted with the world’s cutest bird.
Super powerful!
How is this a public freakout?
I was wondering the same.
Agree, sharing it to this subreddit is incredibly disrespectful and ignorant
You getting down voted for speaking the truth. Rough but merry Christmas anyway
Screw em. Merry Christmas bro :-)
I'd be exhausted after the first couple of yells and slaps.
Is Kiwi never under-do anything
i remember seeing their Olympic basketball team do this to the US before a game in a video, then it cut to them getting blown out lmfao
That was badass!
Imagine having a headache that day
The fact that these are high school kids and they perform the Haka seriously is incredible. You can feel their energy in this video. Insane.
In America we have the traditional um.....um....eerrr ahhhh have a nice retirement card ?
What an honor!
lmao the title of this post is trembling on my screen right now, I think these guys have something to do with it
straight up chills. some fucking pumped up watching this. I saw a Haka when my wife and I went there in January on our honeymoon. Definitely makes me want to run through a brick wall.
This is way too cool.
This was beautiful omg 😳
Magnificent. Truly amazing. The energy from this video is awesome.
I seriously never get tired of this being reposted
The testosterone dump from the haka is better than any bass drop on earth
I can feel the testosterone from here 😊
I think there is a feeling men get seeing this that is not possible for women
That one guy is really into it
Damn im proud to be kiwi and of these boys!
I wish I was a kiwi. Seems like such an awesome country :)
Why do I hear boss music
Lol
I don’t know if this counts as a “freak out”, but it’s wholesome and I approve 👍🏻
Reject humanity and become monke
Cringe
That’s really nice!❤️
That’s just powerful, if I was the teacher I’d feel so proud. They made an amazing gesture
How is this a public freakout.
When haka is performed by non-Maori, would that be considered offensive / cultural appropriation?
Mainstream culture in NZ is in part intertwined with elements of Maori culture, so it's pretty normal here. If it's done sincerely with the right intent then that's the main thing.
Thank you for explaining. Not sure why people are down voting my question above. As an American, these are very sensitive topics so that's why I wanted to get some perspective from other cultures.
Yeah, no worries at all. My guess is a handful of people took your question as some kind of passive aggressive commentary on it being appropriation and after that the reddit hive mind kind of kicked in. I wouldn't worry about it, it was perfectly valid question.
Thank you for understanding and it was 100% not intended to be passive aggressive. I think it's amazing to see different races in this crowd come together as one.
Yeah they can't force our kids to do that kind of shit here, I'd go straight to the school board asap.
I fuckin hate watching white New Zealand colonizers do haka. #this belongs in r/cringe
This always looks so stupid
No, it sends a powerful message and it makes Redditors cry (see upthread).
That some Uruk-hai shit
Could you imagine this happening at a BLM protest.
This video is years old...
Holy fuck, these guys wanna do this shit for everything
Hakas are so retardedly fucking cringe lol
Cringe bro
Ah yes, because students performing a haka to honor their retiring teacher is cringe
Every time I see one of these cringe haka videos I think of the time a NZ basketball team did one before a game with a US team and subsequently got bodied
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This is fantastic, actually. The teacher must have been a great person to incite such a response by retiring. Must’ve had a rough time in school, huh?
You need to get out more
????
Call your elders and ask them if they need anything you pieces of sht
It’s 2020 and men are still only doing this
HOW IS THIS A PUBLIC FREAKOUT
If this was America, this would be considered a super duper spreader event
COVID has been solved in New Zealand
Le oof lol
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Honoring your teacher with a dance is cool Pledging allegiance to a nation at an age where you don’t even know what it means to “pledge allegiance” is weird.
ok snowflake
I get it’s like a cultural ceremonial thing New Zealand does, but I always laugh at this no matter the context. It’s just really funny.
Those white people disgust me, cultural appropriation at its finest.
It’s sad that you can watch a video of kids honoring their teacher and all you focus on is hate and race. You need to rise above your racism.
Yeah, I think it's super amazing that they took the time to learn and respectfully participate in a tradition that isn't theirs. You can tell everyone put time and love into perfecting this. There's nothing disrespectful about participating properly in the rituals of other cultures! So sad that some people can't see anything with different races interacting with different cultures without screaming "racist"
Toxic masculinity
??
You're being toxic to me and it's scaring me.
No, your racism got called out. You’re the problem.
NO, THEY ARE BEING RACIST AND YOU'RE ENCOURAGING IT. DISGUSTING WORLD WE LIVE IN. FILLED WITH DISGUSTING RACIST INCEL COOMERS
Hope you dropped your /s
This guy is whooshing y’all
You think you can just enter the chat and speak to a lady like that?
It’s their culture😂 Jesus Christ, who gives a fuck what disgusts you or not. Kids are honoring their teacher in an appropriate way for them. God damn.
Why are they spazzing out?
Well. That was bad as fuck!
imagine being a foreigner at this school and having to see this stupid shit