- A
taiaha (Māori pronunciation: [
ˈtaiaha]) is a
traditional weapon of the Māori of New Zealand; a close-quarters
staff weapon made from
either wood or...
- Whare-tū-taua (House or
school of war). The term Mau
taiaha is used to
refer to the use of the
taiaha and does not
necessarily include other weapons. Regular...
- and leader. As a boy he
studied mau rākau, a
traditional Māori form of
taiaha fighting, with Māori
elder Mita Mohi on
Mokoia Island,
which nurtured his...
- first-born boys,
hoping to find a new leader. He
teaches the boys to use a
taiaha (fighting stick),
which is
traditionally reserved for males. Pai is interested...
-
force of
impact is more important), as are more
formed weapons such as the
taiaha used by the Māori
people of New Zealand, and the macua****tl used by the...
- Zealand,
while the
sinister supporter is a Māori
rangatira (chief)
holding a
taiaha (fighting weapon) and
wearing a
kaitaka (flax cloak). The
female figure...
-
tangata whenua.
Belonging to the same
class of
weaponry as the
tewhatewha and
taiaha,
pouwhenua are
usually made of wood and have a large,
broad blade known...
-
ancient weapon of
Okinawan kobudō. Its
first intended purpose is as an oar.
Taiaha "Chikin
Sunakake no Eku video".
Archived from the
original on September...
-
would be
identifiable as a man in a
cloak of kākā feathers,
wielding a
taiaha-kura. Te Pōrangahau
appeared and single-handedly
drove back the attackers...
-
first issued in 1933 and
featured the
image of a
Maori warrior carrying a
taiaha "in a
warlike attitude" on the reverse. In 1967, New Zealand's currency...
