Learn allblacks haka steps

Answer 1

All Black Haka, also known as Te Rauparaha's Haka.

Step 1:

Ka Mate!

Squat with your feet apart and your thighs horizontal.

Yell: ka mate ka mate! pronounced "kah mah-te" (te as in ten)". Slap knees once per "ka mate" then yell: "ka ora ka ora" pronounced "kah oara kah oara" on the first "ka ora" beat your chest and on the second reach for the sky.

Step 2:

ka ora

repeat previous step

Step 3:

Tenei Te Tanagata!

For the sake of this article from now on the spelling of the maori words will be phonetic. yell: "the-nay te" and upper cut the air with your right hand. then yell: "tah-ngah-tah" and upper cut the air with your left hand. Wiggle your fingers at the same time.

Step 4:

puhuruhuru

The next step is tricky you might want to watch a video to aid you with the actions: Keep your left hand still from the upper cut you have just done and punch your left hand under it and back, slapping your forearm with your right hand. while yelling: "puhuruhuru" (poo-hoo-roo-hoo-roo)

Step 5:

nana nei tiki mai whakawhiti te ra (that's the correct spelling )

repeat the previous action but yell :nah-nah nay tee-kee my fah-kah-fee-tee te rah!

Step 6:

A upane! ( ah oo-pah-ne ) A Kaupane! (ah ka-oo-pah ne )

Upane! Kaupane!

slap your left arm and shout: "oo-pah-ne" then slap your right arm and shout: "kah-oo-pah-ne" repeat slightly fast

Step 7:

whiti te ra. hi! (fee-tee te rah)

reach for the sky and yell: "whiti te ra" put your hands on your hips put your hips put your tongue out and yell HI! pronounced hee! . Make your tongue as wide and flat as possible and aim the tip towards your chin. Roll your eyes up into your head.

Step 8:

The Great tiki

90% of this is facial expressions

Step 9:

Ok, due to request I will include the translation: ka mate ka mate:I die i die ka ora: I live, tenei te tangata puhuru huru: here comes the hairy man nanana nei tiki mai:who fetched the sun "whakiwhiti te ra":and caused it to shine again a upa...ne:one step forward whiti te ra: the sun shines again hi:YEAH!

Legend has it the story of the haka is a chief was running away from an invading tribe that had destroyed his village. He ran to another village where he was known and requested help. the village chief hid him in the hangi pit which his wife sat on, knowing no warrior would disrespect the chiefs wife by asking to look under her skirt.

The chief waited in the dark not knowing if he was going to be betrayed to his death. When the door to the pit opened he climbed the stairs saying

ka mate ka mate (not knowing if he would die....)

ka ora ka ora (or live)

tenei te tangata puhuru huru (the village chief was quite hairy)

nanana nei tiki mai whakiwhiti te ra (the sun after being in the pit was blinding)

forward whiti te ra hi (the chief is very happy that he has not been betrayed and celebrates)