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The "shaka" sign. The shaka sign, sometimes known as "hang loose" is a gesture with friendly intent often associated with Hawaii and surf culture.It consists of extending the thumb and smallest finger while holding the three middle fingers curled, and gesturing in salutation while presenting the front or back of the hand; the wrist may be rotated back and forth for emphasis.
An MS-13 gang member displays "sign of the horns" gang sign. The "sign of the horns" hand gesture is used in criminal gang subcultures to indicate membership or affiliation with Mara Salvatrucha. The significance is both the resemblance of an inverted "devil horns" to the Latin letter 'M', and in the broader demonic connotation, of fierceness ...
Shaka sign [21] Individual sport Heʻe nalu [a] Also known as surfing [22] Kahiko (traditional) [18] musical instrument Pahu [19] Language Hawaiian and English [23] [24] Song "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" [25] Spirit The Aloha Spirit [26] Team sport Heihei waʻa [a] Also known as outrigger canoe paddling [27]
HOW IS THE SHAKA USED NOW? The sign has spread around the world since the surfing boom of the 1950s and '60s. It's popular in Brazil, where it's been used by martial arts aficionados. Brazil ...
A second theory is that the "shaka" sign had to do with marble playing. The position of the hand after shooting the "kini" (marble) is in the form of shaka. The hand sign came to mean sharp or accurate. [citation needed] A third theory is that the word was originally "shark eye". Holding the hand with the pinkie and thumb extended represented ...
Shaka kaSenzangakhona (c. 1787 –24 September 1828), also known as Shaka Zulu (Zulu pronunciation:) and Sigidi kaSenzangakhona, was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828. One of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu , he ordered wide-reaching reforms that reorganized the military into a formidable force.
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The shaka sign is very common among Brazilians, I doubt Ronaldinho started the trend. -- moyogo 15:31, 9 March 2007 (UTC) [ reply ] How about the "Over my head" sign were the person moves a hand, palm down, over the top of their head to indicate that they didn't understand something just said.