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Historically, the tewhatewha was a formidable weapon used by Māori warriors in warfare. The tewhatewha is held just above the carving at the sharp end, similar to an ax when fighting. Like pouwhenua and taiaha, this long club was designed for sparring and lightning strokes and thrusts, aided by quick footwork on the part of the wielder. [4]
Battle axe (European) Bhuj with blade shaped like the dagger on a long shaft [1] Broadaxe (European) Congolese axe [1] (African) Dahomey axe club, also an effective blunt weapon [1] (African) Danish axe, hafted axe, English long axe, Viking axe, Danish longer axe (European) Doloire (European) Fu (Chinese) Hand axe, ovate handaxe (Paleolithic ...
A taiaha (Māori pronunciation:) is a traditional weapon of the Māori of New Zealand; a close-quarters staff weapon made from either wood or whalebone, and used for short, sharp strikes or stabbing thrusts with efficient footwork on the part of the wielder. [1] Taiaha are usually between 5 and 6 feet (1.5 and 1.8 m) in length.
The first page of the Codex Wallerstein shows the typical arms of 15th-century individual combat, including the longsword, rondel dagger, messer, sword-and-buckler, voulge, pollaxe, spear, and staff. Historical European martial arts ( HEMA ) are martial arts of European origin, particularly using arts formerly practised, but having since died ...
Methods of shillelagh fighting have evolved over a period of thousands of years, from the spear, staff, axe and sword fighting of the Irish. There is some evidence which suggests that the use of Irish stick weapons may have evolved in a progression from a reliance on long spears and wattles , to shorter spears and wattles, to the shillelagh ...
However, visitors at the Los Angeles Zoo probably didn’t expect this chimpanzee brawl to look like a sword fight. In the video above, one of the chimpanzees decides a stick makes a handy weapon ...
Pouwhenua in front of Civic Offices, Hereford Street, Christchurch, New Zealand. Pouwhenua or pou whenua (land post), are carved wooden posts used by Māori, the indigenous peoples of New Zealand to mark territorial boundaries or places of significance.
David Blaine is a daredevil at heart. In PEOPLE's exclusive sneak peek of National Geographic's latest series, David Blaine Do Not Attempt, the famed magician, 51, pushes the boundaries of what ...