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  2. Haka - Wikipedia

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    The group of people performing a haka is referred to as a kapa haka (kapa meaning group or team, and also rank or row). [14] The Māori word haka has cognates in other Polynesian languages, for example: Samoan saʻa (), Tokelauan haka, Rarotongan ʻaka, Hawaiian haʻa, Marquesan haka, meaning 'to be short-legged' or 'dance'; all from Proto-Polynesian saka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakaŋ ...

  3. Why do New Zealand do the haka and what do the words ... - AOL

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    The All Blacks have two haka that they regularly perform: the “Ka Mate” is best known, while the “Kapa o Pango” has been used since 2005 having been written for and about the All Blacks.

  4. Haka in sports - Wikipedia

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    Haka prior to a game against Portugal in Lyon, France. The haka, while normally enjoyed by spectators, has been criticised [by whom?] as an unsporting attempt to intimidate the opposition before the match begins. However, most teams accept that the haka is part of rugby's heritage and face up to the All Blacks during its performance, with both ...

  5. Why do New Zealand do the haka and what do the words ... - AOL

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    The All Blacks perform the Maori ceremonial dance before their fixtures

  6. Kapa haka - Wikipedia

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    There is a regular national kapa haka competition currently called Te Matatini that has been running since 1972. [1] A kapa haka performance involves choral singing, dance and movements associated with the hand-to-hand combat practised by Māori in mainly precolonial times, presented in a synchronisation of action, timing, posture, footwork and ...

  7. 1-year-old performing the haka with his dad goes viral on TikTok

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    Zar Lawrence also explains that there are a variety of haka, each differing slightly depending on region and intention. In terms of the massive reaction, the two say the response came as a “big ...

  8. Ka Mate - Wikipedia

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    "Ka Mate" is the most widely known haka in New Zealand and internationally because a choreographed and synchronized version [4] of the chant has traditionally been performed by the All Blacks, New Zealand's international rugby union team, as well as the Kiwis, New Zealand's international rugby league team, immediately prior to test ...

  9. Joe Marler defends haka remark after claiming tradition ... - AOL

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    Marler has previously pushed back against the haka, notably when he emerged beyond the halfway line ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final. Codie Taylor of the New Zealand All Blacks leads ...