The Haka Simplified

Decent yet scary stuff. The Haka will be seen as something really beautiful if done together in unison.

Battalions and/or house/uniform bodies who've worked around with The Haka today will find this useful - bare in mind, this is the simplified version of The Haka that we're doing, just for time and learning sake (and teachers).

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Leader: Kia Rite...Kia Rite... (literate translation: Ready yourselves x2)
             Kia Mau!  (literate translation: Bend the knees!)

All: hī!

Leader: Ringa Pakia (literate translation: Slap your hands against the thighs)

Ka Mate! Ka Mate!
Ka Ora! Ka Ora!
Ka Mate! Ka Mate!
Ka Ora! Ka Ora!


Tēneite tangata, pūhuru pūhuru
Nāna i tiki mai (go back to sedia/ready mode)

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Good luck to all for tomorrow.

Simplicity at it's best.

Those little things we were told - but just never seems to get registered into our *cricket sounding* mass capacity brains. To not run across the road - we still do it at times. Mean what we say - we only say what we mean now huh? 


...and come on, this is probably repeated indirectly almost EVERY time we are out having what was once something fun. SPORTS-MAN-SHIP


Competition is healthy, but to mean what we say - healthy competition is good for us. It gives us that edge to push and progress. With just too much of it, it just works the opposite way.


Just please, sports day is around the corner. If you really wanna know how good you are, and where you stand - you don't have to devise a plan to break someone's leg; you don't have to go up to your opponents to taunt them - people only do that when they're having more of the taunt themselves; neither do you have to overwhelm yourself with so much confidence - it's just a feast, yes a feast, not just a meal - for defeat; you don't have to isolate your friends just because they are the "opponents" - it only lasts for that few hours of the game, what about after that?


Accept defeat as it is, and use it as a guide to where you stand. Accept victory as it is, but victory only lasts till the next rematch.


Having a team behind you is probably the best thing that will happen. If we all isolate ourselves to an individualistic competition, who's gonna share our "sole" victory?


Picture a friendly match (and may I stress on this again, meaning what we say - FRIENDLY match) of virtually any sport. It just blocks out so much, 
(1 - for the guys) being so nervous because you "cannot afford to lose to your opponent"? 
(2 - for the girls) having show the supposed "angry face" so much, that you instantly become old and wrinkly 
(3 - for all) We can all just go out for some nice teh tarik after that without ranting while eating that awesome roti canai you have in front.


I JUST WANNA RUN.