Sep 5, 2013 · A group of young people learn a version of the traditional stick game poi rākau. They are instructed by a kaiako (tutor) from the group Rangatahi Tū Rangatahi (R2R).

Traditionally Poi Rākau was a training game for warriors. One person stood in the middle (pūtahi), surrounded by the throwers (tukunga) standing in a circle (wī). The rākau were made from Mako wood and sharpened.

Poi rākau was a Ngāti Porou game for training warriors. One person stood in the middle (pūtahi), surrounded by the throwers (tukunga) standing in a circle (wī). The rākau were made from mako wood and sharpened.

The Poi was used, many years ago, by the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand to increase their flexibility and strength in their hands and arms as well as improving coordination. Poi were made from flax blades, raupo, corn husks and core pith.

The simplest way to learn poi rākau is to check out this What Now version. We would suggest a couple of changes in order that it is kept as a ‘team’ game, rather than competitive. These include: having the person calling mauī (left) and matau (right) stand in the middle with their rākau

Kei te ako ēnei rangatahi i te poi rākau. Kei te tohungia rātou e te kaiako nō te rōpū o Rangatahi Tū Rangatahi.

Our games master Nua Finau shows our kids how to play traditional games the old school way, the island way like our parents and grand parents played them back in the day. Today they learn a game from Aotearoa called Poi Rakau which was a training game for Maori warriors to improve Hand/Eye coordination.

Apr 30, 2013 · The POI was used, many years ago, by the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand to increase their flexibility and strength in their hands and arms as well as improving coordination. Wahine (female) dancers perform the Maori POI, a dance performed with balls attached to flax strings, swung rhythmically.

In this week's Window into te Ao Māori, Tama Ale Samoa takes us through the twirling history of poi.

Horohopu is one of many tākaro that can be played using a Poi Toa. The Poi has its own whakapapa, which can be traced to Tānemahuta, the ancestral god of the forests and all things living in it. Tānemahuta mated with Hineiterepo (the …