These are 2 photos captured by Chris Chen when I presented Soke with a New Zealand Taiaha (Maori Weapon/Spear) in 2011. It is a wooden, or sometimes whale bone, close quarters, staff weapon used for short sharp strikes or stabbing thrusts with quick footwork on the part of the wielder. A Taiaha are usually between 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 m) in length. It has three main parts: the arero (tongue), used for stabbing the opponent and parrying, the upoko (head), the base from which the tongue protrudes, and the ate (liver) or tinana (body), the long flat blade which is also used for striking and parrying. Kind Regards Anthony Bray
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 07:37:33 +0000
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